“Oprah’s Next Chapter” delivered record ratings for OWN, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The series premiered to 1.1 million viewers on on New Year’s Day, while the second episode topped that with 1.6 million viewers last Sunday. The show features the former queen of daytime talking to public figures and private families outside of the […]
Read more“The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd had some rather blunt tips for her new Twitter followers Sunday morning. Shepherd tweeted concern for her new followers who publicly sent her their phone numbers. “Tip for New Tweeters…do NOT tweet me your phone number. The likelihood of me calling – nill. The likelihood of a crazy perv calling- […]
Read moreComedian Kathy Griffin, a staple personality on Bravo with her outlandish stand-up specials and reality series “My Life on the D-List,” will be getting her own prime-time pop culture talk show on the network in the spring, the network announced Saturday. Titled “Kathy,” the show will feature Griffin’s rants on tabloid fodder, stand-up routines, celebrity […]
Read moreNBC Universal said that it is focused on keeping Matt Lauer as co-host of ‘Today,’ amidst rumors that Lauer’s future at the morning show is unclear. Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour on Friday, NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said, “The number one priority is keeping Matt on the ‘Today Show.'” He was […]
Read moreMSNBC contributor and political analyst Melissa Harris-Perry will host her own show for the network starting in February. Harris-Perry tweeted the news on Thursday, and wrote that her new show will follow Chris Hayes’ weekend program, “Up With Chris.” The new show, which does not yet have a title, will air on Saturday and Sundays […]
Read moreA Current TV representative shed some light Tuesday night on why Keith Olbermann played no part in the network’s coverage of the Iowa caucus. As discovered by Politico’s Dylan Byers, the spokesperson wrote in a chatroom: “We asked Keith to be the sole anchor and exec producer of our primary and caucus coverage beginning tonight. […]
Read moreAfter successfully baiting conservatives with his profane Christmas Eve tweet, comedian and Real Time host Bill Maher continued his Twitter mockery of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, including sending Twitpics of himself “Tebowing” in front of a Kim Jong-Il lookalike, and striking the iconic pose in a tree, or “Treebowing.” (Source: Mediaite.com)
Read moreAfter bringing back George Stephanopoulos to replace Christiane Amanpour on Sunday’s “This Week” political talk show, ABC is making a change behind the scenes as well. The network’s news president, Ben Sherwood, said Friday that Jon Banner will replace Rick Kaplan as the show’s executive producer. Banner was a longtime producer of “World News” before […]
Read moreCBS News is changing up the final week of “The Early Show.” On Monday and Tuesday Bob Schieffer and Norah O’Donnell will co-anchor from Des Moines, Iowa ahead of the first votes of the 2012 presidential primary. Next Friday’s show will be the last for “Early” which debuted Nov. 1, 1999, with Bryant Gumbel and […]
Read moreInvestigation Discovery’s “On the Case with Paula Zahn” has hired Joe Halderman, the CBS News producer who attempted to blackmail David Letterman in 2009. Halderman, a former producer for “48 Hours Mystery,” joined the staff of the hour-long documentary crime program a few weeks ago. He is a producer on the show, and is not […]
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