“Puppy Bowl” Returns This Sunday on Animal Planet
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If football isn’t your thing, you can still watch the other big game taking place Super Bowl Sunday, on Animal Planet: Puppy Bowl IX. For those of you who’ve never watched the Puppy Bowl before, it’s a pet-friendly s…
“30 Rock” Airs Finale
Art Streiber/NBC(NEW YORK) — After seven seasons, NBC’s award-winning but ratings-challenged comedy 30 Rock signed off Thursday night with a one-hour finale.The finale featured Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon struggling to make the transition from employed TV pr…
“30 Rock” Ends Seven-Season Run Thursday Night
NBC/Jessica Miglio(NEW YORK) — After seven seasons, NBC’s award-winning but ratings-challenged comedy 30 Rock signs off Thursday night with a one-hour finale.Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon struggles to make the transition from employed TV producer to stay-at-ho…
CBS Confirms “How I Met Your Mother” Will Return for One More Season
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In 2014, we will finally learn how he met the mother.CBS on Wednesday confirmed it is bringing back its sitcom How I Met Your Mother for a ninth and final season, which will begin next fall.The Emmy-nominated series has b…
“Argo,” Daniel Day-Lewis, Jennifer Lawrence Winners at SAG Awards
Mark Davis/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Argo is on a roll this awards season. Ben Affleck’s thriller picked up another major award Sunday night at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.
Ar…
New Season of “Dallas” Premieres Monday, Will Honor Larry Hagman
Peter Larsen/WireImage(NEW YORK) — The second season of TNT’s Dallas update premieres Monday night at 9 p.m. Eastern time.One of the show’s stars, Larry Hagman, passed away last November, after filming five episodes of the new season. His charac…
Matt Damon Kidnaps Jimmy Kimmel, Hijacks His Show
ABC/RANDY HOLMES(LOS ANGELES) — On Thursday night’s installment of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Matt Damon finally got even after years of being reportedly “bumped” by the host.
He bound and gagged Jimmy Kimmel and then proceeded to take over the s…
Robin Roberts Returns to “GMA” Set for First Time for Test Run
Ida Mae Astute/ABC(NEW YORK) — Robin Roberts made a much anticipated return to the Times Square Studio of ABC’s Good Morning America for a behind-the-scenes test run Thursday morning. Roberts arrived at the studio at 5 a.m. after waking at 3:45 a.m.&n…
Obama’s Second Inauguration Draws 20.6 Million Viewers
The White House(NEW YORK) — Monday’s presidential inauguration wasn’t the ratings draw that President Obama’s first swearing-in ceremony, in 2009, was.The Nielsen Company says an estimated 20.6 million people watched Obama’s inauguration, held in Wash…
“American Idol” Recap: Nicki Minaj’s On-Set Meltdown During NC Auditions
Brad Barket/PictureGroup(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Nicki Minaj’s rant on the set of American Idol made headlines this past summer, and Wednesday night’s Idol broadcast from the Charlotte, N.C., auditions revealed what got Minaj so upset.It all started as the…
Report: Lance Armstrong Offered Spot on “Dancing with the Stars”
Michael Stewart/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Lance Armstrong may no longer be able to compete in the Tour de France in the wake of his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs, but he apparently can still contend, if he chooses, for the Danci…
‘Burst Blood Vessel’ Stops LeAnn Rimes from Singing on “Kimmel”
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic(LOS ANGELES) — LeAnn Rimes’ planned performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday evening was apparently pulled at the last minute because, according to the host, the singer burst a blood vessel in her vocal cords.Rimes did sit dow…
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Teases “Saved by the Bell” Reunion
GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Pull out your oversized cellphone and call your friends: there may be a Saved by the Bell reunion.Perhaps it’s a pipe dream, but Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who played Zack Morris on the early ’90s sitcom, has le…
New Cooking Competition “The Taste” Premieres Tuesday Night
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — ABC has cooked up a new competition for its primetime schedule.In The Taste, premiering Tuesday night, 16 pro and amateur chefs will be divided into four teams, each one mentored by a coach. They will face various c…
Will Katherine Webb Make a Splash on ABC’s “Celebrity Diving”?
Isaac Brekken/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Katherine Webb, the reigning Miss Alabama who gained national attention after sportscaster Brent Musburger noted her presence at the BCS championship game and fawned over her on-the-air, has reportedly signed …
Kevin Bacon’s New TV Drama “The Following” Premieres Monday Night
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kevin Bacon’s first-ever primetime TV series debuts Monday night on Fox.In The Following, Bacon plays a former FBI agent, Ryan Hardy, who acts as a consultant on a case involving a serial killer whom he captured …
“American Idol” Ratings Down 19 Percent
Michael Becker/FOX(LOS ANGELES) — Despite the headline-grabbing “feud” between new judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, audience totals for the 12th season premiere of American Idol Wednesday night were down 19 percent compared with last year’s premie…
“American Idol” Auditions Continue in Chicago with Less Drama from Mariah and Nicki
George Holz / FOX(NEW YORK) — American Idol auditions continued Thursday night in Chicago, and judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj seemed to be getting along a little better. There were a few dustups though, and poor Keith Urban found himself in the m…
“American Idol”: 12th Season Kicks Off with Tense Moments
George Holz / FOX(NEW YORK) — All eyes were on American Idol’s season 12 premiere Wednesday night hoping to see fireworks between new judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey, and they definitely delivered the drama.
Carey and Minaj started the night off w…
Steve Carell Not Returning for “Office” Finale
NBC Photo: Mitchell Haaseth(LOS ANGELES) — Greg Daniels, the executive producer of NBC’s The Office, confirmed on Wednesday that Steve Carell’s character, Michael Scott, would not be making a re-appearance during the show’s current final s…