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Ellen Degeneres Up For 12 Daytime Emmy Awards
Ellen DeGeneres has been nominated for 12 Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards. The talk show host's 'The Ellen DeGeneres' show will go up against 'Live With Regis and Kelly', 'The View' and 'The Talk' - which...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 May 2012
2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations Announced: But Will It Go Ahead?
The nominations for this year's Daytime Emmy Awards have been announced, though the ceremony still doesn't have a home on any of the major US networks, the Hollywood Reporter revealed today, (May 9, 2012). The...
By Lew Irwin on 09 May 2012
The Bachelor Host Chris Harrison To Divorce From Wife
The Bachelor host Chris Harrison is set to become single himself after revealing he is to divorce from his wife of 18-years. A spokeswoman for the 40-year-old television personality confirmed the news on Thursday (May...
By WENN on 04 May 2012
Ohio Prepares For 'The Avengers' Fancy Dress Party
A special premiere party for 'The Avengers' is being held in Cleveland, Ohio, where the movie was partly filmed. According to Abc'snewsnet5.com, Cinemark in Valley View will be hosting a special premiere for all of...
By Lew Irwin on 03 May 2012
Christina Ricci Joins Smurfs Sequel
Christina Ricci has joined the 'Smurfs' sequel. The 'Addams Family' actress will portray animated star Vexi - an evil version of Katy Perry's alter-ego Smurfette - in the follow up to the 2011 movie based...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 April 2012
Cbs And Fox Split Ratings Honors
As usual, CBS was the most-watched television network last week, and its long-running drama NCIS was the most-watched television show. However, it came in second to Fox in the 18-49 age group, the demographic group...
By Lew Irwin on 18 April 2012
Bachelor And Bachelorette Hit With Bias Lawsuit
ABC's The Bachelor and The Bachelorette are the likely target of a class-action lawsuit by two Nashville men who maintain that the two shows intentionally discriminate against people of color. Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson...
By Lew Irwin on 18 April 2012
The Bachelor Facing Lawsuit Over All White Cast
The Abc network is facing a lawsuit over its reality dating shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. A group of Nashville residents - led by the football players Nathaniel Claybrooks and Christopher Johnson - are...
By Lew Irwin on 18 April 2012
The Bachelor Being Sued For Racial Discrimination
A group of Nashville residents are planning to sue the makers of the TV programmes The Bachelor and The Bachelorette for racial discrimination. A story from Hollywood Reporter (April 17, 2012) reveals that the group...
By Lew Irwin on 18 April 2012
Alec Baldwin Confirms '30 Rock' Will End In 2013
Alec Baldwin has moved to deny speculation he is leaving '30 Rock' following a dispute with the Nbc network, but claims the show is slated to come to an end soon anyway. Baldwin made headlines...
By WENN on 17 April 2012
Titanic Abc Series Sinks With Critics And Just 4 Million Viewers
Abc's new Titanic miniseries concluded on Sunday evening (April 15, 2012), though it drew just 4.2 million viewers for its final hour, with a rating of 0.9 (tied with rivals that included crime drama repeats).Though...
By Lew Irwin on 16 April 2012
Did Abc Dollars Save Casey Anthony?
An investigative report on PBS's Frontline scheduled to air on Tuesday will make the case that forensic specialists brought in by the prosecution in highly publicized cases can be challenged effectively in court -- but...
By Lew Irwin on 16 April 2012
Ryan Seacrest Coy On Replacing Matt Lauer
Ryan Seacrest was ever the smooth operator on the Nbc's 'Today' show as he fielded potentially awkward questions from the show's host Matt Lauer about whether he would in fact be taking over the job...
By WENN on 05 April 2012
Running Legend Micah True Found Dead
Famed marathon runner Micah True has been found dead in a remote part of New Mexico.The athlete went missing last week (begs27Mar12) after going for a 12-mile (19.3 kilometre) jog in Gila National Forest and...
By WENN on 04 April 2012
Dolly Parton Haunted By Whitney Houston's Version Of Her Love Song
Dolly Parton thought her heart would break when she heard Whitney Houston's version of her song I Will Always Love You at the tragic R&B star's funeral.Houston recorded Parton's song for The Bodyguard soundtrack and...
By WENN on 03 April 2012
Nielsen Will Rate Ipad USAge
Tens of millions of Americans have purchased Apple's iPad digital tablet, and all of the major television networks have designed free apps for it to allow users to access a limited number of their TV...
By Lew Irwin on 29 March 2012
Ncis Beats Out Talent Contests
CBS's NCIS was back on top of the Nielsen ratings chart again last week, beating out such formidable competitors as ABC's Dancing with the Stars, Fox's American Idol and NBC's The Voice . Its margin...
By Lew Irwin on 28 March 2012
Dennis Rodman Drinking Problem Results In Debts Of $800,000
Dennis Rodman has suffered an alarming fall from grace, it's been revealed, with the former basketball player apparently having a "drinking problem" and financial issues. The revelations came out in response to allegations made by...
By WENN on 28 March 2012
Kylie Minogue To Design Sydney's Nye Firework Display
Kylie Minogue will be the brain behind Sydney's New Year's Eve firework display.As part of her 25th anniversary celebrations, the Australian-born singer has been appointed creative ambassador for the world famous event - and will...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 March 2012
Abc Selects Its Late-night Star To Host Emmys
The major television networks, which take turns each year presenting the Emmy awards, now appear to be selecting their late-night personalities to host them -- giving each one the opportunity for primetime exposure. On Monday...
By Lew Irwin on 27 March 2012
Dancing With The Stars' Katherine Jenkins Shimmers Her Way To No.1
Katherine Jenkins has steadily impressed the judges on the Dancing With The Stars in recent weeks, but the Welsh opera singer and blonde bombshell took her performance to another level in the latest round of...
By Lew Irwin on 27 March 2012
Jimmy Kimmel Announced As 2012 Emmys Host
Jimmy Kimmel has been announced as the host of this year's forthcoming Emmy Awards. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on September 23, 2012. The Los Angeles Times announced the news today (March 27,...
By WENN on 27 March 2012
January Jones Ate Her Own Placenta On 'Mad Men' Set
January Jones returned to the set of Mad Men just seven weeks after giving birth to her first child, but found an unusual way of building up her strength. The actress, 34, opted to chomp...
By WENN on 26 March 2012
Dancing With The Stars Suffers Ratings Blow After Season Opener
Season fourteen of Dancing With The Stars began on Monday evening (Monday 19, 2012), though show bosses will already be a little worried after the ratings were announced. The show opener - usually a big...
By Lew Irwin on 21 March 2012
Titanic Tv Dramas Debunk Cameron's Film Drama
The 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic will see two television shows broadcast -- fittingly -- on each side of the Atlantic Sunday night -- each of which will attempt to refute in...
By Lew Irwin on 20 March 2012
Ashton Kutcher Blasting Into Space With Virgin Galactic
Ashton Kutcher has become the 500th passenger signed up to take part on Richard Branson's revolutionary space flights. The Two and a Half Men actor received a call from Branson - the head of Virgin...
By WENN on 20 March 2012
Nicollette Sheridan Trial: Jury Having Trouble With Verdict
Nicollette Sheridan will have to wait a little longer to see if a judge rules that her contract on Desperate Housewives was wrongfully terminated, after the jury in the high profile trial said they were...
By WENN on 16 March 2012
Judge Dismisses Nicollette Sheridan's Battery Claim Due To Lack Of Evidence
Actress Nicollette Sheridan has been dealt a huge blow in her ongoing lawsuit against Desperate Housewives bosses and series creator Marc Cherry - a Los Angeles judge has dismissed the battery allegations at the centre...
By WENN on 13 March 2012
Kelly Clarkson To Judge New Tv Talent Show
Kelly Clarkson has joined the judging panel of new TV talent show 'Duets'.The 'Stronger' hitmaker - who found fame on the first series of 'American Idol' - will join forces with music legend Lionel Richie,...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 March 2012
Gcb Uproar Will It Help Or Hurt?
Conservatives have ignited a firestorm of controversy over ABC's new drama GCB, based on the novel Good Christian Bitches. On his radio show Wednesday, Rush Limbaugh commented that the show represented "slime disguised as sophistication"...
By Lew Irwin on 08 March 2012
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