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Will Disney Spin Off Abc?

Walt Disney Co. chief Robert Iger stunned company shareholders Wednesday when he said that while Disney is currently "comfortable" with its current mix of assets, it's keeping its options open regarding a possible spin-off of...

Seinfeld's Marriage Ref Debuts With Strong Ratings

It may have received nothing but disparaging reviews after a preview outing during the Winter Olympics' finale a week ago, but the Jerry Seinfeld-produced The Marriage Ref got off to a solid start in the...

Olympics Lift Nbc To No. 1

Thanks to the Winter Olympics, NBC found itself in the rare position of standing on the victor's platform in the weekly ratings race. Friday's coverage of the opening ceremonies was the most-watched program of the...

Williams 'Devastated' By Ugly Betty Axe

VANESSA WILLIAMS is angry at U.S. TV bosses for axing her hit comedy UGLY BETTY, insisting the cast is "devastated" by the news.The U.S. version of the series turned Emmy winner America Ferrera into a...

Hart & Lawrence Land Tv Sitcom

Fallen U.S. TV regulars MELISSA JOAN HART and JOEY LAWRENCE are heading back to the small screen as the stars of a new sitcom.The Sabrina The Teenage Witch actress and Blossom's Lawrence will team up...

Paula Abdul's Million Dollar Deal

Paula Abdul has been offered a $1 million deal to appear on 'Dancing With The Stars'.The 47-year-old singer and choreographer has reportedly been offered the huge sum as a Development Deal by network ABC. If...

Grammy-winning Composer Wild Dies

Grammy-winning composer EARL WILD has died, aged 94.Wild, who suffered from congestive heart disease, passed away on Saturday (23Jan10) at his home in Palm Springs, California. He was the first pianist to perform a...

Top-rated Tv Shows Of 2009 Named

Nielsen today (Friday) released its annual list of top-rated TV series, with Fox's American Idol once again taking the top-two positions. Two new shows also made the list, CBS's NCIS Los Angeles at No. 6,...

Lambert's Dad Wanted Public Apology For Racy Amas Show

ADAM LAMBERT's father urged the AMERICAN IDOL star to publicly apologise for his provocative performance at the American Music Awards last month (Nov09) after the media slammed his saucy on-stage antics.The openly gay star stunned...

Ama Awards Challenge Football

ABC's telecast of Sunday night's American Music Awards averaged 14.16 million viewers and beat out NBC's Sunday Night Football from 9 00 p.m. to 10 30 p.m., according to overnight Nielsen ratings. The football telecast...

Martha Stewart Says She Has Lost More Than $1 Billion

Martha Stewart claimed Wednesday that her conviction and prison sentence in 2004 following a stock-trading scandal cost her more than $1 billion. Appearing on ABC's Nightline show, Stewart said she was "pissed" when she realized...

Chaz Bono: 'Sex Change Was Best Decision'

CHER's former daughter CHAZ BONO has no regrets about undergoing a sex-change - insisting it's "the best decision I've ever made".The 40-year-old writer, born Chastity to the pop superstar and late singer/actor Sonny Bono, began...

Ncis On Top For Fifth Straight Week

CBS's NCIS reaffirmed its status as the top hit of the current season as it headed Nielsen's ratings list for the fifth consecutive week, attracting 21.3 million viewers. Its spinoff, NCIS Los Angeles also reestablished...

Leno's Ratings Sag Further And Now The Bad News

NBC's flagship station in Los Angeles has seen its ratings for its 11 00 p.m. newscast drop 26 percent since The Jay Leno show began airing nightly at 10 00 p.m. last month. At the...

Dempsey Creates Hairdressing Show For Abc

ENCHANTED star PATRICK DEMPSEY has sold a new sitcom idea about hairdressing to U.S. TV network bosses at ABC.The actor created the show, tentatively called Coif, with his wife Jillian, who is a top stylist,...

T-boz Reveals Brain Tumour Horror

TLC star TIONNE 'T-BOZ' WATKINS has been battling a brain tumour for the last three years.The hip-hop star, who also suffers from sickle-cell disease, reveals she was diagnosed with a non-cancerous acoustic neuroma in 2006...

Actor Henry Gibson Dies At Age 73

Henry Gibson, best remembered for his portrayal of the meek poet on NBC's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In in the late '60s and early '70s, died Monday in Malibu, CA at age 73. He was also...

Abc's Ratings Fall To Historic Low

With The Bachelorette having concluded its summer run, ABC was left floundering in the ratings last week -- posting last-place averages among viewers overall and also among adults 18-49. Among the former group, ABC posted...

Grey's Anatomy Bosses Hit Back At Heigl

TV executives behind hit medical drama GREY'S ANATOMY have berated KATHERINE HEIGL for her recent outburst in which she criticised the show's "cruel and mean" work schedule.The actress spoke out in a bid to "embarrass"...

Abc Reportedly Leaves Couple Stranded

The couple whose wedding video showing them dancing down the aisle became a YouTube hit said Monday that ABC had canceled their airfare and halted further payment on their hotel room after they agreed to...

Katie Holmes Thinks She Will Dance

Katie Holmes is to perform on a US TV dance contest.The 30-year-old actress is in talks to appear in Fox's 'So You Think You Can Dance' - which sees a group of dancers compete for...

Abc News Fires Its Muse

ABC reporter Bob Brown, famous for his inspirational features for the network -- particularly on its magazine shows, Primetime and 20/20 -- has been fired by the network after 22 years but told that he'll...

Life On Mars Sent Into Orbit

HARVEY KEITEL, JASON O'MARA and MICHAEL IMPERIOLI's U.S. sci-fi TV series LIFE ON MARS has been cancelled - just five months after the show first aired. The American programme, adapted from a popular British series of...

Richards, Lil' Kim & Steve-o Confirmed For Dancing With The Stars

Former BOND girl DENISE RICHARDS and rapper LIL' KIM will be among the stars competing to win U.S. TV show DANCING WITH THE STARS.Troubled former Jackass star Steve-O and singer Belinda Carlisle will also try...

James 'Emotional' As Beyonce Sang At Last

Blues singer ETTA JAMES was overcome with pride watching BEYONCE KNOWLES covering her classic song AT LAST for new U.S. President BARACK OBAMA. Knowles, who depicts James in the drama Cadillac Records, sang the icon's...

Delany: 'Desperate Housewives Weightloss Is Competitive'

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES actress DANA DELANY does not worry about staying thin - because she has seen her skinny co-stars become hung up on losing weight. The actress appeared in the fourth season of the ABC...

Rodriguez Hints At Return To Lost

MICHELLE RODRIGUEZ has fuelled rumours she is returning to the cast of hit TV show lost. Rodriguez' character, cop Ana Lucia Cortez, was killed off in the second season of the ABC show. But internet...

Ad Prices Tumble At Tv Networks

The average 30-second spot on a network TV show during the first three months of this year cost $125,634, down 12 percent from the same period a year ago, according to New York media shop...

Ferrera + Efron Winners At Family Tv Awards

UGLY BETTY star AMERICA FERRERA and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 hunk ZAC EFRON were crowned king and queen of family entertainment at the ninth Family Television Awards on Wednesday (28Nov07) night. Ferrera, 23, who plays...

Gay Actor Says He Was Blacklisted After Coming Out

The former costar of the long-running Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, claims that job offers suddenly disappeared after a picture of him kissing another man was published in a tabloid magazine in 1996. Chad Allen, who...

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