TV News
Kirstie Alley to star in TV series about her work, home life and weight-loss efforts
By Associated Press - November 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality "docu-series" about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series from "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America. The show...
Adam Arkin plays it tough and against the grain in 'Sons of Anarchy' as a white separatist
LYNN ELBER - November 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) When Adam Arkin signed on for "Sons of Anarchy," he didn't have reservations about his role as a slick white separatist or the FX drama's dark heart. But he admits to feeling a bit "intimidated" about working with fellow series newcomer Henry Rollins, actor and...
E! Entertainment Television to launch Asian version of flagship celebrity show
MIN LEE - November 3, 2009
HONG KONG (AP) One of America's best-known entertainment news shows is launching an Asian edition. Los Angeles-based E! Entertainment Television will launch a weekly half-hour edition in Asia combining both Hollywood and regional entertainment news in the second quarter of 2010, the...
ABC to air Rihanna's first interviews on assault on 'Good Morning America' and '20/20'
By Associated Press - November 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) The first interview with Rihanna about Chris Brown's assault on her is airing this week on ABC. The network says the pop star's one-on-one with Diane Sawyer will air Thursday and Friday on "Good Morning America" and Friday evening on the news magazine "20/20."...
Jay Leno says he'd return to 'Tonight' if NBC asked, but likes his new prime-time venture
FRAZIER MOORE - November 2, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather stayed put at "The Tonight Show" and if NBC offered him that job again, he'd take it. In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable magazine published online Monday, Leno hastily added that such a decision isn't his to...
Actor Gregory Itzin to return as disgraced former president for another round on TV's '24'
By Associated Press - November 2, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) You haven't heard the last of former President Charles Logan on "24." Fox announced Monday that actor Gregory Itzin will reprise his role as the disgraced chief executive next year on the eighth season of the TV action drama. Itzin will be acting in several...
TNT picks up acclaimed police drama 'Southland,' axed recently by its original network, NBC
By Associated Press - November 2, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year. Beginning Jan. 12, TNT will broadcast all six episodes that were shot by NBC for its aborted second season, as well as the seven episodes from the first...
Police: Man arrested, charged in fatal shooting of 4 in NC town that inspired TV's Mayberry
ALYSIA PATTERSON - November 3, 2009
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) A soured love affair may have led an ex-convict to gun down four men in the town that inspired the idyllic community of Mayberry on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show," police said Monday. Marcos Chavez Gonzalez, 29, was charged with four counts of...
'Sherlock Holmes' film steps in for Microsoft as sponsor of Fox's 'Family Guy' variety special
By Associated Press - November 2, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Fox network says an upcoming movie has stepped in for Microsoft to sponsor next Sunday's "Family Guy" special. The upcoming Warner Bros. feature "Sherlock Holmes" will be the sole sponsor of "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show." A sneak preview...
Man accused of stalking Ryan Seacrest pleads not guilty; stay-away order issued
By Associated Press - November 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest's workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge. Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr. entered the plea Tuesday through an attorney. A court commissioner ordered Uzomah to stay 500 yards away from Seacrest if he is released from...
