TLC won't change "Jon & Kate's" name, didn't film kids learning the news
TLC president Eileen O'Neill, who discovered the Gosselins, wouldn't say how long she knew about their separation or whether the kids know about the divorce. But she did say that with their separation, "We anticipate that the focus will remain on the parent-child relationship" and that there won't be any more "dual couch conversations." As for the news of their breakup within the family, O'Neill says: "We did not document family conversations … As they've said all along, certain matters are private, and we've respected that."
Watch Conan's "Tonight Show" tribute to Ed McMahon
"Sitting alongside Johnny, Ed was an indelible part of what I think is the most iconic two-shot in broadcasting history," Conan told his audience Tuesday night. "Ed's laugh was really the soundtrack to that show," he added. "For 30 years Ed played his part perfectly, he played it with effortless joy."
Watch Ed McMahon heckle Conan and Andy Richter
McMahon shouted "You're no Johnny Carson" as Conan had security throw him out of a taping when "Late Night" visited Los Angeles in 1999,
Britney Spears mourns Ed McMahon
"He is responsible for giving so many artists their first shot, including myself," the former "Star Search" contestant wrote on her Twitter feed. (Watch Britney on "Star Search")
Trump boosts WWE's ratings
The Donald "purchased" "Monday Night Raw" last week and dubbed it the "Trump era."
"Fringe" adds a female FBI agent
Actress Meghan Markle joins the cast next season as "an attractive, brash and quick-witted junior FBI agent."
ABC to "Find My Family"
The feel-good reality show will help people track down long-lost loved ones.
MTV up for "Teen Wolf," teen penis, "Awesomes," Jamie Foxx, Emma Roberts
Among the eight series MTV has in development are a "Teen Wolf" TV series that would place a greater emphasis on romance, horror and werewolf mythology, a "Hard Times" comedy about an unpopular 15-year-old with a big penis, the animated "The Awesomes" from "SNL"-ers Lorne Michaels and Seth Meyers, a Jamie Foxx sketch comedy show, a potential Emma Roberts series, the puppet show "Warren the Ape" and "Patito Feo," an adaptation of an Argentinian drama.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers cuffed after drunken airport fight with French cops
"The Tudors" star allegedly told officers at Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris, "You wanna hit me? Hit me!"
"Smallville" gets Callum Blue to play General Zod
He'll play the supervillain introduced in "Superman II."
AMC orders political thriller "Rubicon"
The drama stars ex-"24" star James Badge Dale, who dated Jack Bauer's daughter. "Rubicon" is the third AMC project to go to series, following "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad."
"Jon & Kate" lived "separate and apart" for 2 years? Not true!
The whole show was apparently a sham, according to the Associated Press, which obtained a copy of Kate Gosselin's divorce filing.She also says that the she and Jon have been unable to agree on dividing their assets. UPDATE: The AP issued a correction on its misleading report. As TMZ explains, saying you've been separated for 2 years doesn't mean they've been separated for 2 years: "It means she must wait 2 years from the moment she considered the marriage kaput and began living separately (if only in different bedrooms)."
Kate Gosselin didn't ask for custody, but she wants to "protect myself"
Kate's divorce attorney says Kate Gosselin didn't ask custody of her kids in her divorce filing because "both parties are trying to work this out together behind the scenes as amicably as possible." Meanwhile, Kate released a cryptic statement saying that "Jon's activities have left me no choice but to file legal procedures in order to protect myself and our children." PLUS: 10.6 million watched: "Jon & Kate's" biggest ratings and the highest-rated show on Monday night.
Important viewers are fleeing networks' summer fare
As the NY Times reports, "last week, the four networks performed abysmally across the board in viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, posting the lowest combined rating in that category ever for the four broadcast networks."
Johnny Depp is willing to make a "21 Jump Street" movie cameo
"If we find the right thing to do, it could be very funny," he says of the Jonah Hill project.
The Smoking Gun uncovers sordid past of Jersey "Real Housewife" Danielle
Cocaine, kidnapping, prostitution, extortion, snitching…. PLUS: Atlanta "Real Housewives" returns July 30.
Boy credits "Man vs. Wild" with saving his life
Grayson Wynne, age 9 of Utah, was separated from his family during a weekend hike. Thanks to the tips he learned from Bear Grylls, Wynne was found 18 hours later.
MTV picks up "The Audrina Show"
Mark Burnett will produce the reality show featuring former "Hills" star Audrina Patridge.
"Supernatural" brings back Adrianne Palicki
The "Friday Night Lights" star will return after disappearing in Season 2.
Ed McMahon is dead at 86
Johnny Carson's longtime "Tonight Show" sidekick passed away this morning after suffering a "multitude of health problems the last few months." McMahon reportedly was suffering from bone cancer. His death comes exactly one year after he made the news when his home was in foreclosure. McMahon most recently appeared in a Cash 4 Gold ad during the Super Bowl to raise money to pay off his debts. "If you spend more money than you make, you know what happens," McMahon explained last June to Larry King.
The sidekick: "There is a kind of genius in knowing how to live with a genius"
He had been hospitalized since February // Gallery: Through the years
McMahon gets tipsy on "Tonight" // McMahon recalls his "Tonight" years
Letterman: His voice at 11:30 "was a signal that something great was about to happen"
Watch Phil Hartman's legendary "SNL" impersonation // More McMahon moments
"Hiyo" // 1968 Bud ad with Frank Sinatra / "Star Search" // McMahon McGangsta
Dick Clark, Doc Severinsen, Don Rickles react to McMahon's death
"Jon & Kate" taking a break until Aug. 3; Gosselins have 34 episodes left to film
Next week's show will mostly be a clip package as the Gosselins take a break from filming for the next month. TLC reportedly called for the production break because of all the hoopla surrounding their breakup. Of the 40 episodes ordered, only six have aired. According to the LA Times, "Because of all the turmoil in the Gosselin's marriage, TLC does not have enough footage to put together new episodes right now as its production schedule had become very last minute. Episodes this season were often completed as late as the day of airing."
Somebody has to have the sense to pull the plug on this show!
Kate like an "overconfident actress," oldest girls sound like "tiny talk show hosts"
Will the crooked houses become a refuge for the kids?
Kate already calling them "my kids" // NYC Jon to see his kids Fri, Sat and Sun?
"America's Got Talent" wants to avoid the "Boyle effect"
Susan Boyle, who may drop by "AGT" in August, may bring more viewers to "America's Got Talent" this season, but the show is trying to steer clear of finding the next Boyle. "We didn't want to fall into the trap of looking at every middle-aged woman as the next Susan Boyle. That would be pointless," says Piers Morgan. Adds producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz: "The worst thing we could do is find our own version. The more you try to engineer it, the less you achieve on the desired outcome."
Simon Cowell may tap Susan Boyle to coach singers on his "X Factor"
Contestants may work with the Scottish sensation one-on-one for a very special episode.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck sued for plagiarism
A woman has filed a federal lawsuit against "The View" star claiming she infringed on her copyrights after publishing a book about celiac disease.
Lindsay Lohan: "I'm NOT starring on a reality show"
Apparently her meeting last week with Ryan Seacrest was to develop a reality show with her production company.
How Disney Channel found riches with "tweens"
Rich Ross, Disney Channel's president, filled the void left for the 9-to-14-year-old "tween" audience with "Lizzie Mcguire," "Hannah Montana," "High School Musical" and the Jonas Brothers.
"Friends" Courteney Cox & Lisa Kudrow reunite on Web TV show
Courteney Cox Arquette will make a guest appearance on "Web Therapy," the Lexus-sponsored online show starring Kudrow.
Conan unleashes his Jay Leno impersonation
For the first time as "Tonight Show" host, Conan did his Leno impersonation during a skit in which he visited his neighbors.
Eve takes "Glee" role that Whitney Houston turned down
The R&B star will play a no-nonsense girls' choir director in two episodes.
Chuck Bass oughtta sue!: "NYC Prep's" stars imitate their "Gossip" counterparts
One of the stars on Bravo's new reality show (pictured) is so Chuck Bass-like that Chuck Bass should sue for copyright infringement, says Caryn James. The show, she says, "so slavishly echoes 'Gossip Girl' — which is already based on the phenomenon of superindulged, precociously sophisticated, Champagne-swilling Upper East Side prep-school kids — that watching the new show is like being lost in a hall of mirrors. Has 'Gossip Girl' simply broadcast the students' types to the world? Or has the drama so influenced the culture that the six people on NYC Prep are now taking cues from its imaginary world? We'll never sort that out."
Bravo has its "mock-the-rich" formula down // It's like Whit Stillman's "Metropolitan"
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