June 2009

CW's fall kicks off Sept. 8, "Gossip Girl" moves to 9 o'clock
"One Tree Hill" and "Gossip Girl" are swapping Monday timeslots, while "90210" and "Melrose Place" will premiere Sept. 8, the CW has announced. "America's Next Top Model" debuts Sept. 9, while "Vampire Diaries" and "Supernatural" roll out Sept. 10. The "Tree Hill"-"Gossip" combo debuts the following week, on Sept. 14, and "A Beautiful Life" arrives Sept. 16.

Jimmy Fallon & Horatio Sanz reunite
Watch "Horacio," the Telemundo talk show featuring the former "SNL" buddies.

Tracey Ullman renewed for Season 3
Showtime has ordered another "State of the Union" season.

"Hawaii Five-O" theme guitarist dies
Bob Bogle, 75, the lead guitarist and co-founder of The Ventures, had a hit with the "Hawaii Five-0" theme, as well as "Walk, Don't Run."

"Fire David Letterman" rally draws about 50 protesters
"Fire Dave! Fire Dave!" chanted the small crowd of demonstrators Tuesday evening outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, many of whom were apparantly Jay Leno fans (watch the video). One protester, BettyJean Kling, 61, held a plywood sign with the words "Fire the pervert" spray-painted across the front. "I hope to have him see the light," said another demonstrator, 59-year-old Josephine Sarnok. "I think it was over the line."
Check out photos // Dave does "Fire David Letterman" Top 10 — complete list
Dave has his best night vs. Conan, but "Tonight" still has more young viewers

HBO apologizes for Artie Lange's language
HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg says: "I would say I'm sorry to anyone across America who had kids and were watching what they thought was a good and honest sports show that turned into gutter language."

"Jon & Kate's" ratings continue to decline
Only 2.9 million tuned in last night, down from 4.3 million last week and 9.8 million on Memorial Day.

Donald Trump buys WWE's "Monday Night RAW"
"As my first act as owner," Trump said in a statement. "I am doing something unprecedented. I am giving back to the people who have been loyal all these years. For the first time in more than 838 episodes of RAW, next week's show will be live and commercial free."

Simon Cowell's ex wins restraining order against her attacker
Janice Thibodeaux isn't allowed near Terri Seymour for three years.

"True Blood" delivers HBO's best ratings since "The Sopranos" finale
About 3.7 million watched, up 157% from the Season 1 premiere and a 51% increase from last year's season finale. If you counted the Sunday 11 pm repeat, a total of 5.1 million viewers watched "True Blood" on Sunday night."

Conan nets Kobe Bryant
The L.A. Laker great will appear on "The Tonight Show" on Wednesday. PLUS: Conan has a new URL: TonightShow.com.

Alec Baldwin: "I'm done" with "30 Rock" in 2012, I once considered suicide
The "30 Rock" star tells Playboy "I'm done" with "30 Rock" in 2012. "In March 2012 I'll wake up and say, 'What am I going to do now? Am I done?' I think I will be done. I may finish a play or something, but I'm retiring at the wrap party." He also reveals that he was so distraught over his angry voicemail to his daughter. He says in the interview: "I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me … If I committed suicide, (Kim Basinger's side) would have considered that a victory. Destroying me was their avowed goal."

Report: All 4 judges will return to "Idol" next season
While nothing's official, Radar magazine says everybody — including Kara — will be back.

Sarah Palin accepts Letterman's apology
"Of course it's accepted on behalf of young women, like my daughters, who hope men who 'joke' about public displays of sexual exploitation of girls will soon evolve," the Alaska governor said in a statement. "Letterman certainly has the right to 'joke' about whatever he wants to, and thankfully we have the right to express our reaction. And this is all thanks to our U.S. military women and men putting their lives on the line for us to secure America's right to free speech – in this case, may that right be used to promote equality and respect."
Letterman taped the apology twice // Conan told 20 Bristol Palin jokes
John McCain: "Time to move on" // Controversy goes beyond Palin/Letterman

Artie Lange says "Go f–k yourself" to HBO exec, claims Conan banned him
HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg said the Howard Stern sidekick "bordered on bad taste" with his "mean-spirited" tone during his crazed appearance on "Joe Buck Live" last night. To which Lange responded this morning: "And Ross Greenburg, you mother f–ker, you came up to me and said, 'If (fellow panelists) Paul (Rudd) and Jason (Sudeikis) get boring, you go nuts.' So go f–k yourself, I don't care how important you are in this business." Meanwhile, Lange is also claiming that "The Tonight Show" has banned him because NBC brass fear he may erupt and do damage on Conan's new show.

Russian court drops case against "South Park"
A Russian Christian group had complained that the cartoon was stirring up national hatred.

What if "Idol" auditions were done in front of a live audience?
That's what Simon Cowell is doing to "Idol's" British counterpart, "The X Factor." Cowell is transforming the British singing competition so that it's more in line with the "Got Talent" auditions, which are already done before a live audience.

"NCIS" star David McCallum: "I've actually performed four autopsies"
The Scottish actor says: "You can't talk about aortic stenosis unless you know what it is and what a failed heart valve looks like."

Digital TV conversion saves elderly man's life
Robert Monsarrat, 86, couldn't watch analog TV in his bedroom. So he went to his kitchen to use his only digital TV. Minutes later, lightning struck and a large red oak tree came crashing into his house, destroying his bedroom.

"The Daily Show" sends Jason Jones to Iran
"Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil" will air all next week.

Don't knock the aging Colbert/Stewart viewers!
They may be growing older, but fans of "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" are richer than your typical viewer.

New Jersey "Real Housewives" goes out with a brawl
Tonight's season finale is indeed a cringe-worthy affair. PLUS: Caroline speaks.

Congress may lower the sound of loud TV ads
New legislation would prevent ad volumes from exceeding the average decibel level of the TV show they're interrupting.

Dick Van Dyke writing his memoir
The 83-year-old's book, due out in fall 2010, will delve into everything from "The Dick Van Dyke Show" to "Diagnosis: Murder."

Danny Gokey accuses DannyGokeyGear.com charity of being scammers
Said the "Idol" star in his Twitter account: "They r all SCAMS. We have not seen 1 penny nor been contacted."

Al Roker defends Speidi interview
"Was that an attack? I don't think so," he said this morning on "Today." "I believe I asked what a lot of people wanted to know."

"Bachelorette" host denies using actors to play bachelors
"Okay, let's assume we happen to find two of the greatest untrained actors in the United States," says Chris Harrison. "These two Emmy-worthy actors would also have to have so much game that they could guarantee us that they could woo Jillian into keeping them 'til the final stages. Or wait a minute, the plot thickens: Jillian is in on it too. Yes, Jillian gave up two of her final four spots so these amazing thespians could make us laugh and give us such great drama."
Jillian jilted for job // Jillian: I haven't felt this heartbreak since high school

Jada Pinkett Smith: I owe "HawthoRNe" to "Julia"
"She's the only prominent black female nurse that I could think of that’s been on television," she says of her new TNT series, which premieres tonight. "The road that she opened and paved (allowed) an actress like me to even have the possibility of being an actress in Hollywood."
"HawthoRNe" is too good to be true // Right down the middle

Chuck Norris to write his own book of 101 Chuck Norris facts

Susan Boyle returns to Scotland to a rousing ovation

It's ABC's turn to go inside the Obama White House

Ranking the 13 "Bachelors": Jason Mesnick is dead last

"Saving Grace" is back: Holly Hunter grateful to OK City cops

Ever notice that "Entourage" uses the same formula over and over?

E! & Diddy are partnering again for anti-drunk driving campaign

Get yer "Bridezilla" and "Weeds" e-cards

Would a 10 o'clock "Nightline" make sense?

Stephen Baldwin denies his home is in foreclosure

"Brothers" star Michael Strahan gets engaged to Eddie Murphy's ex

Kris Allen & Adam Lambert to guest-host "America's Top 40" next month

Will she go "Dancing"? Vera Wang doesn't know yet

From The Onion: 90% of waking hours spent staring at Glowing Rectangles

Behind the scenes of Piers Morgan's naked Burger King shoot

Coming to "True Blood": A homoerotic storyline?

Kyle MacLachlan would rather stay "Desperate" than return to "Sex and the City"

TNT tonight gives poor couple their own "Wedding Day"

How to get your "Lost" fix this summer

Alexa Chung has bumpy debut — why's the show on at noon?

Why is "Three Rivers" set in Pittsburgh, and not Los Angeles?

"Tattoo Highway" offering Twitter tattoos

"Everwood" Season 2 finally comes to DVD, with Marcia Cross & Kristen Bell

"Fresh Prince" to "Walker": '90s TV shows action figures that should've been

Amber Tamblyn & David Cross make their red carpet debut

"American Chopper" takes "Jon & Kate" for a ride

Spanish TV gets Ashley Tisdale to give Obama impersonator a lap dance

"Amazing" winner Reichen making a movie/comic book on his flying grandma

"Frontline's" "Breaking the Bank" looks at the merger of BofA and Merrill Lynch

PBS' "Independent Lens" examines "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

It's official: "The Beast" canceled
A&E has finally pulled the plug on the Patrick Swayze drama, which averaged 1.3 million viewers in its first season.

Watch HBO's "Joe Buck Live" trainwreck
Raunchy comedian Artie Lange hijacked Buck's HBO premiere tonight from Brett Favre, ripping the host repeatedly, insulting "SNL"-er Jason Sudeikis and tossing out a bunch of homophobic slurs. "Sorry to ruin your f—ing great show," Lange told Buck, who later responded: "You're going to pull me into a dark place in about one more minute, and it's not going to be good." Scroll down to "JB AL." (Watch Part 2)

Letterman apologizes to Sarah Palin — for real this time
"I told a bad joke," Dave said on tonight's "Late Show." "I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception. And since it was a joke I told, I feel that I need to do the right thing here and apologize for having told that joke. It’s not your fault that it was misunderstood, it’s my fault. That it was misunderstood." (Watch the video)

Exec who transformed MTV into a reality TV destination is leaving
MTV entertainment president Brian Graden, who in 12 years has overseen MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo, is, according to Nikki Finke, "the guy who took MTV from all music videos to crappy reality programming. He shepherded TRL, Jackass, The Osbournes, The Hills, and America's Best Dance Crew, and led a turnaround at VH1, more than doubling that cabler's ratings over the last 5 years."

"Psych" nabs "Heroes" star Sendhil Ramamurthy
He'll guest on an episode titled "Bollyhood Homicide."

Danny Gokey not affiliated with charity selling his glasses DannyGokeyGear.com, it turns out, has nothing to do with the "Idol" star.

Janice Dickinson rushed to the "I'm a Celeb" hospital
An ambulance had to take Dickinson to the reality show's on-site medical facility for an undisclosed illness.

Katie Holmes does "SYTYCD"
The actress was spotted this morning at CBS' Television City, where the Fox show tapes.

Advertiser pulls CBS ads over Letterman uproar
Embassy Suites, part of the Hilton Hotel chain, opted to take its ads down from the CBS Web site after receiving"lots of e-mails from concerned guests." .

Whoopi scolds Speidi
Whoopi Goldberg told the "I'm a Celeb" pair this morning on "The View": "You're gonna have to take responsibility. You're too old now. See, last year was cute. Now, you're adults." (Watch the video)

Steven Spielberg wants Noah Wyle for TNT's alien invasion series
The project would mark a reunion for the two "ER" vets.

Could Sarah Palin become Letterman's Hugh Grant? Last week's hubbub just might be the defining moment that makes David Letterman the Late-Night King 14 years after Hugh Grant infamously appeared on Leno's "Tonight Show." PLUS: "Fire David Letterman" rally planned for Tuesday.

Craig Ferguson: I contemplated suicide In his new memoir, "American on Purpose," the "Late Late" host reveals that he nearly killed himself years ago one Christmas morning in London: "I felt worse than I ever had. … I was a drunk, a loser and a disaster as a human being. … The shame was immense. It pushed down on me like a terrible weight." But, he writes, he bumped into a pal who, it turned out, saved his life. PLUS: Watch "Late Night King" Ferguson.

Fans of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are getting too old Forget college kids: Comedy Central, which aims to attract younger viewers, must be worried that the median age of "The Daily Show's" audience has gone up five years to 41.4, while "The Colbert Report's" viewership has also aged five years to a 38.3.

Fox announces fall premiere dates
"House" returns Sept. 21, "The Wanda Sykes Show" premieres Nov. 7.

"Hannah Montana" ending after Season 4
Billy Ray Cyrus says it was Miley's decision to stay for another year: "She wanted there to be an official ending to 'Hannah Montana.'"

Check out "The Jay Leno Show's" new 10 o'clock promos
Introducing the superhero "Leno Man."

"Survivor" will spend the next 3 1/2 months filming 2 seasons back to back
That means in 3 1/2 months, Jeff Probst will be done with "Survivor," or at least the final two seasons left on his contract. The next two seasons are filming back to back to save CBS money. Probst hasn't decided if he'll return, but Mark Burnett says it could survive without him: "'America's Most Wanted' has gone on for 20 years, so I think we could only be halfway through."

Did Showtime screen "Nurse Jackie" for nurses to generate controversy?
While some nurses liked what they saw at three special Showtime screenings, the portrayal was bad enough that the New York State Nurses Association objected to the show, which gave "Nurse Jackie" some free publicity.

ABC is tops with online viewing
"Lost" was No. 1, "Grey's Anatomy" No. 2 and "Desperate Housewives" No. 3, followed by "The Office" and "Dancing with the Stars."

50 Cent does "Entourage"
The rapper filmed scenes with the "Entourage" crew last Friday.

CBS' prison-like "Block Party" builds a 20-foot wall around 8 houses
To film the reality show, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that "the network built 2,000 feet of stark 20-foot tall walls around eight homes in a Kennesaw subdivision, walls that resemble the outside of a maximum-security penitentiary — minus the barbed wire. There are even off-duty Kennesaw police stationed on the road to keep traffic moving."

Digital TV transition wasn't much of a hassle
There weren't any major hitches reported over the weekend.

R.I.P., TV snow
The digital TV transition means the end of snowy broadcasts. As "futurist" Paul Saffo puts it, "That snow you saw wasn't noise; it was the universe whispering it's secrets to you while you dozed in it's gentle glow."

MGM presents "This TV"
Cash-strapped TV stations could be low-cost TV and movie fare from MGM with "This TV," which includes everything from "Patty Duke Show" to "The Addams Family."

VH1 picks up "OCD Project"
"OCD" is the latest obsession-related reality show, following in the footsteps of A&E's "Obsessed." The "Project" will take a "Celebrity Rehab"-style approach to obsessive compulsive disorder.

"SNL" vs. "The Daily Show": Which show has more currently successful alumni?
While Will Ferrell and Eddie Murphy are tanking at the box office, it's a good time to note that Stephen Colbert, Rob Riggle, Ed Helms and other "Daily Show" alumni seem to be thriving.

Heidi Montag: Al Roker made me cry!
The "I'm a Celeb" star didn't appreciate this morning's "Today" interview: "I really would advise women especially to be careful around him because I feel like he definitely came and attacked me and I did not appreciate that at all."

Will ABC put a sports or music show before Jimmy Kimmel? There are apparently rumors that ABC may replace "Nightline" at 11:30.

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog goes to Bonnaroo for his first "Tonight" remote
"They've got more stages than syphilis," Triumph said at one point.

Conan vs. Letterman is a marathon, not a sprint All those stories last week about NBC panicking over Conan must be wrong. "While Letterman's early win made for great headlines, the battle for 11:35 supremacy is going to go on for a long time," says Ben Grossman. "I'm talking Minnesota Senate race long Letterman may end up winning every night until Jon Stewart takes his place when Dave's new deal expires in 2012. But there are plenty of factors that can and probably will shape this race," including Leno's move to 10 o'clock and the possible ascension of Jimmy Kimmel.

TV Book roundup
Which television book is worth reading, Bob Barker's, Tori Spelling's or Tom Bergeron's?

Alexa Chung: MTV didn't hire me because "I'm the best Twitterer"
The 25-year-old British model/presenter debuts her "TRL" replacement today "It's On with Alexa Chung," which will rely heavily on Facebook and Twitter for a completely new interactive experience. "I have not seen a show integrate social networking as deeply," says Facebook's creative marketing director. But social networking won't be the end all and be all of her show. "All the shows I'd worked on in the U.K. were usually quite tongue-in-cheek or irreverent, so I think MTV chose me because they wanted to inject that kind of freshness in the show," says Chung. "Hopefully, they wanted me because they thought I'd be quite fun."
Watch Chung interview Fergie // Host "PopWorld" // "Big Brother's Big Mouth"

Susan Boyle to sing in Scotland after pulling out of the first 2 "Talent" shows
A tour spokesperson says: "She had one rest day, but she will be back on stage tonight."
Boyle charging $162K per 12-minute private performance!? // SuBo's new look

"Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan strips for Burger King perfume ad

Sharon Osbourne fined for not paying her taxes

CBS orders 3 more editions of "I Get That a Lot"

How will Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer's real-life romance affect "True Blood"?

"True Blood": Did premiere live up to your expectations? // Lafayette speaks!

It's been 50 years since "Superman" George Reeves died

Canada's "Conviction Kitchen" sends ex-cons to work in a classy restaurant

"SNL" to "Dana Carvey Show": Robert Smigel & Dana Carvey recall collaboration

ITV cancels "Primeval"

Will live-action alienate Cartoon Net's core audience?

Simon & Seacrest hang out at a London stripclub

Recession hits "Bridezillas" — now following budget brides

No, Larry David doesn't plan on playing the Riddler in "Batman 3"

Emily Deschanel: No plans for a "Bones" pregnancy

Why does "The Bachelorette" keep repeating "there for the right reasons"?

"Big Brother's" Hardy hopes "Miami Social" revives his reality TV career

Here's a sneak peek at NBC's "Merlin" starring Anthony Head

The first Duggar grandchild will be a girl

How to dress like "Saved by the Bell's" Kelly Kapowski

HBO's "Joe Buck Live" was originally a Fox pilot // Tonight's debut is with Favre

"Pushing Daisies" goes out with a solid final episode

Style Network's "Ruby Walks Across America" is actually only 5 miles

What is "Glee" singing in its latest promo?

Eddie Murphy's "Delirious" is still a landmark HBO special 25 years later

MC Hammer reunites with Vanilla Ice for "Hammertime"

"Ugly Betty's" Becki Newton gets a lot of prison mail

Kate Gosselin calls the cops on the paparazzi

Check out the brunette Lauren Conrad

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