Did Paula commit career suicide? (And what she can learn from Jay Leno)
Don't bet on the former "Idol" judge appearing on "SYTYCD" or any other hit show, says Tim Goodman. "Listen, this is very simple: You're not going to see her on Fox again," he says. "And, if there are still miracles in this industry and she manages to pop up on another network, it will be an inferior product and she'll look like she's slumming. That much is obvious. This much probably needs to resurface as a reminder: Abdul has no obvious talent to monetize anymore. Her star was always hitched to "Idol," even when her personal behavior seemed hell bent on ruining it. She was printing money over there and, given the events of the last couple of days, apparently highly unaware of how blessed she was."
It's ironic that Paula is currently filming "Drop Dead Diva"
Report: Paula would be wiling to return for $10M a year
Fox: Replacing Paula is like replacing Walter Cronkite
"Monk" nabs Virginia Madsen
She'll appear in three episodes as a love interest for Stottlemeyer.
Laurence Fishburne will appear on all 3 "CSIs" in 1 week this fall
He'll appear in a crossover storyline on "CSI: Miami" and "CSI:NY."
Louis C.K. gets another "Louie" comedy, this time on FX
The former HBO "Lucky Louie" star has filmed a pilot about his life as a divorced father of two.
"The Wanda Sykes Show" will wrap-up the week's events — from Wanda's POV
The Fox show will feature a Bill Maher-like panel of guests, along with sketches and topical humor.
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"Fringe" will only delve into two realities
Says producer Jeff Pinker: "We're only going to tell a story about two: here and what we're referring to internally as 'over there,'" says producer Jeff Pinkner. "But they are two versions of reality. It's not time travel." PLUS: "Fringe" would love to have even more Leonard Nimoy.
"Lie to Me" wants character, adrenaline
"I just want to get to know these characters better," says new showrunner Shawn Ryan of "The Shield, adding: "And I think the pace of the show will just get some juice."
Nigel Lythgoe: "I don't believe ever the best dancer has ever won"
His fellow judges agree that "SYTYCD" has never picked the perfect winner.
Mark Valley: "Human Target" contains pants-splitting action
The show that aims to put the "action" in action hero has already claimed one casuality: Valle's pants. “I never ripped my pants on ‘Boston Legal,’ ” he says.
NBC angry that CBS is already airing "Medium"
The Peacock says it still has exclusive primetime rights to its canceled show until September.
Gordon Ramsay: I'll behave myself on "CookALong Live"
"I don’t act like that when it’s Sunday lunch at home," he pointed out to critics. "I get a little impatient sometimes."
"Cleveland's" white voice says: My black friends will back me up
"Black friends have told me, 'If you get any grief over this, I'll back you up,'" says Mike Henry, who voices the title character on "The Cleveland Show."
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RIP John Hughes — Steve Carell, Ben Stein, Jon Cryer owe their careers to him
He also, of course, made a star out of Molly Ringwald of "The Secret Life of an American Teenager."
"SNL's" Bill Hader to become a dad
His wife, Maggie Carey, is pregnant with their first child.
"The Unit": Why it died, what might have been
Shawn Ryan says: "Listen, if the show had been owned by Paramount and 'Medium' had been owned by 20th Century Fox, we'd be making the fifth season of 'The Unit' now."
It's Evan Rachel Woods on "True Blood"
Check her out as Queen Sophie-Ann.
"Glee" not worried it will burn out fast
Can a singing show last long on TV? "Sometimes things find a niche audience and oftentimes those are very high-quality things," says exec producer Brad Falchuk. "I don't think we have that problem. I think we are for a broad audience. Our intent always is to make something (everyone can enjoy)."
"Glee" producers have never seen "High School Musical"
Jane Lynch: "I would like to do Rose's Turn from 'Gypsy'"
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Fox pledges not to mess with "Dollhouse"
"(The mandate is) to keep doing what he's doing," entertainment president Kevin Reilly says of Joss Whedon. "That is really the gift of Joss."
Will "24" return after next season? "We're not sure," says Fox
“It’s our last contractual season of 24,” says Fox's Kevin Reilly. He adds: "It’s not an inexpensive show on the network books and we also want to finish strong. This is not a show we want to prop up."
Fox wants to make it clear: Ryan Seacrest won't make $15M a year as "Idol" host
The Paula Abdul and Seacrest salary situations are different because, says Fox's Peter Rice, "he's still under his old contract and he made a (production) deal with CKx (the parent of 19 Entertainment). He's not being paid $15 million a year to host 'American Idol.'"
New York Mets, Hilton, Times Square will celebrate the "Mad Men" premiere
The New York Mets will rope off a special area at Citi Field for "Mad Men" fans, while Times Square will showcase the Season 3 premiere on its jumbotron.
Check out Screech's tell-all book cover
"Behind the Bell" hits bookstores on Sept. 29.
Gordon Ramsay addresses "Hell's Kitchen" fight
He tells Ryan Seacrest (listen): "I think he had a few beers before elimination."
Gap-tooth jokes will become a staple of "Brothers"
Michael Strahan says writers are finding more ways to make fun of his gap: "There are still a lot of gap-toothed jokes out there."
Robert Knepper: I'm with "Heroes" until it ends
"Prison Break's" T-Bag talks about his new baddie role, and his promotion to series regular. "They kept me on, made me a slave to Heroes,'" he says.
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"Idol" keeping 4-judge panel; Katy Perry, Posh Spice, others will fill in for Paula
Mostly female pop stars will take over for Paula Abdul when "Idol" auditions begin filming tomorrow in Denver. "Our intention is to have guest judges be female pop stars, female performers, female artists, and between now and January we will come up with a permanent solution on what we will do…and a replacement for Paula," said Fox entertainment boss Peter Rice. Reportedly, Victoria Beckham is being paid $260,000 for her one-off appearance.
"SYTYCD" interested in Paula — but not as a full-time judge
Nigel Lythgoe says he'll meet with Paula Abdul this weekend in Las Vegas this weekend. "I've been trying to get her since season one," he says. "I don't know anybody who's had her experience as a dancer, as a choreographer, as a performer, as a judge."
Did Kara DioGuardi pull an "All About Eve" on Paula?
Back in January, Linda Stasi urged somebody to rush a copy of "All About Eve" to Paula. And it turns out, the past season of "Idol" ended up playing out like that 1950 classic, in which the younger unknown takes the job of the more famous actress who had mentored her. "The show ended up looking to me like a desperate talent competition — not between the finalists, but between Paula and Kara," says Stasi. "Paula, fighting for her life towards the season end, got out there and worked her tail off performing her new song in a skimpy classic showgirl outfit. But on the finale, it was Kara's cheesefest-of-a-song that finalists performed."
Fox: Paula won't be back: "It's over. No question. It's over"
Paula to "The View"? // How about Jessica Simpson as "Idol" judge?
Report: "Idol" staffers threw a party celebrating Paula's exit
Nigel Lythgoe: "Idol" is bigger than any one person, and it will go on
Paula might've walked away for $11 million to $17.5 million
The 30% raise Fox offered was a lot less than fellow "Idol" stars were making
Paula will never get paid that huge salary again // Paula got shafted!
Will "The Jay Leno Show" damage "comic" Brian Williams' credibility?
The NBC News anchor already hosted "Saturday Night Live," but should he be doing a regular comedy gig?
TV's richest stars include Kiefer, Kyra Sedgwick, Seacrest and Charlie Sheen
TV Guide's annual roundup of TV star salaries lists Kiefer Sutherland as the higest-paid drama star, Charlie Sheen as the richest sitcom star and Kyra Sedgwick as the best-paid cable star.
Gordon Ramsay to present "Cookalong Live"
The live Fox show will demonstrate how to cook a three-course meal in 60 minutes.
"Celeb Rehab's" Tom Sizemore arrested for domestic violence
A fight with an unnamed women allegedly became physical. The actor has been there, done that before — he was convicted in 2003 of hitting then-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss, who also will appear with him VH1.
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