Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Obama is going primetime again: Will networks carry his speech?
The president will address a rare joint session of Congress next Wednesday in a speech on health care. No word yet on which networks will carry the speech.

Oprah's season starts with Regis & Kelly, Michael Jackson, Dr. Phil's 7-year return
Her premiere week will include a Michael Jackson tribute, the return of Dr. Phil for the 1st time in seven years, Mariah Carey and two days of Whitney Houston.

Katherine Heigl taking a 5-episode "Anatomy" break to film a movie
This is the first time producers have given the actress permission to take a break for an extended period of time. Heigl will be busy shooting Greg Berlanti's "Life as We Know It."

Kristin Kreuk becomes a "Chuck" love interest
The "Smallville" alum will play Buy More's newest employee.

Rumor: Syfy is considering a cooking show and a talk show
Is that what the former Sci Fi Channel had in mind in its attempt to pursue a broader audience?

Bruce Springsteen narrates Super Bowl halftime documentary
The NFL Network next week will air "Working on a Dream: A Super Bowl Journal," in which Bruce gives an inside look at doing the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Jon Gosselin: Kate abused me
The "Jon & Kate" dad tells "GMA" that he took "a lot of abuse" from his wife. "She'll call me like, almost like a lame fish. Like I wasn't going anywhere," he says. Gosselin also complains that he'd often have to take care of the kids by himself while Kate was always on the road. PLUS: Jon joins Twitter.

How Fox's "Glee" gamble paid off
Airing the pilot episode in May has created mass interest in the Fox series. That in addition to heavily marketing the show all summer could make "Glee" one of the biggest success stories of the fall season. “The analog was like putting a movie trailer in front of ‘Titanic,’” says creator Ryan Murphy. “It’s an instant way for people to sample the product.” PLUS: Tonight "Glee" tweets the director's cut.

Linguist says "Mad Men" isn't speaking properly for 1963
From Peggy Olsen to Jennifer Crane's use of words, linguistics professor John McWhorter takes issue with the way "Mad Men" depicts language use in the '60s. As he explains, "the show’s depiction of how people speak is less accurate than the loving exactitude with attire, cocktails, product labels, and the like." PLUS: Furniture store is selling the Don Draper bed.

Audrina Patridge's "The Audrina Show" will be a family affair
Her brother and sister will also be featured in the MTV project. And according to Page Six, Audrina wants a producer's credit so she could have control over how she's edited.

Tony Blair going on Letterman
The former British prime minister makes his "Late Show" debut on Tuesday.

Gordon Ramsay has 4 of the 10 "most disappointing" restaurants in Britain
A new food guide slams the "Hell's Kitchen" chef for "dreary" atmosphere and "outrageous" prices.

Conan auctioning Wax Tom Cruise and other props to benefit California
Go here to bid on eBay items that Conan has put up, including the Obama Pencil Sharpener and a foam asteroid signed by Tom Hanks.

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Charles Gibson retires, Diane Sawyer will replace him in January
The "World News" transition was announced this morning. PLUS: Who will replace Diane Sawyer at "GMA"?

"Three's Company's" Joyce DeWitt charged with DUI
She'll face two charges for driving under the influence.

Megan Mullally joins "Party Down"
She'll play stage mom Lydia Dunfree, who makes some extra cash working at the Party Down catering company.

"Grey's Anatomy" adds 2 more docs
"Heroes"/"Everwood" alum Nora Zehetner and "Valentine" star Robert Baker are Seattle Grace's newest residents.

"Spectacular Spider-Man" may be 1st victim of Disney/Marvel deal
Sony will stop producing the series that airs on Disney XD.

"Boardwalk Empire" has many "Sopranos" parallels
Is the Scorsese-produced HBO series the next "Sopranos"? "Boardwalk" boasts many of the names that made "The Sopranos" a success, including Tim Van Patten, Terry Winter and Steve Buscemi.

Watch the FunnyorDie video that almost got Zachary Quinto arrested
Cops had to be called in when  the "Heroes" star played a gun-wielding robber.

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Kathy Griffin's autobiography will detail her weight issues, plastic surgery

Claim: "Idol" guest judge Shania Twain was a diva in Chicago

NBC puts Jay Leno coupons in supermarkets // Behind the scenes with Jay

Check out the new "Smurfs" movie poster

Watch Dominic Monaghan on "FlashForward"

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