Tony Danza begins teaching, but not every student has heard of him
"I don't even know who that is," said one student at the Philadelphia-area high school that Danza began teaching at yesterday. Another student, though, said Danza was "cool" and "down to earth." Before teaching, Danza wrote on his blog, "I am scared, but so are most of the other teachers I have met." PLUS: Read the Daily Danza, Tony Danza's teaching blog.
"SYTYCD" is back — why it's TV's best dance show
Its first fall season debuts tonight, with its anti-Ryan Seacrest of a host returning.
Claim: "SNL" told Casey Wilson to shed 30 pounds over summer
According to E!'s Ted Casablanca, "she didn't drop a damn pound. And that's when she was axed, we're told."
Study: 25% of households watch TV shows online
That's up from 20% last year.
Jay Leno: TV is dying; rival networks don't want their stars on my 10 o'clock show
"It's trash talk," says Leno. "They all vowed none of their guests will be on our show. Okay. But if the show does reasonably well, look, we're all here to benefit television." He adds: "Television is dying, it's not doing well. We either can all support one another or we can all go back into our little cave and pretend like we're the only thing on."
Oprah's season premiere could raise Chicago's chances of landing the Olympics
The shutting down of a major street for 2 1/2 days for "Oprah's own Opening Ceremony" was seen by some as a major marketing opportunity. Crowds waited more than 12 hours to watch the taping featuring the Black Eyed Peas and Oprah proclaiming Chicago as "the most fabulous city in the world." PLUS: Oprah did a lot of shilling during the block party.
Oprah on Jaycee Lee Dugard: "This is the one I want. I want that interview"
