"Survivor" had 2 medical evacuations this season; Probst: "I was really scared"
Jeff Probst says Samoa is one of the show's most physical seasons. "We had one of the scariest moments ever for me on one evacuation. I was really scared," he says. PLUS: Probst ejects contestant from a challenge tonight for the 1st time in "Survivor" history.
Screech claims Zack Morris was on 'roids; "Saved" cast smoked pot, hooked up
Dustin Diamond's "Saved by the Bell" tell-all book claims, among other things, that Mark-Paul Gosselaar used steroids before "The College Years." "He suddenly exploded with manliness, loading 25 pounds of muscle on his once-scrawny frame in, oh, about a month," says Diamond, who is not in touch with any of his costars. Gosselaar's reponse: "We weren't in rehab and Mr. Belding wasn't my crack dealer.” PLUS: Check out the "Saved by the Bell" porn trailer.
Mos Def rips "banana face" Jay Leno
The rapper wasn't happy with Leno's treatment of Kanye West last week, saying: “And Jay Leno, with your banana boat face having ass, you need to apologize to Kanye West for having him with his mother (would say), what she would think, she would think she'd need to smack your f–king banana face-hacing ass face off trying to be slick.”
Report: Leno and Letterman are still battling for A-list guests
Forget about Conan: The late-night war is back on, even if Jay Leno is on in primetime. "Jay's bookers are making it clear to stars' representatives that they are keeping track of people — whether they do Leno or Letterman first," reports Bill Zwecker. An NBC source tells him that Dave's people are also taking a tough stand.
Julie Chen welcomes a baby boy
The "Big Brother" host and hubby CBS boss Les Moonves welcomed Charlie moonves this morning.
Just 962,000 watched "Beautiful Life" — or 26% of Ashton's Twitter followers
Ashton Kutcher couldn't convince 74% of his 3.6 million Twitter followers to tune in to the 2nd episode of his CW show. "TBL" isn't even a hit among its target demographic, young women. Just 300,000 females between the ages of 18 and 34 tuned in to last night's episode. PLUS: Mischa Barton looks rough on the set of "TBL."
Nina Garcia: Other jobs are keeping Michael Kors and I away from "Runway"
"When it was in L.A. and in that time period that we filmed, it was very difficult to be there the entire time," she says. "He has another job, he’s a designer and work on his collection, and I had to fly to Paris to see the fashion shows for the fall. It was impossible to be there for an entire month."
ABC tries TiVo-proofing promos
ABC is trying to grab the attention of those who fast-forward through commercials with a constant message at the top of the screen during ABC promos giving the important info on what the ad is promoting.
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Distraught Macy Gray skips out on Jimmy Kimmel interview
The booted "Dancing" star was too upset to appear on the customary post-elimination interview with Kimmel.
Why hasn't "Accidentally on Purpose" considered abortion, like its real-life inspiration?
Mary F. Pols, the film critics whose book inspired the CBS sitcom, says the character played by Jenna Elfman is not her, and "I have had to let it go" that not everything will mirror her life.
"Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" open big
They captured 12.7 million and 11.4 million, respectively. Meanwhile, Jay Leno had 6.4 milion viewers.
U.S. Census Bureau is working on a telenovela
The federal agency is using a character from “Más Sabe el Diablo" ("The Devil Knows Best") to get a simple message out: Do not be afraid to be counted.
All about Jim & Pam's "Office" wedding
“I don’t think the show will become The Office Baby,” says Steve Carell in an EW cover story.
"Vampire Diaries" author loves the CW remake
"I think they have done an incredible job of interpreting it, especially presenting it for a teen audience," says L.J. Smith, who was hesitant at first about endorsing the show. "I love the music. I love the cinematography, I think the cast is fabulous."
Did Katherine Heigl adopt a baby to upstage Ellen Pompeo?
It just so happened that Heigl announced the adoption of her daughter on the same day her "Grey's Anatomy" co-star gave birth.
"Grey's" knows how to handle tragedy
Even with George gone, Robert Bianco says, "there's good news to be had in the skillful way the show handles the tragedy in its first hour, the only one made available for preview. There's well-played grief (particularly from Debra Monk, returning as George's mother), dark humor, and a needed reminder that work and life go on in the person of a concerned mother (a strong guest turn by Martha Plimpton)."
This season might shock "Grey's" back too action // First hour is too sappy
Kevin McKidd looking forward to a more "joyful" season
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