"The Simpsons" debuted 20 years ago today
Fox kicked off the long-running cartoon with the holiday special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire." PLUS: Why "The Simpsons" no longer matter.
Pepsi dumps the Super Bowl
After 23 straight years of mostly memorable Super Bowl ads, Pepsi has decided to sit out Super Bowl XLIV so it can concentrate on other marketing ventures. Last year, Pepsi was the Super Bowl's biggest advertiser.
USA remaking the 1990 film "The Freshman" as a TV show
The original movie starred Matthew Broderick and Marlon Brando.
Fox sends "House" to knock out "Chuck"
The next original "House" episode has been bumped up so that it'll air opposite "Chuck's" season premiere on Jan. 11.
Jane Lynch confirms: I'll be singing and dancing on "Glee"
“I can’t tell you what I’m singing because it’s top-secret," she says of her debut performance, which will happen in one of the first two episodes back from hiatus. Lynch offered this hint: “It’s a verycold song.”
High school principal bans the word "meep"
The Muppet word was too "disruptive" for teachers and administrators at Danvers High School in Massachusetts, leading many students to wear “FREE MEEP” T-shirts.
