"24" halts production so Kiefer Sutherland can undergo surgery
The actor last week suffered a ruptured cyst near his kidney.
"Family Guy" mocks Sarah Palin's son's Down syndrome
Last night's episode featured a mentally challenged character who said her mom is the former governor of Alaska.
Barbara Walters: I'm done with Oscar specials
This year's "Barbara Walters Special" will be the last, after 30 years. "I feel like I've 'been there, done that,'" Walters said this morning on "The View."
Conan O'Brien grows an unemployment beard
The former late-night host sported facial hair during a Hawaii vacation over the weekend.
"Idol" to reveal some of the Top 24 on Tuesday
For the first time ever, "American Idol" is going to mix up the announcement of the Top 24. PLUS: "Idol" boots contestant for criminal past.
Don't write an obituary for the mocumentary sitcom just yet
Sure, "The Office" is played out. But "Parks and Recreation" and "Modern Family" have breathed new life into the mockumentary, according to Matthew Gilbert. "Pretending to be a documentary, simulating the air of fact with hand-held camerawork and direct-to-camera interviews, the mockumentary is more welcome than ever," he says. "It may be just the perfect foil for reality TV fakery and a still-needed alternative for the sitcom genre as a whole."
Rico Rodriguez in awe of his "Modern Family" character
"He’s so mature. He’s like Antonio Banderas in a kid’s body."
Ron Howard: TV superior to movies
Howard gives the TV medium credit for allowing more risk-taking. "I love the variety that you find on TV," he says. "I think that from an acting standpoint and a writing standpoint, pound for pound, the best work in the world is going on in that medium."
