Olympics hands "Idol" its first defeat in its timeslot since May 2004
"American Idol's" six-year unbeaten streak ended last night due to what NBC calls "the greatest single day in Winter Olympics history."
Report: "Idol" booted Chris Golightly over boy band contract
Golightly was replaced at the last minute by Tim Urban after it was revealed he was still under contract, though Golightly had assumed his contract had expired. "This is not fair; I don't know what to do," Golightly said this morning when reached by USA Today. PLUS: Meet the 17 finalists announced last night and check out the Top 24's Facebook, Twitter, MySpace pages. UPDATE: Record label head offered to release Chris from his contract so he could stay on "Idol."
"Glee" hasn't decided when its cast will graduate high school
Ryan Murphy is keeping his options open, as he explains to Michael Ausiello: "The thing about the show that’s important is we try to be real, but it is also a fantasy high school. I don’t know. We’re still trying to get through (season) one. I think it’s important to have new voices and new kids come in (each year). That’s definitely something that we’re doing."
Spike TV greenlights a Tiger Woods-inspired golf series
"Back Nine" will star John Schneider as a washed-up golf champ who travels the country with his sex-addicted caddy, who happens to be named Tiger.
Tina Fey is expecting an "SNL" comeback as Sarah Palin
"It's inevitable that we'll try it, at least," she said this week. "We'll see if it makes it to air."
"CSI:NY" puts "Lost's" Harold Perrineau on death row
He'll drop a major bombshell on Hawkes while in prison.
CNBC anchor inspired "30 Rock's" Elizabeth Banks character
In fact, CNBC's Melissa Francis pitched the story idea to a "30 Rock" producer hoping to play the character herself.
