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JLo-Hosted SNL 'Craptacular'
 JLo-Hosted SNL 'Craptacular'
or, clever and enthusiastic
Feb 28, 2010 2:35 PM CST

JLo-Hosted SNL 'Craptacular'

Critics split on Jennifer Lopez as host, agree on singer as musical guest

(Newser) - The Jennifer Lopez image-rehab train pulled into Saturday Night Live station last night, to mixed reviews.
  • "Her appearance on the show—bizarro Hallmark lyric songs included—was a very obvious attempt at rebranding herself as a down-to-earth, un-diva-like sweetheart, but it just came across as weird and overly acted,
...

Family Guy Racks Up Most Indecency Complaints

Fox programs account for half of all gripes

(Newser) - Fox's Family Guy is keeping the Federal Communications Commission busier than any other program on TV, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. A single episode of the show in March 2009 with a plot line involving horse semen triggered nearly 200,000 complaints to the section...

'Boner' From Growing Pains Missing
'Boner' From Growing Pains Missing
Feb 21, 2010 2:25 PM CST

'Boner' From Growing Pains Missing

Andrew Koenig, 41, last seen in Vancouver 1 week ago

(Newser) - The actor who played "Boner" on the '80s family sitcom Growing Pains has been reported missing in Vancouver. Andrew Koenig, 41, the son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, was last seen a week ago and missed a flight to the US on Feb. 16, reports USA Today . Koenig's...

Minorities Finally Get Lead Roles in TV Dramas

This year's network pilots include four with non-white stars

(Newser) - The upcoming crop of pilots for network TV offers hope that the industry taboo against minority leads in dramas can finally be put to rest. Four of the most high-profile projects in the works feature non-white actors, notes the Hollywood Reporter , including Forest Whitaker in a spinoff of Criminal Minds...

You're Right, Palins: Family Guy Writers Are Jerks

Williams reluctantly agrees that Trig gag was just tasteless

(Newser) - Mary Elizabeth Williams would like Family Guy to tone down its shtick a bit, because she agrees with Sarah and Bristol Palin that the show poked unnecessary fun at son Trig...and “I don’t want to have to find myself agreeing with Sarah Palin again for a long...

Yes, That Was Leno With Oprah and Letterman
Yes, That Was Leno With Oprah and Letterman
super bowl XLIV
Feb 7, 2010 9:55 PM CST

Yes, That Was Leno With Oprah and Letterman

Late-night rivals spice up Super Bowl ad competition

(Newser) - This year's most talked-about Super Bowl commercial was a Late Night promo featuring David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, and an unexpected third party—Jay Leno. Oprah and Letterman appeared in a similar spot when her Chicago Bears lost to his Indianapolis Colts 3 years ago, before Leno became America's Villain. "...

Diane Sawyer Outshines Katie Couric
Diane Sawyer Outshines
Katie Couric
tv review
Feb 5, 2010 2:19 PM CST

Diane Sawyer Outshines Katie Couric

New anchor is no everywoman, but ABC's winning the ratings war

(Newser) - Similarities between Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric abound, but the new ABC anchor is already beating her CBS counterpart. “Sawyer may be able to succeed where Couric hasn’t quite,” writes Los Angeles Times TV critic Mary McNamara, “blending the undeniable if troubling trend toward emo-journalism while...

All That Attention Makes Super Bowl Ads Suck
All That Attention Makes Super Bowl Ads Suck
OPINION
Feb 5, 2010 1:02 PM CST

All That Attention Makes Super Bowl Ads Suck

Focus-group-esque setting leads to a lot of talking animals

(Newser) - You already know what you’re going to see during breaks in the Super Bowl action on Sunday: talking animals, talking babies, and crotch shots. Why? Because you, the public, demand it, says Tom Denari of Advertising Age . Now that sites allow viewers to rate Super Bowl ads, advertisers believe...

Charlie Sheen's Stolen Car Found in Ravine

Actor says Mercedes went missing overnight

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen's fun times continue: His stolen Mercedes was found overturned down a cliff near his home early today, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said. Authorities found the vehicle about 4am after its OnStar system sent out an alert....

Temple Grandin a 'Captivating' Look at Autism

Claire Danes shines in title role as animal behavior expert

(Newser) - Temple Grandin, the renowned animal behaviorist who credits her achievements to her autism, values "tangible results" over emotion—and so does her HBO biopic. The eponymous film, debuting tomorrow, "avoids the mawkish clichés" so typical of made-for-TV movies, instead delivering "a movie that is funny, instructive,...

Fox Has Top 13 Cable News Shows

In January overall, Fox was third most watched cable channel

(Newser) - "Fair and balanced" might be cause for lively debate, but Fox News' status as the top dog in cable news isn't—the network scored the top 13 programs in total viewership and the key 25-54 demographic through January. Bill O’Reilly’s show tops the rankings, with Sean Hanitty...

Sold: All CBS' Super Bowl Ad Spots
 Sold: All CBS' 
 Super Bowl 
 Ad Spots 
AT UP TO $3M A POP
Feb 3, 2010 12:31 PM CST

Sold: All CBS' Super Bowl Ad Spots

62 slots are filled at $2.5 to $3M apiece, with a payday of around $200M

(Newser) - CBS has already sold all of the in-game ad slots for the Super Bowl, quite a feat considering networks often scramble for ad buyers well into the week preceding the game even when the economy is up. The network claims to have sold only the 62 formatted spots, but an...

Ricky Gervais: Stop Having 'Useless' Kids

Comedian's not apologizing for the Globes, or anything else

(Newser) - Look out, New York: Ricky Gervais is coming. The comedian, whose divisive Golden Globe hosting gig included jokes about masturbation and onstage drinking—“which Jane Fonda didn’t appreciate apparently”—says he already has digs in the Big Apple, where he's moving with his partner of 25 years,...

Jon Hamm Returns to SNL, Goes Shirtless

'Saturday Night Live' guest host can't live up to debut but fits in well

(Newser) - Jon Hamm's Saturday Night Live debut was an instant classic, which meant hopes were high—perhaps unrealistically so—for last night's second effort. The Mad Men star has no trouble taking off his shirt and "obviously enjoys doing comedy, and so was game for a few silly bits,"...

Food Industry's Loveliest Ladies

Padma Lakshmi tops list; Food Network faves score

(Newser) - Of a piece with the site’s list of the hottest men in food , Slashfood presents its top women:
  • Padma Lakshmi: “Calm, collected, and poised, the host of Bravo’s Top Chef is possibly the hottest woman on television,” John Devore writes.
  • Giada De Laurentiis: The Food Network
...

Jersey Shore Cast Gets Second Season

MTV bringing pack Pauly D. and crew in a new locale

(Newser) - It seems the lovable confused Guidos from Jersey Shore have been invited to return for a second season. MTV's hit reality show will have the lovable/hatable cast returning to TV in a new and as yet undisclosed location, reports People . For those who need a recap, MTV will air all...

CBS KOs Gay Super Bowl Ad
 CBS KOs Gay Super Bowl Ad 
Jan 29, 2010 4:20 PM CST

CBS KOs Gay Super Bowl Ad

Network declares gay dating site's spot unfit for broadcast

(Newser) - Is CBS using Super Bowl advertising to pursue a political agenda? The network is facing controversy after turning down an ad for gay dating site ManCrunch.com but approving an anti-abortion spot featuring University of Florida star quarterback Tim Tebow. CBS rejected ManCrunch's ad, which features two men making out...

Jimmy Kimmel: Jay Leno Is a 'Tattletale'


 Jimmy Kimmel: 
 Jay Leno Is 
 a 'Tattletale' 
watch out, oprah
Jan 29, 2010 12:22 PM CST

Jimmy Kimmel: Jay Leno Is a 'Tattletale'

Kimmel rebuts Jay Leno's Oprah Winfrey interview

(Newser) - After “ratting out” Jimmy Kimmel during his interview with Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno seems to have no friends left in late night. Kimmel responded to yesterday's sit-down with the queen of all media—in which Leno claimed he felt “sucker punched” when Kimmel reamed him on the Jay ...

NBC Buys Pilot From Conan O'Brien
NBC Buys Pilot From Conan O'Brien
Jan 27, 2010 8:07 AM CST

NBC Buys Pilot From Conan O'Brien

Picks up new hour-long legal show, ironically named Justice

(Newser) - NBC and Conan O’Brien are already doing business again; the network has picked up the pilot for Justice, an hour-long legal drama from O’Brien’s production company, Conaco. O’Brien will serve as executive producer, along with Jeff Ross and pilot writer John Eisendrath. The show, which follows...

Fox Preps Conan Late-Night Offer

Network is quizzing affiliates about freeing up 11pm slot

(Newser) - Fox has taken a keen interest in the newly available Conan O’Brien and is looking to move fast on a deal. Talks with Conan's reps could start as early as this week, and the network has already begun polling affiliates about the possibility of clearing an 11pm spot—now...

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