Prime-time Olympics coverage stumbles at Turin (Reuters)
February 27, 2006
Reuters - Dogged by U.S. mishaps on the ice
and snow of Turin, Italy, and stiff competition at home from
"American Idol," NBC's prime-time coverage of the Winter Games
stumbled across the finish line with the lowest Olympic ratings
in at least 38 years.
Drew First Among Lacheys on Dance Floor (E! Online)
February 27, 2006
E! Online - A Lachey finally came out the winner in a reality TV show.
'Gunsmoke,' 'McCloud' Actor Weaver Dies (AP)
February 27, 2006
AP - Dennis Weaver, an actor with a Midwestern twang who played stiff-legged Chester the deputy on "Gunsmoke" and the cowboy cop hero in "McCloud," has died. He was 81.
Tyra Banks Does More Than Talk on TV Show (AP)
February 27, 2006
AP - Tyra Banks really throws herself into her job as a talk-show host, often in ways only a recently retired supermodel can.
'Sons & Daughters' Thrives on Improv (AP)
February 27, 2006
AP - Dee Wallace was puzzled when she heard that Fred Goss, creator and star of "Sons & Daughters," was interested in her playing the role of his mother.
Tyra Banks Does More Than Talk on TV Show (AP)
February 27, 2006AP - Tyra Banks really throws herself into her job as a talk-show host, often in ways only a recently retired supermodel can.
Tony Soprano Ready for His Close-Up? (E! Online)
February 27, 2006
E! Online - While David Chase, mastermind of The Sopranos, is reiterating
that the upcoming extended sixth season will be the last the last we see
of the mob family on HBO, he isn't saying fuhgeddaboudit to a
big-screen sequel.
Dennis Weaver, famed for TV roles, dead at 81 (Reuters)
February 27, 2006
Reuters - Actor Dennis Weaver, best known for
playing the loyal, limping deputy to Marshal Matt Dillon on
TV's "Gunsmoke" and as the urban lawman with a cowboy hat on
"McCloud," has died at age 81, his publicist said on Monday.
CW network out of gate with 'Runaway' (Reuters)
February 27, 2006Reuters - "Sex and the City"
creator Darren Star has sold a pilot drama to the new CW
network, the broadcaster that will rise from the ashes of the
WB and UPN.
CBS to launch wireless alerts service (Reuters)
February 27, 2006Reuters - Television and radio station owner CBS Corp. on Monday said it plans to launch a service that offers wireless breaking news video and text alerts, as it seeks to find new places for its programing.
Sopranos Sequel?
February 27, 2006
Does Tony Soprano have a future as a matinee idol?
While "Sopranos" mastermind David Chase is reiterating that the upcoming extended sixth season will be the last the last we see of the mob family on HBO, he hasn't said fuhgeddaboudit to a big-screen sequel.
"This is the absolute end," Chase tells the New York Times, before teasing, "I could not promise that we would not come back and do a movie. It may be that in two or three or four years I could be sitting around and get an idea for a really great 'Sopranos' movie."
The first 12 episodes of the sixth season kick off Mar. 12.
'Gunsmoke' Actor Dennis Weaver Dies (AP)
February 27, 2006AP - Dennis Weaver, the slow-witted deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud," has died. The actor was 81.
Drew First Among Lacheys on Dance Floor (E! Online)
February 27, 2006E! Online - A Lachey finally came out the winner in a reality TV show.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong to Host ESPYs (AP)
February 27, 2006AP - Lance Armstrong will have something to keep his mind off a certain cycling competition in July: He'll be hosting the 14th annual ESPY Awards, officials said Monday.
Drew "Dancing" Champ
February 27, 2006
A Lachey finally came out the winner in a reality TV show.
Drew Lachey, the boy-band mate and younger brother of divorcing "Newlyweds" star Nick Lachey, was crowned the celebrity king of the ballroom on Sunday's second season finale of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC. He shared the made-for-TV victory with his professional dance partner, Cheryl Burke.
Football legend Jerry Rice and Russian-born hoofer Anna Trebunskaya were the runner-ups.
Digital product placement alters U.S. TV landscape (Reuters)
February 27, 2006Reuters - A breakthrough in television advertising debuted without fanfare last spring as a brand-name box of crackers appeared on the CBS sitcom "Yes, Dear" for about 20 seconds, seen but hardly noticed by millions of viewers.
Stowe takes "Comfort" in Fox drama pilot (Reuters)
February 27, 2006Reuters - Madeleine Stowe ("12 Monkeys") has won the lead role in Fox's drama pilot "Southern Comfort," playing the wife of a Southern mobster who takes over the business when her husband goes to prison.
Trio on ABC's "Law" case (Reuters)
February 27, 2006Reuters - Regina King is in negotiations to join ABC's legal comedy-drama pilot "Women in Law," along with Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon and Jill Ritchie. They join previously cast Kelli Williams.
Garrett has 'Death' wish for Fox pilot (Reuters)
February 27, 2006Reuters - Former "Everybody Loves Raymond" co-star Brad Garrett is in negotiations to join the cast of Fox's comedy pilot "'Til Death."
Chase: Sopranos to Be Taken Out Next Year (AP)
February 27, 2006
AP - "The Sopranos" will definitely be taken out next year, the show's creator said, though he can't say it won't hit the big screen at some point.
Drew Lachey Wins 'Dancing With the Stars' (AP)
February 27, 2006
AP - Drew Lachey danced away as the winner of "Dancing with the Stars" Sunday night.