Barry Bonds Reality Show to Air on ESPN2 (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - Barry Bonds' reality TV show chronicling the slugger during his pursuit of Hank Aaron's career home-run record will debut April 4 on ESPN2, the network announced Wednesday.
Chappelle Said Unhappy With Network Plans (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - Comedian Dave Chappelle says he may not return to his hit Comedy Central show if the cable network goes through with plans to air new episodes from material he filmed before leaving the series.
Bonds Show on ESPN Becomes a Reality (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - Barry Bonds' reality TV show chronicling the slugger during his pursuit of Hank Aaron's career home run record will debut April 4 on ESPN2, the network announced Wednesday.
'West Wing' Alums to Return for Show's End (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - A flock of alumni of NBC's "The West Wing" will return to reprise their roles one last time for the White House drama's final episodes, the network announced Tuesday.
FCC chief says cable needs to offer more choice (Reuters)
March 1, 2006
Reuters - Cable television companies need to
do more to provide consumers with more choice, U.S. Federal
Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said on
Wednesday.
'The Unit' Gather Impressivve TV Names (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - The unit behind CBS' new military drama "The Unit" represents one of the more impressive gatherings in the name of television.
'Grey's Anatomy' Jokes at TV Festival (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - They joked, they flirted, they even squabbled a bit, and Ellen Pompeo accidentally called her co-star by his character's name, George.
Perry and Cox Make New Friends (E! Online)
March 1, 2006
E! Online - Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox are so over the whole Chandler
and Monica routine.
Cox, Perry Return to TV
March 1, 2006
Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox are so over the whole Chandler and Monica routine.
The former "Friends" twosome is ready to make a return to television, with Perry and Cox both inking deals to star in new small-screen projects for NBC and FX, respectively.
CBS Radio Sues Howard Stern (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - CBS Corp.'s radio division sued Howard Stern Tuesday, claiming its former star shock jock breached his contract with them when he moved to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.
'Anatomy' Star Recalls Dyslexia Struggle (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - "Grey's Anatomy" star Patrick Dempsey says his childhood wasn't so McDreamy: He wasn't diagnosed as being dyslexic until he was 12 years old.
Rice shares workout tips on US television (Reuters)
March 1, 2006
Reuters - Obsessive about staying fit, U.S.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will share her workout tips
on morning television this week, pumping iron and sweating on a
stationary bike.
Fox ends Olympics winning streak in weeklong race (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - Five hours of "American Idol" was enough to put Fox over the top in primetime among adults 18-49 during the week ended February 26, marking the first time in at least 25 years that any network has beaten a full week's worth of Olympics coverage on a rival outlet.
ABC schedule shifts include "Alias," "Faith" (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - ABC has unveiled some late midseason schedule shuffling that will send returning series "Alias" and "Hope & Faith" to new nights.
Cox dishes "Dirt" role for FX pilot (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - Courteney Cox has lined up her next leading role, signing on to star in the FX drama pilot "Dirt," which explores the world of tabloid journalism.
"Big Bang Theory" explodes at CBS (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - The co-creator of CBS comedy hit "Two and a Half Men" is teaming with the network for a new sitcom.
Davis, Garber land pilot gigs (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - Hope Davis has joined ABC's drama pilot "Six Degrees," about the intertwined stories of a group of strangers in New York.
Danson doing double duty as shrink, cop (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - Ted Danson is in final negotiations to star in ABC's comedy pilot "Help Me Help You" and, separately, to appear in seven episodes of NBC's upcoming comedy-drama series "Heist."
Rob Lowe leads 'West Wing' reunion (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - Rob Lowe and eight other alumni of "The West Wing" are set to return for the White House drama's final episodes.
Courteney Cox Returns to TV in 'Dirt' (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - When "Friends" left television, so did Courteney Cox, who played Monica Geller on the long-running series. But the actress is coming back in "Dirt," a drama pilot for the FX network, in which she will play tabloid editor Lucy Spiller.
"Everwood" creator lured to TV deal at Disney (Reuters)
March 1, 2006Reuters - "Everwood" creator Greg Berlanti has signed a three-year production deal with Disney's Touchstone Television under a mid-seven-figure pact that marks a major transition for the TV veteran.
Trump's "Apprentice" Not Fired Up (E! Online)
March 1, 2006
E! Online - Donald Trump can't blame this one on Martha Stewart. Although
given their feud, maybe he'll try.
How Bad Were the Olympics? (E! Online)
March 1, 2006
E! Online - The Winter Olympics were a Bode Miller disaster: The lowest
household prime-time ratings on record, down 37 percent from 2002.
Torino Olympics a ratings disaster for NBC (Reuters)
March 1, 2006
Reuters - A closing-night flop helped
seal the deal for a tepid Winter Olympics, with NBC's ratings
finishing down double digits from Salt Lake City four years ago
and Nagano, Japan, in 1998, according to final data released
Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
Barry Bonds Impersonates Paula Abdul (AP)
March 1, 2006
AP - Paula Abdul probably could hit a fastball about as well as Barry Bonds could impersonate Paula Abdul.