TVEyes finds Web video via word search (Reuters)

March 12, 2006

Reuters - Virtually all of the major names in television news offer video on their Web sites, but audiences can't watch it if they don't know it's there.

"Raymond" Stars Go It Alone (E! Online)

March 12, 2006

At least that's what the producers of three new comedy pilots 
 are hoping, with former Barone brood stalwarts Patricia Heaton and Brad 
 Garrett leading new projects of their own as is Raymond cocreator 
 Phil Rosenthal.E! Online - At least that's what the producers of three new comedy pilots are hoping, with former Barone brood stalwarts Patricia Heaton and Brad Garrett leading new projects of their own as is Raymond cocreator Phil Rosenthal.


"Idol" Drops to a Dozen (E! Online)

March 12, 2006

American Idol trimmed four more hopefuls from its 
 ranks Thursday night, leaving an even dozen to duke it out in the 
 finals.E! Online - American Idol trimmed four more hopefuls from its ranks Thursday night, leaving an even dozen to duke it out in the finals.


"Lost" Star Finds New Gig (E! Online)

March 12, 2006

Evangeline Lilly is no carpetbagger. But thanks to a 
 seemingly anomalous endorsement deal, she is a carpet seller.E! Online - Evangeline Lilly is no carpetbagger. But thanks to a seemingly anomalous endorsement deal, she is a carpet seller.


"Six Feet" Resurrected (E! Online)

March 12, 2006

The Fishers are coming back to life--on basic cable.E! Online - The Fishers are coming back to life--on basic cable.


"Raymond" Stars Go Solo

March 12, 2006

Everybody loves the cast of "Everybody Loves Raymond."

At least that's what the producers of three new comedy pilots are hoping. But will anyone love Debra or Robert once they're out of the clutches of the Barone clan? Will creator Phil Rosenthal be able to tap into another family's funny bone?

Patricia Heaton, already queen of the TNT Original Movie and spokeswoman extraordinaire, is filming an as-yet untitled pilot for a half-hour ABC comedy in which she'll play a widowed mom who gets active in the PTA at her kids' school. Like Showtime's irony-fest "Weeds," only without all the pot (we presume).

Polygamist juggles 3 wives on "Big Love" (Reuters)

March 12, 2006

Reuters - Mob boss Tony Soprano may be the toughest dad on television today, but the latest patriarch on prime time, Viagra-popping polygamist Bill Hendrickson on new cable TV drama "Big Love," is clearly busier.

'Failure to Launch' Soars to Top of Box (AP)

March 12, 2006

U.S. actress Sarah Jessica Parker waves during a news conference to promote her movie 'Failure To Launch' in Berlin Friday, March 10, 2006.  (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - "Failure to Launch," a romantic comedy starring Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker, took off at theaters, debuting as the top weekend movie with $24.6 million.


TV Lookout: Louis-Dreyfus Returns to TV (AP)

March 12, 2006

AP - Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns to series comedy as Christine, a single mother who runs a small business and, two years after her divorce, also runs away from romance. "I haven't even considered dating yet," she admits. "I'm still wearing my maternal underwear."

Where Will 'Today' Turn if Couric Departs? (AP)

March 12, 2006

AP - Good morning, Matt! Almost lost in the overheated speculation about whether Katie Couric will become an evening news anchor for CBS is the real possibility that someone else may soon sit next to Matt Lauer on the "Today" show set.

Russell Crowe and Wife Expecting a Boy (AP)

March 12, 2006

This image provided by NBC shows Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, left, as he spilled the beans on the gender of his second child, 'Only for you,' he told Jay, 'Charlie is going to have a brother.'  His wife Danielle is due in July and the proud father plans on being in the delivery room, video camera in hand.  It's doubtful that the naming of the new baby will be left up to Crowe's 2-year-old son, Charlie.  'His first choice was pumpkin head, but the next day he revised it to stinky.' (AP Photo/NBC)AP - Russell Crowe and his wife are have a baby boy. The "Gladiator" star told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" Friday that he and his wife, actress Danielle Spencer, are expecting the baby in June or July. They had previously announced the pregnancy, but not the baby's sex.