'American Idol' Gets Own Live Pre-Show (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Just like the Academy Awards, "American Idol" now merits its own pre-show. Beginning Tuesday, the TV Guide Channel will present an hourlong, live pre-show before each of this season's remaining "American Idol" telecasts.
Singer Isaac Hayes quits "South Park" (Reuters)
March 13, 2006
Reuters - Soul singer Isaac Hayes said on
Monday he was quitting his job as the voice of the lusty
character "Chef" on the satiric cable TV cartoon "South Park,"
citing the show's "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.
Ex-Game Show Host, Wife Die in Plane Crash (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - A former TV game show host and his wife were killed Monday morning when their small plane crashed into Santa Monica Bay, authorities said. Rescue crews were searching for a third person also aboard the plane.
Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
"American Inventor" hopes to become ratings idol (Reuters)
March 13, 2006
Reuters - Will America fall in love with
wacky inventors as much as it has embraced wannabe pop stars?
Master P Pleads No Contest on Gun Charge (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - In a deal with prosecutors, rapper Master P pleaded no contest Monday to a misdemeanor gun charge and was placed on probation for three years.
"South Park" Chef Loses Voice (E! Online)
March 13, 2006
E! Online - South Park's Chef may have dished out his final chocolate
salty ball.
Hayes Quits "South Park"
March 13, 2006
"South Park" character Chef may have dished out his final chocolate salty ball.
Isaac Hayes, who has voiced the highly sexed cafeteria employee on the irreverent series since 1997, issued a statement Monday indicating that he has requested to be released from his contract due to what he called the show's "inappropriate ridicule of religious communities."
'Sopranos,' 'Housewives' Battle for Sunday (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - One show ended with a bang and the other — not the one you'd expect — featured a knife fight before the opening credits finished rolling. It was the first television duel between "The Sopranos" and "Desperate Housewives."
Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' (AP)
March 13, 2006AP - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
Soul singer Isaac Hayes quits "South Park" (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Soul music veteran Isaac Hayes, the
voice of the libidinous character Chef on the satiric cable TV
cartoon "South Park," said on Monday he was leaving the show,
citing its "inappropriate ridicule" of religion.
European TV Network Acquires MLB Rights (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - Major League Baseball agreed Monday to a five-year contract with the North American Sports Network to televise about 275 games live each season.
Cops and Robbers Dance in 'Heist' (AP)
March 13, 2006
AP - The detective sits down next to the thief. The atmosphere between them is tense. Then she takes his hand and suggests they dance. A moment later they're twirling to a waltz.
"Six Feet" Resurrected (E! Online)
March 13, 2006
E! Online - The Fishers are coming back to life--on basic cable.
"Idol" Drops to a Dozen (E! Online)
March 13, 2006
E! Online - American Idol trimmed four more hopefuls from its ranks
Thursday night, leaving an even dozen to duke it out in the finals.
"Grey's Anatomy" director gets promotion (Reuters)
March 13, 2006
Reuters - "thirtysomething"
actor-turned-director Peter Horton has been promoted to
executive producer status at "Grey's Anatomy" under a deal with
the producer of ABC's red-hot medical drama.
McGovern is over 'Moons' at ABC Family (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Elizabeth McGovern has been hired to star in ABC Family's upcoming drama series "Three Moons Over Milford."
Minnelli, Fosse shine in long-lost 'Liza' show (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Anyone with even a passing interest in Liza Minnelli or Bob Fosse will soon be thankful that producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron had dinner with Minnelli in Los Angeles around this time last year.
Seinfeld alumna sparkles in 'New Adventures' (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Here's hoping Julia Louis-Dreyfus succeeds with her new sitcom.
Impromptu gigs, comebacks cap Aspen comedy fest (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - The 12th annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival wrapped over the weekend with talk of Russell Simmons' "Def Comedy Jam" returning to the HBO schedule, awards bestowed on performers and films and, of course, dealmaking for rising comedy stars.
Silverstone pretty in 'Pink' at ABC (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Alicia Silverstone will play the lead in ABC's comedy pilot "Pink Collar," which explores female relationships within the workplace.
Coolidge, Dale join new pilot projects (Reuters)
March 13, 2006Reuters - Jennifer Coolidge (NBC's "Joey") has come on board Fox's comedy pilot "If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now," about a diverse group of people who live at a temporary housing complex in Los Angeles.