Weather Channel Crew Accused of Trespass (AP)
April 15, 2006AP - Three members of a video team for The Weather Channel have been charged with trespassing for allegedly refusing to leave the property of a woman who was killed by a tornado.
'Idol' Contestant Says Cowell Is Unhelpful (AP)
April 15, 2006
AP - Bucky Covington, the latest contestant voted off "American Idol," says the comments of judge Simon Cowell are no longer helpful.
Dern Studied Grandpa for 'Big Love' Role (AP)
April 15, 2006
AP - Bruce Dern turned to his grandfather for inspiration when preparing for his role on HBO's "Big Love," a polygamy drama set in Utah.
Networks: FCC, Reconsider
April 15, 2006
When the FCC slapped four major networks with millions of dollars in fines for indecency last month, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox vowed they wouldn't take that punishment lying down.
And the networks and their affiliates, representing more than 800 stations, stood up as promised Friday, with each filing a number of appeals in various federal courts to counter the FCC's Mar. 15 rulings.
The network that took the brunt of the FCC's crackdown, CBS, is requesting that the government agency reconsider the $3.6 million fine it handed down for an episode of the missing person drama "Without a Trace" that depicted teens engaging in group sex.
TV Networks, Stations Challenge FCC Ruling (AP)
April 15, 2006
AP - Four TV broadcast networks and their affiliates have filed court challenges to a March 15 Federal Communications Commission ruling that found several programs "indecent" because of language.
"Survivor"? Don't Bet on It (E! Online)
April 15, 2006
E! Online - Ladies and gentlemen, cast your bets. You just can't bet on
the castaways.
Return of 'Chief' commands low ratings (Reuters)
April 15, 2006Reuters - "Commander in Chief" wasn't able to muster the troops in its return to primetime Thursday.
Don't Bet on "Survivor"
April 15, 2006
Ladies and gentlemen, cast your bets. You just can't bet on the castaways.
Online gambling site Bodog.com announced Tuesday that it has suspended betting on who's going to be hoisting that million-dollar check when CBS's "Survivor: Panama--Exile Island" wraps up for the season. First, a string of $100 bets (Bodog's max for most entertainment-related wagers) for one contestant caught bookmakers' attention. Then a phone call from a "concerned citizen" mentioning a possible chink in the confidentiality chain prompted the odds-making moratorium.