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Nightline's "Cruel Irony": Great Ratings, Beating Letterman, And It May Get Canceled For Jay Leno?

Hollywood Reporter | Paul J. Gough | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media


NEW YORK -- Nearly three years after it could have been dealt a fatal blow by the departure of Ted Koppel, ABC's "Nightline" has bucked the odds to no...

"Desperate Housewives" End In Sight

AP | JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The women of Wisteria Lane may have only a few more years to resolve their assorted problems. "Desperate Housewives" cr...

Something Major to Happen to Katherine Heigl's Character on Grey's Anatomy and It's Not Death... Yet.

Ed Martin | Posted 07.17.2008 | Home


Ed Martin

Be sure to check out full coverage of the TCA at Ed Martin Live at TCASomething major is going to happen to Katherine Heigl's character, Dr. Izzie Ste...

ABC: We're Keeping Heigl On "Grey's Anatomy"

AP | Posted 07.17.2008 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Katherine Heigl is sticking with "Grey's Anatomy" despite voicing displeasure about last season's script quality, the ne...

Katie Holmes To Guest On ABC Show

AP | LYNN ELBER | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Former "Dawson's Creek" star Katie Holmes will revisit her TV roots with a guest role on "Eli Stone" this fall. Holmes was courte...

ABC Exec: Jimmy Kimmel Will Have Say In Any Late Night Schedule Changes

Variety | Michael Schneider | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media


ABC Entertainment prexy Steve McPherson gave Jimmy Kimmel another vote of confidence Wednesday, promising that the host would have a voice in how the ...

Jay Leno Hints At ABC Future

Huffington Post | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media


Deadline Hollywood Daily's Nikki Finke points out that on Monday's "Tonight Show," Jay Leno hinted at a possible future with ABC while reading the pop...

ABC, FX Top GLAAD Report, Fox Named Least Gay-Friendly Network

AP | James Hibberd | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — The marriage between the gay characters Kevin and Scotty in the season finale of ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" helped the network win th...

The Bachelorette: He Can Kayak, But Can DeAnna's Future Husband Do What Really Matters?

Elaine Liner | Posted 07.07.2008 | Entertainment


Elaine Liner

You can't judge a man by how he acts on vacation: If The Bachelorette were serious about making real matches, they'd forget tropical islands and let DeAnna see what how these dudes behave in real life.

Larry David: "Help A Bald Brother Out" For 'Stand Up To Cancer' Campaign (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment


Huffington post blogger Larry David of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm fame has released a video in which he states "Cancer has many victims, I shou...

Everyday Emergencies: Life at Hopkins 24/7

Juli Weiner | Posted 06.26.2008 | Entertainment


Juli Weiner

Graphic scenes of bleeding chest cavities and open skulls and throbbing hearts aside, Hopkins 24/7's most revealing close-up is its resonant portrait of the American family.

ABC News Re-Learns How To Make Documentaries In Reality TV World With Return To "Hopkins"

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.23.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — In filming a sequel to a 2000 series about Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, ABC News producers found that reality television had ...

Cindy McCain Less Understanding Than Laura Bush Of Michelle Obama's Remarks

Huffington Post | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Cindy McCain criticizes Michelle Obama in an interview to be aired tomorrow on ABC's "Good Morning America". Speaking about the months-old Michelle Ob...

ABC Extends Jimmy Kimmel Contract Through 2010

Variety | Michael Schneider | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media


ABC is extending its option with latenight host Jimmy Kimmel by another year, keeping him at the network through at least 2010. Decision to exercise ...

ABC Snaps Fox's 22-Week Win Streak

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — With an assist from Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce, ABC snapped a Fox winning streak that had stretched back to January. For 22 straigh...

Katherine Heigl's Emmy Shunning Infuriates "Grey's" Producers

New York Times | Posted 06.14.2008 | Entertainment


Writers and producers for the ABC hit "Grey's Anatomy" are fuming after one of the show's stars, Katherine Heigl, said this week that she had opted ou...

Advertisers Rate 2008 Upfront Events in JackMyers.com Survey

Ed Martin | Posted 06.05.2008 | Media


Ed Martin

Advertising executives agree: By every measure, Univision produced the best Upfront event of 2008.

Me and Scott McClellan, Brothers In Arms

Eric Boehlert | Posted 06.03.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Now that McClellan's come clean about the nature of Beltway press pack, I'll confess my own secret: Scott was a ghostwriter for my 2006 book, Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush.

Television Unplugged? The Verdict on This Year's TV Upfronts

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media


Jerry Weinstein

Think of it as the Big Bang of Video.

Spelling Porn

Gary Stager | Posted 05.31.2008 | Media


Gary Stager

Spelling bees are a vulgar spectacle masquerading as education. The ability to properly spell guerdon is a cheap parlor trick demonstrating the most mechanistic and trivial expression of intelligence.

McClellan's Inconvenient Truths: Media And GOP Flacks Pile-On

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.29.2008 | Home


Beverly Davis

As we are reminded again this week: you don't get in trouble in D.C. for lying, covering up and stonewalling, but you catch hell for telling the truth-- even if it's the least-surprising truth ever.

"Lost" Season Finale Caps Broadcast's Strangest Year

Ed Martin | Posted 05.29.2008 | Entertainment


Ed Martin

The strangeness surrounding the strike-compromised 2007-08 broadcast season just won't stop -- even now that the season is over.

Why Did the Press Ignore Ted Kennedy in 2002?

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media


Eric Boehlert

Just a few years ago, the press cavalierly snubbed Kennedy. A key turning point during that public rush to war was Kennedy's fervent and thoughtful anti-war speech in 2002.

Full-Page "Women Count" Ad for Hillary Excludes 28 Million Women

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.24.2008 | Media


Bella DePaulo

The ad funded by "Women Count" counts every woman -- as long as she is married. I wonder, are single women also invisible to Hillary?

Why Boston Legal is One of Broadcast's Best

Ed Martin | Posted 05.23.2008 | Entertainment


Ed Martin

Many series just haven't been themselves since the strike, but Legal has rocked, with episodes so emotionally rich and resonant that they would seem to ensure Emmy nominations galore.


 

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