Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP Entertainment Writer
A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
Fast-food TV: The Next Iron Chef' isn't really a show about cooking
By IAN CHANT PopMatters.com
Holly Smith was eliminated from contention early on in the second season of Food Network's "The Next Iron Chef." That's a shame, but also a bit on the predictable side.
World Series games in November may soon be the norm as baseball caters to network demands
By SAM MELLINGER McClatchy Newspapers
Of course it's TV that jogs her mind. Better or worse, good or bad, the whole issue of baseball playing its first-ever scheduled November games is about television and advertisers and their eight-figure power.
List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings
The Associated Press
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
Chill' out over the chair, says Brothers' star Mitchell
By RICK BENTLEY McClatchy Newspapers
LOS ANGELES - Daryl "Chill" Mitchell's life changed nine years ago when a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the waist down.
Suicide prevention groups protest `The Office'
By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer
Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose.
Winfrey takes gospel singer Winans off her show
By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer
Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved.
'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.
TV host Mario Lopez to host Miss America pageant
The Associated Press
Here comes Mario Lopez as the Miss America pageant host.
New reality cooking show for chef Gordon Ramsay
The Associated Press
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has some new people to yell at. The verbally abusive star of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" has signed a deal with Fox for a second show. Tentatively called "Masterchef," it will feature Ramsay trying to turn people who have no experience in the food industry into expert cooks. Not surprisingly, producers say Ramsay won't be afraid to tell the would-be cooks the cold, hard truth about their work.
John Lithgow's serial killer soars on 'Dexter'
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer
John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.
Group urges CW stations not to air 'Gossip Girl'
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer
On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.
Picking out fall TV's winners and losers
By CHUCK BARNEY Contra Costa Times
We're seven weeks into the television season and at the beginning of November sweeps. So it's as good a time as any to see how things are shaking out thus far.
ABC's Roberts lands Janet Jackson interview
The Associated Press
ABC has booked a prime-time interview with pop star Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael's death.
E! to launch Asian version of flagship news show
By MIN LEE AP Entertainment Writer
One of America's best-known entertainment news shows is launching an Asian edition.
World Series helps Fox score a ratings home run
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer
The World Series gave the Fox network world-class ratings last week as the New York Yankees squared off against the Philadelphia Phillies in four much-watched games.
Kirstie Alley to star in A&E reality series
The Associated Press
Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality "docu-series" about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series from "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America. The show will follow the actress at home with her teenage children, at work and as she launches a new weight-loss program.
Pop culture Q&A: Having Trouble' finding song
By RICH HELDENFELS Akron Beacon Journal
Q: Can you tell me the name of the song on the commercial for Travelers Insurance. Something like "Trouble," where a cute dog is worried about his bone and can't rest til he gets it insured. I love that commercial and the dog.
TV Tidbits: Krupa goes Dancing' to Playboy, the Taylors find love?
By PAMELA SITT Film.com
In case you missed it - the week in TV buzz:
