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1. DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told
By LYNN ELBER - May 16, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action -- she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show. DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres...
2. Screen Actors Guild agrees to renew contract talks
By RYAN NAKASHIMA - May 15, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- A person familiar with efforts to restart talks between the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios says negotiations will resume within two weeks.The person, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said Thursday that the talks will resume by May...
3. Only 2 new shows on Fox network in the fall
By DAVID BAUDER - May 15, 2008
NEW YORK -- Fox is launching only two new series in the fall, traditionally its slow season, but the network plans flashy two-hour premieres of four shows during the same week as the Democratic National Convention.The network's biggest priorities next season will be...
4. `Dog the Bounty Hunter' to return to A&E
By SUDHIN THANAWALA - May 14, 2008
HONOLULU -- Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's TV show will return to the air this summer, months after it was pulled when the reality star used a racial slur in a profanity-laced tirade.Filming has begun on the fifth season, according to executives with A&E, the cable...
5. CBS network adds more comedy to its fall schedule
By DAVID BAUDER - May 14, 2008
NEW YORK -- At a time when sitcoms seem like a fading art, CBS is staying on the laugh track.The network said Wednesday it will air six comedies instead of four next fall. CBS has confined its comedies to Mondays in recent years, but will air Julia Louis-Dreyfus' "The...
6. Another elimination from 'Dancing With the Stars'
By SANDY COHEN - May 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur won't be adding a mirrorball trophy to her collection of prizes -- the actress was eliminated Tuesday from "Dancing With the Stars."She and her professional partner, Tony Dovolani, came into the semifinal results...
7. `Christine,' `How I Met Your Mother' back on CBS
By DAVID BAUDER - May 13, 2008
NEW YORK -- CBS has given a new lease on life to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, perhaps thanks to Britney Spears, the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."They were among four series considered on the bubble for renewal that CBS informed...
8. James Garner hospitalized after stroke
By Associated Press - May 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- James Garner's publicist says the veteran TV and film star has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a minor stroke at his home last week.Publicist Jennifer Allen said Tuesday that the star of "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files" was hospitalized...
9. James Garner hospitalized after minor stroke
By JOHN ROGERS - May 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- James Garner, who was hospitalized late last week after suffering a minor stroke, is doing well and should be going home shortly, the veteran television and film star's publicist said Tuesday.The star of such TV shows as "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files"...
10. The CW's schedule for the fall television season
By The Associated Press - May 13, 2008
The CW's prime-time schedule for the fall TV season:Monday8 p.m. -- "Gossip Girl"9 p.m. -- "One Tree Hill"Tuesday8 p.m. -- "90210"9 p.m. -- "Surviving the Filthy Rich"Wednesday8 p.m. -- "America's Next Top Model"9 p.m. -- "Stylista"Thursday8 p.m. -- "Smallville"9 p.m. -- "Supernatural"Friday8 p.m. -...
11. Grammer says 'Back to You' won't be back on Fox
By LYNN ELBER - May 13, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Kelsey Grammer said Tuesday that Fox is dropping his sitcom "Back to You," calling the decision a surprise and a shame. "They have let it go," Grammer told The Associated Press. "We were told all this time we were in good shape and we were coming back."On...
12. ABC's fall schedule features only 2 new shows
By DAVID BAUDER - May 13, 2008
NEW YORK -- ABC will add only one new scripted series in the fall, plus a new game show, in a schedule that network executives admit was severely affected by the 100-day writers strike that concluded in February.The new David E. Kelley-produced drama, "Life on Mars," is...
13. ABC-TV will have only 2 new fall shows
By DAVID BAUDER - May 13, 2008
NEW YORK -- ABC will introduce only two new series in the fall, one of them scripted, in a schedule the network admits was severely affected by the 100-day TV writers strike.The new David E. Kelley-produced drama, "Life on Mars," is about a police detective transported...
14. Dwight Yoakam to make 24th appearance on 'The Tonight Show'
JOHN GEROME - May 12, 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist.The singer's Los Angeles-based spokeswoman says Yoakam will perform on the NBC late-night...
15. Hannah Storm will join ESPN in August
By DAVID BAUDER - May 12, 2008
NEW YORK -- ESPN will add Hannah Storm to its "SportsCenter" lineup in August when it will supplant nine hours of taped programming in favor of live sports news.Storm, most recently on CBS' "The Early Show," will co-anchor the middle three hours of ESPN's new daytime...
16. New version of 1970s kids' `Electric Company' to air
By Associated Press - May 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- In an updated blast from the past, PBS will air a new version of the 1970s children's series "The Electric Company."Production on the 21st century model of the PBS show for 6- to 9-year-olds was set to begin Tuesday on the streets of New York City and in a...
17. TV movie on Holocaust hero Sendler to air on CBS
By Associated Press - May 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- A TV movie about the life of Holocaust hero Irena Sendler, who died Monday at age 98 in Poland, is being readied for production and will air next season on CBS."The Irena Sendler Story" is based on an authorized biography of the woman credited with...
18. NPR correspondents, by chance, in earthquake
By DAVID BAUDER - May 12, 2008
NEW YORK -- Two National Public Radio correspondents in central China by chance for a week's worth of feature stories instead found themselves reporting gripping details of the earthquake that killed thousands on Monday.Melissa Block narrated a first-person account while...
19. 'Family Guy' stars take center stage
By MICHAEL CIDONI - May 12, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Seth MacFarlane was driven to drink. Money trouble was definitely not the cause. The creator of "Family Guy" was sipping from a tumbler of golden-brown liquid backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre, and to hear him tell it, it's better that he was."I'm drinking...
20. CBS picking up 4 dramas, 2 comedies for next season
By DAVID BAUDER - May 12, 2008
NEW YORK -- Exceptional smarts or psychic abilities help set the stage for three of the new dramas CBS plans to air next season.The network is picking up four new dramas and two comedies for next TV season, which will be announced as part of its schedule presentation to...
21. `ER' starts countdown to series' final flatline
By KINNEY LITTLEFIELD - May 12, 2008
BURBANK, Calif. -- Deep inside Stage 11 on the bustling Warner Bros. lot, a giant of a television show is starting to die.The medical drama "ER," one of prime time's longest-running series, will expire next February. And "ER's" upcoming 14th season-ender (10 p.m. EDT...
22. Production of ABC's `Ugly Betty' moving to NYC
By Associated Press - May 12, 2008
NEW YORK -- "Ugly Betty" is moving back to New York to take advantage of its -- lower rent?The ABC show will leave Los Angeles, returning to the city where the pilot was filmed -- and where the story takes place -- in part because of a 35 percent tax credit offered by...
23. T.O. on TV: Cowboys WR makes sitcom acting debut
By JAIME ARON - May 12, 2008
IRVING, Texas -- Get your popcorn ready: Terrell Owens is coming to prime time Wednesday night. As an actor.T.O. will make his sitcom acting debut on the MyNetworkTV show "Under One Roof" as the long-lost brother of the show's star, Flavor Flav. Owens tries convincing...
24. Will Edie ever return to `Desperate Housewives'?
By FRAZIER MOORE - May 12, 2008
NEW YORK -- When Edie packed up and left Wisteria Lane at the end of Sunday's "Desperate Housewives," viewers were caught by surprise.The sudden exit of the neighborhood's blond troublemaker has fans wondering how this plot twist will affect the ABC hit series, and...
25. 'Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites' winner crowned
By DERRIK J. LANG - May 11, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Parvati Shallow was the last woman standing on "Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. Favorites."The 25-year-old boxer and charity organizer from Los Angeles outwitted, outlasted and outplayed her competitors -- both "favorite" former castaways and "fan"...
