Archive: March 2010 (231-240 of 463)

Mar 16 2010 06:02 PM ET

'Deadliest Catch' star charged with reckless driving

Categories: Misc., Television

While he was recently cleared of DUI and hit-and-run charges, Deadliest Catch’s Jake Harris has been hit with counts of reckless driving and driving with a suspended license, People reports. The 24-year-old reality show star was initially arrested in Seattle on Feb. 18, only a week after his father, Capt. Phil Harris, died from complications of a stroke. Harris could end up with over a year of jail-time if convicted.

Mar 16 2010 05:37 PM ET

The Hallmark Channel acquires Martha Stewart content

Categories: Misc., Television

The Hallmark Channel has acquired exclusive rights to a variety of Martha Stewart programming, centered around The Martha Stewart Show. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the network plans to use this material to fashion a two-and-a-half hour Stewart-based programming block that is itself the cornerstone for a larger seven-hour daytime block focused on lifestyle and home content. Hallmark will launch the programming block on March 29.

Mar 16 2010 05:22 PM ET

HBO's 'The Pacific' pulls in over 3 million viewers

Categories: Misc., Television, TV Ratings

The Pacific, the latest Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks WWII epic miniseries, raked in 3.1 million viewers Sunday night for its premiere episode, the first of 10. While that’s better than the premiere of HBO’s previous effort John Adams, the miniseries likely amassed a smaller army of watchers than its European-theater predecessor Band of Brothers, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ratings aren’t as crucial for a channel like HBO with no advertising, which hopes to use the $200 million dollar project as both a flagship of quality and a boost to expanding its subscriber base.

Mar 16 2010 04:40 PM ET

President Obama to appear on Fox News Channel

Categories: Misc., Politics, Television

President Barack Obama will appear on Fox News Channel, in an effort to foster support for the health care bill as it heads towards a vote in the House of Representatives, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The President’s interview with Bret Baier will air on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Fox News has long been the top-rated cable news network, but its contact with the Commander in Chief has been minimal since he took office. “This is a real opportunity to try to get some firm answers from President Obama on lingering questions about specifics in the health care legislation, the process Democrats are using to try to pass it, and the politics of its passage,” says Baier.

Mar 16 2010 04:01 PM ET

Arrest made in prescription drug ring linked to Corey Haim's death

Categories: In Memoriam

The California District Attorney’s office has confirmed that an arrest has been made in the prescription drug ring linked to the death of Corey Haim. On March 12, the District Attorney’s office said they had found a fraudulent prescription written for Haim using a stolen prescription pad. A spokeswoman for the office wouldn’t divulge any details about the arrest.

Mar 16 2010 03:30 PM ET

Betty White will be a regular on new TV Land sitcom

Categories: Television, TV Biz

TV Land announced that Golden Girl-turned-It Girl, Betty White, will be a series regular in its new sitcom Hot in Cleveland. The original series (TV Land’s first scripted sitcom) also stars Valerie Bertinelli, Frasier‘s Jane Leeves, and Just Shoot Me‘s Wendie Malick. Hot in Cleveland is slated to kick off in June. White will play the “snarky but lovable” property caretaker of the Cleveland home that Bertinelli, Leeves, and Malick rent after their airplane makes an emergency landing and they decide to stay. White’s participation was already announced earlier this month, but the news is that she will appear regularly on the show. Cleveland is being written by Emmy-award winner Suzanne Martin (Frasier, Ellen) and produced by Todd Milliner and Will & Grace‘s Sean Hayes. “The talented Betty White is the finishing touch to this outstanding sitcom ensemble,” said TV Land president, Larry W. Jones. The Cleveland gig is the icing on what’s become a brilliant, if unlikely, hot streak for the 88-year-old White, who has been stealing scenes lately in everything from splashy Hollywood comedies (The Proposal) to Super Bowl TV commercials. White will also host the May 8 episode of Saturday Night Live.

Mar 16 2010 03:04 PM ET

Judge orders Oprah to appear in court

Categories: Lawsuits, Television

A federal judge has ordered Oprah Winfrey to stand trial to defend a defamation lawsuit filed by Nomvuyo Mzamane, the former headmistress of Winfrey’s South Africa school. According to the Associated Press, Mzamane claims the talk show host defamed her in 2007 after reports of sexual abuse in the school hit press. (A dorm matron was charged with abusing the students.) The trial is scheduled for March 29 in Philadelphia.

Mar 16 2010 02:47 PM ET

'It's Always Sunny"s Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney expecting baby

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney will bring home their first baby this August, according to People. The couple — who met while filming the show — wed in 2008 in Malibu.

Mar 16 2010 02:00 PM ET

Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'NCIS' top broadcast networks for the week

Fox’s American Idol and CBS’ NCIS topped the ratings for the week ending March 14, according to Nielsen. The Tuesday and Wednesday editions of American Idol took the top two spots, drawing 22.8 million and 20.7 million viewers, respectively. NCIS came in third place, and as the top scripted show, with 19.6 million viewers. Fourth place was yet again Fox’s American Idol Thursday edition, with 19.3 million viewers. Television’s top comedy, Two and a Half Men, showed up in fifth place, with 17.6 million viewers.

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Mar 16 2010 12:35 PM ET

Kings of Leon announce tour dates

The Grammy-winning rock band Kings of Leon will kick of their North American tour on June 5 in Atlantic City. The road dates, which include a high-profile gig as the headliners of the Bonnaroo festival in the band’s home state of Tennessee on June 11, will wrap up in Dallas on September 23. The Followill boys’ “Use Somebody” won three Grammys last month.

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