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Golden Globes Could Decide New TV Royalty

Tina Fey has a chance to secure her throne as the Queen of Television at Sunday's Golden Globes, but the title of king is still very much up for grabs.Fey is competing for best actress in a comedy after an explosive 2008 in which she won an Emmy and became a household name, and even political player, with her pitch-perfect Sarah Palin impersonation. The rock of 30 Rock, nominated for three awards, she looks like a sure thing in her category.Beyond that, it's anybody's Globes.

Sun, Jan 11, 2009

Golden Globes Could Decide New TV Royalty

Patrick Swayze Checks into Hospital with Pneumonia

Patrick Swayze, who has battled pancreatic cancer for the last year, checked into a hospital with pneumonia, A&E Network officials said Friday in a surprise announcement.The Dirty Dancing star was supposed to attend a news conference to promote his new show, The Beast, on A&E, but network president, Robert DeBitetto, announced Swayze would not be attending. "Patrick is very sorry for being unable to attend this morning," DeBitetto said. "He thanks everyone for all the outpouring of support that he's been receiving lately."The announcement comes two days after the airing of a Barbara Walters interview, in which Swayze detailed his agonizing...

Fri, Jan 9, 2009

Patrick Swayze Checks into Hospital with Pneumonia

Secret Life Scoop: Show Creator Talks Band-Camp Flashback

Secret Life of the American Teenager is going back to band camp to show us the day Amy got pregnant, series creator Brenda Hampton tells TVGuide.com. The episode will air the week before the March 23 season finale, in which Amy (Shailene Woodley) will finally give birth to the baby, Hampton said in an interview Tuesday.

Tue, Jan 6, 2009

Secret Life Scoop: Show Creator Talks Band-Camp Flashback

No Playdates for The Bachelor

Jason Mesnick got to know a lot of women during his stint as The Bachelor — but his young son didn't. Mesnick, the first single dad to star in ABC's hit show, made sure his 3-year-old, Ty, never got to know most of the contestants, who included several single moms. He also didn't plan playdates with their kids, he told TVGuide.com in an interview just hours before the show's premiere. (It airs Monday at 8 pm/ET.)

Mon, Jan 5, 2009

SAG Strike Vote Delayed Over Divisions

The guild had planned to send out ballots Jan. 2 and to tabulate them by Jan. 23. But it now plans to delay sending out ballots until after an emergency meeting to be held Jan. 12 and 13, SAG national executive director Doug Allen announced late Monday.

Tue, Dec 23, 2008

Mother of Blush's Todd Homme Starts Charity

Todd Homme's mother is starting a charity foundation for aspiring makeup artists to honor the 23-year-old Blush contestant, who died in his sleep earlier this month.

Mon, Dec 22, 2008

Mother of Blush's Todd Homme Starts Charity

TVGuide.com's Top Moments of the Week

It was a week of miracles: Generosity thawed hearts. A killer found love. Tom Cruise went on TV without doing anything weird, and Valkyrie looks pretty good! With good will toward all, we bring you our Top Moments, holiday edition.

Fri, Dec 19, 2008

Is The Bachelor About to Become The Family Guy?

The latest Bachelor has a fiancé — but could his son soon have a sibling or two?Jason Mesnick, the first single dad in Bachelor history, has said he met the woman he plans to marry on the latest edition of the show, which premieres Monday, Jan. 5, on ABC.The network announced the contestants Wednesday, and in another first for the show, they include four single moms. Two have daughters, one has a son, and one has a son and a daughter...

Wed, Dec 17, 2008

Is The Bachelor About to Become The Family Guy?

Nice Guy Survivor Shares Secrets of Success

The nice guy finished last, and he couldn't be happier. "Because in Survivor, you want to be the last one," said Bob Crowley, talking by phone with TVGuide.com the morning after he won Survivor: Gabon. "You don't want to be the first one." The high school physics teacher from Portland, Maine, Crowley was in New York Monday morning for talk show appearances, but squeezed in a phone call with us to talk about his strategy, his competition, and how he hopes to work with the Red Cross now that he's won.

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Nice Guy Survivor Shares Secrets of Success

New Rift Opens in SAG over Strike Vote

Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild plan to hold an emergency meeting after the union's New York board came out against holding a strike authorization vote.

Mon, Dec 15, 2008

Watts, Schreiber Welcome Second Baby Boy

It's a boy, again, for Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber. "I can confirm that Naomi and Liev had a baby boy yesterday," a rep for the 40-year-old King Kong and Mulholland Drive actress told E! News on Sunday.

Sun, Dec 14, 2008

Watts, Schreiber Welcome Second Baby Boy

Amy Poehler Says Goodbye to Saturday Night Live

Amy Poehler said goodbye to Saturday Night Live in true Weekend Update-style, with a sincere and heartfelt message quickly interrupted by a gag at the expense of New York's blind governor.

Sun, Dec 14, 2008

Amy Poehler Says Goodbye to Saturday Night Live

Survivor's Olympian Predicts a Male Winner

Crystal Cox, the latest Survivor: Gabon contestant to be sent home, talked with TVGuide.com about her experience on the show and prediction for Sunday's finale, in which she'll be among the judges who votes on a final winner. She won't make a prediction except to say he or she will be a he: Ken Hoang, Matty Whitmore, or Bob Crowley.

Fri, Dec 12, 2008

Survivor's Olympian Predicts a Male Winner

SAG to Vote on Strike, But it Looks Close

The Screen Actors Guild will send strike authorization ballots to more than 100,000 members of the union on Jan. 2, but the dismal economic climate and the pleas of several prominent actors not to strike could make the vote close. Votes will be tabulated by Jan. 23, and could lead to a strike that would affect all shows covered by SAG — mostly expensive, filmed series like Lost. Taped shows, such as Gary Unmarried, Rules of Engagement, and 90210 are covered by another union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. That union, which also includes 44,000 people who also belong to SAG, has already accepted a contract similar to the one studios are offering SAG.

Thu, Dec 11, 2008

Leno Takes Over One-Third of NBC's Weekly Prime Time Schedule

NBC announced Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. show as a win-win: a way to keep a bankable star on the air while unveiling an entirely new way to look at prime time scheduling. The question now is whether the new show will be as good – and earn the ratings – of the shows it will replace in prime time. Monday through Friday, he'll occupy a full third of the 8-11 p.m. bracket when most people watch TV ...

Tue, Dec 9, 2008

Leno Takes Over One-Third of NBC's Weekly Prime Time Schedule

Cleaner's Benjamin Bratt Keeps Work in the Family

If only Benjamin Bratt's character on The Cleaner could balance work and family as well as the actor does. The show's first season – A&E has just ordered a second – ended with William Banks' wife kicking him out of the house. She's convinced that Banks, a former drug addict, has a new addiction to his job: intervening in the lives of addicts to force them into rehab.

Wed, Nov 26, 2008

Cleaner's Benjamin Bratt Keeps Work in the Family

Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward

Some of Hollywood's most respected stars – including Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Meryl Streep – met privately with the president of the Screen Actors Guild, encouraging plans to move forward with a vote on a possible actors' strike, a top entertainment writer reports.

Tue, Nov 25, 2008

Major Stars Agree Strike Vote Should Go Forward

Top Moments: A Turkey Pardon, Shoeless Dancing, and What Scares Barack Obama

No shirt or shoes were required this week, as the world went mad: Two of our favorite shows went to their deaths with dignity — and sex appeal. There was talk of eating cats, but a Thanksgiving turkey got a pardon. Steve Martin went back to being silly, and to top it all off, the future leader of the free world admitted that one person still intimidates him. Enjoy our Top Moments, end of the world edition.

Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Top Moments: A Turkey Pardon, Shoeless Dancing, and What Scares Barack Obama

Rosie O'Donnell Will Keep Politics Out of Variety Show

Rosie O'Donnell says not to expect any politics or arguing on her upcoming variety show, Rosie Live. O'Donnell says she talked about contentious issues on The View because it was part of her job. But on her variety show, set to air on NBC at 8 pm/ET on the night before Thanksgiving, her only job is "to give people an hour to forget about their troubles," she says.

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Rosie O'Donnell Will Keep Politics Out of Variety Show

Dancing's Melanie Brown, Kelly Monaco Join Topless Musical

Melanie Brown and Kelly Monaco's dance routines are about to get spicier – the Dancing With the Stars alums are headlining a topless Las Vegas musical called PEEPSHOW. Monaco, who won Dancing, and Brown, a Spice Girl and Dancing runner-up, will appear in the burlesque-style performance set to open in March at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, People reports.

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Dancing's Melanie Brown, Kelly Monaco Join Topless Musical

Britney Spears Says New Life Has 'No Passion'

Britney Spears says the struggle to regain control of her life can be like a jail sentence, saying, "There's no excitement, there's no passion." "I have really good days, and then I have bad days. Even when you go to jail you know there's the time when you're gonna get out. But in this situation, it's never ending. It's just like Groundhog Day," the 26-year-old singer says in a new 90-minute documentary, Britney: For The Record, to air on MTV in the U.S. on Nov. 30 and on Sky1 in the U.K. on Dec. 1.

Wed, Nov 19, 2008

Britney Spears Says New Life Has 'No Passion'

Transgender Top Model Contestant to Get Sex-Change Surgery

The first transgendered contestant on America's Next Top Model will undergo surgery soon to become physically female, with the help of the show's host, Tyra Banks. Dr. Marci Bowers, who will perform the surgery, told TVGuide.com on Tuesday that Isis King received the news during a taping of Banks' talk show to air later this month.

Tue, Nov 18, 2008

Transgender Top Model Contestant to Get Sex-Change Surgery