Reuters - Former U.S. television star Ed
McMahon's financial and legal woes worsened on Wednesday -- as
well as fighting to save his home from foreclosure, he is now
being sued for not paying a lawyer hired for his daughter.
AP - Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker, cancer survivor Lance Armstrong and other celebrities will take part in a three-network telethon to support cancer research, it was announced Tuesday. -- read full article
AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of July 21-27. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses: -- read full article
AP - Reality shows, newsmagazines and reruns of scripted series dominated prime-time schedules last week, so that's what viewers watched. -- read full article
AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for July 21-27. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. -- read full article
Reuters - A fifth of U.S. television viewers are
putting down their remote controls and clicking on a mouse
instead to watch primetime programs online -- particularly
professional women, according to a new survey.
Reuters - "America's Got Talent"
returned to the top spot among TV shows last week, a week after
being dethroned by Major League Baseball's All-Star game. -- read full article
Reuters - ABC is making a French
comedy connection. The network is developing a U.S. version of
the Gallic comedy series "Don't Do This, Don't Do That" (Fais
pas ci, fais pas ca), a documentary-style look at the lives of
two families. -- read full article
