Reuters - For the first time since the Oscars moved to TV in the early 1950s, studios will be able to advertise movies during the telecast of the Academy Awards next year.
E! Online - Rocco DiSpirito says it was not his choice to do a Viennese waltz to Tom Jones' camp classic "What's New Pussycat?" on last night's Dancing With the Stars.
AP - How do the ladies of "Real Housewives" measure success? In New York co-ops, gated McMansions, fairy-tale weddings, Rolex watches and shameless social climbing. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:33:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - CBS is looking good so far this TV season, easily winning last week in the prime-time ratings and perhaps minting a new hit in "The Mentalist." -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:08:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
E! Online - Fingers crossed the parties embroiled in Project Runway's network-jumping litigation will take the advice of Tim Gunn and make it work. Otherwise, it may not be just the losing designers we'll be bidding auf Wiedersehen.
E! Online - Marc Cherry, the man behind the women of ABC's Desperate Housewives, just revealed some shocking news: Fairview will catch fire during November sweeps—and some won't survive the blaze.
E! Online - Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway have spied new jobs, Sarah Jessica Parker is on a hiring spree while hubby Matthew Broderick is back on the boards, and Kristen Bell has a new Boy in her life.
AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Sept. 29-Oct. 5. 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
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:11:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News
AP - Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor had surgery to repair a torn Achilles' tendon on Tuesday, a day after she said on "Dancing with the Stars" that she was dropping out of the competition.
AP - Dan Rather could have made millions of dollars more per year if CBS had not defrauded him before firing him, his lawyer said Tuesday. -- read full article
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:08:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Television News