- Tom Selleck eyes CBS cop drama pilot
(Reuters)
Reuters - After lengthy negotiations, Tom Selleck is nearing a deal to play the lead in an untitled police drama at CBS.
- Obama pitching healthcare reform on Fox News
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama is venturing into enemy territory to drum up last-minute support for healthcare reform ahead of a crucial vote in the House of Representatives.
- Jessica Simpson investigates standards of beauty
(AP)
AP - Singer and sometimes actress Jessica Simpson has paid the price of beauty, and now she's examining people's obsession with looking good.
- Tracy Morgan returning to "Scare Tactics"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Syfy is expanding its reality slate with new shows, a new night and the return of Tracy Morgan to the sci-fi cable network.
- How Tiger Woods is leaving networks in the rough
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tiger Woods is returning to golf next month at the Masters. But for TV networks, the fallen pro couldn't have picked a worse event.
- Winfrey due in Philadelphia for defamation trial
(AP)
AP - Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey is expected to spend two weeks defending herself at trial in a defamation case linked to the sex-abuse scandal at her girls school in South Africa.
- Deaf West To Present Kesselman's 'My Sister In This House'
(Playbill)
Playbill - Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood, CA, will present Wendy Kesselman's My Sister In This House, based on the true story of the troubled lives of French sisters, April 10-May 30.
- Nielsen's list of top 20 shows for March 8-14
(AP)
AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for March 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
- Virgin America apologizes for LA-to-NY grounding
(AP)
AP - Virgin America has offered refunds to "Dancing With the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba and other passengers who were stranded for hours on a grounded plane bound for New York from Los Angeles.
- HBO wins dismissal of Gumbel show defamation suit
(Reuters)
Reuters - The HBO cable television channel won dismissal of a $5 million defamation lawsuit by a Brooklyn, New York handwriting expert who accused it and "Real Sports" host Bryant Gumbel of tying him to a forgery ring.
- NBC's prime-time viewership improves without Leno
(AP)
AP - Two weeks into non-Jay Leno programming, NBC's audience for the final hour of prime-time TV has increased by 45 percent.
- HBO's "Pacific" wounded in first outing
(Reuters)
Reuters - HBO's costly World War Two miniseries "The Pacific" got off to a slow start on Sunday evening, delivering 3.1 million viewers.
- World's shortest man, He Pingping, dies in Italy
(AP)
AP - The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.
- Expect huge TV audiences for Woods' Masters return
(AP)
AP - CBS Sports' president thinks that Tiger Woods' return to golf will be one of the "biggest media spectacles in recent memory."
- Less-than-spectacular superheroes come to Syfy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Syfy has greenlighted a pilot that puts a spin on the traditional superhero genre, and is seeking to extend its "Battlestar Galactica" empire.
- Charlie Sheen back at work on `Two and a Half Men'
(AP)
AP - Charlie Sheen is back at work and shooting has resumed on "Two and a Half Men."
- "Seinfeld" vet, Steve Jobs parodist team on satire
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fledgling premium cable network Epix said Tuesday it has picked up a Silicon Valley satire from Larry Charles, the "Seinfeld" veteran who went on to direct the "Borat" and "Bruno" movies.
- Glitch leads to adult video on kids channels in NC
(AP)
AP - A cable TV spokeswoman says preview clips for adult programming appeared on two channels dedicated for kids in North Carolina because of an "equipment failure."
- "White Collar" actress joins NBC's "Parks"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Natalie Morales, who recently left USA's rookie drama "White Collar," is joining NBC's comedy "Parks and Recreation" for at least two episodes.
- Heavyweight to featherweight: Tyson races pigeons
(AP)
AP - Former world heavyweight champ Mike Tyson will take flight on Animal Planet with a new sport — pigeon racing.