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Sex Rehab for
Steve Phillips? Oh, Please!

ANDREA PEYSER

Oct 29, 2009 10:48 AM CDT

Sex Rehab for Steve Phillips? Oh, Please!

Axed ESPN analyst is just the latest to use 'sex addict' as an excuse

(Newser) - Steve Phillips and his fellow celebrity sex addicts prove "all that's required to claim that a man's transgression is really a disease over which he is powerless is a large bank account, a small degree of fame, a clueless wife. And a straight face," writes Andrea Peyser in...

California Plans Ban on Power-Guzzling TVs

Oct 29, 2009 3:54 AM CDT

California Plans Ban on Power-Guzzling TVs

Nation's first TV energy standards expected to pass

(Newser) - The consumer electronics industry is kicking hard against California's plans to introduce energy consumption maximums for TV sets. An industry lobby group argues that buyers should be allowed to decide whether they want a power-hungry flat-screen TV set or not, and warns that the move could cost the state jobs...

Ricky Gervais
Will Host Golden Globes

award season

Oct 26, 2009 6:21 PM CDT

Ricky Gervais Will Host Golden Globes

Show hasn't had emcee since 1995

(Newser) - The Golden Globes telecast will have a host in 2010 for the first time since 1995: Ricky Gervais. The January awards show, seen as a harbinger for the Oscars, enjoys a famously freewheeling atmosphere that suits the British comedian's style. "I have resisted many other offers like this, but...

CNN Last in Prime-Time Ratings Race

Oct 26, 2009 3:35 PM CDT

CNN Last in Prime-Time Ratings Race

Cable viewers prefer opinion-based news programming

(Newser) - CNN’s ratings have fallen behind those of the other major cable news networks as prime-time viewers pass over the network in favor of opinion-based news coverage. Every prime-time CNN show lost to its Fox News opponent, and in some instances the losses were even more humiliating—at 10pm, for...

TV Viewers Migrate to Web

don't touch that dial

Oct 26, 2009 1:17 PM CDT

TV Viewers Migrate to Web

Americans are more and more likely to have watched shows online

(Newser) - More and more Americans are watching television exclusively online and ditching their cable or satellite service. One-quarter of families have tuned in online, and 25% of those viewers have watched a full-length show on a computer—a 67% jump just since 2007. “The idea that you come home and...

ESPN to
Steve Phillips:
You're Out!

Oct 25, 2009 9:43 PM CDT

ESPN to Steve Phillips: You're Out!

Network fires philandering baseball analyst

(Newser) - Less than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network...

Actually, Fox Is
a Legit News Operation

Clarence Page

Oct 25, 2009 2:13 PM CDT

Actually, Fox Is a Legit News Operation

Obama must start following through on campaign promises

(Newser) - Risking his wife's wrath, Clarence Page has to admit he agrees with Sean Hannity. The Fox News host has correctly called President Obama on the disconnect between campaign rhetoric and the attempted boycott of Hannity's employer. "It is disingenuous for right-wing pundits to accuse Obama of dividing the country,...

Hulu Fees Likely in 2010

no free lunch

Oct 23, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

Hulu Fees Likely in 2010

News Corp. talks subscription model; paywall unlikely

(Newser) - The days of free TV shows on Hulu are likely ending: A News Corp. exec says “it’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online,” adding that “Hulu concurs with that.” Asked by Broadcasting & Cable what exactly that means, Chase Carey was vague:...

Comic Soupy Sales
Dead at 83

OBITUARY

Oct 22, 2009 10:54 PM CDT

Comic Soupy Sales Dead at 83

Always willing to take a pie in the face, he battled a variety of illnesses

(Newser) - Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, died tonight at 83. A longtime friend said Sales died at a hospice in New York, which he entered last week as...

ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips

foul balls

Oct 22, 2009 2:47 PM CDT

ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips

Network knew what it was getting in scandal-plagued analyst

(Newser) - ESPN knew exactly what it was getting in Steve Phillips, and it has to know that it's time to cut him loose. When the network hired him, "ESPN, already having gained a well-earned reputation as the Sodom and Gomorrah of sports television, must have informed Phillips of the World...

Tearful Rosie
Hints at Break-Up

Oct 21, 2009 4:10 PM CDT

Tearful Rosie Hints at Break-Up

O'Donnell says kids are priority, despite 'issues' with Carpenter

(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell confirmed today that there are “issues” in her marriage with Kelli Carpenter. Asked about hints she’s been dropping on her blog that the two have split, O’Donnell wouldn't divulge much. But she told USA Today, with tears welling: "We're a family, we remain...

Addams Family Songwriter Dies

OBITUARY

Oct 20, 2009 3:18 AM CDT

Addams Family Songwriter Dies

Vic Mizzy wrote TV theme tunes, pop hits of the '40s and '50s

(Newser) - Songwriter Vic Mizzy, best-known for the Addams Family and Green Acres theme tunes, has died at his Bel-Air home aged 93. Mizzy wrote songs for stars Dean Martin and Doris Day before moving into film and TV composing. The WWII vet wrote the Addams Family theme on harpsichord, singing and...

In Fight With Fox,
White House Can't Win

analysis

Oct 18, 2009 4:24 PM CDT

In Fight With Fox, White House Can't Win

Administration has 'brought a knife to a gunfight': David Carr

(Newser) - By tackling Fox News head-on, the Obama administration has almost certainly bitten off more than it can chew, apparently prioritizing payback ahead of rising above the fray. "While there is undoubtedly a visceral thrill in finally setting out after your antagonists," media columnist David Carr writes for the...

Tyson, Holyfield Make Up

happy ending

Oct 16, 2009 4:25 PM CDT

Tyson, Holyfield Make Up

Boxers reconcile 12 years after bizarre championship bout

(Newser) - Evander Holyfield forgives Mike Tyson for biting his ear during their heavyweight title fight in 1997, he said during a joint appearance with his former opponent on today's Oprah Winfrey Show. The boxers—who knew each other as teens—shook hands, and Holyfield said the famous bite “wasn't really...

Wrestling Dynamo
Captain Lou Dead at 76

obituary

Oct 14, 2009 5:00 PM CDT

Wrestling Dynamo Captain Lou Dead at 76

Manager's celebrity helped wrestling crossover to the mainstream

(Newser) - “Captain” Lou Albano, a professional wrestler who also enjoyed success as a mainstream entertainer, died today at 76. Starting in the late '50s as one-half of tag team “the Sicilians,” Albano’s wrestling career spanned four decades. With his signature look—Hawaiian shirt, rubber-band goatee—and a...

Heroes to Kill Major Character

Oct 13, 2009 3:30 PM CDT

Heroes to Kill Major Character

We just don't who yet, only that it's a male

(Newser) - A central character will die on Heroes this season. The only hints we get are that the character is male and part of the original cast. E! Online columnist Kristin Dos Santos knows but "can't come right out and name any names." But she adds that "I...

Jay Leno Kills Southland

10PM FALLOUT

Oct 9, 2009 1:52 PM CDT

Jay Leno Kills Southland

Cop drama left homeless without 10pm time slot

(Newser) - NBC’s cop drama Southland was critically acclaimed and had great ratings, but the network has stopped production on the series and canned the episodes it already completed. The explanation: The show is too dark and gritty for 9pm. Why not just air it in its original time slot,...

Snoop Dogg's
'Snoopiest' TV Moments

watch it

Oct 9, 2009 12:15 PM CDT

Snoop Dogg's 'Snoopiest' TV Moments

Hip-hop artist does an awful lot of entertaining TV cameos

(Newser) - In anticipation of Snoop Dogg’s cameo on tonight’s episode of Brothers, the Huffington Post runs down the hip-hop artist’s best—that is to say, Snoop Doggiest—TV guest moments to date:

The Martha Stewart Show: “Oh, you want me to take the skizin off it.”

...

Honeymoon's
Over for SNL,
Obama

ANALYSIS

Oct 8, 2009 3:39 AM CDT

Honeymoon's Over for SNL, Obama

Saturday Night Live sketch mocks 'do-nothing' prez

(Newser) - Saturday Night Live didn't pull any punches when lampooning President Obama on the weekend and some analysts say that should be a red flag for the administration. A comedy skit purported to come to the president's defense against right-wing complaints that he's a "Hitler." No such thing. "...

Gosselin Mess
Hits Law & Order

Oct 7, 2009 3:45 PM CDT

Gosselin Mess Hits Law & Order

Ripped from the headlines...a Jon-and-Kate inspired tale

(Newser) - The hot mess that is the Gosselin family is set to hit NBC's Law & Order—with a few twists. The Oct. 16 episode Reality Bites revolves around a show named Larry Plus 10; if you're wondering why there's no Kate in that equation, that's because she's dead: Larry's...