NBC Universal said that it is focused on keeping Matt Lauer as co-host of ‘Today,’ amidst rumors that Lauer’s future at the morning show is unclear. Speaking at the Television Critics Association press tour on Friday, NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said, “The number one priority is keeping Matt on the ‘Today Show.'” He was […]
Read moreDavid Letterman made Brian Williams squirm on Wednesday night when he took aim at John Boehner’s crying. That’s because Williams is scheduled to interview Boehner later this week. Williams smiled awkwardly at the camera after Letterman said that Boehner “will cry like a guy on drugs.” The newsanchor admitted, “This makes me highly uncomfortable. I […]
Read moreMSNBC contributor and political analyst Melissa Harris-Perry will host her own show for the network starting in February. Harris-Perry tweeted the news on Thursday, and wrote that her new show will follow Chris Hayes’ weekend program, “Up With Chris.” The new show, which does not yet have a title, will air on Saturday and Sundays […]
Read moreCNN host and suspected phone hacker Piers Morgan lectured Rep. Ron Paul about a mocking tweet from someone at the Paul campaign aimed at Jon Huntsman. Morgan, who has refused to divulge how he got a private phone recording of Paul McCartney, scolded Rep. Paul for being uninformed about Twitter, as Huntsman himself looked on. […]
Read moreA Current TV representative shed some light Tuesday night on why Keith Olbermann played no part in the network’s coverage of the Iowa caucus. As discovered by Politico’s Dylan Byers, the spokesperson wrote in a chatroom: “We asked Keith to be the sole anchor and exec producer of our primary and caucus coverage beginning tonight. […]
Read moreThe lawyer for Mitt Romney’s campaign may be leery on appearing on MSNBC in the future after an uncomfortable interview Tuesday evening. Pressured by Chris Matthews to explain if his candidate had any conversations on ads with the Super PACs endorsing him, attorney Ben Ginsberg provided a strong, yet dubious, opinion of the former Massachusetts […]
Read moreAfter successfully baiting conservatives with his profane Christmas Eve tweet, comedian and Real Time host Bill Maher continued his Twitter mockery of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, including sending Twitpics of himself “Tebowing” in front of a Kim Jong-Il lookalike, and striking the iconic pose in a tree, or “Treebowing.” (Source: Mediaite.com)
Read moreOn CNN’s Starting Point Tuesday morning, Soledad O’Brien and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann got into a tussle over “gotcha questions” ahead of today’s caucuses. “You have taken a lot of flak for some of your very strong social issues, where you stand on them, and I want to talk about some of them,” O’Brien […]
Read moreAfter bringing back George Stephanopoulos to replace Christiane Amanpour on Sunday’s “This Week” political talk show, ABC is making a change behind the scenes as well. The network’s news president, Ben Sherwood, said Friday that Jon Banner will replace Rick Kaplan as the show’s executive producer. Banner was a longtime producer of “World News” before […]
Read moreOprah kicked off 2012 with the launch of her new primetime show, “Oprah’s Next Chapter” to save her stuggling cable network OWN on Sunday night with an an extensive interview with Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler at his home in New Hampshire. Tyler sat down with Oprah to talk about love, regret, sex, lead singer […]
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