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Golf Legend Who Overcame Childhood Stutter To Cover Golf for 35 Years on CBS Dies at 82. Read Here About His Storybook U.S. Open Win in 1964

A golfer who had a legendary career both on the...... (San Franciso Chronicle/sfgate.com)

Thursday Finales: One Show Plummets, Another One Surges (But Guess Which Show Is Going Off the Air)

It was a tale of two shows headed in opposite...... (TVbytheNumbers)

Cannes Film Festival Hit With $1 Million Jewel Heist

Thieves got away with about $1 million in jewelry earmarked...... (Washington Post)

Another Media Outlet Hacked in Syria-Related Attack

Another major media outlet has been targeted by hackers focused...... (Ad Age)

Diva Diss: J-Lo's 'Idol' Performance Fails to Get a Rise Out of Mariah

Oh, the drama. It seems it’s always something with those...... (Us Weekly)

Shine International Appoints CEO

Shine Group -- the production company group behind scripted and...... (THR)

Syfy Pulling the Plug on Series That Has Been a Fan Favorite

Syfy will pull the plug on a drama series that...... (Deadline, Airlock Alpha)

High-Profile Online Project Dead: Producer Says Viewers 'Hated It Out of Existence'

The writer and producer of a high-profile online project gave...... (NY Magazine, Deadline)

Emmy-Nominated Actor Hit With Felony Drug Charge

A young actor who has been getting attention for his...... (CNN)

Viral Internet Star Arrested on Murder Charge

An Internet star who has appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”...... (Chicago Sun-Times)

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Today Is the 15th Anniversary of the Death of the Most Famous Person in American Popular Culture. Here's the Movie or Miniseries About Him Someone in Hollywood Should Have the Guts to Make

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MTV and Its Corporate Cousins Going Back to Their Musical Roots

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As NBC Mulls Fate of Drama Series, Other Networks Are Interested
Report: Another Judge Leaving 'American Idol'
Today Is the 15th Anniversary of the Death of the Most Famous Person in American Popular Culture. Here Is the Movie or Miniseries About Him Someone in Hollywood Should Have the Guts to Make
Why the ACLU Is Trying to Influence the Storyline on a Major TV Sitcom
Aereo Going for Knockout Punch in Legal Battle With Broadcasters
A Spinoff of 'Vampire Diaries' and Two Other New Series, Plus 4 Returning Shows Will Be on New Nights: CW Unveils Fall Schedule
Why Shakira Is Leaving 'The Voice'
Weird Non-TV Story of the Day: Wealthy Moms Hiring the Disabled to Help Their Kids Cut Into Line at Disney World
ABC Orders 13 New Series for 2013-2014 Season, Eight of Which Will Debut This Fall. 'Dancing with the Stars' Cut to One Night a Week. Here's ABC's Fall Schedule
Report: CBS May Lose a Major Sports Event It Has Aired Since 1968
ABC Unveils Live Streaming Plan in Fight Against Aereo
Angelina Jolie Reveals She Underwent a Double Mastectomy
'Voice' Coaches: Who's In, Who's Out at the NBC Singing Competition?
More Bad News for Networks? TV Writer Warns of Sophomore Slump
NBC Plans Three-Hour Live Staging of 'The Sound of Music' With 'Idol' Winner in Lead Role
Dr. Joyce Brothers, Pioneering TV Psychologist and One of the Early Masters of the TV Sound Bite, Dead at 85
NBC Announces Fall Schedule: Thursday, Once the Network's Most Powerful Night, Undergoes Major Changes
Fox Reveals Fall Schedule; 'Bones' Moves to Fridays in Late Fall, New J.J. Abrams Series Set
Barbara Walters Announces When She Will Retire
Another Sitcom Joins the NBC Casualty List
The Latest Pickups, Renewals and Cancellations: Goodbye CBS's 'CSI: NY,' 'Vegas,' TNT's 'Southland' and Other Shows. Hello to New Chuck Lorre Sitcom and Drama with 'Lost's' Josh Holloway, Among Many Others
After Intense Negotiations, Stars of CBS Drama Agree to Return, Leading to Show's Renewal
NBC Pulls Plug on Four Comedy Series; One Fan Favorite Is Spared
CBS Affiliates Board Backs Live Plus Same Day Ratings
Detective Drama May Be Headed to Cable After ABC Passes
NBC Cancels 'Smash' and 'The New Normal,' CBS Passes on TV Version of 'Beverly Hills Cop' from Shawn Ryan and Eddie Murphy
Calling the TV Business an 'Injustice Being Inflicted on the American People,' John McCain Unveils Legislation Challenging the Current TV Model
ABC Series Has Its Worst-Ever Premiere; CBS Show Hits All-Time Low
Fox Cancels Drama Series -- Does This Mean Another Series Will Return?
NBC Orders Remake of Classic Drama Series, Spinoff of Current Drama
TNT Bringing Back Series
Cable Reality Show Faces Cancellation Over Impasse Between Network and Cast
Actress Who Played One Role on TV for Almost Four Decades Dead at 84
Singer for Grammy-Nominated Band Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Plot
Showtime Drama Might Not Make It to Season 4
CNN Announces New Series
Piers Morgan to Executive Produce Starz Project About a Subject That's Right in His Wheelhouse
Which TV Pilots Are Likely to Receive Pickups? Here's the Top 10
Nielsen Changes Its Definition of the TV Universe -- and This Means the Universe Is About to Get Bigger
CNN Executive -- Who Is Also a Former News Director of a Major New York TV Station -- Is Leaving CNN
Plans for $25 Million Remodel of Fallon's New York Studio for 'The Tonight Show' Are Scrapped; Now Re-Do Will Cost Millions Less
Executive Who Has Led Cable Network (That's in 90 Million Homes) for the Past 6 Years is Leaving
Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dies at 49; Spider Bite Might Be Related to His Death. Flesh-Eating Disease?
On the Eve of the Upfront Season, USA Network to Broaden Program Strategy
Walt Disney Chief Bob Iger Says ABC Needs More 'Scandal'
Previously Canceled Show Gets Return Date
Steven Spielberg Once Said That Without This Man's Work 'There never would have been a 'Star Wars' or a 'Jurassic Park.' ' Special Effects Wizard Ray Harryhausen Dead at 92
Variety TV Editor Asks About This Year's Broadcast Network Pilots: 'Where's the Pizzazz??!!'
Discovery Producer, Bitten by a Venomous Snake, Releases What Some Are Calling 'The Grossest Picture on the Internet.' Here It Is -- If You Have the Stomach for It
Potential Game Changer: Time Warner Cable CEO Says If Aereo Ultimately Passes Legal Muster the MSO May Use 'Similar' Technology To Deliver Broadcast Signals to Its Cable Subs. Billions of Dollars in Retrans Fees Could be at Stake
Aereo Says Networks Are Bluffing About Moving to Cable
Cable Series -- One of the Oddest TV Hits in Years -- Breaks Viewership Record
Video: THIS Is Why We're Gonna Miss Roger Ebert -- He Was a Lot of Fun and It Was Contagious! Here, Tilda Swinton and Ebert's Widow Chaz Lead Audience at Ebertfest This Week in a Dance-Along to a Barry White Song in Tribute to Ebert
ABC Comedy Plunges in Ratings
Arsenio Hall's New Show to Tape on Historic Stage -- Venue Is Especially Meaningful in the History of Talk
Sony TV Announces New Library Service for Digital Subchannel Market; Agreement With Major Station Group to Take the New Service Is in Place
Zooey Deschanel Receives Apology After Being Misidentified on TV as a Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect
Gwyneth Doeth With Classy Sexiness: Attending Her First Premiere After Being Named World's Most Beautiful Woman by People, Gwyneth Paltrow Wears Dress She Calls 'Very See-Through'
NBC Rolls Dice on Game-Changing Series for Fall
Zucker Eyes Former Presidential Candidate -- Also Formerly a Fox News Talking Head -- for CNN Job
Actor Who Is Playing The Title Role in the Movie Version of 'The Lone Ranger' Signs Up to Play in Another Classic TV Show Being Brought to the Big Screen
'Idol' Producers Reportedly Had Secret Plan to Dump Mariah Carey and Bring Back Jennifer Lopez
News Anchor Fired for Cursing On-Air Has TV Offers Pouring In
Report: Amazon Developing Box to Stream Video to TVs. One Big Question: Why Does Amazon Want to Enter a Crowded Field That Will Only Get More Crowded
Report: Matt Lauer Urged NBC to Hire Crisis Team
Must See Fun Video: Jimmy Kimmel Show Skewers Fans Attending Last Weekend's Coachella Valley Music Festival
Study Shows There's One Kind of Ad That Doesn't Get Zapped by DVR Owners
Video: Four TV Stars Reveal the 'Naked Truth' in Sizzling Nude Photo Shoot for Allure [Fixed so you can now link to the video itself]
Reality Star in 'First Official Fake Sex Tape'
Video Fun: Late-Night Wars Heat Up as Conan O'Brien and Chelsea Handler Have a Naked Shower Encounter (Warning -- This May Offend Some)
Our Tribute to Roger Ebert
'It Will Revolutionize TV Forever' Says Analyst, Who Reveals Truly Eye-Popping Details of New Apple TV Set. He Insists It Will Be Out Later This Year
A Familiar Face at CNN Is Headed Out the Door
'Game of Thrones' Star Says She's Broke
TBS Shuts Down Production on Comedy Series After Actor Is Injured
Major Hollywood Studio Quietly Starts Its Own Streaming Service Featuring Old Movies and TV Shows
Gay TV Actress Tops the List of Most Appealing Actors Among Faith-Based Audiences
Zucker's 'New Face of CNN' Sinks to New Ratings Low
Astonishing: One Day, Jimmy Fallon May Become King of Late-Night Viewing, But Today, Actually, that Title Does Not Belong to Leno, Letterman, Kimmel, Conan, Stewart Nor 'Nightline.' It Belongs to a Thing.
Report: Does Matt Lauer No Longer Add Up? In 2011, 'The Today Show' Brought in $500 Million in Ad Revenues. Last Year the Show Brought in $50 Million Less. Is Lauer, Who Makes $25 Million a Year, Now a Liability? Cronkite Award Winners for TV Political Journalism Announced for 2013
CBS Rolls Out Summer Schedule, Including New Scripted Drama Series
Why David Poltrack, TV's Top Researcher, Says Stop Worrying About the Decline in Viewers and Key Demos This TV Season. Actually, a New 'Golden Era' Is Here
'60 Minutes'/Vanity Fair Poll Names Greatest Sitcom of All Time (Poll Also Reveals the Funniest Letter of the Alphabet, Among Other Things)
Analyst: YouTube Video Has 'Profound Long-Term Implications for the Traditional Media Ecosystem'
Nielsen Study Breaks Down Why People Who Don't Get TV Service Often Still Have TV Sets
Report: Apple Talking With Cable Operators About Set-Top Box
Report: 'Google is reinventing the business of pay TV and broadband. Cable operators everywhere should be very, very afraid.'
We All Need a Little Inspiration to Start That Pet Project We’ve Been Meaning to Start, or Continue, or Finish. This Should Fit the Bill