The tube is alive these days with acclaimed actresses such as Holly Hunter (TNT’s Saving Grace), Glenn Close (FX’s Damages), Kyra Sedgwick (TNT’s The Closer), Mariska Hargitay (NBC’s Law & Order: SVU) and Edie Falco (Showtime’s Nurse Jackie), all playing powerful characters who represent a sea change from the saintly matriarchs and ditzy housewives we grew up with. “We’re making [...]

If misery loves company, then reality TV couple Jon and Kate Gosselin had plenty of both Monday night when millions of viewers watched on television as the parents of eight announced they were breaking up.
Cable channel TLC, which airs reality show “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” on Tuesday said that the previous night’s episode attracted [...]

Tuck this tidbit away somewhere: It is easier to die with your eyes open. Eyes closed — much harder.
“There’s nothing worse than sitting there holding your breath and concentrating on not moving your eyelids,” said Mike Doyle, an actor with a quick grin and a knife sticking out of his chest on the set of [...]

Nadya Suleman, who gave birth to octuplets in January, will star in a reality television series about her family, a TV executive said.
The Eyeworks executive, who asked not to be named, confirmed a Us magazine report that quoted Suleman’s lawyer, Jeff Czech, saying a deal has been reached after months of negotiations.
The “quasi-reality TV series” [...]

When Fox’s “Prison Break” ran its series finale last month, fans of the show were left wondering if the lead character was really dead. Their response was to go online and post a whole lot of “WTF?s” in chat rooms, fan sites and Twitter, using the Internet acronym for “what the f**k?” For 20th Century [...]

Michael Stecher, who has worked in Hollywood for 18 years, sees himself as high royalty in an unenviable kingdom. The El Segundo father of two has been fired so many times that he refers to himself as “The King of Canceled TV Shows.” Twice he received pink slips at lunch.
“People don’t realize how fast it [...]

Yes indeed, Denny’s coming back.
The extended return of Izzie’s late fiancé drew cries of protest from many Grey’s Anatomy fans last fall, but he’s an important part of the story that creator Shonda Rhimes wants to tell.
“We’re heading on a journey,” Rhimes says. Viewers “are in the middle and don’t have a map, so they can feel [...]

Just when you thought the saga of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich couldn’t get any stranger, it has.
Blagojevich wants to star on the NBC reality show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” — a program similar to “Survivor” in which contestants will be plopped down in the Costa Rican jungle to perform [...]

The Fox network is letting employees of some troubled small businesses decide which one of their colleagues will be laid off and turning the results into a reality show.
The series, “Someone’s Gotta Go,” is in production, but Fox wouldn’t say when it would go on the air.
Each episode will feature a company with about 15 [...]