Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has rich and plenty history
Whether we watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade at home, snuggled in pajamas, or lined along Manhattan's West Side, bundled against the usual chill, it's one of the few traditions...
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‘MythBusters’ team preps for ‘Punkin Chunkin’
This Thanksgiving, Discovery and Science Channels serve up a kind of pumpkin pie that nobody wants. On Thursday the networks simulcast "Punkin Chunkin," the annual event in Delaware in which...
ABC cancels ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All My Children’
ABC has announced they are canceling two of their daytime soap operas "One Life to Live" and "All My Children.""'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' are iconic pieces...
Early release for ‘American Idol’ top 24
It's an "American Idol" first — some of the Top 24 members will be officially revealed early. According to the Fox network, some of the Top 24 semifinalists will be...
‘Betty’ to end this season, ABC says
The news ain't pretty. Sadly, ABC confirms that "Ugly Betty" is canceled. "We've mutually come to the difficult decision to make this 'Ugly Betty's' final season," a joint statement from...
‘Masterpiece’ brings back evergreen Austen
As 19th century novels go, Jane Austen's "Emma" has fared better than most in terms of successful adaptations to other media. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Beckinsale, on the big and...
‘Bachelor’ couple skip announcement
That "special announcement" nixed from "The Bachelor" premiere? It was Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski setting a wedding date. Not, as one viewer guessed, that they were getting a dog....
Franco to guest star on ’30 Rock’
"Spider-Man" actor James Franco, last seen on "General Hospital," will soon appear on the NBC comedy "30 Rock." In the episode airing Jan. 14, Franco plays himself and strikes a...
‘The Game’ may be back on
The CW canceled "The Game" at the end of last season, but the show may have a chance at suiting up for a different team. BET has been talking with...
ABC’s ‘Crash Course’ like ‘Wipeout’ on wheels
What is it about obstacle courses that seems to have captured the imagination of producers and viewers? Unlike "Wipeout," in which players must traverse a hilarious obstacle course on foot,...