BET.com has announced the launch of their first web based series that is entitled "Buppies" that starts on Tuesday, November 24th. The series will run for 10 episodes over 10 weeks and tells the tales of LA's young black professional elite.
The setting for the show is the world of Black Hollywood and is the first kind of series to feature an African-American principal cast. "Buppies" will tell the dramas of the five friends as they go through the busy LA world staying true to their friendships.
The first of these women is Quinci Allen, played by Tatyana Allen, who is best known for playing Ashley Banks in the TV show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Then there is Priscilla, played by Robin Thede, who is regularly seen on E! News Daily as a freelance reporter. Ernest Waddell has been cast as Shaka and has been in such TV shows as HBO's "The Wire" and "One Tree Hill." Eliot is played by Preston Davis II, who is currently starring in "Entourage." Finally there is Kourtney, played by Chante Freirson, who has been recently starring in the San Diego Musical Theater production of "Dreamgirls."
VH1 have teamed up with DoSomething.org to compile the list of the top celebrity do-gooders and will be giving a sneak peek of some of the people who have made the list this year. The show will be shown November 19th at 8pm ET/PT on VH1. The show includes original interviews with the nominated celebrities including The Jonas Brothers, Wyclef, Pete Wentz, Ashley Judd and many more.
Some of the people who have been named to be on the list, in no particular order, are: Lance Armstong, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Wyclef Jean, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Judd, Alicia Keys, Brad Pitt, Shakira and Oprah Winfrey.
The partnership between VH1 and DoSomething.org, which is the nation's largest not-for-profit young people cause, has helped define the line between the stars that genuinely care and those who do it for the publicity. The 2009's top 20 of celebrities to go good was voted by visitors at CelebsGoneGood.com
Larry King's 10-year-old son is reportedly leading a new TV show. Chance King, his first child with wife Shawn, has agreed to host an upcoming series called "Kid Pitch."
The 76-year-old TV icon told TMZ that Chance recently signed a deal with FOX Sports Network for a Tom Arnold-directed program. The show is set to start production in February. Due to the kid's school schedule, he would have to leave the classroom as fast as possible after dismissal time to get to the set.
His 9-year-old brother Cannon will also make occasional appearances on the show.
The entire run of "Fawlty Towers" is currently available on DVD.
The British sitcom, starring "Monty Python" troupe member John Cleese, has been released in a newly remastered format, bringing the classic comedy to viewers new and old alike.
The show follows the misadventures of Basil Fawlty (Cleese), the owner of the Fawlty Towers, a British hotel that's poorly staffed, poorly patronized and poorly managed. But Basil does his best - well, not really - despite being driven crazy by his wife Sybil (Prunella Scales), maid Polly (Cleese's then wife Connie Booth) and thick-headed waiter Manuel (Andrew Sachs).
Logo was one of the first to brand Lady Gaga as the "NewNowNext" thing in music, including her first televised appearance on Logo's 2008 "NewNowNext Awards" where she performed her first single, "Just Dance." Now, five hits later, and Lady Gaga will host the channel's "NewNowNext PopLab" on Monday, November 23rd.
Gaga previously hosted the "NewNowNext PopLab" over a year ago, and now revisits the pop music hour to promote her upcoming album, "The Fame Monster." Her new music video, "Bad Romance," will also have its "NewNowNext PopLab" premiere during her hour.
The pop sensation's new album hits stores on Monday, November 23rd as well. Her episode of "NewNowNext PopLab" airs at 7pm ET/PT on Logo.
Camilla Dallerup, the former "Strictly Come Dancing" dancer, has left the Australian jungle after just a few days. Camilla has been said to be struggling with the lack of food and sleep, so much so that she said she was too exhausted to even find the energy to shower.
The 35-year-old dancer left the jungle overnight after just spending a couple of days in the Australian outback. She said; "I've got the highest metabolism of anyone I know. I feel useless being here so tired. You can't help anyone. It's not eating. Heat, I can deal with,"
A spokesman for ITV has said that the former boxer Joe Bugner would be replacing the dancer in the jungle. The show's series producer, Martin Benson, told "GMTV" on Wednesday of his worries about the dancer; "I'm very scared about Camilla, she had a meltdown the other night and she's not been eating that well - the whole camp is worried about her."
Journalist Dan Rather is returning to Afghanistan in a new HDNet special. The news anchor will be reporting from the frontlines of the battlefield in the country for the upcoming "Dan Rather Reports" episode.
Rather will be updating his Twitter followers with the happenings in the eastern region of the country, where some of the heaviest casualties have been reported.
He will spend a week touring the region and speaking with local U.S. military commanders about their views on sending more troops.
"The Singing Bee" returns for its second season on CMT on Friday, January 15th at 9pm ET/PT. The show, which tests the lyrical knowledge of the contestants, is hosted by Melissa Peterman and starts a new weekly one hour slot come the New Year.
Combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee style format, the show blends a mixture of country music with other well known songs to test the contestant's knowledge of lyrics. If any of the six contestants get the words incorrect, they get eliminated from the competition. The last season of the show was CMT's highest rated series of the year.
The host Melissa Peterman is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and has appeared in shows such as "Rita Rocks" and "Just Shoot Me" and has done voiceovers for "The Pitts" and "American Dad." As well as this, she has opened for Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson on their "2 Worlds, 2 Voices" Tour. Not only is she a highly entertaining woman, she is committed to several charities including Muhammad Ali's "Celebrity Fight Night," Habitat for Humanity, The Red Cross, and the non-profit Buzzworks Theatre Company.
The Queen of Talk may face a significant pay cut if she decides to continue doing her eponymous talk show after her CBS deal expires in 2011.
According to Variety, local networks are not willing to pay as much for the right to air the aging show after its 2011 deal. Her "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been on air since 1986.
Stations are hesitant to pay Harpo license fees, so they might offer a reduced fee for the airing. Her declining ratings are becoming a problem as well.
Viewers showed their support for rocker daughter Kelly Osbourne on "Dancing With the Stars" on Tuesday night by voting her into the finals of the dancing competition reality series.
Osbourne came in third in judge's points on the leader board following Monday's performance. She performed a quickstep with partner Louis van Amstel. Osbourne has clearly gained fan favor despite battle a foot injury, crippling nerves and the death of a pet dog.
As a result, model Joanna Krupa and partner Derek Hough were sent packing, despite receiving higher scores from the judges. Donny Osmond and partner Kym Johnson were also sent home.
One of the top names in music will be taking over the airwaves in a different format. The results of this merger will undoubtedly amount to much more than four bits.
Rap star Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will serve as a guest host on the BET series "106 & Park" in order to promote his newly released fourth studio album "Before I Self Destruct." 50 Cent will be sitting alongside regular host Rocsi on the music countdown series for episodes airing at 6 p.m. ET/PT on November 19, November 23 and November 24.
As part of his hosting duties, the rapper will interview other artists and introduce videos for the show. Additionally, he will be performing two songs for the studio audience of "106 & Park."
"Britain's Missing Top Model" is a unique format for a modeling contest that challenges the stereotypes on the fashion industry. The contest is between eight girls who are all aspiring models, but all have a disability. Each week the girls will go through a series of challenges that will eventually lead to one of them winning.
The show begins on December 5th on BBC America at 9pm ET/PT and the first episode will introduce the girls as they all move in to a London apartment and retell their stories behind their disabilities. Their mentor, Jonathan Phang, who was a modeling agent for 20 years, takes the girls through the modeling industry and teaches them the tricks of the trade.
The challenges include modeling lingerie in a store window, walking the catwalk, recording a television commercial with male models and a photo shoot in the rain. On the judging panel are fashion designer and founder of "Red or Dead," Wayne Hemmingway, ex-editor of Marie Claire Marie O'Riordan, writer, actress and presenter Lara Masters and casting director Mark Summers.
The web show "iQuit iCarly" is being shown on Nickelodeon on Saturday, December 5th at 8pm ET/PT. An argument starts between Carly and Sam that tests their friendship and could determine the rest of the show. The viewers can control the "iCarly" Marathon on December 5th by voting on their favorite episodes on www.nick.com from November 28th.
The program marathon will start at 5pm ET/PT and the episodes will be chosen by viewers from the online poll. The six episodes shown during the three hour marathon will be the "iCarly" fans favorite Carly and Sam friendship episodes.
After the marathon at 8pm ET/PT, an original Nickelodeon movie "iQuit iCarly" will be premiered. In the movie, two up and coming web comedians, Fleck and Dave, are invited to be guests on the show by the iCarly gang. The comedic duo team up for a web contest with Sam and Carly offering their help. Fleck and Dave have an argument which leads to Sam and Carly each taking sides testing their friendship, the completion of the web show and the future of "iCarly."
Though the new critically-lauded film "Precious" touches on subjects like abuse and rape, the film's cast is hitting star Monique's new show for a late night party. They'll appear on tonight's edition of "The Mo'Nique Show" on BET, airing at 11pm ET/PT.
Comedian and actress, and now host, of BET's #1 late night show, Mo'Nique plays an emotionally and physically abusive mother in a could-be Oscar nominated turn. Director Lee Daniels and stars Gabourey Sidibe, who plays Precious, Paula Patton, and Sapphire, writer of the book "Push" which the film "Precious" is based on, will all appear on the show to talk about the new movie for a "Precious" party.
The cast does have a reason to celebrate. Not only is "Precious" one of the best reviewed films of the year, it's also a box-office hit in its ultra-limited release. The film opens wider this weekend.
Mary J. Blige, Sugarland, and Usher are just some of the names set to appear at this year's "Christmas in Washington," the annual holiday concert airing on TNT on Sunday, December 20th at 8pm ET/PT.
In addition to superstar acts Blige, Usher, and Sugarland, Neil Diamond and Rob Thomas will perform holiday classics as well. George Lopez, taking a break from hosting his own new late night show "Lopez Tonight," will host the event.
"We take pride in presenting 'Christmas in Washington' each year as we bring together musical artists from a variety of genres for a fantastic holiday concert," said Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and TCM. "This year, we're especially thrilled to welcome a lineup of top-name performers and an equally amazing host, George Lopez. Together, they will make this a holiday celebration to remember."
MTV and the various channels under its network will be the only places to watch "Michael Jackson's This Is It" when its ready to premiere on television. The critically-acclaimed concert film is expected to air in 2011.
MTV Networks acquired the rights to air it for an entire six-year window on its channels which include MTV, VH1, VH1 Classic, Palladia, and even BET and it's new channel Centric. The film shows Michael Jackson preparing for his sold-out shows at London's O2 Arena which would have taken place over the summer. It features performances of classic hits like "Thriller," "Billie Jean," and "Human Nature."
"The film is a true testament to Michael's musical genius, passion and commitment to his craft," said Van Toffler, President of the MTV Networks Music Group. "Michael Jackson has always been inextricably tied to our viewers as they witnessed his evolution from a talented performer to a global icon who redefined music. Now, with this film, we can help give his fans a chance to see his final performance."
Kathie Lee Gifford is not laughing at the recent "Saturday Night Live," wherein she had been the subject of a skit. The "Today Show" host took offense at regular cast Kristen Wiig's drunken rendition of her character.
The said skit featured Wiig as Gifford and newcomer Jenny Slate as co-host Hoda Kotb. It made fun of her "Everyone Has a Story" segment, in which Gifford salutes ordinary people who have surmounted extraordinary challenges in a song.
When Wiig, as a drunken Gifford, started singing her song, it upset cameo guest stars the Black Eyed Peas, who wrestled her into the ground in a bid to stop her from singing.
Jon Stewart may have a few vices, but this is the first time that he'll have a sitting Vice President in his midst.
Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to appear on the November 17 episode of the Comedy Central news show "The Daily Show." The show, which will air 11 p.m. ET/PT, is a "Daily Show" first: the only episode yet to have a vice president appear while holding the office.
This is not Biden's first time sitting on the "Daily Show" panel, however. The former Delaware senator has been a "Daily Show" guest five times before, most recently in an August 2007 episode, while he was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination for the 2008 election. He also discussed these plans in the episode he appeared in directly before this, in January 2007.
Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell will star in a new PBS concert special from the Emmy Award-winning series, "Live from Lincoln Center." He's also getting a little help from friends like Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth, among others.
"Joshua Bell with Friends @ the Penthouse" features Bell and Chenoweth collaborating on a performance of "My Funny Valentine." Bell will also join acclaimed baritone Nathan Gunn on "Maiden Fair," composer/pianist Marvin Hamlisch on "I'll Take Manhattan," and Frankie Moreno on "Eleanor Rigby."
Bell will also perform numbers "O" and "Case Thy Singing" on the telecast. "Joshua Bell with Friends @ the Penthouse" premieres on PBS Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Emmy and Tony Award-Winner Kristin Chenoweth released a holiday album last year, "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas," and this year she's giving fans the chance to spend Christmas watching her new Lifetime Original Movie, "12 Men of Christmas."
In the movie, Chenoweth stars as E.J. Baker, a New York publicist who loses her high-powered job and fiancée on the night of her office Christmas party. The Manhattanite takes a job in Kalispell, Montana and moves across the country for the holidays.
When the local rescue station is in major need of funds, Baker convinces them to shoot a male calendar in the buff. But soon, she finds herself falling for Mr. December.