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OPINION

Sep 28, 2011 11:53 AM CDT

We'll Miss You, Andy Rooney

'60 Minutes' icon deserves his icon status: Matt Zoller Seitz

(Newser) - Andy Rooney is signing off 60 Minutes this Sunday, and Salon critic Matt Zoller Seitz is sorry to see him go. "Granted, the perception of the CBS pundit as a gasbag who overstayed his welcome isn't unearned," writes Seitz. But Rooney is perhaps "one of the...

Craig Ferguson
Latest to Get
Death Threats

Aug 24, 2011 9:10 AM CDT

Craig Ferguson Latest to Get Death Threats

White, anthrax-like powder mailed to show from Europe

(Newser) - Just days after David Letterman received death threats from an angry (and apparently confused) jihadist , follow-up program The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson received a threatening letter from Europe containing a mysterious white powder, reports the AP . Two staffers who came in contact with the substance were held for...

Bidding War for
Casey Anthony
Interview
Hits $1.5M

Jul 27, 2011 3:56 AM CDT

Bidding War for Casey Anthony Interview Hits $1.5M

Networks vie for pricey sit down

(Newser) - Media offers to Casey Anthony for an exclusive interview have hit at least $1.5 million, reports TMZ . Anthony's parents have already turned down a $250,000 deal for an interview with them, says the gossip blog. Anthony's lawyer is reportedly holed up in a Manhattan hotel juggling...

Ted Danson Joining CSI Cast

Jul 13, 2011 8:12 AM CDT

Ted Danson Joining CSI Cast

Fishburne out as chief of Las Vegas crew

(Newser) - Ted Danson's new role won't involve as many hijinks as Cheers, but there'll still be plenty of late nights. The actor is joining CSI next season as the graveyard shift supervisor at the Las Vegas crime lab. Laurence Fishburne is leaving the show and CBS had considered...

Ed Sullivan Theater Crasher: James Whittemore Doesn't Remember 'Late Show' Theater Incident

Late Show
Theater Crasher
Remembers
Nothing

Jul 12, 2011 9:39 AM CDT

Late Show Theater Crasher Remembers Nothing

James Whittemore was drunk, doesn't remember smashing doors

(Newser) - The 22-year-old who was arrested after allegedly smashing glass doors and breaking into the Ed Sullivan Theater was drunk and has no memory of the incident, says his attorney. James Whittemore "certainly didn't plan this" and doesn't even remember how he got to the theater early Sunday...

Source: Laurence Fishburne Leaving 'CSI'

Source:
Fishburne
Leaving CSI

Jun 8, 2011 8:55 AM CDT

Source: Fishburne Leaving CSI

'Matrix' actor leaving role as Dr. Raymond Langston

(Newser) - Laurence Fishburne is closing the file on his CSI: Crime Scene Investigation career. The actor won't be back on the CBS crime drama this fall, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. Fishburne joined the CSI cast as Dr. Raymond Langston midway through the 2008-09 season. He...

Katie Couric's Big
Announcement

UPDATED

Jun 6, 2011 1:43 PM CDT

Katie Couric's Big Announcement

NBC made one last run at its old sweetheart

(Newser) - ABC has at long last officially announced that it's signed Katie Couric to host an afternoon talk show , beating out a last-minute push from NBC. In a statement , the network said it had a "multi-year, multi-platform" agreement with the former CBS anchor, that will also include appearances on...

Hudson River Hero
Sullenberger Lands at CBS

May 20, 2011 1:31 PM CDT

Hudson River Hero Sullenberger Lands at CBS

'Sully' to be network's aviation analyst

(Newser) - The pilot who safely brought down that plane in the Hudson River has a new gig as a CBS analyst. The network announced yesterday that Capt. Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger has been named as Aviation and Safety Expert. Sullenberger will provide analysis of aviation safety and contribute to all CBS...

For New Season,
Networks Look
to Go Big, Brash

May 16, 2011 3:53 PM CDT

For New Season, Networks Look to Go Big, Brash

Don't expect your average cop shows and sitcoms

(Newser) - As they ready their fall lineups for advertisers, the major networks are stepping off last season's beaten path of struggles and flops. “We were looking for fresh,” says NBC Entertainment’s new president. “I really want people to see the concept for a show and go:...

Sheen Has
Nice Words
for Ashton,
Not Show

May 13, 2011 6:21 PM CDT

Sheen Has Nice Words for Ashton, Not Show

He calls Kutcher a 'sweetheart,' says sitcom will fizzle

(Newser) - Charlie Sheen's first public response to the hiring of Ashton Kutcher for Two and a Half Men is ... actually pretty tame by violent-torpedo-of-truth standards. "Kutcher is a sweetheart and a brilliant comedic performer," Sheen tells TMZ , before adding, "Oh, wait, so am I." He doesn'...

Ashton Kutcher May
Get $1M Per Episode

May 13, 2011 1:19 PM CDT

Ashton Kutcher May Get $1M Per Episode

But base pay is less than Charlie Sheen's for Two and a Half Men

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher is indeed Charlie Sheen's replacement on Two and a Half Men, both he and Warner Bros confirmed today, reports PopEater . And he will become a rich man—OK, richer man—for his efforts: TMZ says his base pay will be between $625,000 and $900,000 per...

Couric's CBS Talk Show Dead

May 5, 2011 2:58 AM CDT

Couric's CBS Talk Show Dead

Anchor now expected to move to ABC

(Newser) - Katie Couric's talks with CBS over a possible talk show are dead in the water, sources tell TMZ. CBS has pulled the offer because Couric—who is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News —was seeking too much involvement with the network's news operation. ABC is...

CBS Replaces
Katie Couric
With Scott Pelley

Plus Reaction

May 3, 2011 11:14 AM CDT

CBS Replaces Katie Couric With Scott Pelley

Move represents a 180-degree turn

(Newser) - CBS made it official today , announcing that 60 Minutes veteran Scott Pelley would replace Katie Couric on the CBS Evening News effective June 6, a widely expected move that represents a major shift for the network. “Scott has it all,” gushed CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager. “We...

Was CBS Bureau Chief
an FBI Informant?

Apr 6, 2011 8:11 AM CDT

Was CBS Bureau Chief an FBI Informant?

Chris Isham denies being snitch at time of Oklahoma City bombing

(Newser) - It's a game of was he or wasn't he: An unnamed ABC News journalist was listed as an FBI informant at the time of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, according to a now-declassified memo unearthed by the Center for Public Integrity . And Gawker has tracked down his name: Chris...

Is This Man
Replacing
Katie Couric?

Apr 5, 2011 8:14 AM CDT

Is This Man Replacing Katie Couric?

CBS sources tell TMZ Scott Pelley is the future anchor

(Newser) - Drumroll please: Katie Couric's replacement at CBS Evening News will be ... Scott Pelley. At least, if TMZ is to be believed (and remember, the gossip site did scoop the world on Michael Jackson's death and the Obamas' dog ). CBS network sources say Pelley, a veteran journalist and 60 Minutes...

Katie Couric Likely Gone
From CBS News in June

howard kurtz

Mar 25, 2011 2:51 PM CDT

Katie Couric Likely Gone From CBS News in June

Howard Kurtz: She's exploring daytime deals

(Newser) - Katie Couric is expected to leave her post as anchor of the CBS Evening News in June, writes Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast . She may stay with the network in some kind of daytime or syndicated talk show, but she's also exploring deals with ABC, NBC, and Time Warner....

CBS Honcho
Wants Sheen
Back Now

says insider

Mar 21, 2011 12:46 PM CDT

CBS Honcho Wants Sheen Back Now

Les Moonves pushing for star's return, says Radar

(Newser) - In spite of all his tiger blood-fueled antics and misdemeanors, rumor has it that CBS wants Charlie Sheen back on Two and a Half Men. CBS head honcho Les Moonves has expressed said desire to Warner Bros. Television, the company that produces the show, a "well-placed insider" tells Radar...

Sheen Sues Lorre,
WB for $100M

Mar 10, 2011 1:48 PM CST

Sheen Sues Lorre, WB for $100M

Suit claims Lorre made Sheen a 'scapegoat'

(Newser) - Hell hath no fury like Charlie Sheen scorned —he's suing Warner Bros. and his arch-nemesis Chuck Lorre for the amount he and the crew would've made on the eight episodes of Two and a Half Men that had yet to be made—a whopping $100 million, TMZ reports. The...

CBS Fires
Charlie Sheen

BUT WHY?!

Mar 7, 2011 4:28 PM CST

CBS Fires Charlie Sheen

'Two and a Half Men' star gets pinks slip; show may or may not go on

(Newser) - CBS today finally handed Charlie Sheen that pink slip he's been begging for over the past few weeks, reports People. "After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen's services on Two and a Half Men effective immediately," says a statement from the network. CBS says "...

Warner Bros.
Will Pay Sheen's Crew

Feb 28, 2011 6:46 PM CST

Warner Bros. Will Pay Sheen's Crew

'Two and a Half Men' star calls it 'a good start'

(Newser) - Warner Bros. will cough up the four weeks' worth of cash it would have paid the cast of Charlie Sheen's canceled Two and a Half Men, reports TMZ , a move Sheen tells the AP is "a good start." Warner Bros. confirmed the move, which will yield about $2...