ABC cancels Kelsey Grammer’s new series ‘Hank,’ a second TV failure for the ‘Frasier’ star

November 3rd, 2009 Kirstie Alley to star in A&E reality seriesLOS ANGELES — Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality "docu-series" about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series from "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America.

October 27th, 2009 Winners, losers emerge for new TV seasonNEW YORK — If it were a television series, it would be called "Defying the Odds." Five weeks into a new TV season, three of the four top broadcast networks have bigger prime-time audiences than they had in 2008. With cable networks flexing their muscles, digital video recorders becoming more popular and computer games cutting into free time, that's a small miracle.

October 20th, 2009 Another banner week for CBSNEW YORK — If television's weekly list of the most popular programs is starting to get monotonous by the fourth week of the new TV season, that's OK by CBS. The network was nation's most popular in prime-time again last week, with an average of nearly three million more viewers than second-place ABC.

October 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson has been named as the most famous guest star on "The Simpsons", and also the strangest, according to a new book. Titled "The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History," the book on the much-beloved Fox cartoon series was authored by former Vanity Fair staffer John Ortved.

October 9th, 2009 NBC cancels drama 'Southland' before second seasonNEW YORK — NBC said last spring it was bringing its Los Angeles police drama "Southland" back for a second season. Now it isn't.

October 9th, 2009 'Frasier' star returning to NY hometown for eventSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Emmy and Tony-winning Actor David Hyde Pierce is returning to his upstate New York hometown to play a rebuilt organ in the church he attended while growing up.

October 5th, 2009 Rapper Method Man charged with not paying taxesNEW YORK — Grammy-winning rapper Method Man has been arrested in New York City on felony charges for failing to pay his taxes. The 38-year-old rapper turned himself in Monday morning.

September 14th, 2009 Ray Romano going to golf doctor for reality showNEW YORK — Comic Ray Romano is going to the golf doctor. The Golf Channel says the "Everybody Loves Raymond" star will be the focus of its new reality series, "The Haney Project." The series follows Tiger Woods' swing coach Hank Haney as he tries to improve the game of a celebrity.

September 1st, 2009 Blink 182 cancels NY show after DJ AM's deathSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Pop-punk band Blink-182 has pulled out of its show in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., saying band members were grieving the death of their friend, celebrity disc jockey Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein.

August 29th, 2009 50 Cent cancels New York City street fairNEW YORK — The rapper 50 Cent has canceled a "Family Day" fair he had planned in his old Queens neighborhood amid police concerns about security for the event. The fair had been planned for Sunday at a school yard in the borough's Jamaica section, blocks from a spot where the rapper was shot and wounded in 2000.

August 26th, 2009 British TV cancels reality show 'Big Brother'LONDON — Britain doesn't love "Big Brother" the way it used to. Television station Channel 4 says it is canceling the show that sparked a national obsession with reality TV and next year's 11th season will be the last.

August 25th, 2009 VH1 cancels reality shows with dead murder suspectLOS ANGELES — VH1 will not air the reality shows with a contestant who was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide at a Canadian motel. Both shows featured Ryan Jenkins, the contestant sought in the killing of his model ex-wife.

August 19th, 2009 NEW YORK - Actress Nicole Kidman is set to make her foray into reality TV with a cameo appearance on the fashion series "Project Runaway: All Star Challenge". The "Moulin Rouge" star, known for her elegant red carpet style, will set up a design contest for eight contestants in a spin-off from the original "Project Runway", with all the competitors having previously appeared on the original US show, reports hollywood.com.

July 16th, 2009 TV comedy is Tina Fey's worldNEW YORK — Television comedy is Tina Fey's world these days. Is there room for anybody else? Fey and "30 Rock," her series about the backstage world at a late-night network show, swept both the Emmys and Golden Globes in the past year, and she's set up to do it again at this year's Emmys.

June 16th, 2009 A&E cancels Patrick Swayze drama, 'The Beast'NEW YORK — "The Beast," a police drama that starred the ailing Patrick Swayze, will not return for a second season, A&E announced Monday. The series, which premiered in January, starred Swayze as Charles Barker, a rogue undercover FBI agent teamed up with rookie Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel).