http://www.mail.com/subjects/8582-television-programs.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/8582-television-programs.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2097978-ex-nfl-wr-johnson-arrested-probation-violation.html FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. Johnson was jailed Monday morning by a Broward County judge and later released after posting $1,000 bail. Another hearing was set for June 3. An arrest ... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:24:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2097978-ex-nfl-wr-johnson-arrested-probation-violation.html 2013-05-20T21:24:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098626-seth-macfarlane-wont-return-2014-oscar-host.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he "tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep." MacFarlane said in his tweet Monday that Academy Awards producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are among the best in the business. Zadan and Meron produced this year's Oscar sh... Mon, 20 May 2013 19:54:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2098626-seth-macfarlane-wont-return-2014-oscar-host.html 2013-05-20T19:54:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2097908-nbc-hires-news-division-chief-britain.html NEW YORK (AP) — NBC went out of the company and out of the country to find a president for its news division, on Monday naming the first woman to hold the top job. Deborah Turness, former editor of ITV News in Britain, replaces Steve Capus, who resigned earlier this year, and will begin her new job in August. Turness will take over a news division bruised... Mon, 20 May 2013 18:32:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2097908-nbc-hires-news-division-chief-britain.html 2013-05-20T18:32:18Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098170-cnns-peter-bergen-writing-book-terrorism-us.html NEW YORK (AP) — The author of best-sellers about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida is working on a book about terrorists in the U.S. Crown Publishers announced Monday that CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen has a deal for a definitive book on homegrown terrorism. The book will cover topics including the Boston Marathon bombings and the impact of govern... Mon, 20 May 2013 16:59:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098170-cnns-peter-bergen-writing-book-terrorism-us.html 2013-05-20T16:59:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098014-chuck-smash-stars-head-to-broadway.html NEW YORK (AP) — A couple of stars from TV's "Chuck" and "Smash" will soon be dating on Broadway. Producers said Monday that Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez will headline the new romantic musical comedy "First Date" by "Gossip Girl" writer Austin Winsberg. The music and lyrics are by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:56:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098014-chuck-smash-stars-head-to-broadway.html 2013-05-20T15:56:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098018-derek-hough-wants-to-expand-career-stars.html NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Hough has made it to the finals of the 16th edition of "Dancing With the Stars," which wraps Tuesday, but he almost didn't return to the ABC show this season. "I was gonna sit this season out," Hough said in a recent interview. "My mom hurt herself and she was in the hospital (but) I had this overwhelming feeling, 'You know what? I f... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:39:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2098018-derek-hough-wants-to-expand-career-stars.html 2013-05-20T15:39:40Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095434-venturi-precious-friendship-with-byron-nelson.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Ken Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend. "He was, like, getting under the ropes a little bit, " Nelson's widow, Peggy, recalled Saturday of that moment during the 1946 San Francisco Open. "Byron said, 'Kid, could you move... Sat, 18 May 2013 20:07:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2095434-venturi-precious-friendship-with-byron-nelson.html 2013-05-18T20:07:13Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094412-venturi-us-open-champion-cbs-analyst-dies.html Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, said he died in a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Venturi had been hospitalized the last two months for a spinal infection, pneumonia, and then an intestinal infection that he could no l... Sat, 18 May 2013 02:13:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2094412-venturi-us-open-champion-cbs-analyst-dies.html 2013-05-18T02:13:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2094178-the-voice-brings-aguilera-cee-lo-green.html NEW YORK (AP) — "The Voice" is leaving the judging drama to its rivals. The NBC singing contest said Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for "The Voice" Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Their midseason replacements — Shakira and Usher — will be back for Season 6, which will air in midseason 2014. ... Fri, 17 May 2013 21:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2094178-the-voice-brings-aguilera-cee-lo-green.html 2013-05-17T21:28:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093388-american-idol-finale-draws-record-low-ratings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ratings for the "American Idol" finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. According to Nielsen Co. figures Friday, Candice Glover's victory over Kree Harrison was watched by 14.3 million viewers. That's a 33 percent drop from the year before, when 21.5 million viewers saw Phillip Phillips claim the "Idol" crown. That represe... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093388-american-idol-finale-draws-record-low-ratings.html 2013-05-17T18:09:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093434-mad-men-vincent-kartheiser-finds-role.html NEW YORK (AP) — To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man. Vincent Kartheiser, who plays the malcontent Pete Campbell on AMC's "Mad Men," will star this summer in a new Guthrie production of "Pride and Prejudice" as the brooding hero of Jane Austen's most famous novel. "It's interesting playing a... Fri, 17 May 2013 17:28:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2093434-mad-men-vincent-kartheiser-finds-role.html 2013-05-17T17:28:43Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092816-tim-mcgraw-recasts-acms-tv-special-airing-sunday.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star immediately flashed on the program's format. "They were tribute shows and I certainly didn't want anything to do with that," the 46-year-old McGraw said with a laugh. "I wasn't ready fo... Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092816-tim-mcgraw-recasts-acms-tv-special-airing-sunday.html 2013-05-17T15:32:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092714-scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-academy.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the old-fashioned way: on a TV screen, as it was fed from the network to their local affiliates. But a crowd of approximately 700 at the Academy of Televi... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092714-scandal-cast-performs-finale-live-academy.html 2013-05-17T09:11:42Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092544-candice-glover-won-american-idol.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination after not making it in previous seasons, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol." "I always knew for some reason that it would happen if I kept going," said Glover backsta... Fri, 17 May 2013 07:05:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2092544-candice-glover-won-american-idol.html 2013-05-17T07:05:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2090534-candice-glover-wins-12th-season-american-idol.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The third time's the charm for Candice Glover on "American Idol." The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., won the Fox singing competition after auditioning a trio of times and making it to the finals this year. Glover looked stunned when "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest announced she bested soulful 22-year-old countr... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:46:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2090534-candice-glover-wins-12th-season-american-idol.html 2013-05-17T03:46:51Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092200-paper-wrap-the-office-ends-8-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — That's a wrap! Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but "The Office" has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pa., branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run. As expected, office manager Dwight wed tempestuous co-worker Angela, with whom he prev... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:07:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092200-paper-wrap-the-office-ends-8-year.html 2013-05-17T03:07:12Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092178-bea-arthur-topless-painting-fetches-19m-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled "Bea Arthur Naked." It sold at Christie's auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in between $1.8 million and $2.5 million. Christ... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:57:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092178-bea-arthur-topless-painting-fetches-19m-nyc.html 2013-05-17T01:57:59Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092176-soap-actor-charged-with-selling-cocaine.html AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles County prosecutors say they've charged a former "Days of Our Lives" actor with selling cocaine out of his Agoura Hills home. Spokeswoman Jane Robison says Dylan Michael Patton was charged Thursday with one count of cocaine possession. Sheriff's deputies arrested Patton after searching his home with a warrant Tuesday... Fri, 17 May 2013 01:55:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092176-soap-actor-charged-with-selling-cocaine.html 2013-05-17T01:55:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090786-oj-court-day-4-bid-vegas-trial.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court testified Thursday. Witness Malcolm LaVergne said that defense attorney Yale Galanter's conflict was that he had given... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:48:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090786-oj-court-day-4-bid-vegas-trial.html 2013-05-16T21:48:32Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091622-the-office-shutting-nbc-8-years.html NEW YORK (AP) — As "The Office" airs its series finale after eight years on NBC, the time feels right to salute the show that spawned it. I'm talking, of course, about the BBC-produced, British version of "The Office," starring a previously unknown scamp named Ricky Gervais, who also served as its co-creator, -writer and -director. For viewers who stumble... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:09:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091622-the-office-shutting-nbc-8-years.html 2013-05-16T21:09:48Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091058-us-open-tennis-leaving-cbs-espn-2015.html The U.S. Open tennis tournament will leave CBS after nearly a half-century and move all TV coverage to cable starting in 2015 under an 11-year contract with ESPN. The new deal between the U.S. Tennis Association and ESPN, announced Thursday, also includes the series of North American summer hard-court tournaments leading up to the Open. Since 2009, ESPN a... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:03:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091058-us-open-tennis-leaving-cbs-espn-2015.html 2013-05-16T19:03:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091216-cw-network-releases-schedule.html The CW network's prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — "Hart of Dixie" 9 p.m. — "Beauty and the Beast" Tuesday 8 p.m. — "The Originals" 9 p.m. — "Supernatural" Wednesday 8 p.m. — "Arrow" 9 p.m. — "The Tomorrow People" Thursday 8 p.m. — "The Vampire Diaries" ... Thu, 16 May 2013 18:31:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091216-cw-network-releases-schedule.html 2013-05-16T18:31:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091020-vampire-diaries-star-understands-fans-passion.html NEW YORK (AP) — "The Vampire Diaries" is known for its twists and turns, and one of its stars, Ian Somerhalder, says Thursday night's season finale won't be any different. "Elena's gonna make a big decision," teased the 34-year-old actor at CW's presentation of its programming for next season. He couldn't elaborate on what decision or decisions would be m... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:32:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2091020-vampire-diaries-star-understands-fans-passion.html 2013-05-16T17:32:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090922-glees-lynch-dog-to-bat-shelter-mutts.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jane Lynch doesn't mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia — after all she "has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still when you put her in your lap. "I'm much more temperamental," Lynch said. Lynch's dog Olivia is her co-host for "Shelter Me: Let's Go Home," the second installment in the PBS seri... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:03:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090922-glees-lynch-dog-to-bat-shelter-mutts.html 2013-05-16T17:03:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090674-cannes-watson-revels-post-potter-freedom.html CANNES, France (AP) — Emma Watson is reveling in her post-"Potter" freedom at the Cannes Film Festival, relishing a Valley Girl role far from her wise-beyond-her-years Hermione. The 23-year-old "Harry Potter" actress stars in Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," which premiered Thursday at the French Riviera festival. The British actress plays a celebrity-ob... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:59:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2090674-cannes-watson-revels-post-potter-freedom.html 2013-05-16T16:59:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090330-usa-network-will-debut-first-ever-sitcoms.html NEW YORK (AP) — The USA television network is looking for laughs, and announced Thursday it will premiere its first-ever situation comedies next winter. The two new series are set to debut around the same time USA begins showing reruns of ABC's "Modern Family." One sitcom, "Sirens," is about three emergency medical technicians from Chicago with personalit... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2090330-usa-network-will-debut-first-ever-sitcoms.html 2013-05-16T15:12:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2090440-cw-to-air-iheartradio-music-festival-season.html NEW YORK (AP) — The CW network is bringing a popular radio music series to television and is going heavy on escapist fare in its new programming for next season. As part of a three-year deal, the iHeartRadio Music Festival will air exclusively on the network and stream on CWTV.com following the broadcasts, the CW said Thursday. Other iHeartRadio events, i... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2090440-cw-to-air-iheartradio-music-festival-season.html 2013-05-16T15:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2089532-expect-cliffhanger-big-bang-theory-finale.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Listening to actor Simon Helberg talk about "The Big Bang Theory," you'd think his show was actually a nerdy nighttime soap. The actor, who plays aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom, dropped a few hints about what to expect from Thursday night's season finale. "This time, the adventure is for Leonard," Helberg revealed,... Thu, 16 May 2013 11:59:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2089532-expect-cliffhanger-big-bang-theory-finale.html 2013-05-16T11:59:29Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088846-j-lo-named-chief-creative-officer-nuvotv.html NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez is the newly appointed chief creative officer of NUVOtv. The versatile J-Lo was announced last fall as a creative partner with the English-language Latino network, but her role was solidified Wednesday as NUVOtv held its upfront for advertisers and prepared for a re-launch of its programming in July. In a... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:26:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2088846-j-lo-named-chief-creative-officer-nuvotv.html 2013-05-16T00:26:37Z