Television News

NEW YORK - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Having set the bar high with "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad," AMC introduces its third original series on Sunday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - It isn't much of a stretch for Jill Biden when she takes an acting turn in an episode of Lifetime network's "Army Wives." Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The trailer for Showtime's "The Big C" makes the show look just about as appealing as a comedy about a woman diagnosed with terminal cancer is likely to be. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Does it matter that Joe Brown of the "Judge Joe Brown Show" isn't licensed to practice law in California? Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Carnie Wilson wants some extra money for the hours spent toiling on her new reality show. The Wilson Phillips songstress on Thursday sued Game Show Network seeking $277,500 in additional pay for her services on the unfortunately titled GSN series "Unstapled." Full Story »

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, the 1965 musical with a reincarnation plot and a handful of beloved Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane songs, gets a second life July 29-Aug. 1 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Back Stage) - Jared Harris has played a mad scientist ("Fringe"), a salty sea captain ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), and Andy Warhol ("I Shot Andy Warhol"). Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres unexpectedly quit the top-rated television singing show on Thursday after just a year in the job, saying it was not the right fit for her. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Matt LeBlanc is heading back to TV after a four-year absence, playing a version of his old "Friends" character in a satire on U.S. network television. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch on Thursday with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where five women hosts grilled him about his Blackberry, Lindsay Lohan and the Afghan war. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Gabourey Sidibe (GA'-buh-ray SIH'-dee-bay) is pinching herself over her unexpected life, which includes an Oscar nomination and a new TV series. Full Story »

RICHMOND, Va. - Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man for backing out, according to the program set for airing Thursday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he didn't make the guest list for Chelsea Clinton's wedding. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Everybody Loves Raymond" veteran Doris Roberts is starring in the Hallmark Channel original movie "Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle," a sequel to last year's top-rated "Mrs. Miracle." Full Story »

NEW YORK - Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is making herself laugh. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show "The Talk," said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right. Full Story »

NEW YORK - It's a breakthrough for Susan Lucci. No, not a second Emmy. She has a book deal. Full Story »