Television News

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" drew 5.4 million viewers Monday night, becoming cable's most-watched series launch of 2009 among adults 25-54. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The executive producer of "The Early Show" on CBS is leaving to start a new venture that aims to bring together traditional news content and social media. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson say they don't want to point fingers about their brother Michael's death. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Eric's sidekick Pam on "True Blood" is getting a promotion. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Mediaweek) - Struggling sophomore talker "The Bonnie Hunt Show" will stop production at the end of this season. Full Story »

RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina election board has determined there's evidence showing former "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken may have voted illegally in Wake County this fall. But officials don't plan further action. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS has sold about 90 percent of the available commercial time for the upcoming Super Bowl, with prices for a 30-second spot running close to $3 million, CBS Corp Chief Executive Les Moonves said on Tuesday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS said on Tuesday it was canceling one of its longest-running daytime television soap operas, "As the World Turns", after 54 years. Full Story »

DETROIT - Prosecutors have charged two people with threatening to sell photos of actor John Stamos unless he paid them $680,000. The actor's spokesman said Tuesday that the pictures were benign. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Procter & Gamble, the company responsible for the phrase "soap operas," is out of the daytime drama business after 76 years now that CBS is making "As the World Turns" stop spinning. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment. The former "Today" show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly." (Philbin recently had hip replacement surgery.) Full Story »

NEW YORK - CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said Tuesday that advertisers are now paying 25 percent more for TV commercial time than they did in the spring. Full Story »

NEW YORK - In a Dec. 7 story about a planned Christmas special by "Saturday Night Live," The Associated Press misspelled a cast member's first name. Her name is Kristen Wiig, not Kristin. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Kristen Wiig's recurring character Gilly might not seemed filled with holiday cheer, yet NBC is turning to her to host a "Saturday Night Live" Christmas special. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The biggest shows of 2009 couldn't always be contained by the TV screen. There were breakout tabloid scandals with Jon and Kate Gosselin. A wannabe reality TV star crashed the White House. David Letterman's hanky-panky seized headlines. Oprah Winfrey grabbed the nation's attention as she began her long goodbye. This was TV run amok. Full Story »

NEW YORK - David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show," joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Disney Channel and ABC have embraced FLO TV, the nation's primary provider of hand-held, portable television. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Elisha Cuthbert, of "24," has joined the ABC drama series "The Forgotten" in a recurring role. Full Story »