NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Why is Newt Gingrich taking a jab at Fox News? At a town hall event in South Carolina on Tuesday, the new GOP frontrunner mocked the network's analysts, suggesting that they don't know anything. When asked a question about the HIV/AIDS vaccine, Gingrich said that he couldn't answer the question …

LONDON (Reuters) - "Top Gear" television show presenter Jeremy Clarkson on Thursday apologized for saying Britain's striking public sector workers should be "shot in front of their families." Clarkson, whose mocking personality helped make the "Top Gear" car show a popular broadcast around the world, caused a furor with …

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Joel Osteen, who leads the largest U.S. church congregation, said he has signed an agreement to develop a reality television show. "What I'm excited about is that it's another way to take our message of hope and inspiring people to another venue," Osteen told a news conference. The series, which is still …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British writer and director Nick Willing has always been fascinated with the story of "Peter Pan," but it took decades before he summoned the courage to put his own version of the children's classic on screen. Television movie "Neverland", making its U.S. debut on the Syfy cable channel on December …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - If gold-tinged lighting, a slowed-down theme song and a long shot of chains falling to the dirt aren't enough to tell you how important "Dallas" was to the history of television, the cast of its reboot will be happy to tell you. TNT's latest look at the new "Dallas," coming next summer, includes …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - This is not a story about ratings. This is a story about shows that have overstayed their welcome. Shows like "Glee," "House" and "Grey's Anatomy" are still pulling in respectable ratings, but are a shadow of what they once were. For every show like "Freaks and Geeks," "Sports Night" and "Party …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Det. Stabler could be coming to Bon Temps soon. Former "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Christopher Meloni is currently negotiating for a role in the upcoming fifth season of HBO's vampire drama "True Blood," the network has confirmed to TheWrap. No word on what role Meloni would play …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - CBS scored an overall ratings victory Tuesday night with quite the mixed bag of entertainment, taking the top two spots with a record-breaking "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" and the children's holiday chestnut, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," according to preliminary numbers. "Rudolph," airing …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox's top-rated "The X Factor" and the premiere of "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" handed the network an overall win Wednesday night, while NBC's recently ailing "Harry's Law" and "Law & Order: SVU" both showed double-digit improvement, according to preliminary numbers. The 90-minute Top 7 performance …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Well, it looks like we all owe Ann Coulter an apology. Mere hours after raising eyebrows and generating headlines by seemingly calling Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) a "douchebag," the conservative pundit appeared on "The Joy Behar Show" to set the record straight. No, Coulter clarified, she didn't …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Has Greta Van Susteren been remiss in regard to a key disclosure? As host of Fox News' prime time show "On the Record," Van Susteren has talked about Herman Cain's presidential candidacy at length. But she has failed to disclose the role of her husband, prominent Washington lawyer John Coale, as …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams" was totally on fire Tuesday night. Sort of. Anchor Brian Williams' focus was put to the test on Tuesday's newscast when a fire alarm went off as he introduced a story about American Airlines' bankruptcy filing. But rather than run around the newsroom flapping …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedy Central is honoring the late Patrice O'Neal by airing his stand-up special, "Elephant in the Room," twice on Wednesday night. The comedian, who died on Tuesday from complications from a stroke he suffered on October 19, aired his first, and only, hour-long stand-up special on Comedy Central …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Prepare to see plenty of Ricky Gervais on your television in the early part of next year. HBO announced that Gervais' new series, "Life's Too Short," will premiere February 19 at 10:30 p.m. -- a little over a month after the British comic makes his third and, according to Gervais, final run as …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Mais non, Pan Am is not canceled. Karine Vanasse, who plays French flight attendant Collette on the ABC drama, set off fears that its wings have been clipped when she tweeted what sounded like news of its demise Tuesday: "Well, we received THE call, #PanAm is only coming back for one more episode …

(Reuters) - Infomercial pitchman Kevin Trudeau lost his bid to throw out a $37.6 million fine for violating a 2004 Federal Trade Commission settlement over his advertising and a federal appeals court said the amount might even be too low. Trudeau argued that U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman in Chicago wrongly based …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - MSNBC has managed to do what few, if any, have managed before -- it has silenced Ann Coulter, however momentarily. The outspoken conservative pundit was appearing on Tuesday's edition of "Morning Joe" when an audio gap worthy of the Nixon tapes fell across the airwaves. The moment of silence …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS won the November television sweeps period for the 11th straight year but Fox took the honors with the 18-49 year-old age group most coveted by advertisers, according to ratings data on Tuesday. ABC finished second to CBS in terms of overall viewers, thanks partly to the success of its Emmy-award …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The eclectic lineup of new members who will be inducted in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame next year includes a network executive, a pair of producers who created a seminal reality series and three beloved sitcom stars. Former ABC and Disney exec Michael Eisner, "Real World" …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Dick Clark Productions' legal woes continue to mount. The production company was hit with a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday. It was filed by a stagehand at the American Music Awards who claims that his paycheck was delayed for more than two months. In the suit, Charles …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Break out the Kleenex: Bethenny Frankel will not be coming to the daytime talk-show circuit anytime soon. At least not as a host. A proposed syndicated gab-fest featuring the "Real Housewives of New York City" has been shelved by would-be distributor Telepictures, an individual with knowledge …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Regis Philbin was apparently serious about being tired of getting up so early in the morning. He says his next gig will be in primetime. The former daytime talk show host, who made his final appearance as co-host of "Live With Regis and Kelly" on November 18, is hatching an idea for a show that …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fear not, law-and-order fans; U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens will be back on the case January 17. FX released its midseason premiere dates Monday, including for "Justified," "Archer" and its new animated comedy "Unsupervised." "Justified" returns for its third season Tuesday, January 17 at 10 p.m., …