Picking the best television shows of 2009 is risky business.
Picking the best television shows of 2009 is risky business.
Actress Alaina Reed-Amini, best known for her long-running roles as Olivia Robinson on the children's program "Sesame Street" and Rose Lee Holloway on the comedy "227," has died.
Is Tila Tequila giving her brother a shot at fatherhood?
I wanted to write about something else. Anything else. Last night's episode was filled with the classic "Jersey Shore" hilarity that viewers have come to love.
After 10 years of marriage, Jon and Kate Gosselin's divorce was finalized by a Pennsylvania judge on Friday.
Michelle Duggar told PEOPLE she is cherishing every moment with her premature 19th child, Josie Brooklyn, who remains hospitalized at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell is leaving her job two years before her contract expires. Her last show will be this week.
The buzz over Simon Cowell leaving his post at "American Idol" to launch a U.S. version of his British hit music contest "The X Factor" hit a fever pitch this week.
Having come out in the pages of PEOPLE earlier this month as a lesbian mother, Meredith Baxter -- who played the popular TV mom Elyse Keaton on the '80s sitcom "Family Ties" -- will now put her entire story to paper.
Last Tuesday, Danny Cahill became the biggest 'Biggest Loser' ever when he dropped 239 lbs. in seven months to win the eighth season title.
Saturday was the big day for "Bachelor" and "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Melissa Rycroft, who tied the knot with her fiancé, insurance agent Tye Strickland, in Mexico on Saturday, PEOPLE has learned.
Beloved "30 Rock" cast member Grizzwald "Grizz" Chapman is undergoing dialysis treatment while on the wait-list for a kidney transplant.
The arrival of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's 19th baby hasn't been easy -- and the future is still not certain for preemie Josie Brooklyn, born three months early on December 10 and weighing only 1 lb., 6 oz.
As it turns 20 on Thursday, "The Simpsons' " greatest enemy may be itself.
It's probably not stretching the point to call "The Simpsons" a distillery of all things pop culture. After all, what other show has managed to work in comedic references to Tennessee Williams, Ayn Rand, Alfred Hitchcock, "The Great Escape" and bombastic Broadway musicals, all in one episode ("A Streetcar Named Marge")?
Some very disturbing reality TV news reached my ears this weekend, and for the first time in a month, it has nothing to do with "Jersey Shore."
Reality television star Kourtney Kardashian gave birth to a baby boy Monday.
Longtime fans of the soap opera "As the World Turns" are mourning the loss of their daily date with the folks in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, after CBS announced the cancellation of the long-running daytime drama this week.
There was more laughter than tears on Friday as "Good Morning America" bid farewell to the anchor who has helmed the morning news show's desk for the past ten years.
Jon Gosselin's media tour comes to an end.
George Stephanopoulos has been named the new anchor of "Good Morning America," and will start next Monday, ABC News President David Westin announced today.
Technically, Barbara Walters' "10 Most Fascinating People of 2009" numbered more than that.
The holidays are a grim time for television fans as popular prime time shows begin airing reruns through the New Year.
The holidays are a grim time for television fans as popular primetime shows begin airing re-runs through the New Year.
Former "Full House" star John Stamos has been targeted in a failed extortion plot, his publicist said Tuesday.
Michelle Duggar, star of TLC's "18 Kids and Counting," was rushed to an Arkansas hospital over the weekend -- but her pregnancy with Baby No. 19, not due until spring, wasn't the reason for her dash to the doctor.
Bryant Gumbel made an unexpected announcement Tuesday morning as a guest host on "Live! With Regis & Kelly." The host of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" had surgery two months ago to remove a malignant tumor on his lung.
Meredith Baxter's recent revelation that she is a lesbian resonates with other celebrities who have been forced to discuss their sexuality publicly after gossip and tabloid speculation put a spotlight on the issue.
Once a fixture on the red carpet and a staple of the daily news cycle, Paris Hilton has recently all but disappeared from the American consciousness.
Sure, costars on another popular show are dating in real life -- to the delight of fans -- but that's not the case for Glee's Cory Monteith.
Fans of Oprah Winfrey's "Favorite Things" episode might get their favorite thing back next year. Producers for the show say they are still deciding whether they will bring the Thanksgiving-time giveaway episode back for the 25th season.
"Family Ties" actress Meredith Baxter made the media rounds Wednesday confirming the rumors that she is a lesbian.
Four years ago Liu Wen entered a modeling contest in China to win a computer to use for school. Little did she know it would lead her to the Victoria's Secret runway in New York.
It's the stuff country songs are made of.
The dining table at the Osmond family Thanksgiving feast will have all the fixings - turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and a mirrored disco ball trophy.
Oprah Winfrey will interview President Obama and his wife, Michelle, next month for a 60-minute program to air before Christmas, the talk show host announced Wednesday.
Donny Osmond's family dinner table may have a unique centerpiece this Thanksgiving holiday: a sparkly, much-perspired-over mirror ball trophy.
The thing about "Glee" is that it came along at the right time.
Nigel Lythgoe was tired of saying "no" to promising young dancers.
Nigel Lythgoe was tired of saying "no" to promising young dancers.
That little pratfall that Jennifer Lopez took at the American Music Awards?
Jon and Kate Gosselin closed out their "Plus Eight" series Monday night with more of a whimper than a bang and plenty of whining, bitterness and blame.
Heidi Klum has officially changed her name to Heidi Samuel, taking Seal's last name, four years and four kids after getting hitched.
Khloe Kardashian and her new husband, basketball player Lamar Odom, have found themselves a newlywed love nest.
There will be no more car giveaways, no more tearful interviews and Tom Cruise will have to find someone else's couch to jump on.
Nicole Richie has checked out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after battling pneumonia and is at home resting, said her boyfriend Joel Madden.
Dunder Mifflin, the fictional paper company at the center of NBC's prime-time comedy "The Office," is facing bankruptcy. Staffers in the Scranton branch are anxious about their fate.
Oprah Winfrey knows how to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday's "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for Winfrey's Harpo Productions.
Daytime dramas have helped launched the careers of many a star: David Hasselhoff, John Stamos, Julianne Moore and Meg Ryan, to name just a few.
Heidi Klum hasn't quite reclaimed her pre-baby body yet, but that's not stopping the supermodel from donning a sexy outfit when she hosts the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show" on November 19, which airs December 1 at 10 p.m. on CBS.
Sorry, Julianne Hough fans, you'll have to endure another season of "Dancing with the Stars" without your favorite pro dancer in the ballroom.
Ken Ober, whose MTV game show "Remote Control" was among the network's first forays into non-music programming, has died at age 52, his agent said Monday.
In the latest skirmish in his war with TLC, Jon Gosselin has filed a $5 million claim against the network, saying its representatives damaged his reputation and career by preventing him from working with other media outlets.
Mogul Donald Trump expressed shock at former Ms. California Carrie Prejean's attempt to end the interview with host Larry King during her appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live."
The death of Tom Sparks, a 33-year-old former TV host from California who was participating as a third-season contestant on ABC's reality show "Wipeout," likely was caused by a pre-existing condition, but the Los Angeles County coroner's office is still examining all possibilities.
Lindsay Price and Josh Radnor, who began dating in August 2008, have called it quits, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Comedian Katt Williams was released from jail on $40,000 bond after being arrested and accused of breaking into a rural Georgia home with a crowbar.
A CBS producer accused of trying to extort $2 million from "Late Show" host David Letterman appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday, where his attorney filed a motion seeking a dismissal of the indictment against him.
Comedian Katt Williams was a guest -- not a burglar -- at the Georgia home he is now accused of breaking into with a crowbar, his lawyer told CNN.
Tiffani Thiessen and her husband, artist and actor Brady Smith, are expecting their first baby next May, her rep tells PEOPLE exclusively.
The much anticipated wedding episode of "Keeping up With the Kardashians" brought in record ratings for the E! entertainment network on Sunday night.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, adored as the star of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr., know what everyone has been thinking: What took so long?
Not many people have had to grieve as publicly as Kandi Burruss.
Bravo's original "Housewives" begin their fifth season with some heady drama and a nod to tough economic times.
The first lady of the United States has opened up the White House to the Food Network in an episode of "Iron Chef America" that will air in January.
"The Office's" Jenna Fischer is usually a pretty sensible person, but all that goes out the door when it comes to her upcoming wedding to screenwriter Lee Kirk.
In the early days of "Sesame Street" -- that is, B.E. (Before Elmo) -- Sesame Street was a pretty grimy place.
Mariah Carey gulped "ugly juice" for her role as a dowdy social worker in "Precious," a film performance that may free her from painful memories of box office bomb "Glitter."
The former Sports Illustrated cover girl is back in modeling shape -- but not because she wants to retake the catwalk.
Stephen Colbert may have lost his bid as an underdog presidential candidate last year, but he still wants to represent America any way he can.
Kirstie Alley has always had a public battle with her weight, but next year, the actress will get real in a new way: in a reality television show on A&E.
Guess Jessica Simpson isn't a "Melrose Place" fan -- at least not anymore!
The romance has long since died, but for Kate Gosselin, a kernel of the emotion still lives.
Video of Anna Nicole Smith appearing to mistake a doll for her unborn child was just the reality TV star acting for a camera, a defense lawyer for Howard K. Stern says.
Jon Gosselin's actions haven't been too kosher lately.
They've been called the Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch and the Bling Ring. Now, five of the six young adults accused of burglarizing celebrity homes can be known as "booked."
Anthony Edwards is a runner.
"Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur's generosity lives on.
Jon Gosselin has more relationship drama on his hands.
The persistent sexual politics behind the scenes at late-night talk shows is far from a joke, believes former "Late Night with David Letterman" writer Nell Scovell.
DirecTV has raised a ruckus by raising the dead.
Comedian Bill Cosby received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Monday after refusing to accept the award twice in the past.
Her character Peggy Olson might be stifling in a 1960s atmosphere of sexism and repression but "Mad Men's" Elisabeth Moss has something to crack a big smile about: The actress married "Saturday Night Live" funnyman Fred Armisen on Sunday, her rep confirms.
Want to go back in time?
They've tried to avoid injuries every season, but these days the "Dancing with the Stars" cast is hoping to protect themselves from the flu bug that's hit the ballroom.
It's just one thing after another for Richard and Mayumi Heene. They've caused such an uproar after last week's alleged balloon boy hoax that Lifetime won't air a re-run of their "Wife Swap" episode.
If I hadn't been warming to "Glee" already, this for sure would've begun defrosting me: "Dollhouse"-keeper Joss Whedon has agreed to direct one of the back nine episodes that Fox just ordered.
They say that breaking up is hard to do, especially when millions of eyes are there to witness every caustic comment and verbal volley.
Jon and Kate Gosselin aren't the only ones conferencing with lawyers.
Consider Jon Gosselin the kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
The A&E network quickly backed away from an earlier assurance that Michael Jackson's three children "are not part of" a reality show it is taping with four of the pop star's brothers.
Soupy Sales, a comedian from the golden era of television, died Thursday. He was 83.
It's been a Monty Python world lately -- and we're not even talking about the absurdity and silliness of current events, such as balloon boys and confessional celebrities.
Soupy Sales, a comedian from the golden era of television, died Thursday. He was 83.
The executive producer of the "Late Show with David Letterman" defended the company's treatment of women in response to a letter from the president of the National Organization for Women, who said the star's actions created a "toxic environment."
When "The Bachelor'"s Jason Mesnick proposed to Molly Malaney, he picked the picture-perfect setting.
It's been a Monty Python world lately -- and we're not even talking about the absurdity and silliness of current events, such as balloon boys and confessional celebrities.
Rosie O'Donnell and spouse Kelli Carpenter "are working through their issues" and "nothing else will be said" about rumors the couple is splitting, according to O'Donnell's publicist.
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