Stories tagged with "nbc"

Box office for 5 best-picture Oscar nominees by The Associated Press

North American box-office performance as of Monday for Oscar best-picture nominees:- "Frost/Nixon," Universal, five nominations, $8.8 million, released Dec. 5.- "Milk," Focus,... – Jan 22, 2009 at 9:31 AM in Entertainment

Nearly 38 million people watched inauguration by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nearly 38 million Americans watched inauguration coverage of President Barack Obama on Tuesday, the most popular inauguration day on television since... – Jan 21, 2009 at 1:33 PM in Entertainment

Amy Poehler ready for a sitcom change of pace by The Associated Press

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. (AP) -- Coming off her final and triumphant "Saturday Night Live" season, Amy Poehler says she's looking forward to switching gears in a new NBC... – Jan 15, 2009 at 9:01 PM in Entertainment

Obama helps Stephanopoulos to first viewership win by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC's Sunday morning political talk show "This Week" has scored its first win over NBC's "Meet the Press" since 1999.It is the first time host George... – Jan 15, 2009 at 2:32 PM in Entertainment

Steve Carell buys Massachusetts general store most recent comment by bridgetid

How cool would it be to have Steve Carell bagging... – Jan 15, 2009 at 10:58 PM

Publicist: Hargitay has partially collapsed lung by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mariska Hargitay has a partially collapsed lung, but will appear on all of this season's episodes of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," Hargitay's... – Jan 13, 2009 at 3:46 PM in Entertainment

Piven calls his abrupt B'way departure 'humbling' by The Associated Press

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) -- Jeremy Piven says his decision to abruptly leave the Broadway revival of "Speed-the-Plow" in mid-run because of mercury poisoning was "a... – Jan 13, 2009 at 7:32 AM in Entertainment

Howie Mandel back at work, says his health is fine by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Howie Mandel is back at work and says his heart and health are fine.The 53-year-old comedian was hospitalized in Toronto earlier this week following an... – Jan 13, 2009 at 4:01 AM in Entertainment

Not all the audience comes back for Golden Globes by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The glitz and glamour returned to the Golden Globes, but not all the audience.An estimated 14.6 million people watched Sunday night's ceremony from... – Jan 12, 2009 at 12:01 PM in Entertainment

NY Philharmonic to perform in Hanoi, Abu Dhabi by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Philharmonic will perform for the first time in Hanoi and Abu Dhabi next season and is getting Alec Baldwin to host its weekly national radio... – Jan 12, 2009 at 8:47 AM in Entertainment

Stephanie March returns to `Special Victims Unit' by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Stephanie March is back on the job as New York prosecutor Alexandra Cabot on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit."March will guest star on NBC's... – Jan 08, 2009 at 2:46 PM in Entertainment

Major networks keep anchors home for Gaza story by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC, CBS and NBC haven't sent their top news anchors to the Middle East to cover Israel's conflict with Hamas, even though each network did so in 2006... – Jan 07, 2009 at 5:16 PM in Entertainment

`Medium' star Patricia Arquette files for divorce most recent comment by Zombieguy

Maybe she divorced him for making god-awful... – Jan 05, 2009 at 9:03 PM

Report: Overseas box office record broken by The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hollywood's six major studios say they broke overseas box office records in 2008, with an estimated $9.9 billion in tickets sold.That's a 4 percent... – Jan 02, 2009 at 3:31 PM in Entertainment

NBC News' Todd, Guthrie to cover White House by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- NBC News has named Chuck Todd as chief White House correspondent, with Savannah Guthrie joining him on the beat.Todd also will serve as contributing... – Dec 18, 2008 at 5:16 PM in Entertainment

Scarlett Johansson puts snotty tissue on eBay by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - How snotty: Scarlett Johansson blew her nose on a tissue, and now the tissue is being sold on eBay.Johansson appeared on NBC’s “Tonight” show... – Dec 18, 2008 at 11:46 AM in Entertainment

NBC's 'Superstars of Dance': a global competition by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nigel Lythgoe has set the barre (pronounced: bar) high for his new series, "Superstars of Dance.""We're bringing class to NBC," he says.Lythgoe's global... – Dec 17, 2008 at 5:32 PM in Entertainment

Morning isn't enough for NBC's `Today' show by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Four hours in the morning apparently isn't enough. NBC's "Today" show is going prime-time, for one night only.Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Al Roker and... – Dec 16, 2008 at 11:46 AM in Entertainment

Cruise says he regrets 'glib' outburst on 'Today' by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- It took a few years, but Tom Cruise says he regrets the tongue-lashing he gave Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" show the last time he was on. An apologetic... – Dec 15, 2008 at 9:15 AM in Entertainment

Back briefly, Amy Poehler bids 'SNL' viewers adios by The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- Amy Poehler is officially exiting "Saturday Night Live" this time.Less than two months after giving birth to son Archie, she made a surprise return last... – Dec 14, 2008 at 1:16 PM in Entertainment