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Next 'Bachelor' is 'Bachelorette' reject
- If the new man looking for love on ABC's "The Bachelor" looks familiar, that's because he was rejected last season on "The Bachelorette."Jason Mesnick, whose proposal to DeAnna Pappas was spurned during the finale, will search for romance among 25 bachelorettes when the 13th season of the reality series returns in January.
France bans broadcast of TV shows for babies
- France's broadcast authority has banned French channels from airing TV shows aimed at children under 3 years old, to shield them from developmental risks it says television viewing poses at that age.The High Audiovisual Council, in a ruling published Wednesday, said it wanted to "protect children under 3 from the effects of television."
Bronze Fonz now an 'Ayyyy'-list celeb in Milwaukee
- His hair will always be in place, he doesn't mind if you touch the leather and he's far too heavy to jump the shark. Thought Arthur Fonzarelli couldn't get any cooler? Meet the bronze Fonz.Dozens of people lined the Milwaukee River on Tuesday to cheer the unveiling of a statue of the "Happy Days" character, including Henry Winkler himself. The man who was cast as the Fonz - then cast in bronze - pretended to comb the statue's hair and put his arm around the smiling, life-size likeness, which is giving two thumbs up.
- His hair will always be in place, he doesn't mind if you touch the leather and he's far too heavy to jump the shark. Thought Arthur Fonzarelli couldn't get any cooler? Meet the bronze Fonz.Dozens of people lined the Milwaukee River on Tuesday to cheer the unveiling of a statue of the "Happy Days" character, including Henry Winkler himself. The man who was cast as the Fonz - then cast in bronze - pretended to comb the statue's hair and put his arm around the smiling, life-size likeness, which is giving two thumbs up.
Olympics coverage means more ratings gold for NBC
- NBC is enjoying a taste of what superstar swimmer Michael Phelps savored last week: a clean sweep.But unlike Phelps in Beijing's Water Cube, NBC's prime-time Olympics coverage left all its competition far behind.
List of top 20 shows in prime-time Nielsen ratings
- Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Aug. 11-17. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.1. (X) "Summer Olympics-Tuesday," NBC, 34.01 million viewers.
`The Closer' is No. 1 show on cable for Aug. 11-17
- Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of Aug 11-17. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses:1. "The Closer" (Monday, 9 p.m.), TNT, 4.84 million homes, 6.42 million viewers.
Applegate calls double mastectomy a 'tough' choice
- Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view. Speaking on ABC News' "Good Morning America" in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the "Samantha Who?" star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago. She'll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months."I'm going to have cute boobs 'til I'm 90, so there's that," she joked in the interview, which aired Tuesday. "I'll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I'll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table."
- Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view. Speaking on ABC News' "Good Morning America" in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the "Samantha Who?" star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago. She'll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months."I'm going to have cute boobs 'til I'm 90, so there's that," she joked in the interview, which aired Tuesday. "I'll have the best boobs in the nursing home. I'll be the envy of all the ladies around the bridge table."
Applegate calls double mastectomy a `tough' choice
- Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view.Speaking on ABC News' "Good Morning America" in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the "Samantha Who?" star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago. She'll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months.
- Christina Applegate is taking the long view of her battle with breast cancer - the really long view.Speaking on ABC News' "Good Morning America" in her first interview since announcing her diagnosis earlier this month, the "Samantha Who?" star said she had a double mastectomy three weeks ago. She'll undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months.
Meet the new teams on 'The Amazing Race'
- An ex-NFL player and his estranged wife, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and her actor brother, recent divorcees, a pair of Southern belles and fraternity brothers are among the 11 two-person teams hurrying for the finish line - and the $1 million grand prize - on the upcoming 13th edition of CBS' "The Amazing Race.""I love the fraternity brothers because they're so young and such a contrasting team," host Phil Keoghan recently told The Associated Press. "One takes his time to think things out. The other one loves to rush and go at a million miles an hour. There's definitely tension between the two of them while they're making decisions during the race."