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By Robert Bianco, USA TODAY Karma can be funny. Two of Earl 's pearls: Her name is Kathryn Joosten.4.5

Actress Kirstie Alley has lost 50 pounds. The star of Showtime's reality-comedy series "Fat Actress" says she managed the loss through dieting and exercise.3.1

Filed under: Talent , Reality There's really nothing to say about this report . Except this: an insider says "they couldn't get A-list stars like Jennifer Aniston or Halle ...2.9

Star Jones is donating the dress off her back from the Emmy Awards to help Hurricane Katrina victims.2.7

At a music-filled memorial at Carnegie Hall, Peter Jennings was remembered Tuesday as a journalist with a childlike awe of the world, a devoted father and loyal Canadian who ...2.7

Filed under: Industry , Programming Cool piece over at Slate , explaining why TV shows premiere in September, why the TV industry has a "season," and even a little bit about ...2.7

If Monday is any indication, it's going to be a bumpy season. The first official night of the season amounted to a night of see-saw competition and premieres among the Big ...2.7

Rebecca Romijn, whose screen credits include the "X-Men" films and "Rollerball," is engaged to Jerry O'Connell. The couple became engaged over the weekend in New York after ...2.7

Filed under: Talent You would think an establishment called Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion and Casino would fit quite nicely down in the family-friendly atmosphere of ...2.9

Win or lose tonight, this 'Rock Star: INXS' singer is a Chicago hit Watch it tonight Joe's Bar Join Marty Casey's local band, The Lovehammers, as they cheer on their ...2

ABC's "Wife Swap" tonight tells the story of Scarlet "Neicey" Wiggins, a Charlotte mother and housewife who thought she was going to instill a little discipline in a lax ...2.7

Foul Ball'' Despite Cheryl's reservations, Jim gets Kyle out of his first day of kindergarten to go see a Cubs game.2

Filed under: Daytime , Syndicated Two of the biggest daytime court TV shows, Judge Joe Brown and Judge Judy , are holding the line in the new season.2.9

Oprah Winfrey is not a diva. At all. No way. She is so adamant on that point that she brought the head of Hermes USA onto her talk show yesterday to admit it and apologize ...2.7

Thank God for college. Where else do you have time for self-examination, distance from your parents and your past, and license to decide who you really are? Especially when ...2.7

Over the past four months, many fans of ABC's ``Lost'' have been very unhappy campers.2

Filed under: Drama , NBC , Programming , Sports Every once in a while I love seeing a sports movie.2.9

Spoiler alert: This review reveals plot twists. FX's ''Nip/Tuck," which is back for its third season tonight at 10, remains gorgeously slick.2.7

INTELLIGENCER TV CRITIC Wouldn't you know it -- only minutes after Meredith Grey boarded the Bainbridge Island ferry, she snagged a boy's affections.2.1

It will surprise no reader to discover that "BBC History of World War II," a 30-hour, 12-disc DVD set, is told from an exceedingly British perspective.2.7

A 32-year-old mother of two is the new Mrs. America. Mrs. California Andrea Preuss won the national crown Sunday at the Riviera Resort & Racquet Club.3.1

Martha Stewart's euphemism for prison was to call it "Yale." She explained her coping mechanism in an appearance Monday on David Letterman's "Late Show" to promote her two ...4.2

By Will Keck and Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY Stars headed out to have fun with their peers after Sunday night's Emmy Awards.2.9

Talk about bad timing. "King of the Hill" opened its 10th season two nights ago, on Emmy Sunday, a night when most networks air reruns rather than compete with the pre ...4

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 - It's a shame that the four-time world heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield got the hook midway through ABC's surprise summer hit, "Dancing With ...4.8

"Party Line with Dan and Steve," a new Food Network show about home entertaining, was to begin taping in Manhattan the very next day, but its stars, Dan and Steve , were ...2.7

Filed under: Talent , Reality , Programming , Cable So, this is the second Monday morning that I've woke up to find that there is no new episode of Hogan Knows Best on my DVR.2.7

Tuesday's Hurricane Katrina fundraiser at Madison Square Garden will be televised on pay-per-view, with all subscription fees going to relief efforts, organizers said Monday.2.7

The sunlight was bright as Shaun Cassidy drove a golf cart across the Warner Bros.2.9

Filed under: Talent , Industry , Programming This cool site has a rundown of where all the stars from yesteryear are.2.7

Richard Hatch, who won $1 million on the first season of the reality show "Survivor," pleaded innocent Monday to charges that he failed to pay taxes on his winnings and ...2.7

Pamela Thomas-Graham is stepping down as chairman of CNBC, the business news cable channel owned by NBC Universal, for a senior job at Liz Claiborne Inc., a major maker of ...4.5

Kaylee and Simon are looking at what turns out to be a mutated cow fetus but which the carnival barker outside is hawking as proof of alien life.2.9

The fall TV season really gets rolling this week, with 15 new series making their debut.2.7

Wait, was this the Oscar ceremony or the Emmys? The stars looked so dazzling Sunday night that it was hard to tell.2.7

Fair warning to all potential flybys who stop at Fox's "Kitchen Confidential," based on chef/author Anthony Bourdain's 2000 bestseller of the same name: It is raw, ...5.3

There was nothing extraordinary about the premise of ''Friends." The show's success was all about the characters, the cast, their chemistry, and, of course, their hair.4.5

Tribune staff reporter What inspires fans' extreme commitment to "Farscape"? After all, even some sci-fi aficionados don't get it.2.7