BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 9 (UPI) -- Television personality Piers Morgan is producing a drama series set in the world of 1970s British tabloid journalism, Starz and Lionsgate announced.
LOS ANGELES, May 9 (UPI) -- Fox says it has ordered an Americanized version of the British sitcom "Gavin and Stacey," which will premiere during the 2013-14 television season.
LOS ANGELES, May 9 (UPI) -- Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder, co-stars on the U.S. television series "The Vampire Diaries," have ended their real-life romance, UsMagazine.com said.
LOS ANGELES, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. singer and TV personality Nick Lachey says he hasn't spoken to his ex-wife, entertainer Jessica Simpson, in about six years.
LOS ANGELES, May 9 (UPI) -- Sam Poueu and Stephanie Anderson, who met and fell in love on the U.S. weight-loss program "The Biggest Loser," confirm they have separated and plan to divorce.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- "The Young and the Restless" star Jeanne Cooper died in Los Angeles Wednesday, her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, confirmed on Facebook.
ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- British actor Sean Bean has been cast as the lead in the spy drama series "Legends," which is to premiere in 2014, TNT said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Ken Ehrlich will produce the 65th Prime Time Emmy Awards show, which is to take place Sept. 22 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, CBS announced.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- An upcoming episode of "General Hospital" will show characters from the soap opera appearing on the New York cooking program "The Chew," ABC said.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- Dr. Phil McGraw filed a lawsuit in Texas against Gawker Media for copyright infringement pertaining to footage it ran from one of his high-profile interviews.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- NBC will renovate a New York studio to house "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" for $5 million instead of building a new one for $25 million.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood has been chosen to perform the opening theme for "Sunday Night Football," NBC announced.
ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- TNT said it has ordered 10 episodes of the new U.S. action-drama series "The Last Ship," starring Eric Dane and produced by Michael Bay.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Professional extreme skier Rory Bushfield won Season 1 of the U.S. celebrity diving competition series "Splash" Tuesday night.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Former "The Bachelor" star Sean Lowe and his professional dance partner, Peta Murgatroyd, were eliminated from "Dancing with the Stars" in Los Angeles Tuesday.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Sundance Channel says it has ordered a 10-episode second season of the Georgia-set drama "Rectify," its first wholly owned original scripted series.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network Spike TV says it will start airing fresh episodes of the police-themed reality program "Cops" in September.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Amanda Bynes said via Twitter she is so happy with her nose job she doesn't want the media to use photos of her from before she had it.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- Longtime Los Angeles broadcast journalist Mario Machado, who played newsmen in several films and TV shows, has died at the age of 78, his family said.
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) -- "American Idol" Season 9 runner-up Crystal Bowersox and musician Brian Walker have announced they split up after more than two years of marriage.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 7 (UPI) -- Margaret Groening, who married one cartoonist, gave birth to another and inspired the cartoon character Marge Simpson, has died in Oregon. She was 94.
LOS ANGELES, May 6 (UPI) -- Brooke Mueller, actor Charlie Sheen's ex-wife, is receiving medical care at California's UCLA Medical Center, then will go to rehab, her publicist said.
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
