Television News

LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres is leaving "American Idol" after one season as a judge for the hit Fox TV singing contest. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Gabourey Sidibe (GA'-buh-ray SIH'-dee-bay) is pinching herself over her unexpected life, which includes an Oscar nomination and a new TV series. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch on Thursday with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where five women hosts grilled him about his Blackberry, Lindsay Lohan and the Afghan war. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he didn't make the guest list for Chelsea Clinton's wedding. Full Story »

How much would you pay to momentarily turn your iPhone into a communicator like the kind found in the original “Star Trek” television series? This essential question will probably decide more than anything else whether you’ll actually download this $1.99 iPhone app. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Former "Friends" star Lisa Kudrow is making herself laugh. Full Story »

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, the 1965 musical with a reincarnation plot and a handful of beloved Alan Jay Lerner-Burton Lane songs, gets a second life July 29-Aug. 1 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Classic detective series "Hawaii Five-O" is riding a big wave back to television with new stars and grittier action, but with the same legendary theme tune and idyllic surf culture that made it a worldwide hit more than 35 years ago. Full Story »

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Sara Gilbert, producer and co-host of the new CBS daytime show "The Talk," said she will share her life as a lesbian partner and mom on the air when it seems right. Full Story »

NEW YORK - It's a breakthrough for Susan Lucci. No, not a second Emmy. She has a book deal. Full Story »

RICHMOND, Va. - Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man for backing out, according to the program set for airing Thursday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - William Shatner confesses he has problems with the digital age. At 79 years old, he doesn't use Twitter and can't remember computer passwords. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With fist pumps and perfect tans, "Jersey Shore" returns to TV on Thursday for a new season of shows that has audiences wondering if the cast that put some reality back into reality TV is still really real after its brush with Hollywood stardom. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fat people are coming to Hollywood, and actor Billy Gardell couldn't be happier. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler said on Wednesday the top-rated TV network was "restless, motivated and paranoid" about developing new shows and looking increasingly to social networking and the Internet for its next big hits. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Top executives from NASCAR, DirecTV, Chiquita Brands International and waterparks company Great Wolf Resorts will take part in the second season of reality TV hit "Undercover Boss", CBS said on Wednesday. Full Story »

NEW YORK - As head of cable's ABC Family, Paul Lee turned an also-ran channel into a hip destination for teens as well as their parents. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Whatever your opinion of President Obama, there's no question he has spectacularly revived the number and quality of musical performances in the White House. Full Story »