MTV and The College Board to Launch 'My College Dollars' Facebook App January 18, 2012MTV, Get Schooled and the College Board today launched 'My College Dollars,' a Facebook application that utilizes information from a user's Facebook profile - including age, gender and state - to connect students with targeted financial aid opportunities. In addition to matching students with scholarships, the youth-conceived application will also provide information, guidance and tools that will enable students to make smart financial decisions about paying for college.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Special to Make U.S. Premiere on Logo, 2/6January 18, 2012One is not enough, sweetie darling! Patsy and Edina return for another ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS special on Logo! The second of three new 'Absolutely Fabulous' 20th Anniversary Specials will have its U.S. premiere Monday, February 6, 10:30 PM/9:30c on Logo.
X FACTOR's Astro Signs Deal With Epic RecordsJanuary 18, 2012X FACTOR Season 1 contestant Astro has announced via his twitter account that he has just signed a record deal with Epic Records. Astro will join his mentor on the Fox singing competition, LA Reid at Epic Records along with the Season 1 winner, Melanie Amaro.
Melissa McCarthy to Produce New Comedy for CBSJanuary 18, 2012According to Deadline.com, the CBS network has just picked up a potential comedy series which is produced by the star of one of the network's hits shows, 'Mike & Molly'. The untitled comedy is from comedian Melissa McCarthy and was scripted by McCarthy's husband, actor and writer Ben Falcone and actor Larry Dorf.
NBC to Encore BETTY WHITE'S 90th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE, 1/21January 18, 2012BETTY WHITE'S 90th BIRTHDAY Special drew NBC's biggest overall audience in the time period, excluding Olympics, since February 18, 2008, on Monday. As a result, the network will be airing an encore broadcast of both the special and White's new reality series, 'Betty White's Off Their Rockers' this Saturday, January 21st.
GLEE PROJECT Winner Samuel Larsen Begins Filming on GLEEJanuary 18, 2012In an interview with TVGuide.com, GLEE star Cory Monteith confirmed that Samuel Larsen, winner of the first season of Oxygen Channel's THE GLEE PROJECT has begun filming scenes for his upcoming story arc on GLEE. Shared Monteith, 'He's here today. I can confirm he's here, but we haven't been formally introduced yet.'
Oscar.com Officially Kicks Off Oscar Season TodayJanuary 17, 2012Oscar.com, the official online home of the 84th Academy Awards(r), is launching its award-winning Oscar Digital Experience today with a first look at Billy Crystal's return to Oscar's stage.
CBS's SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2012 Countdown Special to Air 2/1January 17, 2012SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2012, an interactive countdown special where viewers will be able to vote LIVE when this year's program focuses on Super Bowl's Greatest Commercial Brands. The special, hosted by Boomer Esiason, Lead Analyst with CBS Sports' NFL Sunday telecast, and fitness expert Jillian Michaels, will be broadcast Wednesday, Feb. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
DirectTV to Present All-Star Super Bowl Weekend Events, 2/4January 17, 2012A-list celebrities, NFL athletes and thousands of spectators will converge on over one million pounds of freshly poured sand to take part in DirecTV's Sixth Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl, presented by SPIKE TV, on Saturday, February 4th.
BETTY WHITE's Birthday Celebration Earns Big Ratings for NBCJanuary 17, 2012Ellen Degeneres, Morgan Freeman, Tina Fey, Ray Romano, Seth Meyers and Tracy Morgan joined the star-studded line-up paying tribute to one of the world's most beloved entertainers last night on NBC's Betty White'S 90th BIRTHDAY: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl.