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"Spartacus" halted after star's cancer diagnosis (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - Starz's freshman drama "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" has halted series production due to star Andy Whitfield being diagnosed with cancer.

Charlie Sheen returning to work next Tuesday (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - Charlie Sheen is expected to return to work on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" on Tuesday, according to his publicist.

Nickelodeon picks up two comedy pilots (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - Nickelodeon has ordered two comedy pilots, "Supah Ninja" and "Everyday Kid."

Anna Chlumsky playing quint in CBS drama pilot (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - Former child actress Anna Chlumsky, who rose to fame as Macaulay Culkin's best friend in the 1991 film "My Girl," has landed a lead role on CBS' drama pilot "Quinn-Tuplets."

Keri Russell eyes tree-hugger role in Fox sitcom (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - Keri Russell is mulling a return to television.

History's "Pawn Stars" tops cable shows (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - On the heels of notching its best monthly ratings performance in 15 years, History showed no sign of slowing down as the calendar rolled over to March.

Paice, Luker, Dvorsky and Petkoff Set for 'Enchanted April' Musical Reading (Playbill)

March 10, 2010

Playbill - Jill Paice, Rebecca Luker, George Dvorsky and Robert Petkoff will take part in a reading of the new musical adaptation of Elizabeth Von Arnim's 1922 novel Enchanted April.

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

CW's reality shows an affront to female viewers (Reuters)

March 10, 2010

Reuters - The CW is taking its largely female audience into two women-centric worlds with the reality shows "Fly Girls" and "High Society."

TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown (AP)

March 10, 2010

AP - A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers.