Planet in Peril CNN Thursday
Watch “Planet in Peril: Battle Lines” on Thursday, December 11, at 9 p.m. ET on CNN, hosted by Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and “The Oprah Winfrey Show” correspondent and National Geographic host Lisa Ling. CNN’s award-winning series examines the environmental conflicts between growing populations and natural resources. The team will investigate serious environmental conflicts, including mass hunger in Cameroon and Congo, melting ic

Anderson Cooper in USA Weekend
Interview: Anderson Cooper off camera By Monica CollinsRoving reporter, world traveler, hipster, jokester, anchorman, rich kid, loner, geek -- CNN's Anderson Cooper is a Renaissance man for a digital age. Cooper, a three-time Emmy winner, stands up to politicians, stares down weather catastrophes, challenges the mighty, empathizes with the afflicted and collapses into laughter on live TV. The 41-year-old shows various colors, including famous shades of gray. Our time with Cooper began in ABC's studios in Ne

Lisa Ling Better Step Off
I see what's going on here and I'm not about it. Lisa Ling is trying to get a little sugar from Mah Boo. Yeah, I know she's married to some hot doctor-type, but no one can resists the charms of the Silver Fox! Wait. If I put on a black wig and a black dress, I might be able to pass as Lisa Ling. Then Mah Boo will finally grant me a hug instead of sending security after me!! Anyway, here's that dreamwrecker Lisa Ling trying to get on Mah Boo at some CNN even last night. I also threw in a picture

Anderson Cooper Goes Without Protection [CNN]
"I told them... listen, make sure you get it on video." [Cindy Adams]

Anderson Cooper's Thanksgiving Nightmare [Family Matters]
newVideoPlayer("/anderson_momthanksgiving_gawker.flv", 480, 360,""); Gloria Vanderbilt's youngest son has been using his mother as a foil since he appeared on the Tonight Show with her at age three. Anderson Cooper more recently brought his mother onto CNN to passive-aggressively scold him on Mother's Day and to provide the silver fox some sensible, embarrassing advice on the occasion of his 40th birthday. So when Cooper recently declined to invite his mother on a holiday trip to Egypt — "No! I wasn'

Oprah: Entire Ohio Family Addicted To Heroin [Family Matters]
newVideoPlayer("/oprahheroin_jez_512K.flv", 475, 264,""); Today on Oprah, Lisa Ling presented an investigative report on Richland County, Ohio, which is experiencing a heroin addiction epidemic and currently has no rehabs or methadone programs. One family she focused on — two parents, two teenage boys, and one 13-month-old boy — are all addicted to heroin. In the past four years, since the family began shooting up, they have lost their house, their cars, and their jobs. They now live in a homeless shel

The View December 8th Recap: Lisa Ling and Paula Abdul
Today on The View, all five hosts were present. Barbara Walters interviewed Patrick Swayze over the weekend. He has pancreatic cancer. He sent Whoopi Goldberg a hug. Then Barbara talked about her “fascinating” special and Joy mentioned the high ratings. Barbara said it was the highest rated since 2004. She said that everyone knew that Barack Obama would be the most fascinating. Sherri and Whoopi said they didn’t know. Then Barbara renamed some of the other people in the special, as though we f

Barbara Walters to Rosie O’Donnell: Get a Life!
“There are some people who have done this show and then for years feel they have to dump on it, maybe for their own publicity,” Walters said. According to the New York Post, Walters’ statements came one day after O’Donnell’s remarks in a telephone news conference to promote her new variety show, which will premiere on NBC on Nov. 26. “You know, we’re very proud of some of our alumna,” Walters said. She mentioned Meredith Vieira, who has gone on to host The Today Show, and Lisa Ling. But a

Bump Watch! [Watch, TiVo, Kill]
Now that Britney is back and Joaquin is some sort of fake rapper, it's time to reinvent yourself. The various intelligence networks (Discovery, NatGeo) have a lot to offer tonight in the way of autodidactic pleasures, from realizing that your recent weight gain might be directly related to that dude you met at Ye Rustic to a former View co-host talking about weed. Or you can watch women who are staunchly in favor of Cocoa Puffs trash a rented house. WATCH I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant [9 PM, Discovery Heal

Paula Abdul, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams And Carrie Fisher Will Appear On "The View" Next Week
Paula Abdul, Dr. Oz, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Brandy, Lisa Ling, author Carrie Fisher and comic legend Don Rickles will all stop by ABC's "The View" next week.

The View schedule December 8th-12th, 2008
Here is The View schedule for December 8th-12th, 2008. Former co-host Lisa Ling returns as a guest on Monday. Monday, Dec. 8: Paula Abdul (”American Idol”), Lisa Ling Tuesday, Dec. 9: Don Rickles (author, “Rickles’ Letters”); Brandy performs Wednesday, Dec. 10: “Day of Hot Topics” Thursday, Dec. 11: Dr. Oz; “Bank on ‘The View’”: crock-pot cooking [...]

The View September 29th
No recap today because I am in New York City. I will be trying to get stand-by tickets to get into The View. You can see if I am successful by following my Twitter updates. Wish me luck! Feel free to comment here on today’s episode. Today’s scheduled guests are Lisa Ling, Selena Gomez, and Jennifer Hudson. The View, Jennifer Hudson, Selena Gomez, Lisa Ling Did You Enjoy this Post? Subscribe to Watching The View. It's Free! « Back Home

Daytime Talk Shows - December 2, 2008
Bonnie Hunt - Bill Pullman, Nicole Sullivan and kid chef Dean Sturt Dr. Phil - Whatever Happened To … Ellen - D.L. Hugley, Jessica Cox and Lady GaGa Martha -The Families Behind the Heartbreaking Mistaken Identity Case Oprah - Forced to Marry at 14: Lisa Ling’s Special Report on Polygamy Rachael Ray - A Teen Loses 60 Pounds! Regis and [...]

The Ticker (Programming Edition): FNC, CNN, ABC...
> Tomorrow morning from 10am-NoonET, FNC's Neil Cavuto hosts the live business special "The Rescue Rumble." Cavuto will look at the bailout and discuss whether or not it's necessary for the country. > Tomorrow night on CNN, Roland Martin, along with a team of panelists, looks at what Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama did not address during tonight's presidential debate. "What They Didn't Say...In The Debate," airs at 8pmET and re-airs Sunday at 8pmET. > Nightline and The Oprah Winfrey Show are teaming

Next week on "The View": Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Hudson, Miss Piggy, Lisa Ling and Bill Maher
Movie and TV series promotion will be big business on ABC's "The View" next week. I'm most looking forward to seeing Anne Hathaway, who's gaining positive buzz for the movie "Rachel Gets Married." Hathaway, star of "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Brokeback Mountain," will be on Friday's show. "The View" airs at 11 a.m. weekdays on WFTV-Channel 9. Here's the rest of the guest list: Monday: Lisa Ling (pictured) returns to the show. Oscar-winner Jennifer Hud

The View Schedule September 29-October 3rd
Here is the schedule for The View next week, subject to change. I think that the Bill Maher interview could be interesting, as he certainly is not one to hold back on his opinions. I will be happy to see former host Lisa Ling back. I have always liked her. MONDAY SEPT. 29 - Jennifer Hudson; Selena Gomez (Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place”); Lisa Ling, former co-host of “The View,” joins the co-hosts in “Hot Topics” to discuss her ABC News “Night

First Star Jones & Lisa Ling, Now Elizabeth Hasselback?
Last month we reported that host Sherri Shepherd had drawn the ire of The View’s grande dame, Barbara Walters, and that Barbara was considering letting her go. Shepherd was involved in a minor controversy in which she said some regrettable things to a Christian woman’s magazine about how she’d had more abortions than she’d cared to count and that she’d like to see her boss Barbara “saved” by a televangelist. Fast forward to the heated discussions on the show about the contentious US Preside

Daytime Talk Shows - September 29, 2008
Dr. Phil - Extreme Moms Ellen - Lauren Graham, Dr. Neal Barnard, Lance Bass and Lacey Schwimmer Martha - Tom Colicchio Oprah - Oprah Talks to a Family Addicted to Heroin Rachael Ray - Post-Baby Body Blues with Val Regis and Kelly - Brooke Shields and Ali Larter The View - Jennifer Hudson, Selena Gomez, Lisa Ling joins the co-hosts [...]

Les News, 083008
Oprah Winfrey to open the new season of her show with US Olympians. Ashlee Simpon’s ex-boyfriend Ryan Cabrera says that she will be a “great mom”. Amy Winehouse cancels on Paris, France. Jennifer Aniston to guest star on 30 Rock. Tim Gunn thinks Aniston looks “desperate”. Rich Cronin of LF0 is 33, Lisa Ling is 35 and Cameron Diaz is [...]

Scanner Highs and Lows: In Which We Contemplate Tina Fey's Breasts
 To be fair, we also thought a lot about her scar and the rest of her body.... Highs: We made some new friends. We found lots and lots and lots of bearded men. All in one place.But we still love this one. We found the one guy in the world who didn't know what a "boner" was. Our faith in humanity may wain, but our faith in cute animals never will. Yes, rockstar babies are beautiful.  Our dad, and old people in general, are really, really, really cute.  We finally got a little bit

At Least the Online Radio Industry is Booming?
Don't be fooled by the sharp whine of Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin, the man is at the helm of the only entertainment industry that is currently growing instead of shrinking. His biggest complaint right now is trying to measure the exact amount of his company's success, which is second only to Comcast as a subscriber-based company. Sorry Mel, it's hard to find pity for a man who okay'd Howard Stern making $500 million dollars while we are all currently acting out a scene from Steinb

Charlize and Eva Show Their DNC Support in Denver
The Democratic National Convention rolled on last night with another rousing series of speeches, including from Hilary Clinton, and more stars arriving in Denver. Charlize Theron, a new US citizen and voter, was out with Stuart at a screening of their movie Battle in Seattle. Meanwhile, Eva stopped off to check in with the MySpace computer station. Naturally Anderson Cooper was there to cover the event, but what can I say, I'll take any excuse to post him. The same goes for Kal Penn, my recent fair game foe

'Real House'-less NeNe Implicated in Patio Poop Scandal [Real Housewives Of Atlanta]
Ever since NeNe Leakes became the breakout star of Real Housewives of Atlanta, it's as though her reputation's been dragged through the...well, if not mud, how about a patio littered with fecal matter?Yes, that's the unfortunate new stain on the reputation of Anderson Cooper's favorite housewife, who recently got kicked out of the mansion she lived in on the show. Now, Fox's Atlanta-area affiliate has done more digging, exposing a six-figure Leakes debt, some reality show fakery, and a weird story about the

Fox News Capitalizes on Election in Ratings Race
The wild rides of the campaign for president and the economic turmoil boosted Fox News Channel’s prime-time block to fourth among all cable channels for the third quarter, extending its streak as the highest-rated cable news network to 27 consecutive quarters. According to data from Nielsen Media Research, FNC averaged 2.2 million total viewers in the 8-11 p.m. daypart for the just-concluded quarter. CNN ranked ninth among all cable channels for the quarter with an average 1.3 million viewers, its bigge

Genetic Secrets Of Media Celebs [Celebrity Science]
Sure, you knew Anderson Cooper was the adorable unicorn of TV news anchors, but did you know he is so incredibly magical he can roll his tongue into a "really complicated four-leaf clover?" He can! Tongue-rolling is a genetic trait, but one can't help wonder if Cooper has had some practice. He apparently shows his skills only to certain, uh, special friends, like fellow closeted media personality Barry Diller, who, no joke, compared tongue technique with Cooper at a special retreat in Idaho. Some Google peo