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

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 [...]

Mischa Barton to join “Ugly Betty” ?!?!
There are reports that “Ugly Betty” producers are pursuing former “The O.C.” actress Mischa Barton, 22, for a five-episode guest stint on the ABC comedy. Image via WENN Related Post Mario’s love affair with Mischa Barton continues on perezhilton.com. Mischa Barton is embracing life. What do Usher, Kelly Rowland, Mishca Barton, Ne-Yo and Solange Knowles have in common? Young Hollywood has Heart!! Spread the word Digg this po

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

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

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

Geek Daily: Brett Ratner's Feeling Chatty, Rorschach's Watching Fox, and Transformers Rise
I know this is traditionally a slow news time but wow, it's a desert out there! Is everyone in Hollywood sleeping? Are they becoming addicted to CNN election coverage like I am? Well, I managed to tear myself away from Anderson Cooper to do a little Cinematical work (and it's hard, 360 runs on such an endless loop that it's kind of like spending a delightful eternity with him), you'd think someone in Tinseltown could option some graphic novels or cast Captain America. Sheesh. Anyway, here's what we've got t

Grammy-nominated Emmy winner Kathy Griffin talks Lance Bass, ANT, and her gay chatrooms on "The Tonight Show"
Last night Kathy Griffin appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and took every available opportunity to work "gay" into the conversation. In a surprisingly long interview she covered her friendship with Lance Bass ("I knew him back when he was bangin' chicks!"), how her website has become the new Gay.com, how to explain to your parents what gay people do in bed, how gay comic ANT thinks she has an eating disorder and her texting friendship with Anderson Cooper (with whom she will onc

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

Tim Gunn interview with Time Out New York (Tim Gunn wears shorts and jeans?!)
 Things from interview that I would like to see: 1) Tim Gunn in shorts and a T-shirt at Dunkin Donuts. 2) Tim Gunn on a date with Anderson Cooper set up by Time Out New York magazine. 3) Anything good to happen so that this sad quote is no longer so true and lonely sounding: "There’s nothing I like better than going to my apartment, closing the door, cooking my little dinner for one and just tuning out." That made me cry a little. 4) Tim Gunn running do

Desperate Denver Journos Just Reporting on Each Other [Journalismism]
There's no news in Denver. At least, no news that couldn't be reported by watching it on C-Span from the comfort of home. So what to do? Report on what all your fellow journalists are doing! So far, the single greatest example of this is HuffPo's constant reportage from their own "HuffPost Oasis" in Denver. At left, an unretouched screengrab from their front page today. The Oasis is remarkably popular with journalists, considering that we have no idea what goes on there but we don't think it involves free b

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

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.

It's Senator Fran Drescher [Gossip Roundup]
Fran Drescher announced a run for Hillary Clinton's senate seat, on the basis of being "authentic and honest" and "getting a bill passed in Washington." Presumably having Anderson Cooper in the tank is a plus, too. Pray she's joking. [NYM]Miley Cyrus doesn't hate Annie Leibovitz for hypnotizing her into taking those salacious Vanity Fair photos where she wore only a bedsheet. "I would love to work with her again." Trollop! [via P6] Aubrey O'Day, recently photographed kissing Lydia Hearst, is pretending

The Daily Show: August 29, 2008 - VIDEOS
Filed under: OpEd, Video, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free "The Heart of Hopeness": Barack Obama delivered his acceptance speech the other night, to a stadium full of insanely excited Democrats. John Oliver filed a report live from the site of Obama's speech. Man, John has really been putting himself on the line this week, being incredibly annoying in front of so many overexcited people. I mean, chanting "Osama!" at a massive crowd of Obama lovers is almost a sure to bring about a beating, but

Loose Lips [Beyonce]
Beyonce said that gaining 20 pounds for her role as Etta James in the upcoming movie Cadillac Records was "so much fun," but that when she had to lose it, she was "so angry with myself. I was like, 'D'oh! Why do you have to go through this?" Sort of endearing that she said D'oh! • Amy Winehouse, making bad decisions? You don't say! Apparently the beleaguered singer is ditching producer/ hottie Mark Ronson for her new album. Sadness! • Dandy Anderson Cooper gets his haircut on the cheap: he spends $15 at

It's Official [David Blaine]
The magical Anderson Cooper agrees: David Blaine is a scrub. [CNN]

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'

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 [...]

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 [...]

Gossip Girl spin-off in the works.
CW president Dawn Ostroff said they are in discussions with the show’s producers as to how a new show could be done. She said nothing has been finalized and there’s no imminent announcement. More Gossip? We hope so! Related Post Gossip Girl rolls out more ads. Gossip Girl just “Keeps Gettin’ Better.” A “Gossip Girl” meets “X-Men.” Chace Crawford - SWM, seeking his Mrs. Robinson. Spread the word Digg this