Television - Page 9

AP - The fall of Don Imus has triggered loads of high-minded talk, and no more so than from the media outlets that until last week happily employed him.

E! Online - Survivor has voted itself off the island and onto mainland China.

E! Online - Chris Rock is apparently a standup guy in more ways than one.

AP - The phone rang, loud. I could tell from my editor's tough tone that something big was afoot.

E! Online - Sanjaya's hairstylist can relax—American Idol has bigger controversies to deal with now.

E! Online - It's official. Rip Torn was ripped.

After initially signaling that he would fight a drunken driving charge stemming from a December arrest,  the Emmy winner abruptly changed his mind and pleaded guilty Monday to driving while ability impaired.

E! Online - Clyde Drexler may be one of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time, but as a dancer.

Reuters - The next edition of "Survivor" will be filmed in China, making the reality show the first American network TV production to shoot an entire series in the communist nation, trade paper Daily Variety reported on Wednesday.

Reuters - The BBC is teaming with Live Aid founder Bob Geldof to create what they claim will be "the biggest sociological and anthropological project in the history of the world," a combined television and Internet content repository that aims to record the history of every human society on the planet. More Info...  

Reuters - The head bops. The toes tap. One after another, hot new songs by cool new artists are kicking through the speakers. Yes, you're watching television. More Info...  

Reuters - AMC is developing a slate of miniseries in hopes of repeating the success of its first effort in the genre, the Robert Duvall Western "Broken Trail," which was the highest-rated longform program on cable in 2006. More Info...  

Reuters - TV news divisions Tuesday continued their heavy coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting, with all three broadcast networks interrupting programming to televise a convocation held in honor of the 32 people killed a day earlier by a lone gunman.

Television News

AP - The phone rang, loud. I could tell from my editor's tough tone that something big was afoot. What's going on with that kid, he asked. The one with the hair. What's the real story? Is someone gonna end up in the slammer? The boss didn't have to drop any more clues. He was talking about Sanjaya.

AP - Now that he's back on the standup circuit, Dave Chappelle has a lot to say. More Info...  

Reuters - A Federal Communications Commission member said on Tuesday more must be done to ensure that U.S. viewers are not left in the dark when broadcasters are forced to switch to digital signals early in 2009. More Info...  

AP - A summer cruise for gay and lesbian families organized by Rosie O'Donnell has cut Bermuda from its planned itinerary because of possible protests by church groups in the British island territory.

AP - Prime-Time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for April 9-15. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation. More Info...  

AP - "The Bachelor" reality franchise hit the jackpot this season with Andy Baldwin — a real-life Dr. McDreamy.

AP - Documentarian Ken Burns is hoping his upcoming World War II series, "The War," will generate an outpouring of interest in citizen interviews of veterans of that conflict.

AP - Rip Torn, who beat drunken-driving charges three years ago, has decided not to fight this time. More Info...