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Before there was a Cookie Lyon, there was a Det. Joss Carter. Taraji P. Henson returned to the latter Tuesday night for an appearance on her pre-“Empire” TV gig, “Person of Interest.” The character’s sudden death at the end of Season 3 had viewers shocked and angry. She came back to life last night, thanks […]

Former “Young and the Restless” soap opera star Victoria Rowell (pictured) is reportedly suing Sony and CBS Television for not rehiring her, saying it was a…

Former “Young and the Restless” soap opera star Victoria Rowell (pictured) is reportedly suing Sony and CBS Television for not rehiring her, saying it was a…

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Actress Laverne Cox continues to shatter diversity barriers in broadcast TV, most recently landing a role as a transgender Ivy League-educated attorney on new CBS…

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Since her departure from “The Young and the Restless” in 2007, Victoria Rowell has been pretty vocal about her belief that the show lacks racial diversity – both in front of and behind the camera. Well now, she’s putting some teeth behind her criticism in a new racial discrimination lawsuit against CBS and the show’s […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon, who covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq two decades ago, died in a car crash on Wednesday. He was 73. “CBS Evening News” anchor Scott Pelley, his eyes red, announced the death in […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Basketball analyst and former NBA player Greg Anthony was suspended indefinitely by CBS on Saturday after he was arrested on a charge of soliciting a prostitute in a Washington, D.C., hotel room. “Greg Anthony will not be working again for CBS this season,” A CBS spokeswoman said Saturday. Turner Sports also suspended […]

CBS Basketball analyst and former NBA star Greg Anthony was arrested and charged with soliciting a prostitute in a Washington, D.C. hotel room Friday night.…

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Queen Latifah’s daytime talk show, “The Queen Latifah Show,” has been cancelled next season, a source tells NewsOne exclusively. It was the only syndicated talk…

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NEW YORK (AP) — The family of a woman murdered while vacationing in Mexico wants CBS not to air a prison diary made by the man accused of the crime for fear it will make him a sympathetic figure. But CBS said Wednesday it is going ahead and insists that its “48 Hours” episode Saturday […]

Viewers may not have turned out in droves for the premiere episodes, but Halle Berry’s summer series Extant was a huge ‘On Demand’ hit and was DVR’d enough times to convince CBS that it warrants a second season. According to Variety, the network has renewed Extant as well as Under the Dome, both from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin […]

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Halle Berry has just locked down another series at CBS – but unlike Extant, she’ll stay solely behind the camera. According to Deadline.com, Berry‘s 606 Films has sold the first project under its first-look deal at CBS TV Studios, teaming up with House executive producer Katie Jacobs for another medical drama with an unorthodox protagonist. […]