For television, there seem to be more questions than answers as 2008 comes to a close: How many industry pros will lose their jobs? How long will the recession last? How badly will the advertising market that is TV’s lifeblood falter? Wave after wave of anxiety-provoking headlines don’t help matters...
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Emmy-winning "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin is the latest celebrity to join the guest roster for Rosie O'Donnell's upcoming variety show. NBC announced Mr. Baldwin's participation in "Rosie Live" Sunday night during an on-air promo for the special. Mr. Baldwin joins a guest...
Having already revolutionized daytime talk and reinvigorated “The View,” Rosie O’Donnell is now hoping to resurrect one of television’s storied genres: the variety show. It’s a tall order—which may be one reason Ms. O’Donnell has enlisted some serious showbiz firepower for her Nov. 26 NBC special, dubbed...
Musical artists Ne-Yo and Alanis Morissette will perform on NBC’s “Rosie Live” on Nov. 26. Other celebrities to be announced shortly also will appear in the variety special, which will feature a monologue, musical production numbers and comedy sketches in the tradition of “The Carol Burnett Show” and...