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June 19, 2007
Heat's big man has smaller ideas
By ERIC DEGGANS
Can a 335-pound basketball star whose endorsements once included Burger King, Taco Bell and Pepsi help Florida stamp out child obesity?
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June 6, 2007
The 'House' that Perry built
By ERIC DEGGANS
Tyler Perry hopes his ability to draw black audiences translates to the TV screen with the sitcom he spent his own money to test.
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May 26, 2007
Weatherman left open Bible with suicide note
By ABBIE VANSICKLE
Autopsy findings offer insight into forecaster John Winter's suicide.
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May 24, 2007
Hite to retire; Sierens staying
By ERIC DEGGANS
For years, longtime WFLA-Ch. 8 anchor Bob Hite has talked about retiring from the station's top-rated evening newscasts - raising hopes for viewership opportunities among competitors and job opportunities for his newscaster colleagues.
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Sparks' time to shine
By ERIC DEGGANS, Times TV/Media Critic
The 17-year-old prevails in an 'Idol' finale packed with big names.
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May 23, 2007
Sparks flies
By SHARON FINK
It was the entertainer vs. the singer, Blake Lewis and Jordin Sparks facing off in the American Idol performance finale Tuesday at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Tulip, 1; Paula, 0
By TIMES WIRES
Talk about bad timing. Paula Abdul broke her nose this weekend - days before the season finale of American Idol - when she fell while trying to avoid stepping on her chihuahua, Tulip.
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May 22, 2007
Can they pick 'em or what?
By Times Staff
On March 13, with 12 contestants remaining, Times staff writers Sean Daly and Sharon Fink predicted this season's American Idol finalists. Sean gushed over Jordin Sparks. Sharon swooned for Blake Lewis.
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Is 'Idol' losing its worshipers?
By ERIC DEGGANS
Since the best singer has been kicked off American Idol, there's a question more pressing than whether Jordin or Blake takes home the top prize on Wednesday.
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May 16, 2007
Scattershot season
By ERIC DEGGANS
I want to believe that a sitcom based on the Blackberry-using, mango salsa-eating cavemen from Geico's TV ads will produce quality laughs. I'm desperately hoping that five new dramas based on the personal problems of rich people will prove compelling.
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May 14, 2007
As networks stumble, fall seems an apt name
By Eric Deggans
TiVo this: Of 28 new shows begun in the fall, just eight are winners.
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May 7, 2007
'7th Heaven' never perfect
By CRISTINA SILVA
In 11 seasons, the WB's Christian drama didn't avoid tough issues.
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May 5, 2007
Video surfaces of inebriated Hasselhoff
By TIMES WIRES
A video that aired Thursday on several syndicated entertainment shows, depicts an apparently inebriated David Hasselhoff, clad only in blue jeans, lying on the floor of a room and clumsily eating a hamburger.
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May 3, 2007
Oh, you stinkers!
By ERIC DEGGANS Times TV/Media Critic
Get a whiff of Earl tonight in a scratch 'n sniff episode with TV Guide. Now we've caught the scent of other smellicious shows.
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May 2, 2007
Another celeb booted from 'Dancing'
By TIMES WIRES
Former Cheers mailman and popular Pixar Studios voice John Ratzenberger became the latest celebrity casualty Tuesday on ABC's Dancing With the Stars.
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