Smash Executive Producers Tapped for Oscar Gig

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences dropped a Bombshell Wednesday when it announced Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will produce this year’s Oscars ceremony. READ MORE

TiVo: Jennifer Lopez's Alleged (and Denied) 'Slip' Was Oscars' Most-Watched Moment

You like the Academy Awards’ Best Costume Design and Makeup category, you really like it. How else to explain TiVo’s report that the presentation of that award — by Jennifer Lopez and Cameron Diaz — was the most-watched moment of the telecast among its subscribers?

According to TiVo’s StopWatch next-day ratings service, J.Lo … READ MORE

Ratings: Oscars Inch Up Versus Last Year, Celebrity Apprentice Hits All-Time Low

Billy Crystal, your return as Oscars host looks somewhat mahvelous, based on the early ratings. READ MORE

Billy Crystal's 2012 Oscars Opening Monologue: How Did He Do? Take Our Poll!

The Billy Crystal montage is back!

After 2011′s miserable failure of an experiment with James Franco and Anne Hathaway as Academy Awards co-hosts, the big-screen kudos-fest returned to classic form this year with Billy Crystal donning his emcee tux for …READ MORE

Sacha Baron Cohen Dumps 'Ashes' on Ryan Seacrest at Oscars: Did He Go Too Far?

“Now you know this isn’t taped. Anything can happen, and it most certainly did. All over my lapel. Those were the words of the incredibly professional, surprisingly good-natured Ryan Seacrest, cutting to commercial after Sacha Baron Cohen — dressed in character from his upcoming comedy The Dictator — dumped an urn of ashes over the E! host in the middle of the Oscars red-carpet telecast.

The incident began when …READ MORE

The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Sunday

On TV this Sunday: Billy Crystal returns as the Oscars‘ Golden Boy, The Walking Dead stages a major conflict, Eastbound & Down hosts a perverse dinner party and more. Here are eight programs to keep on your radar. READ MORE

TVLine Items: Muppets at the Oscars, Janet Jackson on X Factor Rumors and More!

What’s green and pink and gold all over? It’s the 2012 Academy Awards with extra-special guests The Muppets!

ABC announced Friday that Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy will …READ MORE

TV Stars Eying Oscar: Who Made the Cut? Who Got Snubbed?

The small screen loomed large Tuesday morning with the announcement of Oscar nominations, as a handful of current TV stars found themselves up for film’s highest honor.

The most high profile names to make the cut: READ MORE

It's Official: Billy Crystal Returning as Oscar Host

Billy Crystal to the rescue!

The nine-time Oscar host has agreed to replace Eddie Murphy as emcee of the next Academy Awards ceremony. READ MORE