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New york (AP) -- 'Dancing With the Stars' says it plans to honor Michael Jackson with a special performance by the 16 professional dancers participating in this season's competition....

Jake Pavelka was officially named the next "Bachelor" on Tuesday night's "Dancing with the Stars." Jake was a fan favorite and an early frontrunner on last season's "The Bachelorette" after his one-on-one date with Jillian Harris, during which they were serenaded in a private concert by Martina McBride. Tune in to the 14th season of "The Bachelor" starting January 2010 on ABC.

Nip/Tuck10/9c FX At the end of last season, just-married Christian learned that he wasn't dying after all. 'Have a long and happy life together' with Liz, the doctor told him. Will the marriage last through the opening credits as Season 6 begins? Here's ...

A new report reveals an original, male cast member will meet his fate this season.

Legit B.O.: New shows boost box office across board -- New-season momentum kicked up a notch on Broadway last week as box office jumped 15% to $20,633,375, with almost every show on the boards posting at least modest gains.

Gene Roddenberry achieved three season of Star Trek, but wouldn?t fare so well with some of his other sci-fi show

TV News: Fox's 'House' leads young adult demo -- The hot comedy combo of "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" led CBS to victory in key demos on the fourth Monday of the television season.

Mark Burnett produces epic unscripted television, but only sometimes does epic work with the subject matter (Survivor, yes; Rocco DiSpirito's The Restaurant, no). His adaptation of the Dragon's Den format into ABC's Shark Tank definitely does work, and has actually improved on the original series while retaining everything that works. The series originated in Japan, where it's called Money Tiger, but I've never seen that version, and instead was introduced to the UK version on BBC America, which I really loved. (The UK's sixth season debuted on BBC America last Tuesday night.) Thankfully, the US version retains everything that's great about the UK version, primarily that each epsiode focuses on several people who pitch ideas for businesses or products to a panel of rich people, who must use their own money to invest. While some ideas are rejected pretty quickly, both series get their best drama from the negotiations between the investors and contestants with viable ideas. And the sho

Hardly a leaf has fallen, and not a single speck of snow has hit the air. But that hasn't stopped the season's first Christmas albums from coming along to try to make the nation's cash registers jingle.

Although it still remains popular, viewers are fleeing from Dancing with the Stars, giving the show its worst ratings since it debuted. USA TODAY reports that the Monday night 'competitions are averaging 17.1 million viewers -- 11% below last fall's first four episodes and 15% below fall 2007 shows. Last week's competition show lured just 16.4 million viewers, lowest since 2006.' But there's worse news: 'Tuesday results shows are down even more, drawing 12.4 million last week and averaging 13.6 million for the season -- down 17% from fall 2008,' and '[a]mong the coveted 18-49 age demographic, Monday DWTS shows are down 24%, and Tuesday episodes are off 27%.' The paper suggests that 'a dull celebrity cast and counterprogramming rivals also appear to be crimping viewership,' and that's echoed in a Los Angeles Times story that notes the show is having 'its worst season since it first premiered in the summer of 2005.' In 2008, the show helped ABC stay 'ranked No. 1 among young adults at