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Here's the Ashton Kutcher Laptop That CBS Banned

Ryan Tate · 09/27/11 06:11PM

We criticized Details magazine for letting "editor" Ashton Kutcher turn it into a huge brochure for Kutcher's investments. But the actor doesn't always get a free pass from the media: After seeing this shamelessly self promotional laptop in Two And A Half Men, CBS producers banished it from the show.

Andy Rooney Is Finally Done Talking

Hamilton Nolan · 09/27/11 04:35PM

Momentously eyebrowed useless old crank Andy Rooney has finally said enough. Just a day after CBS announced that the befuddled nonagenarian would return to his slot on 60 Minutes next week, they're announcing that next week will be Rooney's last appearance on the show. He's been there since 1978. About fucking time.

CBS Sitcoms Will Never Be Defeated

Richard Lawson · 09/27/11 02:47PM

Last night was the second episode of Ashton Kutcher's run on Two and a Half Men, and while it was down from last week's boffo debut, it wasn't down that much.

2 Broke Girls: A Great Show Trapped in a Sitcom's Body

Brian Moylan · 09/20/11 11:07AM

I'll admit, I tuned into CBS' new comedy 2 Broke Girls last night with much trepidation. Here is a show about two mismatched waitresses in a Williamsburg Diner—on CBS. It had the potential to do everything wrong. Surprisingly I was won over, but it's still doing everything wrong.

Charlie Sheen to Jay Leno: 'I'd Have Fired My Ass, Too'

Matt Cherette · 09/16/11 03:07AM

We haven't seen much of Charlie Sheen since earlier this year—when we didn't see much that wasn't Charlie Sheen—but the former Two and a Half Men star stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday ahead of next Monday's airing of his Comedy Central roast.

CBS Freaks Out the Internet with Steve Jobs Death Tweet

Adrian Chen · 09/09/11 02:23PM

Is Steve Jobs dead? A lot of people on Twitter think so after the CBS web series "What's Trending" briefly tweeted that there were "reports" that Steve Jobs had died. They deleted their tweet about a minute after, but not before many of their 11,000 followers freaked out, sending the Steve Jobs death rumor shooting through Twitter.

The Gawker Guide to Fall Television

Brian Moylan · 09/01/11 12:06PM

The days will soon get shorter, the weather will get colder, and you'll soon have actual things to do at your job now. The end of summer sucks, doesn't it? But at least there's going to be all sorts of new stuff on television! Let's look at everything that will give us a glimmer of hope this fall.

Who Wants the Late Night Hosts of CBS Dead?

Seth Abramovitch · 08/24/11 01:41AM

Not 24 hours after David Letterman delivered a jittery Top 10 devoted to jihadist death threats did Craig Ferguson, host of the lead-out show he produces, The Late Late Show, receive a "threatening" letter containing white powder. Two staffers at CBS Television City who came into contact with the substance were held in isolation, but were released after a hazardous materials team screened it and found it to be benign. Both the FBI and LAPD are currently investigating the letter, saying only that it originated in Europe.

Jennifer Love Hewitt Is a Full-Time Hooker

Richard Lawson · 08/10/11 05:35PM

Scott Wolf's girlfriend is getting into the escort scene. Also today: Game of Thrones casting news, a terrible idea for a remake, and Kevin Bacon has a face for radio and TV.

TV Station Makes Little, Law-Abiding Boy Sound Thuggish

Lauri Apple · 07/30/11 11:29AM

After a drive-by shooting involving two teens, Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM interviewed a few preschool-aged criminologists who happened to witness the incident—including a four-year-old boy who had some pretty "scary" things to say completely misrepresent!

Rupert Murdoch Offers Up Standard PR Firm-Written Apology

Hamilton Nolan · 07/15/11 02:56PM

In your finally Friday media column: Rupert Murdoch apologizes, Andrew Ross Sorkin gets a TV gig, the AP stylebook is wrong, Google encourages you to read, and Bob Schieffer is still among the living.

Scott Pelley: An Improvement?

Hamilton Nolan · 06/07/11 02:03PM

Katie Couric is gone for good! The Scott Pelley era at CBS has begun! Try to control your excitement, ha. But hey, Pelley debuted last night, and signs are somewhat promising!