Diane Keaton swears on TV, FCC stammers
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WASHINGTON  - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane Keaton used the f-word.
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Jerry Lewis dropped an anti-gay slur &#151; the same one that got Isaiah Washington of "Grey's Anatomy" in trouble &#151; during the 18th hour of his annual Labor Day telethon.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission cannot stop the broadcast of a show critical of  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry's anti-war  comments after returning from Vietnam, the agency's head said  on Thursday.
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A national autism group is demanding an apology from CBS over a disparaging remark a contestant on the reality show "Big Brother" made about people with the disorder.
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The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission defended on Wednesday its decision that profanity  aired during two televised awards shows was indecent, arguing  it did not violate free speech rights or past precedent.
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Variety - FCC commissioner Michael J. Copps attacked Sinclair Broadcasting on Tuesday for its plan to force its 62 TV stations to carry a primetime documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry during the week before Election Day, calling the decision "an abuse of the public trust."
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The marriage war rages, but lesbian TV hosts are all the rage
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Some may call it exploiting racial tensions. CBS calls it darn   good television.
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LOS ANGELES  - Diane Keaton, Sarah  Jessica Parker and Dermot Mulroney have signed on to the  untitled Fox romantic comedy previously known as "Hating Her."
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The union for striking Hollywood writers cried foul on Thursday over late-night TV comic Jay Leno writing his own jokes for his return to the air from an eight-week hiatus forced by the walkout.
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Michael Powell, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said yesterday he was disappointed with ABC for airing a sexually suggestive opening to its &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; telecast this week.
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put  on hold the Federal Communications Commission's ruling that  four television broadcasts of profanity violated decency  standards.
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Former &quot;Frasier&quot; star Kelsey  Grammer, who reigned for 20 years as U.S. television&#39;s most  lovable snob, may be his own toughest act to follow as he  returns to prime-time on Wednesday playing a pompous TV news  anchor.
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Senate Democrats pressed the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission this week to slap tighter controls on media ownership, public-interest broadcasting and television violence. But after a sometimes contentious two-hour hearing Thursday, some lawmakers expressed little hope of...
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Incidents throw harsh light on a culture fed by talk radio and disrespect for authority.
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NEW YORK  - The Federal Communications  Commission has confirmed it received complaints about the  uncensored broadcast of Oscar-winning war movie "Saving Private  Ryan" on ABC-affiliated stations last week.
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The head of the Federal  Communications Commission has recommended it reject indecency  complaints against ABC television stations that recently aired  the film "Saving Private Ryan," an FCC official said on Monday.