People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.

An Iowa woman is charged with extortion in an alleged plot to get Discovery Communications Inc. to cancel the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" or pay her $10,000 in exchange for not revealing compromising photos of a cast member, according to federal court documents.

A hot dog eatery made famous on the TV series "M-A-S-H" has been sold after a yearlong family feud over ownership.

Clint Eastwood's patriotic pep talk about "halftime in America" might just as well have applied to NBC.

What do you do after recovering from a serious illness? If you're Nick Cannon, you celebrate by attending the Super Bowl.

A federal judge has ruled there's sufficient evidence to allow a polygamous family made famous by a reality TV show to pursue a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's bigamy law.

Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination - and it's no joke.

If Snooki and JWoww need a place to live, Jersey Shore will welcome them with open arms.

A lead actor on the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" television series has been charged with driving under the influence in Connecticut.

As David Letterman and Howard Stern can attest, a 30-year anniversary celebration is a ripe opportunity to cringe at geeky haircuts.

A student-run television station at the University of Connecticut has apologized for airing a video sketch that parodies a female student using a campus phone to report an attempted rape.

Alligator hunters, raccoon wranglers and crawfish catchers in Louisiana's critter-filled swamps and bayous are increasingly common on television.

The women of MTV's "Jersey Shore" say they're not angry that Hoboken officials won't allow a spinoff of the reality show to be filmed in the city of Frank Sinatra's birth.

Philippine-Korean relations have suddenly gotten warmer.