Television

LOS ANGELES – John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son's wedding awaiting him.

LOS ANGELES – "Family Feud" and host John O'Hurley have upped the ante in the game show's new season, with a faster-paced opening, a new look and new prizes.

If it were a television series, it would be called “Defying the Odds.”

NEW YORK – Those who don't know Monty Python, and don't care, have been blessed with six hours they can spend on something other than watching IFC's new documentary series.

One has to ask: Does TV animal expert Jeff Corwin ever get bitten by his subjects?

A battle royal is brewing in the least likely of places.

HOLLYWOOD – Sherri Shepherd is not afraid to use her pain for a laugh.

HOLLYWOOD – He's out of prison, back in the NFL, and now Michael Vick is going to star in his own television series.

HOLLYWOOD – Long before she became an iconic TV mom, Marion Ross – aka Mrs. Cunningham from "Happy Days" – dreamed of becoming an actress while growing up in the small town of Albert Lea, Minn.

NEW YORK – You know you want it.

NEW YORK – A CBS News employee pleaded not guilty Friday to trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that spurred the TV host to acknowledge sexual relationships with women who worked on his show.

NEW YORK –  Hank Moody, the hero of Showtime's comedy "Californication," is a roguish struggling novelist who says whatever is on his mind and feels a tug from every member of the opposite sex.