By MICHAEL STARR

SAY what? The CW announced yester day it won't be sending critics advance copies of "90210" - its spinoff of Fox's "Beverly Hills, 90210." That usually means...more >

By MICHAEL STARR and DON KAPLAN

LAURENCE Fishburne's long-rumored journey to "CSI" is a done deal. CBS ended weeks of speculation yesterday by announcing it's hired Fishburne to replace William Petersen on the...more >

NBC HOPES TO RIDE PHELPS' WAVE, KEEP FANS

By DON KAPLAN

NBC brass is praying that Michael Phelps' mojo will keep people interested in the Olympics - now that the newly-minted US swimming hero is done with the games. "They're hoping that...more >

Post staff writer

FOOD Network, that bastion of good taste, is getting down and dirty. The network is entering the competitive-eating fray with a new series, "Eat the Clock," in which contestants from two...more >

By MICHAEL STARR

WENDY Williams has passed her audition. "The Wendy Williams Show," hosted by the outspoken WBLS radio personality, will return in "mid-2009" after garnering solid numbers on Ch...more >

CHANEL MOVIE FIRST LOOK

By LINDA STASI

SOME TV movies are called "true stories." Then there are others called "inspired by the truth." These are usually low-rent versions of the truth written by lazy writers who...more >

By MICHAEL STARR

Laurence Fishburne will replace William Petersen on "CSI," CBS confirmed yesterday. Reports that CBS would tap Fishburne have been floating around for weeks. Last week, the trades...more >

By MICHAEL STARR

"The Wendy Williams Show," which launched on Ch. 5 earlier this summer, will roll out in national syndication next year. The show, hosted by the popular WBLS DJ, will air on...more >

STARS, NETWORKS CAUGHT IN WEB SHOWS

By DON KAPLAN

PEOPLE may one day consider the summer of 2008 as the time when the Web finally began overtaking TV for pure entertainment value. Thanks in part to last winter's writers' strike - along...more >

By MICHAEL STARR

I'm hearing that Bonnie Fleming, the daughter of late uber-publicist Warren Cowan, is preparing to chal lenge her father's will in court. Fleming will look into the will's financial...more >