Leslie David Baker and Phyllis Smith pose at the Emmys with Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly

5:15 p.m.: I’m a little late jumping into Emmy red carpet coverage on E! and the TV Guide Channel, and apparently I’ve already missed my…

In a statement Tuesday night on Twitter, now answered by Fox, Paula Abdul says that “with sadness in my heart, I’ve decided not to return” to “American Idol” next season. She adds, “I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but…

Who’d have thought a few weeks ago that we’d go into the “American Idol” finale with Adam Lambert as the underdog? But after the last performances and “just under 100 million votes” (as Ryan Seacrest informs us), sentiment on Wednesday…

The mood is festive in my living room. I’m in my nicest turquoise bathrobe and have poured an extra-large Diet Dr. Pepper. But it’s taken me awhile to settle in tonight, and as usual, I’m torn about which Red Carpet…

Callie Stilwell

If you took a pass on Tuesday night’s premiere of “Momma’s Boy,” the Ryan Seacrest-produced dating game, you missed a real freak show, the jaw-dropping introduction of a proudly racist “momma” who will accept for her son only a…