Hollywood Watchdog TMZ.com Coming to TV

TMZ.com, the entertainment news Web site that boldly documents the peccadilloes of the rich and famous, is making its way to television.

TMZ.com, the entertainment news Web site that boldly documents the peccadilloes of the rich and famous, is making its way to television.

All Fox-owned television stations have agreed to launch "TMZ" this fall, the show's distributor, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, said Monday.

The younger-skewing show aims to appeal more to male viewers than other syndicated entertainment newsmagazines do, said Ken Werner, president of WBDTD. It will feature fast-paced video segments, investigative news reports, exclusive citizen video and other elements. A host has yet to be determined.

"This is the next generation in entertainment newsmagazines," Werner said. "It's a different kind of show with a different kind of focus and different kind of storytelling."

Since its launch in December 2005, TMZ.com has taken credit for breaking such stories as Mel Gibson's arrest and anti-Semitic remarks, and the breakup of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter