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Oprah ending talk show in 2011
Oprah Winfrey will announce on Friday's "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that she will end her talk show, said a spokesman for Winfrey's Harpo Productions.
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James Franco brings movie star magic to 'General Hospital'
Daytime dramas have helped launched the careers of many a star: David Hasselhoff, John Stamos, Julianne Moore and Meg Ryan, to name just a few.
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Dobbs and CNN were no longer in sync
In this past week of very important news -- when the president presided over the memorial service for the slain soldiers of Fort Hood and departed on his first Asia trip, and the attorney general made the controversial decision to treat the mastermind ...
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This week in iReport: Berlin Wall's fall, Sesame Street's birthday
This week in iReport we're celebrating a couple anniversaries. It's been 20 years since the world watched the Berlin Wall fall. And, that children's television favorite "Sesame Street" turned the big 4-0. Meanwhile, Hurricane Ida stormed ashore, ...
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Richard Deitsch: Media Power Rankings for October
1. Fox Sports right-field pole camera: After Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez bonked a drive to right field off a Fox camera overhanging the fence at Citizens Bank Park in Game 3 of the World Series, the camera became a leading player in the ...
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What do reality TV stars make, anyway?
After the premiere of VH1's "Sex Rehab," I found myself thinking one thing: How much did folks get paid to be on this show, because I certainly hope it's a whole heck of a lot.
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'Sesame Street's' been swept, but the magic of show remains
In the early days of "Sesame Street" -- that is, B.E. (Before Elmo) -- Sesame Street was a pretty grimy place.
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Female writer says Letterman show had 'hostile work environment'
The persistent sexual politics behind the scenes at late-night talk shows is far from a joke, believes former "Late Night with David Letterman" writer Nell Scovell.
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DirecTV's Spade-Farley ad criticized as in poor taste
DirecTV has raised a ruckus by raising the dead.
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Ricky Gervais to Host the Golden Globes
The British comedian will emcee the award show on Jan. 17
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Allan Muir: Clock ticking on Huet, secret of the Avs' early success, more notes
If you're willing to take Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville at face value, the decision to go with backup Antti Niemi against Edmonton on Wednesday night was all about getting the rookie a start in front of the home crowd. After backstopping the team ...
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Mayor seeks to 'bury the hatchet' with Conan O'Brien
After a tiff that has lasted two weeks, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, said Wednesday that he is in discussions with "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien to "bury the hatchet and the feud."
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Viewers still in Letterman's corner
David Letterman may be under attack from some quarters after the revelations that he had sexual affairs with staffers, but he still has the support of a number of notables, as well as TV viewers.
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Conan O'Brien squabbles with New Jersey mayor
As with many jokes, it started with a small jab at the expense of New Jersey.
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Soccer America: Fox Soccer scores coup with Champions League
He wasn't around for the startup of what would become the first English-language soccer channel in America, but David Sternberg remembers those modest beginnings clearly enough.
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Richard Deitsch: TV blackout in Detroit can't dampen excitement of a rare Lions' victory
After a morning tennis match with some friends in Southfield, Mich., Scott Bell listened to the first half of the Lions game while driving back to his apartment in Royal Oak. The 23-year-old was like most other Detroit football fans yesterday: Nervous ...
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Emmys' Funniest: Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Kristin Chenoweth & Jon Cryer
30 Rock's smart Alec says he'd trade his Emmy to look like presenter Rob Lowe
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Mad Men and 30 Rock Named TV's Top Shows
Glenn Close, of Damages, and Bryan Cranston, of Breaking Bad, win as drama stars
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Stars arrive, ready for Emmys
Emmy Awards producers, struggling to keep viewers' attention, promise a faster-paced show with more entertainment Sunday night.
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Fresh Faces Liven Up the Emmy Race
Tonight's 61st ceremony features new host Neil Patrick Harris and new nominees
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What to watch for at the Emmys on Sunday
Emmy Awards producers, struggling to keep viewers' attention, promise a faster-paced show with more entertainment Sunday night.
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'Guiding Light' demise continues soaps' decline
On the last episode of reality ...
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Soaps rose from serials, exploded with TV
Serialized storytelling was around since long before daytime dramas starting selling soap.
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Rose Byrne
Kanye West calls Swift with 'sincere' apology
Kanye West called Taylor Swift with a "very sincere" apology Tuesday for interrupting her acceptance speech at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, Swift said.
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'The View' talks Swayze, Swift and Gosselin
Kate Gosselin finally opened up about her marriage in her second appearance as a guest co-host on "The View," but the reality of "Jon & Kate" was far from the only topic. The show also addressed the death of Patrick Swayze and the Kanye ...
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Kanye West tells Leno 'my hurt caused someone else's hurt'
Kanye West appeared to blame the pain of his mother's death two years ago for his "rude" behavior at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.
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Jay Leno ready for prime time
Jay Leno's new show will be freshly baked five nights a week with three times the comedy of his former "Tonight Show," the comedian promised.
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The Tonight Show
Prime Time
Sharon Osbourne Applauds Ellen Pick for Idol
The America's Got Talent judge calls DeGeneres a needed "breath of fresh air"
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Ellen DeGeneres
Commentary: Why I'm not delighted by Sawyer move
Diane Sawyer now joins Katie Couric as anchor of a major network evening newscast, leaving Brian Williams the sole man.
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Audrina Patridge 'Graduating' From The Hills
The Sorority Row star will be moving on to her own reality show in the new year
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The Hills
Diane Sawyer replacing Charlie Gibson on 'World News'
Diane Sawyer will take over nightly news anchor duties for ABC when Charlie Gibson retires from "World News" at the end of this year, a network spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
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Elmo joins H1N1 flu fight
The federal government is reintroducing a powerful weapon in the fight against the H1N1 flu virus: Elmo.
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Allan Muir: What to make of the Versus vs. DirecTV dispute
Despite the looming threat of its American rights-holder disappearing from the channel lineup of the nation's largest satellite provider, the NHL seems not the least bit interested in the ongoing dispute that could lead to VERSUS disappearing from ...
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'60 Minutes' creator Don Hewitt dies
Television pioneer and longtime CBS executive Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes," has died, the network said Wednesday. He was 86.
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Dance shows find their groove with viewers
When Christjohn Batters looks around the dance studio where he works in Atlanta, Georgia, he notices something different these days.
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Reaching the next generation with 'Muppet diplomacy'
When Saddam Hussein's elite Republican Guard invaded Kuwait in 1990, they brought back some unusual war booty to Baghdad: tapes of the region's "Sesame Street" show. Troops also took a Muppet camel.
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Alyson Hannigan: Baby's 'The Best Thing That's Ever Happened to Me'
The How I Met Your Mother star's husband babysits on her first day back on set
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Alyson Hannigan
Jeff Pearlman: Before there were blogs, this female sportscaster broke down barriers
She covered her first NFL game in 1976, when the language on media credentials included the sentence NO WOMEN OR CHILDREN IN THE PRESS BOX. Four years later, while working the Cotton Bowl between Nebraska and Houston for The Boston Globe, she was ...
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How 'That's the way it is' became Cronkite's tag line
Throughout his career as a television anchorman, Walter Cronkite had a few memorable run-ins with other powerful figures at CBS News, one of his producers told CNN.
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TV News Legend Walter Cronkite Dies at 92
The veteran anchor leaves three children, four grandchildren - and millions of admirers
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Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dead at 92
Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman known as "Uncle Walter" for his easygoing, measured delivery and "the most trusted man in America" for his rectitude and gravitas, died Friday night in his New York home, CBS reported.
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Statement from CBS on the death of Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite, the CBS newsman so revered by Americans that they considered him the "most trusted man in America," died today. He was 92 and had homes in New York and Martha's Vineyard, Mass.
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'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' lead Emmy nominees
The Emmy Awards smiled on some unlikely comedy series nominees Thursday morning, giving nominations to "Family Guy" and "Flight of the Conchords" and leaving out such mainstays as "Two and a Half Men."
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Family Guy Helps Make Emmy History
30 Rock earns 22 nominations, Mad Men 16, as TV's biggest night approaches Sept. 20
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30 Rock
Mad Men
Family Guy
Make 'Em Laugh
Neil Patrick Harris May Host the Emmys
The Tony Awards host may have another gig in September
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Heidi Pratt taken to Costa Rican hospital
Reality TV star Heidi Pratt was hospitalized Saturday in Costa Rica, her publicist confirmed.
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Spencer Pratt
Does Reality TV Ruin Marriages?
Nick & Jessica, Hulk & Linda and now Jon & Kate suffer good ratings and a rough relationship
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Linda Cardellini
Next on The View: Award Shows That Hate You
Along with the talk-fest, two soaps also get surprising disses by the Daytime Emmys
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The View
Oprah Winfrey to Launch Jenny McCarthy Talk Show
The two team for a variety of media projects, including McCarthy's Oprah.com blog
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Oprah Winfrey
'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno out of hospital
TV talk show host Jay Leno was released from the hospital Friday, his representative said.
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