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Television News

Colbert unwraps early Christmas gift for viewers (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:57 AM CST

Stephen Colbert, host of The Colbert Report, accepts his award for Webby Person of the Year during the 12th Annual Webby Awards in New York June 10, 2008. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - Nothing says you've arrived as a mainstream TV star more than having your very own Christmas special, which makes this a sort of coming-out party for faux news commentator Stephen Colbert.


AMC sweet on "Sugar Hill" police drama (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:25 AM CST

Reuters - AMC is walking the "Sugar Hill" beat, developing a drama about a black cop and a white cop who team up on the turbulent and unpredictable streets of late-1960s Harlem.

NBC offers trivia game to Facebook users (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:05 AM CST

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, delivers a keynote address at the company's annual conference in San Francisco, California July 23, 2008. (Kimberly White/Reuters)Reuters - NBC News has made a big pitch to the Facebook generation, offering users of the social-networking site the chance to test their knowledge using video from the network's vast archives.


Three ABC programs hear no pickup lines (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 11:48 PM CST

Reuters - ABC has decided against giving full-season orders to "Pushing Daisies," "Dirty Sexy Money" and "Eli Stone," but is not officially saying that the struggling shows are canceled.

The Last Thing Pushing Daisies Needed? Last Night's Ratings (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 07:37 PM CST

Sources: Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Canceled(E! Online)E! Online - Update, 5:11 p.m.: E! News reports that ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies.


See Ya Later, Top Chef: Jill Snyder (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 07:01 PM CST

See Ya Later, Top Chef: Jill Snyder(E! Online)E! Online - Former Top Chef wannabe Jill Snyder likes to joke that she's going to buy an ostrich farm.


Sources: Daisies, Stone and Dirty Sexy Canceled (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 06:47 PM CST

Sources: Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Canceled(E! Online)E! Online - ABC has canceled Pushing Daisies, executive producer Bryan Fuller confirms to me exclusively.


Sean Stewart settles case over fight (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:54 PM CST

In this July 31, 2008 file photo, Sean Stewart poses on the press line at the Maxim X-Games Party in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - A case against Rod Stewart's son over a brawl at a Hollywood nightclub has been resolved.


`DWTS' pro Julianne Hough won't return next season (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

In this May 12, 2008 file photo, country singer and professional dancer Julianne Hough is shown in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Dean Dixon, file)AP - Julianne Hough says she's not returning to "Dancing With the Stars" next season.


Dog lover O'Hurley sets new Thanksgiving tradition (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:31 PM CST

In this Feb. 12, 2008, file photo, Uno, a beagle, is led around the ring by his handler Aaron Wilkerson during the competition for Best in Show at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. Uno became the first beagle to ever win best in show at Westminster, and the retired pup will make a cameo appearance at the National Dog Show airing Thursday, Nov. 27, on NBC, after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Tom Turkey, meet Uno the beagle.


Psst...Major Hottie's Got a Secret! (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:53 PM CST

Psst...Major Hottie's Got a Secret!(E! Online)E! Online - This just in: Major Hottie and Cristina are most definitely a go!


Walters on flak from 'some people': 'I resent it' (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:28 PM CST

In this April 24, 2008 file photo, Rosie O'Donnell arrives at the premiere of the documentary film 'I Am Because We Are' in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)AP - Friction keeps obstructing "The View."


America's Next Top Model Rises (E! Online)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:00 AM CST

America's Next Top Model Rises(E! Online)E! Online - It was down to Analeigh Tipton, McKey Sullivan and Samantha Potter—all lovely, leggy and hungry (to win!), but only one could be crowned America's Next Top Model.


Ann Curry stops short of Kilimanjaro summit (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:46 PM CST

In this file photo originally released by NBC, 'Today' show's Ann Curry climbs Mount Kilimanjaro, in November 2008, in Tanzania, as part of the 'Today' show's 'Ends of the Earth' series.  (AP Photo/NBC, Ray Farmer)AP - The "Today" show's Ann Curry didn't make it to the top of Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.


Lifetime Fashions a Project Runway Suit (E! Online)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 09:50 PM CST

Lifetime Fashions a Project Runway Suit(E! Online)E! Online - Lifetime isn't going to just sit and watch Project Runway pass it by.


Jennifer Garner wins order against alleged stalker (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:20 PM CST

In this Sept. 5, 2008, file photo, Jennifer Garner arrives for the Stand Up to Cancer benefit at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - Jennifer Garner has won a restraining order from a man she says has been stalking her for years.


Top Model: Inside Scoop on Who Wins Tonight (E! Online)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:54 PM CST

Top Model: Inside Scoop on Who Wins Tonight(E! Online)E! Online - Tonight is the night! The winner will be crowned on America's Next Top Model, securing her spot as the next femme fatale we'll see awkwardly stumbling through "My Life as a CoverGirl" commercials for months to come.


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