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Network comedy shines in Golden Globe nods

There is hope for broadcast TV comedy and for smart, tough women of a certain age, according to Tuesday's Golden Globes nominations. Complete Story...

Obama, wrestlers pay holiday tribute to US troops

A holiday message from President Barack Obama is part of World Wrestling Entertainment's "WWE Tribute to the Troops" special airing this weekend.

FCC seeking to close programming access loophole

Federal regulators are seeking to close a loophole that allows cable TV operators to withhold sporting events and other popular programming that they own from rivals such as satellite TV.

Golden Globe nominations announced

The 67th annual Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a television drama have been announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Buddy cop genre revived in CBS's `NCIS' spinoff

If any series has a shot at single-handedly reviving the buddy cop genre, it's "NCIS: Los Angeles."

Grizz Chapman of '30 Rock' needs kidney transplant

Actor Grizz Chapman of "30 Rock" said Monday he needs a kidney transplant and wants to raise awareness of the dangers of high blood pressure, which led to his condition.

NBC pegs March 1 as debut date for 'Parenthood'

NBC is announcing the debut date for its previously delayed drama series, "Parenthood," along with the arrival of other midseason shows.

History Channel plans scripted Kennedys miniseries

The History Channel is planning its first scripted series and will base it on the Kennedys.

TV networks already know about life without Tiger

The television networks already know what life without Tiger Woods looks like, and they were going to take that knowledge into their upcoming negotiations for the next contract with the PGA Tour.

Stephanopoulos starts early shift as 'GMA' co-host

George Stephanopoulos began tackling an early shift Monday in his new job co-hosting ABC's "Good Morning America."

AP Interview: IOC expects 3 or more US rights bids

The IOC expects at least three networks or media consortiums to bid for the U.S. television rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics and believes the winning offer will exceed the previous $2 billion deal.

CBS pays for trip in adoption story

CBS News helped pay for a Wisconsin family's trip to Samoa and an emotional meeting that was a key moment in Saturday's "48 Hours" special on an adoption scam involving children taken from their South Pacific homes under false pretenses.

'The View' apologizes for 'hooker' remark

The daytime talk show "The View" is apologizing for calling one of Tiger Woods' alleged girlfriends a "hooker."

Diane Sawyer exits from `Good Morning America'

Diane Sawyer exited ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday with an emotional moment that recalled the biggest story of her time on the show: meeting the children born after their fathers were killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

TV special on surprise pop star Susan Boyle debuts

Susan Boyle sings, and Simon Cowell and other celebrities sing her praises in a weekend TV special about the Cinderella story that has made her a best-selling recording artist.

ABC appoints Stephanopoulos to be 'GMA' host

ABC's selection of George Stephanopoulos to replace Diane Sawyer on "Good Morning America" signals a desire by the network to toughen up the morning show during tough times.

Chiefs straining to keep sellout streak intact

The Kansas City Chiefs, straining to keep their 155-game sellout streak alive, were given a 24-hour extension Thursday to sell tickets to Sunday's game against Buffalo.

Judge: Jon Gosselin must stop unofficial events

A Maryland judge ruled Thursday that Jon Gosselin must stop making media appearances and endorsements the TLC network claim violate his contract — like a Las Vegas pool party with bikini-clad women the celebrity dad recently hosted.

Shalev leaving 'The Early Show' on CBS

The executive producer of "The Early Show" on CBS is leaving to start a new venture that aims to bring together traditional news content and social media.

'Biggest Loser' sheds history-making 239 pounds

The latest winner of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" is the biggest loser in the show's history. Danny Cahill, a 40-year-old land surveyor and musician from Broken Arrow, Okla., lost 239 pounds to win the $250,000 grand prize.

Correction: `SNL' Christmas special story

In a Dec. 7 story about a planned Christmas special by "Saturday Night Live," The Associated Press misspelled a cast member's first name. Her name is Kristen Wiig, not Kristin.

Chris Cuomo leaving ABC morning show for `20/20'

ABC says Chris Cuomo is leaving "Good Morning America" to co-host the newsmagazine "20/20."

Bryant Gumbel says he's had cancer surgery

Bryant Gumbel shocked a television audience with the news that he's recovering from cancer surgery and treatment. The former "Today" show anchor, 61, said a malignant tumor and part of his lung were removed two months ago. He revealed his condition to Kelly Ripa while subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly." (Philbin recently had hip replacement surgery.)

CBS cancels another daytime drama

Procter & Gamble, the company responsible for the phrase "soap operas," is out of the daytime drama business after 76 years now that CBS is making "As the World Turns" stop spinning.

With familiarity, Letterman jokes about Woods

David Letterman, after a week off, dived right into material about Tiger Woods on the "Late Show," joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for advice.

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TV This Week - Dec. 14, 2009

Tonight watch Jennifer Hudson: I'll Be Home for Christmas. Tuesday night it's A Charlie Brown Christmas. Wednesday night Eastwick has a new episode. Thursday night is Saturday Night Live's A Very Gilly Christmas. Friday night there's two hours of Dollhouse.

President Obama gives himself a B-plus grade
Source: msnbc.com

President Barack Obama, in an interview that aired Sunday, gave himself "a good solid B-plus" grade for his first year in office.

The Religious Right's Potty Paranoia
Source: AlterNet.org

Public restrooms: The final frontier of the right's war on queer folk?

Palin appears on 'Tonight,' takes aim at Shatner
Source: msnbc.com

Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Friday - and turned the tables on actor William Shatner.

Palin makes surprise appearance on 'Tonight Show'
Source: msnbc.com

Sarah Palin made a surprise appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" on Friday - and turned the tables on actor William Shatner.

'View' apologizes to alleged Woods mistress
Source: msnbc.com

Rachel Uchitel upset after Joy Behar referred to her as a "hooker."

Reality show mom gives birth to 19th child
Source: msnbc.com

An Arkansas couple featured on the reality TV show "18 Kids and Counting" now has 19.

TV This Weekend - Dec. 11, 2009

Tonight there's two hours of Dollhouse. Saturday night Taylor Lautner hosts and Bon Jovi performs on Saturday Night Live. Sunday night is the Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special. US television highlights for the weekend of Dec. 11, 2009 to Dec. 13, 2009.

What's your favorite Childrens Christmas TV Special?

with the recent polls about our favorite Christmas movies and Christmas songs, comments came up about what brings up our favorite childhood memorys of Christmas, cheifly the TV specials that had us glued to the TV here's a poll of some of my favorites, let's hear yours

Gene Barry, dapper TV hero, stage star, dies
Source: msnbc.com

Gene Barry, who played the well-dressed man of action in the television series "Bat Masterson," "Burke's Law" and "The Name of the Game," has died. He was 90.

Reality dad Jon Gosselin a no-show at Md. hearing
Source: msnbc.com

Jon Gosselin, the star of TLC's hit reality show "Jon and Kate Plus 8," has not shown up to a hearing in his legal fight with the network.

Simon Cowell: Rage against the machine for xmas No 1 campaign stupid
Source: MSN

Simon Cowell has branded a campaign to prevent the X Factor winner from having the Christmas No 1 single as "stupid" and "cynical". A group set up on Facebook is calling for people to make rock band Rage Against The Machine's 1992 single Killing In The Name this year's No 1.

Man charged with stealing 'Catwoman' jewelry
Source: msnbc.com

Prosecutors say they have charged a man suspected of stealing $25,000 in jewelry from Julie Newmar.

Cable Freedom, Aided by a Mouse
Source: The New York Times

This quest for cable freedom has been a couple of years in the works.

What current TV commercial do you think is an insult to your intelligence?

There are a lot of commercials on TV and many of them are fairly innocuous. Some are good, some are bad and some just float by un-noticed (which means they were, in a sense, failures), all according to your taste.

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Source: msnbc.com

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BBC News - Saudi TV presenters break new ground by wearing niqab
Source: BBC News

Until recently you would never have seen women presenting television programmes dressed from head to toe in the niqab or burqa. But on the Saudi religious channel Awtan TV it has now become the norm.

The Demise of Apple
Source: TheStreet.com

The demise of Apple, yea right. The Tablet will only help them succeed like they always do!

ABC cuts V, FlashForward episodes, but not by much
Source: Sci Fi Wire

It's sort of official: The relatively low ratings for ABC's V and FlashForward hurt the shows, but not enough for the network to pull the plug entirely. ABC is cutting its final order for each show by one episode, the Futon Critic site reported:

6 Rules for Rebooting a 'Star Trek' TV Show
Source: Mania.com

With the success J.J. Abrams has had in rebooting the Star Trek movie franchise in 2009, you just know that there are execs at Paramount that are kicking around the idea of getting the series back on the small screen as well.

Cox Communications is against Fox News

This week I noticed my cable company Cox Communications has started leaving the 'New' keyword from all Fox News programming so that customers can't use their DVR's to record the shows. Every other channel appears to be unmolested!

What Lies In the Shadow Of The Statue? Ille Qui Nos Omnes Servabit and He's Watching Lost Season 5 On Blu-ray!

Today Lost addicts such as myself are rejoicing due to Lost season 5 being released on DVD and Blu-ray. With such a long break between ABC's airing of the season 5 finale and the season 6 premier Feb 2010 I need something to ease the pain of waiting. This is it....

Apple unveils iTunes top selling music, TV, movies and apps for 2009
Source: The Loop

Apple on Tuesday revealed iTunes' list of top selling media from the iTunes Store in a new feature called iTunes Rewind 2009.

Wiig's Gilly to host 'SNL' Christmas special
Source: msnbc.com

Kristen Wiig's recurring character Gilly might not seemed filled with holiday cheer, yet NBC is turning to her to host a "Saturday Night Live" Christmas special.

'As the World Turns' will soon air no more
Source: msnbc.com

CBS is canceling the soap opera "As the World Turns" after more than a half-century on the air.

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