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HBO Renews Entourage

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:23:47 +1900

HBO has picked up "Entourage" for a sixth season, reports Variety . Production on the new season will begin early next year for a summer debut.

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BBC Newscast Shifts Lineup on U.S. Public TV Stations

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:08:39 +1900

As the BBC expands its news presence in the states, new competition is emerging from American public television producers. >

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Arts, Briefly: Book Deal for Tina Fey? You Betcha

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:06:12 +1900

Folksy mannerisms, a feisty updo and librarian’s glasses may or may not get you the vice president’s office, but they can get you a book deal. >

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Arts, Briefly: ‘Daily Show’ Interview for Michelle Obama

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:04:13 +1900

Michelle Obama, the wife of Senator Barack Obama, will make her first appearance on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” on Wednesday. >

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Arts, Briefly: ‘Housewives’ Wins, but Ratings Weaken

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 06:03:28 +1900

“Desperate Housewives” continued to see its ratings slide on Sunday, but the ABC drama remained the night’s top-rated program with 15.5 million viewers. >

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Message to Your Grandma: Vote Obama

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:56:40 +1900

As she prepares to launch a new season of her eponymous show, Sarah Silverman, the acerbic, anything-for-a-laugh comedian, has once again insinuated herself into e-mail inboxes with a Web video. >

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Dancing with the Stars 7: Top 10 Performance Rankings

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:15:08 +1900

Tonight, Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris waited until the last moments of tonight's Dancing with the Stars performance show before giving us the update about Misty May-Treanor's injury and her future on the show. I don't want to leave you...

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Irene Dailey, Actress of Stage and TV, Dies at 88

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:38:32 +1900

Miss Dailey was an actress perhaps best known for her roles in television soap operas and for her portrayal of Nettie Cleary in the 1964 Tony Award-winning drama “The Subject Was Roses.” >

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Ernest Borgnine 'Wishing' for Hallmark

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:26:27 +1900

Ernest Borgnine has signed to star in Hallmark Channel's telefilm "The Wishing Well," which marks the 200th movie of his career.

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Three join HBO comedy

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:26:27 +1900

Rachael Taylor, Amanda Walsh and "quarterlife" star Bitsie Tulloch have landed the female leads in HBO's comedy pilot from "Sex and the City" star Sarah Jessica Parker.

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PorchLight reveals two projects

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 04:26:27 +1900

PorchLight Entertainment is unveiling two new projects just in time for MIPCOM: Front Street Pictures' action-adventure film "Fireball" and the animated holiday telefilm "A Martian Christmas," co-produced by PorchLight and Mexico's Anima Estudios.

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CW's Sunday shows still on life support (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:46:04 +1900

Reuters - The CW's move to farm out its Sunday night bridge-to-nowhere primetime block isn't about to cause any seller's remorse.

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"Anarchy" reigns at FX for second season (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:45:11 +1900

Reuters - FX has picked up its modestly rated motorcycle-club drama "Sons of Anarchy" for a second season.

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Misty May-Treanor out of 'Dancing with the Stars' (AP)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:32:53 +1900

AP - Misty May-Treanor is too hurt to keep dancing.

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STRICTLY COME DANCING: Gary Rhodes Is Booted Off

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 03:25:43 +1900

In A Tense Week...

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"Clone Wars" a new star for Cartoon Network (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:56:20 +1900

Reuters - The Force was strong for Cartoon Network as "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" became the channel's most-watched series premiere ever.

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Japanese network sues ABC over "Wipeout" (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:55:39 +1900

Reuters - Leading Japanese broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ABC, charging that summer hit "Wipeout" is "a blatant copycat" of several of its classic Japanese competition series.

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Heroes: Episode 3.4 "I Am Become Death" Recap

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:34:58 +1900

Trusty Heroes recapper John Kubicek is currently trying to rid his computer of a nasty virus (not of the Shanti variety, don't worry), so I'm stepping in tonight to report on the latest adventures of the super-powered crew. On last...

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Prison Break: Episode 4.7, "Five The Hard Way" Recap

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:23:27 +1900

On tonight's episode of Prison Break, T-Bag wakes up and finds himself tied to a chair, with Gretchen standing over him. He tries to talk his way out of his precarious situation but she's a lot smarter than he is. ...

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"Entourage" coming back for sixth season (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:21:50 +1900

Reuters - HBO has renewed its Hollywood-hipster comedy "Entourage," a month after the Emmy-winning series began its fifth season.

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Injury forces May-Treanor to sit out this 'Dancing'

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:07:57 +1900

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor may be sidelined from ABC's Dancing With the Stars, but she says she won't let ...

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Fox to redo 'Absolutely Fabulous'

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 02:00:00 +1900

TV News: Network taps Zander to adapt Saunders series -- Fox is developing a redo of Jennifer Saunders' enduring Britcom "Absolutely Fabulous," to be exec produced by Mitch Hurwitz, Eric Tannenbaum and Kim Tannenbaum for Sony Pictures TV, Tantamount and BBC Worldwide America.

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Your 'Dancing with the Stars' Recap!

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:59:00 +1900

The pressure is mounting and the drama just keeps coming on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"! Week three found only nine contestants competing after Olympic volleyball champ Misty May-Treanor suffered a dramatic injury to her Achilles tendon, forcing her to drop out of the competition. Coming out on crutches and bandages at the end of the show, Misty explained that she "heard a pop during the Lindy Hop" during her Friday rehearsal. "I felt like I got hit in the back with a baseball bat," she said, adding, "I ruptured my Achilles tendon." However, Misty ensured, "I am out, but I am not out for cheering the competitors." The athlete said she is going into surgery tomorrow and will be on the sidelines for some time. The All-American Jive and the traditional Viennese Waltz were the dances du jour, and while some stars nailed their dances, others still found themselves finding their feet in the competition.

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Historians ponder Lincoln's legacy, lessons we can learn

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:49:32 +1900

Historian James M. McPherson's book, Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief , comes in the midst of a heated presidential ...

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McCain, Obama gear up for second debate (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:38:34 +1900

Reuters - With the record-setting vp debate now history, it's back to the top of the ticket on Tuesday night.

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Terminator: Episode 2.5, "Goodbye to All That" Recap

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:26:07 +1900

When you are actively recapping a show with so much going on like Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, it can difficult to gage how good an episode is. It might take another viewing, but even now, minutes after tonight's episode...

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Strictly Karen may waltz away

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

FORMER champ Karen Hardy may quit Strictly Come Dancing for good after show row

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The Chambers of horrors

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

STRICTLY contestant Tom Chambers has his father to blame for his severe stage fright

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Cole: Why I was all fired up

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

BRENDAN Cole has accused show bosses of shoving cameras in his face to rile him

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Judge Louis is a real sport

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

X FACTOR boyband JLS pile into a mini cab while judge Louis gets in his posh sports car

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Michael Caine is X Factor fan

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

X FACTOR's Dannii Minogue reveals that Sir Michael Caine is a huge fan of the show

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Oaks star denies eating disorder

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

HOLLYOAKS' Jennifer rubbishes eating disorder claims and says she loves curries

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Ex-Tube Muriel saved in sinking

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

TELLY presenter Muriel Gray and family had to be rescued from a river after their boat sank

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Mini-Me to star on Big Brother

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

TINY Austin Powers favourite Mini-Me is in talks to appear on Celebrity Big Brother

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1966 World Cup win tops telly

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

ENGLAND winning the 1966 World Cup is the TV event watched by most Brits on record

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Murphy's war

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

JAMES Nesbitt will head the cast of new drama tracing the lives of three soldiers in Iraq

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Lily livered

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

COMIC Katy Brand hid from Lily Allen in a loo as she feared the pop star would thump her

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Janine is back in EastEnders

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

EASTENDERS hubby-killer Janine Butcher shows some nerve by returning to Walford

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Diana's dirty dancing

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

X FACTOR teen Diana Vickers has posted saucy pictures of herself on the internet

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X Factor star saved my life

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:17:47 +1900

THE proud mum of X Factor finalist Alex Burke revealed how her daughter saved her

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Chuck: Episode 2.2, "Chuck vs. the Seduction" Recap

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:15:37 +1900

America - start watching Chuck, please. It's a good show, I swear. Really, you should totally check it out. It's funny, there are a lot of good-looking people, there's a bunch of that spy stuff I know you like. It's...

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How I Met Your Mother: Episode 4.3, "I Heart NJ" Recap

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:15:37 +1900

If there’s one thing How I Met Your Mother got right on tonight’s episode, it’s that long distance relationships suck. We’ve all been there – driving way more than we want to, meeting somewhere in the middle, settling for emails...

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Ernest Borgnine 'Wishing' upon a star (Reuters)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:02:08 +1900

Reuters - Ernest Borgnine has signed to star in Hallmark Channel's TV movie "The Wishing Well," which marks the 200th movie of his career.

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For Jason O'Mara, the past is like another planet

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:02:05 +1900

Three cops, all sideburns and leather jackets, wend their way through a Manhattan nightclub crowd decked in platform shoes ...

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FX's 'Sons of Anarchy' rides to Season 2

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 01:01:30 +1900

The series premiered to a 1.2 network rating/3 share among adults 18 to 49. >

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Kate Tsui Supports Susanna Kwan

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:57:35 +1900

Attracting big contracts thanks to 'Moonlight'

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ABC names new `This Week' producer (AP)

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:50:06 +1900

AP - Veteran Washington hand Ian Cameron was appointed Monday as the producer in charge of ABC's Sunday political talk show "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

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'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:49:11 +1900

In this Bravo franchise, 'Real' is debatable. But the new subjects remind us that in some respects, they are. > From the Orange to the Apple to the Georgia Peach, Bravo's popular Women With Money franchise has now fetched up “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” As in "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and "The Real Housewives of New York," there is a dollop of irony attached to the phrase "real housewives."

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Casting Director from 'The Real World' Shares His Secrets

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:28:02 +1900

As BuddyTV reported late last week, The Real World is in full swing filming their upcoming 21st season in Brooklyn. The show has also begun casting for it’s 22nd season, with a location yet to be announced. MTV has been...

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'The Hills': A midseason report card

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:21:04 +1900

It's too bad the reality-show drama has yet to live up to the actual reality. >

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