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Daily Archives : Aug 5, 2009

Darth Vader, Meet Dr. Gregory House

Wait a minute, aren’t Dr. Gregory House and Darth Vader already on a first name basis? Nah, it only seems that way. Dr. House will come face to face with the actor who created the role of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones,…

Emmys Tighten Conflict-of-Interest Voting Rules

Production company and network executives who are eligible to vote for Emmys will not be able to vote in program categories wherein their company or network has a nominiee, says The Hollywood Reporter. "The overall percentage reduction of judges caused by the…

Pilot From Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun Picked Up by Syfy

The 90-minute action-adventure pilot of “Alphas” has been picked up by Syfy, The Hollywood Reporter reports.   This article details the already long history of the show–at one time ABC considered it as a companion to "Lost." The show is from…

Your MOST COMPLETE Coverage of Paula Abdul Leaving ‘American Idol’

Because we aggregate news, TVWeek is your SINGLE most complete source on Tuesday night’s bombshell that Paula Abdul is leaving "American Idol." Please click here. —Chuck Ross

Both Clintons, The Secretary of State and the Former President, Helped Get North Korea to Release Current TV Journalists

The husband and wife powerhouse team of Hillary and Bill Clinton were both instrumental in getting North Korea to release two Current TV journalists whom North Korea had put on trial and had sentenced to 12 years hard labor, the…

Your MOST COMPLETE Coverage of Paula Abdul Leaving ‘American Idol’

Compiled by TV Week          Because we aggregate news, TVWeek is your SINGLE most complete source on Tuesday night’s bombshell that Paula Abdul is leaving "American Idol." Here goes: Paula broke the news in a series of Tweets she Twittered Tuesday night,…

Lauren Conrad, Kim Kardashian, Josie Maran, and Chanel Iman to Guest Judge ‘Petite’ Models on ‘America’s Next Top Model’

Lauren Conrad of “The Hills,” and Kim Kardashian of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," are slated to appear as guest judges on the upcoming season of “America’s Next Top Model,” the Associated Press reports “America’s Next Top Model,” which will…

‘Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?’ Syndicated Cable Rights Are Picked Up by CMT

The exclusive cable rights to Twentieth Century Fox’s “Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” have been acquired by MTV Networks’ Country Music Television in a multi-year deal, B&C reports.  The show will make its CMT debut on Monday, September…

NBC Preview Special to Promote Its Fall Primetime Schedule Across Platforms

A half-hour NBC fall season primetime preview special will air as a promotion across all NBC Universal properties, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition to NBC, the special will appear on the cable networks USA, Bravo and Syfy, on the network’s Web site and on 11,000…

ABC Daytime Making Cross-Country Moves

Days after claiming it was all a rumor, ABC Daytime confirmed late Tuesday that it would move production of "All My Children" from New York to Los Angeles and that "One Life to Live" would move into "All My Children’s"…