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Daily Archives : Nov 24, 2009

‘Good Morning America’ Cancels Adam Lambert; CBS’ ‘Early Show’ Grabs Him

Just as quickly as ABC’s “Good Morning America” canceled Adam Lambert’s scheduled musical performance for Wednesday morning, CBS’ “Early Show” snapped him up, reports TVNewser.com. ABC said that Lambert’s overtly sexual appearance on the broadcast of the "American Music Awards"…

Disney Taps Carolina Lightcap as President of Disney Channels Worldwide

Carolina Lightcap was named president of Disney Channels Worldwide, filling a post that came open with the October promotion of Rich Ross to chairman of Walt Disney Studios, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lightcap, who had been both senior VP programming…

A&E’s ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ Returns in December

A&E’s unconventional reality show "Dog the Bounty Hunter" will return for a sixth season of cases on Dec. 2 at 9 p.m., with a one-hour special to celebrate its 150th episode. The exploits of Duane "Dog" Chapman, a professional bounty…

Near-Record Viewership for HBO’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Finale

The reunion of "Seinfeld" vets on HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" brought in near-record viewership for the Sunday night finale, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Approximately two million viewers watched the two airings, making for the best showing for the comedy in…

CBS Lineup Delivers on Monday

It was another tight race in the Monday ratings, reports The Hollywood Reporter. CBS’ strong sitcom lineup delivered, with "How I Met Your Mother" starting the night with a 3.7 rating in the demo, a season high, followed by "Accidentally…

Sarah Palin Turns Her Back on CBS

In her campaign to promote her new book "Going Rogue," ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been all over the airwaves, but she has purposely chosen not to appear on CBS, reports Hotline On Call. Palin told Fox News’ Sean Hannity…

Martha Apologizes to Rachael

On her syndicated television show Monday, Martha Stewart apologized for comments she made about fellow cooking talk show host Rachael Ray in an appearance on ABC’s "Nightline," where she called Ray more of an entertainer than a teacher, reports the…

WWII Special Rated High With History Viewers

The History channel’s “WWII in HD” was a viewer hit, Multichannel News reports. The program, which ran for five nights from Nov. 14-19 and featured relatively unseen color footage of the war, averaged 2.4 million total viewers for each two-hour…

USA Renews ‘Psych’

USA Network’s James Roday-Dule Hill comic detective series "Psych" has been renewed for a fifth season, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network ordered 16 one-hour episodes. USA hasn’t finalized scheduling, but the show is likely to return in late January…

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