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Daily Archives : Jan 21, 2011

Ricky Gervais Says He Did NOT Do What Most Producers Would Have Done Upon Hearing That Steve Carell Wanted to Leave ‘The Office’

Ricky Gervais said he didn’t try to stop Steve Carell from leaving the U.S. version of "The Office," which Gervais co-created and of which he is one of the producers, reports Deadline.com Reporting on a conversation Gervais had on CNN’s…

ABC Reneges on Promise to Kimmel That His Show Would Eventually Replace ‘Nightline’ at 11:35 p.m., But the Network Does Give Him an Earlier Start Time

"Jimmy Kimmel Live" will get an earlier start time beginning Feb. 4, 2011,  reports our friend Bill Carter in The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog. According to the article, ABC "had promised Mr. Kimmel for some time that the move would…

Coverage of Betty White’s 89th Birthday Celebration

Betty White turned 89 this past Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. Open Mic blogger Aaron Barnhart of TVBarn was in on the part of the celebration that took place in Kansas City–a party thrown by the Hallmark folks. To read all…

Nickelodeon to Debut ‘Spongebob’ Episode on Facebook, Followed by Prime-Time TV Special; Stars of the New Episodes Include Amy Sedaris and ‘Big Love’s’ Ginnifer Goodwin

Nickelodeon said it will debut an episode of "Spongebob Squarepants" on Facebook, followed by a longer prime-time special on television. The special, called "Legends of Bikini Bottom," is an anthology of five Spongebob stories, with the first of the five…

Report: Snooki and Jwoww of ‘Jersey Shore’ to Shoot Pilot for Spinoff

Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "Jwoww" Farley will shoot a pilot this weekend for a spinoff of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" reality show, reports TMZ.com. The pilot will be shot in Long Island, although the article adds that it doesn’t have…

GSN’s New ‘Love Triangle’ to Be Hosted by Wendy Williams

GSN will debut a new show on April 18 called "Love Triangle," a cross between a game show and a talk show, which will feature syndicated talk show host Wendy Williams, reports the Associated Press. Williams said she won’t change…

In Premiere of Second Season, ‘Hot in Cleveland’ Steams up TV Land with Almost 3 Million Viewers

The premiere of the second season of "Hot in Cleveland" sizzled on Wednesday night, with almost 3 million viewers tuning into the return of TV Land’s first original sitcom, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The show performed…

‘Put Another Candle on My Birthday Cake, I’m Another Year Old Today.’ Actually, It Was This Past Monday That the First Lady of TV, Betty White, Turned 89. And Here’s Part of the Celebration That Took Place in Kansas City

Brad Moore, president of Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, gave the cue. As America’s favorite octogenarian turned around, the Hallmark Gospel Choir, a volunteer group of employee serenaders, tore into their version of “Birthday” by the Beatles. We know it’s…

Broadcasters Win Jurisdiction Fight Against ivi, a Company That Rebroadcasts TV Signals Without Negotiating a Retrans Fee

"A judge in the U.S. District Court in Seattle has granted a motion by Fisher Communications and other broadcasters and networks to dismiss ivi Inc.’s suit there, concluding that ivi improperly filed the Seattle suit in anticipation of being sued…

Report: Actual Date for Release of the Complete ‘Star Wars’ Saga on Blu-Ray Is Set

While Twentieth Century Fox and George Lucas have been mum on the actual release date of the complete "Star Wars" saga on Blu-Ray, Amazon has revealed the date, engadget reports. According to the article, "Amazon has updated its preorder ship…