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In the Ratings, Football Was the Real Millionaire, and the Best in the Neighborhood

NBC’s airing of an exhibition football game between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans and a repeat of "Dateline" did better in the ratings than the much-publicized primetime return of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with Regin Philbin on…

Nurse ‘Hawthorne’ Will be Back in 2010 TNT Says

TNT has ordered an additional 10 episodes of "Hawthorne," starring Jada Pinkett Smith, to be seen in 2010, Multichannel News reports. In its time slot, the series is up 90% in adults 25-54. The show also does well in DVR…

Report: Cable Upfront Marketplace Expected to Come in at $6.9 Billion to $7.3 Billion, Down from $7.7 Billion Last Year

WIth the broadcast upfront marketplace practically done, cable is rolling along and should be finished sometime around the end of the month or the first week in September. Claire Atkinson over at B&C usually has excellent sources on Madison Ave.,…

Popular Show About Taboos in Saudi Arabia—That Airs In Saudi Arabia—May Have Gone Too Far; Man Bragging About His Sex Life on TV Gets Channel Shut Down and Himself Arrested

A man who was shown on TV bragging about his sex life violated media policy and thus the station that showed the footage was taken off the air. Furthermore, the man has been arrested and some are calling for the…

Cowell’s First Public Comments About Paula and Randy Says He Might Cry

Simon Cowell, in his first public comments about Paula Abdul’s decision not to accept the new contract that was offered her to return to "American Idol," said, "Paula has been very cool about the whole thing. And let me tell…

Rhianna, Jay-Z and Kanye West Slated on Leno’s First Show

Rhianna, Jay-Z and Kanye West will be Jay Leno’s guests on his first show on Monday, Sept. 14, NBC has announced. They will sing the song "Run This Town," from Jay-Z’s new album, due Sept. 11th. Rhianna, of course has…

Can it Have Been 10 Years Ago Already? Regis is Back Sunday Night In New Episodes of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”

It was truly a game-changer, if only for a brief period of time. Ten years ago this month ABC put on a game show, in primetime, hosted by Regis Philbin, called "Who Wants to Be a Milliionaire." For a brief…

Exclusive Interview With CBS News’ Lara Logan:Never Take ‘No’ For an Answer and Why Her Baby Makes Her Want to Cry

CBS News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan talks about how she had to fight to be taken seriously when she was younger, and why her new son sometimes makes her want to cry while she’s on the job…All in…

Kara Talks About Paula’s Departure From ‘Idol,’ and Paula Herself Talks About it, Sorta

Kara DioGuardi, speaking on Ryan Seacrest’s syndicated radio show Friday morning, Aug. 7, said she was not brought on "American Idol" as an insurance policy in case judge Paula Abdul would leave at some point. Furthermore she said, "It’s such a loss…

Guest Judge Victoria ‘Posh Spice’ Beckham Already Baiting Simon Cowell

‘American Idol’s’ newest guest judge, Victoria Beckham, already has reasons to mix it up with Simon Cowell on the show. "He is the only man in the music industry who turned down the Spice Girls and said we would never…