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Food Network Used Ringer Vegetables in White House Garden ‘Iron Chef’

The Food Network took liberties when editing its "Iron Chef America" White House garden showdown to make it appear the vegetables—the show’s “secret ingredient”– came from the garden itself, when in fact they didn’t, the Chicago Tribune reports. The heavily…

‘Idol’ Slips on Night Two

Fox’s "American Idol" slipped in its second night, after a big season debut, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The 90-minute Wednesday episode dropped 14%, to 26.4 million viewers, according to preliminary ratings, from its Tuesday opening episode, which drew nearly 30…

Alterman Returns to Comedy Central to Head Up Programming

The new head of programming for Comedy Central is Kent Alterman, reports B&C. Alterman, who was previously with Comedy Central before exiting in 2001, replaces Lauren Corrao, who left the network late last year. In his previous tenure with Comedy…

Fox Gives Ramsay a Cushy Post-‘Idol’ Boost

Gordon Ramsay’s "Kitchen Nightmares" will get a plum ratings boost thanks to Fox’s decision to move the season premiere to Tuesday, Jan. 26 after "American Idol," reports The Futon Critic. The following week, Feb. 2, "Nightmares" will also follow "Idol,"…

TV Guide Network Names New Programming Head

Diane Robina, currently the president of FearNet, was named the new executive vice president of development, acquisitions and programming strategy for the TV Guide Network, reports B&C. She will continue with FearNet, in addition to her new job at TV…

Erica Hill Named CBS ‘Early Show’ Newsreader

Erica Hill, co-anchor of the Saturday edition of CBS News’ “The Early Show,” will also take over as the newsreader for the weekday editions of the program. She’ll replace Russ Mitchell, who is headed to a national correspondent post at…

Jennifer Morrison Returning to ‘House’

Actress Jennifer Morrison, who left "House" at the end of last season, will be returning to the show in a major story line, Entertainment Weekly reports. Columnist Michael Ausiello confirmed that Morrison’s character, Cameron, will be on before the season…

Russ Mitchell Leaving CBS’ ‘Early Show’

Russ Mitchell, the news anchor on CBS’ “The Early Show,” will leave the program at the end of the week, to become a national correspondent for CBS News, The New York Times reports. He’ll also continue to anchor the Sunday…

Josh Schwartz Twitters Return of ‘Gossip Girl’

"Gossip Girl" creator Josh Schwartz confirmed via Twitter that the show will be back on The CW on March 8. He said that the network wants to run all ten of the remaining new episodes in a row, without interruption…

‘American Idol’ Opens with Big Win; Could Host Seacrest Soon Be a Judge, Too?

Viewers didn’t seem too perturbed that judge Paula Abdul wasn’t there; Fox’s "American Idol" opened its ninth season by drawing an estimated audience of nearly 30 million people, the Associated Press reports. Last year’s debut drew 30.4 million viewers, according…