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The Situation at CNN: Blitzer’s Show Trimmed by an Hour to Make Room for New Program

Wolf Blitzer’s “Situation Room” will contract by an hour to make room for a new show,  TVNewser reports. Early next year Rick Sanchez, who currently hosts the 3 p.m." CNN Newsroom,"  will add the new “Rick’s List" at 4 p.m., taking…

Another Advertiser Exits MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore’

Another sponsor pulled out of MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” citing the program’s “ethnic bashing, TMZ reports. Dell Computers told TMZ that its ads will be blocked from future shows because the company doesn’t "condone or support ethnic bashing in any form."…

Vatican Gives Seal of Approval to ‘The Simpsons’

The Vatican’s newspaper L’Osservatore Romano congratulated “The Simpsons” on its 20th anniversary, the Associated Press reports. Without Homer Simpson and his gang, "many today wouldn’t know how to laugh," the paper said in article titled "Aristotle’s Virtues and Homer’s Doughnut."…

‘Mister Ed’ Star Connie Hines Passes Away

Actress Connie Hines, best known as Wilbur’s wife on the 1960s show "Mister Ed," about a talking horse, passed away, the Associated Press reports. She was 78. Her other TV credits included "The Millionaire," "Johnny Ringo" and "Riverboat." –Elizabeth Jensen

Paley Awards: Emmys Could Use Some Competition

TVWeek Open Mic blgger Hillary Atkin thinks it’s a good idea that the Paley Center is thinking about handing out its own awards for television excellence. Read her thoughts here.

Bah, Humbug! Two Notes About TVWeek

1) This will be TVWeek’s last TVBizWire e-newsletter until Monday, Dec. 28. For breaking news until then, please visit TVWeek.com. And when news warrants, we’ll let you know with one of our Extra Alerts. TVBizWire will publish Tuesday, Dec. 29, as…

Cablevision Taking Must-Carry Fight to Supreme Court

Cablevision will try to convince the Supreme Court to take on the FCC’s must-carry policies, Multichannel News reports. The cable operator lost on the issue in the Second Circuit, which upheld the FCC’s ruling that Cablevision was obligated to carry…

Albrecht Taking Over at Starz

Chris Albrecht, the former head of HBO, will be taking over as president and CEO of Starz, reports Deadline Hollywood. While running HBO from 2002-07, the cable network produced "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City," "Deadwood," "Band of Brothers," "Entourage"…

Michael Jackson’s FBI File: Authorities Feared Terrorist Attack During Trial

The FBI files about the late Michael Jackson reveal that the Santa Maria Police Department in California feared a potential terror attack during the media maelstrom surrounding the singer’s 2003 arrest for child molestation, reports the Associated Press. The file…

Lehrer Gets President Obama Interview

On the "PBS NewsHour," newsman Jim Lehrer will have a one-on-one interview with President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday night, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The interview will be broadcast during the "NewsHour" at 7 p.m. on PBS….