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Fox’s ‘Fringe’ Scores in Thursday Ratings Race

The mix of reruns and new episodes gave Fox’s "Fringe" a boost in the Nielsen ratings Thursday night, with the sci-fi series netting a 2.5 in the 18-to-49-year-old  demo at 9 p.m., behind ABC’s "Private Practice’s" 3.1 and NBC’s "The…

‘Friends’ No More: Kudrow and Cox on ‘Cougar Town’

When Lisa Kudrow appears on Courteney Cox’s sitcom "Cougar Town" on Jan. 6, the former "Friends" will be at each other’s throats, reports Entertainment Weekly. According to executive producer Bill Lawrence, the actresses wanted to be at odds so the…

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Finds the Next Bachelor for ABC

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” came up with a novel way to make light of the Tiger Woods scandal on Thursday night, Dec. 3rd:

DGA Ratifies Contract With Commercial Producers

The Association of Independent Commercial Producers and members of the Directors Guild of America ratified a new two-year collective bargaining agreement Thursday, reports Variety. It’s the same contract that the DGA national board voted yes to Oct. 24, one that…

‘Idol’ Judge DioGuardi: ABC’s Actions With Adam Lambert Understandable

"American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi told EOnline’s Marc Malkin that ABC’s decision to dropAdam Lambert from two appearances — "Good Morning America" and New Year’s Eve — was all about money. "We’re living in a pretty bad economic time, so they…

R&B’s Earth Wind & Fire, ‘Cleveland Show’ Make Christmas Music

As a holiday treat, R&B musical group Earth Wind & Fire have teamed with the animator of Fox’s "The Cleveland Show" to record "Get Your Hump on This Christmas." The new Christmas carol, released on the 20th Century Fox TV…

PEN Awards Recognize HBO’s ‘Shouting Fire’

TVWeek Open Mic blogger Hillary Atkin spent an evening honoring excellence in writing at the 19th annual PEN Awards, which presented HBO’s Sheila Nevins and Emmy award-winning filmmaker Liz Garbus with the First Amendment Award for the cable network’s “Shouting Fire:…

Fox Going to the Werewolves With New Series

 Mummys and vampires have done well lately, so why not werewolves? That’s the thinking with Fox network’s new deal with DreamWorks TV to create a new show called "Howl," reports Variety. Set in Alaska, the series will be about a family feud…

U.S. Olympian Blasts Stephen Colbert in Defense of Canada

Shani Davis, an Olympic speedskater on the United States team, is offended that comic Stephen Colbert — whose TV show, "The Colbert Report," is sponsoring the U.S. team — has been insulting the Canadian Olympians, reports the Associated Press. When…

GE Keeping Name on 30 Rock, Offices on 53rd Floor

GE executives sold off control of NBC Universal to Comcast but that doesn’t mean they will move out of NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza offices, ABC News reports. GE chairman Jeffrey Immelt and other members of his executive team plan to…