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Sarah Palin Turns Her Back on CBS

In her campaign to promote her new book "Going Rogue," ex-Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been all over the airwaves, but she has purposely chosen not to appear on CBS, reports Hotline On Call. Palin told Fox News’ Sean Hannity…

Martha Apologizes to Rachael

On her syndicated television show Monday, Martha Stewart apologized for comments she made about fellow cooking talk show host Rachael Ray in an appearance on ABC’s "Nightline," where she called Ray more of an entertainer than a teacher, reports the…

WWII Special Rated High With History Viewers

The History channel’s “WWII in HD” was a viewer hit, Multichannel News reports. The program, which ran for five nights from Nov. 14-19 and featured relatively unseen color footage of the war, averaged 2.4 million total viewers for each two-hour…

USA Renews ‘Psych’

USA Network’s James Roday-Dule Hill comic detective series "Psych" has been renewed for a fifth season, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network ordered 16 one-hour episodes. USA hasn’t finalized scheduling, but the show is likely to return in late January…

No TVWeek E-Daily Tomorrow

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, TVWeek will not issue an E-Daily e-mail newsletter tomorrow afternoon. However, there will be a TVWeek TVBizWire e-mail newsletter tomorrow morning. Happy Thanksgiving!

ABC Temporarily Stops Production on Another Show

First “Cougar Town” went on a brief hiatus over a private family matter for star Courteney Cox and now another ABC series has halted production, as well, Variety reports. Production on the sci-fi series “FlashForward” was halted last week, and…

Regis Philbin to Take a Leave of Absence

Regis Philbin is taking a leave of absence from his daytime talk show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The 78-year-old is going to have hip replacement surgery, because, he said on Monday’s "Live With Regis and Kelly," "I’ve been limping around…

Preschool Kids Watching Twice the Amount of TV as Previously Thought

Children who go to home-based day-care programs watch two times the amount of TV per day as was previously thought, according to a new study published in the December issue of Pediatrics, the Washington Post reports. Researchers for the study…

More Oprah News: Her Company Has a Steamy HBO Series in the Works

Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films is developing an unusual HBO series, Variety reports. The pilot development deal is for a sexually charged drama about a woman who walks out on her Santa Monica marriage and kids to pursue secret fantasies in…

FX Nabs Rights to ‘Twilight’ Films

FX snapped up the basic cable rights to the “Twilight” vampire film franchise, following the major opening weekend box office receipts for “New Moon,” the second film in the series, Variety reports. The deal includes rights to all four planned…