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Murdoch’s Desire to Save Newspapers Could Help Push Apple’s 99-Cent TV Plan

Rupert Murdoch’s desire to save newspapers may help push forward Apple’s plan to rent television shows for 99 cents per episode, reports the Los Angeles Times.  Murdoch and other top News Corp. executives are considering joining a six-month trial of…

British Comedian Joining Cast of Showtime’s ‘United States of Tara’

A British comedian will be joining the third season of Showtime’s "United States of Tara" in a major recurring role, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com.  Eddie Izzard will play a psychology professor who becomes fascinated with Tara, a woman who…

GSN Succeeding by Sticking to Games, Rather Than Broadening Offerings — as Well as Giving Viewers a Chance to Win

The New York Times takes a look at the success of GSN, the cable channel devoted to games that began 16 years ago as a place to air reruns of classic game shows.  GSN will boost its television advertising revenue…

‘CBS Evening News’ Drops to Lowest Viewer Rating in 20 Years

Tying a viewer low set in June, the "CBS Evening News" reached its lowest total viewer rating in almost 20 years, reports the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog.  The program was watched by an average of 4.89 million viewers…

New Option for Watching TV Shows Coming from Apple: Rent an Episode for 99 Cents

A new option for watching TV shows through iTunes may soon be coming from Apple, allowing consumers to rent episodes for prices as low as 99 cents, reports Bloomberg News.  Currently iTunes sells TV episodes for $1.99 or $2.99 each,…

Court: Defamation Lawsuit Against Former ABC News Correspondent May Proceed

A defamation lawsuit against ABC News and former correspondent John Stossel may go forward, according to a ruling from a federal appeals court, reports TVNewser.com.  The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the lawsuit filed by television evangelist Dr. Frederick…

The Real Lesson of the Groundbreaking Series ‘Twin Peaks’? ‘Not Every Mystery Should Be Solved’

Michael Glitz in the Los Angeles Times takes a look back at the ground-breaking television series "Twin Peaks," which he writes, "hit network television with the impact of a meteor 20 years ago."  While the show’s enigmatic characters and plots…

‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Finale Brings in Record Ratings with 3.4 Million Viewers

The finale of Bravo’s "Real Housewives of New Jersey" scored the season’s most-watched episode and the network’s highest-rated Monday telecast to date with 3.4 million viewers and 2.3 million adults between 18 to 49 years old, reports B&C.  The numbers…

Syfy’s ‘Three Inches’ Adds ‘Torchwood,’ ‘Melrose Place’ Actors to Pilot

Syfy’s drama pilot "Three Inches" has tapped Naoko Mori of "Torchwood" and Stephanie Jacobsen of "Melrose Place" as regulars, reports Deadline.com.  The pair will play fellow heroes recruited by Walter, the main character who can move any object three inches…

The Gosselins Get Competition: TLC Orders TV Show About Sextuplets in New York City

Kate Gosselin and her family will soon get more competition on TLC, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network has ordered eight episodes of a program tracking a Latino family in New York City who have sextuplets, the story says. The…