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New Surgeon Played by Kim Raver for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Kim Raver is joining the Grey’s Anatomy" cast, playing a new surgeon at the hospital, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Raver, whose first appearance will be in the Nov. 12 episode, previously starred in “Lipstick Jungle" and “24.” She also starred…

Weather Channel Ad Sales Chief Steps Down

Veteran Weather Channel ad sales chief Paul Iaffaldano is leaving the company, in the wake of the July arrival of new president and CEO Michael Kelly, reports B&C. He had been at the company for 17 years. –Elizabeth Jensen

Lauren Graham in Talks to Join NBC’s ‘Parenthood’

Lauren Graham, who starred in "Gilmore Girls," is in negotiations to join NBC’s "Parenthood," to take over the role Maura Tierney had to abandon to focus on breast cancer treatments, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Helen Hunt was previously negotiating for…

Fall Finally a Winning Season for Fox

For the first time in years, Fox is showing signs of two breakout hits this fall, "The Cleveland Show" and "Glee," according to the Los Angeles Times. For the season, the network is up 7% in total viewers, and 11%…

Jennifer Hudson Holiday Special Set for ABC

Oscar and Grammy-winning performer Jennifer Hudson will star in a holiday special for ABC called "Jennifer Hudson: I’ll Be Home for Christmas," reports Access Hollywood. The musical hour will be filmed in Hudson’s hometown, Chicago, where she will incorporate people,…

NBC’s One Sure Thing in Primetime is Football

Four weeks into the new season and NBC can point to one night of primetime in which its on top: "Sunday Night Football," reports the Futon Critic. The average total viewership for "SNF" is up to 20.8 million, significantly higher…

‘Kourtney & Khloe’ Season Finale a High for E!

Sunday’s season finale of "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami" resulted in E!’s highest-rated first-season finale in more than seven years, the network said. The finale averaged more than 2.6 million total viewers, more than quadrupling E!’s average primetime delivery. The network also said that the finale ranked the…

Music From Fox’s ‘Glee’ an iTunes Success

Fox’s new musical comedy-drama series about a high school glee club, "Glee," is proving to be a hit with music lovers, according to TVbythenumbers.com. Ten songs performed on the show are currently in the Apple iTunes Top 200 and over…

‘NBC Evening News’ Retains Top Spot in Ratings

Brian Williams and the NBC "Nightly News" continues to lead among the network news broadcasts, reports TVNewser.com. For the week of Sept. 28, "Nightly News" drew 8,310,000 total viewers, ABC’s "World News" was next with 7,650,000 and Katie Couric on…

Advanced Post-Season Baseball for Web and Mobile Video

Once upon a time, if you wanted to keep up with the baseball playoffs you had to carry a transistor radio, but now with the new Postseason.TVs, a Web and mobile video product, you can — for example — watch…