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Fox’s “American Idol” and ABC’s “Lost” were the clear ratings leaders Wednesday night, which also saw time-period premieres for ABC’s “Notes From the Underbelly” and NBC’s “Thank God You’re Here.”On Fox, a “Bones” repeat was followed by the “Idol” results…
NBC News received a package of videos and photographs from Virginia Tech school gunman Cho Seung-Hui Wednesday, according to a company statement. The package was seemingly mailed Monday, midway through the shooter’s murderous rampage that claimed the lives of 33…
BET planned to show advertisers a slate of 16 new original shows at its upfront presentation to advertisers Wednesday evening. The shows are in a wide variety of genres, ranging from scripted series and animation to sports and inspirational.BET’s new…
In this week’s exclusive Backlot Talk, “American Idol” showrunner Nigel Lythgoe vehemently opposes the attacks made on Simon Cowell after Tuesday’s episode showed the judge seemingly rolling his eyes as contestant Chris Richardson gave a message of encouragement to friends…
A Senate committee is moving forward with legislation that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to ban advertising for the first two years of a new drug’s existence. It’s the most serious congressional threat yet to the $4.5 billion…
ABC’s “Good Morning America,” NBC’s “Today” and “Live With Regis and Kelly” are nominated for Daytime Emmys in the first-time category of morning television programming. The new Emmy will go to the hosts and the producer of the winning show…
Kitty Carlisle Hart, actress and panelist on the long-running CBS game show “To Tell the Truth,” died at her home in New York Tuesday from heart failure. She was 96.Ms. Hart, known professionally as Kitty Carlisle, was the widow of…
Video-on-demand and broadband network FearNet added user-generated video tools to its online site today at fearnet.com. FearNet, a joint venture of Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate and Comcast, features horror movies and related content.The new user-generated features will enable fans to…
During an uneventful Tuesday night in the Nielsens, Fox’s “American Idol” once again dominated.“Idol” earned a 9.9 rating among adults 18 to 49, according to preliminary reports, followed by “House” demonstrating a 92 percent retention of the “Idol” audience with…
Sumner Redstone, chairman of Viacom and CBS, is committing $105 million in grants to cancer and burn recovery programs and research at major non-profit health care organizations.Cash grants from Mr. Redstone?s personal charitable foundation of $35 million will be paid…