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Tentative Deal Salvages NBA Season

The basketball season is slated to start on Dec. 25 with a triple-header after the National Basketball Association and its players reached a tentative labor agreement, reports Bloomberg. If the players and owners ratify the agreement, the NBA plans to…

Lady Gaga vs. Charlie Brown in Battle of Thanksgiving Specials

ABC’s two Thanksgiving holiday specials — “A Very Gaga Thanksgiving,” featuring pop superstar Lady Gaga, and the perennial animated special “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" — both fell well short of the ratings for a comedy rerun on CBS, EW.com’s Inside TV…

E! Network Denies It Canceled Kardashian Christmas Special

E! Network is denying a report that it canceled a Kardashian Christmas special, telling the The Hollywood Reporter that the special "was never on the schedule," according to an E! representative. The denial comes after the New York Post reported…

Effort to Revive Soap Operas Online Goes Down in Flames

One of the most high-profile efforts of the past year to create an online content destination has collapsed, according to a statement from the company trying to put together the project. Prospect Park, run by former Disney executive Rich Frank…

What’s in a Name? Donald Trump Puts a Price on His (And Oh, by the Way, He’s Making Noise Again About Running for President)

Donald Trump, who is said to again be considering a run for president — and not necessarily as a Republican — has a figure in mind that he says his name is worth. The figure: $3 billion, according to Reuters….

AMC Drama Sees Alarming Erosion

A new AMC drama series has dropped significantly in the ratings since its debut in early November, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. "Hell on Wheels" slipped Sunday to 1.58 million viewers younger than 50, down from…

Study Reveals the Worst Passwords of 2011 — Here’s the Top 25 List

A study by Internet management and security company SplashData has compiled the worst passwords of the year, based on data from hackers, Time reports. No. 1 on the list: “password.” (Its variation, “passw0rd,” created by changing the letter o to…

Numbers Are In for First ‘Live’ Without Regis

Monday’s first installment of ABC’s morning show without Regis Philbin — which by the way has a new name — drew healthy ratings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show, now anchored by Philbin’s former co-host, Kelly Ripa, and now…

NBC’s ‘Nightly News’ Hits Milestone (and We’ll Bet You Can’t Guess What It Is…)

How far has NBC’s regularly scheduled lineup of  prime-time shows sunk? Well, last week its evening "Nightly News," averaging 9.1 million viewers, beat almost everything offered on NBC’s prime-time schedule, reports David Bauder at the Associated Press. Excluding “Sunday Night Football” and…

Tribune Settles Up With Former CEO Who Left Company Amid Accusations of Sexist ‘Frat House’ Atmosphere

Tribune Co. has agreed to terms with its former chief executive who resigned under pressure a little more than a year ago, the Chicago Tribune reports. Randy Michaels will receive $675,000 in a settlement from Tribune relating to his departure…