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Sunday Ratings: Three Hours of ‘Survivor’ Programming Win the Night for CBS

CBS’s “Survivor” finale dominated the night Sunday, enabling the Eye Network to claim a comfortable overall win in the ratings, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. CBS averaged a 3.3 rating in adults 18-49 for the night, topping ABC (2.5 average), Fox (2.2) and…

CBS Cancels Two Sitcoms, One Drama

CBS has decided to drop two comedies and a drama from its prime-time schedule, according to word that leaked out Sunday in advance of the network’s upfront presentation this week, the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog reported. "$#*! My Dad…

Trump Withdraws From Presidential Race

Donald Trump has announced he is calling off his run for president, CNN.com reports. The real estate titan and host of NBC reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” released a statement today saying that even though he remains confident that he could…

Fox Rolls Out Lineup for 2011-2012, Adds Four New Comedies, Three Dramas and One Unscripted Series

Fox has unveiled its prime-time schedule for fall, with eight new series joining the lineup. Among the most talked-about new shows is the singing competition “The X Factor,” which marks the return of Simon Cowell to the network. “Cowell, along…

High-Profile TV Actress in Talks to Replace Mariska Hargitay on ‘Law & Order: SVU’

An actress who is well-known to television audiences is in talks to join NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU," stepping in as the new partner of Elliot Stabler, played by Christopher Meloni, reports TVLine.com. The actress is Jennifer Love Hewitt, the…

NBC Will Premiere Six New Comedies and Six New Dramas for the 2011-2012 Season

NBC will introduce 12 new shows for the 2011-2012 season, split evenly between comedies and dramas, the network has announced. The comedies are “Up All Night,” “Whitney,” “Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea,” “Free Agents,” “Best Friends Forever” and…

CNN Anchor Reveals His Sexual Orientation

Even though he acknowledges a fear of being shunned by revealing his sexual orientation in a new book, a CNN anchor has come out publicly that he is gay, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. CNN weekend prime-time…

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Fox Plays Down Early Success of NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ Says ‘X Factor’ and ‘Idol’ Are the ‘Gold Standard’

With the stakes high for Fox in the battle of singing competition shows, the network had to say something about a strong new rival for its “American Idol” and “X Factor.” Peter Rice, chairman of entertainment for Fox Networks Group,…

‘America’s Most Wanted’ Cut Back to Quarterly Specials

Fox announced today that it is essentially canceling “America’s Most Wanted,” although it will keep it around in scaled-back form by slating four quarterly two-hour specials for the show, Deadline.com reported. Kevin Reilly, Fox entertainment president, said it didn’t make…