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‘Top Chef’ Wraps Season on a High Note

Bravo’s "Top Chef All-Stars" ended its season with its highest-rated episode of the cycle, drawing 2.77 million total viewers and 1.95 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, reports B&C. The episode also helped improve ratings for the…

‘Pepsi Moment’ Remark on ‘Idol’ Angers Family of Michael Jackson

The family of Michael Jackson was offended by a comment on Wednesday’s episode of Fox’s “American Idol” that referenced a 1984 incident involving Jackson, TMZ.com reports. Contestant James Durbin reportedly said on the show, "I have a lot of hairspray…

Schwarzenegger to Do ‘Governator’ TV Show–Seriously!

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that his next project is a TV show called “The Governator,” Entertainment Weekly reports. The show is an animated superhero series, for which Schwarzenegger will provide the voice of the title character. The…

Is Trump’s Last Bad Hair Day at Hand? It May Be–if Oprah Gets Her Way

How’s this for a potential series-ending spectacular? Oprah Winfrey wants to give Donald Trump a makeover–including tackling That Hair–as part of her final run of shows in syndication, reports the New York Post. Oprah’s people have reportedly contacted The Donald’s…

Tim Allen Project Adds Star Power

Tim Allen’s new ABC comedy pilot continues to add star power, Deadline.com reports. Earlier this week it was announced that Allen’s wife in the multicamera project from writer Jack Burditt would be played by Nancy Travis, and today word surfaced…

Cox and LIN TV Cut It Close but Beat Deadline, Sign Retrans Accord

As the March 31 deadline loomed, Cox Communications and LIN TV reached a retransmission consent fight in principle, just five hours before the stations were set to go dark on Cox’s systems, reports Multichannel News. Terms of the deal weren’t…

NBC Books Prank Show–And You’ll Be Surprised Who’s Behind It

NBC has inked a deal with a hugely popular TV star to do a hidden-camera prank show with a twist, Entertainment Weekly reports in its Inside TV blog. Unlike Ashton Kutcher’s popular “Punk’d,” this one will feature senior citizens pulling…

Wednesday Ratings: ‘Idol’ Slips Again, but It’s Still Enough to Power Fox to a Huge Win

Fox juggernaut “American Idol” was off 5% from a week ago in the 18-49 demo Wednesday, but numbers for the two-hour show were still more than enough to push Fox to a big win for the night, TVbytheNumbers.com reported. Fox…

Analysis: ‘Mad Men’ Needs to Embrace More Advertising, Not Shun It

With the fifth season of AMC’s “Mad Men” delayed by a dispute over, among other things, how much advertising to include in the telecasts, Advertising Age’s Brian Steinberg examines the show’s business model to determine what’s really behind the disagreement…

Advertiser Unlocks Baseball Paywall, Gives Fans Free Streaming

For Major League Baseball’s Opening Day today, an advertiser is unlocking a paywall for rabid baseball fans. Advertising Age reports that Volvo is presenting free streaming games on Apple devices for one month. MLB Advanced Media announced that access to MLB.TV…