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FX’s ‘Sons of Anarchy’ Debuts Slightly Down from Last Season’s Debut; A&E’s ‘Hoarders’ Breaks Records

FX’s "Sons of Anarchy" debuted its third season with ratings that were down 4% in total viewers from its second season premiere, reports Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. Meanwhile, A&E’s unscripted program "Hoarders" broke records for the network on Labor Day…

‘Jersey Shore’ Stars Scrambling to Register Trademarks–And One of Them Succeeds (Not Snooki)

The stars of MTV’s "Jersey Shore" are apparently finding it more difficult than expected to register their famous nicknames as trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, The Washington Post reports. But one of the stars, Mike Sorrentino, the…

Britain’s Got Talent: CNN Confirms Who Will Take Over for Larry King

CNN, which is tweaking its prime-time lineup, announced Wednesday that it has decided who will get the evening interview spot vacated by Larry King, the L.A. Times reported on its Ministry of Gossip blog. The choice is no surprise: It’s…

Google Logo Mystery Solved

The Google logo on its flagship search page and the mystery of what the company was doing with it all day yesterday and part of today, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, has been solved, CafeMom’s The Stir reports. It’s been Google’s…

Paley Center Sets Date For Awards Program, Is Negotiating For TV Partner to Televise Show

The Paley Center for Media has scheduled its first awards program for May 2012, it was announced by Pat Mitchell, president and CEO of the Center. Steve Mosko, president of Sony Pictures Television, and one of the three executives on…

NBC, ABC Reality Competitions Lead the Way in Tuesday Ratings

Reality competition ruled the Nielsen ratings Tuesday night as ABC’s "Wipeout" and NBC’s "America’s Got Talent" battled for the top spot, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Wipeout" logged a 2.4 rating and a 2.9 in the 18-49 demographic for…

Debmar-Mercury Announces Appointment of Key Production, Programming Exec; Changes Continue for ‘Wendy Williams Show’

Debmar-Mercury announced today that it has appointed an executive to the position of senior VP, programming and production. The post will be taken by veteran television syndication programming executive and award-winning producer Alexandra Jewett, the company said. Jewett will report…

Principals Behind ‘Wall Street’ Sequel, ‘Star Trek: Voyager,’ Other Major Projects Lined Up as TNT and TBS Order Pilots

TNT and TBS announced Wednesday that they are going into production on four series pilots, including projects from Dean Devlin (TNT’s “Leverage” and “The Librarian” movie trilogy); Marco Schnabel (“The Librarian”); Kenneth Biller and Mike Sussman (“Star Trek: Voyager”); Allan…

Michael Douglas Joins Multi-Network Cancer Telecast

Actor Michael Douglas, who recently revealed that he has stage 4 throat cancer, has joined the lineup of this Friday’s "Stand Up To Cancer" TV fund-raiser, which will broadcast over several networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, reports Entertainment…

ABC Suffers Legal Setback in $20 Million Lawsuit by Former ‘Desperate Housewives’ Star

The judge in Nicollette Sheridan’s $20 million wrongful termination lawsuit against ABC and "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry delivered a legal setback to ABC in pre-trial rulings in the case Tuesday, according to Reuters. ABC had attempted to get one of…