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Emmys Edge NFL Game for Top Spot in Sunday Ratings; Best Emmy Total Viewer Ratings in Four Years

UPDATE 12:45 PM, PT: TVBytheNumbers added this to its Emmy ratings story:  "[I]in the Time Zone Adjusted fast nationals, the Emmy Awards were down very slightly from last year in adults 18-49 rating (4.1 vs. 4.2) and up very slightly with…

Is the Jerry Lewis Telethon Recession-Proof?

In its 60 years on the air, the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon has raised nearly $6.5 billion, and last year’s results are evidence that the telecast is recession-proof, says the comic legend/host, according to UPI.com. Lewis, who is getting…

Who’s the Top NFL Player of All Time? NFL Network Is About to Let Us Know

Coinciding with the kickoff of the National Football League season, the NFL Network, in conjunction with NFL Films, is launching a new series Sept. 3 called “The Top 100: NFL’s Greatest Players," reports SportsNewser.com. The 10-part series will feature former…

Video: Fallon and Cohorts Team for One Of Best Emmy Openings Ever

Getting the 2010 Primetime Emmy telecast off to a rousing beginning was a spoof of "Glee," featuring some of the show’s cast trying to figure out how to earn money to attend the Emmys, with help from Emmy host Jimmy Fallon. The number includes…

Emmys Make Winners out of New Comedies and Returning Dramas, While Conan O’Brien Loses out on Taking a Shot at NBC (and an Award): Complete List of Winners

TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS OF THE 2010 PRIMETIME EMMYS, LISTED BY SHOW TITLE AND NETWORK, PLEASE CLICK HERE. TO SEE A PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THE WINNERS OF THE 2010 PRIMETIME EMMYS ISSUED BY THE ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS 7…

2010 Primetime Emmys Also an Event on Twitter and Social Media

SF Gate blogger  Zennie Abraham (Chairman and CEO of Sports Business Simulations (SBS), Editor-in-Chief of SBSON.com, and Founding Executive Producer of the national show "The Blog Report With Zennie62") says the 2010 Primetime Emmys represented a landmark for the show for…

The Real Winners and Losers of this Year’s Primetime Emmys

Lacey Wood, who writes the Moneywood blog for Forbes, has pronounced who the real winners and losers were at the 2010 Primetime Emmys. Here’s her list: Losers: "Lost," Conan O’Brien, NBC’s Thursday Comedy Block, Drama on the broadcast networks. Winners:…

Some ‘Glee’ Stars Claim They’ve Been Stiffed out of Record Royalties from Soundtrack

 Some of the cast of "Glee" are claiming they’re not receiving royalties from the hit show’s soundtrack, the New York Post’s Page Six reports. The show’s most recent record, "Glee: The Music — Journey to the Regionals," landed at the…

Phew: Time Warner Cable Customers Are Congratulating Themselves for Getting Tough and Not Rolling Over as Time Warner Cable and Disney Set Carriage Deal

Just 10 days before the National Football League’s opening of its regular season and on the eve of the fall television season, Time Warner Cable and Walt Disney Co. have set a carriage agreement, reports the New York Post. The…

The Rest of Us Are Congratulating Ourselves for Not Rolling Over and Getting Tough as Glenn Beck Rules Out Running for the Presidential Office on Sarah Palin’s Ticket

Glenn Beck said during "Fox News Sunday," the day after his "Restore America" rally in Washington, D.C., that he has no plans to run for the presidential office on a Sarah Palin ticket, reports the New York Daily News. Beck,…