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USA Pushes Up ‘Psych’ Premiere

The adventures of psychic detectives Shawn and Gus, the lead characters on USA Network’s "Psych," will be commencing sooner rather than later this summer as the network announced today the premiere of the show will be pushed up a week to…

Former Head of FCC’s Common Carrier Bureau, Larry Darby, Dies at 69

[NOTE: UPDATED TO REFLECT DARBY’s CORRECT POSITION AND TITLE] Larry F. Darby, the former head of the Federal Communication Commission’s Common Carrier Bureau, died May 18 at his home in Washington after a heart attack, reports the Washington Post. Darby…

’30 Rock’ Star Wins Mark Twain Humor Award

The star of NBC’s "30 Rock," comic-actress Tina Fey, has been awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, presented annually by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, reports the AP. This is the top award for American comics, and…

Dish, Weather Channel Mend Fences, and Dish Plans to Drop Plans for New Weather Network

After Dish threatened to drop the Weather Channel and create its own competing network to bring local forecasts to its subscribers, the two sides have agreed to a new deal that gives each a little bit of what it was…

CNBC Adds Lunchtime Show Hosted by David Faber, Gary Kaminsky

CNBC is adding a lunchtime show co-hosted by David Faber and former money manager Gary Kaminsky, the New York Times’ Media Decoder blog reports. The program, named "The Strategy Session," marks the first time in years CNBC has shuffled its…

Found: Another 3 Million Betty White Fans

It turns out that 88-year old Betty White is more popular that originally reported, as new ratings for her performance on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" indicate she drew nearly 3 million additional viewers through digital video recorders, the New York…

Ratings In for Jack Bauer’s TV Goodbye on ’24’

After eight seasons, the innovative "24," wherein each hour-long episode actually took place during an hour of real time, had its series ending 2-hour finale on Monday night, May 24. The show, on Fox, averaged "a 2.7 with adults 18-49 from 8p-10p and 8.85 million…