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Slime-less Nick ‘Big Help’ Award for First Lady

First lady Michelle Obama will get a “Big Help” award from Nickelodeon at its Kids’ Choice Awards Saturday. But, since she won’t be in attendance, she will miss the traditional greeting for winners—a dousing with green slime, the Associated Press…

It’s the End of an Era: MTV Kills Reality Show Pop Culture Titan

A six-year MTV reality series will end its run after this season, EW.com reports. “The Hills,” which brought Heidi Montag and Audrina Patridge to fame, will air the final 12 episodes beginning April 27. “I think we’ve told the story…

CBS Is Getting Its Own Dancing Show, Possibly With a Certain Former ‘Idol’ Judge

First CBS said it will join the chef competition series crush and now the network is adding a dance show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The network will bring Reveille’s U.K. hit "Got to Dance" Stateside. This dance-off is for “all-ages…

‘Private Practice’ Loses Showrunners

Robert Rovner and Jon Cowan stepped down as executive producers/showrunners of ABC’s "Private Practice," with no immediate replacements being named, reports The Hollywood Reporter. No reason was given for the exit. All the remaining episode stories for the current season…

This Could Be Fun: At Emmy Time, Jay’s ‘Tonight Show’ Could Be Up Against Conan’s ‘Tonight Show’

Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” and Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” could soon be going mano-a- mano in competition for Emmy awards, TheWrap reports. The TV Academy said that both versions of the show will be eligible for Emmy nominations this summer,…

Facebook Blamed For Increased Rates of Sexually Transmitted Disease in Britain

Facebook is being blamed by a professor in the United Kingdom for facilitating the increase in a sexually transmitted disease, the New York Daily News reports, referring to an article in the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph. Says the Daily News: "The…

TV Guide Network Buys Reruns of Another Pay Cable Hit

TV Guide Network already bought the rerun rights to HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and now it’s picked up another quirky pay cable hit, reports the Los AngelesTimes. The show is Showtime’s “Weeds.” It’s produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, which also owns…

Simon Cowell To Receive Special Emmy

Simon Cowell, who is either on or owns a number of top TV shows in a number of markets around the world, will receive a special Emmy. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will award Cowell its 2010…

In Time for the Upfront: Starcom, Zenith Hook Up with Rentrak to Get Data From 15 Million Set-top Boxes

Starcom Media Group Exchange has signed a four-month deal to get set-top data from Rentrak, MediaDailyNews reports. According to the article, " ‘[W]hat makes it so exciting,’ says Tracey Scheppach, senior vice president of innovations director at SMGX. ’15 million…

Show That Made Siskel and Ebert Household Names Going Off Air After 24 Years

Disney-ABC Domestic TV is pulling the plug on the syndicated program the made Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel household names, reports The Hollywood Reporter Live Feed blog. The show will end its run the weekend of August 14. The show started…