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Cutting O’Brien Out of Poster in Lobby was One Thing–Has NBC Gone Too Far With This Further Excising of Conan?

NBC appears determined to erase any hint of Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” tenure, AllThingsD reports. According to the report, NBC.com in recent days has removed all seven months of O’Brien episodes as host of "The Tonight Show," and Hulu, the video…

Video: The Three Most Unlikely People You’d Ever Think Would Make a Promo Together: The Super Bowl Promo for Letterman’s Show (and How It Came to Pass)

Perhaps the biggest surprise on the Super Bowl was the CBS promo for the “Late Show with David Letterman”). See the video below (under the video, read how it was made) Jay Leno wore a fake mustache as part of…

Consultant Frank Magid Dead at 78

Frank Magid, whose Frank N. Magid Associates grew from its 1956 founding into one of the preeminent advisors of local radio and television stations nationwide, died over the weekend, after a battle with cancer, B&C reports. Magid, 78, was retired…

Chiklis Signs on to ABC Pilot

Michael Chiklis may have found his next role after his Emmy-winning run in “The Shield”: He’s agreed to star in ABC’s drama pilot "No Ordinary Family," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show is about a family whose members have superhero…

CEO Exits Cable Network

For the second time in less than a week the head of a cable network has announced her or his departure. After months of rumors, Andrea Wong said Friday that she’s leaving her post as president and CEO of Lifetime…

Henry Winkler Joins Cast of Cable Show

The Fonz, Henry Winkler, is joining the cast of a popular cable show, Multichannel News reports. The brothers at the center of USA’s “Royal Pains” will no longer have an absentee father: Winkler is joining the cast for the second…

Super Ratings for Super Bowl: Highest in 23 Years in Metered Markets!

This is just off the press, from CBS…All of the following, including the "NOTE" is a press release from CBS. With these record numbers in the metered markets, there is a good liklihood that the game will be the most-watched,…

O’Hara Departs TV Guide Network

TV Guide President Ryan O’Hara has relinquished his post to pursue "a new opportunity in New York," reports B&C. Since assuming the position in 2005, O’Hara led a change in programming that included acquiring off-network showings of "Ugly Betty" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm," in…

Video: Michael Jackson Doctor Negotiating to Turn Himself In

Wink Martindale Has a New Gameshow

Veteran gameshow host Wink Martindale is coming back to TV with a new program on GSN, reports TV Squad. Martindale will be manning the podium for "Instant Recall," a gameshow premiering March 4 that tests the memories of participants. Martindale’s last…