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ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Draws 21.4 Million Viewers

The game between the New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots looked like a preview of the Super Bowl and ESPN’s "Monday Night Football" broadcast had super numbers — 21.4 million total viewers. The broadcast was the second most-watched cable telecast…

Bravo’s ‘Shear Genius’ Returns in February With New Host

The third season of Bravo’s "Shear Genius" will debut Feb. 3 at 11 p.m., with new host Camila Alves taking over for actress Jaclyn Smith, according to People. Alves, a model and handbag designer, won’t be the only new face on the…

‘Hoarders’ Sets a Record for A&E

A&E’s "Hoarders" became the network’s most successful season opener ever when it returned Monday night, reports The Hollywood Reporter. In its second season premiere, "Hoarders" drew 3.2 million total viewers, with more than half that audience — 1.9 million —…

Martha Stewart Sitting in on ‘Whatever, Martha!’

Martha Stewart will join hosts Jennifer Koppelman and Alexis Stewart for the first time on tonight’s episode of "Whatever, Martha!" at 9:30 p.m. on Fine Living, reports the New York Daily News. The show, in which Koppelman and Alexis Stewart, Martha’s daughter,…

Rabbits to Promote SyFy’s ‘Alice’ in Manhattan

As part of SyFy’s marketing campaign for its four-hour miniseries "Alice," which debuts Dec. 6,  people wearing giant white rabbit heads will be dancing in Union Square Friday, handing out leaflets, reports Multichannel News. There will be online banners and Web…

Zucker to Be in Spotlight When Comcast-NBCU Deal is Announced

All eyes will be on NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker, whose future with the company “will be cemented” when the Comcast-NBCU deal is announced, most likely on Thursday, the New York Times reports. Zucker will get a new long-term…

Some Thoughts About the White House Party Crashers

 TVWeek contributor Hillary Atkin makes some tart observations about Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the White House party crashers, in her latest Open Mic blog.

‘Nip/Tuck’ to End its Run in Early March

The final nine episodes of FX’s "Nip/Tuck" will begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, and run through early March, the network announced, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Guest stars for the final episodes include Melanie Griffith, Joan Rivers, Mario Lopez, Frances Conroy, Donna…

Nielsen to Accelerate Rollout of Internet Meter Addition to National Sample

Nielsen is bowing to client demands and will speed up its single source measurement plan, B&C reports. The new plan calls for Nielsen to complete the addition of Internet viewing measurement to its national people meter sample by Aug. 31,…

T Bone Burnett to Try TV for Epix

Grammy-winning producer, musician and songwriter T Bone Burnett will next try television, signing on to an Epix pilot, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He will be an executive producer and exec musical producer of the one-hour drama "Tough Trade," which the…