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Better Late Than Never: Palin Grants Interviews

With the election just two weeks away, Gov. Sarah Palin has agreed to interviews with CNN, Univision and NBC, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Republican VP candidate spoke with CNN’s Drew Griffin today during a campaign stop in Reno,…

Fox’s ‘Friends’ Dominates Mornings

The Los Angeles Times visited the set of morning phenomenon “Fox & Friends,” Fox News Channel’s morning news show, and reports the program regularly trounces CNN’s and MSNBC’s morning offerings as well as CBS’ “The Early Show” in 16 major…

Litton, Good Housekeeping Offer Seasonal Special

Just in time for the holidays, Litton Entertainment and the editors of Good Housekeeping magazine are offering “Good Housekeeping: Stress-Less Holidays,” a special to help ordinary folks with new ideas for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah. The special will feature segments…

Showtime Orders More ‘Dexter’

Showtime has renewed “Dexter” for two more seasons. The fourth and fifth seasons of the drama, which is currently in its third season, will consist of 12 episodes each. Production on season four will begin next spring in Los Angeles….

‘Dexter’ Picked Up for Seasons 4, 5

Showtime has renewed “Dexter” for a fourth and fifth season, Television Week reports. Each season will consist of 12 episodes each. “Dexter,” which stars Michael C. Hall as a blood splatter analyst who doubles as a serial killer, was nominated…

SAG, AFTRA Negotiate Commercials Contracts Together

The Screen Actors Guild’s national board has agreed to proposed conditions that will bring the union back together with AFTRA to their Phase One joint-bargaining agreement for new commercials contract negotiations, the Hollywood Reporter says. The decision comes after a…

Maddow Charges MSNBC Ratings

Rachel Maddow, host of the eponymous MSNBC news and commentary program, doubled the cable news channel’s audience in the 9 p.m. hour in a matter of days, The New York Times reports. “The Rachel Maddow Show” has averaged a higher…

Larry King Awaiting McCain, Palin Visit

Larry King isn’t feeling the love from the John McCain campaign, and he’s letting everyone know in his blog, TVNewser reports. A post in King’s CNN blog is titled, “McCain and Letterman make up; Is LKL next?” In July, the…

Wolfson Adding to FNC’s Political A-List Pundits

New York Magazine catches up with Fox News Channel contributing pundit Howard Wolfson, a political operative, former Hillary Clinton campaign staffer and “skillful member of the permanent political class” in Washington. Like its drafting of former White House aide Karl…

Comcast Seeking Co-Production Deals

Comcast wants in on a co-production deal not unlike the partnership between DirecTV and NBC for its series “Friday Night Lights,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. The cable company was actually in the race to land “Lights” but eventually lost out…