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Ad Rates for ‘American Idol’ Plummet, Altering List of TV’s Priciest Shows

Advertising prices for "American Idol" have plunged, ending the show’s five-year dominance in ad rates and allowing NBC’s "Sunday Night Football" to run off with the title for the highest-priced inventory, writes Brian Steinberg in Advertising Age. "Last year, ‘Sunday…

Rapper Joins Freshman Drama ‘Nashville’

A well-known rap artist has been added to the freshman ABC drama "Nashville," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Wyclef Jean is slated for a multi-episode role on the show, the story reports. The show is set in the…

Non-TV Story of the Day: When Washington Really Was Bipartisan — A Touching Remembrance of Staunch Liberal George McGovern by Staunch Conservative Bob Dole

Former Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole has written a touching remembrance of former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern, who died yesterday, Oct. 21, 2012, at age 90. "I am sure there are some who were surprised by the long friendship…

Rupert Murdoch Eyes Purchase of Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune

News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch is considering purchasing the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune as their parent company, Tribune Co., is expected to emerge from bankruptcy soon, reports Meg James in the Los Angeles Times. "News Corp. executives…

Lance Armstrong Stripped of All Tour de France Titles, Banned for Life as Cycling’s International Governing Body Ratifies the Sanctions Imposed on Armstrong by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Armstrong’s Last Major Sponsor Drops Him

"The International Cycling Union (UCI) announced Monday that Armstrong is being stripped of his Tour de France titles," reports CNN. The report continues, "’Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling,’ said the union’s president, Pat McQuaid, announcing that Armstrong is banned…

Dish and Cablevision Settle Dispute; Customers Get AMC Back

Dish Network and Cablevision settled their legal dispute in a series of talks spread across four nights, with attorneys for the two companies slated to appear in court this morning to present their deal to the court, reports the New…

Two NBC Shows Hit All-Time Lows as CBS Coasts to Thursday Ratings Win

CBS rode strong performances by two Thursday night comedies to a comfortable ratings win in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports, citing Nielsen overnights. CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” was the top show of the night, delivering a 4.7 average…