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Syfy Renews Reality Series

Syfy has announced the renewal of a reality competition series, B&C reports. Returning for a third season will be the special-effects reality show "Face Off." The network will start production on 10 new episodes in the spring, with the third…

Not the Master of His Own Domain? Simon Cowell Tells ‘Extra’ He Fought to Keep Paula Abdul on ‘X Factor.’ So Was Her Dismissal From the Show Ordered by Fox?

Here’s the video of Simon Cowell talking to ‘Extra’s’ Terri Seymour about the recent firings on Cowell’s ‘X Factor’: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

Former PBS News Anchor Joins CNN

A TV news personality best known as an anchor for PBS has joined CNN, Multichannel News reports. Former “Wall Street Week” anchor Maribel Aber moves to CNN Newsource, where she will be a correspondent, the story reports. Aber will report…

Best Song Category in Oscars Suffers Another Setback — First, Only Two Songs Were Nominated; Now Those Two Songs Appear to Be Dumped From the Show

It’s a tough year for the best original song category in the Academy Awards. First the Academy found only two songs worthy of nominations, and now the producers of the telecast appear to have decided not to bother including those…

Non-TV News of the Day: Federal Court Strikes Down California’s Ban on Gay Marriage

A federal appeals court has struck down California’s Proposition 8, which passed in 2008 and put a ban on gay marriage in the state, the Los Angeles Times reports. However, a stay on same-sex marriages remained in place, meaning the…

NBC News Correspondent Launches iPad Series

An NBC News correspondent is launching a new monthly iPad documentary series, which premieres this week, B&C reports. Starting Feb. 8, NBC News foreign correspondent Richard Engel will host "Hidden Planet," marking the first time that NBC has launched a…

TV Loses Ground as Source of Election News — and There’s a New No. 2

Even with all the political coverage on television, viewers are turning to TV less for their election news than they have in at least 20 years, Deadline.com reports, citing a study by the Pew Research Center. In a comparable study…

NBC Finds a Winning Formula — Including a Big Opening for ‘Smash’ — to Launch February Sweeps

NBC snapped out of its ratings doldrums in time to win the first Monday of February sweeps, as its singing competition “The Voice” combined with the series debut of “Smash” to lift the network to No. 1 in total viewers…

CNN Under Pressure to Fire Analyst After Controversial Super Bowl Tweet

CNN is being pressured by an activist group that is calling for the firing of an analyst in the wake of a controversial tweet, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has…

Reality Show Is Target of Alleged Blackmail Plot

An alleged blackmailer has been charged in what authorities say is a plot to force the cancellation of a reality show, the Associated Press reports. The TLC Show "19 Kids and Counting" was the focus of the alleged plot. An…