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Late-Night Has a Surprise Winner for Week One of Fall Season

As late-night television’s two biggest stars both posted ratings declines, NBC’s "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and CBS’s "Late Show with David Letterman" were beaten by ABC’s "Nightline" during the debut week of the new television season, reports Bill Carter…

Legendary Western Hero to Ride Again on Fox Series

One of the heroes of the Wild West — who was already the subject of a popular TV series in the 1950s — will ride again in a new Fox drama series, TheWrap.com reports. Fox has ordered a project focused…

‘Lost’ Showrunner Working on New Show for ABC

Former "Lost" showrunner Carlton Cuse has signed a deal with ABC to write and executive produce a new show with a spiritual angle, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. Cuse is working with bestselling writer Rob Bell,…

How Widely Used is Netflix? New Report Has the Numbers

Even as it loses customers in the wake of recent pricing and branding moves, Netflix remains deeply entrenched in Americans’ lives, a new study reveals. The report finds that more than one-third of Americans age 13 to 54 — 35%…

The Show Credited With Starting the Reality Trend Premieres for Its 26th Season — With a Big Jump in Ratings

The show that is often cited as the original reality TV program and the one that effectively launched the current reality craze is back on the air for its 26th season — and its numbers are soaring. The newest installment…

Video: Morley Safer Interviews Andy Rooney Before His Final ’60 Minutes’ Segment

CBS News has released a preview of this Sunday’s segment featuring longtime “60 Minutes” contributor Andy Rooney’s interview with Morley Safer, The Washington Post reports. Rooney, 92, announced this week that he is leaving the show after this Sunday’s telecast….

First Guest Announced for OWN’s ‘The Rosie Show’

The first guest has been announced for the Oct. 10 premiere of “The Rosie Show” on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN cable network, Multichannel News reports. Host Rosie O’Donnell will interview comedian, actor and author Russell Brand on the show. O’Donnell has…

Wednesday Ratings: NBC Sinks Deeper

With all but the last few fall premieres now out of the way, Fox, ABC and CBS all had something to cheer about in Wednesday night’s numbers, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. NBC was another matter. The centerpiece of the night for ABC was…

CBS Pulls the Plug on Ashton Kutcher’s Stealth Promos on ‘Two and a Half Men’

In Monday’s episode of CBS’s "Two and a Half Men," the new star of the show, Ashton Kutcher, snuck a plug into the show for some of his off-screen business concerns — Foursquare, Flipboard and GroupMe — as previously reported….

Dramatic Testimony in Trial of Michael Jackson’s Doctor, Including Paris Jackson Screaming Out as Her Father Died

It has been another day of drama in the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, People magazine reports. At one point Alberto Alvarez, who was an assistant to Michael Jackson, testified about the reaction of the singer’s daughter Paris…