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Yes, Howard Stern is an A*Hole, But He’s the Right Choice to Replace Simon Cowell on ‘Idol’

Or so says TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross. To read why he thinks so, click here. (I think my colleague Ross may have finally gone too far and his mom is going to be unhappy with him…) –Tom Gilbert

Super Bowl Sets Another Record—for Clutter

The Super Bowl had the most viewers of any TV event ever, but it also set another record, for the ad clutter, the Associated Press reports. Commercials accounted for about 48 minutes of the game, which was almost three minutes longer…

Oscars Get Social Media Makeover to Attract Younger Viewers to Its TV Broadcast

Last year’s broadcast of the Academy Awards was the third lowest-rated broadcast in the show’s history. With the nominations of such crowd pleasers as "Avatar" and "The Blind Side," audience numbers should increase dramatically this year, but the Academy of…

Huh? Toyota Dealers Pull Ads Off Some ABC Affiliates; Dealers Are Mad About ‘Excessive Stories’ on Toyota Problems

Talk about your mixed messages. Embattled Toyota, trying to reassure the public that it’s concerned about safety issues and will fix its cars that have been found to have a potentially deadly acceleration problem, has pulled TV ads off TV…

SNL Kagan Report Confirms How Bleak TV Station Revenues Have Been

There’s a new report from SNL Kagan that shows a huge drop in TV station revenues from 2003-2009 of more than $5.5 billion, reports B&C. The money went from $24.6 billion to under $19 billion. The good news is that…

Record Smashed! The Super Bowl was Watched by 106.5 Million, Breaking the All-Time Viewing Record Set by ‘MAS*H’ Finale

Twenty-seven years ago, in 1983, Sally Ride become the first U.S. woman in space. Pitchers Nolan Ryan of the Astros and Steve Carlton of the Phillies both broke Walter Johnson’s 56 year record for most strikeouts. "Terms of Endearment" won…

Video: The Best Super Bowl Ad This Year, as Rated by USA Today’s Annual Consumer Poll

The best ad on the Super Bowl this year, as rated by consumers in USA Today’s annual poll, was not a beer commercial, nor an auto spot. It was Mars’ ad for its Snickers brand, starring Betty White. See it…

Cutting O’Brien Out of Poster in Lobby was One Thing–Has NBC Gone Too Far With This Further Excising of Conan?

NBC appears determined to erase any hint of Conan O’Brien’s “Tonight Show” tenure, AllThingsD reports. According to the report, NBC.com in recent days has removed all seven months of O’Brien episodes as host of "The Tonight Show," and Hulu, the video…

Video: The Three Most Unlikely People You’d Ever Think Would Make a Promo Together: The Super Bowl Promo for Letterman’s Show (and How It Came to Pass)

Perhaps the biggest surprise on the Super Bowl was the CBS promo for the “Late Show with David Letterman”). See the video below (under the video, read how it was made) Jay Leno wore a fake mustache as part of…

Video: In Our Opinion, the Best Promo Shown During this Year’s Super Bowl

In our humble opinion here at TVWeek, while the promotion for Letterman’s show was the most unexpected, strartling promo that CBS aired during this year’s Super Bowl, the one that most tickled our funny bone was the following (the one for “How…