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‘Jersey Shore’ Character Trademarking Her Name

One of the colorful characters on MTV’s recently renewed reality series "Jersey Shore" has filed for a U.S. federal trademark for her nickname, according to The Smoking Gun. Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, has decided that she would like to be the…

‘American Idol’ Reigns Over Olympics On Tuesday Night

It was American Idol beating the Winter Olympics in the ratings on Tuesday night, Feb. 16th, according to TVBytheNumbers.com. From 8p.m. until 10 p.m., ‘Idol’ averaged a 9.1 ratings in the 18-49 demo. The Olympics on NBC averaged a 5.1 rating in same demo. \ A new episode…

New Season Of Deadliest Catch May Include Footage of Captain Phil Harris in Hospital Soon Before He Died

The upcoming season of Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” will feature Capt. Phil Harris’ final voyage at sea, but it may also include footage from the hospital as he unsuccessfully tried to recover from a massive stroke, EW.com reports. Harris died Feb….

NBC’s Olympics Take Monday in Nielsens

It was a good night for NBC’s coverage of the Winter Olympic games on Monday, with the 8-11 p.m. broadcast averaging a 7.2 in the 18-49 rating, and over 25 million total viewers, according to TVbythenumbers.com. ABC’s "The Bachelor" collected…

March to Bring Spike Vs. USA Network Wars

The Monday night broadcasts of professional wrestling will return to the mats in earnest in March, when Spike TV’s TNA Impact! will go up against WWE on USA Network, reports Multichannel News. Spike TV’s two-hour wrestling show will air every…

Report: Canary Exiting ‘All My Children’

March will mark the end of David Canary’s tenure on the ABC soap "All My Children," reports TV Squad. Canary, a five-time Emmy winner for his role as twin brothers Adam and Stuart Chandler, has decided not to renew his…

Adult Swim Expanding Again

The Cartoon Network has decided to beef up its primetime programming, reports MediaWeek. Beginning in January 2011, Adult Swim, the Cartoon Network’s late-evening animation fare, will kick off the night at 9 p.m. instead of 10 p.m. This the second…

Barbara Walters Quits Oscar Specials: ‘I’m Sick of Them’

Barbara Walters’ ABC Oscar night specials are as close to an institution as it ever gets on TV. This year’s editon, to be seen next month, will be No. 30 for her. And, it will be her last one, Walters revealed on…

CBS’ ‘Undercover Boss’ Proves to Be Good Olympics Foil

CBS’ “Undercover Boss”—or at least the episode focused on the Hooters chain—proved to be a strong counterpunch to NBC’s Olympics programming Sunday night and could be a hit in the making, TheWrap reports. The episode brought in 15.28 million viewers…

‘Survivor’ Off to a Fast Start in the Nielsens

CBS’ latest edition of "Survivor" — "Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains" — got off to a brisk start in the Thursday night ratings, pulling a 4.6 and 4.5, respectively in the first two hours, according to TVbythenumbers.com. NBC’s "Community" and "Parks…