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Comedy Central not renewing 'The Jeff Dunham Show' for second season
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Comedy Central won't be renewing "The Jeff Dunham Show" for a second season. The show, featuring comedian Jeff Dunham and his repertoire of puppets, attracted plenty of attention, both positive and negative. Its debut drew 5.3 million viewers, a season premiere record...
Professional journalists' group condemns NBC for bringing NJ man, son home from Brazil on jet
DAVID BAUDER - December 29, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carried a New Jersey man involved in a bitter custody battle and his son home from Brazil. David Goldman, who successfully fought the Brazilian...
NJ town featured in 'Jersey Shore' seeks to downplay its association with the MTV show
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) The New Jersey beach town that's home to MTV's "Jersey Shore" is trying to distance itself from the controversy surrounding the reality show. In a statement Monday, the Borough of Seaside Heights says it "did not solicit, promote or participate in the...
Hugh Jackman, Taylor Lautner, Mariah Carey among the stars headed to People's Choice Awards
By Associated Press - December 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Hugh Jackman, Taylor Lautner, Mariah Carey and Sandra Bullock are among the stars expected at next week's People's Choice Awards. Steve Carell, Carrie Underwood, Ellen DeGeneres and LL Cool J are also set to attend the celebrity-filled ceremony on Jan. 6 at the Nokia...
As in past, MSNBC criticized for slow response to off-hours story
DAVID BAUDER - December 28, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) MSNBC spent considerable time Monday reporting on the aftermath of an attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound airliner, but its executives didn't want to talk about why the story received little attention as it was breaking. Competitors CNN and Fox News Channel...
After 5 years, Tyra Banks is pulling the plug on her talk show
By Associated Press - December 28, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Tyra Banks is pulling the plug on her talk show. The former model says the syndicated "The Tyra Show" will end after its fifth season. Banks says she's sticking with the reality show "America's Next Top Model" and is forming a new production studio with plans to make...
Cable news relishes the fights _ but not in daylight hours
DAVID BAUDER - December 28, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Opinionated talk is big business on cable news networks when the sun goes down. But during the day, it's the complete opposite. MSNBC is shuffling its daytime lineup early next year because its strategy of spreading personality-driven programming throughout the schedule...
Attorney: Jon Gosselin's NYC apartment trashed while he makes Christmas visit to kids in Pa.
JENNIFER PELTZ - December 27, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Jon Gosselin's apartment was ransacked by someone who slashed furniture, stole his TV and left a note pinned to his dresser with a butcher knife while he visited his children for Christmas, his lawyer said Sunday. The reality show star was "devastated" by the destruction...
The horse talked but Alan Young says 'Mr. Ed's' Connie Hines won hearts with just a smile
JOHN ROGERS - December 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) He had the talking horse. Now all Alan Young had to do was find the right woman to play his wife on television's "Mr. Ed." It was a task made simple, the veteran actor said Thursday, the moment he met a young actress named Connie Hines who had moved to Hollywood just...
'American Idol' returns for 9th season with two-night premiere Jan. 12-13 featuring auditions
By Associated Press - December 24, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) The Fox network says "American Idol" will return for its ninth year next month with a two-night season premiere featuring auditions in Boston and Atlanta. The Boston auditions for the hit singing contest will air Jan. 12, and the Atlanta auditions will air Jan. 13....
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