Television
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Fox renews 'The Simpsons' through season 22
Feb 26, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Fox says it's renewing "The Simpsons" for another two seasons, which will secure its place as TV's longest-running prime-time series. Now in its 20th seas...
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Nick Mitchell has 'American Idol' judges laughingFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "American Idol" hopeful Nick Mitchell didn't win over the judges with his singing, but his over-the-top style clearly qualified as comedy. Mitchell left the...
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'Late Night' host Fallon just wants to have fun
Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After a bullish staff meeting (which ended with a cheer) and before a wardrobe fitting (strictly suit-and-tie), Jimmy Fallon took time to marvel at how busy ...
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Jerry Seinfeld bringing reality series to NBC
Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jerry Seinfeld is headed back to NBC as the producer of a comic reality series about marriage. The series, called "The Marriage Ref," will feature a real-lif...
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Perry ponders Madea's demise
Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Tyler Perry wants Madea dead. That may come as a surprise, given the big-hearted but foul-tempered, pistol-packin' granny has emerged as director-writer-p...
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Nick Mitchell defies 'American Idol' normFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- It seemed like just another dead-on-arrival "American Idol" audition: Nick Mitchell lunged into the popular Fox singing competition's New York tryout, per...
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Richter, O'Brien to reunite on 'Tonight Show'
Feb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- NBC says Andy Richter and talk show host Conan O'Brien will be back together again on late-night TV. Richter, who worked with O'Brien for seven years on N...
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Cody pops in at OscarsFeb 23, 2009 10:00 pm - What a difference a year makes for screenwriter Diablo Cody. The Lemont native and Lisle Benet Academy alumna was low-profile at this year's Academy Awards, after winnin...
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Fighting fair over Fairness DoctrineFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - So much for President Obama being a dyed-in-the-wool liberal. But just try telling that to right-wing talk-show hosts. Obama this week made the point - with none other t...
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Preliminary ratings show Oscar numbers up
Feb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A preliminary measurement of the nation's biggest markets shows ratings for this year's Academy Awards went up 6 percent over last year, yet the telecast is ...