Television
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Slow-death overtime: The readers strike back on North-MacFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - It's time for the third-worst person in the world (tied) to call in the crew in the Mylar suits and open up the old mailbag: "Good article on the gentle decline of John ...
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Mich. 'Extreme Makeover' family gets break on loan
Feb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - OAK PARK, Mich. -- A renegotiated mortgage will give a Michigan family a better chance of staying in their home, which was refurbished on TV's "Extreme Makeover: Home Ed...
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A reply from the third-worst person in the world (tied)Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Of course, you know, this means war. For those who don't watch MSNBC's "Countdown" - which is about 99 percent of you, if not more in these parts, to judge by Nielsen ra...
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WGN, CLTV newsrooms to merge
Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Tribune Co. plans to combine operations at two of its TV stations in hopes of creating the "largest and most powerful" television newsroom in the Chicago area. The move ...
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Carnie to host GSN's 'The Newlywed Game'
Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Here comes the next "Newlywed Game" host. Carnie Wilson, the Wilson Phillips singer who hosted her own talk show and appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club...
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'Idol' axes 43 hopefuls in 1st round in Hollywood
Feb 03, 2009 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood was just a layover for the 43 hopefuls cut Tuesday during the first round of Hollywood Week on "American Idol." The 147 contestants plucked from...
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Blago still making the talk-show circuitFeb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Rod Blagojevich may no longer be governor of Illinois, but he is still a media draw. Blagojevich launches a post-ousting media blitz today, his publicity agent says, tr...
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Is 'SNL' leasing its sketches to advertisers?
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Was "MacGruber" a "Saturday Night Live" sketch or Pepsi commercial? Depending on when you were watching television over the weekend, it was hard to tell. On ...
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Ken Burns brings national parks to your living room
Feb 02, 2009 10:00 pm - YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. -- Before the national forests were designated, before the interstates were even a glimmer in the mind's eye, Congress started making nat...
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Super Bowl XLIII: the highs, the lows and the in-betweenFeb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Super Bowl XLIII produced one of the best championship games in NFL history, so at the top of five highlights let's salute three top-flight teams: 1) The Pittsburgh Stee...