Television
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Cable TV once again offers challenging summer seriesJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Reality is for people who can't handle TV, it's commonly said, but summer makes for a double bind. Then, with viewership generally down because people would rather go ou...
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No dummies: Ventriloquists stage a comebackJun 23, 2008 11:00 pm - After years of performing at elementary schools and state fairs, Dallas-based ventriloquist Terry Fator was on the verge of bankruptcy. Then last summer he earned some m...
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MTV moves Video Music Awards to Los Angeles
Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The MTV Video Music Awards are going Hollywood. After broadcasting from Las Vegas last year, the awards will air live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Los ...
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Brokaw takes over 'Meet the Press'
Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw has agreed to moderate NBC's "Meet the Press" through the November election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Tim Ru...
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McCormack mixes comedy, drama in misguided 'In Plain Sight'Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - "In Plain Sight" wants to be one of those glib, airy, summer police shows like its fellow USA series "Monk," "Psych" and, most of all, "Burn Notice," but at the same tim...
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DeGeneres' 4th Daytime Emmy not necessarily last
Jun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Ellen Degeneres has no plans to stop with her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for talk show host. DeGeneres picked up the honor Friday night during th...
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Live, but not lively, from Abbey RoadJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Live from Abbey Road" is a great idea for a TV show. Unfortunately, this isn't it. With a title like "Live From Abbey Road," a viewer would rightfully expect a look at ...
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Williams to do 'Meet the Press' Sunday
Jun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Top NBC anchorman Brian Williams will host the next "Meet the Press" but the network hasn't chosen who will permanently replace Tim Russert, an NBC News spok...
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Michelle Obama tells 'View' she was 'touched' by first lady's support
Jun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama said Wednesday she was "touched" that first lady Laura Bush came to her defense after she was harshly criticized by Republicans for her Febr...
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'Frontline' follows young adults in a changing ChinaJun 16, 2008 11:00 pm - "Young & Restless in China," the season finale of PBS' investigative series "Frontline," is scattershot by definition. It looks at the lives of nine young Chinese ci...