Television
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CBS readies Masters coverage; HBO looks at 2nd Ali-Frazier boutApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Masters & vanquished CBS does its usual highfalutin coverage of the Masters golf tournament starting at 2:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday on WBBM Channel 2, but in ex...
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Another 'American Idol' finalist eliminated
Apr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- After much clamoring from the judges, the competition is over for Scott MacIntyre on "American Idol." The 23-year-old piano player from Scottsdale, Ariz.,...
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Rounds derided on 'Idol'
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Lil Rounds continued her streak of disappointment on "American Idol." The 24-year-old Memphis mom's eyes welled with tears as judge Simon Cowell derided her ...
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Reality TV always has been cheap, but now it's even lower budget
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Here's a new economic indicator: the diminishing level of glamour on Paris Hilton's reality TV show. Contestants in season two of "Paris Hilton'...
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David Alan Grier eliminated from ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars'
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- David Alan Grier may have to take his dancing back to Broadway, because the comedian was eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars." The 53-year-old was bou...
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Fox to make reality TV show out of layoffs
Apr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Fox network is making a reality show out of the troubled economy. An upcoming series titled, "Someone's Gotta Go," lets employees of a small business dec...
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Stars kick up their heels in quick-time costumes
Apr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- There's a secondary contest running each week on TV's "Dancing With the Stars": Who will have the best costume? Certainly it's not a stretch to think that te...
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Boston NBC affiliate nixes new Leno show
Apr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - BOSTON -- Boston's NBC affiliate says it will air a local newscast instead of Jay Leno's new 9 p.m. talk show. The move by WHDH has prompted a threat from NBC to strip t...
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NBC now a lot different from days when 'ER' started
Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The "ER" that exits television with its final episode Thursday on NBC is a shadow of its former self, stripped of the star power and buzz -- and a majority o...
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'Big Brother' casting in Chicago; BBC reimagines 'Pride and Prejudice'Apr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - 'Big Brother' is casting Feel like revealing your personal life to a national TV audience? CBS' trashy summer reality series "Big Brother" holds an open casting call for...