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Betty White to host ’Saturday Night Live’
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The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host "Saturday Night Live."
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NYC socialite Mortimer launches reality TV show
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Red carpet regular Tinsley Mortimer is jumping from the social circuit to the national spotlight with her own reality television show.
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Ex-soap actor admits resisting arrest in NYC fight
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A former "One Life to Live" star has admitted resisting arrest in a plea deal that resolves charges stemming from a fight at a New York City gas station.
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HBO brings WWII veterans to memorial in DC
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Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole welcomed 250 veterans to the World War II memorial Thursday to honor their service and introduce a TV miniseries on the battles of the Pacific.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69
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Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman and member of the Los Angeles Rams’ "Fearsome Foursome" who followed up football with a successful television career in "Little House on the Prairie," NFL broadcasts and commercials, has died. He was 69.
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Conan O’Brien will take his show to theaters
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Without a TV show to do every night, Conan O’Brien is taking his act on the road.
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List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of March 1-7. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
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2-second video causes headache for ABC News
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For the want of a better two-second picture of a tachometer, ABC News has called into question its reporting on acceleration problems with Toyota vehicles.
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’Big Mike’ draws tears, cheers on ’American Idol’
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Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman’s Work."
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Conan’s lone Twitter followee: ’It’s totally nuts’
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Last week, Sarah Killen had three Twitter followers.
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Correction: Disney-Cablevision story
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In a March 8 story about a TV broadcasting dispute, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Cablevision Systems Corp. dropped the ABC station in New York before Sunday’s Oscars telecast. It was ABC’s decision to drop the signal.
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Charlie Sheen due back on `Two and a Half Men’
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A spokesman for Charlie Sheen says the actor will soon be back at "Two and a Half Men" after undergoing rehab that temporarily halted production of CBS’ top-rated sitcom.
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Seinfeld set as guest co-host Thursday on `Live!’
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You don’t see much of Jerry Seinfeld on his own new NBC show, "The Marriage Ref," which he lets someone else host.
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Letterman: Case against producer handled properly
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From the start, David Letterman made sure the story of a $2 million shakedown attempt over his sex life was one he narrated himself.
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Barker donates $2.5 million to create PETA offices
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Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.
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On `Idol,’ Bowersox shines, 3 sink in judges’ eyes
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If the "American Idol" judges hold sway over viewers, contestants Katie Stevens, Paige Miles and Katelyn Epperly should be nervous about making it into the top 12.
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Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident
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The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn’t included in the Academy Awards’ In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.
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Letterman’s scandal is over, but can he beat Leno?
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Dave Letterman can heave a huge sigh of relief after the guilty plea Tuesday of a TV producer charged with trying to extort him.
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Man pleads no contest to stalking Ryan Seacrest
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A man who has repeatedly shown up at Ryan Seacrest’s work and events has pleaded no contest to felony stalking.
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`Spartacus’ star has non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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Andy Whitfield, who plays the title role in the Starz Original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The British-born actor will begin treatment immediately.
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Top 20 prime-time TV programs
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Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for March 1-7. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
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Euphoria over specials masks deeper TV concerns
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While special events are doing very well for broadcasters _ capped off by an Oscars telecast that was the most-watched entertainment program in five years _ their day-to-day schedules are hurting.
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Andy Richter calls ’Tonight’ exit frustrating
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Andy Richter, Conan O’Brien’s sidekick at "The Tonight Show," is acknowledging some ill will toward NBC and Jay Leno in the wake of the network’s late-night upheaval.
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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week
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Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.
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Harry Smith colonoscopy to air on `Early Show’
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"The Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith is scheduled to have a colonoscopy Wednesday, with live reports planned as he undergoes the procedure at a New York hospital.
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