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TV shows stories: 27 news summaries

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 Scandal-Plagued Ex-DA 
 to Become TV Judge 

Pirro joins the CW's new afternoon lineup this fall

May 6, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - An ex-DA from the New York suburbs will be behind the bench starting this fall—on TV. Judge Jeanine Pirro stars a onetime Hillary Clinton Senate challenger who landed the CW gig even though Pirro and her husband have a history of controversies ranging from tax fraud to wiretapping probes,... More »

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television • New York • judge • TV shows • host • Jeanine Pirro • CW network

 Where Did 
 the Ratings Go? 

Networks, still shaking off writers strike, hoping big names' May return is cure

Apr 24, 08 6:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Television shows hoping for welcoming arms after a strike-imposed hiatus are out of luck: Viewership is down sharply for scripted shows, in many cases more than 10%, the Hollywood Reporter notes. The exception appears to be CBS’ Monday night lineup, which is up after returning ahead of most other shows... More »

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The Office • Grey's Anatomy • TV shows • TV ratings • Desperate Housewives • Writers Guild of America • dramatic tv • scripted

Critics Love Wire's Media Turn

Final season 'paints realistic portrait of newsroom'

Jan 6, 08 4:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Entering its last season, HBO's urban drama The Wire "succeeds strikingly at getting what's wrong just right," Tom Shales writes in the Washington Post. “Written and acted to the highest standards of the best TV drama,” the show has dealt with drugs, job loss, and school... More »

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entertainment • HBO • TV shows • reviews • The Wire • Baltimore Sun

Anchors Squirm in HDTV's Glare

Why Anderson, is that a fatty deposit beneath your left eye?

Dec 4, 07 7:45 PM CST
(Newser) - As HD takes hold, TV personalities face a new challenge: namely, hiding that zit in magnified resolution. Makeup techniques that traditionally hid flaws have become as obvious as the blemishes themselves, the Baltimore Sun reports. And, er, seasoned anchors worry the improvements could shift focus from content to complexion,... More »

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local news • HDTV • TV shows • TV networks • Anderson Cooper

Hollywood Writers Vote to Strike

Studios stockpiling content in preparation for possible walkout

Oct 20, 07 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hollywood writers are headed for the picket line if they don't reach a deal with the studios by Oct. 31. Members of the film and TV writers' union voted by a 90% margin to authorize a strike if the standoff isn't resolved, the first such strike vote since 1988, the... More »

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Hollywood • TV shows • film studio • labor strike • Writers Guild of America

'24' Will
Elect Female Prez in '08

Cherry Jones to
inhabit Oval Office
in Fox thriller

Jul 23, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The United States will have a female president next year—and on Fox, no less. The political thriller "24" will feature Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor when the seventh season of Jack Bauer's technological derring-do kicks off in January.  More »

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television • Hillary Clinton • 24 • Jack Bauer • TV shows • counterterrorism • Dennis Haysbert • Joel Surnow • Cherry Jones • female • Fox • female president

Japanese TV Is Losing to Wii

Nintendo system
steals prime-time audiences as families play together

Jul 11, 07 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ratings are plummeting for Japanese prime-time TV shows as audiences increasingly turn to playing games on Nintendo's Wii system. Wii, which dominates the nation's $30B video games market, has stolen TV's "golden hour,"  thanks in part to parents who are choosing to share family time on Wii's... More »

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television • Japan • Nintendo Wii • parents • Playstation 3 • audiences • TV shows • primetime TV • Japanese • video games

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