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 Fat TV Is Ratings Heavyweight 

Dance Your Ass Off is latest weight-centric hit

Jul 22, 09 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - As American waistlines continue to expand, a crop of fat-centric TV shows has emerged to cater to viewers who struggle with their weight, CNN reports. From NBC’s The Biggest Loser, to Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva, Style’s Ruby, and Fox’s upcoming More to Love, networks have embraced... More »

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obesity • television • NBC • fat • Fox • Oxygen Media • Lifetime • the biggest loser • More to Love • Dance Your Ass Off • Style Network

(Newser) - Brian Kilmeade of Fox and Friends has "sincerely apologized" for saying Americans might not be as vigorous as Scandinavians because they're not as "pure." It "was not my intention to offend anyone," Kilmeade said on the air yesterday. Several people demanded an apology after Kilmeade... More »

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Fox • Finland • married couples • Brian Kilmeade • Scandanavia • Fox and Friends • dimentia

(Newser) - Fox and Friends anchor Brian Kilmeade yesterday lamented the ethnic mixing that has diluted "pure" Americans, Gawker points out. He made his comments as he criticized a study concluding that married people stave off dementia better than singles. Kilmeade insisted the results were skewed because the Scandinavian study used... More »

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dementia • Fox • Finland • Alzheimer's Disease • Brian Kilmeade • Scandanavia • ethnicity

TV REVIEW

Glee Charms Critics Despite Clichés

Fox musical comedy tweaks old high school archetypes

May 18, 09 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fox’s new attempt to capitalize on the TV mania surrounding amateur singing with its musical comedy series Glee will get test run tomorrow night before continuing in the fall, but has already swayed several critics with its fresh take on high-school stereotypes.
  • Rohin Guha, writing for BlackBook, applauds
... More »

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American Idol • high school • Fox • Glee

 World Series Games 
 Get Earlier Start Time 

Games to start before 8 in the East

May 18, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the first time in 34 years, World Series games will start before 8pm in the East, USA Today reports. First pitches will be thrown at 7:57 (except on Sundays, due to broadcaster Fox’s NFL coverage); in recent years, the average was around 8:30, and games often... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • World Series • Fox • baseball • network television

D'oh! Danger Looms Over Simpsons Licensing Deals

With millions at stake, execs try to revitalize interest in show

May 17, 09 5:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Fox executives play their cards right, Bart Simpson may finally be able to tell Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny to eat his shorts. The team behind America’s favorite animated family is in a race to further capitalize on The Simpsons' international popularity through merchandising, USA Today reports. But... More »

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entertainment • television • merchandise • The Simpsons • Fox • Matt Groening • TV ratings • entertainment industry • 20th Century Fox • Jay-ZTV

In Push to Sell Ads, CBS Sells Itself in New Campaign

In anticipation of 'upfront week,' CBS reminds advertisers of its worth

May 4, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a run-up to television’s upfront week—in which broadcasters sell as much advertising as possible for the year—CBS is taking the offensive, launching a massive ad campaign selling CBS itself. The initiative is aimed at curbing the perception that broadcast is declining and cable is the future... More »

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entertainment • CBS • advertising • USA Today • Nielsen Ratings • Fox • TV ratings • entertainment industry • rebranding • upfront week

 Fox Nixes Obama's 
 Airtime Request 

Network decides Tim Roth trumps president in sweeps programming

Apr 28, 09 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fox is passing on President Obama's news conference tomorrow night in favor of a new episode of Tim Roth’s drama Lie to Me, reports the Los Angeles Times. The president's requests for airtime—tomorrow makes four in under 100 days—have caused some griping among networks worried about their... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Fox • President Obama • Lie To Me • prime time • Tim Roth

 Hannity: Waterboard Me! Lefties: Sure! 

He'd undergo grueling 'enhanced interrogation' technique for charity

Apr 23, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Right-wing Fox mouth Sean Hannity said he supports "enhanced interrogation" techniques like waterboarding, and has offered to undergo the grueling procedure for charity. "Are you busy on Sunday?" guest Charles Grodin asked yesterday. Hannity responded: "I'll do it for charity. I'll let you do it. I'll do... More »

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torture • politics • interrogation • Fox • Sean Hannity • waterboarding • Charles Grodin

 Cowell: Quitting 
 Idol 'Feels Right' 

Says his plan is no negotiating trick

Apr 21, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Simon Cowell has three hit shows worldwide, including America’s most popular; he pulls in $36 million a year from Fox; and the success of Susan Boyle is raising the talent guru’s profile even higher. But, he tells the New York Times, he’s not backing off statements to... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • American Idol • Simon Cowell • Fox • quitting • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • X Factor

(Newser) - A mysterious bald audience member turning up on various live Fox broadcasts is a viral marketing plant—as well as an actor on the show he’s subtly promoting. Michael Cerveris, in character as “The Observer” from the sci-fi drama Fringe, has so far been spotted, well, observing football,... More »

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television • American Idol • NASCAR • football • Fox • television watching • network television • television advertising • live television • Fringe • Michael Cerveris


 New Shows 
 Offer NBC 
 Ray of Hope 

Southland, Parks and Recreation lead upturn

Apr 15, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - After years of poor ratings, NBC may be on the rebound with the help of two new series: cop show Southland and Amy Poehler’s comedy Parks and Recreation. Parks scored only 6.9 million total viewers, but it maintained 88% of The Office’s coveted young-adult audience. Southland topped... More »

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television • American Idol • NBC • CBS • ABC • TV networks • Fox • TV ratings • Amy Poehler • Parks and Recreation • Southland • scripted TV

Co-Workers Decide Who Gets Axed on New Reality Show

Contestants will have access to coworkers' HR files

Apr 8, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The recession is coming to reality TV, in the form of a show that puts employees' fates in the hands of their co-workers. The new Fox effort Someone’s Gotta Go, expected to make its debut within months, will focus on small businesses facing layoffs, Variety reports. “It’s... More »

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reality TV • layoffs • recession • Fox • Someone's Gotta Go

 Sykes Signs On 
 to Challenge SNL 

It's her second shot on the network

Apr 1, 09 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last time Wanda Sykes had a show on Fox, Wanda at Large lasted just 19 episodes. But "if Rihanna can go back to Chris Brown, I can go back to Fox," Sykes tells the Los Angeles Times. Beginning this fall, she'll have a Saturday late-night talk show... More »

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television • comedy • late night host • Fox • Wanda Sykes

(Newser) - Fox is producing a “dating show for the rest of us” featuring average-looking and average-size female contestants competing for the love of an ample “Kevin James-type,” the Hollywood Reporter reports. Titled More to Love, it was inspired by the success of Bachelor and The Biggest ... More »

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television • reality TV • Fox • dating show • More to Love • average

 Simpsons Gets 2 More Years 

Fox orders seasons 21 and 22

Feb 26, 09 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Fox ordered another two seasons of The Simpsons today, ensuring the legendary animated series will run for 22 seasons, Broadcasting and Cable reports. The series is currently tied with Gunsmoke for longest-running prime-time TV program, at 20 seasons. Fox in January kicked off “Best. 20 Years. Ever.”, a... More »

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comedy • The Simpsons • cartoon • Fox • sitcom

(Newser) - US viewers see ESPN and the Discovery Channel as the most indispensable cable networks, Multichannel News reports. A poll by Solutions Research Group asked 1,200 TV viewers which channels they thought of as “must keep.” The results:
  • The top four spots went to the big networks.
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television • ESPN • HBO • network • CNN • Fox • Discovery Channel • broadcasting

 Some Stations Go 
 Digital Next Week 

Hundreds of stations switch despite delay

Feb 11, 09 7:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Nearly 700 local TV stations across America plan to switch from analog to digital signals next week despite a new law delaying the transition deadline until June, CNET reports. Congress is worried that 20 million consumers, mostly poor, elderly, or living in rural areas, still don't have the conversion equipment... More »

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television • NBC • CBS • ABC • Fox • digital broadcasting • analog • digital converter box

 Fox News Producer 
 Busted for Kiddie Porn 

Cops find images of under-10s being abused on newsman's computer

Feb 11, 09 1:48 AM CST
(Newser) - A Fox News producer faces child porn charges after federal agents discovered photos and videos on his computer depicting children as young as 5 being sexually abused, the Smoking Gun reports. Aaron Bruns, 29, who covered Hillary Clinton's campaign for the network, was sentenced to three years probation in 1999... More »

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Fox News • Fox • arrest • child pornography • Aaron Bruns

 Alba to 
 O'Reilly: 
 No, You're 
 a Pinhead! 

Sweden is neutral; siren says scornful Fox anchor had it wrong

Jan 29, 09 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - History is on Jessica Alba's side in her ongoing feud with Bill O'Reilly, MSNBC reports. After the Fox anchor ridiculed Alba and called her a "pinhead" for apparently confusing Sweden with Switzerland by telling a reporter to "be neutral, be Sweden about it," Alba fired back with... More »

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Bill O'Reilly • celebrity • feud • Fox • TMZ • Sweden • Jessica Alba

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