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Parents Council Freaks Over 
 Gossip Girl Threesome 

Urges local affiliates to preempt the program

Nov 4, 09 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - The Parents Television Council is on the warpath, this time over news that the upcoming episode of Gossip Girl will feature a threesome. The group has sent a letter to CW affiliates warning that they’ll be “complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage... More »

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television • sex • Parents Television Council • teen sex • Gossip Girl

TV Review

 V's Great, If You 
 Like Aliens, Politics 

Obama parallels and standard plot bother some critics

Nov 3, 09 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Most critics agree that ABC’s much-hyped alien drama V is a well-made show with good acting. But does this remake of the 1983 miniseries feel original? Is it a conservative screed? Here’s what they’re saying:
  • Who cares if V is believable (it’s not)?
... More »

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television • ABC • aliens • science fiction • television review

SURPRISE, SURPRISE

 Letterman Scandal 
 Is Ratings Gold 

That and Leno's exit make erstwhile underdog late night winner

Nov 2, 09 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - David Letterman’s scandalous admission of intraoffice sex and his role in a blackmail scheme appear to have titillated audiences. CBS’ Late Show is up 13% in total viewership for the season over last year. Sure, Dave is off 8% in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, but that’s nothing... More »

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entertainment • television • CBS • sex scandal • blackmail • late night talk show • Conan O'Brien • David Letterman • TV ratings • Tonight Show • Late Show

 Go to Harvard, 
 Study The Wire 

Series focuses on different aspects of urban life

Nov 2, 09 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Wire is about to get an Ivy League makeover. Harvard plans to offer a course on the HBO series about life in Baltimore's ghettos, the New York Post reports. The show "has done more to enhance our understanding of the challenges of urban life and the problems of... More »

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entertainment • television • higher education • The Wire • Harvard

DVRs Aren't Killing TV, They're Saving It

Turns out nearly half of viewers don't skip commercials

Nov 2, 09 5:57 AM CST
(Newser) - A year ago, TV networks were terrified of the DVR. The devices allowed viewers to skip commercials on playback, and who, given the choice, would watch TV commercials? Lots of people, it turns out. TV watching is such an inherently lazy activity that many viewers can’t summon the energy... More »

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television • DVR • Nielsen • Nielsen Ratings • TV ratings • women's issues • The Jay Leno Show

watch it

 'Drunk' Ewoks Storm 
 Today Show, Blogosphere 

Halloween segment turns into fun-size free-for-all

Nov 1, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The weekend's hottest viral video is a Today show segment that began with Halloween decorating tips and ended with a pair of Ewoks running wild. The Star Wars-themed show saw the Return of the Jedi supporting players earn a leading role by fighting, moonwalking, swilling a Boo-tini, and humping Al... More »

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television • NBC • Al Roker • Star Wars • Today show • drunk • live television • drunkenness • morning TV • Ewok • Return of the Jedi

OPINION

 Shine a Light 
 on Sneaky TV 
 Product Placement 

Do you know when you're being sold something?

Oct 30, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - You can tell when you’re watching a commercial, right? Not at all, writes NE Marsden , and that’s a huge problem. A new FTC measure seeks to expose the practice of paid consideration—“stealth advertising” is a better phrase—online by requiring bloggers and marketers to disclose remuneration,... More »

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entertainment • television • Internet • advertising • FCC • marketing • children • FTC • product placement • Federal Communications Commission • Federal Trade Commission

 Shot Fired at Dobbs' Home 

Bullet struck siding but didn't penetrate

Oct 29, 09 2:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - A gun was fired at CNN commentator Lou Dobbs’ home while his wife and chauffeur talked outside earlier this month, New Jersey state police said today. Dobbs said the shot came after “weeks and weeks” of threatening phone calls—which he had not reported to police because of their... More »

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television • New Jersey • CNN • Lou Dobbs • shooting • shotgun • bullet • gunfire

ANDREA PEYSER

 Sex Rehab for 
 Steve Phillips? Oh, Please! 

Axed ESPN analyst is just the latest to use 'sex addict' as an excuse

Oct 29, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Phillips and his fellow celebrity sex addicts prove "all that's required to claim that a man's transgression is really a disease over which he is powerless is a large bank account, a small degree of fame, a clueless wife. And a straight face," writes Andrea Peyser in... More »

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entertainment • television • rehab • ESPN • sex scandal • sex addiction • sports journalism • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

California Plans Ban on Power-Guzzling TVs

Nation's first TV energy standards expected to pass

Oct 29, 09 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The consumer electronics industry is kicking hard against California's plans to introduce energy consumption maximums for TV sets. An industry lobby group argues that buyers should be allowed to decide whether they want a power-hungry flat-screen TV set or not, and warns that the move could cost the state jobs... More »

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television • California • flat screen TVs • consumer electronics • Plasma TV • energy consumption • energy efficiency

award season

 Ricky Gervais 
 Will Host Golden Globes  

Show hasn't had emcee since 1995

Oct 26, 09 6:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Golden Globes telecast will have a host in 2010 for the first time since 1995: Ricky Gervais. The January awards show, seen as a harbinger for the Oscars, enjoys a famously freewheeling atmosphere that suits the British comedian's style. "I have resisted many other offers like this, but... More »

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entertainment • television • Academy Awards • award show • Ricky Gervais • Golden Globes

CNN Last in Prime-Time Ratings Race

Cable viewers prefer opinion-based news programming

Oct 26, 09 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - CNN’s ratings have fallen behind those of the other major cable news networks as prime-time viewers pass over the network in favor of opinion-based news coverage. Every prime-time CNN show lost to its Fox News opponent, and in some instances the losses were even more humiliating—at 10pm, for... More »

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television • MSNBC • Keith Olbermann • CNN • TV ratings • Anderson Cooper • Anderson Cooper 360 • cable news • Greta Van Susteren • Headline News • HLN • Nancy Grace

don't touch that dial


 TV Viewers Migrate to Web 

Americans are more and more likely to have watched shows online

Oct 26, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - More and more Americans are watching television exclusively online and ditching their cable or satellite service. One-quarter of families have tuned in online, and 25% of those viewers have watched a full-length show on a computer—a 67% jump just since 2007. “The idea that you come home and... More »

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entertainment • television • Internet • cable TV • satellite TV • online • digital video • Hulu • consumer electronics


 ESPN to 
 Steve Phillips: 
 You're Out! 

Network fires philandering baseball analyst

Oct 25, 09 9:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Less than a week after the revelation of his affair with a production assistant, ESPN has fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips. "His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and it became evident it was time to part ways," the network... More »

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television • ESPN • New York Mets • affair • infidelity • adultery • baseball • television personality • general manager • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

Clarence Page

Actually, Fox Is
a Legit News Operation

Obama must start following through on campaign promises

Oct 25, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Risking his wife's wrath, Clarence Page has to admit he agrees with Sean Hannity. The Fox News host has correctly called President Obama on the disconnect between campaign rhetoric and the attempted boycott of Hannity's employer. "It is disingenuous for right-wing pundits to accuse Obama of dividing the country,... More »

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television • media • cable TV • White House • journalism • Fox News • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Obama administration • President Obama

no free lunch

 Hulu Fees Likely in 2010 

News Corp. talks subscription model; paywall unlikely

Oct 23, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The days of free TV shows on Hulu are likely ending: A News Corp. exec says “it’s time to start getting paid for broadcast content online,” adding that “Hulu concurs with that.” Asked by Broadcasting & Cable what exactly that means, Chase Carey was... More »

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entertainment • television • Internet • NBC • online videos • Fox • Hulu • web video • News Corp • Chase Carey • paywall

OBITUARY

 Comic Soupy Sales 
 Dead at 83 

Always willing to take a pie in the face, he battled a variety of illnesses

Oct 22, 09 10:54 PM CDT
(AP) - Soupy Sales, the rubber-faced comedian whose anything-for-a-chuckle career was built on 20,000 pies to the face and 5,000 live TV appearances across a half-century of laughs, died tonight at 83. A longtime friend said Sales died at a hospice in New York, which he entered last week as... More »

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entertainment • television • Detroit • obituary • comedy • Frank Sinatra • pie • Shirley Maclaine • Soupy Sales • Tony Curtis

foul balls

 ESPN Must Fire Steve Phillips 

Network knew what it was getting in  scandal-plagued analyst

Oct 22, 09 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - ESPN knew exactly what it was getting in Steve Phillips, and it has to know that it's time to cut him loose. When the network hired him, "ESPN, already having gained a well-earned reputation as the Sodom and Gomorrah of sports television, must have informed Phillips of the World... More »

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entertainment • television • sports • ESPN • New York Mets • infidelity • baseball • marital infidelity • Steve Phillips • Brooke Hundley

 Tearful Rosie 
 Hints at Break-Up 

O'Donnell says kids are priority, despite 'issues' with Carpenter

Oct 21, 09 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell confirmed today that there are “issues” in her marriage with Kelli Carpenter. Asked about hints she’s been dropping on her blog that the two have split, O’Donnell wouldn't divulge much. But she told USA Today, with tears welling: "We're a family, we remain... More »

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television • gay marriage • Rosie O'Donnell • celebrity • talk show

OBITUARY

 Addams Family Songwriter Dies 

Vic Mizzy wrote TV theme tunes, pop hits of the '40s and '50s

Oct 20, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Songwriter Vic Mizzy, best-known for the Addams Family and Green Acres theme tunes, has died at his Bel-Air home aged 93. Mizzy wrote songs for stars Dean Martin and Doris Day before moving into film and TV composing. The WWII vet wrote the Addams Family theme on harpsichord, singing and... More »

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television • obituary • theme song • songwriter

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