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• National Ratings in Prime-Time: Week of December 14, 2009

  Media Week - Wed Dec 23, 4:13 PM PST
  Excluding a victory for Fox among adults 18-34, it was a clean sweep for CBS for the week of December 14, which featured all original programming on five nights of the week (Monday through Thursday, and Sunday). CBS held 14 of the top 15 shows in total viewers and 12 of the top 15 among adults 18-49, with above average performances for most of its line-up. NBC finished second across the board (tied with Fox among adults 18-49), with minor erosion from one year earlier. CBS built by as much as 11 more »

• Ratings Box: What's Hot/What's Not

  Media Week - Wed Dec 23, 4:13 PM PST
  Original Hallmark Channel made-for The Three Gifts topped the charts among all basic cable network movies for the week of Dec. 14, with a 2.9 household rating on Saturday, Dec. 19. The Three Gifts boosted Hallmark to an eighth-place finish for the week in prime-time. -National Ratings in Syndication – Week of December 7: Here are the top 20 rated programs in syndication for the week of December 7 based on households, followed by any highlights worth noting. Wheel of Fortune (CBS Television more »

• Fox to order more "Idol" -- with or without Cowell

  Reuters - Wed Dec 23, 4:10 PM PST
  Fox is near a deal to order more seasons of "American Idol" -- with or without its most popular judge, Simon Cowell.The network's current contract with "Idol" producers 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia extends through the end of the 2011. But the network is working on a new deal that includes three more seasons of "Idol," though that number could change.An announcement is expected to demonstrate Fox's commitment to its top-rated series, even as "Idol" more »

• NJ lawmakers ask MTV to cancel 'Jersey Shore'

  Associated Press - Wed Dec 23, 3:40 PM PST
  MTV is getting more pressure to cancel its "Jersey Shore" reality show.The latest criticism comes from the New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus, which says the show promotes derogatory ethnic stereotypes and is "wildly offensive."In a letter sent Tuesday to the president of Viacom, MTV's parent company, caucus chairman Joseph Vitale asks that the show be immediately taken off the air.The state lawmakers also have asked advertisers to boycott the show, which focuses on eight more »

• Tila Tequila Says She's Not Pregnant Just Yet

  TV Guide - Wed Dec 23, 3:35 PM PST
  Is Tila Tequila a liar? Or just a little sloppy with her tweets? Days after tweeting she was pregnant as a surrogate mother for her brother, Cody, and his wife, the MTV reality star says she jumped the gun when she wrote she was already with child, more »

• Tila Tequila: Not Pregnant... Yet

  Access Hollywood - Wed Dec 23, 2:57 PM PST
  Tila Tequila is not pregnant - yet.Despite the reality star's recent post declaring, "Im pregnant!!!!" and "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: I am going to become a SURROGATE MOTHER for my brother & his Wife!!!" on Twitter, the reality star isn't yet carrying her little niece or nephew. VIEW THE PHOTOS: Keepin' It Real With TV's Hottest Reality Stars! "I'm more »

• Billy Ray Cyrus becomes his dad in Hallmark movie

  Associated Press - Wed Dec 23, 2:53 PM PST
  Billy Ray Cyrus has been preparing his whole life for the role of Daniel Burton in the Hallmark Channel movie "Christmas in Canaan.""I started digging through like old boxes of stuff and finding old Polaroids of my dad from 1964," he said. "I thought, if I can become my dad — if I can be Ronald Ray Cyrus in 1964 — then that's this guy. Just go be your dad."Cyrus even cut his hair to look like his dad."I realized I just grew into my dad to be honest," he said.Cyrus plays more »

• Selena Gomez Gears Up For Prom

  Access Hollywood - Wed Dec 23, 2:21 PM PST
  Prom is still months away for most teens, but Selena Gomez is already thinking about the big high school dance."I really love long dresses, so I'd definitely be the girl in the full-length gown," Selena told Seventeen's Prom special. "Even though I love the look of mermaid dresses, I personally never feel confident in them. For me, I'm most comfortable in long, flowy strapless or one-shoulder dresses. And lately I've more »

• Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Mickey Rourke Join Golden Globes Presenters

  Access Hollywood - Wed Dec 23, 1:49 PM PST
  Julia Roberts , Jennifer Aniston and Mickey Rourke will be among the presenters at the 67th Golden Globe Awards." Lost " star Matthew Fox will also present at the ceremony, Access Hollywood has confirmed. Other stars previously slated to join the show are Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio , who will present the Cecil B. DeMille Award to director Martin Scorsese . The show will air on NBC on Sunday, January 17, at 8 PM ET. "Up In The Air" heads into the awards ceremony more »