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Extreme stunts on tap for MTV (Reuters)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:31:50 GMT

Reuters - MTV has ordered a pair of post-"Jackass" extreme-stunt reality series, each with a format that's been tested.

Jeff Probst signs for two more "Survivor" cycles (Reuters)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:01:33 GMT

Reuters - Emmy-winning reality host Jeff Probst will continue hosting CBS' "Survivor" for two more cycles.

NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project (AP)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:51:05 GMT

AP - For a good cause, NBC stars including Amy Poehler and Peter Krause and anchorman Brian Williams are weighing in on what parenthood means to them.

Reality show contestant convicted of murder (AP)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:42:33 GMT

AP - A San Francisco jury has found a former reality TV show contestant guilty of killing a man in 2007.

Ellen finds Simon "a challenge" on "Idol" (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:11:30 GMT

Reuters - New "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday hinted of fireworks between her and Simon Cowell, and said she'd prefer not to sit next to the acid-tongued Briton in future.

'Lost' premiere sets encouraging note for ABC (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:18:05 GMT

AP - Fans still found "Lost," even on a busy television week dominated by the Super Bowl.

Laborde's Father-Daughter Play, 'Hush', Premieres at Tarragon in Toronto (Playbill)

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:23:14 GMT

Playbill - Tarragon Theatre in Toronto offers the world premiere of Rosa Laborde's Hush, the story of a father and his daughter, Feb. 9-March 21.

Top 20 prime-time TV programs (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:53:02 GMT

AP - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Feb. 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

'Lost' star cast in 'Hawaii 5-0' (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:27:05 GMT

AP - "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim is the first actor cast for the remake of the hit cop series "Hawaii Five-0."

Leno to Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:42:30 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_en_tv/us_tv_letterman_leno"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.bc7ac3b15686496d95b62363d741bd3b.tv_letterman_leno_ny151.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=1mfEagNvo1tfD2uJ3rk78g--" align="left" height="73" width="130" alt="FILE - In an file photo from video provided by CBS, David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno, from right, record a promo for CBS' 'Late Show' that aired during the broadcast of the NFL football Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Jay Leno said that 'whatever happened in the last 18 years disappeared' when the two comics got together to film their surprise Super Bowl ad last week. (AP Photo/CBS) (AP Photo/CBS, File) **" border="0" /></a>AP - Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks.

Record Super Bowl telecast tops "MAS*H" record (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:01:29 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/tv_nm/us_superbowl_audience"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1928304604.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=AZM5vs.JA81FZRyRmtB9Tw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="New Orleans Saints fans celebrate after their team defeated the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Hans Deryk" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sunday's Super Bowl TV audience set a viewing record for the annual National Football League Championship and eclipsed the 1983 benchmark set by the comedy "M*A*S*H" to become the most watched U.S. telecast, according to early ratings data on Monday.

`Survivor' host Probst signs deal for next season (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:16:18 GMT

AP - Jeff Probst is sticking with "Survivor" next season as host and an executive producer.

BBC paid top stars over $350 million last year (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:51:26 GMT

Reuters - The BBC revealed Tuesday that it paid its top presenters 229 million pounds (357.6 million dollars) last year, in a move widely seen as an attempt to quell growing disquiet over the pay packets of its biggest stars.

ABC affiliates upset about losing sports to ESPN (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:14:39 GMT

Reuters - ABC affiliates are boiling mad that corporate sibling ESPN is being handed live sports events that they initially were supposed to carry.

Reincarnation the gimmick in lifeless crime drama (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:28:01 GMT

Reuters - Reincarnation, once largely the province of Hindus and Shirley MacLaine, collides with the world of crime procedurals in "Past Life," which premieres on Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST/PST.

Kate Gosselin to release personal new book (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:24:46 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_en_tv/us_people_kate_gosselin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.8f65af85d2ab4821a62470f1f36ac173.people_kate_gosselin_nyet782.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=t5EyK.8R5s9VtNGBd9pgpQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this book cover image released by Zondervan Books, reality star Kate Gosselin is shown on the cover of her book, 'I Just Want You to Know.' (AP Photo/Zondervan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Kate Gosselin has a new book, "I Just Want You to Know," scheduled for release in April.

Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show (Reuters)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:01:42 GMT

Reuters - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."

DeGeneres says Cowell is `meaner than I thought' (AP)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:13:59 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_en_tv/us_people_ellen_degeneres"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100209/capt.7115931e60334ee29f16c4ece0421617.people_ellen_degeneres_nyet779.jpg?x=97&y=130&q=85&sig=39mxEan44Q2r9M9mTBY79A--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="In this undated publicity image released by Fox, new 'American Idol,' judge Ellen DeGeneres is shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ellen DeGeneres, the newest judge on "American Idol," says Simon Cowell is "meaner" than she thought.

NBC considers lifting Emmys tape delay (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:32:09 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/tv_nm/us_emmys"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r1598953803.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=QRhSp1Xeqa6cMw5dlKFS1Q--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Jon Cryer poses with his award for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for "Two and a Half Men" at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2009. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - After airing the Golden Globes live coast-to-coast for the first time last month, NBC is considering doing the same for the Emmys.

"Lost" actor joins "Hawaii Five-O" (Reuters)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:39:36 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100208/tv_nm/us_daekim"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100208/i/r2153285245.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=s.dPsGjTQ0hyy9bURiZd_A--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Daniel Dae Kim from "Lost" arrives on the red carpet at the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California September 20, 2009. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Lost" veteran Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii with a lead role on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" remake.