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Rihanna: Chris Brown 'had no soul in his eyes' (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:04:19 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_en_tv/us_people_rihanna"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.90dae9f37aaf436d8ff09ccbf6673f4b.people_rihanna_nyet315.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=SNz6E8iqsWhMcSP336Mv3w--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="In this publicity image released by ABC, Diane Sawyer, left, interviews singer Rihanna about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in New York. The interview aired on the morning program 'Good Morning America,' Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, and will also air Friday on the prime time news program '20/20'. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."

A&E network unveils Jackson TV show (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:41:50 GMT

Reuters - Cable television network A&E on Friday unveiled plans for a new reality TV show starring four brothers of late pop star Michael Jackson depicting them dealing with his death and rehearsing for an upcoming concert.

Judge OKs plea deal for 'Girls Gone Wild' founder (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:35:37 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_en_tv/us_people_joe_francis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.6342cfe3437e44b0a435ab9428107176.people_joe_francis_ny120.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=JQnG9R4bTB_0bH6v2RZnqw--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="FILE - In a Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Joe Francis, the founder of the 'Girls Gone Wild' video empire, smiles as he leaves the Edward R. Roybal Center and Federal Building court on in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.

A&E: Reality show about Jacksons premieres Dec. 13 (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:29:55 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_en_tv/us_tv_jacksons_miniseries"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r2215200299.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=ghDGf0L82qYo_xNR63w8xA--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Brothers of Michael Jackson (L-R): Marlon, Jermaine and Tito serve as pall-bearers during the memorial services for pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles July 7, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>AP - A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.

"The Mentalist" sold into syndication at TNT (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:26:56 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/tv_nm/us_mentalist"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r2540813045.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=nqX9TVPZLVVHqzMwkh4ssQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Actor Simon Baker, star of the new CBS drama series "The Mentalist", takes part in a panel discussion at the CBS summer 2008 press tour in Beverly Hills, California July 18, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Simon Baker crime drama "The Mentalist," which just began its second season on CBS, has netted a rich off-network syndication deal with TNT.

A&E orders cop pilot with Aussie actor (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:20 GMT

Reuters - A&E has given the green light to "Sugarloaf," an hour-long pilot starring Australian actor Matt Passmore.

Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton Expected to Star in 'Sweeney Todd' at U.K's Chichester Festival Theatre (Playbill)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:34:47 GMT

Playbill - Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton are set to star in a new production of Sondheim's 1979 Broadway musical Sweeney Todd, that will open at Chichester Festival Theatre in the 2011 summer season, ahead of a projected West End transfer.

TV producer J.J. Abrams gets deeper "Undercovers" (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:21:14 GMT

Reuters - J.J. Abrams wants to take a hands-on approach to "Undercovers," his NBC pilot described as a mix between "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" and "The Bourne Identity."

USA buys syndication rights to "NCIS" spinoff (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:40:19 GMT

Reuters - In what might be an industry record, CBS' freshman drama series "NCIS: Los Angeles" has been sold into syndication after seven weeks on the air.

'Golden Girls' star McClanahan has bypass surgery (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:11:26 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_en_tv/us_rue_mcclanahan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.913c9ec6e1a048e8aac96ecf3a03c77d.people_rue_mcclanahan_nyet326.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=gX.w4ItpxvOyy8CTKq1f_A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="FILE - In this June 8, 2008 file photo, actress Rue McClanahan arrives at the TV Land Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP)

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:12:30 GMT

AP - Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

No decision yet on Oprah Winfrey move to cable (Reuters)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:03:32 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091105/tv_nm/us_oprah"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r340860741.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=q5KiRaVxFc_fYirIXnhwOw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="T.V. host Oprah Winfrey introduces U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in Copenhagen September 30, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Oprah Winfrey has not yet made a decision on a possible move of her syndicated chat show -- one of the TV industry's biggest money makers -- to her new cable network OWN, her production company said on Thursday.

"Damages" adds two "24" veterans (Reuters)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:21:38 GMT

Reuters - Former "24" co-stars Reiko Aylesworth and Sarah Wynter will reunite on FX's drama series "Damages."

Rihanna, Jay-Z to perform at American Music Awards (AP)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:53:11 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_en_tv/us_music_american_music_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.49a37ad88e004d26a18df45d6cf15a12.tv_abc_rihanna_nyet273.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=kEZlspiab57s2iLapJ.Efw--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="FILE - In this June 11, 2009 file photo, singer Rihanna watches the second quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday.

Cartoon Network adds live-action series (Reuters)

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:21:41 GMT

Reuters - Cartoon Network has picked up its first two original scripted live-action series: "Tower Prep" and "Unnatural History."

Winfrey takes Winans off her show (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:29:58 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_en_tv/us_tv_winfrey_winans"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.47745b5cb83f4915aa64367703dcc4df.tv_winfrey_winans_nyet321.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=iYUoG3gBwAIPVzc0TUA2HA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="FILE - In this April 6, 2009 file photo, Oprah Winfrey arrives at the Chicago 2016 gala dinner for the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Committee at the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show's "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved.

Suicide prevention groups protest `The Office' (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:22 GMT

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tv/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_en_tv/us_tv_office_noose"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.94bd928b18e24c80afe4ece054c9d83c.tv_office_noose_nyet325.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=6EFWACAqppthTEJI1zorzw--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="FILE - In this July 10, 2008 file photo, actor Steve Carell is shown during a photo call in London. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Some suicide prevention groups aren't laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell's character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman's noose.

No, really: Onion, Comedy Central team on TV pilot (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:43 GMT

AP - ESPN had better watch its back.

"30 Rock" improves in Germany after debut flops (Reuters)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:44:04 GMT

Reuters - Things are looking up for "30 Rock" in Germany, days after the series premiere of the Emmy-wining sitcom garnered a zero rating.

List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:18:34 GMT

AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: