The TV Column: August, 2012
Robin Williams in talks to team up with David E. Kelley for comedy series
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08:19 PM ET, 08/30/2012 |
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Ellen DeGeneres offers to play Ann Romney’s roommate on ‘Modern Family’
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08:00 PM ET, 08/30/2012 |
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Fox News Channel widens lead at RNC confab Day 2
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06:50 PM ET, 08/30/2012 |
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Robin Roberts says temporary goodbye to ‘Good Morning America’ as she goes on medical leave
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06:46 PM ET, 08/30/2012 |
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‘Jersey Shore’ will end after this season
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12:55 PM ET, 08/30/2012 |
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Today in RNC TV: Where to watch the Republican National Convention on Thursday
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05:00 AM ET, 08/30/2012 |
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Fox News Channel lands most viewers on first night of Republican National Convention
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03:22 PM ET, 08/29/2012 |
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Charlie Sheen’s ‘Anger Management’ picked up for 90 more episodes
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01:47 PM ET, 08/29/2012 |
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‘The Daily Show’ thickest with Super Democrats; ESPN college football densest in Ultra Conservatives says study
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10:07 AM ET, 08/29/2012 |
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Today in RNC TV: Where to watch the Republican National Convention on Wednesday
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05:00 AM ET, 08/29/2012 |
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Katie Couric lines up Jessica Simpson as the first guest on new talk show
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06:22 PM ET, 08/28/2012 |
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Sharon Osbourne says she really is leaving ‘America’s Got Talent’ [VIDEO]
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05:41 PM ET, 08/28/2012 |
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Today in RNC TV: Where to watch the Republican National Convention on Tuesday
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05:00 AM ET, 08/28/2012 |
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Craig Ferguson debuts new set on ‘Late Late Show’ Monday
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07:40 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |
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Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Newsroom’ ends first season with series high
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07:14 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |
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NBC’s Salt Lake City affiliate refuses to air Ryan Murphy’s ‘The New Normal’
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05:45 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |
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Robin Roberts to start medical leave for bone marrow transplant next week (VIDEO)
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01:57 PM ET, 08/27/2012 |
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‘Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars’ adds final contestant
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11:02 AM ET, 08/27/2012 |
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‘Stars Earn Stripes’ military operatives respond to show criticism: ‘We’re not glorifying war’
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06:01 PM ET, 08/24/2012 |
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‘Smash’ execs to produce the Academy Awards
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03:42 PM ET, 08/23/2012 |
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‘Anger Management’ initial run ends tonight — will FX pick up another 90 episodes?
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02:12 PM ET, 08/23/2012 |
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CNN sets another new docu-series for next year, hosted by Morgan Spurlock
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11:35 AM ET, 08/23/2012 |
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ABC brings in Jimmy Kimmel to take on Jay and Dave in late night
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10:53 AM ET, 08/23/2012 |
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‘R&B Divas’ breaks ratings records for TV One
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04:44 PM ET, 08/22/2012 |
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Kelly Ripa will name permanent ‘Live!’ co-host on Sept. 4 [UPDATED]
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06:03 PM ET, 08/21/2012 |
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‘The Office’ will officially end after this season
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02:53 PM ET, 08/21/2012 |
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It’s Jimmy Kimmel vs. Leno and Letterman in January; ABC moves ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ to 11:35, ‘Nightline’ to 12:35
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02:00 PM ET, 08/21/2012 |
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Jay Leno jabs NBC, Comcast about ‘Tonight Show’ budget cuts [VIDEO]
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10:44 AM ET, 08/21/2012 |
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Nicki Minaj in talks to join ‘American Idol’ — more importantly, could she bring the ratings?
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07:24 PM ET, 08/20/2012 |
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Michael J. Fox returning to series TV with a sitcom on NBC
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06:43 PM ET, 08/20/2012 |
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AMC enlists a zombie to run for president in its fight with Dish
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12:00 PM ET, 08/20/2012 |
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NBC to rerun ‘Animal Practice’ and ‘Go On’ Tuesday — with ads
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06:58 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |
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PBS CEO: Romney plans to cut funding ‘extremely disappointing’
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06:19 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |
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London Olympics viewing: Washington ranks No. 17
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05:49 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |
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Mitt Romney says he would cut federal funding for PBS to trim budget
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11:21 AM ET, 08/16/2012 |
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Kelsey Grammer on why he didn’t get an Emmy nomination: He’s a Republican [VIDEO]
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10:14 AM ET, 08/16/2012 |
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Michael J. Fox to return to series TV
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10:03 PM ET, 08/15/2012 |
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Chad Johnson: VH1’s loss — HBO’s gain [UPDATED]
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09:48 AM ET, 08/15/2012 |
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Robert Pattinson’s first TV appearance since KStew breakup attracts 1.8 million
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06:37 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |
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PBS celebrates Julia Child with a remix
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05:14 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |
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NBC’s ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ earns smaller rating than TNT’s ‘Major Crimes’
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03:33 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |
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Ryan Lochte books his first TV series appearance — CW’s ‘90210’
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01:52 PM ET, 08/14/2012 |
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Michelle Obama visits ‘Tonight Show,’ explains Kiss Cam incident [VIDEO]
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09:47 AM ET, 08/14/2012 |
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NBC proclaims London Olympics most-watched television event in U.S. history
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07:39 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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Kristin Chenoweth drops out of ‘The Good Wife’ role after head injury on set
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06:20 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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VH1 cancels ‘Ev and Ocho’ after Ocho arrested for allegedly attacking Ev
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04:06 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu protests NBC reality series ‘Stars Earn Stripes’
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01:37 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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Presidential debates moderators already make news
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12:12 PM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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ABC announces pairings for ‘Dancing With the Stars’ all-star season
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11:01 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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Miley Cyrus reportedly to guest star on ‘Two and a Half Men’
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10:40 AM ET, 08/13/2012 |
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Former CNN meteorologist Jacqui Jeras joins WJLA
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03:42 PM ET, 08/10/2012 |
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Matthew Perry post Olympics return to NBC comedy clocks 16 million viewers
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05:29 PM ET, 08/09/2012 |
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FX orders Reagan-era Washington-set KGB drama
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05:21 PM ET, 08/09/2012 |
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TV stars still get stupid-money paychecks, according to TV Guide report
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03:22 PM ET, 08/09/2012 |
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Jimmy Fallon and ABC don’t see eye to eye on hosting Oscars
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02:19 PM ET, 08/09/2012 |
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Olympics poll: Seacrest earns 78 percent satisfied ratings at London Games
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11:38 AM ET, 08/09/2012 |
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MTV renews ‘Snooki & JWoww,’ schedules sixth — and possibly final — season of ‘Jersey Shore’
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05:54 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |
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T.J. Holmes says new BET late night show will take on news that mainstream media ignores
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05:49 PM ET, 08/03/2012 |
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TLC to debut ‘Breaking Amish’
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09:12 AM ET, 08/03/2012 |
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TV critics suspicious about Animal Planet’s ‘Finding Bigfoot’
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10:42 PM ET, 08/02/2012 |
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Kelsey Grammer jokes about low ‘Boss’ ratings on Starz, takes phone call in the middle of panel
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06:13 PM ET, 08/02/2012 |
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Aaron Sorkin meets his ‘Newsroom’ critics at TCA press tour
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10:18 AM ET, 08/02/2012 |
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Tippi Hedren’s Hitchcock flashback
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11:31 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |
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Ethel Kennedy insists she did not set up her grandson, Conor Kennedy, with Taylor Swift
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11:26 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |
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‘American Horror Story’ will become ‘American Horror Story: Asylum’ for Season 2
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06:59 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |
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Anderson Cooper’s talk show planning many changes for Season 2, becomes ‘Anderson Live’
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02:30 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |
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Larry King talks CNN’s low ratings: “They have a difficult problem, and I wish them nothing but the best.”
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12:49 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |
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Comedian John Fugelsang developing a primetime show with Current TV
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12:27 PM ET, 08/01/2012 |
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Olympics clocks huge ratings while The Trashing of NBC becomes a popular sport
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08:28 PM ET, 07/31/2012 |
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AMC sends in the zombies again — this time, in its fight against Dish Network [VIDEO]
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11:45 AM ET, 07/31/2012 |
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