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CBS Dominates the ratings

Lie to me

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 15-21. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

1. (3) "NCIS," CBS, 19.94 million viewers.

2. (6) "The Mentalist," CBS, 19.31 million viewers.

3. (5) "Sunday Night Football: Carolina Panthers at New York Giants," NBC, 18.86 million viewers.

4. (...

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My Own Worst Enemy gets worse ratings...

My Own Worst Enemy, indeed.

The new Christian Slater dual-identity series didn't do itself any favors last night, pulling in only 7.3 million, per estimates, or about one viewer per NBC promo aired during the Summer Olympics.

The premiere not only got beat big by CBS' CSI: Miami (13 million), it got beat by Journeyman (9.2 million), Studio 60 (13.4 million) and LAX (13 million), to name three recent failed Monday night NBC series.

Elsewhere, Gossip Girl (3.3 million) and One Tree Hill (...

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Rosie O'Donnell returns on NBC

Gabby television personality will host Rosie's Variety Show on Thanksgiving eve; series could follow.

Look out! Rosie O'Donnell is returning to television, and this time she's in total control.

NBC has hired the former The View panelist to host her own variety special that's scheduled to debut the day before Thanksgiving. Hopefully, your appetite will return the next day.

The struggling network is giving an hour to Rosie's show, which is cleverly titled Rosie's Variety Show and will fea...

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Accidentally on Purpose

Curvy actress guest starring on NBC comedy; Desperate Housewives, Californication also grab guests.

No one is scooping up quality guest stars like NBC's 30 Rock. The comedy, which launches season two later this month, has already lined up Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Blake Lively, and Leighton Meester--that's some pretty crazy bling for a show that barely anyone watches.

But Tina Fey isn't done wrangling in A-listers for small parts. The writer/actress has struck gold again, this time ...

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VP Debate scores big ratings

Last night's vice presidential debate was no second banana.

The showdown between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden was watched by a combined 38.7 million on the big four broadcast networks, Nielsen Media Research estimates said.

That's up a whopping 30 percent over the 29.7 million who caught last week's presidential debate on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox.

Palin-Biden's overnight ratings were 42 percent higher than John McCain and Barack Obama's face-off. That number apparently included cable networks...

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Dexter set almost gets bloody for real

New cast member on Showtime's dark drama accidentally shanks stuntman with real knife.

When actor Jimmy Smits plunged a prop knife into stuntman Jeff Chase on the set of Dexter, he probably thought the double deserved an Emmy for his performance. Unfortunately, Chase's reaction wasn't acting--Smits almost skewered the stuntman with a real knife, reports the UK's Daily Star.

Smits, the newest cast member of Showtime's drama, thought he was wielding a fake knife on set and proceeded with th...

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Top Chef announces new contestants

So many knives, so few backs to stab.

Bravo has unveiled the 17 new chef-testants who will chop, fillet and mince their way through a season's worth of quickfire challenges when the fifth go-round of Top Chef: New York premieres Nov. 12.

While the season sees the return of some familiar faces and locales, including a return to the Big Apple after a season in Chicago, there will be a few requisite fresh ingredients thrown into this season's mix.

Joining host Padma Lakshmi and head judge ...

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Bravo Prevents Project Runway Takeoff

Mark Loves Sharon

As Heidi Klum says, in the world of fashion one day you're in, the next you're out. Lifetime is learning that lesson the hard way.

A judge has granted NBC Universal a preliminary injunction that prevents the Weinstein Co. from moving Project Runway from NBCU-owned Bravo to Lifetime next year.

"NBC Universal is pleased that the court granted our motion for a preliminary injunction against the Weinstein Company," the media powerhouse said in a statement.

"The overwhelming e...

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Sarah Michelle Gellar back to TV

Buffy's back, this time on HBO in The Wonderful Maladys.

Television has been missing one of its favorite daughters for some time now. Sarah Michelle Gellar, who sparkled as an adorable little vampire murderer in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has pretty much spent her time since 2003 only on the big screen.

But now she's headed back to what made her a big star in the first place.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has been cast in a new HBO project titled The Wonderful Maladys, as reported by Variety. Th...

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Battlestar star going Grey

King of the Hill

Mary McDonnell--President Roslin--is in talks to join ABC's medical drama for multiple episodes.

Paging Dr. Roslin... Dr. Roslin, please report to the front desk.

With Battlestar Galactica ending its frakkin' awesome run in early 2009 (we're still sad about that), television producers have been busy crawling over each other to scoop up the show's talented cast for their own projects. Tricia Helfer (Number Six) will be the female lead on Fox's Inseparable, Tahmoh Penikett (Helo) is off to ...

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Fez, Chandler return to tv

Wilmer Valderrama to star in new Fox comedy pilot; Matthew Perry writing, acting in Showtime dark comedy.

When television viewers turn on their sets next year, they may see a few familiar faces that transport them all the way back to...2004!

Friends star Matthew Perry and That '70s Show's Wilmer Valderrama have both landed leading roles on a pair of recently announced pilots.

Perry, who played the neurotic Chandler Bing on the NBC megahit from 1994 to 2004, is pulling double duties as ...

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AP tests Comcast's file-sharing filter

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Sat Oct 20, 1:08 PM ET

NEW YORK - To test claims by users that Comcast Corp. was blocking some forms of file-sharing traffic, The Associated Press went to the Bible.

An AP reporter attempted to download, using file-sharing program BitTorrent, a copy of the King James Bible from two computers in the Philadelphia and San Francisco areas, both of which were connected to the Internet through Comcast cable modems.

We picked the Bible for the test becau...

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Comcast blocks some Internet traffic

By Peter Svensson
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally.

The interference, which The Associated Press confirmed through nationwide tests, is the most drastic example yet of data discrimination by a U.S. Internet service provider. It involves company computers masquerading as those of its users.

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Cast Updates: 24, Daisies, Bang

Annie Wersching to star opposite Kiefer, Heroes' Charlie joins Pushing Daisies, Gilbert gets Big Bang.

Jack Bauer has a new enemy to confront in the upcoming season of 24--actress Annie Wersching. The redhead has landed the new female lead in the Fox political thriller and will be in "an adversarial relationship" with Kiefer Sutherland's character, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her official Web site says her character's name will be Agent Renee Walker.

Wersching has sever...

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Fox juggles lineup

New Amsterdam bumped to midseason in favor of Don't Forget the Lyrics!

Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics! experiment is proving to be one of the network's best moves, as the karaoke-style competition is hitting the right tune with viewers.

The show has muscled its way into Fox's fall lineup as part of a newly minted game show night, following the antics of Jeff Foxworthy and schoolchildren in the quiz show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Both hour-long shows will air on Thursday nights, wit...

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Heroes, Til Death, Big Shots adds cast.

Nip/Tuck

Jessica Collins to be recurring on NBC hit, John Cho joins Fox comedy for multi-episode arc, Blackthorne is a Big Shot.

At this rate, the entire world will have superpowers in the Heroes universe. The NBC sci-fi hit has added another cast member to its ever-expanding roster, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Jessica Collins will have a recurring role as Sophie, an employee at an agency that is tracking the "ordinary people with extraordinary abilities." She won't just be a pe...

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Smallville gets more "super"

Law and Order: Criminal Intent

Warning: possible spoilers inside--The sixth season of Smallville may have concluded less than a month ago, but hype is already building for the show's seventh. Smallville Producer says a major new character is joining Clark next season.

The drama portrays a young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) before he truly becomes the crime-fighting Superman, and has brought in several characters from Superman lore. The upcoming season will continue that trend, according to Smallville executive producer Al Go...

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Showtime adds big names to Tudors, Dexter

Multiple Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole will join the cast of Showtime's "The Tudors" next season, playing the pope who wants to excommunicate Henry VIII from the Catholic Church.

Meanwhile, another Showtime series, "Dexter," has added Keith Carradine ("Deadwood," "Nashville") to its upcoming season.

O'Toole, an eight-time Oscar nominee for films such as "Lawrence of Arabia," "The Lion in Winter" and last year's "Venus," wi...

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Betty, Brothers get DVD treatment

The Vampire Diaries

Pair of shows go DVD for first time; Grey's, Housewives also get third-season boxed sets.

The third season of Lost wasn't the only new addition to Buena Vista Home Entertainment's family of DVDs announced today. The company also revealed that it will be putting out the most recent seasons of four other ABC hits.

Desperate Housewives: The Complete Third Season, The Dirty Laundry Edition will bundle together six DVDs and be released September 4. In addition to the 23 one-hour episodes, the ...

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Lost season three DVD dated, Blu-ray debunked

American Chopper

Third season of ABC hit comes home in December with a slew of bonus features; BVHE rep confirms there are no plans for HD release.

In their quest for answers, Lost fans love scouring the show for little clues thrown in by the producers. However, trying to read little bits of paper or book titles on a shelf in the hatch is almost impossible in real time. The real fans rely on the Lost DVDs for solid picture quality and--most importantly--pausing, rewinding, and slow-motion that most DVRs can'...

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