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| CBS declares TV victory, "Idol" still most-watched |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS on Tuesday declared victory in the 2011-12 television season, saying it was the most-watched U.S. network for the 9th year thanks to hits like crime drama "NCIS" and the nation's top comedy "The Big Bang Theory". Although three nights remain of the current TV season, CBS said it would win first place in total viewers by the largest margin by any network in 23 years. According to the most current Nielsen ratings data, Fox will win the season in the 18-49 age group coveted by advertisers, although it has seen a nine percent drop in those viewers in the past year. ...
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| CBS declares TV victory, "Idol" still most-watched |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS on Tuesday declared victory in the 2011-12 television season, saying it was the most-watched U.S. network for the 9th year thanks to hits like crime drama "NCIS" and the nation's top comedy "The Big Bang Theory". Although three nights remain of the current TV season, CBS said it would win first place in total viewers by the largest margin by any network in 23 years. According to the most current Nielsen ratings data, Fox will win the season in the 18-49 age group coveted by advertisers, although it has seen a nine percent drop in those viewers in the past year. ...
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| Donald Driver Cha-cha-chas to "Dancing" win |
 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Green Bay Packers football star Donald Driver won the 14th season of 'Dancing With the Stars' on Tuesday, Cha-cha-cha-ing to victory on the strength of perfect scores from the show's judges and voting support from fervid fans. An ecstatic Driver leapt for joy, then rolled around on the dance floor seemingly unable to contain himself. ...
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| Jerry Seinfeld nixes the "Seinfeld curse" |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The "Seinfeld" curse that has supposedly prevented the classic sitcom's cast from experiencing post-"Seinfeld" success? Jerry Seinfeld himself told "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen on Monday's show that it doesn't exist. "Let me tell you this about the 'Seinfeld' curse … I like anything named after me," Seinfeld joked. "(But) there never was a 'Seinfeld' curse, because Larry David's done so well. I've done well... the 'New Adventures of Old Christine,' Julia (Louis-Dreyfus) won an Emmy, so, curse fans, sorry, it's over. ...
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| Jerry Seinfeld nixes the "Seinfeld curse" |
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The "Seinfeld" curse that has supposedly prevented the classic sitcom's cast from experiencing post-"Seinfeld" success? Jerry Seinfeld himself told "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen on Monday's show that it doesn't exist. "Let me tell you this about the 'Seinfeld' curse … I like anything named after me," Seinfeld joked. "(But) there never was a 'Seinfeld' curse, because Larry David's done so well. I've done well... the 'New Adventures of Old Christine,' Julia (Louis-Dreyfus) won an Emmy, so, curse fans, sorry, it's over. ...
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| "Walking Dead" will be "darker, harder, faster, deeper" |
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Completely changed characters," an "ominous, dark and gloomy" vibe and, of course, the much-awaited arrival of The Governor are a few things we can look forward to in the third season of "The Walking Dead," the show's cast and crew promise in a new production video. "There are samurai-wielding characters that are turning up," says Andrew Lincoln, the British actor who plays Southern cop Rick Grimes, the leader of the non-zombified "Walking Dead"-ers. The third season finds the survivors holing up in a prison for safety. ...
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| "Walking Dead" will be "darker, harder, faster, deeper" |
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Completely changed characters," an "ominous, dark and gloomy" vibe and, of course, the much-awaited arrival of The Governor are a few things we can look forward to in the third season of "The Walking Dead," the show's cast and crew promise in a new production video. "There are samurai-wielding characters that are turning up," says Andrew Lincoln, the British actor who plays Southern cop Rick Grimes, the leader of the non-zombified "Walking Dead"-ers. The third season finds the survivors holing up in a prison for safety. ...
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| Michael McKean struck by car, hospitalized |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michael McKean was hospitalized in New York on Tuesday after being struck by a car while walking. While McKean's representative told TheWrap that the 64-year-old actor is "fine," his leg was broken during the incident. The actor, known for playing Leonard "Lenny" Kosnowski on the '70s sitcom "Laverne and Shirley" and David St. Hubbins in the rock mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," is currently starring in the Broadway production of Gore Vidal's play "The Best Man. ...
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| Gabriel Byrne signs on for History's "Vikings" |
 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Gabriel Byrne is in a plundering mood. "In Treatment" actor Byrne has signed on for "Vikings," History Channel's maiden voyage into scripted programming. Byrne will play Earl Haraldson, who surfaces as a challenger to Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok. The series, which will be produced by MGM Studios and hails from "The Tudors" and "Camelot" producer, will center on Lothbrok, a real-life Viking king who, according to lore, was a direct descendant of warrior god Odin. "Vikings" will film in Byrne's native Ireland, and will debut next year.
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| Gabriel Byrne signs on for History's "Vikings" |
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Gabriel Byrne is in a plundering mood. "In Treatment" actor Byrne has signed on for "Vikings," History Channel's maiden voyage into scripted programming. Byrne will play Earl Haraldson, who surfaces as a challenger to Viking king Ragnar Lothbrok. The series, which will be produced by MGM Studios and hails from "The Tudors" and "Camelot" producer, will center on Lothbrok, a real-life Viking king who, according to lore, was a direct descendant of warrior god Odin. "Vikings" will film in Byrne's native Ireland, and will debut next year.
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| 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' canceled by A&E |
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Dog the Bounty Hunter" has been put to sleep. A&E has cancelled the reality series - which followed Duane "Dog" Chapman and his family-run bounty-hunter business - after eight seasons. No reason was given for the cancellation, but the series has generated its share of controversy and headaches for A&E. Last year, Hoang Minh Phung Nguyen - who was presented as a fugitive on the show - sued Chapman and his crew for defamation. ...
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| Bristol Palin returns to TV spotlight in June |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bristol Palin, among America's most famous young single mothers, returns to the national spotlight next month in a TV reality show spotlighting what producers called her "journey into growing womanhood". Lifetime television said the series, "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp" would begin airing on June 19. It will follow the oldest daughter of Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin, and look at Bristol's life as a single mom to her young son Tripp as the pair move from their home in Alaska to Los Angeles and back again. ...
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| Bristol Palin returns to TV spotlight in June |
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bristol Palin, among America's most famous young single mothers, returns to the national spotlight next month in a TV reality show spotlighting what producers called her "journey into growing womanhood". Lifetime television said the series, "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp" would begin airing on June 19. It will follow the oldest daughter of Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin, and look at Bristol's life as a single mom to her young son Tripp as the pair move from their home in Alaska to Los Angeles and back again. ...
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| Reality mastermind Mark Burnett branches out |
 NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - With a record six primetime shows in primetime next season, Mark Burnett is branching out into scripted television. One Three Media, Burnett's joint venture with Hearst, has named HBO veteran Anne Thomopoulos as the head of its new scripted division. The longtime HBO Originals executive produced shows including "Rome," "Camelot," and "Generation Kill," and now executive produces the European series "Borgia. ...
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| 'Smash': Raza Jaffrey and Jaime Cepero not returning |
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Smash" is going through another shakeup. Two of the series' regular cast members, Raza Jaffrey and Jaime Cepero, won't be returning for the NBC show's second season. On the Steven Spielberg-produced musical, which chronicles the backstage machinations behind a play about Marilyn Monroe, Jaffrey played Dev Sundaram, the unfaithful fiance to actress Karen Cartwright (Katharine McPhee). Jaime Cepero, meanwhile, played scheming personal assistant and aspiring show producer Ellis Boyd. ...
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