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Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City - 11/21/2009
Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago. "I used to live across the street from Harpo and when I moved there it was me and cross-dressing crack addicts and Harpo. An

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows - 11/21/2009
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ ABC's "This Week" _ Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. ___ CBS' "Face the Nation" _ Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. ___

Parker-Broderick surrogacy case jury breaks - 11/21/2009
The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict. The jury in the case of suspended Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter began deliberations about 4:30 p.m. and end

Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations - 11/20/2009
For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night. Now she's ready to say goodbye, leaving a huge void for broadcast TV even as she raises the possibility of more Oprah than ever when she starts her own cable

NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife - 11/20/2009
Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife. The Rockland County district attorney's office issued a one-sentence statement Friday saying Carter, 46, was found guilty of third-degree attempted assault. The maximum sentence is

List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings - 11/20/2009
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 9-15. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: Pittsburgh vs. Denver (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 11.35 million homes, 16 million viewers. 2. "ICarly" (Saturday, 8 p.m.), Nickelodeon, 3.44 mill

Liberace, Cruise, Palin among Winfrey's highlights - 11/20/2009
Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing _ to her or others _ and a handful became pop-culture landmarks. Here are highlights through the years: _ Winfrey gets the final TV interview with pianist-showman Liberace, six weeks before his AIDS-related death, 1986.<

Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show - 11/20/2009
Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted five more women into its "Angel" ranks _ a designation reserved for top models _ in front of a packed house Thursday nigh

New York designer wins Project Runway - 11/20/2009
New York designer Irina Shabayeva's collection took the gold in "Project Runway," winning $100,000 toward her line, an agent and a trip to Paris. Judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Susie Menkes chose Shabayeva over Carol Hannah Whitfield, who came in third, and Althea Harper, the runner-up. The three women all

Fans excited to witness Winfrey's announcement - 11/20/2009
Fans who will be in the audience at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" say they're excited to hear the media mogul talk about her plans for the future. Winfrey's production company says the talk-show host will announce when she'll end her long-running show during a live broadcast Friday. The show is expected to wrap up in 2011 after 2

James Van Der Beek files for divorce - 11/19/2009
Court records show James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years. The former "Dawson's Creek" star filed for divorce Friday in Los Angles. He cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split with actress Heather McComb. The couple were married in July 2003 and have no child

Miss Calif. pageant gives ad time to gay group - 11/19/2009
The Miss California USA pageant director who became embroiled in a war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30-seconds of free ad time to the state's largest gay rights group. Equality California announced Thursday that it would be airing a spot featuring a teenage girl with two mothers during the Nov. 22 conte

Final season of `Lost' to begin Feb. 2 - 11/19/2009
ABC says the final season of "Lost" will begin in February with a night devoted to the drama. An hourlong special recounting the story line so far will air at 8 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 2, followed by the two-hour season premiere. "Lost" will move to its regular 9-10 p.m. EST time slot beginning the follow

'Jon & Kate Plus 8' to end its stormy run Monday - 11/19/2009
You might say our national nightmare is over. Or is it just a TV series? In any case, TLC's reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will end its spectacular but stormy run Monday at 9 p.m. EST. During this final hour, Jon and Kate Gosselin, the estranged parents of young twins and sextuplets, will venture on separate

Newseum puts Tim Russert's NBC office on display - 11/19/2009
Museum visitors in Washington will get the chance to step into "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert's old NBC office, which has been reassembled at the Newseum. An exhibit opens Friday with the office recreated to look as it did in June 2008 when Russert died of a heart attack at age 58. The journalism museum will keep the

Chaz Bono: Sex change is his 'best decision' - 11/19/2009
Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made." The 40-year-old writer, activist and reality-TV star, who was born a girl to Sonny Bono and Cher, says he's eight months into the years-long transformation and says he feels great. Formerly call

Nicole Richie is hospitalized for pneumonia - 11/19/2009
Nicole Richie has been admitted to a Los Angeles hospital and is being treated for pneumonia. Her representative says she's doing well. Publicist Nicole Perna said Wednesday the 28-year-old actress checked herself into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Richie was in a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this week after asking for a re

Feud not mentioned in Obama interview - 11/18/2009
Fox News Channel correspondent Major Garrett says he's a "conscientious objector" in his network's fight with the White House. He interviewed Barack Obama on Wednesday, and the topic never came up. Obama talked about the economy, health care, South Korean trade and Sarah Palin. In the interview's most newsworthy moment, he s

`Simpsons' character contest winner is the Bomba - 11/18/2009
Ladies' man Ricardo Bomba is bringing his charms to "The Simpsons," and it's all the doing of a hospital operations manager with a vivid imagination. Peggy Black, 52, of Orange, Conn., won a contest to create a character for Fox's long-running animated series, with her entry triumphing among the more than 25,000 received, th