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TVGuide.com's Top TV Moments of the Week | Today's News: Our Take | 1/9/2009
As one life ends, another begins. Except on TV, where no one ever really dies and the number of surprise babies corresponds directly with the stunted creativity of a show's writing staff. (Looking at you, 90210.) What we’re saying is this week's Top Moments include plenty of doom – but also glimmers of hope. read more 26 Comments
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Patrick Swayze on Cancer Battle: "I'm Going Through Hell" | Today's News: Our Take | 1/6/2009
A year after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze admits he has been "going through hell."
The actor opened up about his cancer battle with Barbara Walters in his first interview since the diagnosis, set to air Wednesday (10 pm/ET, ABC). "I've never been one to run from a challenge," he told her.
When Walters asked him if he was scared, he said... read more 18 Comments
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Barbara Walters Gets Up Close with 2008's Most Fascinating People | Today's News: Our Take | 12/1/2008
Who are America's top 10 most fascinating people of 2008? Barbara Walters has made her picks (and no, we're not on it...yet), and she's featuring them all in her annual hour-long ABC special December 4 at 10 pm/ET.
In Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008, the View cohost and interview queen is highlighting ten leaders in pop culture, sports, politics and entertainment and getting up close with them on their professional achievements, personal lives and public personae.
Walters has announced her top nine, leaving the number one most fascinating person of 2008 to be revealed during the program. Weigh in on her picks, after the jump. read more 43 Comments
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Ratings: Rosie's Special… Is Not So Special | Today's News: Our Take | 11/28/2008
Herewith is the ratings recap for Wednesday. (In a nutshell: Lotsa people were busy cooking.)
8 pm/ET
Bones topped the hour with 9.76 million total viewers (down nine percent week-to-week). Placing second, Old Christine (7.6 mil) and Gary Unmarried (7.72 mil) each dipped about 500 thousand.
Rosie O'Donnell's variety special — which by several accounts was disappointing/excruciating — drummed up just 5.04 mil, effectively giving Ro's arch rival, Barbara Walters, bragging rights for the night (see: 10 pm). It also goes to prove that little good ever came from trumpeting, "Ladies and gentleman, Gloria Estefan... and Rachael Ray!" Pushing Daisies dropped another eight percent, to hit 4.45 mil.
9 pm
Criminal Minds (14 million viewers) and Private Practice (6.22 mil, and yes, Grant Show will be back) each fell 13 percent.
10 pm
CSI: NY (12.16 mil) edged out Barbara Walters' non-dirty, non-sexy sit-down with the Obamas (11.65 mil). Law & Order was a distant third, with 6.26 mil.
There will be no ratings report for Thursday night. Many apologies to those who woke up this morning anxious to know if Click beat this week's second broadcast of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
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The Obamas to Sit Down with Barbara Walters | Today's News: Our Take | 11/25/2008
President-elect Barack Obama is making another pit stop on his road to the White House.
A little more than a week after Obama and his wife Michelle were interviewed for 60 Minutes, the future President and First Lady will sit down with ABC News' Barbara Walters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The interview will air as a one-hour special Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 10 pm/ET.
ABC is probably hoping ... read more 19 Comments
