CBS
Whenever CBS unveils a new fall schedule, it's like watching an impressive round of chess, as powerful pieces (of programming) are moved strategically around the board (the prime-time line-up), operating from a position of strength to shore up weak spots and holes on the schedule, proving that an aggressive offense is a great defense against stagnation and decline.
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Megan Hilty and Jaime Cepero
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Question: I'm not sure what NBC is thinking with their recently announced decision to leave Smash off the fall schedule.
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Keith Olbermann
On the same day that Keith Olbermann filed a lawsuit against Current TV, the cable network fired back with a countersuit of their own.
Olbermann filed suit Thursday citing breach of contract, sabotage and disparagement after he was fired one year into his five-year, $50 million contract with Current. Current TV then filed a countersuit, claiming that the Countdown host rarely showed up to work, missing 19 out of 41 days in January and February in what the network calls...
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Katie Couric and Josh Elliott
One lesson learned in this wearying week of morning-show warfare: Some people should never give up their dream day job. Which is why it was so gratifying for the week to end with the announcement that Today's Matt Lauer was staying put for years to come. I'd like to think he saw the future — or maybe Today's future — staring at him on Wednesday, when he sat across from...
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Keith Olbermann
Less than a week after being fired from Current TV, Keith Olbermann filed a lawsuit against the cable network Thursday, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Olbermann is suing for breach of contract, sabotage and disparagement after he claims he was...
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Keith Olbermann
Just a few days Current TV fired lead anchor Keith Olbermann, he appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and admitted, "I screwed up."
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David Letterman
Among the top 10 reasons CBS execs are smiling today: David Letterman and Craig Ferguson have officially signed on to keep their late night talk shows going through 2014.
The announcement is not a surprise, as word leaked earlier this year that Letterman and Ferguson were in talks to continue their Late Show With David Letterman and Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson at the network. But now that it's signed...
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Michelle Obama, Late Night With David Letterman
First lady Michelle Obama makes her debut on The Late Show Monday to discuss her Joining Forces initiative.
But host David Letterman wanted the real scoop from his guest:
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American Idol
Our top moments of the week:
13. Lamest Dirty Talk: It took time, but The Bachelor's Jamie finally decides she's going to kiss Ben. Despite being a self-proclaimed prude, Jamie straddles Ben and tells him exactly how she is going to plant one on him. But she doesn't stop there. She keeps flapping her gums, even while the two are kissing, which just makes Ben laugh. If first kisses say it all, then it seems clear why Jamie didn't get a rose.
12. Best Surrender: Realizing he lacks the duende (read: passion) to get the job done, Mr. Schue steps down as McKinley High's Spanish teacher to give the...
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Kristen Bell
Our top moments of the week:
13. Most Bitter Reminiscence: During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Madonna, a newly minted director, confesses that in her acting days, she really hated auditioning. "I really sucked at some," she says. when Jay Leno presses for details, she crosses her arms like a petulant child. "I'm not telling," she says. She does, however, offer a hint: "You audition for something, like, eight times ... It's like a kind of torture ... and I ended up not getting the part and that's not very pleasant. I have a voodoo doll of that director." We've got fifty bucks that says that...
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