
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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Kelly Ripa, Conan O’Brien
Change can be scary — especially for a TV show that swaps hosts or faces new competition. Here's a look at how a few longtime favorites have been handling tough transitions.
Live! With Kelly
Regis Philbin sat next to...
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David Spade
David Spade has landed a guest-starring role on Hot in Cleveland, Entertainment Weekly reports.
The Saturday Night Live alum, who co-starred with Wendie Malick on Just Shoot Me, will portray a...
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Jim Parsons
Kelly Ripa will kick off the new year on Live! alongside fill-in co-host — and husband — Mark Consuelos on Monday, Jan. 2, but he won't be sticking around for long.
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Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris apologized Friday for using the word "tranny" during Thursday's Live With Kelly.
After Kelly Ripa and Harris, who is guest-hosting as Live searches for a permanent replacement for Regis Philbin, inhaled sulfer hexafluoride — "helium's evil twin" — during a science experiment, the How I Met Your Mother star joked...
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Regis Philbin
So much for taking a break.
Regis Philbin is already planning his next TV project less than two weeks after leaving his longtime post on Live! With Regis and Kelly.
Social Power Rankings: Who should replace Regis Philbin?
"We're contemplating a show that is sort of a talent show, but it involves the whole family," Philbin, 80, tells The New York Post. A family competition "is...
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Jerry O’Connell, Josh Groban
Jerry O'Connell and Josh Groban are returning to Live! With Kelly to guest-host opposite Kelly Ripa.
O'Connell is slated to appear on...
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In case anyone had any doubt what Jason Segel was promoting on Saturday Night Live, the How I Met Your Mother star wasted no time in bringing out his colorful co-stars from The Muppets movie. During his monologue, Segel decided to sing about how he couldn't believe he's hosting SNL, when Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang hijacked his song and assumed that they were all hosting the show together as a group...
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Regis Philbin, Live! with Regis and Kelly
After 28 years and more than 16,000 hours, Regis Philbin officially bid farewell to Live! Friday morning — and as a result, it's snagged the No. 1 spot in our Social Power Rankings.
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From the cult-TV corner: It's rare to see a ballsy action heroine like Nikita (Maggie Q) in a state of panic, but in this week's typically tense episode of The CW's Nikita (8/7c), the first of the season I've been able to screen in advance, she places an anguished call to Michael in London to utter three unlikely words: "I lost Berkoff."
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