The season finale of VH1's Bret Michaels dating show, Rock of Love, drew 5.4 million total viewers on Sunday, and was the cabler's second-highest rated telecast ever among the 18-49.... Nick Jr. premieres its hour-long Go, Diego, Go!: Safari Rescue movie on Monday at 9:30 am/ET.... Billy Bush has inked a new multiyear deal to remain as coanchor of Access Hollywood.... Tim Russert's eponymous weekend talker is moving from CNBC to MSNBC.... A Jan. 22 DVD release has been set for The Girls Next Door: Season Three.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs and his girlfriend, Kim Porter, welcomed twin daughters on Thursday, says People. The couple also has a son together, age 8.... Nick Jr. has ordered a third season of Go, Diego, Go!, and will debut a new special, Great Jaguar Rescue — a prequel to the upcoming Diego Live Tour that my sons will inevitably drag me to — on Jan. 15.... On Christmas Eve at 8 pm/ET, Showtime presents Life After Tomorrow, a documentary catching up with the original 1977-83 cast of Broadway's Annie.... On Christmas Day starting at 9 am, Toon Disney airs an 11-hour marathon of holiday movies.
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Barney & Friends' Riff, Degrassi's Cassie Steele (Manny)
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PreschoolFirst up, Sesame Street (PBS) celebrates the start of Season 37 next week by adding the magical Abby Cadabby, a delightful (if mistake-prone) sprite who represents the first new female Sesame Muppet in more than 13 years. [Look for a TVGuide.com Insider Q&A with Abby on Monday, Aug. 14.] Barney & Friends (Sept. 15, PBS) also waited 13 years to introduce Riff, their new dino character, whose musical imagination helps usher in an era of more varied tunes. New playmates will also populate the worlds of
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