Patrick Dempsey by John Shearer/ WireImage.com
Patrick Dempsey: The E! True Hollywood Story premieres Tuesday at 9 pm/ET.... Jimmy Kimmel Live drew its largest-ever weekly audience — averaging 2.05 million viewers — when Jimmy pulled double duty with his late nighter and as Regis & Kelly cohost.... Wheel of Fortune celebrates its 25th anniversary with a series of themed weeks, beginning today with "Best Friends".... Similarly, Family Feud this week pits WWE superstars such as Ric Flair and Batista against divas like Candice Michelle and Queen Sharmell.
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Jimmy Kimmel by Bob D'Amico/ABC
Imagine finding out you’re fired by reading about it in the New York Times. That’s just what happened to ABC late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel, who kept colleagues and fans laughing as a guest on the long-running sports show Monday Night Football on Oct. 15."I guess the executive producer was upset with some jokes I made on the air, and I’m still not sure which ones, but he announced to the New York Times that I was banned from Monday Night Football," says Kimmel. "I was surprised — I was just a guest [commentator] — this is the first time I’ve been fired from a job I didn’t have."Kimmel adds, "I don’t feel I owe anyone an apology; quite the reverse, actually. Everyone seemed really happy in the booth and [then] I left and then I read in the New York Times that he’s banned me.""That is synergy in action," jokes Kimmel on learning about his ban through the newspaper. "He told the newspaper before he told me — he still hasn’t...
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Jimmy Kimmel by Bob D'Amico/ABC
Talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel underwent a successful emergency appendectomy on Wednesday night in Los Angeles, his rep Lewis Kay tells TV Guide. “The rest of this week's tapings of Jimmy Kimmel Live have been canceled until he is back on his feet," says Kay. "He is resting comfortably and is looking forward to getting back to work.”Kimmel is both host and executive producer of Live, which features a bevy of his family and friends, including his cousin Sal, his Uncle Frank, his Aunt Chippy and his parents. Kimmel also hosts ABC’s new variety game show Set for Life, which premieres July 20, and he is slated to host the 2007 ESPY Awards in July. — Reporting by Nadine Mendoza
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Salma Hayek has inked a new two-year deal with ABC Studios, under which she and fellow Ugly Betty exec producer Jose Tamez will develop new series.... Ozzy Osbourne will perform on consecutive nights of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Monday, May 21, and Tuesday, May 22.... MTV has announced a May 22 premiere for Season 2 of Rob & Big.... Starz' Encore marathons all four Jaws films on Memorial Day, starting at 5 am/ET. Think that includes The Spy Who Loved Me?... Which of the three Spider-Man films is now your all-time fave? Vote in today's poll (bottom right).
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Scheduled to debut next season are four new comedy entries — Carpoolers, Cavemen, Miss/Guided and Sam I Am; along with seven new drama series — Big Shots, Cashmere Mafia, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, Private Practice, Pushing Daisies and Women's Murder Club. Oprah's Big Give is also slated to debut.In addition to the new series, ABC previously announced season renewals for Brothers & Sisters, Men in Trees, Ugly Betty, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Desperate Housewives, Boston Legal, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Dancing with the Stars, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Bachelor, Supernanny, America's Funniest Home Videos and Wife Swap. October Road and Notes from the Underbelly will also return for second seasons.As previously announced, Saturday Night College Football will return for a second season on Saturday, September 1 (8:00 pm, ET).ABC's fall prime-time schedule is as follows (all times listed are Eastern, with new shows in bold):MONDAY: 8 pm Dancing with the Stars9:30 pm Sam I ...
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Never has the word "Andy" been such a game-changer, eh?At this past Friday's taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live, comedian Andy Dick had to be forcibly removed from the stage when he ignored repeated requests to cease touching/poking/caressing Guest No. 2, Ivanka Trump. (Video here.) Even despite the talker host's warning that, "Donald Trump will kill both of us," the possibly inebriated Dick persisted in pawing the titan's pretty offspring, requiring security guards to literally drag him off stage, down the hall, past hair-and-makeup, and back into obscurity.
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Grey's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez is partnering with Dove to invite women to create their own 30-second commercial for the new Dove Cream Oil Body Wash Collection, via DoveCreamOil.com. The best spot will premiere during ABC's presentation of the Academy Awards on Feb. 25, 2007.... Speaking of the Oscars, for the second consecutive year, ABC will lead out of the telecast with a Jimmy Kimmel Live special.... FX has landed cable rights to Martin Scorsese's The Departed, to air in late 2008.... Music-video vixen turned Surreal Lifer Tawny Kitaen has entered a six-month drug-rehab program, after being slapped with a felony charge of cocaine possession last May.
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Looking to capitalize on the Thursday ratings surge spurred on by this season's relocation of Grey's Anatomy, ABC is moving Jimmy Kimmel Live's repeat night to the now NFL-football-less Monday, meaning the late-night talker will air a first-run episode on Thursdays. Last week, Kimmel enjoyed its highest rating among women in more than three years.
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Question: I can't believe Prison Break killed Abruzzi! Who's next to go?
Answer: You'll find out in the next three weeks. And this next death will land Mahone in a ton of trouble with his superiors since it occurred after the escapee was taken into custody.
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Housewives' James Denton with his wife, Erin, and their son, Sheppard
With Dad's day almost upon us — Sunday, June 18, if you still need to run out and grab a card — your favorite stars from Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, Without a Trace and more share their best bits of fatherly wisdom. For photos of these proud pops with some of their kids, pick up the new issue of TV Guide.
James Denton
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