Ken Ober
Ken Ober, host of MTV's Remote Control, has died at the age of 52, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
"His body was discovered in his home on Sunday," Mark Measures, Ober's talent agent, said. "The last person to have spoken to him was on Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, no suicide, it looks like natural causes, just no one knows the exact cause yet."
Gallery: In Memoriam 2009
Ober began his career on...
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Taylor Swift
A Taylor Swift-dominated Country Music Association Awards dominated the rest of its TV competition, according to early Nielsen estimates.
See photos of all the country stars on the red carpet
The 43rd Annual CMA Awards averaged 16.8 million viewers over its three-hour telecast and was the most-watched CMA Awards in four years. ABC also won every half-hour in the adults 18-to-49 demographic.
Although CBS ran a distant second, the lack of ABC's comedy block helped boost sitcoms The New Adventures of Old Christine (7.6 million viewers) and Gary Unmarried (7.7 million viewers). Christine pulled ...
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Top Chef
Top Chef All Stars Dinner
10/9c Bravo
Padma & Co. take a break this week, but fans of Top Chef will want to feast their eyes on this. An appetizing mix of winning chefs and fan-favorite contestants from past seasons return to dish out culinary fare and dish on memorable moments in a special hosted by Season 5 chef Fabio Viviani. The all-star cooks include Tiffani Faison, Harold Dieterle, Marcel Vigneron, Ilan Hall, Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, Hung Huynh, Richard Blais, Lisa Fernandes, Carla Hall and Stefan Richter.
Read on for previews of Bill Cosby: The Mark Twin Prize 2009, New Adventures of Old Christine, Law & Order: SVU and Nip/Tuck.
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Fringe, Eastwick
It's that time of year: The networks are looking ahead to January and their midseason schedules, but some fall shows will have to be canceled to make room for the new stuff. Here's our list of 15 at-risk shows, many of which have posted significant ratings declines. Others are expensive to produce, a little long in the tooth, or just aren't performing as well as their timeslot competition — or even other shows on their own networks. Read about the issues each faces and then weigh in on which deserve to stay — or go.
(We'll keep updating the list of renewals and cancellations at the bottom of the page, so check back for the latest scheduling news.)
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Top Chef
Top Chef: Las Vegas
10/9c Bravo
The gourmets hammed it up last week, taking on pork-themed food and pairing it with vintage wine. But this was dining and whining, as catty dustups revolved around Robin and later the Voltaggio brothers, who are taking sibling rivalry to new heights. We now advance to tonight's supersize event (drum roll): the Restaurant Wars challenge. Here, the cooks must manage all matters of a restaurant, including serving, cooking and hosting. Top Chef Masters player Rick Moonen serves as the guest judge.
Read on for previews of The New Adventures of Old Christine, America's Next Top Model, Law & Order: SVU and Nip/Tuck.
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Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
10/9c FX
At the end of last season, just-married Christian learned that he wasn't dying after all. "Have a long and happy life together" with Liz, the doctor told him. Will the marriage last through the opening credits as Season 6 begins? Here's a hint: She already has a lawyer (Barry Bostwick). Another downer: Business is bad, but old frenemy Mike Hamoui (Mario Lopez) is now in L.A. and doing nicely. Things are going nicely for Sean and Teddy (now played by Rose McGowan), too, but not so much for Matt.
Read on for previews of Modern Family, New Adventures of Old Christine, Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak and Alaska State Troopers.
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Cougar Town
Cougar Town
9:30/8:30c ABC
Lest ye think this new comedy is all about older women chasing younger men — though there is that — the producers, including Scrubs' Bill Lawrence, conveniently dodge that cliché by tying it to a high-school football team's nickname. As for that first premise, it could also describe fortysomething divorcée Jules Cobb (Courteney Cox) being figuratively chewed up and spit out by a big cat called life. Should she get back out there and date? Well, she's just not sure, and, in tonight's premiere, neither is her mortified teenage son.
Read on for previews of Modern Family, Mercy, New Adventures of Old Christine and Law & Order: SVU.
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Emily Deschanel (Bones), Carmine Giovinazzo (CSI: NY) and Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives)
Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
Is Bones coming back this fall? — Byerley
MATT: Well of course it is, on Thursday, Sept. 17. And if only because I had Eddie McClintock (now starring on SyFy's Warehouse 13) dropping by for a video Q&A, I reached out to Bones boss Hart Hanson to see if Eddie's Special Agent Tim Sullivan might ever reenter Temp's life. "We've always thought he might return one day, dead or alive. I prefer alive, actually," Hanson told the Buzz. McClintock in turn told me, "I had such a great time with Emily [Deschanel] and David [Boreanaz], so for Hart to say that makes me happy. I would love to [do Bones again]." Hmm, W13 did just wrap production on Season 1....
Do you have any info on what's in store for CSI: NY's Danny and Lindsay? — Tasha
TIM: Danny and Lindsay will have a tough time balancing their jobs and relationship this season as they face serious pressures at both work and home. Look for both of them to ...
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America's Got Talent
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America's Got Talent
9 pm/ET NBC
The good, the bad and the ugly. That's essentially what is going down in these early star-search audition shows. But the good acts will slowly separate from the others, leaving them behind to advance to the "Vegas Verdicts" and a chance to score the ultimate $1 million prize. Tonight the colorful hopefuls showcase their talents in the fourth audition installment.
Read on for previews of American Masters, Primetime: Crime, RENO 911! and New Adventures of Old Christine.
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American Idol
American Idol
8 pm/ET Fox
The epic sing-off signs off in tonight's Season 8 finale. It's been a zigzaggy, sing-songy journey — a four-month, spaced-out odyssey that rocketed through the preliminary auditions (remember Bikini Girl?), the Hollywood rounds, catty group performances and the cuts at the judges' mansion. (Got drama, Tatiana?) Over 100,000 hopefuls auditioned this season, and it all comes down to the Top 2 and the crowning of either Kris Allen or Adam Lambert. On tap is a big pop celebration with special performances, surprise guests and a reunion of the Top 13. From the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live.
Read on for previews The New Adventures of Old Christine, Criminal Minds, Blueprint America: Road to the Future and Clean House: Search for the Messiest Home in the Country.
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