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  • Abdul: Who’s to Blame, What It Means

    How much would ABC love to announce new “Dancing With the Stars” judge Paula Abdul?

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    Josef Adalian

  • ‘More to Love’s’ a Guilty Not-Pleasure

    The producers of “More to Love” have more to learn about the delicate balance between empathy and pity. Being curvy is hard, ya’ll! But it shouldn’t be used as a blanket excuse for one’s innumerable psychological issues. Don’t get me wrong; I like my crying with a side of crazy. But maybe they should take…

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    Jennifer Kelly

  • Seacrest: I Can’t Imagine ‘Idol’ Without Abdul

    Ryan Seacrest is weighing in on Paula Abdul’s apparent departure from "American Idol," saying he "can’t imagine" the show without here.   Seacrest spoke out about Abdul’s exit — where else? — on Twitter, posting a couple of messages around 10:30 p.m. Los Angeles time.   "About to go to sleep when I started seeing…

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  • ‘Idol’ After Paula: Who’s to Blame, What It Means — and What’s Next

    Where do we go from here?   Now that the No. 3 star on America’s No. 1 show has decided to up and quit, the aftershocks will continue for days, weeks — maybe months. This story isn’t exactly the death of Michael Jackson, but let’s put it this way: The Obama administration has one more…

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  • Abdul Had Been Seeking a Healthy Raise From Fox

    “I’ll miss nurturing all the new talent, but most of all, being a part of a show that I helped become an international phenomenon.”

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    Josef Adalian

  • Paula Abdul Announces ‘Idol’ Exit– via Twitter

    UPDATE 8:52 PDT: Fox and producers FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment are confirming Paula Abdul’s departure from "American Idol."   Just released:     Paula Abdul has been an important part of the AMERICAN IDOL family over the last eight seasons and we are saddened that she has decided not to return to the…

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  • DGA to TV Academy: Cut!

    Another day, another Hollywood guild complaining about the TV Academy’s planned Emmy changes.   Today’s outburst comes from the Directors Guild of America. My story on the complaint, first reported by J. Hibberd’s The Live Feed, is here.    The slow drip-drip-drip of outrage only underscores the need for everyone involved to stop with the…

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  • DGA Joins WGA in Emmys Protest

    “Unless the Academy reconsiders the change, the Guild … is not bound by its commitments to the Academy.”

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    Josef Adalian

  • NATPE 2010: Three Days Only

    NATPE, the TV industry’s annual syndication convention, will return to Las Vegas next year– but it will be a bit shorter than in years past. The National Association of Television Programming Executives said Tuesday that its 2010 powwow will take place over three days from Monday, January 25 through Wednesday, January 27. In recent years,…

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  • Coming Soon to the CW: ‘Dawson’s Creek: The Next Gen’?

    The CW, which has already mounted revivals of "Beverly Hills, 90210" and "Melrose Place," may not be done mining the TV vaults for new series ideas. "There are other shows we’re looking at that we’d possibly think about (bringing back)," CW Entertainment chief Dawn Ostroff told TheWrap Tuesday, just after her formal presentation to reporters…

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  • CW Wants ‘90210’-Like Familiar Shows

    Network not done mining TV vaults to fill slots, Ostroff says.

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    Josef Adalian

  • ‘True Blood,’ ‘Jackie,’ ‘Kendra’ Set Ratings Records

    The news just keeps getting better for HBO.   Sunday’s episode of the pay cable network’s "True Blood" brought in 4.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That’s a record tune-in for the two-year-old show, and a stunning stat given just how few home HBO reaches vs. other broadcast and cable networks. Indeed, "True Blood’s" viewer…

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  • Exclusive! The Sexy ‘Vampire Diaries’ Ad Campaign

    The CW is readying another provocative ad campaign for one of its shows. The network — which set tongues wagging with its sultry "Gossip Girl" promos (remember "OMFG"?) — today will unveil some seductive new one-sheet advertising aimed at hyping its new Thursday night tentpole drama, "The Vampire Diaries." The key art for the show…

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    Josef Adalian

  • Olbermann Slams NYT, Denies ‘Cease Fire’ with Fox

    The most legitimate feud on cable news continues, “blood spray” be damned. Last night on "Countdown," Keith Olbermann slammed the New York Times for printing a story about a “cease fire” agreement between executives at parent companies G.E. and News Corp, the parent companies of MSNBC and Fox News, which would in effect end the…

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  • Emmy War: Both Sides Need to Chill

    The TV Academy is finally fighting back against those voices opposed to its planned Emmy changes.    Academy CEO John Shaffner and Emmy executive producer Don Mischer defended the slated tweaks today during a powwow with reporters at the TCA press tour. Neil Patrick Harris, host of this year’s show, also begged dissidents to take…

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