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"Game Change" depicts a devoted yet unhinged Sarah Palin
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is one thing the new HBO movie "Game Change" won't alter after it airs on television in one week: Sarah Palin still will be loved by many Republican conservatives and loathed by liberal Democrats. In the controversial new TV ...
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"Awake" gives NBC boost, "American Idol" wins night
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (TheWrap.com) - "American Idol" received a boost and scored an easy win for Fox on a repeat-heavy Thursday night, while NBC's new drama "Awake" premiered soft but still yielded the network's best numbers in its timeslot in nearly a...
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Fox tops TV ratings with ‘Idol,’ ‘Modern Family’ closes in
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox handily won the night with "American Idol," but ABC's "Modern Family" narrowed the ratings gap with "Idol" for its closest-ever finish with the singing competition, according to preliminary numbers. Fox came in first in ...
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Steve Aoki to Close MTV’s Woodie Awards
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Steve Aoki will close MTV's reformatted Woodie Awards at South by Southwest March 15, following the likes of Childish Gambino, Santigold and A$AP Rocky on stage. The founder of Los Angeles-based Dim Mak records and a long-time ...
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Aide to American producer killed by drugs fined in Uganda
(Reuters) - An assistant to an American television producer who died after taking contaminated cocaine in Uganda pleaded guilty on Thursday to drug possession, paid a fine and was freed, her lawyers said. Kathryne Fuller, 29, was charged with possessio...
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Analysis: NBC caught between rising "Voice", crashing "Smash"
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since their debut four weeks ago, NBC's two most-talked about TV shows have been on opposite trajectories: "The Voice" has soared in the ratings, while viewership for "Smash" has crashed. Monday's episode of "The Voice," which pits...
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Charlie Sheen’s "Anger Management" gets premiere date
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - FX will kick off its summer comedy slate with a packed night on June 28, starting with back-to-back episodes of Charlie Sheen's new venture "Anger Management," the network said Monday. On the same night, Russell Brand's new ...
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New HBO series to shadow war photographers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new television documentary series created by Hollywood director Michael Mann about war photographers promises to follow a new generation of photojournalists into places of conflict including Mexico, Brazil, Uganda and Libya, HBO ...
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Starring in Fox Drama Pilot, "Guilty"
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Another big-screen star heads to primetime. "Jerry Maguire" Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. is headlining the Fox drama pilot "Guilty." Reps for Fox and the actor confirm to TheWrap that he'll star in the drama, created by "Br...
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"Dancing With the Stars" avoids conflict with new cast
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television ballroom contest "Dancing With the Stars" took a step back from controversy with its new cast unveiled on Tuesday, including tennis champ Martina Navratilova, several TV actors, an opera singer and Gladys Knight without ...
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