All You Need To Know Today
Tom Shales hated Kathy Lee on “Today” even more than I did.
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Bubble shows: ABC’s “Boston Legal,” “Eli Stone” and “Women’s Murder Club;” CBS’s “Moonlight,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Rules of Engagement,” “Shark” and “The Unit;” Fox’s “Back to You” and “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles;” and The CW’s “Reaper.” Time to ramp up those “save our show” campaigns.
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Fox had a reality show titled “When Women Rule the World,” then apparently decided that prospect was too terrifying for viewers. How bad does a reality show have to be to not get on Fox?
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There’s a new ABC pilot, “Castle,” about a horror novelist who consults with the NYPD. Make it about a horror novelist who consults with a broadcast network and you actually have some believability.
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Jeff Zucker to actors: Oh, sweet Jesus, pleasepleaseplease don’t strike.
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Jeff Zucker’s also miffed that Lifetime swiped “Project Runway” away from him, and so, some attorneys will get even richer. At least he didn’t sue to keep “Scrubs.”
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The New York Times says CBS News is essentially throwing in the towel and outsourcing its newsgathering to CNN; but Variety says “not so fast.” Which probably just means that CBS didn’t like the way it looked in the Times story.
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I’m betting that pregnant guy did it just to get a book deal.
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Jack McBrayer is Kenneth the Page: “To hear Brett Ratner say, ‘O.K., now walk more slowly with the unicorn’; ‘O.K., Mariah, spank Jack more,’ ” he said. “What is happening to my life?”

David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. 

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