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1 hr ago | Zap2it.com

'Curb Your Enthusiasm': Preview the 'Seinfeld'-ian finale

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" winds down its season Sunday with an episode that also brings the show's "Seinfeld" reunion arc to a close.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Seinfeld, Soap Opera, Curb Your Enthusiasm

6 hrs ago | Penticton Herald

Judd Apatow packs a Funny Peoplea DVD with hours of comedy extras

For all intents and purposes, Judd Apatow is in the DVD business just as much as he's in the movie business.

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Related Topix: Funny People, Comedy Movies, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Freaks and Geeks, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, The Ben Stiller Show

10 hrs ago | Ottawa Citizen

Tearful Oprah announces end to iconic talk show

A tearful Oprah Winfrey on Friday announced that she will take her iconic talk show off the air in 2011 at the end of its 25th season.

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Related Topix: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Entertainment, Television, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen

15 hrs ago | Newsday

Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony

Singer Carrie Underwood arrives at the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year ceremony Saturday night Nov.

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Related Topix: Neil Patrick Harris, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, How I Met Your Mother

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Simpsons' Sarkozy lampoon an internet hit

A Simpsons lampoon of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has caused a stir online, almost a week after the episode went unnoticed on television.

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Related Topix: Nicolas Sarkozy, Animated TV, The Simpsons, Entertainment, Television

KSWB-TV San Diego

Who will be the next Oprah?

November 22, 2009 Oprah Winfrey's decision to end her Chicago-based syndicated show raises many interesting questions -- among them, who may be in line to assume the daytime TV throne, should it indeed become available.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Ellen, Entertainment, Television, Ellen DeGeneres, Reality TV

NBC Miami

"Curb" Finale: The End of Nothing

In the "Seinfeld" reunion set to air Sunday on " Curb Your Enthusiasm " Jerry Seinfeld acknowledges the chatter that his show's grand finale 11 years ago didn't live up to expectations.

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Related Topix: Seinfeld, Entertainment, Television, Soap Opera, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Mel Brooks

The TV Guy

'Chuck' returns to NBC lineup, forcing 'Heroes' to move

" Chuck " will push "Heroes" to a new time slot in January. "Chuck," the action-comedy starring Zachary Levi , will start its third season with two episodes from 9 to 11 p.m. Sunday, Jan.

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Related Topix: Chuck, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television

TV Guide

Actor Cites Gay and Racial Jokes on Entourage Set

As Lloyd on Entourage , Rex Lee is known for being the common target of Ari Gold's nasty verbal tirades.

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Related Topix: Entourage, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Zap2it.com - Television News

James Franco learns 'General Hospital' about more than hospitals

James Franco of "Pineapple Express," "Spider-Man," "Milk" and "Freaks & Geeks" fame hits the soap world this week.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Milk, General Hospital, Soap Opera, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Freaks and Geeks, James Franco

Zap2it.com

TV ratings: 'Mentalist,' 'CSI' lead CBS Thursday sweep

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 A slightly down night for ABC Thursday resulted in an across-the-board ratings win for CBS, which led primetime in both in viewers and demographic ratings.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Private Practice

KGET-TV Bakersfield

Ellen DeGeneres: [Oprah] Will Always Be the Queen of Daytime Television - ET

Ellen DeGeneres: [Oprah] Will Always Be the Queen of Daytime Television ";" src="http://www.etonline.com/media/video/2009/11/123913/et_ellenonoprah_091119_large.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> Ellen DeGeneres broke the news to her audience that Oprah will not be continuing "The Oprah Winfrey Show" beyond September 2011.

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Related Topix: Ellen, Entertainment, Television, Ellen DeGeneres, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey

ABC News - Brian Ross

Liberace, Cruise, Palin Among Winfrey's Highlights

Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing - to her or others - and a handful became pop-culture landmarks.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Oprah Winfrey, Entertainment

Cinema Blend News

Chuck Coming Back Early With January Premiere

It's good news for fans of Chuck , as NBC has confirmed that the series will indeed be making an early return with a two-night premiere.

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Related Topix: Chuck, Reality TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Law and Order, Crime TV

Squamish Chief

Parker-Broderick surrogate testifies items missing from her home

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - The woman who bore twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Thursday that she was living in a West Virginia motel around the time a police chief is accused of breaking into her eastern Ohio home.

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Related Topix: St. Clairsville, OH, Sex and the City, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Sarah Jessica Parker, Belmont County, OH, Martins Ferry, OH

Thu Nov 19, 2009

MSNBC

James Van Der Beek files for divorce

Court records show actor James Van Der Beek has filed for divorce from his wife of nearly six years, Heather McComb.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Dawson's Creek, Varsity Blues, Drama Movies, Soap Opera, Comedy Movies, Entertainment, Drama, Television, James Van Der Beek

Ain't It Cool News

Will We Get a Movie Based On The Call of Duty Games?? On Hbo's Rome Series??

Kevin McKidd, who voices Captain "Soap" MacTavish in the CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE games, says The Powers That Be are contemplating a movie built around the super-cool CoD franchise.

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Related Topix: Rome, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Kevin McKidd

TV Guide

Daniel Radcliffe to spoof Twilight on Simpsons

Harry Potter is trading in his wand for fangs. Did Twilight director confirm Stewart and Pattinson's relationship? Executive producer Al Jean told the magazine that Radcliffe will play Edmund, a young vampire that captures Lisa's heart.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Twilight, Harry Potter, Books, Animated TV, The Simpsons, Entertainment, Television

CBC News

Simpsons contest won by Casanova character

Peggy Black, winner of the contest to create a new Simpsons character, poses with Al Jean, executive producer, in Los Angeles on Monday.

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Related Topix: Animated TV, The Simpsons, Entertainment, Television, Orange, CT, New Haven Metro

Lansing State Journal

TV tonight: 'Modern Family'

The season's best new comedy has a double shot tonight. First is a funny rerun. Phil insists his son is mature enough to have an expensive bike; soon, we wonder about Phil's maturity.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Modern Family, Mercy, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, The Middle

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