Dec 31 1969
I've written (several times) about Oprah Winfrey's rat ings dropoff last season, so it's only fair to note that "Oprah" is off to a strong start so far this season. For the week ending Sept. 20 (premiere week), "Oprah" was up 30 percent versus the ...
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Dec 31 1969
NOW she thinks she can ice skate. Heather Mills, Paul McCartney's one-legged ex-wife, will appear on the British TV show "Dancing on Ice," according to the London Sun. Mills, who lost her left leg in a 1993 accident, appeared on ABC's "Dancing W...
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Dec 31 1969
THIS one was only a matter of time. The CW has announced plans for "Fly Girls," a new reality show that will track five Virgin America stewardesses as they cavort in their "high-flying careers filled with exotic locations and handsome strangers." ...
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Dec 31 1969
TENNIS Channel reluctantly made its signal available to Cablevision yesterday after a long dispute that caused most New Yorkers to miss Andy Roddick's epic five-set upset loss to John Isner at the US Open.
The sides were still taking shots at each...
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Dec 31 1969
HEATHER Locklear is back on "Melrose Place." Locklear, who rocketed to stardom on Fox's 1990s "Melrose" original, is joining The CW spinoff and will reprise her role as "scheming vixen" Amanda Woodward. Her first episode will air Nov. 17 (9 p.m./...
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Dec 31 1969
BACK when Buddha was a baby, I loved cuddling up to the easy sleaze of "Melrose Place." The affairs, the secrets, the relentless criminal activity among that group of insanely good-looking tenants always did my nasty little heart a world of good.
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Dec 31 1969
OPRAH tapes her season opener today on a four-block stretch of the busiest street in downtown Chicago.
Fans have been warned to bring their own food and own chairs and be prepared to wait at least five hours from the time they are allowed into the...
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Dec 31 1969
YOU know those photos of Hollywood starlets that weren't meant to be made public -- but somehow end up leaked all over the Internet?
Well, it happens tonight on the season debut of "90210," according to reports.
It was only a matter of time be...
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Dec 31 1969
IT only took nine years -- but "Big Brother" is finally a hit.
Just as the rest of the world grows tired of the social-experiment TV series -- Britain canceled the show last week after 11 seasons -- an American audience is discovering the pleasur...
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Dec 31 1969
IT was bound to happen -- now the "Idol" people say they "miss" Paula Abdul.
Simon Cowell spoke for the first time about Paula's abrupt departure last month, telling a TV tabloid show that the chemistry among the judges is "different" without her...
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