DAVID BAUDER

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Giants-49ers' NFC game scores big ratings for Fox

Maybe Fox should try Eli Manning on its next edition of "American Idol."

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ABC News to air interview with Gingrich ex-wife

ABC News plans to air an interview with the second wife of Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich on "Nightline" just two days before the GOP's South Carolina primary.

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ABC's Weir finds health problem on routine story

A routine news story took a strange turn when an ABC "Nightline" anchor had a full body scan that turned up a possible warning sign.

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Familiar actors win Globes for new TV work

The names were familiar: Kelsey Grammer, Matt LeBlanc, Claire Danes, Laura Dern and Jessica Lange. The television work for which they were honored by the Golden Globes Sunday night wasn't.

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TV One network focuses on missing blacks

After 16 years playing a police lieutenant on "Law & Order," actress S. Epatha Merkerson is turning to some real-life crime stories.

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Louis-Dreyfus researched role with US veeps

Julia Louis-Dreyfus said Friday that she spoke with two U.S. vice presidents to research her role in an upcoming HBO comedy.

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Some guerrilla warfare on behalf of 'Cougar Town'

Some Hollywood-style guerrilla warfare has earned the maker of ABC's sitcom "Cougar Town" some notice, but didn't achieve his goal — at least not yet.

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Daytime show from man behind 'The Biggest Loser'

J.D. Roth's first email upon learning that ABC had decided to air his transformational new daytime series, "The Revolution," came from his mother-in-law: "You killed Erica Kane!"

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Television networks bring something new to Iowa

Cable news networks brought new toys and new people to the 2012 presidential campaign's opening night in Iowa, yet the tight race made it a struggle for viewers to make sense of it all.

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It's a happy New Year's Eve for ABC in the ratings

ABC rang in the new year with robust ratings, crushing its rivals during four hours that covered both prime time and late night.

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CNN's Morgan testimony has little impact

CNN's Piers Morgan was in the position few television interviewers like to be this week: on the other side of the microphone.

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MTV names Katy Perry its 1st artist of the year

Katy Perry's run of No. 1 singles has earned her the distinction of becoming MTV's first artist of the year.

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Giants-Cowboys game on NBC dominates TV ratings

Sunday night's thrilling football game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys dominated the television ratings.

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Correction: Syria-Walters Interview

In a Dec. 7 story about Barbara Walters' interview with Syrian President Bashar Assad, The Associated Press misquoted Assad based on an incorrect transcript provided by ABC News. When asked about the torture of children, Assad said, "You don't live here." He did not say, "I don't believe you."

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Presidential race coverage raises conflict issues

Political consultant Dick Morris recently disclosed on Fox News Channel that some of the Republican presidential candidates that he talks about on the air have paid for advertisements in a newsletter he sends out to subscribers.

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Rudolph holiday TV special tops Victoria's Secret

Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer has more juice than the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, but the lingerie-clad runway models trump Santa Claus.

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Networks walk a tightrope over crowded debates

Keeping the crowded Republican presidential debates fair, lively and topical can seem like the equivalent of juggling while walking a tightrope.

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Brian Williams' newscast outdraws NBC prime time

Some weeks NBC must wish it could start prime time a couple of hours earlier.

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Chelsea Clinton is hired by NBC News

Chelsea Clinton began work at NBC News on Monday, the second daughter of a former president at the network.

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New generation of music central to protest

The sound of insistent drumming bounces off the sides of nearby office towers announcing the location of the Occupy Wall Street home base long before its inhabitants are otherwise seen or heard.

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NBC's prime-time woes may be spreading

Despite the slow, seemingly bottomless decline of NBC's prime-time lineup over the past decade, the network's other programming remained unaffected. Now there are signs that is changing.

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Andy Rooney, wry '60 Minutes' commentator, dies

Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about life's large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old.

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E! defends decision to reshow Kardashian wedding

Kim Kardashian's lightning-quick marriage shouldn't have any impact on the E! Entertainment network's relationship with the reality TV family despite some shuffling this week, E!'s chief said on Wednesday.

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Football puts CBS back on top of TV ratings

The LSU-Alabama matchup gave CBS its biggest college football audience in 22 years, helping the network clobber its rivals in the weekly television ratings.

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World Series shakes up Nielsen ratings

The World Series shook up prime-time television viewing, helping Fox knock off CBS for the week.

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