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Anchor friction prompts exit of NBC exec - 3/2/2007
NEW YORK - NBC officials are poised to announce that the executive producer of "NBC Nightly News" is leaving his post, according to network sources, a move that comes as the top-rated evening newscast faces a strong challenge from ABC's "World News." |
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On 'Idol,' 4 more down, 15 to go - 3/2/2007
NEW YORK - "American Idol" viewers squashed the dreams of four more aspiring singers Thursday night, but Antonella Barba, the focus of recent attention over some racy Internet photos, was not one of them. |
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'Fifth Grader' aces test - 3/2/2007
You don't have to be a brain surgeon to understand that many of the most successful reality shows, especially Fox's "American Idol," revolve around humiliating the participants. |
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Hometown ANTIHERO - 3/1/2007
I'm guessing Rob Corddry isn't exactly a household name in Western New York. Most people here can't even spell or pronounce the name of the former fake "Daily Show" correspondent. |
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Humor throws 'Winner' for loss - 3/1/2007
Well, at least there are no Buffalo jokes in "The Winner," the new sweetly offensive Fox comedy set in our hometown. Actually, there isn't much of Buffalo at all in the series, which is about an insecure, naive 32-year-old man-child that Canadian writer-creator Ricky Blitt said he set in our hometown in 1994 because he loves the city. |
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Buffalo family gets a shout-out - 3/1/2007
On a night of dedications, Sabrina Sloan, 27, of California, shows her family's Buffalo roots. She dedicates Whitney Houston's "He Fills Me Up" to her maternal grandmother, Buffalo native Mary Louise Anderson, who taught English for years at Clinton Junior High School and then at Bennett High School. |
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Jack Coleman catches lightning again with 'Heroes' - 3/1/2007
Despite playing the leader of a shadowy government organization steeped in skullduggery on NBC's "Heroes," actor Jack Coleman swears he doesn't know much more about what his horned-rimmed glasses-wearing character is up to than the average fan. |
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Siblings duel on 'Nashville Star' - 3/1/2007
It was the match-up no one saw coming, except perhaps for a proud papa in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Entering the "Nashville Star" country music competition in separate tryouts in different cities, brother and sister Zac and Angela Hacker both made the cut for Season 5, then sang their way forward. |
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Prime-time death shockers still resonate years later - 2/28/2007
So they killed Meredith's mom. Big deal. The loss on last week's "Grey's Anatomy" pales in comparison to the deaths of truly major characters on other classic TV shows. |
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'Betty' has a Plana for success - 2/28/2007
There's nothing better than a long-lasting intellectual buzz brought on by a conversation with a Renaissance man. Meet Tony Plana. Besides playing the title character's father, Ignacio, on ABC's Golden Globe winner "Ugly Betty" - airing at 8 p. |
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'Friday Night Lights' is NBC's unsung champion - 2/28/2007
HOLLYWOOD - It's the story lines that tell you how good "Friday Night Lights" has become. They're rich, swirling around one another in a kind of perpetual motion. |
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Guys roar back in strong show - 2/28/2007
After last week's debacle of dull, the 10 remaining guys spring back to life, pleasing the judges no end. "That's the [fill in the name] that we love!" Randy enthuses. |
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Camera still loves Vanna - now a fortunate 50 - 2/27/2007
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Television warps her like a fun-house mirror, distorts her into a towering willowy creature, conjures false height, stretches her magically beyond her bounds. |
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Ratings prove viewers snoozed on Oscar night - 2/27/2007
This is what I'm thinking:  If you went to bed before the big acceptance speeches early Monday morning on the Academy Awards show, you weren't alone in Western New York. |
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Slow start a sign of things to come for broadcast - 2/26/2007
It might have been Ellen DeGeneres' dream to host an Academy Awards show. But Sunday night, she was hardly a dreamgirl in her opening monologue. |
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Stern no longer No. 1 on list - 2/26/2007
A year into his new gig at Sirius Satellite Radio, Howard Stern has a lot more money, an engagement ring and what he says is far greater peace of mind. |
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Reasons to miss 'Reba,' as she rides off into reruns - 2/23/2007
We admit it. We never gave "Reba" the love that it deserved. Now, after six seasons and two networks, Reba McEntire's sitcom said happy trails Sunday night with a one-hour series finale (reruns of the show will continue in the same time slot). |
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Michigan woman impressive; 'American Idol' down to 20 - 2/23/2007
NEW YORK - Four saw the door as "American Idol' whittled its 24 semifinalists down to 20 Thursday night. Amy Krebs, Nicole Tranquillo, Paul Kim and Rudy Cardenas were cast off by viewers getting their first chance to vote in the top-rated talent contest's sixth season. |
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