ABC-TV is not keen on losing its cash machine “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” nor is CBS Distribution which syndicates it.

It would be like “The Godfather,” where all competitors to the Family were dealt with in a day, and the Winfrey Family took over the syndicates.

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Review of AMC miniseries: As compelling as it is confusing
By Jeffrey Jolson
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/17/09 – “The Prisoner” is set in an idyllic village that belies the fact that it is a prison where mind control and rats are the soup du jour at the corner café. Such is it with the AMC six-episode [...]

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Pop star jokes about Kanye West, Joe Jonas and Taylor Lautner
By Matthew B. Zeidman
NEW YORK (Hollywood Today) 11/8/09 – As expected, Taylor Swift made the obligatory mention of her recent run-in with rapper Kanye West during her “Saturday Night Live” monologue last night and even poked fun at ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas and her purported relationship [...]

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BBC America 1-hour documentary with Top Gear star premieres Tuesday, November 10th, 8pm ET/PT **** Four Stars
By Robin Rowe
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/5/2009 – “Going to space changed the way we look at the Earth,” says Top Gear presenter James May, who’s taking a look at the moon missions forty years later. “At 46 I’m [...]

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Latin Recording Academy hosts the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards to broadcast live on the Univision Network on November 5th, 2009
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/31/2009 – “On November 5th in Las Vegas, we look forward to spotlighting this year’s nominees and celebrating a decade of recognizing the best and brightest in Latin music,” [...]

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NBC broadcasts Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space on October 28 at 8pm ET/PT  *** Three Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/28/2009 – “We’re thrilled to have two new DreamWorks Animation shows on NBC this holiday season,” says DreamWorks Animation COO Ann Daly. “The creative teams from the hit feature films were [...]

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USA Network premieres detective series tonight at 10pm PT, 9pm CT **** Four Stars
By Robin Rowe
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/23/2009 – “He’s kind of quixotic,” says White Collar star Matt Bomer. “He’s not just this smooth, cool, perfect con man. He’s a romantic at heart. He’s really in love with this girl and that’s really [...]

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BBC America presents vampire drama series Being Human in a holiday marathon screening on Sunday, October 25th *** Three Stars
By Robin Rowe
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/22/2009 – “Everyone has a dark side that they don’t expose too often,” says Being Human star Aidan Turner, who plays the role of the vampire Mitchell. “Mitchell is [...]

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Classic comedy about an independent career woman, still funny and relevant today *** 3 Stars
By Gabrielle Pantera
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/19/2009 – The Mary Tyler Moore Show is as iconic today as it was when it first aired in the ‘70s. This groundbreaking series consistently ranked among television’s top-rated programs during its seven-year run. Mary [...]

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NBC, FX and Reveille executives define new TV business models at Variety Tech Summit
Robin Rowe interviews Marc Graboff, John Landgraf and Mark Koops

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/19/2009 – “People don’t watch networks anymore,” says The Biggest Loser executive producer Mark Koops. “They watch shows or they go to websites or they go to applications. It’s [...]

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Occupation, premiering Sunday, is an intense drama that explores the lives of three British soldiers changed by the Iraq war **** Four stars
By Robin Rowe
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/17/2009 – “I wasn’t surprised to discover that the marriage breakdown rate among soldiers who return from Iraq is something like 70%,” says . “Who do you [...]

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Gabrielle Pantera interviews the star of Privileged about life and her new Lifetime TV movie
Sorority Wars premieres Oct. 17th at 9pm *** three stars
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 10/17/2009 – “We were shooting in May in Vancouver Island,” says Sorority Wars star Lucy Hale. “It was pretty cold. We had this bikini scene. We’re all in [...]

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