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In this undated publicity image released by Fox, new 'American Idol,' judge Ellen DeGeneres is shown. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)

Fans delighted by DeGeneres' 'Idol' debut

AP - 7 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with "American Idol" viewers.

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Jay Leno ends his NBC prime-time experiment AP - 10 minutes ago
NEW YORK - Jay Leno ushered out one of television's biggest flops without sentiment on Tuesday, the final night of a prime-time experiment doomed by bad ratings and bad vibes.
"One Big Happy Family" to return for second season Reuters - 35 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TLC has renewed its reality show "One Big Happy Family" for a super-sized second round.
"Prison Break" actor enters supernatural "Gates" Reuters - 49 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Prison Break" alumnus Frank Grillo has landed the lead in ABC's supernatural crime drama series "The Gates."
NBC eyeing Paul Reiser pilot Reuters - 50 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Mad About You" star and co-creator Paul Reiser might soon be back on series television.
MTV cancels Mexico airing of 'South Park' episode AP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
MEXICO CITY - President Felipe Calderon's "South Park" cameo will have to wait.
Laborde's Father-Daughter Play, 'Hush', Premieres at Tarragon in Toronto Playbill - Tue Feb 9, 7:23 PM ET
Tarragon Theatre in Toronto offers the world premiere of Rosa Laborde's Hush, the story of a father and his daughter, Feb. 9-March 21.
Jeff Probst signs for two more "Survivor" cycles Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 9:01 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Emmy-winning reality host Jeff Probst will continue hosting CBS' "Survivor" for two more cycles.
NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project AP - Tue Feb 9, 7:51 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - For a good cause, NBC stars including Amy Poehler and Peter Krause and anchorman Brian Williams are weighing in on what parenthood means to them.
Reality show contestant convicted of murder AP - Tue Feb 9, 7:42 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco jury has found a former reality TV show contestant guilty of killing a man in 2007.
Ellen finds Simon "a challenge" on "Idol" Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 5:11 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday hinted of fireworks between her and Simon Cowell, and said she'd prefer not to sit next to the acid-tongued Briton in future.
Record Super Bowl telecast tops "M*A*S*H" record Reuters - Mon Feb 8, 6:01 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl TV audience set a viewing record for the annual National Football League Championship and eclipsed the 1983 benchmark set by the comedy "M*A*S*H" to become the most watched U.S. telecast, according to early ratings data on Monday.
'Lost' premiere sets encouraging note for ABC AP - Tue Feb 9, 4:18 PM ET
NEW YORK - Fans still found "Lost," even on a busy television week dominated by the Super Bowl.
Extreme stunts on tap for MTV Reuters - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - MTV has ordered a pair of post-"Jackass" extreme-stunt reality series, each with a format that's been tested.
`Survivor' host Probst signs deal for next season AP - Tue Feb 9, 4:16 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Jeff Probst is sticking with "Survivor" next season as host and an executive producer.
BBC paid top stars over $350 million last year Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 8:51 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - The BBC revealed Tuesday that it paid its top presenters 229 million pounds (357.6 million dollars) last year, in a move widely seen as an attempt to quell growing disquiet over the pay packets of its biggest stars.
Top 20 prime-time TV programs AP - Tue Feb 9, 3:53 PM ET
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Feb. 1-7. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.
ABC affiliates upset about losing sports to ESPN Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 12:14 AM ET
NEW YORK (MediaWeek) - ABC affiliates are boiling mad that corporate sibling ESPN is being handed live sports events that they initially were supposed to carry.
'Lost' star cast in 'Hawaii 5-0' AP - Tue Feb 9, 3:27 PM ET
HONOLULU - "Lost" star Daniel Dae Kim is the first actor cast for the remake of the hit cop series "Hawaii Five-0."
Reincarnation the gimmick in lifeless crime drama Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 12:28 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Reincarnation, once largely the province of Hindus and Shirley MacLaine, collides with the world of crime procedurals in "Past Life," which premieres on Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST/PST.
Leno to Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite AP - Tue Feb 9, 1:42 PM ET
NEW YORK - Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks.
Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show Reuters - Tue Feb 9, 11:01 AM ET
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."
Kate Gosselin to release personal new book AP - Tue Feb 9, 1:24 PM ET
NEW YORK - Kate Gosselin has a new book, "I Just Want You to Know," scheduled for release in April.
NBC considers lifting Emmys tape delay Reuters - Sun Feb 7, 9:32 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After airing the Golden Globes live coast-to-coast for the first time last month, NBC is considering doing the same for the Emmys.
DeGeneres says Cowell is `meaner than I thought' AP - Tue Feb 9, 12:13 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres, the newest judge on "American Idol," says Simon Cowell is "meaner" than she thought.
"Lost" actor joins "Hawaii Five-O" Reuters - Sun Feb 7, 11:39 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Lost" veteran Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii with a lead role on CBS' "Hawaii Five-0" remake.
TV show fined in Australia for killing, eating rat AP - Tue Feb 9, 8:40 AM ET
ADELAIDE, Australia - A British broadcaster has been convicted of animal cruelty after two reality show contestants skinned, cooked and ate a rat during filming in Australia.
Henry Winkler joins USA's "Royal Pains" Reuters - Sun Feb 7, 9:42 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Hank and Evan's father on "Royal Pains" is not a mystery anymore.
Attorney: Brooke Sheen wants case dismissed AP - Mon Feb 8, 7:32 PM ET
ASPEN, Colo. - Charlie Sheen and his wife were reunited Monday after a judge modified a restraining order and allowed them them to work out their differences following a Christmas Day domestic violence dispute in which the actor allegedly pinned his spouse on a bed with a knife to her throat.
Big TV producers staying in familiar genres Reuters - Sun Feb 7, 11:38 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Many big TV producers are back with new projects this pilot season, and most of them are sticking to the genre that made them successful.