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Oprah’s exit isn’t cause for panic

Gail Pennington — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:08:38 +0000

What will 4 p.m. be like without Oprah? How will we know which books to read? Will we be forced to choose our own favorite things, with no guidance?

Never fear. Oprah Winfrey, who will announce Friday (4 p.m. on Channel…

‘Chuck’ returns Jan. 10, NBC says

Gail Pennington — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:15:23 +0000

Subway all around! After originally disappointing “Chuck” fans by saying the cult-favorite spy dramedy wouldn’t be back on the schedule until March, NBC now says the return date is Jan. 10. That’s a Sunday, and “Chuck” will kick off with…

‘Lost’ returns Feb. 2!

Gail Pennington — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:33 +0000

ABC will turn the night of Feb. 2 over to “Lost,” with a recap special at 7 p.m. and the two-hour Season 6 premiere from 8-10 p.m. The regular time slot for “Lost” will be 8 p.m. Tuesdays. Season 6…

Couldn’t make today’s TV chat? Here’s what you missed

Gail Pennington — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:59:19 +0000

Here’s the transcript from our Nov. 19 TV chat, complete (as promised) with cameo by my cat Oliver. (He’s in his carrier, which he’s taken to using as a bed.) We won’t chat on Nov. 26 (that’s Thanksgiving), but we’ll…

Talk TV Thursday; post questions now!

Gail Pennington — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:04 +0000

Excited about the possibility of a new Aaron Sorkin show? Upset about the number of commercials in “V”? Want to see a new picture of my cat? (No, really, that question is already up.)

We’ll talk TV at 1 p.m. Thursday on…

Aaron Sorkin plotting return to TV

Gail Pennington — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:25 +0000

Aaron Sorkin

Can I just say, “Yay!!!”? My beloved Aaron Sorkin, creator of “Sports Night,” “The West Wing” and “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” says that as soon as his movie “The Social Network,” about the origins of Facebook, wraps…

John Oliver of ‘Daily Show’ will host own series

Gail Pennington — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:48:24 +0000

The very funny John Oliver will introduce other funny people as host of “John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show,” premiering at 10 p.m. Jan. 8 on Comedy Central.

“It’s the most worthwhile way you could spend an hour each week that…

‘Earl’ turns Elvis impersonator for TNT

Gail Pennington — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:38:00 +0000

“My Name Is Earl” star Jason Lee plays “a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother and moonlights as an Elvis impersonator” in “Delta Blues,” a series in development for TNT. George Clooney (via his Smokehouse Pictures, with Grant…

‘Biggest Losers’ find love

Gail Pennington — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:32:43 +0000

Two of this season’s most adorable “Biggest Loser” contestants are dating. Rebecca Meyer, voted out in the episode that aired Tuesday night, told Jay Leno that in the course of the show, and after leaving, she and Daniel Wright became best…

‘Three Rivers,’ ‘Cold Case’ trade time slots Sunday

Gail Pennington — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:27:32 +0000

“Three Rivers” — or, as I think of it, “the show I have to record to make sure I don’t miss the end of ‘The Amazing Race’” — will flip-flop slots with “Cold Case” next Sunday, with “CC” at 8…