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Martin Short revives Cat in the Hat for PBS series (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Television News &bull Today
Challenged to create a figure that would make children more interested in reading, Dr. Seuss came up with an engaging feline with a red- and white-striped top hat. With his anarchic style and penchant for adventure, the Cat in the Hat led several… Full Story »
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- Danmarks Radio
- New Tricks
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Video: David Archuleta Reveals What He Notices First in a Girl
Ace Show Biz &bull Yesterday
Runner-up of "American Idol" seventh season, David Archuleta, has shared about what he notices first in a girl. During a recent interview with Bop and Tiger Beat at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, the "Crush" singer said that one thing he… Full Story »
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- American Idol
- Nashville
- PBS
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Fantasia debuting new single 'I'm Doin' Me,' Asia'h Epperson to be charged with battery
From Inside The Box &bull Yesterday
All the latest "American Idol" news."Idol" Top 34 Season 7 eliminee Asia'h Epperson was arrested in the early morning hours on Aug. 12 after a fight at Colony nightclub in Los Angeles. She will most likely be charged with misdemeanor… Full Story »
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- American Idol
- Nashville
- PBS
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'He Is Our Version of 'CSI' ': Summer's Top New Show Closes In on Second-Season Pickup
TV Week: Bizwire &bull Sep 1, 2010
Fox is expected to announce it will order a second season of "MasterChef," the cooking competition show for amateurs that features British chef Gordon Ramsay. The pickup will result in the hot-tempered chef never being off the air on Fox… Full Story »
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VP Biden Makes the Morning Rounds
TV Newser &bull Sep 1, 2010
Following President Obama's primetime address last evening, Vice President Biden hit the broadcast network morning shows earlier today from Iraq. Later in the morning, Biden announced the official transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn in a change-of-command… Full Story »
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Will New TV Shows Turn Kids on to Science?
Ivillage Entertainment TV &bull Aug 31, 2010For years, TV producers have toyed with different formulas for teaching science on TV. From having a goofy science-nerd as host (Bill Nye the Science Guy, Beakman's World) to more grownup experiments (NOVA, MythBusters), there's no lack of effort. PBS… Full Story »
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- Discovery Channel
- PBS
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DVD Review: Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 5
Blogcritics Category: Video: Television &bull Aug 31, 2010Given the disastrous attempts in the past at rewriting non-Marple stories to include the iconic character, I was a little concerned about the direction of the series. Thankfully, these three new productions seem to have righted that ship. Julia McKenzie seems to have… Full Story »
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Postcards from Buster: The Entire Run of PBS' Arthur Spin-off is Coming in One Complete DVD Set!
TV Shows on DVD &bull Aug 30, 2010From the mind of Marc Brown, and the producers of PBS's popular animated series Arthur, comes this Emmy-nominated children's series starring Buster Baxter, a curious world explorer who is always ready for fun and adventure! With his camera, Buster captures… Full Story »
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TV Preview: Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy, PBS, August 31
Blogcritics: Video &bull Aug 30, 2010
Since 1992, when China opened its doors to international adoption, American families have adopted more than 70,000 Chinese children. Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy tells the story of one such adoption. The Sadowskys are a Long Island Jewish… Full Story »
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View of a Hurricane, 5 Years On
TV Decoder &bull Aug 30, 2010
The television ratings have been modest for many of the special programs pegged to the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding of New Orleans. For instance, both Rachel Maddow, on MSNBC at 9 p.m., and Anderson Cooper, on… Full Story »
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Brad Pitt Checks Up On New Orleans
Just Jared &bull Aug 29, 2010
Yesterday, Brad was spotted speaking to NBC News' Brian Williams about the work being done there to help replace the many homes lost due to Hurricane Katrina. It was unfathomable, Brad said in the interview that aired on Friday. "You… Full Story »
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The Cat Comes Back, in the Name of Science
New York Times: Television &bull Aug 28, 2010
On PBS the Cat in the Hat will lead his playmates on adventures in science, exploring how bees make honey, why birds migrate and how being slow helps a sloth. Full Story »
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"Music of Ireland" series continues with U2, Hansard (Reuters)
Yahoo! News: Television News &bull Aug 28, 2010
NEW YORK (Billboard) - U2, Glen Hansard, Damien Rice and the Script are among the Irish pop musicians featured in the second installment of the documentary series "Music of Ireland," scheduled to roll out nationwide on public television stations in… Full Story »
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All-time primetime: Holland Taylor
Variety TV News &bull Aug 27, 2010
It could simply be a case of failing memory, but it seems to me I've become a far more discerning and regular TV viewer in recent years. I don't watch much, but what I do see is "cherce." In my… Full Story »
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Anniversary Puts New Focus on New Orleans
TV Decoder &bull Aug 26, 2010
On the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, an impressive slate of documentaries and reports are filling TV screens, all but forcing the public to remember the disaster, one that was both natural and human-induced. On Wednesday, PBS showed the premiere of a critically acclaimed episode of "Frontline," "Law Disorder," about the shootings and supposed cover-up by New Orleans police officers after the storm. On Thursday, the five-year anniversary of the date… Full Story »
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President Obama to Deliver Primetime Speech on End of Iraq Combat Ops
Cable Articles &bull Aug 26, 2010
On Aug. 31, President Obama will deliver a primetime speech from the Oval Office about the end of combat operations in Iraq. The speech, which will be about 15 minutes long, will begin at 8 p.m ET. All of the… Full Story »
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Local TV look close-up at KC Public Schools
TV Barn &bull Aug 25, 2010
Hope you've been following this week's super-in-depth look at Kansas City public schools in the Star. There's also a mind-boggling amount of expense data, harnessed by our crack computer-aided reporting staff, showing how quickly millions of dollars can get spent.… Full Story »
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PEJ: Media Rise To Oil Spill Coverage
Broadcasting & Cable - Programming News &bull Aug 25, 2010
If the Gulf oil spill coverage was a test of network news operations "battered" by staffing cutbacks, many of those outlets appeared to pass the test with coverage that humanized the story and refrained from turning it into "another polarizing… Full Story »
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PEJ Announces Pew Findings on Gulf Oil Spill Coverage
Broadcasting & Cable News &bull Aug 25, 2010
If the Gulf oil spill coverage was a test of network news operations "battered" by staffing cutbacks, many of those outlets appeared to pass the test with coverage that humanized the story and refrained from turning it into "another polarizing… Full Story »
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News signing on at 4:30 a.m. on 2, soon to be 3 stations
TV Barn &bull Aug 25, 2010
This week, KMBC and KSHB moved their first morning newscast from 5 a.m. In a few weeks, KCTV will follow suit, which is only fitting since the CBS affiliate kicked off the last rush to claim rooster-hour supremacy in 2001. Then as now, the economy was in a slump, and people were scrambling to take… Full Story »
