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Dishing the scoops du jour

Dishing the scoops du jour

ABC News' Brian Ross gets air time on a variety of shows through investigative journalism.

For Bob, the time is right

CBS honors 'The Price is Right' retiring host Bob Barker with two prime-time specials.

Diane Werts

GLUED TO THE TUBE

Let's hear it for the girls

'The Gilmore Girls,' a CW show that came on the air in 2000, has its series finale Tuesday at 8.

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'King' rules to the very end

'King' rules to the very end

Leah Remini and Kevin James go out with a bang in the finale on Monday night.

Mom and cop, Mariska Hargitay on 'SVU'

'Law & Order: SVU' star Mariska Hargitay is aglow from the birth of her child and the rebirth of her character.

Growing up with Sopranos

Nearing the finale, Tony's kids savor their togetherness.

'Dittydoodle Works'

'Dittydoodle' goes for kit and caboodle

LI-based kids' show aims at toddlers, their older siblings - and soon, fans nationwide.

Travelogue of conspiracy theories

ABC's new show 'Traveler,' premiering after 'Grey's Anatomy' on Thursday, shows three inseparable college roommates fall apart after a terrorist act.

Diane Werts

GLUED TO THE TUBE

A new suitor for 'Passions'

NBC's 'Passions' becomes DirecTV's 'Passions' this September. Can this save the fading soap genre?

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On the street where he lived

How we connect to our parents as we grow up - and how they connect to each other as their own marriage evolves - are right up there among the mysteries of the ages.

Is '24's' number finally up?

In the sixth season, viewers are taking aim at Jack Bauer.

Pilots trying to land laughs

This fall, networks aim to humor viewers with quirky sitcoms -- and funnier dramas.

Chronicling a life with cancer

Ted Koppel shows how Leroy Sievers copes with cancer, Sunday at 8 on Discovery Channel.

Diane Werts

GLUED TO THE TUBE

Mega-sitcoms now a rare scent

This week's Thursday night NBC "must see TV" juicer-upper is a "laugh 'n sniff" 40-minute episode of "My Name Is Earl."

Where's Matt Lauer? Atop the ratings

Matt Lauer's quiet authority and skill have helped the 'Today Show' beat its rivals.

Race and 'American Idol'

On TV's No. 1 show, will America care if none of the final three is white?

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Marlon Brando, remembered

Turner Classic Movies presents a riveting, insightful portrait of an actor on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Brando movies played around the documentary.

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'Sam's' magic brings it on home

A documentary profiles the legendary soul singer Sam Cooke, Saturday at 8 on WLIW.

A VIEW FROM HOLLYWOOD

Rock-solid muse: Mary Tyler Moore

Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey portray Jack Donaghy and Liz Lemon on NBC's '30 Rock,' which smartly evokes 'Mary Tyler Moore.'

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A liberal lion roars about war

'Bill Moyers' Journal' is back after what may be the longest hiatus in TV history, Wednesday at 9 on WNET.

Back to heroic unreality

As the hit returns, critic Diane Werts wonders: Does TV get any better? And just who is Linderman?

What on Earth is going on?

Sundance gives the green light to eco-friendly shows. 'The Green,' airing Tuesdays at 9, focuses on saving the planet.

Blogs with character

From Dwight Schrute to Hiro, characters from some of TV's most popular series get a life as they become their own bloggers.

How NBC caused a TV feeding frenzy over V.T. shooter

Now a kid who was asocial, isolated and insignificant is a famous, potent, rock star "martyr," thanks to the air time dedicated to Cho's self-starring videos.

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Mom as bounty hunter cops-out

Definitely getting nominated for Series Title of the Year honors: "Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter."

'Grey's Anatomy' spin-off to get sweeps debut

"Grey's Anatomy" spin-off will include more familiar faces during the two-hour sweeps episode airing May 3.

DVD REVIEW

Rock is off the air in Cincinnati

The first season of 'WKRP in Cinncinnati' is now on DVD, but with 'song replacements.'


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Prime-time Nielsen ratings
May 7-13
1. "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 28.2 million
2. "American Idol" (Tuesday), Fox, 25.47 million
3. "House," Fox, 21.36 million
4. "Grey's Anatomy" ABC, 19.58 million
5. "Dancing With the Stars" (Monday), ABC, 19.44 million
6. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," CBS, 18.75 million
7. "CSI: Miami," CBS, 17.18 million
8. "Dancing With the Stars Results" (Tuesday), ABC, 16.86 million
9. "Desperate Housewives," ABC, 16.13 million
10. "Without a Trace," CBS, 14.31 million
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