December 15, 2009

Americans pick TV as their favorite medium, thanks to the recession
About 34% of Americans cited TV as their favorite medium, up from 27% last year, according to an annual "State of the Media Democracy" report. Internet, music and books came in 2nd through 4th, while movies was among the least-popular choices.


Obama to appear on NBC's WWE Holiday special

The president and Gen. David Petraeus will make a special message on "WWE Tribute To The Troops," which airs Saturday.


Since when does MTV have standards?

MTV's decision to pull the "Jersey Shore" punch is baffling considering the network repeatedly showed slapping on "Real World: Seattle" and a "Real World: Austin" punch to the face.


CW's "Blonde Charity Mafia" appears to be dead

The D.C. socialite reality show, which suffered a host of problems and was brought to the CW from Lifetime, apparently has lost the reality TV edge to flight attendants in "Fly Girls" and "I'm Tinsley Mortimer and You're Not."


"24" conservative denies his politics will influence "The Kennedys"

"My politics have never guided my interest in stories and movies," Joel Surnow says of his work on the History channel miniseries.


Study: You can burn more calories by watching less TV

A Stanford study found that "overweight adults who cut television time in half were more active, burning more calories as a result."


Why is "Entourage" nominated for a Golden Globe?

And where is Jim Parsons from "The Big Bang Theory"? PLUS: "Sons of Anarchy" snubbed.


"Greg Brady" gets restraining order against girlfriend who tried to kill him

"Brady Bunch" star Barry Williams claims his ex, Elizabeth Kennedy, tried to pull a knife on him when she accused him of having an affair.

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