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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/22/10)
MTV: The Challenge: Cutthroat: The S#!@ They Should Have Shown (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Untold Stories Of The E.R. (Finale) at 9pm
USA: Psych (Finale) at 10pm
Yesterday, the FCC passed the net neutrality regulations by a 3-2 vote after FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski obtained the backing of the agency’s two Democratic commissioners on Monday. The new regulations will take effect early next year and are designed to guarantee broadband web users equal access to all websites, online services and applications and prohibits internet service providers from blocking sites. Genachowski said yesterday’s vote by the FCC was historic. “For the first time we’ll have enforceable rules of the road to preserve Internet freedom and openness,” said Genachowski. President Obama also hailed the FCC’s vote as a benchmark, saying the government would “remain vigilant and see to it that innovation is allowed to flourish, that consumers are protected from abuse, and that the democratic spirit of the Internet remains intact.”
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All-new, one-hour episodes of Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane premieres January 9 at 9p on The Style Network. The docu-series’ new season continues to highlight the business and personal life of fashion guru, model and mom Kimora Lee Simmons. Left/Right produces the series for The Style Network.
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Steve Landesberg, best known as playing Detective Arthur Dietrich on the mid-1970s television series Barney Miller, died yesterday morning in Los Angeles. He was 65. In addition to playing Det. Dietrich on Barney Miller, which ran on ABC from 1975-1982, Mr. Landesberg had a dual role on the show also playing Father Paul. Mr. Landesberg received three Emmy nominations for his work on Barney Miller during the last three years of the show’s run. In more recent years, Mr. Landesberg appeared in such feature films as Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Wild Hogs as well as the Starz series Head Case from 2007-2009. Furthermore, he appeared in the 2002 television series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and had recurring roles on Harry and the Henderson and The Golden Girls and guest starred in several others including Seinfeld, Law and Order, Cosby, Ghost Whisperer and Everybody Hates Chris. Mr. Landesberg also hosted a special for NBC in 1983 titled The Steve Landesberg Show. He had the distinction of being discovered at an open audition hosted by Bill Cosby for NBC’s The Tonight Show which led to stints at the Improv working with David Brenner, Jimmie Walker and Bette Midler. Mr. Landesberg also did voiceover gigs for animated series including American Dad, appeared on regional stage shows and in numerous TV commercials. He is survived by his wife, Nancy and a daughter.
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OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network said Gayle King and HLN anchor Robin Meade will moderate the four two-hour primetime specials, Ask Oprah’s All Stars featuring Dr. Phil McGraw, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Suze Orman as they answer viewer questions. The first of four specials premieres on January 2 at 8p and the subsequent specials air on consecutive Sundays on January 9, 16 and 23 at 8p. Meade will moderate the specials airing on January 2 and January 16 while King moderates on January 9 and January 23. Also The Gayle King Show will now debut a week later on January 10 at 10a since King is moderating the specials taping in Los Angeles during the week of January 2.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/19/10)
1) Taylor Swift – Speak Now – 259,136 (After 8 weeks – 2,607,188)
2) Susan Boyle – The Gift – 254,341 (After 1,602,302)
3) Michael Jackson – Michael – 227,673
Other Debuts
6) R. Kelly – Love Letter – 153,873
7) Diddy/Dirty Money – Last Train To Paris – 100,786
27) Crystal Bowersox – Farmer’s Daughter – 57,804
33) Tank – Now Or Never – 43,554
41) Ciara – Basic Instinct – 36,642
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