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CELEBRITY NEWS: DECEMBER 13, 2010
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Taylor Swift is 21 years old today.
Jamie Foxx is 43 years old today.
Wendie Malick (Hot In Cleveland) is 60 years old today.
Christopher Plummer (The Sound Of Music) is 81 years old today.
Dick Van Dyke is 85 years old today.

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 12/13/10)
SPIKE: Phowned! (Premiere) at 7pm
ABC: Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To You at 9pm
MTV: True Life: I Have Paranormal Ability (Premiere) at 10pm
FUEL TV: Bondi Rescue (Premiere) at 11pm
TCM: Moguls & Movie Stars: A History Of Hollywoods (Finale) at 8pm

TNT announced its series The Closer will end its run with a final seventh season next year. The decision to finalize the series in 2011 was made by The Closer’s star Kyra Sedgwick. The Closer began in 2005 and is presently in its sixth season. During its seventh and final season, The Closer will mark its 100^th episode and production on the 15-episode new season will begin in spring 2011. The Closer is produced for TNT by The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader – $24.5 million
The Tourist – $17 million
Tangled – $14.6 million
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 – $8.5 million
Unstoppable – $3.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CELEBRITY NEWS: DECEMBER 10, 2010
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Raven Symone is 25 years old today.
Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage) is 33 years old today.
Nia Peeples (Fame) is 49 years old today.
Michael Clark Duncan is 53 years old today.
Susan Dey (L.A. Law) is 58 years old today.

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/10/10)
DICSOVERY CHANNEL: Swamp Loggers (Finale) at 9pm
FOX: The Good Guys (Finale) at 9pm
VH1: Storytellers: T.I. (Premiere) at 11pm

(SATURDAY 12/11/10)
ANIMAL PLANET: Pets 101 (Premiere) at 8pm & 9pm
SPIKE: Video Game Awards at 8pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Paul Rudd, Musical Guest: Paul McCartney

(SUNDAY 12/12/10)
HISTORY: Ax Men (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Leverage (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Basketball Wives (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: The Amazing Race: (Finale) at 8pm
SHOWTIME: Dexter (Finale) at 9pm

NBC is shaving the number of episodes for upcoming new midseason series Love Bites from 13 to 9 total episodes. NBC says the order for Love Bites is being cut to allow other midseason programming on its schedule. Love Bites in an hour-long romantic comedy starring Becki Newton about singles seeking love.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Hasselhoffs on A&E has been pulled from the lineup after just two outings, reports New York Magazine. Starring David Hasselhoff and his two daughters, the show pulled 718,000 total viewers for its premiere, dropping 30% for its second episode. A total of 10 episodes were ordered.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV debuts the new series I Used to be Fat on December 29 at 10p following overweight teens from their last weeks of high school through their first days of college as they work hard to lose large amounts of weight to start anew. Each 60m episode concentrates on the weight-loss journey of one teen as they go through a huge lifestyle change. I Used to be Fat will also air around the world via MTV channels beginning March 2011. 3 Ball Productions created the series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central in the New Year will reveal a new logo and a fresh on-air look. The new logo will go away from the present urban graffiti style and instead be represented by a letter “C” within another inverted “C” and when the network has its name written out the word “Central” will be upside down. Comedy Central will debut its new logo officially on January 1, 2011 though it is being previewed on the network’s website now and will be completely integrated throughout the site by January 11. The logo was also designed with the intent of using it on digital platforms including social media. Comedy Central opted to not add a tagline with the new logo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Dallas star Larry Hagman is returning to TV, making an appearance on ABC’s Desperate Housewives. Hagman will play the love interest of Lynette’s mother, Stella Wingfield, played by veteran actress Polly Bergen. Hagman goes into production on the show next week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This week, Time Warner Cable introduced its new SignatureHome service, a package containing digital cable, internet service and digital home phone for residential customers. SignatureHome components include Whole House DVR, Remote DVR Manager, Wireless Home Networking for up to 14 devices and VoiceZone on PC. For its residential customers, TWC is also offering a specially trained team referred to as SignatureService agents including Personal Solutions Advisors and Connections Specialists.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader – Ben Barnes, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes
The Tourist – Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Timothy Dalton
The Company Men (Limited Release) – Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello
The Fighter (Limited Release) – Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo
The Tempest (Limited Release) – Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Alfred Moliina, Ben Wishaw
Hemingway’s Garden Of Eden (Limted Release) – Jack Huston, Mena Suvari