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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 9/12/11)
CBS: The Doctors (Premiere) at 9am
FOX: The Wendy Williams Show (Premiere) at 10am
NBC: Access Hollywood Live (Premiere) at 11am
NBC: We The People with Gloria Allred (Premiere) at 12:30pm
NBC: The Nate Berkus Show (Premiere) at 2pm
FOX: Judge Joe Brown (Premiere) at 2pm
NBC: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Premiere) at 4pm
FOX: The Dr. Oz Show (Premiere) at 4pm
MTV: The Substitute (Premiere) at 4:30pm
ESPN: Monday Night Football (Premiere) at 7pm
CBS: Entertainment Tonight (Premiere) at 7:30pm
NBC: The 2011 Miss Universe Pageant
FOOD: Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Showhouse Showdown (Premiere) at 10pm
UNIVISION: Don Francisco Presenta (Premiere) at 10pm

The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were given out on Saturday Night. Justin Timberlake received two more Emmys for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (hosting the Season Finale of “Saturday Night Live”) and another Emmy for Original Music & Lyrics (co-writing his opening monologue, in which he crooned about not wanting to sing). Gwyneth Paltrow received one for Guest Actress in a Comdey Series (guest starring on “Glee”).

Thursday’s one-hour live address by President Obama to the joint session of Congress at 7p averaged 31.4 million viewers. The speech was carried on 11 networks including ABC, AZA, CBS, NBC, Telemundo, Univision, CNBC, CNN, FBN, FOXNC and MSNBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Despite an ongoing feud over the television rights for the Golden Globes between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions, a one-year deal was made by the two entities with NBC to broadcast the awards event on January 15, 2012. Judge A. Howard Matz, a senior judge of the US District Court for the Central District of California will oversee the dispute in a non-jury trial that is expected to take two weeks.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Portia de Rossi (Better Off Ted, Ally McBeal) is banking on making a return to TV in a comedy picked up by NBC. The network approved the comedy about dueling sisters (with de Rossi playing one of the sisters) in a put pilot deal which would be executive produced by de Rossi’s wife Ellen DeGeneres via her company A Very Good Production based at Warner Bros. Television. Don Todd is on board as writer for the multi-camera comedy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Long-time TV show host Regis Philbin has no plans to retire after serving 28 years as head of his talk show, Live! With Regis and Kelly, reports THR. Instead, Philbin said on Friday footage has been shot in the last week for a reality series pilot in Los Angeles titled This Week With Regis!. The series follows Philbin in his real-life activities.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s sitcom Cougar Town cast Sarah Chalke in a multi-episode run for season three playing Angie, a college photography professor and new love interest for Bobby (Brian Van Holt).
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Contagion – $23.1 million
The Help – $8.7 million
Warrior – $5.6 million
The Debt – $4.9 million
Columbiana – $4 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

BEN & JERRY’S NEW ICE CREAM FLAVOR – “SCHWEDDY BALLS”
On Saturday September 24, 2011 Ben & Jerry’s will mark the 37th Season Premiere of Saturday Night Live with host Alec Baldwin.   In honor of one of his famous characters “Pete Schweddy”
http://www.benjerry.com/flavors/feature/schweddy/
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/movies/new-ben-and-jerrys-flavor-schweddy-balls-salutes-saturday-night-live

CASTING CALL
Food Network is seeking the worst cooks in America to compete during a new season of Worst Cooks in America starring Bobby Flay and Anne Burell. This Saturday, the show is hosting open auditions in New York City where you can bring an example of your worst dish and the person who is nominating you. Additional open auditions will take place in Los Angeles and Miami. Even if you are attending the open casting call in NYC, please email your information to: worstcooks@theconlincompany.com including your name, age, hometown, occupation, contact phone number and a recent photo along with why you or the person you are nominating is the worst cook in the country. For more details and to download the application please visit www.theconlincompany.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new show for a major cable network is seeking celebrity couples who are having relationship problems and are willing to do whatever it takes to save their relationship. Each couple will embark on a journey confronting the biggest questions in their relationship while working with a renowned relationship expert who offers a sensitive, caring approach. The program will include challenges, exercises and offer the participants a life-changing experience. The show, with production beginning this fall, is looking for well-known celebrities from TV, film, music, sports and more. Interested participants can send an email to: tvtalkrr@yahoo.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)