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June 8, 2008 - June 14, 2008

June 13, 2008: Barack Obama to appear on Jimmy Kimmel special
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UPDATE: Obama scores on Kimmel It seems Barack Obama's staff knows how to read a ratings chart. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will appear on...

June 13, 2008: Reality collision course ahead
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Talk about a wipeout: June 24 is shaping up to be a perfect storm of summer reality programming. Once upon a time, the date was...

June 13, 2008: Raiders of Frank Darabont's lost Indy 4 script
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Swerving briefly off topic from TV: Geeks are geeking out with geekish gratitude over the online leak of Frank Darabont's famously rejected Indy 4 script...

June 13, 2008: ABC's Game 4 coverage holds Thursday ratings lead
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The Los Angeles Lakers may have blown a huge point lead Thursday night, but ABC's presentation of the NBA Finals showed no sign of surrendering...

June 12, 2008: 'Top Chef' finale cooks cable competition
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The Wednesday night finale of Bravo’s "Top Chef" (2.5 million, 1.9/6) was the second-highest rated episode in the show’s history , up 16% from last...

June 12, 2008: Starz bashes Lindsay Lohan movie
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The following is an actual press release from Starz, which has taken a break from airing "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" on a...

June 12, 2008: 'Battlestar' finale; Heigl; 'Gossip' follow-up
Comments: 0 | Categories: Battlestar Galactica , Katherine Heigl

-- "Battlestar Galactica" showrunner Ron Moore made sneak preview audience last night promise to not reveal spoilers from Friday's "mid-season finale." AintItCool has a detailed...

June 12, 2008: 'Celebrity Circus' ratings without a net
Comments: 4 | Categories: NBC

NBC’s all-American bummer continues: The 90-minute premiere of “Celebrity Circus” had a modest opener Wednesday night with a premiere on par with the network’s other...

June 11, 2008: ABC tops Tuesday with NBA
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ABC continues to score with its presentation of the NBA Finals, with Tuesday night's Game 3 up at least 16% from last year. The Los...

June 10, 2008: Premieres: 'Army Wives,' 'Ice Road Truckers'
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Meanwhile, on ad-supported cable... The second season premieres of Lifetime’s “Army Wives” and History’s “Ice Road Truckers” posted double digit gains to top Sunday cable....

June 10, 2008: Reality producer Q&A; 'Survivor' vs. 'Race'
Comments: 1 | Categories: Reality Show

THR's annual reality issue has a column about why "Survivor" deserves to break the "The Amazing Race" winning streak and finally take home the outstanding...

June 10, 2008: 'Nashville Star' has modest debut
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Writing the daily ratings is often like being a doctor who's burdened with telling patients the bad news: "I'm sorry, ABC. The test results came...

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