TNT wins cable race for a 4th year (Reuters)
Reuters - They don't call it"The Closer"for nothing.

Prime-Time Nielsen Ratings (AP)
AP - Prime-time television viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen Media Research for Dec. 19-25. Top 20 listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An"X"in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

"Desperate"Dismissee's Bad Rap (E! Online)

E! Online - He's no K-Fed, but recently dismissed Desperate Housewives cellar dweller Page Kennedy is following in Mr. Spears' media-hatin' musical footsteps.

'Producers'stars give'Ellen'best week (Reuters)
Reuters -"The Ellen DeGeneres Show"had its best week ever during the week ended December 18 thanks in part to an appearance by the cast of the feature film"The Producers."

Sleepy-Eyed Dunkin'Donuts Actor Vale Dies (AP)

AP - Michael Vale, the actor best known for portraying sleepy-eyed Fred the Baker in Dunkin' Donuts commercials, has died at age 83.

Hollywood unions get no reply on branding demands (Reuters)
Reuters - More than six weeks after Hollywood unions sought a code of conduct governing product placement and a financial stake in such deals for writers and actors, their demands have largely fallen on deaf ears, written off as a publicity stunt or negotiating tactic.

Oxygen series lets Dickinson strut her stuff (Reuters)

Reuters - Oxygen has given the green light to a reality series that follows former "America's Next Top Model" judge Janice Dickinson as she starts a Hollywood modeling agency.

NBC Gets Boost From Howie Mandel's'Deal'(AP)
AP - In an otherwise quiet week of television, Howie Mandel channeled his inner Regis Philbin to help make NBC's"Deal or No Deal"a winner.

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