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Friday, November 20, 2009
Overnights
CBS takes its first Thursday, a slow one
Averages a 3.7 in 18-49s, 0.2 ahead of ABC on a night when all but two shows were down from last week. 'Grey's' is No. 1 with a 5.0.

Television
Preparing for life after 'Oprah' wraps up
The end of the syndicated show will dramatically alter daytime television, especially for the ABC stations that now carry it

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TV Reviews
'Happily Ever Faster,' don't bet on it
There's a sweetness to this TLC reality series about Las Vegas weddings but chances are it will all get real old real quick

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Alternative media
In Union Square, dunk Joey the Clown
As he hurls insults, passersby hurl baseballs, hoping to knock him into the water, in an old carnival stunt for 'Splinterheads'

Survey
Do you understand web measurement?
In planning/buying online advertising, how reliable do you find traffic data for web sites? What sources do you trust the most?

Here & there
Agencies to Nielsen: Reinstate live stream
Other shorts: AOL: We're laying off 2,500 post-spinoff - Bloomberg's BusinessWeek cuts one-third of staff - Programming notes: 'Lost' moving to Tuesday - The word of the decade: Global warming

Rachel speaks!
Rachel, help, we're being left in the dark
People are being told their jobs are being eliminated in a restructuring and that they may or may not get rehired. Rachel advises.

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TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: Sarah Palin on ABC's '20/20;' Saturday: UConn versus Notre Dame on NBC; Sunday: 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' finale

Overnights
ABC's 'Middle' climbs without 'Hank'
First-year sitcom averages a 2.4 in 18-49s, up 26 percent over its most recent episode after its lagging lead-in is canceled

Television
Palin pushes 'Oprah' to two-year high
Former Republican VP candidate's interview averages an 8.7 household rating as she becomes embroiled in controversy over that Newsweek cover

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TV Reviews
'Parks and Recreation,' warming up
NBC sitcom fits well with 'The Office' and '30 Rock,' and it shows promise of growing into a comedy that can thrive on its own

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Television
Pondering the ills and promise of NBC
The ills are many, essentially its entire primetime. Its promise? In a word, Comcast. Talking with TargetCast's Gary Carr.

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Alternative media
Upon you, the eyes of the Observer
How weird, and even weirder when this bald guy with no eyebrows hands you a bottle of Tabasco sauce. It's for Fox's 'Fringe.'

Here & there
The latest at the Washington Times
Other shorts: Back on, the Conde Nast Christmas party - Study: Celebrity endorsements entice the young - New York Sun rises once more online - Programming notes: NBC moves Emmy Awards

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TV This Week
These years later, Martha opens up
And, yes, Stewart is still angry over her prosecution, she tells ABC's 'Nightline' in a wide-ranging, dish-filled interview

Overnights
ABC's 'V' takes another ratings spill
Averages a 3.1 in 18-49s, off 16 percent from last week and down from a 5.0 for its debut. Locklear gives 'Melrose Place' a lift.

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