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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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Sports TV
NFL fervor: Super hot football weekend
Colts-Patriots pulls a 15.1 household rating, 'SNF's' second-highest this season, as Cowboys-Packers draws a 16.9 on Fox

Radio
PPM shakeout: Sports radio takes a hit
Stations are getting lower ad rates for play-by-play broadcasts based on ratings data showing smaller than expected audiences

Newspapers
Washington Blade shutting down
Owner Window Media closes D.C.'s famed weekly along with a handful of other gay papers, a month after the Blade's 40th anniversary

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Alternative media
Whoa, Captain Morgan in the end zone
Rum-maker's scheme to get players to strike the captain's signature pose after a touchdown gets swatted down by the NFL

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Television
Behind Fox's early lead this season
The Yankees-led World Series is certainly part of it, but there's lots more to the story. Talking with MPG's Don Seaman.

Here & there
YouTube airing select Univision shows
Other shorts: CBS News plans series to counter new ABC anchor - Study: Nontraditional radio ads on the rise - Programming notes: CW slates 'Vampire' week - Heart attack risk rises with sports viewing - Note: Nielsen delays data release today

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TV This Week
For 'Melrose Place,' one last big hope
Heather Locklear appears in a guest stint, and the hope is she'll steam up ratings for the CW series as she did for the original

Overnights
CBS's Sunday dramas see a kickup
'Three Rivers' averages a series-high 2.1 in 18-49s, up 11 percent from last week, while 'Cold Case' jumps 24 percent on timely start

Cable
Whither Lou Dobbs? Guesses abound.
All the talk is where the ex-CNN anchor is headed, and whether he got shoved (he says not). But he's not headed anywhere for now.

Cable
Jon Gosselin countersues TLC
The former 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' star accuses the network of violating child labor laws and complains he can't get a job because he's too famous

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Overnights
CBS pulls off an easy win Friday night
Averages a 1.9 in 18-49s, a 21 percent lead over ABC and NBC with three of the evening's top shows, led by 'Ghost Whisperer'

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TV Reviews
'Chef Academy,' sweeter to the taste
Bravo cooking challenge is more intent on serving up characters viewers can identify with than singling out future culinary stars

Here & there
Fox takes Saturday with reality shows
Other shorts: Study: 48 percent of Americans would pay for news - In Detroit, another hometown paper

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TV This Week
The big meet-up: Oprah and Sarah Palin
Will sparks fly when the two women sit down to chat about the ex-candidate's campaign tell-all, 'Going Rogue: An American Life?'

Overnights
'CSI' triple play brings hefty ratings kick
CBS show averages a 4.0 in 18-49s, up 14 percent over last week and best since Oct. 1 with storyline that crosses all three series

Research
Readers: We're pretty happy at work
Planners and buyers are mostly positive about their bosses and co-workers, with many seeing them as their second family

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