Book Critics to Honor Studs Terkel With Lifetime Award
New York AP The National Book Critics Circle announced nominees. Ninety-one year old Studs Terkel will receive a lifetime achievement prize. McSweeney s titles dominate two categories with Rising Up and Rising Down a seven volume 3 300 page study of violence in history. Several high profile books were left off the final list. Winners announced March 4 in New York.
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CBS Lines Up New Drama and Comedy for March Premiere
CBS enters spring with few schedule holes and plans a March premiere for a new drama and a new comedy. The midseason launches include a futuristic legal drama set to debut March 16 as the network fills late season gaps.
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CBS to Air Tonys Through 2010 and Renew Kennedy Center Deal
CBS will continue airing the Tony Awards in a three hour June telecast through 2010, extending a 27 year relationship with Tony Award Productions and the League. The 58th Tony Awards is set for June 6 at 7 pm. CBS also renewed the Kennedy Center Honors through 2008, praising the show as one of the classiest and most entertaining in American culture.
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Sean Astin says he is ready to move on from hobbit role
New York AP Sean Astin states he's ready to pack up his hobbit stuff once possible. He reflects on his Samwise Gamgee part in The Lord of the Rings and hints at Oscar buzz for Return of the King while noting audience connection with his character.
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CBS graduate freshmen return as fall schedule tightens
CBS confirms four freshmen Cold Case Joan of Arcadia Navy NCIS and Two and a Half Men will return next season. With a third CSI already set the network will have little room for new shows. Two and a Half Men leads newcomers with about 15.2 million viewers weekly, Cold Case near 14.3 million, NCIS 12.5 million, and Joan of Arcadia 11 million in Nielsen Top 40.
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Two TV programs mark 25 years on air
Two programs reach a quarter century of broadcasting this week. Sunday Morning on CBS debuted January 28, 1979 with Charles Kuralt hosting while Nightly Business Report began January 22, 1979 in south Florida before becoming a national program on PBS. Both endured amid shifts in channels networks and demographics.
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Butterfly Effect puts That 70s Show star Ashton Kutcher in a dark thriller
At Sundance, Ashton Kutcher discussed The Butterfly Effect a time travel tale in which a college student returns to his youth to alter trauma, risking unraveling his present. Directors Gruber and Bress note they changed plans after meeting Kutcher, who impressed with a deep grasp of the script.
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