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Dish Of Salt: Friday TV Round-Up

The Dish with Katee Sackoff

November 20, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, Calif.

Our AccessHollywood.com TV expert, Laura “Dish of Salt” Saltman, breaks down what’s happening in the world of TV over the weekend. Plus, which “Battlestar Galactica” babe is scrub-a-dub-dubbing into CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory?” And news on what some “American Idol” alumni are up to for the holidays.

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Oprah Says Decision To End Show Came ‘After Much Prayer & Careful Thought’

Oprah Winfrey announces during a live broadcast of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ in Chicago that her daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air

November 20, 2009

CHICAGO, Illinois

Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying “prayer and careful thought” led her to her decision.

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Johnny Depp Wins His Second ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Title

Johnny Depp on the cover of People’s 2009  ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ issue

November 18, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Get lost, Hugh Jackman. This year’s “Sexiest Man Alive” is once again Johnny Depp.

Depp nudged aside Jackman to get the coveted endorsement from People magazine Wednesday. It’s the 46-year-old actor’s second time as “Sexiest Man Alive.” He also won in 2003.

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Palin’s Book Confirms Tension With McCain Aides

Sarah Palin

November 12, 2009

NEW YORK, New Yor

The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family.

In Palin’s new memoir, “Going Rogue,” she confirms reports of tension between her aides and those of the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain. The vice presidential candidate confirms that she had wanted to speak on election night, but was denied the chance and says she was kept “bottled up” from reporters during the campaign.

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Sarah Palin Tells Oprah Winfrey She Knew Her Interview With Katie Couric Went Badly

Sarah Palin campaigns in Virginia

November 12, 2009

CHICAGO, Ill.

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suggests she recognized quickly that she’d done badly in her interview with CBS anchorwoman Katie Couric.

In a written excerpt of an interview scheduled to air Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” Palin says that even as campaign advisers told her she’d done well, she knew better.

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The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell & Sugarland To Perform At Grammy Nominations Concert

Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas performs onstage during U2’s ‘360 Degrees Tour’ at the Rose Bowl on October 25, 2009 in Pasadena, California

November 11, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and Sugarland are the first performers announced for “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night,” Access Hollywood has learned.

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‘V’ Caps A Strong Development Season For ABC

Morena Baccarin as Anna in ‘V,’ Nov. 2009

November 10, 2009

NEW YORK, New York

The strong premiere of ABC’s science fiction series “V’’ caps an unusually strong development season for the network.

Opening week of the Earth-invaders series was seen by 14.3 million viewers, the Nielsen Co. said. That was the second-best new series debut for the season behind the CBS spinoff “NCIS: Los Angeles,” and it was the most-watched scripted show of the week among the youthful demographic ABC covets.

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Letterman Scheme Suspect To Ask Court To Drop Case

Robert ‘Joe’ Halderman leaves Manhattan criminal court, Nov. 10, 2009

November 10, 2009

NEW YORK, N.Y.

A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.

Robert J. “Joe” Halderman is due in a Manhattan court Tuesday. His defense attorney, Gerald Shargel, said he planned to challenge whether the evidence presented to a grand jury was sufficient and ask a judge to dismiss the attempted first-degree grand larceny charge against his client.

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‘True Blood,’ ‘Twilight’ Among People’s Choice Awards Nominees

Anna Paquin of ‘True Blood,’ Robert Pattinson of ‘Twilight’

November 10, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Nominees for the People’s Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.

“Twilight” and “True Blood” were among the top nominees announced Tuesday. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominee slate and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.

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