Filed under: TV News , Finales As ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ prepares to bow out, thousands of fans are expected to pack out Chicago’s United Center today for the taping of a double episode, ‘Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular’.

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‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ to Tape Star-Studded Farewell Edition Today

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV News TV news pioneer Joseph Wershba, an Emmy-winning CBS News producer and reporter, whose work helped to bring the McCarthy witch hunts to an end, has died at the age of 90. The Associated Press reports that Wershba, who was one of the original ’60 Minutes’ producers, died at his home at Long Island, New York of complications from pneumonia. In a statement, CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said, “Joe Wershba was a wonderful man who was a pioneer of broadcast journalism, without the notoriety of his more celebrated colleagues Ed Murrow and Don Hewitt.

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Joseph Wershba, TV News Pioneer, Dies Aged 90

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV Replay It would be easy to write this up by saying that Jay Leno is clearly a dirty old man. Why else would he walk in on Eva Mendes in nothing but a towel before her appearance on ‘The Tonight Show’ (Weeknights, 11:35PM ET on NBC)? Only, there’s one little problem with that.

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Jay Leno Caught Eva Mendes in a Towel Before Her ‘Tonight Show’ Appearance (VIDEO)

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV News ABC has picked up the Ashley Judd drama ‘Missing’ to series. The show, which stars Judd as the mother of a son who goes missing while studying abroad in Rome, began production on the first of its 10 episodes this week. ABC has yet to announce which of its other pilots have been ordered to series.

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ABC Picks Up Ashley Judd Series ‘Missing,’ ‘Breaking In’ Could Live On and More TV News

Filed under: Spoilers , TV Previews , Celebrity Interviews , The Show Girl Hey ‘Vampire Diaries’ fans — you still breathing? What an episode! I posted a little preview earlier today, but there’s nothing you can say to prepare for something like that. Now that it’s happened and you’ve seen it too, I’ve got a little bit more from the press Q&A with executive producer Julie Plec to help clarify things a bit

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‘The Vampire Diaries’ Exec Producer Julie Plec Teases Next Week & the Finale

Filed under: American Idol Many of us were sad to see Paul McDonald , one of the more dynamic contestants this season, go last night, but don’t worry about Paul — he’s just fine. In a conference call with the press this afternoon, Paul expressed his gratitude for making it to the Top 8 in a competition he tried out for on a whim

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‘American Idol:’ Paul McDonald OK With Elimination, Officially Dating Nikki Reed

Filed under: TV News When news hit that ‘Mad Men’ wouldn’t return until 2012, fans of AMC’s juggernaut sighed. When that news spiraled into the notion that creator Matthew Weiner may leave the series, fans wept. Now Weiner is clearing a few things up.

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‘Mad Men’ Creator Matthew Weiner: ‘I Am Fighting for the Show’

Filed under: Reality-Free , Features , Celebrity Interviews Hands down, ‘Justified’ gets my vote as the best show on TV this season. The FX drama has shown absolutely no signs of a sophomore slump, with storylines that continue to explore the complexities of life in small-town Kentucky and U.S. marshal Raylan Givens’ (the Emmy-worthy Timothy Olyphant ) ongoing struggle to find out whether or not he fits in in his old stomping grounds

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‘Justified’ Star Margo Martindale on Mags Bennett & What’s Really in the ‘Apple Pie’ Jars

Filed under: TV News Oprah fans, mark your calendars.

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Final Air Date of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Revealed: May 25th

Filed under: Reality-Free , Features Over the last week, I’ve been talking about the concept of channel drift, when a channel strays away from its original reason for being. In a way, almost every cable channel has drifted in format.

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Six Shows That Don’t Match the Cable Channels They’re On