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Around the remote: Television picks for the week of Nov. 22-28

By CHUCK BARNEY, Contra Costa Times | Today at 2:17 a.m.

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  • Stars come out for CNN Heroes ceremony

    BY LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer | Today at 8:22 a.m.

    Kate Hudson, Pierce Brosnan, Neil Patrick Harris and other stars who are used to getting applause were giving it gladly at a ceremony honoring people who make a difference in the lives of others.

  • International Emmys to honor David Frost

    By CHARLES J. GANS, Associated Press Writer | Today at 8:12 a.m.

    British TV personality David Frost will be honored at the 37th Annual International Emmy Awards for a wide-ranging career that has taken him from pioneering political satire on television to conducting serious interviews with former President Richard Nixon and other newsmakers.

  • SMU's bowl hopes remain on hold after crunching loss

    By KATE HAIROPOULOS, The Dallas Morning News | Nov. 21 at 11:27 p.m.

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The lasting image from Saturday for SMU won't be celebrating a long-awaited bowl milestone. Instead, it will be freshman quarterback Kyle Padron scrambling and dodging - unsuccessfully for the most part - Marshall defenders.

  • Losing Winfrey would be big blow for Second City

    By DON BABWIN, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 21 at 11:47 a.m.

    Step outside Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios and into the near west side neighborhood that's been home to her television talk show for two decades, and it's easy to get a sense of what she's meant to Chicago.

  • NYC TV newsman guilty of attempted assault on wife

    By JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 20 at 6:22 p.m.

    Cable television newsman Dominic Carter, an influential reporter on New York politics, was convicted Friday of an attempted assault on his wife.

  • Parker-Broderick surrogacy case jury breaks

    The Associated Press | Nov. 20 at 11:17 p.m.

    The jury in the trial of an Ohio police chief accused of breaking into the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick ended five hours of deliberations Friday without a verdict.

  • Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations

    By CARYN ROUSSEAU and RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press Writers | Nov. 20 at 7:12 p.m.

    For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television much like Johnny Carson once ruled late night.

  • New York designer wins Project Runway

    The Associated Press | Nov. 20 at 8:22 a.m.

    New York designer Irina Shabayeva's collection took the gold in "Project Runway," winning $100,000 toward her line, an agent and a trip to Paris.

  • Ray Park gets plenty of face time on NBC's Heroes'

    By RICK BENTLEY, McClatchy Newspapers | Nov. 20 at 2:52 p.m.

    Ever wonder just how big a nerd you are? There's a very simple test to determine your geekyness: Do you know what actor Ray Park looks like?

  • Football and TV: Views on ratings increases, Thanksgiving duds, NFL Network squabbles and more

    By BARRY HORN, The Dallas Morning News | Nov. 20 at 11:01 p.m.

    For every action in the television football world, there is a reaction:

  • Liberace, Cruise, Palin among Winfrey's highlights

    By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer | Nov. 20 at 9:22 a.m.

    Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing - to her or others - and a handful became pop-culture landmarks. Here are highlights through the years:

  • List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings

    The Associated Press | Nov. 20 at 10:12 a.m.

    Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 9-15. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

  • Oprah's departure: What does it mean?

    By CHUCK BARNEY, Contra Costa Times | Nov. 21 at 12:56 a.m.

    On Friday, Oprah Winfrey announced that she is ending her daytime talk show because "it's time to leave." The earth continues to shudder.

  • Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

    The Associated Press | Nov. 21 at 2:47 a.m.

    Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

  • Fans excited to witness Winfrey's announcement

    The Associated Press | Nov. 20 at 7:37 a.m.

    Fans who will be in the audience at "The Oprah Winfrey Show" say they're excited to hear the media mogul talk about her plans for the future.

  • Oprah's exit isn't cause for panic

    By GAIL PENNINGTON, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Nov. 20 at 12:47 p.m.

    What will weekdays. be like without Oprah? How will we know which books to read? Will we be forced to choose our own favorite things, with no guidance?

  • Chaz Bono: Sex change is his 'best decision'

    The Associated Press | Nov. 19 at 8:02 a.m.

    Chaz Bono says beginning the sex-change process to turn him from a woman to a man is "the best decision I've ever made."

  • Parker-Broderick surrogate takes stand in Ohio

    The Associated Press | Nov. 19 at 4:27 p.m.

    The woman who bore twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick said Thursday that she was living in a West Virginia motel around the time a police chief is accused of breaking into her eastern Ohio home.

  • Miss Calif. pageant gives ad time to gay group

    The Associated Press | Nov. 19 at 6:42 p.m.

    The Miss California USA pageant director who became embroiled in a war of words with former title holder Carrie Prejean has donated 30-seconds of free ad time to the state's largest gay rights group.

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