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Television stories

• Something funny happening on TV November 22, 2009
  Before the economy went south, the prime-time sitcom was mired in its own miserable slump. Ratings plunged, critics groused, shows fizzled and, throughout Hollywood, pink slips piled up."For a while there, we were looking worse than the auto industry,” says Christopher Lloyd, co-executive producer of ABC’s freshman comedy "Modern Family.” "A l […]
• Short Takes/ Celebrity birthdays November 22, 2009
  BIRTHDAYS→Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas ("Basic Instinct,” "Showgirls”), 65.→Actor Steve Landesberg ("Barney Miller”), 64.→Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch ("Hollywood Squares”), 62.→Singer Bruce Hornsby, 55.→Actor Maxwell Caulfield ("The Colbys”), 50.→Actor John Henton ("The Hughleys,” "Living Single”), 49.→ "Good Morning Ame […]
• Morning roundup: Courtney Paris’ WNBA team goes under November 20, 2009
  Paris’ WNBA team goes under The Sacramento Monarchs folded Friday, a shocking and disappointing development for the WNBA and one of its original eight franchises.The Maloof family, owners of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, also owned the Monarchs.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• Oklahoma high school football fans left in the dark during playoff time November 19, 2009
  High school football fans were spoiled during the regular season as Cox Communications and KSBI-52, Thunder TV, combined to show 36 games.Read more on NewsOK.com […]
• ‘Monk’ actress reflects on show November 19, 2009
  HOLLYWOOD — You’d never know by watching the cast and crew of USA’s whodunit "Monk” that its days are sadly numbered.After eight seasons, the obsessive-compulsive detective, his ministering assistant and pals at the precinct are heading off into the sunset after Dec.Read more on NewsOK.com […]