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(January 10th, 2008  -  Editor)          In an effort to smooth-over relations between the two late night talk shows, the host of the Tonight Show, Jay Leno, has agreed to make an appearance on rival talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the same night, Kimmel will appear on The Tonight Show. The history-making night is January 10th. First, Kimmel will travel to the NBC studios in Burbank to tape his appearance on The Tonight Show, then Leno will travel to downtown Los Angeles, to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

          Leno used humor in a press release announcing the softening of his former hard-line position against all other Los Angeles talk shows, saying "There are only three or five people in the world that know how tough this job is, Jimmy is one of them. It will be fun to discuss who's a good guest, who's a difficult guest and everything else that comes with sitting behind these desks."

          Kimmel recognized the gesture from the front-runner in the Talk Show Wars and was hopeful that it was the start of better relations between the two hosts and the staff members of the two rival shows. "If Jay and I can come together and guest on each other's shows, then surely there is hope for peace in the Middle East."

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          The search for the next AMERICAN IDOL begins in Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love," Tuesday, January 15th on FOX and continues Wednesday, January 16 with auditions from Dallas.  Air dates for episodes featuring auditions held in San Diego, Omaha, Atlanta, Charleston and Miami will be announced shortly. Then it will be up to America to decide who moves forward in the competition. The first performance show featuring the Top 12 male singers will air Tuesday, Feb. 19. The following night, Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Top 12 female singers will perform. A LIVE results show revealing America's first vote of the season will air Thursday, Feb. 21, when the two male and two female contestants with the fewest votes will be sent home.

          For the next two weeks, the males will perform on Tuesdays, the females on Wednesdays and the Live results show will air on Thursday nights. Therefore, the Top 10 male singers will perform on Tuesday, February 26th and the Top 8 male singers on Tuesday, March 4. The Top 10 female singers will perform on Wednesday, February 27th and the Top 8 female singers battle it out on Wednesday, March 5th. Four contestants, two males and two females, will be eliminated from the competition on the Live results shows airing Thursday, February 21st  and Thursday, Feb. 28. The Top 12 Finalists will be revealed Thursday, March 6th. The competition heats up as the Top 12 Finalists take the stage for the first time together on Tuesday, March 11th. One contestant's journey will end as America's vote is revealed on Wednesday, March 12th.

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          The success of American Gladiators on NBC already has the executives at the network trying to expand the ratings by trying to include the audience who made the series a success on cable. In a rare move, the network will offer its owned and affiliated stations the chance to use the first three episodes of the action reality series in reruns during non-primetime time slots on the weekends of January 19th & 20th, January 26th & 27th and February 2nd & 3rd. The show originally debuted on cable and found success on Saturday afternoons.

          In his press release, Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, called the move "A great post-premiere window to increase sampling for this tremendous new hit series,". But then media executives talk like that.

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          CBS is ready to roll out the latest version of the hit reality series Survivor, this time with a twist designed to bring the faithful fans of the game into the fray like never before. The network has announced that the cast of Survivor: Micronesia will consist of 20 castaways, 10 of whom are fan favorites from previous series and 10 of who are self-proclaimed ultra-fans of the series who think they have what it takes to defeat some of the best players in the history of the game. The two groups will try to outwit, outlast and outplay each other in the stunning tropical setting of Palau, Micronesia. The 16th installment of the Emmy Award-winning series premieres Thursday, February 7th

          The Favorites are: Yau-Man Chan (55) A Computer Engineer from Martinez, Calif. (born in Hong Kong, raised in Borneo, Malaysia); James Clement (30) A Grave Digger from Lafayette, La.; Ami Cusack (35) A Nanny from Golden, Denver; Jonny Fairplay (33) A Professional Wrestler/Reality Star from Danville, Va.; Cirie Fields (37) An O.R. Coordinating Nurse from Norwalk, Conn. (originally from Jersey City, New Jersey); Amanda Kimmel (23) A Fashion Designer from Los Angeles (originally from Kalispell, Mont.); Oscar "Ozzy" Lusth (26), A Freelance Photographer/Writer from Venice, Calif. (originally from Mexico); Eliza Orlins (25) A law School Student from New York; Jonathan Penner (45) A Writer/Producer from Los Angeles (originally from New York); and Parvati Shallow (25), a Non-Profit Organizer from Los Angeles (originally from Vero Beach, Fla.).

          The Fans are: Joel Anderson (32) a Firefighter from Avondale, Ariz.; Natalie Bolton (32), A Bartender/Personal Trainer from Los Angeles (originally from Houston); Michael "Mikey B" Borotone (34), an Aspiring Writer/Actor from Los Angeles (originally from Boston); Tracy Hughes-Wolf (43), a Commercial and Residential Builder from Fredericksburg, Va.; Alexis Jones (24), a Motivational Speaker from Los Angeles (originally from Austin, Texas); Erik Reichenbach (22) an art student from Pinckney, Mich; Mary Sartain (29), a Real Estate/Financial Company Owner from Emeryville, Calif; Jason Siska (22), a Gymnastics Coach/Student from Fox River Grove, Ill. (originally from St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands); Kathleen Sleckman (45), a Golf Course Vendor from Wheaton, Ill. (originally from Manitowoc, Wisc.); and Chet Welch (48), a Pharmacy Customer Service/Pageant Coach from Ford City, Penn.

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          NBC News launched a new "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" experience online on January 9th, available at www.nightly.msnbc.com. The redesigned site, which was officially unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, gives the growing "Nightly News" online audience a TV-like viewing experience, as well as offering enhanced extensions.

The new site, powered by msnbc.com's recently released video player, delivers a large, high-quality video stream, nearly instantaneous video start, and a full screen viewing mode option. Consumers can now easily watch and discover news stories by using the new menu-style navigation tools in order to browse and shift seamlessly between each video segment.

          "NBC News is a huge news organization. We traditionally air just a small fraction of the news we gather and report across this country and around the world each day. No more. This expansion means much more material available to the global audience we serve," said Brian Williams, Anchor and Managing Editor of "Nightly News. "The long reach of NBC News is now, more than ever, on display on every computer screen. NBC 'Nightly News' is about a whole lot more than our half-hour long newscast each night."

 

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