Lady Gaga Tops Forbes Celebrity 100 List
The Queen Monster's $90 million in earnings and mastery of social media pushed her past perennial winner Oprah Winfrey. Not that Oprah's doing badly.
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How Much Longer Will
The Simpsons Last?
Like Lassie and the Brady Bunch, it seems like the Simpsons family has always been with us. And now Fox has made sure America's favorite dysfunctional animated family will stick around for another year. But as the show sheds viewers, how much longer can it remain on the air?
No Yankees, No Phillies: Fewer Viewers for Fox
Many fans skipped the San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers, which is a pity because the Giants played some extraordinary baseball as they captured the World Series. The poor ratings may prompt advertisers to ask for "make-goods" -- free commercials.
Why American Idol Still Commands the Biggest Bucks on TV
Despite a slip in its ratings dip and the loss of man-we-love-to-hate Simon Cowell, American Idol remains the most expensive show on TV for advertisers. Why are they willing to pay close to half a million dollars for a 30-second spot? Young viewers, and lots of them.
Super Bowl Is a Savior for Fox as It Struggles to Revive American Idol
As American Idol continues to fall flat with viewers, advertisers are flocking to the Super Bowl, which may just turn out to be the Hail Mary pass that Fox Broadcasting needs.
More Oomph for Oprah Winfrey's New Network
The talk show queen has agreed to increase her on-air commitment to The Oprah Winfrey Network. And Discovery is going to hike its funding for the joint venture it owns equally with Winfrey.
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It's Official! Cowell to Quit 'Idol'
Simon Cowell is calling it quits from Fox's American Idol after this season, he told the Television Critics Association on Monday. Cowell says he plans to focus on developing a U.S. version of the U.K. program The X Factor, in which he has an ownership interest.
Taylor Swift, Susan Boyle Are 2009's Top Sellers
Susan Boyle's debut album I Dreamed A Dream is now in its sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 to become 2009's No. 2 top-selling album, after Taylor Swift's Fearless. The Boyle-Swift horse race was a bittersweet victory for the music industry, which stayed in the doldrums in 2009.
Simon Cowell's Battle for U.K. Christmas Charts
Since 2005, Britain's Christmas pop charts have been dominated by the winners of Simon Cowell's talent show, "X Factor." Baby-faced singer Joe McElderry won this year, but disruptive fans are trying to interrupt the climb of his single with a campaign to promote a song from the politically charged U.S. thrash band Rage Against the Machine.
