By Carson Blackwelder
Television Contributor
Every Friday, Rachel recaps the week’s major TV-related news, announcements and gossip! This week, Carson fills in.
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Top Stories
• Chevy Chase has pulled out of NBC’s Community — effective immediately.
• NBC is poised to win its first November sweeps in nine years.
• Kevin Clash, who puppeteers Elmo on PBS’s Sesame Street, resigned amidst the allegations of having sexual relations with an underage partner.
• Starz canceled Kelsey Grammer’s Boss after just two seasons.
• Jamie Foxx, Oscar winner and star of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film Django Unchained, will host the Dec. 8 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live (just as we hoped).
Show Biz
• Discovery Channel canceled its series Dirty Jobs. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
• Brandi Cochran, a model for CBS’s The Price is Right, was awarded more than $7 million in compensatory and punitive damages...
Television Contributor
Every Friday, Rachel recaps the week’s major TV-related news, announcements and gossip! This week, Carson fills in.
***
Top Stories
• Chevy Chase has pulled out of NBC’s Community — effective immediately.
• NBC is poised to win its first November sweeps in nine years.
• Kevin Clash, who puppeteers Elmo on PBS’s Sesame Street, resigned amidst the allegations of having sexual relations with an underage partner.
• Starz canceled Kelsey Grammer’s Boss after just two seasons.
• Jamie Foxx, Oscar winner and star of Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming film Django Unchained, will host the Dec. 8 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live (just as we hoped).
Show Biz
• Discovery Channel canceled its series Dirty Jobs. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to do it.
• Brandi Cochran, a model for CBS’s The Price is Right, was awarded more than $7 million in compensatory and punitive damages...
- 11/23/2012
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
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