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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Television: Neal Justin

Bad news for local television stations

Traditionally ambitious local TV news operations are trying to weather advertising revenue losses that have hit the industry.

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Ch. 9: "Fox News Sunday": Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Kit Bond, R-Mo., Arlen Specter, D-Pa., Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; Bernadine Healy, former director of the National Institutes of Health.

Calling it quits after 25 years, Oprah says her decision to end her show in 2011 was guided by prayer and careful thought.

For more than two decades, Oprah Winfrey has been the inspirational, change-your-life champion who reigned over daytime television.

ABC twangs to a great week of viewership

Country music helped ABC to its best ratings week in more than a year. The network, which narrowly lost to CBS for the distinction of America's most popular TV network last week, aired the Country Music Association awards to 17.2 million people, according to the Nielsen Co.

TV critic's pick: Let me help

Viewers' questions are answered on "Dear Food Network: Top 10 Thanksgiving Problems Solved" (1 p.m., Food), which offers tips for carving turkey and recipes for turkey, side dishes, drinks and desserts; on "Thanksgiving Dessert" (4 p.m., Food), Ina Garten gives modern confectionery ideas with help from Alton Brown and Tyler Florence.

Minneapolis video game watchdog shutting down

The economy has claimed another Twin Cities non-profit organization: the National Institute on Family and the Media.

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