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Lythgoe to revamp "Dance" after Fox cuts results show (Reuters)
Reuters – “So You Think You Can Dance” judge and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is planning to revamp the reality competition after Fox cut it from two nights a week to one for its next season.
Giants-Cowboys game breaks TV records (Reuters)
Reuters – NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” matchup of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants scored the highest overnight ratings in the show’s six-year history and the highest overnight ratings of any Sunday or Monday primetime game in 13 years, according to preliminary numbers.
Something new coming to morning television (AP)
AP – Within the first minute of the “CBS This Morning” launch next week, producer Chris Licht promises, viewers will see something completely new to morning television.
India airs edgier TV shows but cuts out the edge (AP)
AP – Would the sex, drugs and rock-n-roll fueled TV show “Californication” be worth watching without the sex, drugs and rock-n- roll? What about serial killer series “Dexter” without the gore?
Say good morning to Jimmy Fallon’s Wake Up Call (Appolicious)
Appolicious – If waking up with Jimmy Fallon sounds appealing to you, you’ll be thrilled to hear that you can. No, the host of “Late Night” isn’t making house calls — he’s created Jimmy Fallon’s Wake Up Call to make sure you get out of bed in the morning.
Time Warner, MSG at odds over sports network rates (Reuters)
Reuters – Time Warner Cable and Madison Square Garden Company (MSG) failed to reach an agreement over new pricing to show MSG’s sports network, leaving Time Warner subscribers without access to the games in the new year.
Demi Moore takes Steinem role in "Lovelace" film (Reuters)
Reuters – Demi Moore, Adam Brody and Eric Roberts have joined the cast of “Lovelace,” a biopic about porn actress Linda Lovelace, the producers announced on Monday.
"Iron Lady" enjoys strong bow in limited release (Reuters)
Reuters – “The Iron Lady” proved her mettle this weekend.
"Tree of Life" tops Online Film Critics awards (Reuters)
Reuters – Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” which has already been named the year’s best film in a number of critics’ polls, picked up another victory on Monday when it was named number one by the Online Film Critics Society.
Cruise, "MI4" lead box office at end of weak year (Reuters)
Reuters – Tom Cruise’s fourth “Mission: Impossible” movie held on to the top of box office charts over New Year’s weekend as Hollywood said goodbye to a sluggish year at domestic movie theaters.
