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Oprah says prayer, consideration influenced exit

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:00 EST

Oprah Winfrey says her powerhouse daytime television show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Winfrey said Friday that her decision to end "The Oprah Winfrey Show" came "after much prayer and careful thought."

For Oprah, 25th season to be talk show's last

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Talk show goddess Oprah Winfrey is ending an era. Her production company, Chicago-based Harpo Productions Inc., said Thursday that the iconic host will announce today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that her syndicated program will end in 2011.

Trebek tours Ford plant before 'Jeopardy!' taping

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:00 EST

Dearborn -- Alex Trebek, host of "Jeopardy!," one of the nation's most popular quiz shows, made a rare visit to Metro Detroit Thursday to tape clues for the show at Ford Motor Co.

'Farscape' series megaset offers good sci-fi fun

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:27:00 EST

This week's new releases for kids, teens and families, from the sci-fi adventure of "Farscape" to the more personal story behind "Is Anybody There."

'Chef' is latest in reality soup

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:27:00 EST

The new "Chef Academy," in which Britain-based French celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli comes to Los Angeles to "test" a new cooking school, is not actually a "Top Chef" spinoff, but the title does share the key word, which is enough to create a brand association in the viewer's mind.

Matthew Bomer more than a pretty face in 'White Collar'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Actor Matthew Bomer is a good-looking guy. Fans have been admiring his handsomeness ever since he starred in 2007's short-lived ABC show "Traveler."

Oprah to announce Friday show will end in 2011

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:42:00 EST

Chicago -- "The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.

See through terrorists' eyes on HBO

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Enter the mind of a terrorist when the HBO documentary "Terror in Mumbai" airs at 8 tonight. Narrated by Mumbai-born, CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria, the graphic and honest film takes viewers back to the evening of Nov. 26, 2008, when 10 young Pakistani men outsmarted the authorities and began unleashing frighteningly effective coordinated attacks across the city. By the time the men, who were armed with cell phones and machine guns, were done, at least 170 people were dead and 300 wounded, sending shockwaves of fear around the world.

WJBK-TV will stream tree lighting

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Bummed about not being able to attend the Detroit Tree Lighting Ceremony at Campus Martius Park this year? Don't worry. WJBK-TV (Channel 2) is streaming live video of the sixth annual event on its Web site, www.MyFoxDetroit.com, beginning at 6:43 p.m. Friday.

Soap star Catherine Hickland to stop in Novi

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 EST

Metro Detroiters will have the chance to meet and greet Catherine Hickland, who plays the role of Lindsay Rappaport on the ABC daytime drama "One Life to Live," when she stops by McDonald's in Novi on Friday. Hickland, who's appeared on the soap opera for the past 11 years, is also an author and cosmetic owner.