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The Royal in Derby is fast becoming a popular venue, with a string of exciting line ups and club nig

TV News: Rini, Miller named VPs of development -- Busy with a production slate of seven returning nonfiction series and with a number of new skeins in development, A. Smith & Co. has announced a bolstering and restructuring to its production and development executive ranks.

A US expert on kidnappings was himself abducted in the northern Mexican town of Saltillo, after delivering a series of conferences on security, Mexican media reported Monday.

Mickey Rourke is stalking you. Anytime you read something about the Oscar race, or if you happen to live in Los Angeles or New York, you're likely to run into the 'Wrestler' star and his comeback tale.

Ratings for Survivor Gabon's finale last night were up over last spring's finale, and helped make the show the 8th most-popular television show in the country for 2008, and the third-most popular reality series. On Nielsen's list of the top 10 highest-rated shows of 2008, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars are again the two most-popular series in the country, and because they air twice a week and Nielsen ranks the broadcasts separately, they take up the four top spots, meaning only eight shows are in the top 10. Survivor Gabon ranked as the seventh-most DVRed show, gaining 18 percent more viewers every week when DVR watchers were factored in, making it the most DVRed reality show.Sunday night, Bob's win over Susie was watched by an average of 13.76 million viewers from 8:30 to 10:30, according to CBS. The start was delayed by football, and because CBS sucks and insists upon airing a full four-hour prime-time schedule on Sundays despite nearly always being delayed by the games

Ratings for Survivor Gabon's finale last night were up over last spring's finale, and helped make the show the 8th most-popular television show in the country for 2008, and the third-most popular reality series. On Nielsen's list of the top 10 highest-rated shows of 2008, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars are again the two most-popular series in the country, and because they air twice a week and Nielsen ranks the broadcasts separately, they take up the four top spots, meaning only eight shows are in the top 10. Survivor Gabon ranked as the seventh-most DVRed show, gaining 18 percent more viewers every week when DVR watchers were factored in, making it the most DVRed reality show.Sunday night, Bob's win over Susie was watched by an average of 13.76 million viewers from 8:30 to 10:30, according to CBS. The start was delayed by football, and because CBS sucks and insists upon airing a full four-hour prime-time schedule on Sundays despite nearly always being delayed by the games

Four years after polarizing Americans with its take on racial bigotry and stereotypes, Oscar-winning movie "Crash" is enjoying a new life as a television series that has equally divided critics....

TV News: Movie reviews site gears up for smallscreen -- Current TV is partnering with Web-based movie-reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes for a new series.

Publishing News: Longtime editor Betsy Sharkey joins Turan -- Moving to beef up its film presence after a series of layoffs, the Los Angeles Times has reassigned longtime entertainment editor Betsy Sharkey to serve as a full-time film critic.

The comedic actor will appear on the special post-Super Bowl episode of the hit NBC series.