CELEBRITY Q AND A: HOWIE MANDEL.

Data Hard: When are you going to do a new version of Deal Or No Deal?

Howie Mandel: Do you really want to know why (they won't?) They (NBC) said, I was TOO OLD.

As of the time of the filing of this
report,Mandel is 61 years old.

THE DANCE WARS ARE BACK!

IS A CLOTHED VANESSA HUDGENS, POWERLESS ON TV?

NBC SCREWS TRUMP AGAIN-GIVES BEAUTY CONTEST TO OBSCURE,COCKY, UPSTART.

"UNDERNEATH IT ALL" THE VOICE WILL STILL BE THE SAME.

J. LO TO GET NEW NBC SHOW,WHILE IDOL CONTINUES TO FLOUNDER.

LILO MAYBE FINED BY SCARY MOVIE 5 PRODUCERS.

KATE UPTON'S IN A BIKINI AGAIN.

J.LO FINALLY BREAKS-UP WITH HER HUMAN SEX TOY.

WARMED OVER NEWS-ARE THE BIG TV NETWORKS' ON-DEMAND SHOWS, FORCING YOU TO WATCH THEIR COMMERCIALS?

It looks like the networks have finally found a way around making viewers notice their ads, by disabling the fast forward key on the remote control- altogether.

Whenever you order a show on NBC,you are NOW warned at the beginning. the fast forward mode will not work with this show. ABC and FOX recently added their show to the listings, and now promote this same message. Only CBS (for now) has the fewest ads and will allow you to fast forward any part of the programs.

Time Warner cable subscribers have been given no reason, for why they can't use the fast forward key. The networks are keeping very quiet, about the new revelation for viewers. If something isn't done by viewers, this could infect some affect cable channel aligned with their sister networks (USA, MTV,Lifetime, FX;etc.) Will viewers have to go to Congress to get their fast forward buttons back? What's next, the off button?

WATCH "CHUCK- FRIDAYS AT 8/7 CENTRAL, ONLY ON NBC."

ARE THE BIG TV NETWORKS ON-DEMAND SHOWS, FORCING YOU TO WATCH THEIR COMMERCIALS?

It looks like the networks have finally found a way around making viewers notice their ads, by disabling the fast forward key on the remote control altogether.

Whenever you order a show on NBC show,you are NOW warned at the beginning. the fast forward mode will not work with this show.  ABC and FOX recently added their show to the listings, and now promote this same message. Only CBS (for now) has the fewest ads and will allow you to fast forward any part of the programs.

Time Warner cable subscribers have been given no reason, for why they can't use the fast forward key. The networks are keeping very quiet about the new revelation for viewers. If something isn't done by viewers, this could infect some affect cable channel aligned with their sister networks  (USA, MTV,Lifetime, FX;etc.) Will viewers have to go to Congress to get their fast forward buttons back? What's next, the off button?

CURRENT EVENT SLOW JAMS WITH J. FAL

NBC CAN'T QUIT HOSTING THE OLYMPICS.

BOB HARPER- ON BIGGEST LOSER IN TENNIS- REPLACING THE TINIEST WINNER, JILLIAN MICHAELS.

WHY ADRIANNE P. GOT SCREWED IN HER GRANNY PANTIES.

LES CHOW TALKS ABOUT HIS NEXT HANGOVER.

FCC TO SOON APPROVE COMCAST-NBC MERGER FOR POSSIBLE SCREWING OF CONSUMERS.

THE BIGGEST LOSERS ARE NOW UNIONIZED WINNERS.
-From the LA Times.

Producers and crew members of the reality TV series “The Biggest Loser” have settled a labor dispute, ending a high-profile strike that disrupted production of the NBC reality series.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees reached an agreement this weekend with production companies Reveille, 3Ball and 25/7 to end a nearly two-week strike, said two people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about the settlement.

The parties subsequently released a statement confirming the development. "The agreement is a positive step forward for the crew of the 'Biggest Loser,' especially in the area of health benefits,'' said Mike Miller, vice president of the IA. "We are pleased to see them go back to work."

Lee Rierson, managing director and head of business operations for Reveille said the sides had reached a "fair agreement" while "managing to avoid significant disruption to the production, and are happy to see our entire crew working together again."

About 50 crew members unanimously approved the agreement Monday morning. Under the deal, the crew members on the show will be eligible to count their work hours toward their health insurance benefits, which had been a primary goal of the union. Starting next summer, IATSE members must work 400 hours every six months in order to secure or retain their health insurance coverage. The current minimum is 300 hours.

Crew members walked off the job Nov. 8, saying producers had refused to have their work represented under an IATSE contract. The Directors Guild of America and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists already had contracts covering their workers on the show.

Production of the series resumed last week when producers recruited replacement workers, but it was disrupted by pickets organized by IATSE at the Calabasas ranch studio where "The Biggest Loser" is produced. Trainers on the show refused to cross picket lines and, with the host, pledged to auction themselves on EBay to raise money for the strikers

A BLACK MR. AND MRS. SMITH ON NBC.