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Obama's speech seen by 38 million viewers

AP - 35 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention was seen by more than 38 million people.

  • In this image released by HBO, Olympic gold-medalist Michael Phelps, right, turns to acknowledge actor Kevin Connolly, who plays Eric Murphy, during the taping of his cameo appearance for the HBO series, 'Entourage,' Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in New York. The series' fifth season will premiere Sunday, Sept. 7, at 10:00 p.m. EDT on HBO. Phelps' appearance will be featured later this year. (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius)
    Every little bit Phelps: Swimmer a VMA presenter AP - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

    LOS ANGELES - He does comedy, writes books, and mixes it up with the hottest stars in music and Hollywood. With all this, who needs swimming?

  • In this Aug. 2006 file photo, actor David Duchovny arrives at the premiere of 'Trust The Man', in New York. Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction, his representatives said Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. Duchovny, 48, plays a sex-obsessed character on the Showtime series 'Californication,' which earned Emmy nods for casting and cinematography. The show's second season begins Sept. 28. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)
    David Duchovny enters rehab for sex addiction AP - Fri Aug 29, 8:12 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - David Duchovny, who plays a sex-obsessed character on Showtime's "Californication," has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction.

  • In this Aug. 14, 2008 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan poses on the press line at the Apple Lounge grand opening in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)
    Lindsay Lohan lashes out at father on blog AP - Fri Aug 29, 7:30 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Lindsay Lohan had words for her father on her blog.

  • Singer Fergie waves a flag during the final session of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    Stars over the moon about Obama's speech AP - Fri Aug 29, 7:28 AM ET

    DENVER - First word on Barack Obama's historic nomination acceptance speech from a bevy of celebrities in attendance was decidedly partisan: "It was excellent," Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie said. "It was amazing."

  • Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves with his family and his running mate's family after his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field at Mile High in Denver Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Oprah on Obama: 'I cried my eyelashes off' AP - Fri Aug 29, 1:58 AM ET

    DENVER - Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes.

  • Chairman of BP Capital Management T. Boone Pickens speaks about his energy policy plan during the National Clean Energy Summit at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 19, 2008. Adopting the plan would significantly reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, he said. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/ Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES)
    NBC, Pickens spar over foreign oil ad Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 8:12 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Adweek) - Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens doesn't take no for an answer.

  • New DVD releases: `Transformers' on Blu-ray AP - Thu Aug 28, 3:57 PM ET

    Selected home-video releases:

  • In this image released by HBO, Anna Paquin, left, and Stephen Moyer are shown in a scene from 'True Blood,' premiering Sept. 7, on HBO. (AP Photo/HBO, Prashant Gupta)
    Reviewed: `Raising the Bar,' 'Sons,' 'True Blood' AP - Thu Aug 28, 2:56 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The fall season is afoot, with these three shows among the first to hit the air: TNT's courtroom drama "Raising the Bar"; FX's series about an outlaw motorcycle club, "Sons of Anarchy"; and HBO's vampires-are-just-folks horror-comedy-romance, "True Blood."

  • Ex-Top Chef Bad Boy Dinged With DUI(E! Online)
    Ex-Top Chef Bad Boy Dinged With DUI E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 10:00 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Let the haters give a toast: One of the biggest Top Chef villains' goose is cooked.

  • Bonnie Hunt arrives at the premiere of 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2' in Los Angeles, December 13, 2005. (Max Morse/Reuters)
    Q&A: Bonnie Hunt ready for her daytime close-up Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 3:24 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Actress Bonnie Hunt had been pursued for 15 years to host a talk show before she agreed to enter the daytime arena with "The Bonnie Hunt Show," which debuts September 8.

  • Michael Phelps celebrates after the U.S. won the men's 4x100m medley relay swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 17, 2008. Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the games. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)
    Phelps to host Saturday Night Live Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 5:31 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Swimmer Michael Phelps' victory lap on NBC continues, with the Olympian champion booked to make his acting debut on the 34th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live."

  • NBC Ups Chuck, ABC Enlists de Rossi, Tamblyn, Milano(E! Online)
    NBC Ups Chuck, ABC Enlists de Rossi, Tamblyn, Milano E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 8:37 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Here's one piece of inside information Chuck doesn't need to keep secret: NBC has picked up an additional nine episodes of the computer-geek spy show, guaranteeing a full second season before the new run even kicks off.

  • Judge David Hasselhoff smiles at the panel for the NBC television show 'America's Got Talent' during the 'Television Critics Association' summer 2006 media tour in Pasadena, California, July 21, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    More "Talent" on tap for NBC Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 2:58 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC has renewed "America's Got Talent" for a fourth season.

  • Numb3rs Star Farr Adds Twins(E! Online)
    Numb3rs Star Farr Adds Twins E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 7:37 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Leave it to a Numb3rs star to go forth and multiply.

  • SNL Plucks Michael Phelps Out of the Hosting Pool(E! Online)
    SNL Plucks Michael Phelps Out of the Hosting Pool E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 5:47 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Saturday Night Live is looking to make a splash this season.

  • A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)
    TiVo tying up with Entertainment Weekly: report Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 11:40 AM ET

    (Reuters) - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc is set to enter into an agreement with Time Warner's Entertainment Weekly that will allow its users to automatically record shows suggested by the magazine's staff, the Wall Street Journal said.

  • Doherty Declawed? Shannen Shops Serenity to Us(E! Online)
    Doherty Declawed? Shannen Shops Serenity to Us E! Online - Thu Aug 28, 2:20 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Shannen Doherty is Hollywood's original bad girl, but you wouldn't know it from the press she's doing lately—especially the latest Us Weekly cover story in which the actress insists she's found an "inner peace" and refuses to comment on her turbulent relationships with her former 90210 castmates.

  • Women dance during a contest to choose two new 'Veline', scantily clad showgirls, for an Italian television program in Norcia June 18, 2008. (Daniele La Monaca/Reuters)
    Italian television bares showgirl obsession Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 3:43 PM ET

    ROME (Reuters) - When it comes to political satire, Italians like theirs hot -- with buxom women in mini-skirts and low-cut tops dancing as cameras zoom in on their breasts and long legs.

  • Mackenzie Phillips Collared for Drugs(E! Online)
    Mackenzie Phillips Collared for Drugs E! Online - Wed Aug 27, 2:10 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Mackenzie Phillips is seriously going to need to take it One Day at a Time after her latest run-in with the law.

  • Cuba Gooding Jr. to play "Gifted" doctor on small screen Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 7:16 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cuba Gooding Jr. will portray a real-life neurologist in "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story," a TNT original movie that will air under the Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation banner.

  • Forget Tori! Luke Perry Is 90210's Most Wanted(E! Online)
    Forget Tori! Luke Perry Is 90210's Most Wanted E! Online - Wed Aug 27, 1:55 PM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - If Luke Perry does decide to reprise his role as Dylan McKay on the new 90210, the 42-year-old former television heartthrob is likely to get lots of attention.

  • NBC approves Pickens' "Iran" ad after complaint Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 9:30 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC Universal approved an advertisement by T. Boone Pickens entitled "Iran" which questions U.S. dependence on foreign oil, after the oil tycoon complained that the network had rejected it.

  • CBS Goes for Gold With Gabon Survivors(E! Online)
    CBS Goes for Gold With Gabon Survivors E! Online - Wed Aug 27, 10:22 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Time will tell if Eden proves heavenly for CBS' ratings.

  • Fans atwitter over shutdown of "Mad Men" feed Reuters - Tue Aug 26, 7:18 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cable network AMC has angered online fans of its critically acclaimed drama "Mad Men" by asking social networking site Twitter to shut down feeds inspired by the show.

  • Pushing Daisies to Fill Fans' Pie Holes(E! Online)
    Pushing Daisies to Fill Fans' Pie Holes E! Online - Wed Aug 27, 9:16 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - Forget daisies, ABC is pushing pies.

  • In this image released by 15 Minutes PR, Hunter Parrish is shown in 'Spring Awakening.' (AP Photo/15 Minutes PR, Joan Marcus)
    Hunter Parrish of `Weeds' finds his Broadway voice AP - Thu Aug 28, 7:33 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Hunter Parrish, who was raised in the conservative Texas town of Plano, has played a pot dealer on TV and now has sex on stage. Well, not quite: It's simulated.

  • "Newlyweds" headed down aisle again for ABC Reuters - Wed Aug 27, 1:44 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC has renewed last season's reality success "Here Come the Newlyweds" for a second round.

  • British Invasion: Small-Screen Pseudo-Americans(E! Online)
    British Invasion: Small-Screen Pseudo-Americans E! Online - Wed Aug 27, 4:05 AM ET

    Los Angeles (E! Online) - The Emmy awards and fall season premieres are just around the corner, so it's time to recognize some of America's great television thespians. Or better yet, the actors pretending to be Americans. You thought we hadn't noticed the influx of Brits infiltrating our airwaves?

  • Celebrity Birthdays AP - Thu Aug 28, 12:00 AM ET

    Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6:

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