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Oprah's Book Club back, pick coming in September (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club.

`American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22 (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.

Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.

ABC renews "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

Reuters - On the heels of winning the Emmy for outstanding reality series, ABC has given a second-season order to "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution."

Martin Short revives Cat in the Hat for PBS series (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

Reuters - More than a half-century ago, the Cat in the Hat was on a mission.

Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)

September 3, 2010

AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.

God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

TV chef Anthony Bourdain skewers cooking rivals (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

Reuters - Food and travel provocateur Anthony Bourdain is celebrating the 100th episode of his genre-busting Travel Channel series "No Reservations" on Monday. The host, chef and author critiques other cooking reality shows, defends his pork enthusiasm, reveals the cities with the best (and worst) food, and where he's going next.

Catching up with "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Reuters)

September 3, 2010

Reuters - After 10 seasons on the small screen, fans of Fox's primetime soap "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) can relive the magic without guilt. After all, the date is 9/02/10.