Read more television stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/75/television.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:38:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74651/home-daycare-turns-kids-into-couch-potatoes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChildren in home-based daycare watch far more TV than kids in formal child-care centers, with preschoolers averaging as much as 3.4 hours a day. The numbers in a new survey haven't changed much from stats recorded in previous years, which the researchers say they find "disconcerting, given the intervening...http://www.newser.com/story/74651/home-daycare-turns-kids-into-couch-potatoes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 17:35:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74628/call-in-show-lets-iraqis-grill-their-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi politicians are starting to fear a prime-time television in show that gives ordinary citizens a direct chance to berate them. Hosted by portly TV vet Ala Mushin, Hotline will never be mistaken for American Idol , yet it’s become one of the most popular shows in Iraq, NPR reports. Each...http://www.newser.com/story/74628/call-in-show-lets-iraqis-grill-their-leaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 16:48:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74646/whats-next-for-oprahs-sidekicks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOprah’s exit from broadcast TV could have big implications for the protégés and hangers-on who owe her their careers. The Chicago Sun-Times looks at what’s next for the denizens of Planet Oprah: Gayle King: O, the Oprah Magazine should keep on trucking, so King, its editor-at-large, will have a job....http://www.newser.com/story/74646/whats-next-for-oprahs-sidekicks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Pittsburgh-area pit bull puppy was misbehaving before a Steelers game, police say, so 22-year-old William Woodson, his girlfriend, and her dog went out for a walk—except that instead of walking, witnesses say Woodson kicked the dog down the street. Once it was incapacitated and almost dead, he left....http://www.newser.com/story/74650/steelers-fan-kills-misbehaving-pup.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 13:52:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74502/project-runway-limps-to-seasons-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt was hard to care who won last night’s Project Runway season finale, but it was easy to say who lost: fans. The move to Lifetime—and, probably more important, the switch in production companies—proved disastrous for the once-brilliant reality show, Heather Havrilesky writes for Salon . “The story of...http://www.newser.com/story/74502/project-runway-limps-to-seasons-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 14:19:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74407/general-hospital-more-sopranos-than-soap-opera.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSure, it’s weird that James Franco is guest starring on General Hospital —but what’s weirder is that the soap is one of the small screen’s most violent creations, even by daytime television’s dubious standards. It stopped being a show about a hospital long ago, writes Willa Paskin for DoubleX , and...http://www.newser.com/story/74407/general-hospital-more-sopranos-than-soap-opera.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 12:05:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74283/composers-seek-pay-tune-up-with-teamsters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of composers for movies and TV seeking a better deal now have the Teamsters in their corner. The musicians, who complain that their pay is shriveling as studios expect them to absorb more costs, were one of the few groups of Hollywood workers not covered by union contracts....http://www.newser.com/story/74283/composers-seek-pay-tune-up-with-teamsters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 4:58:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74152/hollywoods-least-funny-comics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou rarely see Carrot Top or Gallagher anymore, but showbiz is still full of guys who just aren’t funny. Sarah Bell of Newsweek points out the worthiest tomato targets: Larry the Cable Guy: A really, really poor man’s Jeff Foxworthy, minus any actual jokes. Carlos Mencia: Makes a living mocking...http://www.newser.com/story/74152/hollywoods-least-funny-comics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:40:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74123/jay-leno-not-the-only-prime-time-loser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNetwork TV's big hits— Modern Family, The Cleveland Show , NCIS: Los Angeles— join a pack of losers and losing news: NBC viewership is down 10% among young adults, ABC and CBS have slipped, too, and Eastwick, Hank, and Trauma have already been canceled. The LA Times surveys the playing field,...http://www.newser.com/story/74123/jay-leno-not-the-only-prime-time-loser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 9:54:09 CST