Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending April
29

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Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.

1. The Sopranos (HBO)
2. NFL Draft (ESPN)
3. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
4. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
5. Hannah Montana (Disney)
6. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
7. Hannah Montana (Disney)
8. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney)
9. Hannah Montana (Disney)
10. NBA Playoffs (TNT)

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Tennis Legend John McEnroe Guest Stars On 'CSI:
NY'

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The CSIs are puzzled when evidence and witnesses point to John McEnroe as their murder suspect despite his air-tight alibi, and as Mac's investigation causes a political firestorm, the team worries he'll be dismissed when they are asked to testify, on CSI: NY, Wednesday, May 9 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS.[...] Read more!

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The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman -- Tina and
Steph Kansas Get Out-Cheesed

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If last week's episode of The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman proved that the way to win a guy over was not to regale him with tales of competitive girl drama, this week's episode proved that when a man is...

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More Old School Sesame Street DVDs coming soon

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If you were a fan of the Sesame Street: Old School DVD set, the one with episodes from the series' earlier, and arguably better, years, you'll be happy to know that a second set will be released sometime this year. Muppet News Flash has the scoop, which is that the sets should come out sometime between August and October. Sorry I can't be more specific than that, but who cares, it's more of the classic Sesame Street folks my age and older grew up with, and I ain't complaining.

Oh yeah, and despite whatever warnings they may put on the DVD, I say plop your kid down and let them enjoy a show that managed to combine educational material with some truly funny writing, songwriting and animation. There's never been another show like Sesame Street, and that includes today's Sesame Street.

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"American Idol": The Top Six Rock Me (Gently)

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With no rockers left in this year's "American Idol" crew, I expected Bon Jovi night to be a bust ? especially once I learned that everyone had to pick Bon Jovi songs, many of which have been ruined forever for me by too many nights of awful karaoke. Surprisingly, though, I thought this was one of the better all-around performance nights on "Idol" this season, even if the rocking was mostly mild. I don't forsee any of these kids having a sparkling alt-rock career, but it was fun to watch them try.

Two quick "Idol Gives Back" notes: The event has now raised $70 million, and George and Laura Bush popped in via pre-taped message to thank everyone for their generosity.

Now, onto the RAWK! Don't forget to cast your vote for which two singers are going home, and to hear my take on the night,

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Insanely Thorough Dancing with the Stars Recap

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Hey, kids! It's Tuesday, and you know what that means. That's right, an insanely thorough Dancing with the Stars recap. From Television Without Pity:Laila's the only woman left now that Heather is gone! I forget sometimes that Billy Ray is...

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Andromeda Strain coming to A&E (and other news
from the network)

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This summer, filmmaking brothers Tony and Ridley Scott will begin production on a miniseries version of Michael Crichton's novel The Andromeda Strain for A&E. The brothers will executive produce the miniseries, which is being directed by Mikael Solomon (whose TV credits include Rome and Nightmares and Dreamscapes) and written by Robert Schenkkan (The Quiet American).

Crichton's novel was also made into a motion picture in 1971.

The miniseries could run as long as six hours. In addition, A&E has plans for more original series to air in 2008, including The Cleaner, about an addict who helps others kick their habit; Homestead, a cop drama; The Beast, an FBI drama; Takedown, a drama about U.S. Marshals; and Under, about a mob informant turned NY City cop.

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Totally Frakked: Hot Wet Sci Fi Summer

If you were wondering what Totally Frakked was going to do with its summer vacation, have no fear: The Sci Fi Channel has announced its big summer lineup. They're super-duper excited about it -- but are we? Let's take a...

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Tuesday, May 2, 2007

Best Bets

New Jericho (CBS, 7pm)New Bones (FOX, 7pm)New Criminal Minds (CBS, 8pm)New Crossing Jordan (NBC, 8pm)New Lost (ABC, 9pm)New Medium (NBC, 9pm)New Hustle (AMC, 9pm, 12:45am)

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Heroes update: Zach denies producer's statements

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Thomas Dekker The Heroes controversy continues.

It has been reported that Thomas Dekker (who played Zach) and his management didn't want him to play a gay character, and that's why the character and the actor suddenly disappeared from the show. But now Dekker has said on his web site (horribly designed, and I can't find the posting) that it's absolutely untrue.

In fact, Dekker says that he has played a gay character three other times in his career, as a younger teen, and would have done it again. He says his leaving the show had nothing to do with the story arc for Zach, though he doesn't really get into why he did leave the show.

Producer Bryan Fuller said in an interview last month that Dekker left because the character was gay and they were going to explore that plot further in later episodes.

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