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American television host, Rosie O'Donnell, hints the end of NBC's variety show "Rosie Live". It has been reported that the multiple talent host has made a statement in her blog stating the "Rosie Live" will not be continued after receiving a poor rating.

In the blog message, Rosie who is also best known as a comedian actress, singer, and author, answered one of the questions about the show with her signature online shorthand, saying "There will b no more. no ratings. bad reviews. yet still a thrill 4 me." The message came out two days after the show was aired on November 26, and received only 5 million viewers. In the meantime, there is no official confirmation from the NBC network about possible cancellation of "Rosie Live".

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, will have another live show interview on television. It has been informed by Variety that the former senator from Illinois has signed a deal to appear on NBC's news "Meet the Press" for the second time.

Obama will be interviewed by "Meet the Press" interim host Tom Brokaw, the former anchor of "NBC Nightly News". Moreover, the NBC network has said that Obama's appearance will be aired on Sunday, December 7.

More drama will be seen on episode 4.09 of CBS's drama fantasy thriller, "Ghost Whisperer". As revealed in the recently released preview posted below, Melinda Gordon has to deal with her true love who doesn't even remember her, and a spirit of a girl in the episode entitled "Pieces of You".

Beside giving a sneak peek on the latest drama in Melinda's life, the preview also mentions that the girl's spirit may have help Melinda's true love to regain his memory. Meanwhile, the episode itself is said to be dealing with a young girl who has been missing for 12 years, and following Melinda in tracking down the girl that unexpectedly leads to the uncovering of a long-held secret about the girl.

Promotional ad for the new season of "American Idol" has arrived, played for several times during the Thanksgiving weekend on FOX. For the first time, the promo features a former champion of the show, David Cook whose life after and before crowned a winner in the seventh season, are compiled as a short story.

The ad starts with the glory that he receives, giving autographs, riding limos and posing for the blitz. It then rewinds backward to the days when he was still auditioning for "Idol" with judge Paula Abdul asking him "Are you the next 'American Idol'?". It then moves forward again with Cook singing his debut single "Light On".

Six new clips from "Law & Order" have been released as sneak peeks to episode 19.05. The clips of the December 3 episode entitled "Knock Off" are compiled in one video player posted below. Most of the clips focus on the character Dianne Cary and the investigation of a murder case.

The "Knock Off" episode itself will revolve around a tourist from upstate New York who comes to the city to settle his past, but his trip ends quickly when he is suspiciously murdered. When detective Bernard and detective Lupo come to the city to investigate the murder case, they discover the involvement of Sheriff John Burkhart and his deputies on the murder. Meanwhile, D.A. Jack McCoy faces new competition when a new District Attorney is nominated for the election.

"Ghost Whisperer" has just got a behind-the-scene video for its episode 4.09. The video posted below shows the on-set shooting of a scene where Jennifer Love Hewitt and two other characters can be seen sitting around a dinner table where they eat Chinese meal.

In the upcoming episode of "Ghost Whisperer" entitled "Pieces of You", Melinda Gordon played by Love Hewitt tracks down a girl who has been missing for 12 years. In her search, Melinda will discover a long-held secret about the girl. Meanwhile, "Pieces of You", which will be aired on CBS network at 8/7c on December 5, will see Lycia Naff guest-starring as Butcher and Jesse Head as Clay Dennis.

In anticipation to the premiere of "24" season 7, first 17 minutes from the first episode of the FOX's action drama series has been revealed. The 7.01 clip catches a look into the time the "24" protagonist Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, makes a testimony in a court.

The footage features an opening scene of a car crash, leading to a kidnapping which happens between 8 and 9 A.M. Then, it continues with a scene of Jack in a court, being a witness to the case of brutality and torture by CTU agent.

President-elect Barack Obama sat down with Barbara Walters for a one-on-one interview and joined by his wife Michelle afterwards, on "Barbara Walters Special". The show garnered a high rating for ABC that broadcast it, absorbing 11.7 million viewers at 10 P.M. ET/PT on Wednesday, November 26.

Walters started out with a strong question, asking Obama, "As you prepare to lead the country, what is your biggest fear?". Obama admits that one or two things keep him up awake at nights, especially the economical state of the nation that has become weakened each day. He said that in the next 60 days he will assemble the best team to anticipate the issue so that the chart won't go further down.

Kelly Rowland takes part on MTV's AIDS awareness campaign. Recent reports have claimed that Rowland's video diary entitled "The Diary of Kelly Rowland" will be used by MTV to mark the 10th anniversary of its AIDS awareness campaign, known as "MTV Staying Alive".

In the video, the Destiny's Child alum travels to South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and the United States to meet young people who are affected by HIV/AIDS and those trying to educate people about the risks. "The Diary of Kelly Rowland" can be watched at Staying Alive on December 1, which is World AIDS Day.

As can be seen in the recently released preview below, the next episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" will see the investigating team dealing with a murder case which takes them back to years before. The promo video opens with a scene where a singer is being insulted on a stage and then followed by a glimpse of a dead body.

On the next episode of "CSI" entitled "Young Man With a Horn", the CSI team has to deal with a murder of a popular new singer, whose body is found in the outside of an infamous Las Vegas nightclub. Further into the investigation, the team uncovers a link between the present day crime and a murder from over 50 years ago.

Shorter but different from the recently released promo of "Battlestar Galactica", a new sneak peek to the 4.5 season of the Sci-Fi Channel series has been outed. The first half of the fourth season ended with humans and Cylons arriving at Earth which was already irradiated and the new promo gives more view of the deserted planet.

Returning January 16, the second half of the fourth season will serve as the last 10 episodes of the series. Through the first promo of the new season, several plots that can be expected include Roslin asking whether Adama is a Cylon, Chief trying to figure out what he remembers from the Earth, and Starbuck kissing Apollo.

Sneak peek to "Eleventh Hour" episode 1.08 has been revealed through a recently released preview. In the preview, several victims suddenly collapse and die after experiencing some particular symptoms. The snippet also shows how FBI unit and Dr. Jacob Hood are investigating the peculiar case.

Entitled "Titans", FBI's special science advisor, Hood, travels to a collage in Oklahoma to investigate why some college students are dying of the bends, a condition of sudden and dangerous decompression normally seen only in scuba divers. As the investigation goes further, Hood, who is played by Rufus Sewell, will uncover an elaborate medical cover-up on campus.

After announcing its January schedule, NBC prepares to produce a new television series. It has been reported by Variety that the network has reunited "Bring It On" star Gabrielle Union and "X-Files" creator Frank Spotnitz to produce a yet-to-be-titled new series.

Variety further notes that Spotnitz will serve as the writer, while Union will star as a detective who must race to save someone's life before it's too late. The publication also reports that this new series will be produced by Universal Media Studios.

NBC network has announced a fixed schedule for its January calendar. Through the new schedule, it can be seen that the network has eliminated "Lipstick Jungle" from its January airing, hinting further on the previous rumor that the network is planning to cancel the series due to the show's poor rating.

Furthermore, NBC also gives up the line-up for its new shows, such as "Superstars of Dance", "Momma's Boys" and "Howie Do It". "Superstars of Dance" will be premiered on January 4 at 9/8c before regularly airing on January 5 at 8/7c, while Ryan Seacrest's new series "Momma's Boys" will debut on the same day at 10/9c, and "Howie Do It" will be broadcast starting January 9.

As The CW network plans to make "Melrose Place" spin-off, one of the original series' leading actor says "no" to return as his "Melrose Place" character on the spin-off. It has been reported that Grant Show, who played Jake Hanson in the original series, has refused an offer to reprise his role for the new spin-off tentatively titled "Melrose Place 2.0".

To TVGuide, Show confesses that he has been approached by The CW's executive to make another appearance for his Jake Hanson's character, but has declined it. "I don't think I want to do it. I don't think they need me. I'd just be 'the old guy' on the show, and that's not the kind of thing I want to do," Show says.