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The Seventh Annual TV Land Awards, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will be broadcast tonight on cable channel TV Land from 8:00PM to 10:30PM ET (check your local listings). The awards show was taped on Sunday, April 19th. Cast and crew from M*A*S*H were on hand to accept the Impact Award which, according to a …
Two sets of wax figures featuring the cast of M*A*S*H will go under the hammer on May 1st as part of Profiles in History’s “wax auction” that includes roughly 200 figures in 169 lots. According to this article from The Washington Post, the figures are from the Hollywood Wax Museum. This is the first time …
The 7th Annual TV Land Awards, set to air Monday, April 26th, 2009, will be honoring M*A*S*H with the Impact Award, “given to a show that offered both entertainment and enlightenment, always striving for both humor and humanity, with comedy that reflected reality.” A press release for the awards can be found at the futon …
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Although repackaged DVD season sets began appearing in stores back in August of 2008, I’ve never seen them this cheap before. You can buy any individual season for just $15.49 — except for Season One which is currently listed at $15.99 — at Amazon.com. Of course, if you want the entire series along with the …
NBC has released updated numbers for its broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII. It now stands as the most watched Super Bowl in history and the most watched television broadcast in history in terms of total viewers (those who watch six or more minutes). An average of 98.7 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLIII compared to …
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According to an NBC press release, last night’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII is now the third most-watched telecast of all time in the United States of America with 95.4 million viewers. It trails only series finale of M*A*S*H (106 million) and last year’s Super Bowl XLII (97.5 million). In terms of total audience, or …
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Pat Hingle, an actor who had a memorable role in “April Fools,” the season finale of the eighth season of M*A*S*H has died at 84 according to CNN.com. Hingle played Colonel Daniel Webster Tucker in the episode, originally broadcast March 24th, 1980, that saw Colonel Potter desperately trying to keep Hawkeye, B.J., Charles and Margaret …
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will be inducting Larry Gelbart into its Hall of Fame on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 as part of its 18th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Joining Gelbart are Bea Arthur, Dan Burke, Merv Griffin, Tom Murphy and Sherwood Schwartz. Gelbart is, of course, best known for his role …
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