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Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

 
Judge OKs plea deal for ’Girls Gone Wild’ founder
A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.

 
A&E: Reality show about Jacksons premieres Dec. 13
A reality show miniseries about the Jackson family will premiere Dec. 13 on A&E, the network says. Back-to-back hour episodes will air that night at 9 p.m. EST.

 
Winfrey takes gospel singer Winans off her show
Oprah Winfrey is removing gospel singer BeBe Winans from her show’s "karaoke challenge" until charges against him for allegedly pushing his ex-wife to the ground are resolved.

 
’Golden Girls’ star McClanahan has bypass surgery
Rue McClanahan, who played sexy Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on "The Golden Girls," was recovering Thursday from heart bypass surgery at a New York City hospital.

 
Suicide prevention groups protest `The Office’
Some suicide prevention groups aren’t laughing over a scene in "The Office" where Steve Carell’s character tries to scare young children by struggling in a hangman’s noose.

 
List of top 15 cable shows in Nielsen ratings
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:

 
Group urges CW stations not to air ’Gossip Girl’
On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.

 
ABC’s Roberts lands Janet Jackson interview
ABC has booked a prime-time interview with pop star Janet Jackson, expected to be her first lengthy television interview since her brother Michael’s death.

 
New reality cooking show for chef Gordon Ramsay
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has some new people to yell at. The verbally abusive star of Fox’s "Hell’s Kitchen" has signed a deal with Fox for a second show. Tentatively called "Masterchef," it will feature Ramsay trying to turn people who have no experience in the food industry into expert cooks. Not surprisingly, producers say Ramsay won’t be afraid to tell the would-be cooks the cold, hard truth about their work.

 
John Lithgow’s serial killer soars on ’Dexter’
John Lithgow was going to pass on the chance to play serial killer vs. serial killer on "Dexter," with an Italian vacation, cruise and his son’s wedding awaiting him.

 
TV host Mario Lopez to host Miss America pageant
Here comes Mario Lopez as the Miss America pageant host.

 
`Dancing with the Stars’ celeb slate slimmed by 2
Michael Irvin and Mark Dacascos have been booted from the ballroom.

 
Kirstie Alley to star in A&E reality series
Kirstie Alley is going to star in a new A&E reality "docu-series" about her life as a single mom and her efforts to lose weight. The network has ordered 10 half-hour episodes of the untitled series from "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia North America. The show will follow the actress at home with her teenage children, at work and as she launches a new weight-loss program.

 
Ex-Miss California Prejean, pageant settle lawsuit
The legal war between former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant organizers is over.

 
Top 20 prime-time programs in Nielsen ratings
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by The Nielsen Co., for Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Listings include the week’s ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

 
World Series helps Fox score a ratings home run
The World Series gave the Fox network world-class ratings last week as the New York Yankees squared off against the Philadelphia Phillies in four much-watched games.

 
Accused Seacrest stalker pleads not guilty
A man arrested outside Ryan Seacrest’s workplace has pleaded not guilty to a felony stalking charge.

 
Adam Arkin relishes new `Sons of Anarchy’ role
When Adam Arkin signed on for "Sons of Anarchy," he didn’t have reservations about his role as a slick white separatist or the FX drama’s dark heart.

 
E! to launch Asian version of flagship news show
One of America’s best-known entertainment news shows is launching an Asian edition.

 
ABC to air Rihanna interviews on assault
The first interview with Rihanna (ree-AH’-nah) about Chris Brown’s assault on her is airing this week on ABC.

 
Leno says he’d return to ’Tonight’ if NBC asked
Prime-time newcomer Jay Leno says he would have rather stayed put at "The Tonight Show" _ and if NBC offered him that job again, he’d take it.

 
HBO filmmakers get inside Obama campaign
Pivotal presidential campaigns are frequently defined in retrospect by documentaries.

 
Gregory Itzin to return for another round on ’24’
You haven’t heard the last of former President Charles Logan on "24."

 
TNT picks up NBC’s axed police drama ’Southland’
Cable network TNT says it has rescued the shot-down NBC cop drama "Southland" and will bring it back in the new year.

 

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