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-Yesterday's Winners: So You Think You Can Dance (Fox) [TV Page]

Here are the top 10 rated programs in syndication based on households for the week of May 12, 2008, followed by any highlights of note: [TV Page]

Led by the season-finale of the still powerful American Idol, Fox dominated the holiday week of May 19, with a first-place finish in households, total viewers and the three key demos -- adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34. Comparably, this was Fox's 20th consecutive weekly win among adults 18-49. Although the common word used to describe American Idol this season was “declining,” year seven closed on Wednesday, May 21 with a whopping 31.66 million viewers. It doesn't get much... [TV Page]

NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution weekly Lyons & Bailes Reel Talk has formed an online venture with website CelebrityEverything.com. Beginning Friday, May 30, Reel Talk co-hosts (and film critics) Jeffrey Lyons and Alison Bailes will be regular contributors to CelebrityEverything.com, offering their insights on movie reviews, weekly celebrity interviews, top movie picks and exclusive content and interviews. In addition, the Reel Talk show forum (http://forums.reeltalktv.com) will now... [TV Page]

Newly crowned "American Idol" champion David Cook took over America's Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, sending a record-breaking 11 new titles into the tally a week after he won the top-rated TV talent show. [TV Page]

More than a dozen minority groups voiced opposition on Thursday to a proposal being studied by regulators that would force television programmers to offer their most popular cable channels on a stand-alone basis. [TV Page]

When Puerto Rico Democrats go to the polls Sunday for their island's potentially historic primary, CNN will be the only network to have access to exit polling. [TV Page]

NBC's sports chief said Wednesday that the Olympics and the recent Sichuan earthquake have brought an "incredible openness" to China. [TV Page]

Some of Bill Cosby's legendary patterned sweaters his long-running television hit "The Cosby Show" will be auctioned off next month to benefit a charity set up in memory of the actor's late son, organizers said on Thursday. [TV Page]

Three network news anchors made a marathon round of appearances on the morning news shows Wednesday to promote a September telecast to raise awareness and funds for cancer research and treatment. [TV Page]

Florida gladly cast its vote for HBO's TV movie about the Sunshine State's recount circus after the 2000 presidential election, casting aside any worries about reliving the tumultuous period. [TV Page]

Ray Winstone and Jonah Lotan are set to star in the HBO pilot "Last of the Ninth," a gritty drama set in the corrupt New York Police Department during the 1970s. [TV Page]

MTV and former "That '70s Show" star Wilmer Valderrama are developing a scripted comedy dubbed "Baby Dolls." [TV Page]

Scottish musician Shirley Manson, lead singer with the rock group Garbage, has joined the cast of Fox's "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles," which begins its second season in the fall. [TV Page]

"Oprah" special correspondent and National Geographic host Lisa Ling will join CNN for a documentary that follows up on the network's "Planet in Peril." [TV Page]

A new ABC documentary series will take an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the government's efforts to halt smuggling and illegal immigration. [TV Page]

Rapper T.I. is turning his legal woes into an eight-episode MTV documentary series. [TV Page]

MTV Networks is relaunching Spike.com on Friday, stocked with online-only original programming from content providers including Playboy Enterprises. [TV Page]

After winning the season by a wide margin, Fox burst into summer last week with the return of "So You Think You Can Dance," finishing in front of other reality premieres. [TV Page]

The Screen Actors Guild and major studios returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday from a three-week recess in contract talks after Hollywood's smaller performers union came to terms with producers on a new labor deal. [TV Page]

-Yesterday's Winners: Hell's Kitchen (Fox) [TV Page]

One of the longest and most prolific producing collaborations in television is coming to an end. [TV Page]

Earle Hagen, the prolific Emmy-winning composer of theme songs for "The Andy Griffith Show," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "That Girl" and "The Mod Squad" died of natural causes at his home near San Diego on Monday. He was 88. [TV Page]

ABC, CBS and NBC will air a live primetime special September 5 to raise money for cancer research. [TV Page]

Discovery Channel is going deep underwater to look for sunken treasure. [TV Page]