78 Million Watch Obama Win -Largest Ratings Since Super Bowl

Hollywood Reporter/Neilsen just released the ratings from last night. Barack Obama's historic presidential election victory was viewed by an equally historic numbers of viewers: 78,583,000 watched coverage across 14 networks Tuesday evening.

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'Heroes' duo get the ax

Big shakeup on the staff of NBC's "Heroes" came down on Sunday with the axing of co-exec producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb. Both scribe-producers had been with the show since its first season and were known to have led the day-to-day production operation under the direction of creator/exec producer Tim Kring.

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Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle Sign On for The Avengers

Marvel Entertainment has just announced that Robert Downey Jr and Don Cheadle have signed on for both Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau will also executive produce The Avengers.

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Terminator 4 Video Shows 10 New Terminators

A new featurette shows off the amazing views of post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, plus an astonishing 10 new Terminators. They include a giant Harvester, the Moto-Terminator bikes, and an Aqua-Terminator... plus the primitive T-600, which you can see in action.

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Iron Man 2: How Terrence Howard Lost His Role

The first big surprise in the EW story is that Howard was the most highly paid actor for the original Iron Man movie

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What Will 'Saturday Night Live' Do Next?

Once every four years, the sketch comedy show, far past its comedic prime, gets a much-needed boost in ratings thanks to spot-on impressions of politicos and candidates. This year, Tina Fey's hilarious Sarah Palin impression helped give it a 70% bump in ratings. Sadly, Fey said she won't be continuing her role as the winking hockey mom.

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'Oprah Winfrey Show' May Be Close To Its End

"The Oprah Winfrey Show" may cease airing in 2011 when Winfrey walks away from the U.S. TV talk show, an executive says.

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Obama Roasts Rahm Emanuel: Missing Middle Finger Rendered Him Mute

This video shows then-Senator Barack Obama roasting Congressman Rahm Emanuel, who's now his Chief of Staff, at a 2005 charity event.  One highlight of Obama's roast is when he said that Emanuel cut his middle finger, rendering him practically mute!

It's a great look into how politicians in America relate to each other and reveals just how funny Paul Begala is.  I'm telling ya, he can rip off some hilarious quips.

Oprah Was Crying With Sam Perry of Obama For America

Folks are asking who the man on who's shoulder Oprah Winfrey was crying as President-Elect Barack Obama (love the sound of that) was speaking Election Night at Grant Park in Chicago.  According to Valleywag, it was Sam Perry , who was communications director with Obama for America in Chicago, but is also a Silicon Valley investor.  Here's the scene at Grant Park:

Prop 8 Protest In San Diego Draws 10,000 People

The narrow passage of Proposition 8, which makes marriage between the same sexes illegal in California, has sparked a string of protests and legal challenges.  This one is in San Diego and captured by this iReporter, Chris Murrow:

Palin Responsible For Spike In Death Threats Against Obama

Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign.

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Obama Says Speedy Action Needed on Economy - NYTimes.com

President-elect Barack Obama called on Friday for the Bush administration and Congress to enact an economic-stimulus package, and he pledged to confront the country’s economic crisis “head on” the moment he is sworn in on Jan. 20.

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