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Breaking News: WWE To Develop Its First Sitcom Around Santino Marella
"They call me the next one to cross over, the next Hollywood star," smirked 'WWE Monday Night RAW' superstar Santino Marella while disclosing for the first time plans for the 'Santino Morella Sitcom' at last night's 'Monday Night RAW' event in Columbus, Ohio.The Canadian-born, Italian-American has already turned himself into the comedic foil of professional wrestling with his over-the-top accent, fake unibrow and proclivity to dress in drag in order to wrestle as Santina Marella, the "sister" of Santino. (The National Italian American Foundation should look into being offended by him after they recover from this season of 'Jersey Shore'.)
Now, apparently, he's getting his own sitcom. In it, Morello said that WWE stars Beth Phoenix and Vladimir Kozlov will portray his girlfriend and best friend, respectively.
What's On Tonight: Teen Choice Awards, The Closer, Anthony Bourdain
At 8, ABC has a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, followed by a new Dating in the Dark.- FOX has the 2009 Teen Choice Awards at 8.
- NBC has a new Great American Road Trip at 8.
- At 9, PBS has two new episodes of History Detectives.
- TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8 at 9.
- There's a new episode of The Closer on TNT at 9, then a new Raising the Bar.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- Also at 9: Travel Channel has Confessions of a Travel Writer, followed by a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
- At 10, NBC has a new Dateline.
- Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives at 10.
- Showtime has a new Weeds at 10, then a new Nurse Jackie.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
WWE's McMahon trumps Trump with Raw buyback
That didn't take long.The storyline featuring Donald Trump "buying" Monday Night Raw from World Wrestling Entertainment's Vince McMahon lasted all of one week. On Monday's commercial-free Raw from Green Bay, Wisc., McMahon bought the show back from Trump for "double the original price." Trump took the deal and smacked McMahaon across the chops for his trouble.
The show capped a day-long publicity festival for the WWE in which local network news affiliates flocked to the Green Bay airport to shoot Trump arriving and to hear speeches from him and McMahon. It was the first time any media set foot in that airport without Brett Favre being involved.
WWE Monday Night Raw: Trumple H?
Never have a personality and an organization entered into a more appropriate marriage than Donald Trump and World Wrestling Entertainment. Pro wrestling has always been full of over-the-top, testosterone filled rants, colorful costumes, and over-sized props. And Trump, well, is famous for about the same sort of thing. Plus, we know pro wrestling is fake, and we're pretty sure about Trump's hair. All weekend long, USA promoted tonight's WWE Monday Night Raw event, on which Trump will appear. The "ruse" is that Trump bought the WWE, something John Scott Lewinski reported last week didn't sit well with the company's stockholders. On tonight's show, Randy Orton defends his title against Triple H, as "decreed" by Trump. And he gave a press conference today with the WWE Divas. What could be more fitting?
What's On Tonight: Gossip Girl, Thanksgiving Disasters, Boston Legal
At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and Boston Legal.- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and My Own Worst Enemy.
- FOX has a new Sarah Connor Chronicles at 8, followed by a new Prison Break.
- There's a new Gossip Girl on The CW at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
- At 8:30, Food Network has a new Good Eats, followed by the special Dear Food Network: Thanksgiving Disasters and a new Diners, Drive-In, and Dives.
- Also at 8:30, ESPN has Monday Night Football, the Browns vs. the Bills.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk show listings.
Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending May 20
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
1. The Sopranos (HBO)
2. NBA Playoffs - Spurs/Suns (TNT)
3. NBA Playoffs - Spurs/Sunds (ESPN)
4. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
5. NBA Playoffs - Spurs/Suns (TNT)
6. NBA Playoffs - Jazz/Warriors (TNT)
7. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
9. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
10. NBA Playoffs - Pistons/Bulls (ESPN)
Nielsen cable ratings for the week ending May 13
Here are the weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
1. The Sopranos (HBO)
2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
3. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
4. NBA Playoffs - Jazz vs. Warriors (TNT)
5. NBA Playoffs - Jazz vs. Warriors (TNT)
6. NBA Playoffs - Spurs vs. Suns (TNT)
7. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
8. NBA Playoffs - Jazz vs. Warriors (TNT)
9. Finding Nemo (Disney)
10. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
Nielsen basic cable ratings for the week ending March 18
1. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
3. Scooby-Doo 2 (Nickelodeon)
4. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
5. Law and Order: SVU (USA)
6. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
7. Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney)
8. The Riches (FX)
9. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
10. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
What did you watch at 9pm last night?
Monday nights at 9 has become one of the major time slots on the networks these days. On NBC you have the megahit Heroes. Over on CBS there's the comedy smash Two and a Half Men, and FOX has 24. What do you watch?
The Los Angeles Times has a piece about the battle for viewers in the time slot, and they say that over 45 million people are watching the three shows at that time. The paper wonders if one of the networks will blink next season and move one of the shows to let it breathe a little bit. Though no one is planning that as of yet.
Nielsen basic cable ratings for the week ending February 25
The weekly cable ratings, by number of viewers.
1. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
3. SpongeBob SquarePants - (Nickelodeon)
4. SpongeBob SquarePants - (Nickelodeon)
5. SpongeBob SquarePants - (Nickelodeon)
6. Monk (USA)
7. Law and Order: SVU (USA)
9. Caroline Moon (Lifetime)
10. Law and Order: SVU (Lifetime)
Nielsen basic cable ratings for the week ending February 11
1. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
3. Montana Sky (Lifetime)
4. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
5. Monk (USA)
6. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
7. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
9. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
10. Jump In (Disney)
Nielsen basic cable ratings for the week ending January 28
1. WWE Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
2. WWE Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
3. Monk (USA)
4. State of the Union speech (FOX News)
5. State of the Union analysis (FOX News)
6. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodoen)
7. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
8. SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
9. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
10. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
What's on tonight: Bad Santa, Deal Or No Deal, Larry King, RAW
At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour Deal Or No Deal (with a contestant from Santa Claus, IN!), then a new 1 vs. 100. - ABC Family has The Polar Express at 8, then Frosty's Winter Wonderland.
- Emeril cooks with alcohol on Food Network at 8. It's followed by a new Unwrapped.
- CNN has a Larry King Live marathon on all day and night, while TLC is doing the same with Mythbusters.
- Nickelodeon has various Xmas shows all night, including SpongeBob, Danny Phantom, Full House, and Roseanne.
- Also at 8: Disney has The Santa Clause, then The Santa Clause 2.
- At 9, Lifetime has Home for Christmas.
- Comedy Central has Bad Santa at 9.
- There's a new Monday Night RAW at 9 on USA.
- At 11, Hallmark has The Night They Saved Christmas.
Nielsen basic cable ratings for the week ending November 19
1. Monday Night Football (ESPN)2. Monday Night RAW - 10pm (USA)
3. Monday Night RAW - 9pm (USA)
4. SpongeBob SquarePants - Sat, 9:30am (Nickelodeon)
5. Hannah Montana (Disney)
6. Fairly Odd Parents (Nickelodeon)
7. The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Disney)
8. College Football - Thurs (ESPN)
9. SpongeBob SquarePants - Sat, 9am (Nickelodeon)
10. Monk (USA)
What's on tonight: Heroes, Prison Break, Monday Night Football, Most Haunted
At 8, ABC has a repeat Wife Swap, a new Bachelor, then a new What About Brian (unless you live near Boston, then it's Monday Night Football).- CBS has repeats of How I Met Your Mother, The Class, Two and a Half Men, Old Chistine, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by new episodes of Heroes and Friday Night Lights.
- FOX has a new Prison Break at 8, then a new Justice.
- There's a new Everybody Hates Chris at 8, followed by new eps of All Of Us, Girlfriends, and The Game.
- ESPN has Monday Night Football, with Patriots vs. the Vikings.
- The Travel Channel has a special Most Haunted Live 2006 at 8.
- Also at 8: Emeril cooks up more Halloween treats on Food Network.
- At 9, PBS has a new American Experience.
- There's a new Cracker movie with Robbie Coltrane on BBC America at 9.
- Lifetime has the new movie The House Next Door at 9.
- Disney has Halloweentown at 9.
- There's a new WWE Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
- At 10, Showtime has a new ep of Weeds (repeated at 11).
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