Are you getting psyched about the Super Bowl? Or are you getting psyched about Super Bowl commercials? The NFL's big clash sometimes seems less about pigskin than about advertising, as sponsors fight to stand out among the fusillade of spots coming at viewers on the most-watched program of the year. Here's some ratings perspective. Last year's NFL championship match between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers was seen by 111 million Americans, making it Nielsen's most-watched broad

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FLICKS: BELA SAYS 'PULL THE STRING!' By Diane Werts

If I tout a triple feature of Bela films, nobody's going to ask "Bela who?"...Eighty years after his first Hollywood splash, Bela Lugosi remains an icon, whether it's from Martin Landau's delirious tribute in Tim Burton's Ed Wood or Lugosi's eerie work in films like the three '30s chillers unreeling Sunday night (Feb. 22) on Turner Classic Movies...

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PRESS TOUR: TV CRITICS MEET J.LO By Diane Werts

Oh, to have been at this press tour session! Train wreck! It's already going down in TCA lore, says this fun report from our friend Ray Richmond in Deadline Hollywood on Univision's J.Lo/Marc Anthony appearance Saturday morning. The estranged couple had come back together to promote their new talent search series "Â¡Q'VIva! The Chosen", debuting Jan. 28 on Univision, before Television Critics Association writers gathered in Pasadena...

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THIS PAGE!: HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE By Diane Werts

You never know what you'll find at TVWW. Or where. So be sure to check out all the little nooks and crannies of this home page. (If you can find the cranny...)

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FLICK PICKS: ANGELA LANSBURY, MOVIE STAR By Diane Werts

Yes, before she was TV's Jessica Fletcher -- even before she was on Broadway in Mame or Sweeney Todd -- Angela Lansbury was an MGM contract player, sharing both studio lot and screen time with Spencer Tracy and Judy Garland. Turner Classic Movies takes us back to that Hollywood "golden age" on Wednesday nights in January...

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NHL UPDATE: OUTDOOR GAME MOVED By Diane Werts

Mother Nature is always in charge. And thanks to her, the NHL has moved the start of Monday's 2012 Winter Classic game back two hours. The New York Rangers will face off outdoors against the Philadelphia Flyers at 3 p.m. ET (rather than the planned 1 p.m. ET), from the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park...

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