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The premiere of 'The Celebrity Apprentice' saw teams divided among gender lines and America watched as former Playboy Playmate Tiffany Fallon was chewed up by Omarosa in the boardroom and ultimately fired by Donald Trump. The show was the #1 program for the night - in the key 18-49 demo - beating out The Orange Bowl on FOX and all other primetime programs. 'The Celebrity Apprentice' is up 36% in total viewers and improved the time period by 67% versus the same night last year (11.005 million vs... 6.572 million).

Last night the debut of "The Biggest Loser 5" delivered the heftiest Nielsen rating ever for a "Biggest Loser" premiere, according to "fast affiliate-based" "live plus same day" viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Last night from 8-10 p.m. ET, "The Biggest Loser 5" (4.3 rating, 10 share in adults 18-49, 10.4 million viewers overall) surged by 39 percent in 18-49 rating and by 33 percent in total viewers versus the premiere telecast of the most recent cycle (a 3.1/9 in 18-49 and 7.8 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007). "The Biggest Loser" was the #1 non-sports program in its time period last night in adults 18-49 and total viewers and ranked #1 outright in all key adult-female demographics.

"I Just Hope He Doesn't Croak on Us" - One Racer can't perform at a Roadblock due to physical exhaustion, while another Racer blows a gasket when their taxi driver drops them off at the wrong location, on THE AMAZING RACE 12, at a special East Coast time Sunday, Jan. 6 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network. The West Coast broadcast of THE AMAZING RACE will air at its regular scheduled time (8:00-9:00 PM, PT).

Featured on the premiere episode of the POWER OF 10 (listed in alphabetical order) are contestants: Alisha Booth (Washington DC), Tony Mendes (Vernal, Utah), Tracy Meyer (Chicago), Kathy Officer (The Villages, Fla.), Micah Hue Penny (Antioch, Tenn.) and Grindl Reynolds (Atlanta). These contestants vie for $10 million on the first of six all-new episodes of POWER OF 10, Wednesday, Jan. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

POWER OF 10 is a high-stakes primetime game show where contestants compete for the chance to win $10 million. Drew Carey is the

The night was filled with special performances by the Goo Goo Dolls, Sheila E. and C.O.E.D., as well as the Top 7 bands, who returned to perform a special holiday medley. Dominic Bowden, the show's host, then revealed that The Clark Brothers received the most votes, eliminating Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, a Big Band/Swing band from Nashville, TN; and Sixwire, a Country band from Nashville, TN.


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