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According to the Nielsen Monday broadcast ratings, repeats on CBS proved to be enough to give the network a ratings victory.

NBC's 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' has delivered ratings victories for the week of December 27-31, as encore telecasts won the time period over all cable and broadcast entertainment competition in viewers 18-49 and total viewers. At 12:35 a.m. ET, rebroadcasts of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' also delivered bigger audiences in adults 18-49 than any cable or broadcast entertainment competition in the hour. Note that most Friday late-night telecasts were preempted or excluded from these averages due to the New Year's Eve holiday and that Tuesday NBC late-night shows were delayed by an NFL overrun.

96.5 TIC-FM's Damon Scott returns once again to host a special, Friday the 13th Ha! Ha! Hartford! We've selected the cream of the crop from comedians who have previously been featured in The Bushnell's homegrown comedy series and we're bringing them back for an all-star, encore performance.

Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Drake, British superstar Jessie J, NBC's 'The Voice' musician coach and three-time Grammy nominee Blake Shelton, 'The Voice' musician coach and Grammy Award-nominated artist Cee Lo Green, NBC's 'Smash' star Megan Hilty, four-time Grammy-winning band The Roots and 15-time Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett will help usher in 2012 on 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.'

Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Drake, British superstar Jessie J, NBC's 'The Voice' musician coach and three-time Grammy nominee Blake Shelton, 'The Voice' musician coach and Grammy Award-nominated artist Cee Lo Green, NBC's 'Smash' star Megan Hilty, four-time Grammy-winning band The Roots and 15-time Grammy Award winner Tony Bennett will help usher in 2012 on 'NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson Daly.'

NBC has announced that last spring's hit vocal competition series THE VOICE will be returning even louder with an hour-long season debut following Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5 (10-11 p.m. ET, time approximate) and then resumes in its regular day and time on Monday, February 6 (8-10 p.m. ET).

NBC announced today that Howard Stern, American radio personality, television host and author, will serve as the new judge on the top-rated summer alternative series AMERICA'S GOT TALENT produced by FremantleMedia North America and Simon Cowell's SYCO Television.

VH1 will give viewers a chance to relive all the excitement of the screaming fans, unforgettable moments and music-loving Times Square takeover that was mandatory daily viewing for so many with VH1 Rock Docs Presents: 'The TRL Decade,' premiering Thursday, December 15 at 9PM* on VH1.

Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve, today announced that there are 19 days left for the public to submit their New Year's Eve wishes at the Times Square Visitor Center, located on Seventh Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets, or online at www.TimesSquareNYC.org. Wishes collected at the Center and online will become part of the confetti that flutters down at midnight in Times Square on New Year's Eve 2012. Stars who have contributed personal wishes to help celebrate the countdown to 2012 include Mayor Bloomberg, Robert De Niro, Jessica Biel, Matthew Broderick, Abigail Breslin, Hot Chelle Rae, Brian Williams, Sanjay Gupta MD, Wendy Williams, Carson Daly, and Jake T. Austin.

NBC has just released a new promo for the upcoming season of its voice competition THE VOICE. In the 22 minute promo, the coaches and artists look back on the first season and catch us up on their lives since and what's ahead for Season 2.

The CBS line up of Monday night comedies was able to hold off NBC's FEAR FACTOR surge according to Nielson ratings. Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night

CBS dramas surged in victory in last night's broadcast ratings. Here are the highlights of the 16 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night:

ROBERT KELLY will be appearing at Side Splitters between December 8 - 11, 2011.

Here are the highlights of the 14 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast networks last night

ROBERT KELLY will be appearing at Side Splitters between December 8 - 11, 2011.

According to his official website, Broadway veteran Tony Vincent will appear on the second season of NBC's vocal competition- 'The Voice.' Vincent writes: 'I have auditioned for the hit television show The Voice, which airs on America's NBC network. It's been an amazing experience thus far and if you all want to see how I did at my audition, turn into the show's premiere episode-- airing right after the Superbowl on February 5th, 2012. The talent this season is top-notch. You don't want to miss this!'

During the recently completed November 2011 sweep, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live generated its most-watched November sweep yet and attracted its biggest-ever audience for any sweep period.

FOX (9.91 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.4, #1) was Wednesday's top draw thanks to a new 'The X Factor' (10.93 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.7, #1) plus the premiere of 'I Hate My Teenage Daughter' (6.84 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 2.8, #3).

The four coaches from NBC's THE VOICE won a total of four Grammy nominations among them at last night's Grammy Award Nomination annoncements.

Appearing This Weekend at Side Splitters will be HYPNOTIST RICH GUZZI.