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CBS won a narrow victory over NBC in the final week of the November sweeps, The Associated Press reports. While NBC's Friends was the most-watched program with 24.2 million viewers, more TV sets were actually tuned to the CBS comedy Everybody Loves Raymond. Survivor ratings fell slightly on the Thanksgiving holiday, slipping to 20th place in the Nielsen standings with 17.7 million viewers. For the final full week of sweeps, CBS came in first with an average of 13.2 million viewers, followed by NBC with 12.8 million, ABC with 10 million and Fox with 9.5 million. The Nielsen Media Research ratings are used to set advertising rates.
Married
Angel star David Boreanaz married former Playboy Playmate Jamie Bergman in Palm Springs on Saturday. The pair originally planned to wed in September but postponed the nuptials after the events of Sept. 11, PageSix.com reports. Bergman, who plays B.J. Cummings on Howard Stern's Son of the Beach, skyrocketed to fame when she was named Playboy's 45th Anniversary Playmate
Honored
Movie classics The Manchurian Candidate and Network, along with the TV series Happy Days and Maude, will be inducted into the Producers Guild Awards' Hall of Fame on March 3, People reports. The ceremony honors films and TV programs at least 10 years old.
In Courts
The Los Angeles Police Department confiscated a collection of vintage erotica, which included paintings and photographs, from Paul Reubens' home on Nov. 16, Entertainment Tonight reports. Reubens (aka Pee Wee Herman) was not arrested or charged with any crime. A spokesperson for the actor called the allegations false and financially motivated. Reubens was arrested in July 1991 for performing lewd acts at a porn movie theater in Sarasota, Fla.Rebecca Gayheart pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday to a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter in the death of a nine-year-old boy, People reports. The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star, who struck the boy with her car in June, was sentenced to three years probation and a $1,000 fine. Gayheart also had her driver's suspended and will have to produce an educational safe driving video.In General
Rodney Dangerfield could be released from the Cedars Sinai Medical Center as early as Wednesday, Reuters reports. The 80-year-old comic was admitted to the Beverly Hills hospital Nov. 22 after suffering a mild heart attack.Halle Berry may star as the femme fatale alongside Pierce Brosnan in the 20th James Bond film, Variety, reports. The deal has not yet been closed because of potential scheduling conflicts for the actress, who is set to reprise her role as Storm in the upcoming X-Men sequel for Fox early next year. The Bond film, which does not yet have a title, is set to begin shooting at Pinewood Studios in England on Jan. 14. Six male strippers from the Broadway musical The Full Monty bared all for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Variety Performance in London on Monday, AP reports. The annual charity began in 1912 and helps raise funds for the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund. Other performers included Elton John, Cher and Jennifer Lopez. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will kick off their 35-city, three-month tour on Feb. 6 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in suburban Detroit, Reuters reports. Tickets for the veteran rockers' Tour of America go on sale Dec.1 in Toronto and Dec. 3 in New York and Boston. South African audiences were apparently laughing out loud on Tuesday after viewing the first episode of Survivor: Africa. South Africans found the participants' concerns about possible bear encounters particularly amusing, considering there are none in Kenya, Reuters reports. Critics said the reality show perpetuates the stereotypes associated with Americans abroad. Obviously.