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Reuters - Talk show host Regis Philbin, recognized in the Guinness World Records as America's most on-camera TV personality, returned to the airwaves on Thursday six weeks after undergoing open-heart surgery.

Reuters - U.S. television programmers said on Thursday that the government had no business telling them what to air and criticized a Federal Communications Commission report saying Congress could regulate violent content. More Info...  

AP - Jamie-Lynn Sigler was a high-school kid with a knack for musicals who figured anything called "The Sopranos" would be just her speed. She learned better when she got to the audition.

AP - Regis Philbin is back on "Live With Regis and Kelly" but still not 100 percent, he says, six weeks after his triple heart bypass surgery.

AP - Rosie O'Donnell announced her departure from "The View" nearly one year after Star Jones Reynolds was fired as co-host of the ABC show.

AP - Bob Woodruff of ABC News is headed to Havana this weekend for his first overseas reporting trip since being severely injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq last year. More Info...  

AP - Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen Media Research for the week of April 16-22. Day and start time (EDT) are in parentheses. More Info...  

E! Online - The usual tens of millions of people voted for their favorite Idols this week, but it was the war on poverty that reaped all the rewards. 

E! Online - The revolving door of morning show hosts is in full swing: Rosie may be out, but Regis is back.

E! Online - Jesse James knows his way around a garage. It's what was lurking outside the garage that threw the Discovery Channel star for a loop.   

E! Online - It wasn't just 70 million voters and major corporations who were feeling charitable this week.

Reuters - Some of TV's biggest shows ("House," "Lost") and some of its smallest ("The Office," "Friday Night Lights") are benefiting significantly from the impact of digital video recorders, according to data released Wednesday by Nielsen Media Research. More Info...  

Television News Reuters - It's been a short "Drive" for Fox's midseason drama, which has been pulled off the schedule after two weeks on the air. More Info...  

AP - The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday a correlation exists between bloodshed on television and violence in real life and that the government should take action on such programming. More Info...  

AP - Divorced dad Alec Baldwin, caught yelling at his daughter on a voicemail message, said Wednesday he asked NBC to let him out of his "30 Rock" contract so he can devote his time to the issue of "parental alienation."

Reuters - Actor Alec Baldwin, embarrassed by a ranting phone message to his daughter that surfaced on the Internet, has asked to be freed from his TV show to spend more time with family, a person close to the situation said on Wednesday.

AP - Her tenure short but hardly sweet, Rosie O'Donnell said Wednesday she will leave "The View" in June after less than a year of feuds, headlines and higher ratings for ABC.

Reuters - Outspoken talk show star Rosie O'Donnell said on Wednesday she will end her stint as co-host of ABC's "The View" in mid-June when her contract expires, capping a nine-month run that saw her do battle with Donald Trump and other celebrities.

AP - A rebel Southern California radio station broadcasting reruns of "Imus in the Morning" since Imus was fired will end repeats of the show Friday.

AP - Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend is eager to leave the Bahamas with his infant daughter, showing his weariness Wednesday as he entered the latest private court hearing in the custody dispute.