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THE COMEDY AWARDS, the annual event dedicated to honoring and celebrating the world of comedy, announced today that legendary comedian Don Rickles will be honored as the recipient of the prestigious 'Johnny Carson Award For Comedic Excellence' at this year's ceremony. 'The Daily Show's' Jon Stewart will present him with the prestigious award.

On Wednesday, April 11, Investigation Discovery hits the ground running with season five of its hit series I (ALMOST) GOT AWAY WITH IT.

BBC AMERICA has announced the channel's first original drama, COPPER, set in 1860s New York City, will premiere Sunday, August 19, 9:00pm ET/PT.

Travel Channel brings back an all-new season of its compelling one-hour paranormal investigative series THE DEAD FILES featuring retired NYPD Homicide Detective Steve DiSchiavi and medium Amy Allan as they travel throughout the country to uncover the unexplained disturbances in each locale.

SPARKLE is set to be released in theaters on August 24th by Sony Pictures. The project marks the final film by the late, legendary singer and actress Whitney Houston. Houston died in February in her hotel room in Beverly Hills. Her death was ruled an accidental drowning. A trailer for the film debuted on this morning's TODAY show.

The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS led CBS to a big Sunday victory as the awards broadcast was easily the night's top program in viewers and key demographics, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for April 1.

On Tuesday, acclaimed singer and songwriter Seal returns to the ballroom performing 'Lean On Me' from his latest album 'Soul 2.' His soulful performance will be accompanied by four members of the Troupe. Also hitting the stage is best-selling country vocal group, Rascal Flatts, with a network TV debut performance of 'Changed,' the title of their new album due out April 3rd.

USA offers a sneak peek into this week's episodes of PSYCH, FAIRLY LEGAL and IN PLAIN SIGHT.

TODAY show executive producer Jim Bell tweeted last night that an announcement will be made on tomorrow's morning show regarding Ryan Seacrest, host of 'On Air with Ryan Seacrest', a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, E! News and American Idol "Tuesday morning live on the Today show in Studio 1A, Ryan Seacrest will make a big NBC announcement," read the Tweet.

Aubrey O'Day, the former Danity Kane singer, said she didn't want to be around the 'negativity' and was seen heading for the elevators. However O'Day revealed on her Twitter account that her departure is not permanent and she will return to the show.

Gaiam, Inc., a leading producer of lifestyle media, announced today the DVD release of Travel Channel's MAN V FOOD NATION under its exclusive home video license agreement with Travel Channel.

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART is heading to Charlotte with 125+ stalwart staffers to cover its fourth Democratic National Convention and broadcast a week of shows. 'The Daily Show's' coverage of the 2012 DNC will be taped at ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center(TM) and air nightly at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT from Tuesday, September 4 through Friday, September 7.

Food Network's long-running hit primetime series FOOD NETWORK STAR returns to New York City this May with fifteen talented hopefuls and completely new twists for season eight - this year, returning stars Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis move from behind the judge's table to square off with culinary favorite Alton Brown for a three-way team competition to find the next Food Network Star, beginning with a special two-hour premiere episode on Sunday, May 13th at 9pm ET/PT.

There is nothing more terrifying than being in complete darkness. When the lights go off, our imaginations take hold and our nightmares come to life. Starting Wednesday, April 25 at 10PM (ET/PT), Syfy will plunge contestants into blinding darkness to confront their deepest fears in the new weekly, unscripted competition series, TOTAL BLACKOUT.

ESPN has announced a new deal with the Australian Football League (AFL) to bring viewers exclusive live television coverage of the AFL Premiership in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Canada, and sub-saharan Africa. Additionally, it has secured co-exclusive live television rights in the Caribbean and Israel.

Sonar Entertainment Inc. and Ecosse Films have joined forces to develop and produce QUARTERMAIN. The new 10x60 action-adventure series is based on the classic swashbuckling stories by iconic Victorian-era author H. Rider Haggard.

Vieira came back to announce she was joining TODAY in London for the Summer Olympics coverage. 'Of all the things that I did when I was on the TODAY show for five years, I think the Olympics was my very favorite experience,' she said, adding she'll report on Britain's 'flair and the flavor' and host the opening ceremony with Lauer and Bob Costas.

Variety reports that Ashton Kutcher is set to star in an upcoming indie bio-pic JOBS, which will tell the story of the late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. This is the second film announced which will focus on the life of the late CEO who passed away from cancer last October.

This morning, Oprah Winfrey reunited with best friend Gayle King on CBS THIS MORNING. The talk-show queen chatted with the show's co-hosts Charlie Rose, King and Erica Hill for her first appearance on the show. Winfrey is currently in New York filming a segment for her Lifeclass series. She discussed the latest developments at the OWN network as well as her Leadership Academy and her experiences since ending her long-running talk show on ABC.

The 47TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, "Country Music's Party of the Year®" honoring country music's best and introducing the industry's hottest emerging talent, was broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last night on the CBS Television Network.