“Trust me, there is money and lots of it in controversy.”

Depends on who’s in the middle of it, I suppose.

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The syndicated news and entertainment magazines scrambled Thursday afternoon to include news of the death of legendary pop star, Michael Jackson, in their shows, most of which were near completion by the time the news was confirmed. The work paid off, however, as most of the magazines were up by double-digits over last year.

Ironically, Warner Bros.’ TMZ — which broke the story on its related Web site, TMZ.com — came in last place, averaging a 1.5 rating/4 share among households in the metered markets for all telecasts, according to Nielsen. That’s a gain of 7% year-to-year, far less than the improvement seen by the other magazines. TMZ was even beat by its sister program, Extra, which improved 27% and came in fourth at a 1.9/5 among the genre’s six shows.

Rest is here: http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/306947-Syndie_Mags_Scramble_on_News_of_Jackson_s_Death.php

I love the haters.

~Lanie~

and @ Star Title: You are in the minority there when you say “uck” after Family Guy. The biggest uck and surprise is Judge Judy.