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Comedy Central won’t be renewing “The Jeff Dunham Show” for a second season.
The show, featuring comedian Jeff Dunham and his repertoire of puppets, drew 5.3 million viewers in its debut, a premiere record for Comedy Central. But most reviews were terrible, and ratings dwindled during the season.
Comedy Central spokesman Steve Albani says the network will continue “to be in business with Jeff in a big way,” including a tour, standup special and DVDs.
Halle Berry, Colin Farrell and “Lost” star Matthew Fox will be presenters at the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards, airing Jan. 17 on NBC with Ricky Gervais as host.
Berry is a one-time Globe winner and a three-time nominee; Farrell won his first award last year for “In Bruges”; and Fox was nominated for “Lost” in 2006.
The three join Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Mickey Rourke. Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio will present the Cecil B. De Mille Award to Martin Scorsese.
Police say James Owen Sullivan, a drummer and backup vocalist for the band Avenged Sevenfold, was found dead at his home in Southern California.
Lt. John Domingo says Sullivan, 28, who went by the stage name The Rev, appeared to have died of natural causes Monday in Huntington Beach.
The band formed in 1999 and won Best New Artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2006. The five-man metal-core band was working on its fifth album.
Its self-titled 2007 album reached No. 4 on the Billboard album chart.
The top five prime-time TV shows and viewership for Dec. 21 to 27:
1. NFL Football: Cowboys at Redskins, NBC, 19 million
2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 15.7 million
3. “NCIS,” CBS, 15.4 million
4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 14.4 million
5. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 12.5 million
Among celebrity birthdays today: Actor Russ Tamblyn is 75. Singer Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary is 72. Actor Fred Ward is 67. Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees is 64. Singer Patti Smith is 63. TV host Meredith Vieira is 56. “Today” show anchor Matt Lauer is 52. Actress Tracey Ullman is 50. TV host Sean Hannity is 48.
