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Actor Charlie Sheen made worldwide headlines this week because of the 911 call his wife Brooke Mueller made in Aspen on Christmas morning.

OPERATIC: In the new documentary "Rufus Wainwright: Prima Donna," the eccentric musician prepares his opera, "Prima Donna," and recalls his childhood demons and obsession with opera, at 9 p.m. on Sundance.

As we head into the holiday season and mobile phones top the holiday wish lists of teens - and probably plenty of pre-teens, too - LG has launched a marketing campaign aimed at responsible texting.

The Bravo cable channel offers a number of full-length episodes that can be viewed online, including "Top Chef" and "The Real Housewives of Orange County." BravoTV Full-Length Episodes Online Bravo is a cable channel offering a wide-variety of original programming.

James Lipton alone can be a little unsettling. But James Lipton without his beard ? That's just not right.

It's a big afternoon for daytime viewers. First, Barbra Streisand makes an appointment with "The Doctors" so she can talk about her cardiovascular program at Cedars-Sinai . Then, Sarah Palin stops by "The Oprah Winfrey Show" , hoping and praying that it's the day Oprah gives away Range Rovers.

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The compelling new documentary, "The Glass House" looks at a halfway house for troubled young Iranian women funded and run by an expatriate named Marjaneh Halati.

Caption: Jon Bon Jovi Bon Jovi leaving BBC Broadcasting House after appearing on the Live Lounge London, England .... Rocker JON BON JOVI stunned his bandmates during a recent taping of in-depth U.S. chat show INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO by confessing he used to be a band geek.

CROSSOVER: Laurence Fishburne, right, appears in a all three 'CSI" series, starting with in "CSI: Miami" at 10 p.m. on CBS.

Bon Jovi becomes the first-ever band to be interviewed on Bravo's 'Inside the Actors Studio' Monday, Nov.

James Lipton chats with Martha about his book, "Inside Inside," and asks Martha the famous Pivot Questionnaire .

If you've never attended the taping of a TV show, I highly recommend it. The whole process is fascinating, and, no matter how many times you've seen the show at home, it's always different than what you expect.

Among the promotional moves at NBC is a deal with Jon Bon Jovi and a deal to have an episode of "SNL'' exclusively sponsored by Bud Light Golden Wheat Beer.

The B in NBC stands for Bon Jovi . At least for the month of November. In a deal unveiled by NBC Universal this week, the band will perform on the Today show, The Tonight Show , The Jay Leno Show and Saturday Night Live - and even an interview on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams .

Gelbart died last month after a battle with cancer but in an interview conducted a year before his passing, he blamed the actor for declaring it was his pal Murray Schisgal who conceived of the 1982 comedy, about an entertainer who dresses as a woman to find work.

CIVIC DUTY: Mayor Cory Booker attempts to lead struggling Newark, N.J., to better days in the five-part, five-night documentary miniseries 'Brick City,' beginning at 10 tonight on Sundance Channel.

TV host James Lipton is 83. Actress Rosemary Harris is 82. Actor Adam West is 79.

Joan Harshman of Chula Vista would listen to the original "Guiding Light" radio program with her grandmother in Nebraska.

First up at 7/6c, the cast of Family Guy will be featured on tonight's new episode of Inside the Actors Studio! James Lipton sits down with the FG cast to discuss the never-before-known scoop behind the creation of the hit show.