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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Today On 'Anderson' -- Drugs & Other Addictions

'Help My Drug-Addicted Daughters' and the Latest on Whitney’s Daughter, Bobbi Kristina

Tueday, February 28, 2012

It’s all over the headlines -- prescription drug abuse -- from Whitney Houston to new questions about her daughter. But prescription drug abuse is not just a Hollywood epidemic...

For the first time, more Americans die from drug overdoses than in car accidents, according to a report from the CDC. And almost half of drug poisonings are now from abuse of prescription painkillers. Despite these shocking reports, why is it that so many people still don’t understand the dangers of mixing prescriptions?

In this powerful hour, Anderson sits down with a HLN’s Jane Velez-Mitchell for an update on reports about Whitney Houston's only daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Many are concerned another tragedy is looming.

Then, Anderson responds to a desperate plea for help from a mom who is scared for her two daughters' lives — both girls are addicted to oxycodone.

What started as a dream for two bright-eyed and close-knit sisters with a positive outlook on the world has turned into a nightmare. Now, one daughter allegedly steals and robs for drug money, and the other begs on the street. Our cameras followed as they took us inside their world of using, drug deals and scamming people out of cash. With their lives at stake, will this loving mother’s intervention save her children?

Plus, how you can spot the warning signs in your family, and what you can do? A panel of experts address what addiction means for a family -- and what you can do if you have a family member with a deadly addiction.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Soft Spoken Anderson

All About Cute Jesse Tyler Ferguson On Wednesday

Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Aunt on the Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Crash

Anderson and Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Friends Before Fame

Julie Bowen Contributes Most to Swear Jar

Jesse Loves Being on 'Modern Family'

Jesse Talks Bullying & His School 'Stoner Kid' Pic

President Obama a Huge Fan of 'Modern Family'

Sofia Vergara's English Is Getting Worse, Says Jesse

'Modern Family's' Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

"Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson is on hand to talk about the hit show, what it's really like backstage with his co-stars, and even weighs in on teen exorcists. Plus, how high is your "Modern Family" IQ? Play along with Jesse and a superfan to see who knows more about the hilarious sitcom.

Adam Levine Had Fun. And So Did All Of Us!

Adam Levine Backstage: 'It Was the Most Fun I've Ever Had'

Duration: 00:50 min.

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Added: Feb 24, 2012

Description: Adam Levine talks about how much fun he had during his appearance on the show.

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-Al3wvhnI

Adam caught himself saying he likes foxes and quickly put his stuffed gift back in the bag. He, he. I knew he likes "foxes" especially when they are silver! Hmm? [The "especially when they are silver" is my addition.]

Anderson & Benjamin At The Oscars

Today at 3:13 PM
Vulture’s Behind-the-Scenes Party Timeline of Oscars Weekend

By Kyle Buchanan and Carita Rizzo
While you were dusting off your VCR, getting ready to enjoy a Reese Witherspoon–inspired screening of Overboard, Hollywood's finest were heading out to glitzy Oscar after-parties, topping off a long weekend of boozing and schmoozing with ... more boozing and schmoozing. Vulture was there every step of the way — starting on Thursday and ending on Sunday — to eyeball, eavesdrop, and report on what went down. Herewith, an epic timeline that includes a Jon Hamm dominoes defeat, a Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen reunion, and a Blythe Danner guilt trip. Alas, nip slips were reserved for the ceremony. ["nip slips"... Something about J. Lo's wardrobe malfunction which, really, nobody noticed.]

Thursday
8 p.m.
to
12:20 a.m.
[Not interesting]

Friday
5:32 p.m.
to
7:12 p.m.
[Not interesting]

Saturday
12:50 p.m.
to
2:58 p.m.
[Not interesting]

Sunday
9:14 p.m.
to
11:44 p.m.
[Not interesting UNTIL:]

11:56 p.m. Outside at the valet, Andy Cohen chats up Anderson Cooper and his date Ben Maisani, as well as Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his date Justin Mikita.

[end of report]

Thanks again to my super agent from YouTube Cwm368 for the timely tip. Perhaps tomorrow we'll get the pictures from some magazine or Internet blog smart enough to know this is no longer a hush, hush story -- we hope.

By the way, I found out that 368 is not the age of "Cwm"'s, my secret agent. It seems 368 is too much a secret that covers "Cwm"'s super secret identity, you know, like 007 only more complicated.

Anderson's Cousin Long Removed, Whatever That Means...

Backstage: Anderson Reflects on Meeting His Cousin

Friday, February 24, 2012 -- 8:00 PM

On the show, Anderson was introduced to one of his distant paternal cousins for the first time. Now, he reflects on meeting a family member, thanks to the help of Ancestry.com.

"I had no idea who it was, actually," Anderson says of several people put before him. "She sort of didn't really say much. She was the quietest of all of them, and a lot of my relatives like to talk, so it never occurred to me it was her."

Hear more from Anderson as he reflects on this experience that you didn't see on the show...

Anderson Is Number One! With Us!

Feb. 27, 2012, 6:04 a.m. EST

Diane Sawyer, Anderson Cooper and Brian Williams are America's Favorite News Personalities

Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly and Nancy Grace are least favorite

NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Decades ago there were just a few names that dominated the news world. Everyone knew who Walter Conkrite, David Brinkley and Chet Huntley were. And, the odds were good it was one of those men who gave people their evening dose of national and world news. Today, that is not the case. Yes, there are still the big three anchors, but there are also the multitude of news personalities on all the various cable stations and even a radio personality who transcends many of his brethren on television. Many of these individuals can cause either a positive or negative reaction.

Looking at a list of 26 current affairs personalities, when asked which three are their favorites, almost one-quarter say ABC News' Diane Sawyer (23%), while one in five each say CNN's Anderson Cooper (19%) and NBC's Brian Williams (19%). Rounding out the top five favorite current affairs personalities is Bill O'Reilly (15%) and Barbara Walters (15%). A little further down the list are George Stephanopoulos (14%), Matt Lauer (13%), Katie Couric (13%), Rush Limbaugh (9%) and Sean Hannity (9%).

These are some of the results of The Harris Poll of 2,016 adults surveyed online between January 16 and 23, 2012 by Harris Interactive.

Looking at the flip side, which three of the 26 news personalities are America's least favorite, almost half say Rush Limbaugh (46%). Three in ten say Bill O'Reilly (31%) and almost one-quarter say their least favorite is Nancy Grace (23%). Rounding out the top ten least favorite news personalities are Sean Hannity (14%), Katie Couric (10%), Piers Morgan (10%), Barbara Walters (10%), Chris Matthews (10%), Rachel Maddow (7%) and Wolf Blitzer (7%).

All news is political

Much has been made about how certain cable channels, and their personalities, lean politically. And, depending on one's own political inclinations certain personalities are more or less liked. For Republicans, the top three favorite current affairs personalities are Bill O'Reilly (29%), Sean Hannity (25%) and Rush Limbaugh (22%) while for Democrats and Independents the top three are Diane Sawyer (28% and 25% respectively), Anderson Cooper (24% and 21%) and Brian Williams (24% and 20%).

Interestingly, one person is in the least liked top three for all three political parties. For Republicans, the three least liked current affairs personalities are Nancy Grace (25%), Rush Limbaugh (24%) and Chris Matthews (18%). For Democrats, the three news personalities that are the least favorite are Rush Limbaugh (66%), Bill O'Reilly (45%), and Sean Hannity (23%) while for Independents it is Rush Limbaugh (49%), Bill O'Reilly (31%) and Nancy Grace (25%).

So What?

Sometimes a news personality is supposed to just provide the news such as the anchors of the three network newscasts and some of the cable shows. Other times, controversy or political leanings drive a current affairs personality and that might actually be the purpose of his or her news program. People choose their newscaster for certain reasons. One person may watch Brian Williams, for example, because they always watched NBC news and it's a habit for them. Another may watch Bill O'Reilly because they believe in what he believes in politically. Each of these personalities has a core audience. But each also have those who would never watch them - and most are just fine with that!

TABLE 1 FAVORITE NEWS PERSONALITY "Thinking now of media in general, of the news and current affairs personalities listed below, which three would you say are your favorite?"

Base: All adults

TABLE 2 LEAST FAVORITE NEWS PERSONALITIES "Of the news and current affairs personalities below, which three would you say are your least favorites?"

Base: All adults

Note: Totals may not add to 100% because of rounding; * indicates less than 0.5%; N/A indicates not asked in that year

Methodology

This Harris Poll was conducted online within the United States between January 16 and 23, 2012 among 2,016 adults (aged 18 and over). Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region and household income were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for respondents' propensity to be online.

All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, Harris Interactive avoids the words "margin of error" as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.

Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys. The data have been weighted to reflect the composition of the adult population. Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.

The results of this Harris Poll may not be used in advertising, marketing or promotion without the prior written permission of Harris Interactive.

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The Harris Poll® #23, February 27, 2012By Regina A. Corso, SVP, Harris Poll, Youth, and Public Relations Research, Harris Interactive

About Harris Interactive

Harris Interactive is one of the world's leading custom market research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for the Harris Poll and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers expertise in a wide range of industries including healthcare, technology, public affairs, energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media, retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Serving clients in over 215 countries and territories through our North American and European offices and a network of independent market research firms, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions that help us - and our clients - stay ahead of what's next. For more information, please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.

Press Contact:Corporate CommunicationsHarris Interactive212-539-9600press@harrisinteractive.com

SOURCE Harris Interactive

The Oscar Winners

The big Oscar winners

COURTESY A.M.P.A.S. 2012 | Added on February 26, 2012

See which stars walked away with the golden man at the 84th annual Academy Awards.

"A Dictator" Spills

'Dictator' spills ashes on Seacrest

Early Start | Added on February 27, 2012

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his character from "The Dictator," spills ashes on Ryan Seacrest at the Oscars.

Prank Or Hate?

February 24th, 2012
11:54 PM ET

.. CNN's Jason Carroll reports.

Video: Rutgers bullying trial starts

CNN's Jason Carroll reports on the first day of testimony in the bullying trial of a Rutgers student.

Today On 'Anderson' -- ADAM LEVINE!

'The Voice' Star Adam Levine! Plus, a Woman Pretending to Be Paralyzed

Monday, February 27, 2012

Three-time Grammy winner Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5 and judge on the hit show "The Voice," joins Anderson to discuss his surging TV fame and the real backstage antics at "The Voice." Does Adam really feud with Christina Aguilera, and how does he feel about mentoring new talent? Plus, what he found in the green room that he fell in love with!

Inspired by Cee Lo Green's white cat, Anderson helps Adam select his own mascot. Take a look at this preview from the show.

Then, a woman with a shocking admission: she feels she's trapped in the wrong body... but she's not talking about gender. She believes she should be paralyzed.

Chloe has fully functioning legs, but lives her life, by choice, in a wheelchair and has been exploring ways to become permanently paralyzed by severing her spinal cord. She goes skiing with the hope of becoming a paraplegic. A medical expert is on hand to help Anderson determine if this is a true neurological disorder or a desperate plea for attention.