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-"RuPaul's All-Stars Drag Race" will premiere w/ a 70-minute episode on October 22nd at 9 PM EST. This will be a six-episode season w/ Alexis Mateo (S3), Chad Michaels (last season), Jujubee (S2), Latrice Royale (last season), Manilla Luzon (S3), Mimi Imfurst (S3), Nina Flowers (S1), Pandora Boxx (S2), Raven (S2), Shannel (S1), Tammie Brown (S1) & Yara Sofia (S3). The winner will be given $100K, a trip from AlandChuck.travel & a lot of Mac Cosmetics.
-"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" aired its last episode from Studio 58 at CBS TV City last night; they'll be moving to a bigger studio down the hall that was previously occupied by "The Pat Sajak Show" on August 27th. Since about two years ago, they've often done the "Big Ca$h Prize" segments w/ their guests & Shadoe Stevens has recorded two different intros for them w/ the audience joining in on saying the last three words- "It's time for the..." & "It's time once again for the...". Shadoe was seen on the top-left corner of the screen amongst the staff at the end.
-The current taping dates for some of this season's "Let's Make a Deal" specials are as follows: Halloween (8/16 at 1 PM), America Day (8/22 at 1 PM) & two Family Day episodes (9/15, the 1 PM taping will be Christmas-themed). And the $500 Quickie Deal items for Friday's tapings are a wireless computer mouse & a coffee creamer packet.

Various sources contributed to this report.