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The federal government's workplace safety watchdog has found "serious" violations in the January death of a civilian diver in the underwater testing facility at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

Forget the stars. The people I always wanted to talk to were the writers and producers who created the fictional worlds that became long-running TV series.

Two senior enlisted leaders with an elite Navy dive unit could face charges in the deaths of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground in February, and others could be charged, the Navy said Wednesday.

Show has six different comics and more than two hours of material

The TBS team of Ernie Johnson, Cal Ripken and John Smoltz was outstanding. Johnson, the play by play guy, sets a table as well as anyone this side of Al Michaels. And he was superb all series long at drawing the best out of Ripken and Smoltz, who provided original and insightful analysis.

Forget talk about the O's being on MLB channel Wednesday. The Orioles are on TBS in prime time, though the exact time could change from the scheduled 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., depending on whether or not a series ends today.

Summer concerts

Whatever you thought of the original "Dallas" on CBS, you have to admit it spoke to its times like few other pop culture artifacts of the 1980s.

TV ratings for the NBA playoffs have been through the roof. Saturday's Eastern Conference final set a new high for cable TV. In terms of what is expected to happen on the court, I am already hyped out of my head for game one of the finals between Oklahoma City and Miami Tuesday night on ABC. But I am also worried about what the coverage on Disney-owned ESPN-ABC is going to be like.

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The addition of HLN host Nancy Grace to the lineup of ABC's 2011 "Dancing with the Stars" is such an exquisite example of how calculating and exploitative prime-time network TV can be. This year's cast also includes Chaz Bono, David Arquette and Rob Kardashian.

"Although we are reluctant to respond to these kinds of press reports, the rumors circulating about our relationship are completely false. We are still together, and our marriage is intact."

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As nominee for best supporting actor in a drama series, Josh Charles is now going head-to-head with the likes of Andre Braugher of TNT's "Men of a Certain Age" and John Slattery of AMC's "Mad Men" — pretty refined company. And he belongs there