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The Ministry has a bone to pick with Mother Nature: She's dared to tamper with the crystal-blue peepers of one Anderson Cooper. The TV journalist, captain of the airline citizen police and host of the soon-to-be defunct "Anderson Live," revealed Tuesday that a work trip had left him blind for almost two days. "Temporarily blinded last week while on assignment," the anchor shared on Instagram. "UV light bouncing off water. Much better now. "  Cooper was shooting a segment on the coast of Portugal when apparently glare did some damage.

CNN might not have gotten all the facts straight, but viewers desperate for information on the Boston bombing manhunt seem willing to overlook some errors. The cable news network has seen huge ratings spikes after Monday's bombing at the Boston marathon and through the dramatic law-enforcement investigation that has followed. CNN drew a 194% ratings boost Monday through Thursday compared to the same period one week earlier, according to Nielsen. Fox News was up 48%, while MSNBC got a 37% lift.

“Anderson Live,” the daytime talker from CNN news personality Anderson Cooper, won't be getting a third season from Telepictures, the syndicated division of Warner Bros. Warner Bros. executives starting telling stations on Friday of the decision not to renew the series. Cooper joined the daytime fray in 2011, with then-titled “Anderson.” After the show failed to generate solid numbers, a number of changes took place to usher in the second season: a new show title, a live format, a studio audience, revolving guest co-hosts and a new location for the studio.

After the coffee. Before seeing if a palm tree hit my car last night. The Skinny: Driving during that windstorm Monday night was pretty scary. While the palm trees looked cool swaying in the wind, I didn't need any hitting me. Also, traffic lights were out all over my neighborhood. Tuesday's stories include Fox's threat to take its broadcast signal to cable, and the latest luxury for the rich film buff. Also a look at the effects Annette Funicello and Margaret Thatcher had on redefining women.

Anderson Cooper, who broke into a giggle fit while delivering a pun-filled monologue on the Ridiculist about Gerard Depardieu's reported urination on the cabin floor of an airplane this week, appeared to surprise even himself with the force of his reaction.  In Anderson Cooper's case, the reported tinkling prompted the giggling. More often, it's the giggling that prompts the tinkling, an event known as giggle incontinence . And yes, this is a real medical condition. Though it's not well understood, it appears to occur when the detrusor muscle, which squeezes urine from the bladder, contracts during a fit of laughter.

Anderson Cooper has made it official: He's gay. The host of "AC360" and "Anderson" has never publicly confirmed that detail about his private life before, but he's never denied it, either. Cooper's sexual orientation has long been an open secret, but it took an Entertainment Weekly cover story about gay celebrities to prompt the newsman to finally come out. Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan, another openly gay newsman, wrote to Cooper asking for his reaction to the story and published the response on his blog, The Dish , on Monday morning.

Anderson Cooper has made it official: He's gay. The host of "AC360" and "Anderson" has never publicly confirmed that detail about his private life before, but he's never denied it, either. Cooper's sexual orientation has long been an open secret, but it took an Entertainment Weekly cover story about gay celebrities to prompt the newsman to finally come out. Daily Beast blogger Andrew Sullivan, another openly gay newsman, wrote to Cooper asking for his reaction to the story and published the response on his blog, The Dish, on Monday morning.

Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, sounded a bizarre note during part of an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday when he broke into song. After talking to Cooper about the medication given to Jackson and expressing his desire to continue his "selfless acts of humanity," Murray then detailed some of the similarities he shared with Jackson. "We had very, very humble lives, and we both experienced pain," Murray said in the segment, a jailhouse interview conducted via phone.

You will not - not - photograph Anderson Cooper on an airplane. Or at least that's how the news anchor and Ministry crush told it to Kathy Griffin, who will have Cooper on her new Bravo talk show Thursday evening. Anderson discussed some emotional turbulence that hit on his flight from New York to Los Angeles for the interview, where a man next to him used his iPhone's front-facing camera to catch some sneaky photos of Cooper. Compounding the scene: Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir was seated next to him. And Cooper wasn't having the intrusion at 6 a.m. "Normally I would just be like, 'We're not going to win this one,' but I've lately become emboldened," Cooper told Griffin in the exclusive video clip (with some profanity)

Journalist Anderson Cooper stole Monday morning headlines by coming out as gay, but the anchor much prefers reporting the news over making it. In an eloquent email to a colleague, Cooper weighed in on his years-long struggle to maintain objectivity as a journalist and his personal privacy through the lens of his sexual orientation. But now he'd like everyone to calm down. "I still consider myself a reserved person and I hope this doesn't mean an end to a small amount of personal space.

Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson, sounded a bizarre note during part of an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday when he broke into song. After talking to Cooper about the medication given to Jackson and expressing his desire to continue his "selfless acts of humanity," Murray then detailed some of the similarities he shared with Jackson. "We had very, very humble lives, and we both experienced pain," Murray said in the segment, a jailhouse interview conducted via phone.

Anderson Cooper loves French fries. And not just any French fries. They have to be from McDonald's. "There are some people who are Burger King people and there are some people who are McDonald's people," said Cooper on his show "Anderson Live" while he held a French fry. "I've never been a Burger King person. I'm a total McDonald's person. " While Cooper continued to munch on fries on his show, he admitted he's one of the people who shows up at 10:15 a.m. while the fast food chain is still serving breakfast and waits until 10:30 so he can order lunch items.

Matt Lauer may be a smiling, comforting face on NBC's "Today" in the mornings, but according to a recent report, he may be in contention to reinvent himself as the new host of "Jeopardy. " Alex Trebek's three-decade run as host of the game show will likely be coming to an end in 2016; he signed a three-year contract last year and will be 76 when it expires. And the search is already underway for the person to fill the second most desired position in all of TV. (The most desired position is, of course, control of the Iron Throne on HBO's "Game of Thrones.

CNN newsman Anderson Cooper received a package thought to be from the ex-Los Angeles police officer-turned fugitive Christopher Dorner a week before the massive manhunt that has gripped Southern California. "Learned today suspect Christopher Dorner sent me a parcel at CNN. Inside was a note, DVD, and a coin shot thru with bullet holes," Cooper said in a Twitter message Thursday. Cooper was one of several news personalities praised in the lengthy manifesto that authorities said was published on what they believe is Dorner's Facebook page.

The Ministry has a bone to pick with Mother Nature: She's dared to tamper with the crystal-blue peepers of one Anderson Cooper. The TV journalist, captain of the airline citizen police and host of the soon-to-be defunct "Anderson Live," revealed Tuesday that a work trip had left him blind for almost two days. "Temporarily blinded last week while on assignment," the anchor shared on Instagram. "UV light bouncing off water. Much better now. "  Cooper was shooting a segment on the coast of Portugal when apparently glare did some damage.

Click here to download TV listings for the week Nov. 4 - 10 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Donna Karan; Cody Simpson. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Ne-Yo performs; author Randall Sullivan; Daphne Oz. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Live With Kelly and Michael Taylor Lautner. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Affordable fashion. (N) 10 a.m. KABC The Wendy Williams Show Chef Carla Hall.

Matt Lauer may be a smiling, comforting face on NBC's "Today" in the mornings, but according to a recent report, he may be in contention to reinvent himself as the new host of "Jeopardy. " Alex Trebek's three-decade run as host of the game show will likely be coming to an end in 2016; he signed a three-year contract last year and will be 76 when it expires. And the search is already underway for the person to fill the second most desired position in all of TV. (The most desired position is, of course, control of the Iron Throne on HBO's "Game of Thrones.

Click here to download TV listings for the week Nov. 4 - 10 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     CBS This Morning (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Donna Karan; Cody Simpson. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Ne-Yo performs; author Randall Sullivan; Daphne Oz. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Live With Kelly and Michael Taylor Lautner. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Affordable fashion. (N) 10 a.m. KABC The Wendy Williams Show Chef Carla Hall.

When it comes to the relationship between Southern Californians and massive storms like Sandy, the conventional wisdom is that such weather (“such” meaning the kind not commonly found in Southern California) can give rise to just a tiny bit of gloating. Think of it as stormenfreude. Were it a real word, “stormenfreude” might be defined as this: “Pleasure taken by those in temperate climates at the suffering of those in less temperate climates, especially in the wake of a storm that causes said temperate climate inhabitants to justify all the other miserable things about their region by asking, 'Why would anyone live there?

After the coffee. Before seeing if I can take over Anderson Cooper's daytime talk show. The Skinny: When did Los Angeles drivers get so bad? On Monday, I saw someone turn left from the center lane despite the fact that there was a left-turn lane. Put the phone down and pay attention!  Tuesday's headlines include how local stations are covering Hurricane Sandy, low ratings for the World Series, and Anderson Cooper's daytime show getting the ax. Daily Dose: In the grand scheme of things, the impact of Hurricane Sandy on Nielsen ratings is a trivial matter.