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• Last year Showtime was the first TV network to put sample episodes online for Emmy voters to see. This year it's upping digital innovation by making episodes of "Dexter," "Weeds" and "United States of Tara" accessible via iPhone and iPodTouch. VARIETY

• Looks like "Breaking Bad" will even be badder than ever when it returns to AMC Sunday night after pulling off a dramatic upset victory for Bryan Cranston as best drama actor at last year's Emmy Awards. "How rough can life get for Walt White, a quiet chemistry teacher with a pregnant wife and a handicapped son, who becomes a crystal meth dealer after discovering he is dying of lung cancer?" asks Reuters. "Much, much worse when 'Breaking Bad' begins its second season." TV show "Extra" covered the official premiere. REUTERS / EXTRA

• "'Slumdog Millionaire' is enjoying one of the best Oscar bounces on record," reports Variety. "'Slumdog Millionaire' has crossed the $200 million mark at the worldwide box office, joining an elite group of indie titles to do that kind of business." VARIETY

• The Oscars telecast generated only $72 million in ad sales for ABC — that's a big drop from the $81 million sold last year, according to TNS Media Intelligence. "The web sold 26 minutes of ad time during the kudocast. It filled six minutes and 20 seconds with network promos, the most since 2006," reports Variety. "The tough economy forced ABC to charge $1.4 million per 30-second spot in an effort to sell the inventory. That's comparably less than the $1.7 million it brought in last year per spot." VARIETY

• The poster and trailer to "Public Enemies" are out. Director Michael Mann's flick is due out this summer starring Christian Bale as a saintly FBI agent who hunts down John Dillinger (Johnny Depp). JOBLO

EW spoke to a source close to the Sex and the City movie sequel and learned that the project is getting "Ever closer, every day." Although none of the four stars -- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis -- has signed their deals yet, all are on board to start shooting this summer with a release date set for summer 2010. Likewise, while creator and uber-fast screenwriter Michael Patrick King has yet to complete a script, he apparently does have an idea he wants to pursue. "It's going to be more comedic, and shorter, than the first," says the insider.
But, in this economy, will it be as centered on the fabulous clothes, shoes, and other expensive accessories? To an extent, yes, because no one wants to mess too much with the SATC brand that is beloved by millions. But there will be care taken to not flaunt the Dolce & Gabbana and Christian Louboutin gear as much as before. And what about Mr. Big? Did he lose all his cash in the stock market? Uh, that would be a no. '

Slumdog Millionaire inched its way close to Oscar gold when the Producers Guild of America voted it best picture Saturday. The indie darling, a gritty yet heartwarming drama about a game-show contestant from the slums of Mumbai, beat out Milk, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight and Frost/Nixon.

Many believed the guild would pick The Dark Knight because producers care a lot about their films' succeeding financially -- and we all know the Batman flick was the second-biggest-grossing pic of all time, surpassed only by Titanic. But Slumdog Millionaire has the underdog factor working for it.

Produced for only $14 million, it's already grossed $48 million in the U.S. and will probably exceed $80 million in total. The best part is it was slated to go direct to DVD after Warner Independent went under, only to be rescued by Fox Searchlight. Now while the PGA and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences haven’t always seen eye to eye when picking their best pictures,

the PGA Awards have gotten it right at least 12 times in the last 19 years, L.A. Times’ Gold Derby reports. They picked the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men last year, for example. But in 2006, PGA voters made the surprising choice of Little Miss Sunshine over Oscars’ The Departed. We’ll see where the wind blows Feb. 22, when the Academy Awards are handed out.

Not even vampires, werewolves, Clint Eastwood, or homeless dogs could knock Kevin James off his perch at the top of the box office chart. James' comedy movie, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, remained fixed in first place, upping its gross to $64 million in 10 days of release. Also turning out to be a big winner this weekend was Slumdog Millionaire, a favorite with critics and award shows (just this week it picked up 10 Oscar nominations as well as the top prize at the Producers Guild).

Top 10 Films for the Weekend Ending January 25 (Estimates)

1) Paul Blart: Mall Cop - $21,500,000

2) Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - $20,700,000

3) Gran Torino - $16,000,000

4) Hotel for Dogs - $12,300,000

5) Slumdog Millionaire - $10,500,000

6) My Bloody Valentine 3D - $10,000,000

7) Inkheart - $7,700,000

8) Bride Wars - $7,000,000

9) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - $6,000,000

10) Notorious - $5,700,000