Some bacon varieties are more popular than others, Iowa pork producer Tim Beeler insists. For example, "everybody has an apple smoked bacon," he said. Full Article at Des Moines Register

Despite CSI and The Mentalist airing in repeats, CBS finished first in the overnights on this first Thursday in December, with a 23 percent advantage over second-place ABC. Full Article at MediaWeek

If your child, and you, are ready for it, start teaching knife safety and skills in the kitchen this year with a kid sized knife like this Rachel Ray Furi Gusto Grip Li'l Edgy 5-Inch Santoku Knife. Full Article at Mother Earth News

Rachael Ray likes to share diet tips with her viewers, and she recently highlighted a forthcoming book that aims to help people lose weight by training them to eat 400 calorie meals. Full Article at CalorieLab Calorie Counter News

An assortment of tidbits of interest to foodies. Got your fruitcake baked for the contest? Competitors can bring their homebaked fruitcakes to the Schoharie County Historical Society Museum in Schoharie between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday, Dec. 5. Full Article at The Schenectady Daily Gazette

■ 9 a.m. , WSYX-TV (Channel 6): The Dr. Oz Show -- foods for cancer prevention; a weight-loss intervention (N, HD) ■ ■ 10 a.m. , Channel 6: Rachael Ray -- dinner on the table in 15 minutes; Ty Pennington (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) (N) ■ ■ Noon,... Full Article at Columbus Dispatch

Oprah Winfrey may be taking her protégés with her to The Oprah Winfrey Network. According to AOL Pop Eater, Winfrey wants to bring her chatshow friends with her when she leaves her own series in 2011. Full Article at Digital Spy

It was a mixed bag for talk shows in the third week of the sweep. On the positive side, CBS Television Distribution's (CTD) Rachael Ray had the largest increase among the talkers with a 13% jump from the week before to a 1.8. Full Article at Broadcasting & Cable

I was reading the Everyday With Rachel Ray Gift Guide and I saw these jewelry pieces that are made from vintage wine trivets, from the early 1900s. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful gift for the wine lover in your life? Full Article at Glam.com

Oprah Raiding Her Own TV Pantry? Full Article at AOL News

Audience members at “The Rachael Ray Show,” Sarah Gerzofsky (l. to r.), Angela Eng-Latona, Mary Ann Lewis, Bobbie Ann Benison and Kaitlyn Hobbs, show some of the canned goods they brought Wednesday. Full Article at New York Daily News

Los Angeles -- Julie Chen, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Rachael Ray, Gene Simmons and Tony Hawk are taking part in the next U.S. practical joke special "I Get That a Lot." The one-hour program is to air Jan. 6, CBS said Wednesday. "'I Get That a Lot' Full Article at The Money Times

Martha Stewart at the 4th Annual DogCatemy Gala in New York (11/5) First Rachael Ray and now Sarah Palin. Martha Stewart is looking to crack some skulls. Full Article at Celebuzz

We know and love Rachael Ray for her fiery personality and practical cooking ideas, now she's put out the ($139), a perfect kitchen starter-kit, wedding gift, or generous house warming gift. Full Article at Outblush

We all know that the path of the startup business owner is not for the fainthearted, especially in Hawaii. Inspiration from a great idea can only carry you a few steps up that mountain of challenge that awaits. How does one reach the top? Full Article at Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Oprah Winfrey's exit from daytime TV will mean more than just a studio scuffle for the time slot she turned into gold for TV stations. Full Article at Chicago Tribune

Attention, animal lovers! If ever there was a day to use your online power, it's today. Last Chance Ranch, a Quakertown no-kill animal shelter, is a finalist in an online contest run by celebrity chef Rachael Ray. Full Article at The Morning Call

Most people are familiar with the awe-inspiring images of space shuttle launches or images of the earth from the International Space Station. Full Article at Webindia123

Rachael Ray was furious at Martha Stewart, sources say, after the domestic diva ripped her cooking on national TV saying "She's...more of an entertainer than she is - with a bubbly personality - than she is a teacher, like me." Full Article at Talk Entertainment