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TODAY's Savannah Guthrie and Matt Lauer chat with Amy Kule, executive producer of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, about what to expect from this year's show, which will feature 28 floats, 11 marching bands and more than 1,600 cheerleaders, dancers and singers. (TODAY)

Since 2006, one out of every 17 novels sold in America has been written or co-written by James Patterson. The best-selling author turned movie producer talks with TODAY's Al Roker about the new film "Alex Cross," based on his popular detective series and starring Tyler Perry. (TODAY)

A judge denied bail for the alleged producer of an anti-Muslim film that sparked Mideast outrage. He was arrested for violating probation from a bank fraud conviction. KNBC's Beverly White reports. (NBC News)

A judge will decide whether or not Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the producer behind the 'Innocence of Muslims' film, violated the terms of his 2010 conviction on bank fraud charges. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports. (Nightly News)

After over seven years, senior producer Marc Victor is leaving TODAY to lead Tomorrow Productions with NBC Universal. The TODAY family ambushes him in the control room to thank him for his "22 hours a day" of hard work. (TODAY)

Nigel Lythgoe, executive producer of "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance," chats with the TODAY team about his new E! reality show, "Opening Act," which will bring Internet stars to a mainstream audience with the chance to perform with stars like Nicki Minaj and LMFAO. (TODAY)

Reality TV producer Jeff Rice was found dead in his Uganda hotel room along with his production assistant, who is reportedly in a coma. Legal experts Savannah Guthrie and Jeanine Pirro discuss the mysterious case. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)

Music producer Harvey Mason, who was working with Whitney Houston in the recording studio just days before she died, tells TODAY's Ann Curry the music legend "was optimistic" about her future. (TODAY)

Prominent Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, talks about his films that won at the Golden Globes, such as "The Iron Lady," "The Artist," and "My Week with Marilyn." (TODAY)

Carla Burgos, the sister of slain Monica Beresford-Redman, and family attorney Alison Triessl talk about Bruce Beresford-Redman's decision to not appeal a judge's ruling to extradite him to Mexico to face murder charges in his wife's death. (TODAY)