Bidder pledges $10,000 for dinner with Alison Dubois

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Allison DuBois couldn't believe that someone had bid $10,000 at a Junior League of Phoenix Inc. silent auction to have dinner with her and her husband, Joe, at Marriott's Camelback Inn in Paradise Valley.

DuBois joked that for that amount of money she would have to bring her three daughters to the dinner as well. "That's a lot of pressure," she said with a laugh. "We'll see how that works out. They're pretty well-behaved."

The Phoenix psychic medium, author and lecturer was the keynote speaker at the Junior League of Phoenix's first Valley Impact fundraising luncheon Thursday at the Camelback Inn. DuBois praised the Junior League's 75 years of philanthropy, including its mission to promote and sponsor early child-intervention programs.

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TV Ratings: CBS' 'Ghost Whisperer,' 'Medium' haunts are tops Friday

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Christmas specials, "Ugly Betty" and the last of "Dollhouse" couldn't compete Friday with CBS' "Ghost Whisperer", "Medium", and "Numb3rs" one-two-three punch. The Eye's Friday supernatural powerhouse scored it 7.5 million viewers and a 4.8 rating/8 share. The Muppets -- specifically, "A Muppets Christmas" -- and "Dateline" helped NBC sneak past ABC with 5.1 million viewers and a 3.2/6 to the latter's 4.5 million and 3.2/5. FOX burned off the remaining episodes of "Dollhouse," but only snagged 2.05 million viewers and a 1.4/2, while The CW's "Smallville" repeat and holiday special "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" clinched 2.02 million viewers and a 1.2/2.

CBS handily won the 18-49 demographic for the night, with NBC trailing at 1.3 and ABC barely falling behind the Peacock with 1.2. FOX and The CW tied in the demo with 0.8 each.

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