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Fox has ordered six hourlong episodes of the reality series “Secret Millionaire” from RDF USA, the Hollywood Reporter says. The modern-day twist on “The Prince and the Pauper” will follow wealthy benefactors as they go undercover in impoverished neighborhoods, the…
The upfronts are not a representative indicator of networks’ performance, nor is their released information reliable, JackMyers.com reports. Marketing and cross-platform initiatives, as well as alternative distribution models, should help the networks rebound from the fallout of the writers strike…
CBS has renewed “How I Met Your Mother” and “The Unit,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “How I Met Your Mother,” the youngest-skewing show on the network, is coming off a second appearance by ratings-boosting guest star Britney Spears tonight,…
Cartoon Network has enlisted Honda Fit to sponsor a contest promoting its Adult Swim comedy block, Multichannel News reports. Fans are encouraged to design T-shirts inspired by their favorite shows and upload them as JPEG files to www.adultswim.com, the newspaper…
Frances Fisher has been added to the cast of Sci Fi Channel’s “Eureka” for an eight-episode arc, the Hollywood Reporter says. Fisher will play Samantha Thorne, a “fixer” who is brought in to clean up Global Dynamics, the newspaper says….
The CW has given a second season order to “Reaper,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The supernatural drama will return midseason for 13 episodes, which most likely will air with “Supernatural” on Thursdays, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
CBS news anchor Hannah Storm is joining ESPN as a co-anchor for the morning edition of “SportsCenter,” Sports Illustrated reports. A formal announcement is expected at ESPN’s upfront presentation Tuesday, the Web site notes. Storm’s previous anchor job on CBS’…
NBC’s “Scrubs” is moving to ABC for its eighth and finale season, Zach Braff confirmed on his MySpace page, according to Dallas-Fort Worth News’ WFAA.com. NBC promoted last Thursday’s episode as the finale, but the true series finale will air…
Ad buyers stated that a decreased demand for summer ads as a result of a sluggish economy will allow the networks to give out owed audience deficiency units this summer, Mediaweek reports. Make-goods should be handed out in the summer…
Midcontinent Communications will carry the Ion channel suite on its systems in North Dakota, South Dakota and western Minnesota, Multichannel News reports. Current Midcontinent Communications channel Ion Television Network will be joined by children’s net qubo and Ion Life, Ion’s…