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After 72 years and nearly 16,000 episodes, “Guiding Light” will end its network run on Friday, Sept. 18, CBS announced Wednesday. The show’s death on CBS had become apparent after word emerged that the network was actively deciding on its…
WE is launching its first online original scripted series, “In Men We Trust ” The comedy, premiering April 1 on WEtv.com, follow a group of thirtysomething women as they date guided by a relationship guru played by Phoebe Jones. Seven…
YouTube is working on a site redesign that will help differentiate user-generated content from premium, long-form content, Clickz.com reports, citing unnamed sources at Google familiar with the situation. The major shift in the redesign will incorporate tabs for professional movies,…
Hit Entertainment has signed a content distribution deal with Sling Media that will bring various pieces of Hit’s children’s entertainment content to Sling.com, a free entertainment site, MediaPost reports. Among the Hit titles that will be available on Sling.com are…
“ER” star John Stamos is heading to Broadway now that the NBC medical drama is going off the air, BroadwayWorld.com reports. In an interview with E! News, Stamos said he’ll be working in an upcoming production of “Bye Bye Birdie,”…
Andy Hallett, who played a friendly demon on the TV series “Angel,” has died, Entertainment Weekly says. He was 33, the publication says. Hallett, who had battled congestive heart disease for five years, had the part created for him by…
Dustin Milligan, who plays the jock Ethan on “90210,” won’t return full-time to the show in the fall, Entertainment Weekly reports. The actor’s contract option isn’t being picked up for next season, although he might appear briefly in the fall…
PBS Kids Sprout is adding live-action puppet series “Mighty Jungle” starting on April 24, Multichannel News reports. The show features a meerkat named Babu, a gorilla called Bruce and a rhino named Rhonda, the trade paper says. —Aimee Picchi
Based on observations from the audience on “American Idol,” the show’s two female judges, Paula Abdul and Kara DioGuardi, rarely speak to each other on stage, the New York Post reports. Simon Cowell, meanwhile, treats Abdul like a cute but…
Discovery Channel has ordered second seasons of five shows that have helped the network improve ratings, Multichannel News reports. The programs are “American Loggers,” “Destroyed in Seconds,” “How Stuff Works,” “Time Warp” and “Treasure Quest,” the publication says. —Aimee Picchi