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NBCU, CBS Make Odd Couple for Launch of CBS’ ‘NCIS’ Spinoff

They may be rivals but NBC Universal’s USA Network will help CBS launch its fall season “NCIS: Los Angeles” spinoff, says Variety. USA, which carried “NCIS” reruns, made a deal with CBS to air the two “NCIS” episodes that set…

Price Standoff Means Slow Start for Broadcast Upfront

Broadcast network executives said selling of upfront commercial time hasn’t begun one month after they unveiled their new fall schedules, the Los Angeles Times says. The stalemate is partly due to preliminary demands by ad agencies that the networks cut…

‘Bachelor’ Castoff Melissa Rycroft to Report for ABC’s ‘GMA’

Melissa Rycroft didn’t get her man on ABC’s “The Bachelor” and she came in third on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” but this summer she’ll have a reporting job for ABC’s “Good Morning America,” says the New York Post. She’ll…

Six-Week Fox TV Test for ‘Wedlock or Deadlock’

Twentieth Television’s new syndicated show “Wedlock or Deadlock” will get a six-week summer test on Fox TV stations in seven markets, says Broadcasting & Cable. The “Divorce Court” spinoff features psychologist and life coach Dr. Michelle R. Callahan, who counsels…

Late Night Host Ferguson at One Point Tried to Commit Suicide

Craig Ferguson, host of CBS’ “Late Late Show,” reveals in his upcoming memoir that he seriously considered suicide during his pre-rehab days in London, the New York Daily News reports. In his book, “American on Purpose,” due out in September,…

Nielsen Concedes Error; Will Recount Network News Ratings

  Nielsen Media Research agreed to recount network news ratings from last weekafter reporting Tuesday that ABC’s “World News” had its smallest-everaudience, the Associated Press says. The initial ratings showed ABC’s newscast with just 6.2 million viewers forthe week, its…

Howard Stern Sidekick Artie Lange Gets Banned From HBO for Profanity

Artie Lange, the comic who’s an essential element of Howard Stern’s morning team,  won’t be returning to HBO Sports any time soon after unleashing a torrent of profanity on Monday’s “Joe Buck Live,” reports the New York Post. Lange appeared…

A Previously Unpublished Interview from 2003—When ‘Kill Bill’ Came Out—Shows That Carradine Was Quite Strange

David Carradine, the former TV star, talks about acting in drag, shooting himself in his groin and severing an artery while doing peyote in a never-before-published 2003 interview. The final question and answer of the interview–printed at the Web site…

Susan Boyle to Be Invited to Appear on ‘America’s Got Talent,’ One of the Show’s Judges Says

Susan Boyle will be invited to appear on "America’s Got Talent," says Piers Morgan. Morgan, a judge on the show is also a judge on the British version of the program–where Boyle shot to international stardom. He said he’ll extend…

CW Will Jump-Start Fall Season with Sept. 8 Debut

The CW will beat the other networks out of the gate with a Sept. 8 season start built around the return of “90210” and the new remake of “Melrose Place,” says Variety. The network is also flipping its Monday dramas, leading…