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Palin Pitching Reality Show in Hollywood

Former VP candidate Sarah Palin was doing more in L.A. than just appearing on “The Tonight Show” and taking her kids to see “American Idol,” EW reports. The former Alaska governor and reality show producer Mark Burnett were also making…

‘Today’ Co-Anchor Extends Deal, But Only for a Year

Considering the importance of the on-air talent to the No. 1 morning show, NBC’s "Today" show, clearly the network wants to make the contracts of these folks as long as possible. “Today” co-anchor Meredith Vieira extended her deal with the NBC…

MTV Reality Show Star In Medically Induced Coma

The star of an MTV reality show was put into a medically induced coma after a serious car crash, TMZ reports. The stars of MTV’s "A Double Shot at Love" –Erica "Rikki" Mongeon and her sister Victoria "Vikki" Mongeon—were passengers…

ABC’s Oscar Sell-Out a Good Sign for Broadcast TV

ABC’s sell-out of the commercial time for Sunday’s Academy Awards telecast is a sign that event programming on the broadcast networks is holding up, despite the faltering economy, The New York Times reports. Not only did the ad time sell…

Paley Center Looking at Creating TV Awards Show; Emmys Challenger?

The Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio) has appointed a committee to explore the idea of creating an awards show , the Center has announced. The committee will be led by Steve Mosko, president of Sony…

Obama to Appear on ‘America’s Most Wanted’

President Barack Obama will be interviewed on Saturday’s “America’s Most Wanted" to help the show mark its 1,000th episode, the Associated Press reports. He’ll be interviewed by the Fox show’s host, John Walsh, who has been there since the show’s…

Disney Channel Targeting Family Viewing With New Comedy

Disney Channel is hoping to grab more of a multigenerational family audience and not just its tween base with the new comedy “Good Luck Charlie,” which launches in April, Multichannel News reports. The series is about three siblings who must…

Is One of the ‘Desperate Housewives’ Leaving?

An actress who plays a character on "Desperate Housewives" may be leaving the show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Dana Delany has been approached to star in ABC’s pilot "Body of Evidence," a procedural crime-solving show centered on a medical examiner. No…

Debra Messing to Star in ABC Pilot

Debra Messing will star in ABC’s comedy pilot "Wright vs. Wrong," reports The Hollywood Reporter. The "Will & Grace" star will play an ambitious conservative pundit in the show, which comes from Sony TV and Tantamount.

Politicians Join ABC-Cablevision Retrans Dispute; Senator Says ABC Should Not Be Able to Pull Signal; Representative Wants FCC to Stay Out of the Debate

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) weighed in on ABC’s threat to pull the WABC-TV signal from Cablevision’s New York-area systems on Sunday if Cablevision doesn’t up the retransmission consent fees it’s willing to pay, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Senator…