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‘Idol’ Winner Jordan Sparks Gets Next TV Role By Tweeting Her Interest in the Show

Keeping it all in the Fox family, former "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks is slated to appear on a Fox drama series, according to TV Guide. Hart Hanson, "Bones" head man, said that Jordin Sparks had tweeted her love for the…

Report: Minnelli Joins ‘Ugly Betty’ Cast

Broadway diva Liza Minnelli will join the cast of ABC’s "Ugly Betty" this season, portraying a high school drama teacher, reports Fox News. Minnelli will play Lena Korvinka, Justin’s teacher who encourages his interest in theater, an inside source told Fox News, describing Minnelli’s character…

New Political Face-Off Show for Jerry Springer, Bill Cunningham

Tribune is developing a syndicated weekend political debate show featuring TV’s Jerry Springer (on the left) and radio’s Bill Cunningham (on the right) facing off on issues, B&C reports. The pilot has been airing on Tribune stations in recent weeks….

TNT Adding More Original Series

TNT will launch three new original scripted series over the next two years, bringing its total number of originals to 10, Multichannel News reports. The three, which will start with 10 episodes each, are a light drama, “Delta Blues” and…

NBC’s Gaspin Says Leno Fans Will Return

The late-night war of words won’t hurt Jay Leno in the long run NBC executives believe, B&C reports. Jeff Gaspin, chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment, told B&C: "While a lot of this has been fodder for [the media] I…

Besides Fox, Here are the Other Nets Known to Be Interested in Conan

Fox and its cable sister FX aren’t the only networks that are expressing interest in providing a new home for Conan O’Brien in latenight, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Several cable networks, including USA, TNT and TBS, Comedy Central, HBO and…

Fox Confident Majority of Affiliates Could Clear a Conan Show

Fox TV executives think some 60 percent to 70 percent of the network’s local stations would be free to carry a latenight show hosted by Conan O’Brien, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. Earlier reports suggested that the network’s affiliates might…

Leno Hopes to Appear on ‘Oprah’ Next Week

Jay Leno is hoping to grab back some of his reputation as a nice guy with an appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” next week, the New York Post’s Page 6 reports. An NBC representative said the appearance is still…

Rob Lowe Leaving ‘Brothers & Sisters,’ but Maybe Not ABC

Rob Lowe left “The West Wing” after four seasons, and now he’s doing the same with ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters," reports The Hollywood Reporter. Lowe started on the show, playing Sen. Robert McCallister, as a recurring character but quickly became…

Nielsen Disputes Study That Says Youth TV Viewing is Down

Nielsen is disputing the results of a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation which found that live TV viewing by youths between the ages of 8 and 18 had dropped by 25 minutes per day in the last five…