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Nervous Time for Oprah: Author Who Accused Bush of Using Cocaine, Reagan of Date Rape and Sinatra and Nancy Reagan of an Affair Has Unauthorized Bio of Oprah Coming Out in April

A tell-all biography of a TV uber-star will hit bookstalls in the spring, according to the Huffington Post. Crown Books has just announced April 13 as the release date for "Oprah: A Biography," an unauthorized tome about the life of…

Zombies and Crime Pilots for AMC

AMC ordered pilots for what would be its fourth and fifth original series — if they get that far — one about zombies and the other a crime show, reports Multichannel News. “The Walking Dead” is based on Robert Kirkman’s…

Fox News’ Megyn Kelly Gets Her Own Show

Megyn Kelly, just back from maternity leave, is getting her own afternoon show on Fox News, the Huffington Post reports. She’ll leave the morning “America’s Newsroom" which she cohosts with Bill Hemmer, and take over the 1-3 p.m. slot now…

Conan, NBC Break-Up Done; Cost is $45 Million

Conan O’Brien’s divorce from NBC is final, and the network announced on “Today” that it will pay him more than $33 million in severance with about $12 million going to his staff, the Associated Press reports. The $45 million deal…

Steve Harvey To Host Classic Game Show

Comedian Steve Harvey is stepping into the host role at a syndicated classic game show, the Associated Press reports. He’ll take over on "Family Feud" in the fall, replacing actor John O’Hurley, who has been hosting the show for four…

Ted Koppel Not Headed to ABC News’ ‘This Week’

Ted Koppel won’t be returning to ABC News as the replacement for George Stephanopoulos on “This Week,” B&C reports. Sources told B&C that talks ended without an offer, noting that ABC News President David Westin was irked because he believed…

NBC Orders More of its Current Shows to Fill Hours

NBC gave a number of its existing shows additional episode orders, as it looks to fill five extra hours of primetime when Jay Leno moves back to late night, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "Law & Order" and spinoff “SVU” will…

A&E Reality Show for David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff left one show and is jumping into another, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The actor recently left his judge post at NBC’s "America’s Got Talent." Now he’ll star in a 10-episode A&E reality series. The new series will track…

Congress Sets Comcast-NBCU Hearing

Congress set a Feb. 4 hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee to review Comcast Corp.’s proposed deal to take majority control of NBC Universal, the Los Angeles Times reports. NBC Universal head Jeff Zucker and Comcast CEO Brian…

Springsteen, Bono, Rihanna, Keys, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, Among Others, Set for TV Benefit Friday Night

There will be an all-star cast of musicians performing for the "Hope for Haiti" telethon, including Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin…