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Next Up on ‘20/20’: Chris Brown

Rihanna sat down for an interview with Diane Sawyer and now Chris Brown, who was convicted of assaulting her, will also do an interview for ABC’s “20/20” with Robin Roberts, TVNewser reports. Brown discussed the assault during the interview, which…

Doc Channel Sets First Original Show

The Documentary Channel will debut its first original show, “DocTalk,” on Jan. 1 at 8 p.m., Multichannel News reports. The Friday night series will feature indepth interviews with documentary filmmakers about the filmmaking process. –Elizabeth Jensen

ABC Picks Up Barry Sonnenfeld Pilot

ABC gave a pilot order to a comedy “Funny in Farsi,” to be directed and executive produced by Barry Sonnenfeld, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show is based on the memoir by Iranian-born Firoozeh Dumas about growing up in Newport…

Adam Lambert Says He Got Carried Away at AMAs

Adam Lambert said he got “carried away” with his racy routine at the American Music Awards Sunday, but he didn’t apologize in an interview Wednesday morning on CBS’ “The Early Show,” Gawker reports. The simulated sex act that was in…

Fox Lays Out Mid-Season Scheduling Plans

“Human Target” will get a coveted “American Idol” lead-in on Fox’s mid-season schedule and “Fringe” will remain on Thursdays where it has been struggling, reports The Hollywood Reporter. "American Idol" will begin on Jan. 12. On Tuesdays it will be…

Oprah Winfrey’s ‘Favorite Things’ No More

Oprah Winfrey’s Favorite Things episodes may be a thing of the past, the Huffington Post reports. The talk show host has no plans for such an episode in the remainder of this year, a Harpo employee told the site. In…

MTV’s New Series Irks Italian-American Group, Called ‘Trash Television’

An MTV series is already in trouble with a national Italian-American organization called UNICO National even before it makes its debut on Dec. 3, the Associated Press reports. An MTV promo for the new “Jersey Shore” says the Italian-American beachgoers…

Is ‘Biggest Loser’ Healthy for Participants?

Some contestants on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” have admitted to using unhealthy means in a desperate attempt to win, the New York Times reports. Some participants have been possibly risking their own health to win, losing weight through some unsafe…

Fox Picks Up ‘Lie to Me’ for Full Season

The Fox Monday night drama "Lie to Me" got a full season pick-up, The Hollywood Reporter reports. The network ordered an additional nine episodes of the show, which stars Tim Roth. –Elizabeth Jensen

Another USA Show Gets Renewed

A second USA Network show has been renewed in as many days, Variety reports. "Burn Notice" got the news that it will return for a fourth season. It joins "Psych," which on Monday got a fifth season order. –Elizabeth Jensen