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TNT Debut for ‘Southland’ Expected to Be Announced Today

TNT will begin showing the canceled NBC series “Southland” in January, the New York Times reports. The official announcement of the cable network’s start date for the series is expected to come today. TNT will air the dark cop series…

Olympics Bidding Will Have to Wait at Least Until After Winter Games

Bidding for the U.S. TV rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics won’t take place until after the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver have ended and possibly not until the second half of the year, reports Multichannel News. International Olympic…

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Joins USA’s ‘Criminal Intent’

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio will take the place of Eric Bogosian as captain of the Major Case Squad, as USA Network’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," completes its casting switch-out, reports The Hollywood Reporter. She’s one of two new cast members…

TV Executives Embrace Their Former Enemy

TV network executives have embraced their former enemy, the digital video recorder, reports the New York Times. Not only has DVR viewing helped push some shows from marginal ratings status to hits, the Times reports, but viewers who watch on…

Comcast Exec to Join OWN as Distribution and Strategy Exec VP

OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network has hired Comcast executive Allan Singer to head up distribution and strategy, reports The Hollywood Reporter. He’ll start immediately. As senior VP of content acquisition at Comcast, he managed the company’s portfolio of networks, and…

Ian McKellen to Star in Mockumentary Series

Ian McKellen will star in a new half-hour mockumentary series, "The Academy," playing his fictional brother, Murray, who runs a down-at-its heels drama school, Variety reports. McKellen helped develop the series from DLT Entertainment and 2act Prods. It’s being shopped…

Fox Finds New Sponsor for ‘Family Guy’ Variety Special

Fox has found a new sponsor for its Nov. 8 "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show,” after Microsoft dropped out because it thought the content wasn’t appropriate, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures’…

You’ll Never Guess Who Kids Voted Worst Celebrity Influence of 2009

Respondents to a survey conducted by AOL’s JSYK.com (Just So You Know) have chosen the worst celebrity influence of 2009, according the Reuters. The winner (or loser, as the case may be): singer Miley Cyrus. Making the results particularly interesting is the fact that the…

NBC Has Magic Detective Show in the Works

Universal Media Studios and NBC are planning a new detective series about a magician who solves crimes, according to Variety. The project comes from "NCIS" writer Dan Fesman and film director Jon Amiel, as well as producer David Percelay. The…

Latest Celebrity Guests Set to Appear on ‘Monday Night Raw’

On the heels of Jeremy Piven, Shaquille O’Neal and Snoop Dogg, the next celebrities are set to grace the ring on USA’s "Monday Night Raw," reports Multichannel News. Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, famous for their reality TV show…