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In the Wake of ‘8,’ TLC Sets a ‘Table for 12’

The "Jon and Kate Plus 8" Gosselins are no more for TLC, so now the network has begun filming a reality show about the Hayes clan, an even bigger family, report the New York Post. The Hayeses of New Jersey…

Chrysler to Offer Live TV Service in Cars

DVD monitors in cars are not new, but Chrysler announced Thursday that car buyers also will be able to buy live TV service, Qualcomm’s Flo TV, a new luxury option that’ll be included in new Chrysler models starting this December, according…

TV Guide Plans ‘Mad Men’ Sweepstakes for Media Planners, Buyers

To draw attention to the TVGuideonline entertainment Web site, TVGuideonline and TV Guide Network sales chief Richy Glassberg has created a promotion geared to media planners and buyers, reports MediaPost. TV Guide is mounting a sweepstakes for planners in which the top prize is a…

Comedy Central Greelights Nick Swardson Show

Comedy Central announced today that it has given the go-ahead to stand-up comic Nick Swardson, who played the roller-skating character Terry Bernardino on the "Reno 911!" series, for a six-episode sketch show. The weekly series will begin shooting in November for a launch…

‘Glee’ Single Goes Gold

"Glee," Fox’s new musical drama series, currently has seven songs on the iTunes Top Songs chart and one of them, "Don’t Stop Believin’" has just been certified gold by the RIAA — which means the recording has exceeded sales of 500,000…

World Series Game Draws Nearly 18 Million Total Viewers

World Series Game One, the Yankees vs. the Phillies, was a big smash for Fox, with an average 17.8 million total viewers tuning in, according to Hal Boedeker in the Orlando Sentinel. Among the other networks, the 8 p.m. hour…

Susan Boyle to Sell Debut CD on QVC

British songstress Susan Boyle, who became an overnight sensation after singing on "Britain Has Talent," is going to appear on QVC Nov. 4 to promote and pre-sell her debut CD, "I Dreamed a Dream," reports OK Magazine. QVC is offering viewers who…

Was Truce Discussed in Meeting Between Fox News, White House?

Fox News Channel executive Michael Clemente met Wednesday at the White House with Obama Administration press secretary Robert Gibbs, but neither side is saying whether a truce was on the agenda, the Associated Press reports. No details of the meeting…

Exec Producer of Longrunning Hit Signs Through 2013 Despite Previous Vow to Exit in 2011

The creator and executive producer of a longrunning hit series who told television critics at a TCA gathering last year that he wouldn’t continue the show beyond a seventh season has changed his mind. Marc Cherry extended his contract with ABC…

Washington’s WJLA to Break Taboos in Four-Part Breast Cancer Report

Albritton Communications’ Washington, D.C., ABC affiliate WJLA-TV will break some reporting conventions when it kicks off a four-part report on breast cancer tonight, the Washington Post reports. The late-afternoon and evening newscast reports will show two women fully exposed, not…