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‘Book ’em, Dano’: CBS Developing New ‘Hawaii Five-O’

“Hawaii Five-O” is getting a contemporary remake for CBS, with the help of some writers who have other experience in reviving classic franchises, reports Variety. Writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who were behind the summer features “Transformers: Revenge of…

‘Housewives’ Creator Developing Another Series

A new series is being developed for ABC for next season by “Desperate Housewives” creator Marc Cherry, reports The Hollywood Reporter. His co-writer will be "Desperate Housewives" executive producer Alexandra Cunningham, but the show isn’t going to be a spin-off of…

‘Project Runway’ in Your Living Room: Create the Clothes and Model Them Yourself

“Project Runway” is about to become a series of videogames, reports Variety. The first Atari game, for Nintendo’s Wii, will be available in the spring. Players will be able to compete to design clothes and outfits, and then become the…

Las Vegas’ KVBC-TV Alleges Competitors Sold the News

Las Vegas station KVBC-TV asked the Federal Communications Commission to look into whether three of its competitors agreed to cover in their newscasts an auto dealership’s liquidation sale as part of an undisclosed ad buy, reports B&C. One of the…

Big Star Quits Tweeting Despite More Than a Million Followers

One of the most popular celebrities on Twitter, with more than 1.1 million followers, has closed her account with the microblogging site, according to the Associated Press. Sixteen-year-old "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus, in one of her last posts, wrote that her…

Talk Show Host Accused of Sexual Misconduct

A TV talk show host has been accused of sexual misconduct by a former patient, Fox News reports. Shirely Dieu filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Dr. Phil McGraw in L.A. County Superior Court, alleging that she had been held captive…

‘Star Trek’ Veteran Not Against Another Spot in Future Films

If you beam him, he will go. Or something like that. Leonard Nimoy, who originated the role of Mr. Spock on the TV version of "Star Trek," would not turn down the chance to play Spock again in a sequel…

Yankees Broadcasts Boost YES Network to the Top

Through the first three quarters of 2009, New York Yankee baseball games led to the YES Network being the most-watched regional sports network in the country, according to Multichannel News. Thus far in 2009, YES averaged 101,000 households in primetime,…

Novel Plot Twist: Character Presumed Dead Returning to Soap

A fan favorite will return to ABC’s "All My Children," reports SoapCentral.com.  Rebecca Budig will return to the soap as the character of Greenlee.This is Budig’s second return to the show, and when she last left, her character was presumed…

Pay Cable Network to Make Animated Version of Hit Series for the Web

If you haven’t had enough of blood, guts and serial killing on TV, the Internet is about to get into the game. Showtime is launching an animated version of the TV series "Dexter" for the Internet called "Dexter: Early Cuts,"…