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Costas Goes On-Site in ‘Sunday Night Football’ Changes

Bob Costas will host his pregame show for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” from the game site this season, as part of some format changes the network is making, the Associated Press reports. Meanwhile, Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann, who will…

Kelly Osbourne Makes Drug Addiction Confession in Her New Book: Hooked on Vicodin by Age 17 and Says Fame From “The Osbornes” Show Helped Fuel Her Addiction

Kelly Osbourne, reality TV star and daughter of rock star Ozzy Osbourne, revealed in her new book “Fierce” that she had been hooked on Vicodin by the time she was 17, reports Popeater.com. Kelly, who has been in rehab four…

‘Gossip Girl’ Exec Producer Josh Schwartz Eyes Move to Comedy

Josh Schwartz, executive producer of CW’s “Gossip Girl” and NBC’s “Chuck,” will try comedy next, teaming with Matt Miller (“Chuck”) to write a multicamera script for CBS, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sitcom focuses on young newlyweds setting up a…

Sam Raimi Expands Primetime Ambitions, Teams With Joshua Donen’s Stars Road

Sam Raimi has teamed up with Joshua Donen’s Stars Road Entertainment for a two-year, first-look deal with Sony Pictures TV, with hopes of landing dramas, in particular, on broadcast and cable, says The Hollywood Reporter. Robert Zotnowski is leaving his…

NBC’s ‘Southland’ to Get Delayed Season Debut

NBC is delaying the second season of its L.A. cop drama “Southland” by a month, says Variety. The John Wells Friday night series will premiere on Oct. 23, instead of Sept. 25. It’s being delayed so it can get extra…

ABC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC All to Air Ted Kennedy Specials Tonight

ABC, CBS, CNN and MSNBC will all present special programs Wednesday night about Ted Kennedy: ABC will present "Remembering Ted Kennedy" at 10 p.m. ET CNN’s special is called "Teddy: In His Own Words" and airs at 7 p.m. ET….

Kate Sans Eight to Fill in on ‘The View’

Kate Gosselin of TLC’s "Jon & Kate Plus 8" has been tapped to fill in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck on ABC’s "The View" on Sept. 14 and 15, according to People magazine. Since separating from her husband Jon, the couple’s troubles…

Two Programming Execs Leave New Oprah Network Just Months Before Launch

Two top programming executives at OWN, the new cable lifestyle network to be launched in 2010 by Discovery Communications and Oprah Winfrey, have left the company, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Maria Grasso and Nina Wass left in the last few…

Rescued Daytime Emmys Now Must Find an Audience on Sunday

The Daytime Emmys were rescued from homelessness this year by a last-minute deal but the show now must find an audience Sunday night on the CW network, says Variety in a lengthy look into the sad saga of the awards…

Fox’s New ‘Glee’ Promo Looking for the World’s Biggest ‘Gleek’

In anticipation of the Sept. 9 premiere of Fox’s new musical drama "Glee," the network has launched a contest in search of the "Biggest Gleek"–that is to say, the show’s biggest fan, according to the Futon Critic. Fans are being asked…