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Blago’s Wife to Join ‘I’m a Celebrity’

Patti Blagojevich, the wife of disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will be a cast member of NBC’s “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here,” the New York Daily News reports. She told NBC’s “Today” that she was participating for…

CW Eyes the New Water Cooler

The CW is promoting itself with a new campaign that uses the theme “TV to talk about,” the New York Times reports. These days, much of the talk among the CW’s young target audience is electronic, so there are versions…

Upfronts Highlight Return to Comedy

Most networks are highlighting their comedies at this year’s upfront presentations in an effort to lure advertisers back to TV with laughs, Bloomberg News reports. “The comedy genre has for a few years been considered dead, but we want diversity…

‘Medium’ Owner CBS Brings Show Back

When NBC balked at ordering a full season of the series “Medium,” CBS, which owns the show, put it on its own schedule, the New York Times reports. The move highlights how network decisions are affected by whether or not…

SAG Contract Battle Heats Up

The Screen Actors Guild’s battle over ratification of the proposed contract with the studios is heating up, Daily Variety says. National board member Kate Walsh posted a video message on the SAG Web site urging its 110,000 members to vote…

O’Brien Brings N.Y. Staff West

The majority of the staff that worked on Conan O’Brien’s “Late Night” show has headed west to work on “The Tonight Show,” where the redhead takes over on June 1, the New York Observer says. “Some of our writers got…

MTV Sets June ‘Real World’ Debut

MTV has scheduled the next cycle of “The Real World” to debut on June 24, Daily Variety says. The newest version is set in Cancun, Mexico and represents the 22nd season of the show, the trade paper says. –Aimee Picchi

Cav Fans Mad Games Are Only on Cable

Economically challenge fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers are upset that their team’s playoff games are being televised only on cable channel TNT, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. “I gave up all my frills, and cable was a frill,” Eric Smith…

Chalke Unlikely to Return to ‘Scrubs’

Sarah Chalke is unlikely to return full time to “Scrubs,” Entertainment Weekly reports, citing an interview with creator Bill Lawrence. “Id say it’s 50-50 she’s in some episodes. I know she’ll at least be in one or two,” Lawrence tells…

Wiggles Defect to Sprout

Preschool entertainment group The Wiggles are defecting to Sprout from the Disney Channel, Multichannel News reports. The Wiggles have given the Disney Channel notice about their move, and The Wiggles Pty Ltd. managing director Mike Conway tells the publication that…