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Blago Joins ‘Get Me Out of Here’

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be a contestant on NBC’s “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!” when it airs in June, TelevisionWeek reports. Blagojevich, who pled not guilty to corruption charges Tuesday, needs a judge to loosen…

NFL Nears Two-Minute Warning With Comcast

If the NFL Network’s distribution deal with Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator expires May 1 with a new agreement, the channel will go from being trapped on a sports tier to being off Comcast altogether, the Wall Street Journal…

TBS Orders Animated ‘Neighbors’

TBS has ordered 10 episodes of the animated, half-hour series “Neighbors From Hell,” which is produced by 20th Century Fox TV and Dreamworks Animation, Daily Variety reports. Former “South Park” writer Pam Brady wrote the pilot, which follows a family…

‘SVU’ Coming Back With or Without Stars

NBC has given a green light to an 11th season of “Law & Order: SVU,” although it doesn’t have an agreement with stars Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay, TelevisionWeek reports. NBC has not yet renewed the original “Law & Order,”…

Things Looking Up for NBC?

With successful openings for its new series “Southland” and “Parks & Recreation,” are things finally starting to go NBC’s way, the Los Angeles Times asks. NBC is flat compared to last season (other broadcasters are down) and its prime time…

‘24’ Going Gotham

Next season’s edition of “24” will be set in New York City, Entertainment Weekly says. Some new characters will be joining Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer at CTU, EW says. —Jon Lafayette

‘Stargate Universe’ Nabs Stars From Original

The Sci Fi’s “SGU: Stargate Universe” has nabbed four stars of the original “Stargate” franchise to appear in guest roles, the Hollywood Reporter says. Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and Gary Jones will appear in the new series…

Too Much Dr Pepper on ‘90210’

The Los Angeles Times complains that Dr Pepper had too big a role on Tuesday night’s episode of “90210.” Tonight’s episode of “90210” deserves an award, for the single most egregious example of product placement in the history of television,”…

McHale Goes to State Dept.

Former Discovery Communications President Judith McHale was nominated by President Barack Obama to become the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the State Department, Broadcasting & Cable reports. McHale left Discovery in Dec. 2006 and next worked…

Advertisers Spend Less on Search Ads

Advertisers cut their spending on search ads 13% in the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal says, citing figures from marketing firm Efficient Frontier. Search ads have fallen for two consecutive quarters, the paper says. —Jon Lafayette