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The new season of Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” focuses on the captains of the crab fishing boats, USA Today says. “This life is taking a toll on the skippers,” Thom Beers, creator of “Catch,” “Ax Men” and “Ice Road Truckers” tells…
The New York Times introduces Kelly Pena, a Disney researcher who is helping the company’s new network, Disney XD, connect with boys. What do boys want to see? Mediocre basketball players and skateboards with their bottoms facing outward, she tells…
Diane Farr has been cast to co-star in NBC’s pilot “Parenthood,” while Andrea Anders has been tapped as the younger female lead on CBS’ pilot “Big D,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Anders’ role is as a guest-star because the actor…
“Ugly Betty” will be joined by soul singer Adele in an episode due to air in May, TVGuide.com reports. Adele will player herself in a storyline that involves a photo shoot and a wedding, the website says. —Jon Lafayette
Even though neither Tiger Woods nor Phil Mickelson ever led the Masters golf tournament, they were understandably the focus of CBS Sports’ coverage, the New York Times says. “It was wrong but probably pleased most viewers. TigerPhil is the greatest…
NBC is talking with the National Hockey League about a new TV deal, Sports Business Journal reports. The league is looking to extend its revenue-sharing partnership, which gives the NHL 80% of profits after NBC’s production costs are covered, the…
Josh Gad, who played a news director on Fox’s “Back to You,” has been tapped for roles on two pilots and will join “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” as a guest correspondent, the Hollywood Reporter says. Gad will appear…
Matt Quinn, a former reporter at WFAA-TV, Dallas, was killed by wildfires that burned his rural property in Montague County, the Dallas Morning News reports. Quinn joined WFAA form ABC News. His wife also died in the fire; his son…
A regional Edward R. Murrow award won by WGME-TV in Portland, Maine, is being reviewed because some of its footage was paid for by the subject of the report, the Portland Press Herald says. The Radio-Television News Directors Association, which…
Glenn Beck’s program on Fox News Channel showed a shot of a guest who passed out toward the end of the show’s opening segment, TVNewser reports. The guest, Columbia University professor David Buckner, had whispered to Beck that he was…