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CBS May Turn Off ‘Guiding Light’

CBS is near making a decision on whether “Guiding Light,” TV’s longest-running soap will stay on the air, TelevisionWeek reports. The network has been talking to studios about shows to fill the time period, TVWeek says. —Jon Lafayette

CNN Drops to Third in News Race

CNN is about to drop to third place in the primetime cable news race, the first time that’s ever happened since the network was launched almost 30 years ago, the Associated Press reports. In March, first place Fox News Channel…

MTV Plays Early Morning Music

MTV is launching a block of music videos called “AMTV” that will air from 3 a.m. till 9 a.m., the New York Times reports. The block won’t be rated and the network will use it to experiment with programming and…

Fox to Create Overweight Dating Show

Fox is working with “The Bachelor” producer Mike Fleiss to create a dating competition program that casts overweight and average-looking contestants, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series, called “More to Love,” will follow a “Bachelor”-like format with a group of…

ABC Cuts ‘Motherhood’ Order

After airing the sitcom “In the Motherhood” once, ABC has cut the show’s order to seven episodes from 13, the Los Angeles Times reports. The premiere of “Motherhood” got buried by “American Idol” on Fox and NCAA basketball on CBS,…

Fremantle Signs Drama Deals

FremantleMedia Enterprises, best known for its unscripted programming, has signed several first-look programming agreements to expand its drama offerings, Daily Variety reports. The company will announce today at MIP TV that it’s signed Mike Tollin of “Smallville,” Bob Cooper of…

ABC, Burnett to Create Business Show

ABC is working with Mark Burnett on a new series called “Shark Tank,” where entrepreneurs try to win money from five multimillionaires, the Hollywood Reporter says. ABC has ordered seven episodes of the program, which is based on a U.K….

Mag, Network Team on Popular Science Show

Popular Science and the Science Channel are teaming up on a new 10-part series called “Popular Science: The Future of,” Advertising Age reports. Popular Science and Science Channel will work together ad sales and marketing duties, sharing revenues on convergent…

Heigl Willing to Stay on ‘Grey’s’

Katherine Heigl says she doesn’t know if her character on “Grey’s Anatomy” will live or die, but she’s ready to stay with the show, the Associated Press reports. At a party for the 100th episode of “Grey’s,” creator Shonda Rhimes…

Fox News’ Beck is Mad as Hell

The New York Times notices that Glenn Beck is drawing about 2.3 million viewers with his show on Fox News Channel. According to the paper Beck identifies with Howard Beale, the unhinged anchorman from the film “Network.” Meanwhile the cable…