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MC Hammer Nabs A&E Reality Show

MC Hammer, his wife and five children later this year will appear in an A&E reality show called “Hammertime”, which its executive producer compares with an unscripted version of “The Cosby Show,” the Hollywood Reporter says. “Here’s a dad with…

Tennis Channel Eyes Dubai Event

Tennis Channel is monitoring developments in next week’s ATP World Tour Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, after the network decided not to televise the women’s tournament because the United Arab Emirates refused to issue an entry visa to an Israeli…

‘Supernanny’ Heads to NYC

“Supernanny” Jo Frost is heading to Manhattan for the first time on the ABC reality show to straighten out a pair of typical New York parents, the New York Post says. The Upper West Side couple, Greg and Fanci Sachs,…

NYC ‘Housewives’ Hawking Products

The stars of Bravo’s reality show the “Real Housewives of New York City” are selling a slew of products pegged to their fame on the program, New York Daily News reports. The products range from $49.95 T-shirts to $10,000 personal-cooking…

‘Bozo’ Lives in Old Studio

Eight years after cancellation, “The Bozo Super Sunday Show” lives on in scattered relics in WGN’s studio, the Chicago Tribune reports. The show’s four-decade run began in 1960 with “Bozo,” and some of the station’s employees decided to keep some…

Gokey Wows on ‘Idol’

Danny Gokey, a 28-year old church music director, was called a “hero” by “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi after his performance Tuesday, Associated Press reports. Gokey was the last in a group of 12 singers to perform, out of the…

Kovacs Props to Be Auctioned

Props used by the 1950s TV comic Ernie Kovacs, who died in 1962 at the age of 42, will be auctioned this weekend in Dallas, the Associated Press reports. The props include a pair of eyeglasses with images of eyes…

Young Broadcasting Files for Chapter 11

Young Broadcasting Inc., owner of San Francisco’s KRON-TV and nine other TV stations around the country, said Friday it has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. bankruptcy court in the Southern District of New York, according to the Associated…

Viewers Give Warm Welcome to Whedon’s ‘Dollhouse’

Weeks of marketing and years of pent-up interest from Joss Whedon fans helped Fox’s “Dollhouse” score a solid welcome Friday night. The much-anticipated drama notched a 2.0 rating/6 share among adults 18 to 49 during its 9 p.m. Friday premiere,…

Digital Agent Henderson Departing WMA

Veteran digital media agent Lewis Henderson is leaving the William Morris Agency at the end of the month, according to published report. Mr. Henderson has been with the agency for 17 years and he’s been leading the digital media group…