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Grammer, Shepherd Get Lifetime’s ‘Point’

Kelsey Grammer will direct Lifetime’s pilot of “Alligator Point,” a comedy which will star Cybill Shepherd as the owner of an oyster bar in Florida, the Hollywood Reporter says. Other actors cast for the pilot, a project from Steve Stark…

Directors Hired for Three Pilots

The Fox drama pilot “Maggie Hill,” about a female surgeon with schizophrenia, has nabbed Stephen Hopkins as its director, while Mark Pellington has will direct the CBS drama pilot “Back” and Todd Holland will be at the helm of Fox’s…

NBC Orders ‘100 Questions’ Pilot

NBC has made a cast-contingent pilot order for “100 Questions for Charlotte Payne,” a comedy from writer Chris Moynihan, the Hollywood Reporter says. Produced by UMS and Tagline, the pilot follows a young woman in New York dealing with dating…

ABC Family Renews ‘Teenager’

ABC Family has renewed the drama “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” for a second season, while the first season is slated to wrap up on March 23. It is the highest-rated original series on the network, the Hollywood…

Carey of ‘One Life’ Dies

“One Life to Live” star Phil Carey, who played the tycoon Asa Buchanan on the ABC soap for almost three decades, died Feb. 6 following a battle with lung cancer, the Hollywood Reporter says. He was 83. On the show,…

Spike TV Greenlights `Players’

Spike TV has greenlighted the half-hour comedy “Players” from former “Upright Citizens Brigade” regular Matt Walsh, Daily Variety reports. Spike TV has ordered 10 episodes from executive producer and creator Walsh, who will play the fun-loving owner of a sports…

Cartoon Network Renews ‘Clone Wars’

Cartoon Network has renewed the animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” for a second season, with a planned debut next fall, Daily Variety reports. The half-hour series, produced by George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation, helped boost the network to…

Poehler’s ‘Parks’ Hires Pratt

“Parks and Recreation,” the show developed by Amy Poehler, has hired Chris Pratt, who will play the unemployed musician boyfriend of Rashida Jones’ character, EW.com reports. Pratt is an alum of “Everwood,” and “Parks” will premieres April 9, the site…

Obama Reviews War-Dead Coverage

President Barack Obama said he’s reviewing the U.S. military’s policy of banning the media from showing the flag-draped coffins of soldiers returning to the U.S., Broadcasting & Cable reports. He would not say whether he would change the policy, the…

College Website Moves to TV

In an example of how a video-sharing site has influenced popular culture, the Web site CollegeHumor.com transitioned to television on Sunday night as MTV’s “The CollegeHumor Show,” Reuters reports. The site was created in a dorm room in 1999 by…