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Erin Andrews Books Next Assignment

As soon as her stint on ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" wraps, sports correspondent Erin Andrews will return to one of her regular beats, "The Scripps National Spelling Bee," reports USA Today. Andrews will be a correspondent at the live broadcast…

CNN’s ‘Anderson Cooper 360’ Unveils New Look Tonight

Tonight at 10:00 p.m. EST, CNN’s "Anderson Cooper 360" will unveil a new look — being presented before a live studio audience, reports Mediaite.com based on a tweet from the show’s producer, Jack Gray. The new format has been rumored for…

TBS Orders Tim Meadows Hour-Long Comedy

"Saturday Night Live" alum Tim Meadows will star in a new one-hour comedy series called "Glory Daze" which TBS has ordered for later in 2010. "Glory Daze" is about college life in the 1980s at a Wisconsin university, complete with…

TV Advertising on the Rise Worldwide

In a bounce back year, 2010 will be a big improvement over 2009 in terms of worldwide advertising on television, reports B&C. The increase is 3.7% reaching $116 billion this year according to a prediction from Informa Telecoms & Media,…

Syfy Adds ‘Super Eruption’ to Saturday Night Slate

Syfy has greenlighted disaster movie "Super Eruption," about a monster volcano that erupts in Yellowstone Park, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The project, which is slated for Syfy’s Saturday night creature-feature slate, stars Richard Burgi of "Desperate Housewives" as a firefighter and…

ABC Renews Bubble Show ‘V,’ Picks up Six Pilots for Next Season; ‘Ted,’ ‘Scrubs,’ ‘Flashforward’ Canceled

ABC has renewed the alien-invasion drama "V," which had been considered on the bubble because of borderline ratings, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The network has also picked up six pilots for its next season, THR reports….

‘Rockford Files’ Remake is Dead at NBC; ‘Chuck’ Picked Up

A remake of the classic private-detective series "Rockford Files" is dead at NBC, Nellie Andreeva reports on Deadline.com. The news comes after reports that the reboot, starring Dermot Mulroney and Beau Bridges, was a dud. While a recut version was…

Report: Fox Canceling ‘The Wanda Sykes Show’

Fox is canceling late-night talk show "The Wanda Sykes Show" after one season, Nellie Andreeva reports at Deadline.com. The problem was that while ratings for the show were strong at the start, they eventually fell below those of its predecessor,…

‘Lost’ Showrunners Lindelof, Cuse Hint Finale Will Leave Questions and Debate

In an extensive interview with the New York Times’ Lorne Manly, "Lost" showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse hint that although there may be some story lines tied up in the show’s finale, the series’ last episode — a two-and-a-half…

Report: ‘Law & Order’ on Verge of Cancellation; Dick Wolf’s Creation May Not Make TV History as Longest-Running Prime-Time Drama

Producers and actors working on "Law & Order" were informed on Thursday that the program had been canceled by NBC, although there were indications that the show still might avoid that fate as talks between producer Dick Wolf and the…