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Fox, Harden Join FX Series

Michael J. Fox will guest star on FX’s “Rescue Me” in a four-episode arc, while Marcia Gay Harden will join the cast of “Damages,” TV Guide reports. Additionally, Drea De Matteo has signed up for two more episodes of “Sons…

Petersen Exits ‘CSI’

The 10th episode of “CSI’s” upcoming season will be William Petersen’s last, Entertainment Weekly reports. Executive producer Carol Mendelsohn told the magazine that while Petersen is leaving the series, he will remain an executive producer for the series’ run and…

AmEx Sponsors Bravo’s ‘Runway’

American Express will sponsor the fifth season of “Project Runway” on Bravo, Adweek reports. The sponsorship includes an integrated presence for AmEx within the cable show and online, as well as a weekly broadband program, “Watch What Happens: After the…

CBS’ ‘Evening News’ Sets HD Debut

“The CBS Evening News With Katie Couric” will begin broadcasting in high-definition on July 28, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The network has spent a year and a half working on a new HD control room and graphics facility, the newspaper…

HBO Goes Viral for ‘True Blood’

HBO and Campfire, an independent agency founded by two of the creators of “The Blair Witch Project,” have been marketing HBO’s upcoming vampire series “True Blood” since May 21, the New York Times reports. The companies sent horror film bloggers…

Huckabee in Talks for Fox News Show

Mike Huckabee, who recently joined Fox News as a commentator, is in talks with the network to host his own show, Politico.com reports. Huckabee is expanding his media presence, subbing for Paul Harvey on ABC Radio Network and making appearances…

Oak Hill Buys 8 Fox Stations

Oak Hill Capital Partners has completed its buy of eight Fox owned-and-operated stations for approximately $1.1 billion, TVNewsday reports. The stations will be managed by Local TV, which also manages nine stations purchased by Oak Hill from the New York…

CW’s ‘Valentine’ Finds Cast

Kristoffer Polaha, Autumn Reeser and Robert Baker have joined the cast of The CW’s “Valentine, Inc.,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The dramedy is being developed by Media Rights Capital for The CW’s leased-out Sunday night programming block. Meanwhile, Kristin Dattilo…

Talk Show Host Crane Dies

Former talk show host Les Crane died of natural causes Sunday at Marin General Hospital in Marin County, Calif., Daily Variety reports. Crane hosted a number of talk shows on ABC, including “The Les Crane Show” from 1964-65, during which…

Season Finales Boost ABC Video Player

Online viewing for ABC’s Internet video player grew 50% in May compared with the previous month, Media Daily News reports. Buoyed by the season finales of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Lost, “Desperate Housewives” and “Ugly Betty,” 815 million minutes of full-length episodes…