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SOAPnet Renews ‘Star’

SOAPnet has ordered a second season of its one-hour reality series “I Wanna Be a Soap Star,” a contest where viewers compete for a slot on ABC’s “All My Children.”The announcement was made by SOAPnet General Manager Deborah Blackwell at…

FX Orders Two Seasons of Nip/Tuck

FX President of Entertainment John Landgraf announced he has picked up the surgical drama “Nip/Tuck” for two more seasons. Speaking at the Television Critics Association’s press tour, Mr. Landgraf said the show will return for its third season in the…

Showtime Declines to Go to Series on ‘Hate’

Showtime has elected not to go to series on its pilot “Hate,” starring Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden. (TelevisionWeek profiled the making of the pilot in its Jan. 3 issue.) The series was about hate crimes units of the New…

Jackson Trial Re-Enactments For E!

E! will partner with British Sky Broadcasting to produce half-hour daily courtroom re-enactments of the upcoming Michael Jackson child molestation trial.The announcement was made by E! President and CEO Ted Harbert at the semiannual Television Critics Association press tour late…

Comcast Promotes Banse

Comcast on Wednesday said that it promoted Amy Banse to senior VP of content development and executive VP of content development for its Comcast Cable unit, as the company embarks on a plan to create content for a multitude of…

TiVo CEO Announces Plans to Step Down

TiVo Chairman and CEO Michael Ramsay said Wednesday he is stepping down as chief executive of the digital video recorder maker he helped launch in 1997.Mr. Ramsay will stay on as chairman of the Alviso, Calif.-based company, and will continue…

WE Renews ‘McLeod’s Daughters’

WE: Women’s Entertainment today said it has renewed “McLeod’s Daughters” for a second season, which will premiere on Saturday, March 19. The first season finale airs on March 5.

‘Extreme Makeover,’ ‘Bachelorette,’ ’24’ Open, But NBC Wins Night

ABC’s reality season premieres and Fox’s two hours of “24” kept both networks competitive in the adults 18 to 49 demographic on the season’s first night of post-football regular programming, but with help from its new drama “Medium,” NBC won…

ABC Family Orders ‘Looks’

ABC Family has ordered six episodes of “Looks of Love,” a reality series about a Los Angeles hair salon.Bound to draw comparisons to Bravo’s Beverly Hills-based reality salon series “Blow Out,” “Looks of Love” offers a less snarky ensemble of…

Style Crafts ‘Death Match’

The Style Network has greenlit a 13-episode original series described as a cross between “Iron Chef” and “Martha Stewart Living.” Titled “Craft Corner Death Match,” the series features amateur domestic divas competing to create homemade designs on a deadline.“‘Craft Corner…