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Lifetime Greenlights New Kids Show Hosted by Supermodel

The Lifetime Network has given the thumbs-up to “Seriously Funny Kids,” a new show in which the host interacts with children to get them to reveal their innate humor, B&C reports. The show, which will premiere in 2011, will star…

Confirmed: Conan’s Longtime Sidekick Will Be Part of TBS Show

Conan O’Brien’s longtime sidekick has confirmed that he is on board for the new TBS talk show "Conan," reports Deadline.com. “I am mostly looking forward to getting out of the house again,” said Andy Richter, who has been with O’Brien…

Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cisco on Board as New Social Networking/TV Software Is Unveiled

BNI Video, a technology company with backing from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cisco Systems, has introduced new software that will enable cable and satellite providers to easily add searching and social networking tools to regular TV services, reports Reuters….

Stephen J. Cannell’s Greatest TV Achievement and How It Almost Didn’t Happen

Stephen J. Cannell, who passed away on Sept. 30, 2010, wrote more than 1,000 episodes of TV and created or co-created 20 TV shows, ranging from "The Rockford Files" to "The Commish." In this revealing entry by TVWeek Open Mic…

Reality Star Kim Kardashian Does Nude Photo Shoot For W Magazine

"Kim Kardashian hides her voluptuous body behind a thin coat of silver paint that leaves nothing to the imagination in W magazine’s Art issue," reports TheImproper.com. To see the photos themselves, please click here. Kardashian and her sister are in…

Bravo Set to Announce Four Reality Shows in Development, Including One With ‘Project Runway’ Contestant

Bravo is working on four reality shows, including one featuring a contestant from "Project Runway," reports James Hibberd in The Hollywood Reporter. The untitled show will track "Runway" contestant Chris March and a crew of fashion designers as they create…

Tennessee Sisters Who Are YouTube Phenoms Sign With Kinetic Content to Develop Reality Series

The Fowlers sisters from Tennessee have become YouTube phenomenons with 160 million views on the video network and now may be headed to TV, according to Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The pair — Ellie, 22, above left, and Blair, 17 — may…

Bret Michaels, on Eve of New Reality Show, Says He’s 75% to 80% Back to Peak Form

Bret Michaels, the frontman for the band Poison and the winner of last season’s "Celebrity Apprentice," tells the New York Post that he’s 75% to 80% back to his peak form as he prepares to debut his new reality show…

Another Syndie Test by Debmar-Mercury: ‘Nanny’ Star to See if Daytime Talk Show Works, Starting After Thanksgiving

Yes, it’s Fran Drescher, the star of the ‘Nanny" who will be testing a syndicated daytime talk-show for three weeks, starting the day after Thanksgiving, reports Joe Adalian at New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The Fran Drescher show is from…

More Changes at Hallmark: ‘Martha Stewart’ Programming Block Shortened in Length

"The Hallmark Channel has shrunk its lifestyle-programming block from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia that launched only last month but has gotten off to a weak ratings start," according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the article, "[T]he network has gone…