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Fox Slots Special Start Time for ‘Glee’ Return

Fox already announced "Glee’s" April 13 spring premiere would receive a special end time, but now the network announced a special start time for the highly-anticipated return.  The show will begin at a special time — 9:28 p.m.. "Glee" is…

Correspondent Kimberly Dozier, Who Was the Victim of a Roadside Bomb in Iraq, Leaves CBS News for AP

CBS Middle East correspondent Kimberly Dozier, who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq while on the job, has decided to leave CBS News for a position with the AP, reports Mediabistro.com. CBS News President Sean McManus confirmed her exit…

CBS Plans Back Door Pilot for ‘Criminal Minds’ Spinoff

"Criminal Minds" fans could be getting more crime-stopping action, as CBS plots out a back-door pilot for a spinoff of the five-season old show, the New York Post reports. The Forrest Whitaker spinoff of "Criminal Minds" — a back door…

Is Anderson Cooper Going to Try a Talk Format?

CNN’s Anderson Cooper may be trying out a new format this spring, TVNewser reports. TVNewser picked up on a Cindy Adams tidbit in the NY Post this week that said Cooper would be headlining a nightly talk show for the…

Nikki Finke Says She Was Offered $450,000 Annual Salary, Plus $1 Million Malibu Home, To Become Editor-in-Chief of The Hollywood Reporter

Nikke Finke, of Deadline Hollywood fame, says that in January she was offered an annual salary of $450,000 and a $1 million house in Malibu to become editor-in-chief of venerable trade publication The Hollywood Reporter. In a piece at dealine.com today…

Actors Hope to Have Show With Cult Following on Syfy Channel With Show About Actors Who Used to Have Sci-Fi Show With Cult Following

Former "Smallville" star Michael Rosenbaum will be one of the stars in a new live-action half-hour comedy, called "Saved by Zeroes," that is part of Syfy’s push into the genre, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Rosenbaum created the show based on…

Showtime Approves Third Seasons for Two of Its Show

Just one episode into their second seasons, Showtime has given the green light to third seasons to two of its series, B&C reports. The shows are “Nurse Jackie” and “The United States of Tara." The Monday premiere of “Nurse Jackie”…

Contract Extension for Kevin Reilly, President, Fox Entertainment

With "American Idol" still TV’s top dawg, and a lot of its other programming doing well, Fox has given Kevin Reilly a contract renewal. Reilly is President, Fox Entertainment. The news was first reported by Nikki Finke at Deadline.com. Finke wrote,…

Sports TV Pioneer Chet Simmons Dead at 81

Chester R. "Chet" Simmons, who was a pioneer in broadcast sports before becoming ESPN’s president when it launched in 1979, died Thursday in Atlanta, ESPN reports. He was 81. Simmons started in the business in 1957 at ABC Sports-precursor Sports…

Spike Launching Fight Site

Spike TV is getting into mixed martial arts in an even bigger way, with the launch of the site UltimateFighter.com for fans, B&C reports. The site will launch along with the 11th season of Spike’s UFC series, “The Ultimate Fighter."…