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‘Wife Swap’ Participant Sues Show Producers, Disney for $100 Million; Says Show Subjected Her ‘to the taunts and jeers of schoolmates’

Alicia Guastafarro, one of the children on a family participating in the ABC reality series "Wife Swap," is suing Disney, the parent company of ABC, for $100 million claiming that she was harmed by her appearance on the show, reports…

Shannon Doherty, Jennifer Beals, Doris Roberts, Catherine Bell, Brian Austin Green, Alicia Witt, Andrea Bowen and Frances Fisher are Just Some of the Stars This Cable Network is Touting for Next Year

Shannon Doherty, Jennifer Beals, Catherine Bell, Brian Austin Green, Alicia Witt, Andrea Bowen and Frances Fisher are just some of the stars who will appear in original cable movies in 2011. The network is Hallmark, and during its Upfront Presentation…

Could be Lots of Spinoff Potential for This TLC Show

TLC’s series about getting ahold of that perfect wedding dress, "Say Yes to the Dress," is making room for a few more dresses as the franchise is getting a Southern spinoff, the network announced today. TLC announced today that "Say…

Groundbreaking PBS Show Will Have New Life– As HBO Film

One of the groundbreaking shows that aired on PBS looks like it’s going to be the basis of a fictional film on HBO, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The PBS program was “An American Family,” from documentary filmmakers Alan and Susan…

Craig Ferguson Tells What He Learned From Conan’s Ill-Fated ‘Tonight Show’ Experience

Craig Ferguson, 47, took a few minutes to tell Reuters what he learned from Conan O’Brien’s brief stint on ‘The Tonight Show" before being fired. "As I watched that, whatever that was, unfold, I realized that I am not part…

Report: Palin Show Lands at Discovery

Discovery Communications has edged out A&E and is expected to land “Sarah Palin’s Alaska,” reports James Hibberd’s Live Feed blog on the site of The Hollywood Reporter. Discovery wouldn’t comment to THR, but an announcement could come in the next…

An Oscar Winner Signs on to Do Her First Regular TV Series Role

An Oscar winner will play the lead in John Wells’ medical drama pilot for CBS, reports The Hollywood Reporter. It will be the first regular series role for Sissy Spacek, who will play the leader of a medical team that…

Critical Favorite and Multiple Emmy-Winning Show Increases Ratings in Season 3 Debut

The season three debut of a show that’s been a darling of critics and Emmy voters alike did better in the ratings this time out.   The third season of AMC’s “Breaking Bad” drew show’s most viewers to date, TheWrap reports. The…

Rosie O’Donnell’s New Show Will Be Positioned as Oprah Replacement

The producers of Rosie O’Donnell’s new talk show, Dick Robertson and Scott Carlin, will pitch it as a replacement for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” the New York Times reports. Robertson told The Times: “This is a once-in-25-years opportunity. There is…

Clues to OWN Programming Dribble Out

Casting calls posted on the OWN web site give a few clues to what Oprah Winfrey’s new network has planned, B&C reports. Casting is going on for a show featuring professional locator Pam Slaton, which seems to be in the genre of…