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‘Shootout’ Team to Reunite for Encore Show

After six years of talking movies on AMC’s "Shootout," Peter Guber and Peter Bart will team up for a new show about show business called "In the House," reports Variety. The new "insider" type show will appear on the Starz Entertainment…

More ‘Glenn Martin, DDS’ for Nick at Nite, while ‘Raymond’ Joins TV Land

Nickelodeon ordered 20 more episodes of its stop-motion animated series "Glenn Martin, DDS” for a second season, reports Variety. The show, from Michael Eisner’s Tornante Animation, has been drawing an average 2.1 million viewers per week, making it Nick at…

Personal TV Device, in Time for Christmas

The new FLO TV Personal Television, a wireless, handheld device that uses its own dedicated network and doesn’t do anything else (like act as a cell phone), is expected to be introduced in time for the holidays, reports The Hollywood…

Anna Nicole Smith Investigated by FBI in Murder-for-Hire Plot

Before she died in 2007 of a drug overdose, Anna Nicole Smith was investigated by the FBI, which wanted to know whether she was part of a murder-for-hire plot to kill the son of her wealthy husband, reports the Associated…

Web Site Polls 500,000 Men to Find Most Influential Man of the Year. Last Year It Was Obama. This Year It’s a Fictional TV Character. Bet You’ll Never Guess Which One

Every  year AskMen.com, polls its readers to find the most influential man of the year. The idea, according to the Web site, is to list the "men who had the greatest impact on how other men behave, dress, buy and…

ESPN’s Monday NFL Game Was Most-Watched Cable Telecast Ever

ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers on Oct. 5 was the most-watched cable telecast ever, reports B&C. The game drew 21.8 million total viewers, topping the 18.6 million viewers who watched ESPN’s Philadelphia…

WGN on Acquisition Spree; Picks Up Hot Broadcast and Cable Comedies to Air Next Fall

Bankruptcy hasn’t stopped Tribune Co. from quietly going on a spending spree, acquiring reruns of “How I Met Your Mother,” “Entourage,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” for its WGN America cable superstation, Variety reports. The…

HBO Picks Up Second Season of ‘Bored to Death’

"Bored to Death" will come back for a second season on HBO, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The show about a writer-turned-private eye has had just three outings on the network, but it has been well-received by audiences, drawing a cumulative…

Weather Channel Ad Sales Chief Steps Down

Veteran Weather Channel ad sales chief Paul Iaffaldano is leaving the company, in the wake of the July arrival of new president and CEO Michael Kelly, reports B&C. He had been at the company for 17 years. –Elizabeth Jensen

‘Kourtney & Khloe’ Season Finale a High for E!

Sunday’s season finale of "Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami" resulted in E!’s highest-rated first-season finale in more than seven years, the network said. The finale averaged more than 2.6 million total viewers, more than quadrupling E!’s average primetime delivery. The network also said that the finale ranked the…