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No Speidi Sizzle: ‘I’m A Celebrity’ Falls 23 Percent, Ranks Third

All the tabloid drama over "Speidi," torture chambers and possible lawsuits wasn’t enough to boost ratings for the NBC reality freakshow known as "I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!" Last night’s two-hour edition of "Celebrity" finished a distant third…

Revealing Photos of Britney Spears

Revealing  photos taken of Britney Spears, reportedly with her permission, during the shooting of her hit 2007 video “Gimme More," have emerged, according the New York Post. Spears was the talk of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards when she performed…

Jon and Kate Accused of Mistreating Dogs, Exploiting Kids

Jon and Kate Gosselin, stars of the TLC reality series "Jon and Kate Plus 8," respond to allegations that they mistreat their dogs, ABC News reports. Separately, a new poll finds that 42% of those asked feel that Jon and…

TV Land Moves Up ‘Rich’ Premiere

TV Land has moved the series premiere of "How’d You Get So Rich?" starring Joan Rivers from Aug. 12 to Aug. 6. The reality series about lifestyles of the rich will debut at 9 p.m. during TV Land PRIME, the…

Bates, Curry Join Cast of SciFi Miniseries ‘Alice’

Academy Award winner Kathy Bates will play the Queen of Hearts in Sci Fi’s December miniseries “Alice,” a re-imagining of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland,” says Broadcasting & Cable. Tim Curry has signed on to play Dodo. Both join Caterina…

Cable Ops to Benefit from Digital Switch

The June 12 analog-to-digital TV switchover will funnel an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 net subscribers to pay-TV operators, says Multichannel News, citing Leichtman Research Group figures. As the deadline approaches, cable operators are working hard to lure the procrastinators, with…

Kid Chef, 14 Years Old, Signs TV Deal

Greg Grossman the 14-year-old wunderkind of the kitchen, has signed a production deal to develop and star in his own reality TV show, according to The Hollywood Reporter. —Chuck Ross

TBS in Discussions to Order New Episodes of ‘My Name is Earl’

Cable’s TBS is in early talks with Twentieth Century Fox TV about a 13-episode pickup of original episodes of NBC’s cancelled sitcom “My Name is Earl,” according to Variety. The cable channel already carries syndicated reruns of “Earl,” which was…

Schleiff Lands at Investigation Discovery

Six weeks after resigning as president and CEO of Crown Media Holdings, owner of the Hallmark Channel, Henry Schleiff has landed at Investigation Discovery, says The Hollywood Reporter. As president and general manager of the Discovery Communications’ channel, Schleiff, who…

Lifetime Scores With ‘Army Wives’ Premiere

The third season premiere of Lifetime’s "Army Wives" on Sunday night garnered a 2.4 rating among women 18-49, making it the number one-rated cable drama premiere in 2009. The premiere was watched by 3.5 million total viewers, growing in the…