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‘Gong Show’ Lines Up Celeb Judges

Adam Carolla, Kate Walsh, Andy Dick, Ron White, Dave Navarro, Greg Giraldo, Jim Norton and JB Smoove will serve as celebrity judges on Comedy Central’s “The Gong Show With Dave Attell,” Multichannel News reports. The first episode, which premieres July…

Clinton to Talk With Costello

Hollywood ReporterBill Clinton, Lou Reed, Tony Bennett and Elton John will be featured on the first four episodes of Elvis Costello’s new talk/music series, which will air on Sundance Channel in the U.S., the Hollywood Reporter says. Clinton is set…

‘American Teenager’ a Ratings Hit

The debut of ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” was the network’s most-watched series premiere ever, the Hollywood Reporter says. Tuesday night’s airing garnered 2.8 million viewers, the newspaper notes. —Vlada Gelman

Cable Actors Grab Emmy’s Attention

Actors on basic cable programs make up the majority of contenders for Emmy nominations in the best acting categories this year, the Washington Post says. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences revealed the top ten finalists in the best…

Forecast for Weather Deal: Soon

A final announcement regarding Landmark Communications’ sale of the Weather Channel to NBC Universal, Blackstone Group and Bain Capital could come within the next two days, Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources. The final deal between the groups is estimated to…

FX ‘Hears Who’ for $47 Million

FX has purchased the rights to air “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who” and four other 20th Century Fox films, Daily Variety reports. Other pictures in the deal, valued at $47 million, are “Jumper,” “Meet the Spartans,” “27 Dresses” and…

Fox News Fakes Faces of Timesmen

Reacting to what it perceived as an “attack” piece in the New York Times, anchors Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends” morning show shows pictures of one of the paper’s editor and a reporter that distorted their facial features, Web…

A ‘Chef’ Grows in Brooklyn

The next season of Bravo’s “Top Chef” will be set in Brooklyn, according to the New York Post, citing reports on the Web that producers were searching for space to put up the contestants. MTV’s “The Real World” also is…

Tila Takes Shot at Kristy

After the results of the second-season finale of MTV’s “A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila,” the bisexual star expressed her outrage toward the winner, Kristy Morgan, in an explicit MySpace blog post, TV Guide reports. Although Tequila picked Kristy…

Tennis’ TV Future at ‘Critiical’ Point

The future of professional tennis broadcasts is in a “critical” point as digital coverage expands the way fans interact with the sport, the Hollywood Reporter says. While celebrity athletes such as Roger Federer and the Williams sisters entice the casual…