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Dallas Cowboys’ Owens Gets VH1 Reality Show

VH1 will premiere a reality show this summer featuring Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell “T.O.” Owens. The series will follow Mr. Owens as he is shadowed by his best friends and publicists Monique Jackson and Kita Williams during the off…

Oprah ‘Amused’ at Thought of Senate Job, But Wouldn’t Have Taken It

Oprah Winfrey is expressing astonishment over Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s statement today, on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” that he was considering her as a candidate to replace Barack Obama as Illinois’ senator. She also said she never would have accepted….

AMC’s Thriller Pilot Adds Cast, Starts Production

Lili Taylor, Arliss Howard and Dallas Roberts have been added to the cast of AMC’s untitled political thriller pilot from Jason Horwitch. They join the previously cast James Badge Dale, Miranda Richardson, Paul Butler, Christopher Evan Welch, Lauren Hodes and…

Litton’s ‘Street Court’ Sets Fall Launch in 65% of U.S.

Litton Entertainment’s “Street Court” will launch this fall with 65% of stations cleared. New station additions for “Street Court” include Tribune stations in San Diego, Philadelphia and Grand Rapids, Mich., as well as Sinclair stations in Baltimore, Las Vegas, Birmingham,…

ABC Slots Comedies ‘Motherhood,’ ‘Samantha’ on Thursday Night

Perhaps sensing weakness at NBC, ABC has decided to launch a one-hour comedy block on Thursday nights this spring. Starting March 26, the network will air new half-hour “In the Motherhood” and sophomore sitcom “Samantha Who?” Thursdays at 8 and…

‘Star Trek: TNG’ Returns to Syndication

“Star Trek: The Next Generation” returns to broadcast syndication after eight years, CBS Television Distribution announced today. “Star Trek” is cleared as a daily Monday-Friday show in 83% of the country, including 29 of the top 30 markets, CBS said….

Litton Renews ‘Storm Stories’

“Storm Stories” is blowing into a second season as distributor Litton Entertainment announced today that the program is a “firm go” for an additional year. “Stories” features raw footage of powerful weather occurrences, and talks with people who’ve had to…

New BarelyDigital Channel Makes Fun of Online World

Online television network Next New Networks and the creators of the popular Web channel BarelyPolitical have launched a new comedy network called BarelyDigital, the companies announced today. The tech humor site will feature satirical content sending up the technology world….

Obama Gives Lauer Super Bowl Interview

“The Today Show” host Matt Lauer has snagged a Super exclusive, landing a one-on-one interview with President Obama. Mr. Lauer’s interview will be broadcast Sunday during NBC’s three-hour Super Bowl pregame show. The network is expected to announce its scoop…

NBC Prepping Super Bowl Promo Punch

Net Shows Off Cheeky Side