TV
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ABC Wants Abdul to Come Dancing
ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson says he would “absolutely love” if she joined the network’s “Dancing With the Stars.”
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McPherson Meets the Press; No Fireworks
ABC is talking to Paula Abdul about joining "Dancing with the Stars" in some capactiy. Steve McPherson, president of ABC Entertainment, said Saturday he would be open to signing the former "American Idol" judge to the Alphabet network’s hit dance competition. "Absolutely…we would love to have her as a contestant of a judge," McPherson told…
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McPherson: I’d ‘Absolutely’ Love Paula Abdul on ABC
Hey, Paula: Steve McPherson wants you on "Dancing with the Stars." The ABC Entertainment president Saturday said he would be open to signing former "American Idol" judge Paula Abdul to the Alphabet network’s hit dance competition. "Absolutely…we would love to have her as a contestant or a judge," McPherson told reporters at ABC’s…
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‘V’ Day: ABC Sets Premiere for Alien Drama
ABC will debut its buzzworthy new fall drama "V" on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m., industry insiders said. "V" will take over for reality series "Shark Tank," which is set to occupy the 8 p.m. Tuesday slot during the early part of the fall. ABC had originally announced "V" as a midseason entry,…
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‘Ally McBeal’ Finally Hits DVD
The dancing baby. The Fish. Bygones. Vonda Shephard’s sometimes annoying, sometimes brilliant musical stylings. They’ll all be coming back this fall when 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment finally releases David E. Kelley’s "Ally McBeal" on DVD. The studio Friday confirmed that "Ally" will hit the DVD market on October 6. Fans will have…
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Top FX Showrunners Slam NBC for Leno Move
Some of the top drama showrunners in TV took aim at NBC Friday, dissing the network for its decision to replace five hours of scripted programming with "The Jay Leno Show." "I feel like they should take down the American flag from in front of the building and put up a white flag," said Peter…
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FX Staying True to Its Racy Roots
President John Landgraf: “We’ve never put an original show on the air that wasn’t TV-MA.”
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An Open Letter to ‘SYTYCDance’
I will be traveling “internationally” next week (OK, it’s just to Canada) and won’t be able to share my thoughts with you. You’re on your own for the “Flipping Out” premiere, but I’ll return just in time to dish about the long-awaited return of “Project Runway.” Thank goodness I was still in town to…
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Non-Paula News: Reilly on ‘Glee,’ Leno and ‘Dollhouse’
Fox’s exec session at the TV Critics Assn. press was so dominated by Paula Abdul questions, some interesting comments by Fox Entertainment chief Kevin Reilly got a bit lost in the shuffle. Reilly, who’s truly found his groove as a network chief at Fox, sounded off on a variety of topics, including Jay Leno,…
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Whoa, ‘Brother’: RIP, Ronnie
It’s just about the halfway point for the current season of the superaddictive CBS reality series "Big Brother." Tonight also marks the debut of a new weekly TV MoJoe feature in which we’ll check in with "Brother" executive producer Allison Grodner about the latest evictee and all the goings on in the House From Hell.…
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Jay Gets Jay-Z for First Show
A day after Jay Leno downplayed the impact of musical acts to his new series, NBC has announced a superstar trio of musicians will appear on Leno’s first show. Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West will perform their new single "We Run This Town" on the Sept. 14 bow of "The Jay Leno Show." The song…
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Fox High on ‘Bob’s Burgers’
Fox could be ready to greenlight a new contender for its Sunday animation block. Network entertainment boss Kevin Reilly Thursday said the network is close to picking up "Bob’s Burgers," a half-hour from "King of the Hill" writer Jim Dauterive and "Dr. Katz’s" Loren Bouchard. It’s from 20th Century Fox TV. Reilly said the creators…
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Fox Confident Cowell Will Extend ‘Idol’ Deal
It’s “probable” that “Idol” will stick with its current four-judge format.
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The Osbournes: Over and Out at Fox
The Osbournes will not be reloading on Fox. Five episodes of the Obsournes’ variety series "Osbournes: Reloaded" have been sitting on the Fox shelves for several months now. The network had said the episodes would air this summer, even after a special preview in March failed to generate great ratings or critical buzz. But now,…