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Sons of Anarchy Picked Up for Season Two E! Online - Tue Oct 7, 4:46 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Good news! FX just confirmed that it's ordering a 13-episode second season of badass biker drama Sons of Anarchy. Easily one of the fall's best new series, the show comes from Shield scribe Kurt Sutter and follows the exploits of an outlaw motorcycle club in Northern California.
Cabler channels target broadcasters' fall domain Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 10:27 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "7th Heaven" creator Brenda Hampton knows the power of broadcast television. But she got a lesson in cable's potency last month as well.
Heroes Redux: This Is Not a Drill, This Is the Future E! Online - Tue Oct 7, 3:21 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - The latest installment of Heroes, "I Am Become Death," didn't just have an impact—it had a blast crater!
Producer Burnett reincarnates "This Is Your Life" Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 8:31 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Survivor" producer Mark Burnett is developing a remake of the classic TV show "This Is Your Life."
Top Design Judge Says No to Her Own Show E! Online - Mon Oct 6, 1:41 PM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Do you miss Carrie Bradshaw's fabulous fashion sense?
USA Network renews "Burn Notice", "Psych" Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 8:41 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - USA Network wants more "Burn Notice" and "Psych."
Can Miley Cyrus See Into the Future? E! Online - Mon Oct 6, 11:21 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Miley's dad was quoted at her party saying it was really hard to surprise her. How can you keep such a big party a secret from a star, especially when she has so many friends who could tell her?
Web TV shows porn, without the sex Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 9:28 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It started when three brothers joked about making pornography for fans of the genre who happen to be offended by on-screen sex. Out of that joke came an idea for a website, and they called it "PG Porn."
Entourage Chases Down Another Season E! Online - Mon Oct 6, 5:35 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - It's official: The boys will be back.
Academy to allow film ads on Oscars Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 1:26 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For the first time since the Oscars moved to TV in the early 1950s, studios will be able to advertise movies during the telecast of the Academy Awards next year.
Hélio, in Chains, Pleads Not Guilty to Tax Evasion E! Online - Mon Oct 6, 3:30 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - A chained-up, choked-up Hélio Castroneves could barely two-step into federal court today.
ABC News taking Election Night to streets Reuters - Thu Oct 9, 12:03 AM ET
NASHVILLE (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC News is making big plans for Election Night on November 4.
DWTS Volleyball Star Injured, Status Uncertain E! Online - Sat Oct 4, 6:23 PM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Is Misty May-Treanor hanging up her Dancing shoes?
Tedious "Kath & Kim" lost in translation Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 8:17 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In theory, a hit format overseas should have an edge over an untested format developed at home. If Latin Americans love "Ugly Betty" and Brits adore "The Office," then American viewers will enjoy U.S. versions, right?
Palin vs. Biden a Super-Big Ratings Deal E! Online - Fri Oct 3, 6:07 PM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Last night's vice presidential debate was no second banana.
Writers Guild bites Ozzy Osbourne Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 9:59 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Writers Guild of America on Wednesday warned its members not to work on Ozzy Osbourne's new comedy-variety show at Fox.
L.C. Laughs Off Justin Bobby Hookup Rumor E! Online - Fri Oct 3, 11:56 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Just when we thought we were getting over The Hills, some juicy off-camera drama happens to pique our interest yet again. Word is that Lauren Conrad might have hooked up with her former roomie Audrina Patridge's scruffy-sexy boy-toy Justin Bobby. Scandalous!
ABC Family turning "10 Things" into series Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 9:33 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC Family has picked up two half-hour pilots -- "10 Things I Hate About You," based on the Heath Ledger film, and "Ruby and the Rockits," starring David Cassidy and "Spy Kids" veteran Alexa Vega.
DWTS' Hélio in Hot Water; Indicted for Tax Evasion E! Online - Fri Oct 3, 9:14 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Has someone been waltzing away with the government's money?
New ribald comedy "Testees" occasionally funny Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 11:00 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Testees" is one of those noble single-camera comedy experiments that FX attempts every once in a while, and it proves to be a mixed bag.
Are People Finally Getting Sick of Kanye? E! Online - Thu Oct 2, 10:04 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - I hear Kanye's HBO show is in trouble. Are people finally getting tired of his egomaniacal behavior? Is he the next Diddy, a rapper known for antics rather than music?
New drama "Eleventh Hour" more of the same stuff Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 8:21 PM ET
(Eleventh Hour , 10-11 p.m., CBS)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - You don't really need 11 hours -- merely two -- to discern that the new Jerry Bruckheimer procedural "Eleventh Hour" is pretty standard stuff, kind of like "CSI" meets "House."
Top Model's Clark on Shocking Diss, Same-Sex Kiss E! Online - Thu Oct 2, 9:46 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - "It was like watching a boyfriend break up with me! It was heartbreaking!"
David E. Kelley takes new case to networks Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 2:38 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - David E. Kelley is staying on the legal beat with a new series project.
Top Model Golden Breaks Silence on Blonsky Brawl E! Online - Thu Oct 2, 8:25 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - Former America's Next Top Model contestant Bianca Golden just broke her silence on the airport scuffle that resulted in her mother's hospitalization and the arrest of Nikki Blonsky, but the Hairspray star isn't joining in on the disclosure circuit just yet.
CBS wins weeklong ratings race Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 3:58 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In the second week of the broadcast season, CBS replaced ABC as the top network thanks to a strong lineup of competitive performers.
America's Got Talent Picks a Winner E! Online - Thu Oct 2, 4:22 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - America's got talent—as well as people who impersonate Ozzy Osbourne and shake unnaturally large portions of their anatomy—but only one person can rightfully claim to have more talent than anybody else.
McCain-Obama debate tops first in TV viewers Reuters - Wed Oct 8, 8:29 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second nationally televised presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama drew 63.2 million viewers, over 10 million more than their first, Nielsen Media Research said on Wednesday.
Casting Couch: Swank's Latest Oscar Bait; Black's Bourne Goof; McBrayer Gets Revenge E! Online - Wed Oct 1, 9:04 AM ET
Los Angeles (E! Online) - • Sounds like it's time for Hilary Swank to start working on another Oscar speech. The actress is on the case in Betty Anne Waters, an Erin Brockovich-like drama based on a true story about a woman who fights to clear her brother of a murder he didn't commit. The flick will be helmed by director Tony Goldwyn (best known as the bad guy in Ghost), according to Variety.
Cop drama "Life on Mars" a trip Reuters - Tue Oct 7, 9:24 AM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Life on Mars," a British cop show with a twist, has had two extreme makeovers.