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24 August 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has added a tribute to the late Aaron Spelling to Sunday night's Emmy awards telecast. Among those due to appear in the segment are several stars of Spelling-produced shows, including Joan Collins (Dynasty), Heather Locklear (Melrose Place), and Stephen Collins (7th Heaven). Spelling died in June at age 83.

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24 August 2006 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Ashlee Simpson will play murderous Roxie Hart in the stage production of Chicago in October. The 21-year-old has been offered the role and will join the cast of the show in either London or on the Broadway stage in New York City. A source close to Simpson tells American publication Us Weekly, "She will probably choose London." Earlier this year, Rita Wilson stepped into the role in New York. Although Simpson has little experience in musical theatre, she has been a back-up dancer on her sister Jessica's tour and had a role on US family drama 7th Heaven. The singer has said she wants to focus on her acting career.

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3 August 2006 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jennifer Lopez has abruptly quit the much-anticipated big screen remake of classic 1970s show Dallas. The Maid In Manhattan actress was set to star opposite John Travolta - who will play JR Ewing - as his alcoholic wife Sue Ellen. Shirley MacLaine is in talks to star as Ewing family matriarch Miss Ellie and Luke Wilson is rumored to be taking on the role of Bobby Ewing. Lopez's representative Leslie Sloane Zelnick confirms to American publication Star, "She is out of Dallas." This isn't the first report of trouble regarding the film - earlier this year, Legally Blonde director Robert Luketic quit the project citing "creative differences" and was reportedly unhappy with casting choices. Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha is now attached to direct the film. The role of Lucy Ewing has also been the subject of much speculation, with many of Hollywood's top young actresses vying for the part including Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Cavallari. The role ultimately went to 19-year-old Katie Cassidy, who stars in the US family drama 7th Heaven.

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30 June 2006 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Jessica Biel and Chris Evans have called it quits after dating for more than two years, according to media reports in the US. Biel, who starred in Stealth and the TV family drama 7th Heaven, also played Evans' girlfriend in two films, Cellular and London. Evans, who starred in Fantastic Four, is currently filming The Nanny Diaries with Scarlett Johansson. A source tells the US edition of OK! magazine that Evans has recently been spotted out in New York City with brunette public relations executive Joyce Sevilla. Meanwhile 24-year-old Biel has been in Los Angeles filming Next with Nicolas Cage.

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26 June 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Aaron Spelling, whom the New York Times described as "the most prolific producer in American television," died Friday in Los Angeles at age 83. His shows included The Mod Squad, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210 and 7th Heaven.

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25 June 2006 | From IMDb News

<N N="0005455">Aaron Spelling</N>, the amazingly prolific television producer whose hits ranged from <T T="0073972">Charlie's Angels</T> to <T T="0115083">7th Heaven</T>, died Friday after suffering a stroke last Sunday; he was 83. Spelling passed away at his Los Angeles home, where he had been resting since his stroke on June 18, for which he was briefly hospitalized. Born in Dallas, Spelling was the fourth son of immigrant Jews and grew up in poverty on the self-proclaimed "wrong side of the tracks," ostracized in his early years because of his religion and orthodox parents. After serving in World War II, he enrolled and later graduated from Southern Methodist University, quickly moving to Hollywood, where he worked briefly as a bit-player actor (he was a gas station attendant in an episode of <T T="0043208">I Love Lucy</T>) and married the actress <N N="0427700">Carolyn Jones</N> (later of <T T="0057729">The Addams Family</T> fame) in 1953; they later divorced in 1964. Spelling found greater success as a writer for such shows as <T T="0048893">Playhouse 90</T>, and soon was hired as a producer by <N N="0694090">Dick Powell</N> for Four Star Productions, and his first hit was the crime drama <T T="0056745">Burke's Law</T>, starring <N N="0058001">Gene Barry</N>. After Powell passed away, Spelling teamed with actor-producer <N N="0858683">Danny Thomas</N>, with whom he scored a major hit in <T T="0062589">The Mod Squad</T> in 1969. <p> At the dawn of the 70s, Spelling signed an exclusive contract with ABC, a network his programming would come to dominate for the next decade; former ABC programming chief <N N="0325252">Leonard Goldberg</N> joined him as a producing partner in 1972. The two produced innumerable television films (including <T T="0074236">The Boy in the Bubble</T>, starring heartthrob <N N="0000237">John Travolta</N>) before striking series gold with action shows <T T="0072560">SWAT</T>, <T T="0072567">Starsky & Hutch</T> and <T T="0068126">The Rookies</T>, as well as the acclaimed Emmy-winning drama <T T="0073992">Family</T>. It was a trio of huge hits, however, that cemented Spelling's fame and success: the Saturday night revolving guest-cast shows <T T="0075529">The Love Boat</T> and <T T="0077008">Fantasy Island</T>, and the phenomenally popular <T T="0073972">Charlie's Angels</T>, which launched the careers of <N N="0000396">Farrah Fawcett</N> and <N N="0000646">Jaclyn Smith</N> (among others) and single-handedly invented "jiggle television," shows featuring beautiful women in revealing clothing. Other shows followed -- <T T="0078622">Hart to Hart</T>, <T T="0085032">Hotel</T>, <T T="0077093">Vega$</T>, and <T T="0083486">TJ Hooker</T> among them -- before Spelling struck gold again in the 80s with <T T="0081856">Dynasty</T>, a pop-culture phenomenon that challenged the popular soap <T T="0077000">Dallas</T> and for one season was the number one show in the country. Oftentimes, his Los Angeles mansion, which he bought in 1983 with second wife <H>Candy Spelling</H> and boasted 123 rooms, a bowling alley, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court, screening room and four 2-car garages, was compared to the excesses of <T T="0081856">Dynasty</T>'s fictional denizens. <p> When the quintessential 80s show was cancelled, Spelling found himself for the first time without a series on the air, which he said caused him to fall into a major depression. Nevertheless, after a year Spelling was back, this time with the teen soap <T T="0098749">Beverly Hills 90210</T>, which helped launch the fledgling Fox network as well as his daughter <N N="0001760">Tori Spelling</N>'s acting career, a circumstance she would later affectionately spoof in her own comedy series, <T T="0457600">So NoTORIous</T>. Spinoff <T T="0103491">Melrose Place</T> quickly followed, as well as a number of other California-set series that were less memorable. Still, even into the new century, Spelling found himself with two hits on the WB network: the witchy fantasy <T T="0158552">Charmed</T>, which ended only last season, and religious family drama <T T="0115083">7th Heaven</T>, which after a brief cancellation earlier this year was resurrected by the new CW network for the upcoming fall season. Though derided for his shows' superficiality, Spelling preferred to call his hits "mind candy," and his success and endurability was also marked by acclaimed programming that included the TV films <T T="0082062">The Best Little Girl in the World</T> and the Emmy-winning AIDS drama <T T="0106273">And the Band Played On</T>. Spelling also produced a number of feature films, including <T T="0102951">Soapdish</T>, <T T="0071269">California Split</T>, and <T T="0085970">Mr. Mom</T>. Spelling is survived by his wife Candy, daughter Tori, and son <N N="0005456">Randy Spelling</N>. <I>--Mark Englehart, IMDb staff</I> <br><br>

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24 June 2006 | From IMDb News

<N N="0005455">Aaron Spelling</N>, the amazingly prolific television producer whose hits ranged from <T T="0073972">Charlie's Angels</T> to <T T="0115083">7th Heaven</T>, died Friday after suffering a stroke last Sunday; he was 83. Spelling passed away at his Los Angeles home, where he had been resting since his stroke on June 18, for which he was briefly hospitalized. Born in Dallas, Spelling was the fourth son of immigrant Jews and grew up in poverty on the self-proclaimed "wrong side of the tracks," ostracized in his early years because of his religion and orthodox parents. After serving in World War II, he enrolled and later graduated from Southern Methodist University, quickly moving to Hollywood, where he worked briefly as a bit-player actor (he was a gas station attendant in an episode of <T T="0043208">I Love Lucy</T>) and married the actress <N N="0427700">Carolyn Jones</N> (later of <T T="0057729">The Addams Family</T> fame) in 1953; they later divorced in 1964. Spelling found greater success as a writer for such shows as <T T="0048893">Playhouse 90</T>, and soon was hired as a producer by <N N="0694090">Dick Powell</N> for Four Star Productions, and his first hit was the crime drama <T T="0056745">Burke's Law</T>, starring <N N="0058001">Gene Barry</N>. After Powell passed away, Spelling teamed with actor-producer <N N="0858683">Danny Thomas</N>, with whom he scored a major hit in <T T="0062589">The Mod Squad</T> in 1969. <p> At the dawn of the 70s, Spelling signed an exclusive contract with ABC, a network his programming would come to dominate for the next decade; former ABC programming chief <N N="0325252">Leonard Goldberg</N> joined him as a producing partner in 1972. The two produced innumerable television films (including <T T="0074236">The Boy in the Bubble</T>, starring heartthrob <N N="0000237">John Travolta</N>) before striking series gold with action shows <T T="0072560">SWAT</T>, <T T="0072567">Starsky & Hutch</T> and <T T="0068126">The Rookies</T>, as well as the acclaimed Emmy-winning drama <T T="0073992">Family</T>. It was a trio of huge hits, however, that cemented Spelling's fame and success: the Saturday night revolving guest-cast shows <T T="0075529">The Love Boat</T> and <T T="0077008">Fantasy Island</T>, and the phenomenally popular <T T="0073972">Charlie's Angels</T>, which launched the careers of <N N="0000396">Farrah Fawcett</N> and <N N="0000646">Jaclyn Smith</N> (among others) and single-handedly invented "jiggle television," shows featuring beautiful women in revealing clothing. Other shows followed -- <T T="0078622">Hart to Hart</T>, <T T="0085032">Hotel</T>, <T T="0077093">Vega$</T>, and <T T="0083486">TJ Hooker</T> among them -- before Spelling struck gold again in the 80s with <T T="0081856">Dynasty</T>, a pop-culture phenomenon that challenged the popular soap <T T="0077000">Dallas</T> and for one season was the number one show in the country. Oftentimes, his Los Angeles mansion, which he bought in 1983 with second wife <H>Candy Spelling</H> and boasted 123 rooms, a bowling alley, swimming pool, gymnasium, tennis court, screening room and four 2-car garages, was compared to the excesses of <T T="0081856">Dynasty</T>'s fictional denizens. <p> When the quintessential 80s show was cancelled, Spelling found himself for the first time without a series on the air, which he said caused him to fall into a major depression. Nevertheless, after a year Spelling was back, this time with the teen soap <T T="0098749">Beverly Hills 90210</T>, which helped launch the fledgling Fox network as well as his daughter <N N="0001760">Tori Spelling</N>'s acting career, a circumstance she would later affectionately spoof in her own comedy series, <T T="0457600">So NoTORIous</T>. Spinoff <T T="0103491">Melrose Place</T> quickly followed, as well as a number of other California-set series that were less memorable. Still, even into the new century, Spelling found himself with two hits on the WB network: the witchy fantasy <T T="0158552">Charmed</T>, which ended only last season, and religious family drama <T T="0115083">7th Heaven</T>, which after a brief cancellation earlier this year was resurrected by the new CW network for the upcoming fall season. Though derided for his shows' superficiality, Spelling preferred to call his hits "mind candy," and his success and endurability was also marked by acclaimed programming that included the TV films <T T="0082062">The Best Little Girl in the World</T> and the Emmy-winning AIDS drama <T T="0106273">And the Band Played On</T>. Spelling also produced a number of feature films, including <T T="0102951">Soapdish</T>, <T T="0071269">California Split</T>, and <T T="0085970">Mr. Mom</T>. Spelling is survived by his wife Candy, daughter Tori, and son <N N="0005456">Randy Spelling</N>. <I>--Mark Englehart, IMDb staff</I> <br><br>

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19 May 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

In a surprise announcement, the fledgling CW network announced Thursday that 7th Heaven, which supposedly aired its final episode less than two weeks ago, had been given a new lease on life and would be back in the fall. The show, which previously had aired on The WB network, had been marked for extinction last year because its rising budget supposedly could not be justified on the relatively low-rated network. However, CW Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff said Thursday that she had decided to renew the series after it received solid ratings during the season and after the May 8 broadcast attracted seven million viewers. The decision to renew 7th Heaven resulted in the cancellation of Everwood, which had previously been penciled-in for the same time slot on Monday nights.

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17 May 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Series finales for such shows as The West Wing, Malcolm in the Middle and 7th Heaven (which was surprisingly renewed after it "series" finale aired) showed an uptick in their ratings last week, but none produced ratings that came close to those recorded when they were riding high. Mostly it was a case of the rich getting richer, with such shows as CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Fox's American Idol, and ABC's Grey's Anatomy adding to their already overwhelming numbers. CBS finished the week well ahead in overall numbers as it averaged an 8.4 rating and a 14 share. NBC and Fox tied for second place with a 6.5/11, while ABC trailed with a 5.6/9. The top ten shows of the week according to Nielsen Research: 1. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CBS, 17.0/26; 2. American Idol (Tuesday), Fox, 16.8/26; 3. American Idol (Wednesday), Fox, 16.1/24; 4. House, Fox, 14.6/22; 5. Grey's Anatomy, ABC, 14.1/22; 6. CSI: Miami, CBS, 13.1/21; 7. Desperate Housewives, ABC, 12.9/19; 7. Without a Trace, CBS, 12.9/21; 9. NCIS, CBS, 10.1/16; 10. Survivor: Panama -- Exile Island, CBS, 10.0/17.

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9 May 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Magician David Blaine didn't drown on national television Monday night, but that couldn't be said about the ratings for his two-hour special, Drowned Alive! which saw Blaine finally pulled from an eight-foot tank in which he was submerged for a week in the middle of Lincoln Center in New York. The first hour of the special garnered only a 4.8 rating and a 9 share, tying with the series finale of 7th Heaven for fourth place. The second hour, which culminated with Blaine extricating himself from shackles while holding his breath for more than seven minutes, saw ratings rise to a 7.5/11, good enough for third place. Although reports said today (Tuesday) that Blaine failed in his goal to set a new record for breath-holding, Blaine himself had said in interviews that he thought he would only be able to come within a minute of the record. As it was, he came within two minutes of it. (The record is 8 minutes, 58 seconds; Blaine lasted 7 minutes, eight seconds.)

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17 January 2006 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Executives of The WB network say they are not canceling 7th Heaven because of poor ratings -- it is their second highest-rated show behind Gilmore Girls, according to the Associated Press -- but because it costs too much. Speaking in Pasadena at the annual TV critics' winter press tour, WB Chairman Garth Ancier remarked that the series loses $16 million a year. "As much as we all love the show, we do have to run a business," Ancier said. The network's overall ratings are reportedly down by double-digit percentages this season.

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