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"Law & Order" TV show fails to find a new network (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf said on Friday that his TV crime drama had "moved into the history books" after failing to find a new network following its cancellation by NBC after 20 years on the air.

Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce.

Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles' (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is getting another big-name prosecutor.

Marion Ross Is Joe DiPietro's Leading Lady in West Coast Premiere of 'The Last Romance' (Playbill)

July 31, 2010

Playbill - Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance, a romantic comedy written for Marion Ross and her longtime partner Paul Michael, gets its West Coast premiere starting July 30 at The Old Globe's Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre in San Diego.

NBC to air live episode of Tina Fey's `30 Rock' (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - NBC says "30 Rock" is going live this fall.

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

ABC Family's Paul Lee named boss of ABC network (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Paul Lee, who as head of ABC Family invigorated the once-flagging cable channel, has been appointed president of the ABC Entertainment Group. His responsibilities include the ratings-challenged ABC broadcast network.

NBC expects quick payback from costly new shows (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - NBC executives said on Friday the network had learned from its past mistakes, spent big to fund 12 new scripted prime-time TV shows, and hoped to see a fast payback in a "robust" economy for broadcasting.

"The Office" to continue without Steve Carell (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - Actor Steve Carell is resigning his job at "The Office," but that won't mean the end of the Emmy-award winning TV comedy show, NBC said on Friday.