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Oprah's Book Club back, pick coming in September (AP)
AP - The first week of the final season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" will include a selection for Oprah's Book Club.

`American Idol' adds L.A. audition on Sept. 22 (AP)

AP - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month.

Jay Leno ratings dip below Conan O'Brien's (Reuters)

Reuters - NBC might have summer's most-watched show in "America's Got Talent," but the network's late-night ratings aren't so hot.

ABC renews "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" (Reuters)
Reuters - On the heels of winning the Emmy for outstanding reality series, ABC has given a second-season order to "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution."

Martin Short revives Cat in the Hat for PBS series (Reuters)
Reuters - More than a half-century ago, the Cat in the Hat was on a mission.

Man in Letterman blackmail plot freed from NY jail (AP)

AP - The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman was freed Thursday after four months in jail for a plot that put a spotlight on the comic icon's office affairs, city Correction Department records show.

God did not create the universe, says Hawking (Reuters)
Reuters - God did not create the universe and the "Big Bang" was an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book.

TV chef Anthony Bourdain skewers cooking rivals (Reuters)
Reuters - Food and travel provocateur Anthony Bourdain is celebrating the 100th episode of his genre-busting Travel Channel series "No Reservations" on Monday. The host, chef and author critiques other cooking reality shows, defends his pork enthusiasm, reveals the cities with the best (and worst) food, and where he's going next.

Catching up with "Beverly Hills, 90210" (Reuters)
Reuters - After 10 seasons on the small screen, fans of Fox's primetime soap "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) can relive the magic without guilt. After all, the date is 9/02/10.

TV stars Olson, McElhenney welcome baby boy (AP)

AP - Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney (MAK'-uh-lay-nee) of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" hit a home run with their new baby boy.

"Paranormal Activity" team near deal for ABC pilot (Reuters)
Reuters - The creators of the hit scary movie "Paranormal Activity" are near a deal to bring a spooky small-screen project to ABC.

Harvey Keitel to replace Steve Carell on "Office"? (Reuters)
Reuters - Throw another name in the hat of rumored replacements for Steve Carell on "The Office" -- Harvey Keitel.

Philly's mean streets featured in 'Wreck Chasers' (AP)
AP - The mean streets of the City of Brotherly Love are once again coming to television.

Gunman shot as Discovery hostages planned escape (AP)

AP - As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.

Networks using Skype in news reports (AP)

AP - When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology, ABC reporter Pierre Thomas didn't even leave the office. ABC's cameras showed him sitting in front of a computer screen, talking to Michael Coppolla through Skype.

Time Warner Cable, Disney reach program deal (Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner Cable Inc and Walt Disney Co said on Thursday they finally reached a new expanded programing deal, ending a dispute that threatened to black out some of TV's favorite shows and channels from millions of homes.

Time Warner struggling to find new studio boss (Reuters)
Reuters - Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeffrey Bewkes might have gotten a bit ahead of himself when it comes to planning succession at the industry's dominant film and television studio. Now he seems to be resetting the clock.

Sept. 2 celebrated as ode to `Beverly Hills 90210' (AP)

AP - OMG, it's like one of those freaky Mayan calendar things or something.

"Sandman" comic book being adapted as a TV show (Reuters)
Reuters - "The Sandman," the Neil Gaiman-written comic book series considered a seminal work in the medium, is in the early stages of being developed into a TV series.

Hallmark channels dropped from AT&T U-verse (AP)
AP - Two Hallmark channels have been dropped from the lineup offered to 2.5 million AT&T U-verse customers in a dispute over fees.