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• It's a girl for 'Idol' singer Paris Bennett

  Associated Press - 1 hour and 20 minutes
  Former " American Idol " contestant Paris Bennett has given birth to a daughter named Egypt. Bennett was in labor for five hours before her 5-pound, 15-ounce baby was born Monday. The first-time mother is reportedly doing well. In a news release, the 20-year-old says she's "so excited to finally see my little angel." Bennett adds, "Man, does she have lungs on her. I guess she's gearing up to be the next American Idol ." Bennett is scheduled to release her first Christmas more »

• Actresses have the floor for HBO's Hill comedy

  Reuters - 1 hour and 25 minutes
  Meet "The Washingtoniennes." Rachael Taylor, Amanda Walsh and "quarterlife" star Bitsie Tulloch have landed the female leads in HBO's comedy pilot from " Sex and the City " star Sarah Jessica Parker Based on the semi-autobiographical book by Jessica Cutler about the sexploits of a low-level female congressional staffer with powerful men on Capitol Hill, "Washingtonienne" revolves around the professional and personal lives of three smart, sophisticated 28-year-old girls working more »

• Today's News: Our Take - FX Revs Up Second Season of Sons of Anarchy

  TV Guide - Mon Oct 6, 5:43 PM PDT

  FX has decided to keep the motor of its new bad-boy biker drama Sons of Anarchy running for a second season. The Fox 21- and FX-produced series received a 13-episode second season order Monday after only the first five episodes of its current run. During those five weeks, the newbie drama has averaged 5.4 million viewers weekly and 3.5 million adults 18-49, making it FX's most successful series since Rescue Me . The show's success is no doubt a relief to the FX execs who are more »

• Today's News: Our Take - Bloody Hell: Is Prison Break's Michael Dying?

  TV Guide - Mon Oct 6, 5:43 PM PDT

  The nosebleeds can no longer be ignored. Since almost the start of this season and this Ocean's 11-like caper being orchestrated by Michael and the Fox River Remnants, stalwart Scofield has been plagued by intermittent nosebleeds. Thus far, Linc has taken notice, and he obviously suspects what the cause might be, having seen his younger brother exhibit the same symptoms when he was 11. Those with good memories recall that Michael's mother was felled by cancer when he was a kid. more »

• CW's Sunday shows still on life support

  Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 8:46 PM PDT
  The CW's move to farm out its Sunday night bridge-to-nowhere primetime block isn't about to cause any seller's remorse. The lineup programed by production company Media Rights Capital premiered Sunday night, and its ratings matched the numbers that prompted the network to vacate the evening in the first place. The reality show "In Harm's Way" (676,000 viewers) was on par with "Online Nation" in the slot last season. The drama "Valentine" (1.1 million viewers) more »

• "Anarchy" reigns at FX for second season

  Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 8:45 PM PDT
  FX has picked up its modestly rated motorcycle-club drama "Sons of Anarchy" for a second season. Charlie Hunnam , Katey Sagal and Ron Perlman star in the violent family saga, which kicked off its inaugural 13-episode run on September 3. While first-run episodes are performing modestly, the cable channel cited the series' cumulative viewership numbers in announcing the pickup. The series is averaging 5.4 million total viewers on a weekly five-telecast basis, off only 3% from more »

• Misty May-Treanor out of 'Dancing with the Stars'

  Associated Press - Mon Oct 6, 8:32 PM PDT
  Misty May-Treanor is too hurt to keep dancing. The 31-year-old "Dancing with the Stars" contestant and Olympic gold medalist volleyball player appeared at the conclusion of Monday's show on crutches and with a cast on her left leg to announce that she's out of the popular ABC dancing competition after injuring herself while rehearsing Friday. "I heard a pop," said May-Treanor, who was practicing the jive on the show's ballroom set when she ruptured her left Achilles more »

• "Clone Wars" a new star for Cartoon Network

  Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 7:56 PM PDT
  The Force was strong for Cartoon Network as "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" became the channel's most-watched series premiere ever. The computer-animated series, from Lucasfilm Animation, averaged 4 million total viewers in its debut at 9 p.m. Friday, according to Nielsen Media Research. The previous record holder was the April 18 series premiere of "Ben 10: Alien Force," with 2.9 million total viewers. Cartoon said the "Star Wars" spinoff ranked as the No. 1 channel among all more »

• Japanese network sues ABC over "Wipeout"

  Reuters - Mon Oct 6, 7:55 PM PDT
  Leading Japanese broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ABC, charging that summer hit "Wipeout" is "a blatant copycat" of several of its classic Japanese competition series. TBS owns the Japanese copyright to the obstacle course series "Takeshi's Castle," co-owns the right to Spike TV's "MXC" (which uses footage from "Castle") and owns the copyright to competition series "Sasuke" (whose dubbed repeats air under the title more »