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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/10/11)
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Nightmare Next Door (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Jersey Shore After Show (Premiere) a 11pm

CBS apparently invited Katie Couric to remain as anchor of the CBS Evening News after her current contract expires at the end of May, according to The Daily Beast.  Negotiations have not started though this is the first real signal CBS would like to extend Couric’s deal to stay on as anchor.  If Couric and CBS do reach a new agreement it will likely be for a shorter time period, perhaps through the 2012 elections, and salary-wise be lower than her current annual level of $15 million.  The news of Couric’s possible upcoming deal with CBS comes following the promotion of Jeff Fager, the executive producer of 60 Minutes, who will soon head CBS News after Sean McManus was elevated to Chairman/CBS Sports.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central ordered a new eight-episode series, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.  Production will begin this month and is slated to premiere in April.  Macdonald, formerly of NBC’s Saturday Night Live will offer his comedic perspective on current stories from the world of sports.  The show will be taped in front of a live audience covering all types of sports similar in fashion to how Macdonald delivered SNL’s Weekend Update as anchor.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Producer Nigel Lythgoe is teaming with his son Simon Lythgoe and Bob Kusbit to helm a new music competition series for CMT debuting in April.  CMT gave the series, CMT’s Next Superstar a 10-episode order.  The competition series will search for the next country music superstar though be different from FOX’s American Idol which Lythgoe also executive produces.  CMT’s new show will not involve on-air auditions and will begin with 10 finalists who do most of their challenges related to country music or the industry outside a studio.  In addition to being judged on performance, the contestants will be scrutinized on their songwriting skills and performances in remote locales, radio interviews and music videos.  The live audience will be involved in every episode except the finale, by voting on the performers and the judges will choose between the two lowest-ranking.  The winner will be revealed at the CMT Awards in June.  Judges for the show will be named at a later date.  CMT’s Next Superstar is produced by Lythgoe’s Legacy Productions based in L.A. and by Big Red 2 Entertainment, co-founded by Lythgoe with 19 Entertainment.  Simon Lythgoe also serves as a co-executive producer for CMT’s Can You Duet and Celebrity Family Feud.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Audra McDonald is exiting ABC’s Private Practice at the conclusion of season four so she can be near her family in New York.  Over the last four years, the actress has commuted between New York and Los Angeles to be part of the series.  In the future, she may appear as a guest star on the ABC series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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