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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/31/11)
THE WEATHER CHANNEL: From The Edge With Peter Lik (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: Swamp People (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Mobbed (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: True Crime With Aphrodite Jones (Premiere) at 1opm
MTV: Jersey Shore Season 3 Reunion (Premiere) at 10pm

Katie Couric’s future role on television is still not official though CBS Television Distribution announced it is the top company in the running to distribute Couric’s proposed daytime talk show beginning fall 2012.  Couric’s contract as the anchor of CBS Evening News expires June 4 and before she begins a talk show hosting gig next year, Couric will maintain some on-air news presence by contributing to CBS’ 60 Minutes, according to various reports.  As part of Couric’s contract with CBS, there is a clause attached giving CBS the option to match any offers she may receive before June 4.  To date, NBC has indicated interest in distributing Couric’s daytime talk show; Warner Bros. has also pitched to be the project distributor. Couric is further involved in developing a multi-platform production company with former NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker, who will serve as CEO and the talk show’s executive producer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Docu-series One Born Every Minute set inside the maternity ward at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio was picked up for a second season by Lifetime Television.  The network granted ten new one-hour episodes of the series produced by Reveille.  Since its debut on February 1, One Born Every Minute has averaged 831,000 total viewers in its Tuesday 10p time period.  The series offers an in-depth look at the drama, humor and emotion of child birth.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET and Nielsen report the season four finale of The Game on Tuesday night at 10p attracted 4.4 million viewers and also delivered a 3.30 coverage rating.  Over its fourth run, The Game reached more than 17 million viewers since the season premiere on January 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo is renewing five series offering second season renewals to Top Chef Just Desserts and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; a third season pick up of Bethenny Ever After; and season four nods to The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Tabatha’s Salon Takeover.  Additionally, Bravo’s Rocco’s Dinner Party is set to launch this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Longtime TV actors Hector Elizondo and Nancy Travis both cast in Tim Allen’s yet-to-be-titled comedy pilot for ABC, reports EW.  Travis nabbed the female lead playing Vanessa, Allen’s smart and loving wife while Elizondo will play Allen’s boss Ed.  Twentieth Century Fox TV is producing the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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