Upcoming new series: Maybe time is on their side(AP)

AP - As you sample the half-dozen new series arriving in the next week, you might find that no matter how widely they vary otherwise, they share a common link: All of them are playing with time.

TV Ratings: Old Shows Enjoy Hot Flashes(E! Online)

E! Online - Apparently Maw-Maw's getting in all her favorite crime stories before the daggummit digital conversion ruins everything.

Rosie O'Donnell to host"Variety Show"(Reuters)

Reuters - Rosie O'Donnell is returning to television as host of a live variety show on NBC.

Casting Couch: Swank's Latest Oscar Bait; Black's Bourne Goof; McBrayer Gets Revenge(E! Online)

E! Online -?Sounds like it's time for Hilary Swank to start working on another Oscar speech. The actress is on the case in Betty Anne Waters, an Erin Brockovich-like drama based on a true story about a woman who fights to clear her brother of a murder he didn't commit. The flick will be helmed by director Tony Goldwyn (best known as the bad guy in Ghost), according to Variety.

HBO in clinch with Norman Lear(Reuters)

Reuters - In his first major collaboration with HBO, Norman Lear, who produced such landmark sitcoms as"All in the Family,""Maude,""The Jeffersons"and"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,"has teamed with the premium cable network for a drama series set in the world of 1970s pro wrestling.

Fox picks up"Fringe"for full season(Reuters)

Reuters - Fox has picked up a full-season order of J.J. Abrams'sci-fi thriller"Fringe."

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