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Bonnie Hunt arrives at the premiere of 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2' in Los Angeles, December 13, 2005. (Max Morse/Reuters)

Q&A: Bonnie Hunt ready for her daytime close-up

Thu Aug 28, 3:24 AM ET

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Actress Bonnie Hunt had been pursued for 15 years to host a talk show before she agreed to enter the daytime arena with "The Bonnie Hunt Show," which debuts September 8.

  • Michael Phelps celebrates after the U.S. won the men's 4x100m medley relay swimming final at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 17, 2008. Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the games. (Jerry Lampen/Reuters)
    Phelps to host Saturday Night Live Thu Aug 28, 5:31 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Swimmer Michael Phelps' victory lap on NBC continues, with the Olympian champion booked to make his acting debut on the 34th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live."

  • Judge David Hasselhoff smiles at the panel for the NBC television show 'America's Got Talent' during the 'Television Critics Association' summer 2006 media tour in Pasadena, California, July 21, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    More "Talent" on tap for NBC Thu Aug 28, 2:58 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC has renewed "America's Got Talent" for a fourth season.

  • Chairman of BP Capital Management T. Boone Pickens speaks about his energy policy plan during the National Clean Energy Summit at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 19, 2008. Adopting the plan would significantly reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, he said. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/ Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES)
    NBC, Pickens spar over foreign oil ad Thu Aug 28, 8:12 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Adweek) - Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens doesn't take no for an answer.

  • A screen shows Internet services available through an broadband-connected TiVo digital video recorder at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 5, 2006. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)
    TiVo tying up with Entertainment Weekly: report Wed Aug 27, 11:40 AM ET

    (Reuters) - Digital video recorder maker TiVo Inc is set to enter into an agreement with Time Warner's Entertainment Weekly that will allow its users to automatically record shows suggested by the magazine's staff, the Wall Street Journal said.

  • Women dance during a contest to choose two new 'Veline', scantily clad showgirls, for an Italian television program in Norcia June 18, 2008. (Daniele La Monaca/Reuters)
    Italian television bares showgirl obsession Wed Aug 27, 3:43 PM ET

    ROME (Reuters) - When it comes to political satire, Italians like theirs hot -- with buxom women in mini-skirts and low-cut tops dancing as cameras zoom in on their breasts and long legs.

  • Cuba Gooding Jr. to play "Gifted" doctor on small screen Wed Aug 27, 7:16 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cuba Gooding Jr. will portray a real-life neurologist in "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story," a TNT original movie that will air under the Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation banner.

  • NBC approves Pickens' "Iran" ad after complaint Wed Aug 27, 9:30 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC Universal approved an advertisement by T. Boone Pickens entitled "Iran" which questions U.S. dependence on foreign oil, after the oil tycoon complained that the network had rejected it.

  • Fans atwitter over shutdown of "Mad Men" feed Tue Aug 26, 7:18 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Cable network AMC has angered online fans of its critically acclaimed drama "Mad Men" by asking social networking site Twitter to shut down feeds inspired by the show.

  • "Newlyweds" headed down aisle again for ABC Wed Aug 27, 1:44 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC has renewed last season's reality success "Here Come the Newlyweds" for a second round.

  • German "Office" plans expansion to big screen Wed Aug 27, 4:41 AM ET

    COLOGNE, Germany (Hollywood Reporter) - "Stromberg," the German adaptation of the BBC hit TV series "The Office," is being adapted as a feature film.

  • Louisiana State University defensive tackle Al Woods (L) and cornerback Chevis Jackson celebrate their SEC victory after their win over Tennessee at the Southeastern Championship college football game in Atlanta, Georgia December 1, 2007. (Tami Chappell/Reuters)
    ESPN and Southeastern Conference ink 15-year pact Tue Aug 26, 4:20 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The Southeastern Conference for collegiate football, basketball and other sports has looked down the path toward starting its own network and said "No thanks."

  • Lifetime makes room for cooking, clairvoyance Tue Aug 26, 4:16 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Lifetime is launching its first slate of original unscripted programming for daytime, green-lighting a cooking show as well as two weeklong special programs, one centered on weight loss and the other featuring medium/clairvoyant Lisa Williams making her network return.

  • In this Jan. 3, 2008 file photo, the Time Warner Center is shown in New York. Time Warner Cable Inc.'s second-quarter earnings edged higher as increased Internet cable and phone revenue overcame costs related to its planned split from parent Time Warner Inc., the company said Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
    Big Ten Network reaches deal with TW Cable Tue Aug 26, 4:20 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Big Ten Network and Time Warner Cable have reached an agreement for the channel to be carried on TWC lineups in the eight states in which the college athletic conference schools operate.

  • Comedian Jon Stewart tapes Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' at the University of Denver, August 26, 2008. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)
    Jon Stewart shares conventional wisdom Mon Aug 25, 7:43 PM ET

    DENVER (Hollywood Reporter) - As he gets ready to preside over his third set of political conventions, "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart said that from the show's standpoint, it doesn't matter who wins the presidency in November.

  • Randy Jackson helps Kara DioGuardi of Platinum Weird with her dress during the Los Angeles Chapter of the Recording Academy's annual ceremony to honor extraordinary artists in Los Angeles, California June 8, 2006. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    "American Idol" adds writer-producer as 4th judge Mon Aug 25, 11:23 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" on Monday added a fourth face to its panel of talent judges, a songwriter and producer who calls herself a "feisty" "straight-shooter" looking to crown a winner who is, above all, unique.

  • Pedestrians walk past a sign with the MTV logo on it below the MTV studios in Times Square New York December 12, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    mtvU to launch U.S. campus guides online network Tue Aug 26, 12:09 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's mtvU college cable network will launch an online network of campus guides, aiming to be the "Citysearch" of university life.

  • Actress Cloris Leachman arrives at the 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 28, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
    Cloris Leachman, 82, joins "Dancing with Stars" Mon Aug 25, 4:44 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Octogenarian actress Cloris Leachman has joined the cast of celebrities who will grace the ballroom floor on the next edition of ABC television hit "Dancing With the Stars," the network said on Monday.

  • Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium August 24, 2008. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)
    Beijing Olympics end with massive viewership Mon Aug 25, 12:30 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES/BEIJING (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC Universal smashed yet another historic ratings benchmark: The Beijing Olympics is the most-watched U.S. television event of all time.

  • Paris Hilton poses for photographers at a news conference announcing her new MTV series 'Paris Hilton's My New BFF (Working Title)' in Los Angeles March 13, 2008. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)
    Wanted: Brits with a taste for Paris Hilton's life Mon Aug 25, 3:19 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Calling all young, beautiful Britons with a yearning for life in the fast lane -- Paris Hilton is heading to Britain to find a new best friend.

  • A member of the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) waves a Thai flag during a demonstration outside the Government House in Bangkok August 26, 2008. (Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters)
    Thousands of protesters besiege Thai PM's offices Tue Aug 26, 8:35 AM ET

    BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of royalist protesters stormed the compound of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, a TV station and several ministries on Tuesday in a coordinated bid to unseat his elected seven-month-old coalition government.

  • Reunion for "Sports" team on "SVU" Mon Aug 25, 2:04 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Sports Night" co-stars Teri Polo and Josh Charles will play a newly married couple in an upcoming episode of NBC's "Law & Order: SVU."

  • Likable leads lift thinly plotted mystery Fri Aug 22, 9:13 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As a murder mystery, "Dear Prudence" leaves a lot to be desired, including, for example, suspense. However, as a new Hallmark Channel Mystery Movie franchise, Jane Seymour's Prudence fits like a Speedo on an Olympic swimmer.

  • "Stargate" stays open with new series Fri Aug 22, 2:18 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sci Fi Channel isn't about to let down "Stargate" fans.

  • Trio walk "LAPD" beat for NBC Fri Aug 22, 2:06 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Regina King, Kevin Alejandro and Michael McGrady have been cast in NBC's pilot "LAPD."