Thursday, September 25, 2008

News Brief

DANCING WITH THE STARS: Lucci survives
Former DYNASTY star Ted McGinley was eliminated from DANCING WITH THE STARS last night. The actor and his professional partner, Inna Brayer, were eliminated Wednesday from ABC’s dancing competition. Comedian Jeffery Ross and partner Edyta Sliwinska were dismissed Tuesday's show. Susan Lucci survived to dance again next week.

BARBARA BLOOM: On GUIDING LIGHT
"It will never revert to a traditional format. It will however, continue to evolve to get the kinks out. CBS is not yet fully comfortable with where the production values are. What you're seeing on the air now has better camera direction. We've gotten out of some of those tight places. The lighting and audio have improved. We still have a ways to go on some stuff. [The writers] are coming up with strong story that the audience can sink its teeth into while the kinks are being knocked out of the production model."

SOAP-IVOR on RACHAEL RAY today
Brandon Buddy (Cole, OLTL), Chrishell Stause (Amanda, AMC) and Kane Manera (Grady, GL) will participate in SOAP-IVOR on the Thursday episode of THE RACHAEL RAY SHOW. Emmy-winning host Jeff Probst will run them through their challenges. "Honestly, if it weren't for the eating situation on Survivor, I think it'd be really fun to do, but I don't know if I could eat rats," Stause told Soap Opera Weekly.

Ex-soap hunk Trachta hunkers down at Spa
Former B&B star Jeff Trachta brings that show this week to the Spa Resort Casino in Palm Springs for an unlimited run in the Cascade Lounge.

“Think of it as a combination of Tracy Ullman and Carol Burnett,” Trachta said as he prepared for Friday night's opening.

Top Up adds Disney, ABC shows to Anytime
Top Up TV will add 400 hours of programming from Disney-ABC-ESPN Television to its library, it was announced today. The first seasons of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, GREGY'S ANATOMY and UGLY BETTY will be among the shows joining the Anytime service from September 27.

Maria Kyriacou, senior vice president for new media distribution at Disney-ABC-ESPN, said: "We’re committed to working with international partners in the new media space to bring our content to viewers in flexible ways - the impressive back catalogue of these award-winning hit series lends itself perfectly to Top Up TV Anytime’s on demand offering, where viewers will be able to revisit them, or discover them for the first time."

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