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A new reality show pits 12 dogs and their owners against one another for a $250,000 reward.

The life of Ed Burns, a cop turned schoolteacher turned screenwriter and co-creator, becomes inspiration for HBO's "The Wire" and for a new mini-series.

AP - CLEVELAND (AP) ? The Emmy-winning daughter of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is getting her own doll.

AP - Eric Lieber, whose television production credits include the long-running dating show "Love Connection," has died. He was 71.

TV Ratings: Audiences keep date with 'Teenager' -- ABC may have a potent weapon to call on during the upcoming season, as obstacle-course reality series "Wipeout" held up nicely in its second outing.

TV News: Director shooting Broadway show for cable -- Spike Lee will film the Broadway tuner "Passing Strange." Helmer will shoot three perfs -- two with auds and one without -- of the critically lauded but sales-challenged musical, according to online reports that surfaced over the holiday weekend.

TV News: BBC reporter worked in Asia, Germany, U.S. -- The BBC's longest serving foreign correspondent, Charles Wheeler, has died. The 85-year-old reporter had been suffering from lung cancer.

AP - LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) ? "The Bachelor" is a bachelor no more. Andrew Firestone, star of the ABC-TV reality show, married Serbian model and actress Ivana Bozilovic Saturday, Firestone's publicist Alisha mahon told The Associated Press.

E! Online - There were no bitter grapes for Andrew Firestone this weekend.

When the Giants opened their very first post-Barry Bonds season, the expectations were beyond low. Too many old guys with no pop. Not much of a farm system. Only one big free agent acquisition. A bullpen in question. The only element the team could rely on...