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AP - She was a girl quarterback in "The Longshots," a reluctant school spelling champ in "Akeelah and the Bee" and a rope-skipping double Dutch competitor in "Jump In!"

On "Sons of Anarchy," Katey Sagal asks Peggy Bundy to step aside.

"Mystery Science theater 3000" may have been the first television show in which the commentary was more important than what was being commented on.

TV News: Brazilian network invest $100 million into center -- In spite of the world economic crisis, Brazil's number two net TV Record is investing 200 million reais ($100 million) to expand its production center Recnov (Record Novelas), located on the outskirts of Rio.

TV News: Network renews reality series -- CMT has renewed celeb-themed reality series "Gone Country" for a third season.

TV News: Exec to oversee alternative programming -- Warner Horizon Television has named Drew Tappon senior creative executive for alternative programming.

AP - Chris Matthews refused to be drawn in to a debate last week when fellow MSNBC host Joe Scarborough talked on "Morning Joe" about whether President-elect Obama had fumbled the appointment of Rahm Emanuel as his White House chief of staff.

After a lengthy, divisive election, two lingering wars and an economy that's a couple of tumbles away from visions of people selling apples, maybe this is a good time to laugh. And hard. In television, bad times bring on sitcoms. Good times bring on gritty,...

TV News: Company to finance three original shows -- Spike TV has pacted with FremantleMedia Enterprises for worldwide financing, marketing and distribution of three upcoming original skeins.

TV News: Network orders hidden-camera series -- Continuing its push into original nonscripted skeins, TV Land has ordered a hidden-camera series, "Make My Day," from producer Michael Davies and Sony Pictures Television.