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BUSINESS TIME

... In a conference call with reporters this morning, Louis C.K. announced that his FX show Louie won't make its usual summer debut next year; instead, Season 4 will be delayed until May of 2014. The extended break will give C.K., who writes, stars in, and directs the show, more creative freedom and the proper time to deliver the type of product he wants to. And you know what? Maybe a little vacation, too. The guy makes one of the best shows on TV right now, and it's almost all on his back, so go ahead Louis, go to the Grand Canyon or something. [Variety]

... ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager will end after the upcoming second half of its fifth season. All of ABC Family's current scripted shows have The Secret Life to thank, because it was the breakout series that put ABC Family in the business of original programming. The final 12 episodes of the series will begin airing in March. Now Shailene Woodley can be the star she was always meant to be and get a role opposite Shia Lebouf Shia Leboof Shia LaBeouf in something loud and splashy. [Deadline Hollywood]

... Also ending is the U.K.'s Shameless, the one Showtime's version is based on, which is calling it quits after 11 seasons. The Channel 4 dramedy will end in 2013. [THR]

... GSN has renewed The American Bible Challenge for a second season. It's a game show that tests contestants on their knowledge of the Bible. I just wanted to let you know that this thing exists. [GSN via press release]

... OMGYRAC! (Oh my goodness your ratings are crap!) Gossip Girl, once the zenith of pop culture and the accidental instructional precursor to Teen Mom, returned for its final season with... 770,000 viewers and a 0.4 rating among adults. You know what the final season needed? More hypersexualized ice-cream eating. [TV Line]

... J.J. Abrams is producing a Fox comedy about some woman's guide on becoming an adult. So I'm guessing there won't be any killer androids, alien overlords, or time-traveling in it? [Deadline Hollywood]

... Rachael Harris (The Hangover) and Angela Kinsey (The Office) are teaming up for Dirty Blondes, a comedy at Fox. The series is loosely based on their real-life friendship and focuses on two recently divorced pals. [Deadline Hollywood]

... Speaking of divorce and Fox and adding a terrible idea, Fox has ordered a pilot of the reality show Divorce Hotel. The gross premise features estranged couples staying in a luxury hotel and speeding up their divorce proceedings with lawyers, mediators, and I'm guessing hunky poolboys. [Deadline Hollywood]

... Nickelodeon is bringing its shows to Hulu. Now you have no excuse to fall behind on SpongeBob SquarePants. [NY Times]

CASTING NEWS

... Parks and Recreation is bringing back Megan Mullally to reprise her role as Tammy 2. She'll return in Episode 9 to cause some friction with Ron Swanson's new lady friend. [TV Guide]

... The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco will host the People's Choice Awards for the second year in a row. Willingly. I had no idea Cuoco was a masochist. The more you know... [CBS via press release]

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YOUR DAILY DOSE OF THE VOICE NEWS

... Okay, this is actually kind of big news for the show we seem forced to talk about daily. Now that NBC is churning out two editions of The Voice each season, one fall and one spring, it's inevitable that the schedules of its judges will get in the way. When The Voice returns in the winter, it will do so without Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green. Aguilera will be touring the world in support of her upcoming album Lotus, and Cee Lo will be busy developing a new comedy with NBC and petting his cat. Taking their place will be another soulful-dude-and-hottie pairing. R&B; singer Usher and Latina spitfire Shakira will step in as judges while Christina and Cee Lo are away. [TV Line]

BUSINESS TIME

... ABC Family has ordered three pilots: One-hour drama Terminales, based on a Mexican series, will follow a young woman diagnosed with a terminal illness; Phys Ed is a half-hour comedy about a jock who returns to coach at his high school alma mater; and Continuing Fred is also a half-hour comedy centering on a woman who starts teaching at a local elementary school. ABC Family is pumping out more pilots than the Southwest Airlines training facility. [ABC Family via press release]

... It is written in stone that young adult novels shall be adapted into television series by The CW, so here comes Embrace. Embrace follows a teen chick who finds out that she's half angel and an important piece in the war between good and bad angels. Yes, there are two hunky angel boys to keep her company, too. The project is in development and looking at next season. [Deadline Hollywood]

... Chronicle writer Max Landis and Homeland producer Howard Gordon have sold Vigilante to Fox. The drama is about a 20-year-old girl who creates a fictional vigilante persona to fight crime and the crooked cops who sent her cop dad packing. I'm guessing there are some details missing because that doesn't make a lot of sense to me. [THR]

... Comedian Jim Gaffigan is working with CBS on a sitcom based loosely on his life. The series, which has a put pilot commitment, will center on a man who lives in a tiny New York apartment with his wife and five kids. Hey comedians, your lives isn't as exciting as you think they are! Stop making shows about them! [Deadline Hollywood]

... Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence is developing Ali In Wonderland at NBC. The comedy is based on the book of the same name by Ali Wentworth, a memoir of Wentworth's move to Washington, D.C. because her husband got a high-powered job. [Deadline Hollywood]

... ABC is adapting the 2006 British comedy Pulling, about a trio of 30-something women. This is the second time ABC has tried to adapt the series, but this time, the original producers of the British series will be much more heavily involved. [Deadline Hollywood]

... Sony Pictures Animation is developing a feature film based on the '80s show Manimal. Seriously. The campy Manimal featured a dude who turned into a panther and was AWESOME. You all can provide your own jokes in the comments. [THR]

... Syfy has renewed Haunted Collector for a third season, which is great news because I have an old sweater that's haunted by the ghost of Don Rickles. What's that you say? Don Rickles is still alive? Oh. I guess Don Rickles is sitting on my couch, then. That makes more sense. [Syfy via press release]

CASTING NEWS

... Laura Prepon is joining the Netflix original Orange is the New Black. The dramedy follows a woman thrown in prison for her connection to her ex-girlfriend, who happens to be a drug dealer. Prepon will play the ex. Prepon was last seen (metaphorically, because no one watched it) in Are You There, Chelsea? [TV Line]

SAD NEWS

... General Hospital actor John Ingle has passed away at the age of 84. Ingle had played the role of Edward Quartermaine since 1992. [People]

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