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TV News: Studio taps familiar faces for TV buyer's event -- NBC Universal carried through on its promise Monday to give media buyers a very different kind of upfront.

TV News: Network orders 13 episodes of cult drama -- "Reaper" has earned a reprieve.

TV News: ESPN, Tennis Channel pact on rights -- Tennis junkies should look forward to 2009, when the U.S. Open will see a roughly 35% boost in televised hours thanks to a new cable deal with ESPN and the Tennis Channel.

TV News: Kids series to run weekly on PBS -- "The Electric Company" is turning on the juice again.

TV News: Programming will be handled by Fox/Incendo -- Incendo Media has renewed its longterm output deal with producer GRB Entertainment.

TV News: CBS brings in big numberw with 'Survivor' -- ABC captured its 12th consecutive Sunday among young adults behind its regular lineup but CBS made it close thanks to the finale of "Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites." Fox and NBC, meanwhile, didn't have much to cheer about.

TV News: Network nabs two comedies, four dramas -- The nets set the puzzle pieces of their 2008-09 skeds in place on Monday with a flurry of pilot pickups and renewals handed out on the eve of the upfront marathon, which begins today with presentations from ABC and CW.

TV News: Network confirms comic for O'Brien post -- Get ready for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." NBC took the wraps off its long-rumored but -- until now -- unconfirmed post-Conan O'Brien plans for the show Monday.

TV News: Local production is seen as key element -- NBC Universal is in preliminary talks over a bid for the U.K. super-indie All3Media that would involve several hundred million dollars.

TV News: Debut episode takes 11.5% share -- The U.K. revival of entertainment powerhouse “Gladiators” looks poised to deliver a knockout blow for Sky One, the flagship web of paybox BSkyB.

TV News: Partners with TV Globo for 'El Clon' -- Telemundo will team with TV Globo to co-produce Spanish-language telenovela "El Clon" for the U.S. Hispanic market.

TV News: Whedon's 'Dollhouse' comes in midseason -- Fox isn't expected to mess with its fall schedule -- but that didn't stop it from kicking off a flurry of pickup activity over the weekend.

TV News: Network also picks up Kutcher's 'Opportunity' -- ABC's betting there's "Life on Mars." The quirky sci-fi thriller, based on the hit BBC series of the same name, is expected to be one of the few new series to make it on the Alphabet's fall sked.

TV News: NBC announces projects, pickups at upfronts -- NBC will kick off upfront week Monday by unveiling a latenight host, announcing a few projects and sharing details on previously announced pickups.

TV News: Production unit pacts with ACM -- Dick Clark Prods. has sealed a deal that keeps it in business with the Academy of Country Music.

TV News: Jay Mohr show generating buzz -- CBS is said to be thinking about going long on laughs next season.

TV News: Studio launches new animation departments -- Fox Broadcasting Co. and 20th Century Fox TV are stepping up their search for the next generation of animation hits with the launch of two departments dedicated to toon development and production.

TV News: Network also orders 'Filthy Rich' -- The world's most famous zip code is officially moving to the CW.

TV News: Exec to open own production house -- Jamie Roberts is stepping down as senior VP of programming at GSN and will open his own production shingle that will focus on cross-platform programming for the global market.

TV News: ABC, Kelley still in talks on 'Mars' -- The verdict is in, and “Boston Legal” will indeed be back on ABC next fall.