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American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe is to develop a remake of the 1980s musical TV series Fame. The original show, based on the Oscar-winning 1980 film, followed the students of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. The new series will be set in the present day against the backdrop of a fixation with the world of celebrity.

Isaiah Mustafa plays Detective Ray Goodson, the ex-fiance of Kate. Apparently they broke up when he discovered she was a dirty cop. Ray is working the same case as the Angels and he chides them for operating outside the law.

ABC has released the first photos from its one-hour Charlie’s Angels drama pilot starring Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh and Rachael Taylor.

Network orders up a pilot for a remake of the classic 1970s show, but this time, they're not solving crimes in L.A.

ABC is currently developing a live-action television series based on The Incredible Hulk, reports Deadline. The character of the Hulk and his alter-ego, Bruce Banner, first appeared in 1962's The Incredible Hulk #1. A scientist, Banner's accidental exposure to Gamma rays causes him to becoming an uncontrollable, rampaging beast whenever he is enraged.

Jim Carrey has walked away from Peter and Bobby Farrelly's upcoming remake of The Three Stooges, according to a new report.

CBS says that an updated version of the show will debut Oct. 5, with Wayne Brady as host. The network says that the premise of audience members trying to win cash and prizes by making "wacky deals" will be intact.

CBS could be reviving gameshow classics “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Dating Game.”

Veteran U.S. sitcom “The Golden Girls” has been given a Turkish twist following a deal between Disney-ABC-ESPN Television and local shingle Play Productions.