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'Idol' Has a Plan To Get a Leg Up On 'Dancing'

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Noone looks like he's having a great time, waving and smiling at the occasional person in the crowd as though he knows who they are -- like Tyra Banks the last year she did "The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show."

Then, Stephanie gets the boot. Bye-bye, Steph.

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Three of ABC's freshman series -- none of them sitcoms or serialized dramas -- are among the 13 prime-time series the network announced will be back for the 2007-08 TV season.

The lucky shows are "Ugly Betty," "Men in Trees" and "Brothers & Sisters."

ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson told advertisers yesterday the list also includes "The Bachelor," "Boston Legal," "Dancing With the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost." He also announced next season's return of Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show.

The network already had renewed "America's Funniest Home Videos," "Supernanny" and "Wife Swap."

Advertisers are in Los Angeles this week as the broadcast networks take turns chatting up their program development for next season at the March Development Meetings.

Once upon a time these dog-and-pony shows were open to the news media and a good time was had by all. Then grumpy men took over the broadcast networks and now only NBC allows reporters to attend its presentation. NBC's presentation happens today.

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