5C TV The Brunswick News / Saturday, October 9, 2010 5C Television & Entertainment HIGHLIGHTS 7:00 AM - Ch. E!: MOVIE ››› “The Good Girl” A small-town Texas wife who wants more out of life becomes infatuated with a new coworker who acts like Holden Caulfield of “The Catcher in the Rye.” Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal. (2 hrs.) 7:30 AM - Ch. 5: BIZ KID$ (CC) The three key steps to success are identifying a need, making a plan to fill a need and taking action. ’ 8:00 AM - Ch. 5: CURIOUS GEORGE (CC) (DVS) Steve, Betsy and George enter a contest to try to guess how many Super Mega Fun Balls are in a rocketshaped dispenser; George starts a weather journal. ’ (EI) 8:30 AM - Ch. 18: MOVIE ›‡ “Never Back Down” (CC) A rebellious teenager learns to fight from a veteran of mixed martial arts after joining an underground fight club. Djimon Hounsou, Sean Faris. (2 hrs., 15 mins.) 9:00 AM - Ch. USA: ››› “16 MOVIE Blocks” (CC) A boozy, world-weary NYPD cop must outwit rogue officers planning to kill a witness who is set to testify against them. Bruce Willis, Mos Def. (2 hrs., 1 min.) 9:30 AM - Ch. 10: THE REPLACEMENTS (CC) Todd and Riley run against each other for student council; Riley and Tasumi are sent to the school counselor to work out their problems. ’ (EI) 10:00 AM - Ch. TNT: DARK BLUE (CC) Carter’s team races against the clock to save a kidnapped woman; the case is complicated by the involvement of a CEO and the FBI; Ty wonders if Carter is pushing hard because of a grudge he has with the FBI. (60 mins.) 10:30 AM - Ch. 3, 12: SHELLDON (CC) A seaquake leaves Shell Land in shambles and knocks out Mayor Loka during the mayor’s birthday celebration; Shelldon and friends search for magic to help the town. ’ (EI) 11:00 AM - Ch. USA: MOVIE ››› “Blood Diamond” (CC) Two men, a white South African mercenary and a black Mende fisherman, join in a common quest to recover a rare gem that could change their lives. Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly. (2 hrs., 59 mins.) 11:30 AM - Ch. 7: DINOSAUR KING (CC) A Styracosaurus sighting takes the D-Team to Hawaii. ’ 12:00 PM - Ch. 7: MOVIE ››› “Without Limits” Long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine trains rigorously with coach Bill Bowerman to set 1970s track records. Billy Crudup, Donald Sutherland. (2 hrs., 30 mins.) 12:30 PM - Ch. AMC: MOVIE › “Graveyard Shift” Late-night workers become midnight snacks for a monster in a rat-infested mill. Based on a Stephen King story. David Andrews, Kelly Wolf. (2 hrs.) 1:00 PM - Ch. TNT: MOVIE ››› “Drumline” SATURDAY MORNING Comcast OCTOBER 9, 2010 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 NETWORK & AREA CHANNELS (WSAV) (WJXT) (WJCT) (WCWJ) (WTEV) (WJXX) (WTOC) (WTLV) (WAWS) (WTBS) 3 Today (N) ’ (CC) Home. Paid Turbo 4 The Morning Show (CC) Aqua Kid Animal WHAD 5 GED Biz Kid$ Curious Cat in Paint Victory Garden 7 Cubix Cubix Sonic X Sonic X Yu-Gi-Oh! Dragon Dragon 9 Busytown Busytown The Early Show (N) ’ (CC) Doodle 10 Outdrsmn Florida Good Morning Emperor Repla So Raven 11 Doodle Doodle Zumba Paid The Early Show (N) ’ (CC) 12 Today (N) ’ (CC) Good Morning Jacksonville Saturday Turbo 13 Mayor Pets.TV Career Eco Co. Mad... Sports Marketpl 18 Harvey Harvey Just ›‡ “Never Back Down” (2008) (CC) Shelldon Animals Aviators Yu-Gi-Oh! Doodle So Raven Bus Babar Willa’s Pearlie Icons Paid Paid Paid Paid College Football Pittsburgh at Notre Dame. (CC) Into Wild Adven. College Football Tennessee at Georgia. (Live) Football Grey’s Anatomy ’ NUMB3RS ’ (CC) Home W’dwrig Old Old Antiques Roadshow Rick Steves’ Europe Taste Kitchen Cook’s Mexico Primal Julia Yu-Gi-Oh! Dinosaur ››› “Without Limits” (1998) Billy Crudup. ›‡ “Friday After Next” ››› “Bull Durham” (1988) Sabrina Sabrina Paid Paid Paid Athlete Growing Powder Football College Football Teams To Be Announced. (CC) Hannah Suite Life Paid Hip Hop Paid Pilates Paid Meaning Football College Football Teams TBA. (Live) Sabrina Sabrina Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Football College Football Teams To Be Announced. (CC) Shelldon Bus Babar Willa’s Pearlie Paid Paid To Be Announced College Football Pittsburgh at Notre Dame. (CC) Marketpl Marketpl Marketpl College Football Boston College at North Carolina State. (Live) Impact Athlete Racew “Anger Manage.” (:45) ››‡ “Step Up 2 the Streets” (:45) ››‡ “Stomp the Yard” (2007) Premiere. (CC) Jim Seinfeld Seinfeld King King American CABLE CHANNELS (A&E) 32 Ghost Stories Sell House House House House Sell Flip This House Flip This House Seagal Seagal Seagal Seagal Seagal Seagal CSI: Miami (CC) CSI: Miami (CC) (AMC) 48 Paid Paid Paid Paid Stooges (:45) ››› “The Tall Men” (1955, Western) Clark Gable. (CC) › “Graveyard Shift” (1990) Kelly Wolf ››‡ “Pet Sematary” (1989) (CC) ›››‡ “The Shining” (1980) (DISC) 35 Memory NO DI Your Diabetes Dirty Jobs ’ (CC) Swamp Loggers ’ Swamp Loggers ’ Swamp Loggers ’ Swamp Loggers ’ Swamp Loggers ’ Swamp Loggers ’ Man vs. Wild (CC) Man vs. Wild (CC) (DISN) 16 Manny Oso Mickey Mickey Phineas Phineas Phineas Fish Deck Deck Wizards Wizards Good Sonny Hannah Hannah Deck Deck Deck Deck Wizards Wizards (E!) 56 ››› “The Good Girl” (2002) E! News (N) Fashion The Soup Kids of Killers Kendra Kendra ››‡ “Heartbreakers” (2001, Comedy) Sigourney Weaver. Kardas Kardas Kardas Kardas (ESPN) 14 SportsCenter (CC) SportsCenter (CC) SportsCenter (CC) College GameDay (Live) (CC) College Football Teams To Be Announced. (Live) Score College Football Teams To Be Announced. (Live) (ESPN2) 15 Browning Browning Bassmasters (CC) Bassmasters (CC) SportsCenter (Live) (CC) College Football Teams To Be Announced. (Live) Football Scoreboard Countdn NASCAR Racing (FOOD) 21 Minute Dinners Tyler Grill It! Money Mexican Minute Fix Home Paula Cooking Secrets Giada Contessa The Next Iron Chef “Ingenuity” Moments Challenge Iron Chef America (FSSO) 67 Hunting G and A Paid Outdoors Huddle Cutcliffe Ship Outdoors SEC Gridiron Live College Football Baylor vs. Texas Tech. From the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. College Football UCLA at California. (Live) (FX) 38 Bernie Bernie Malcolm ››‡ “Bedazzled” (2000, Comedy) ›‡ “The Comebacks” (2007) David Koechner. “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” ›‡ “Date Movie” (2006) Fred Willard › “Epic Movie” (HBO) (:15) ›‡ “Max Payne” (2008) ‘PG-13’ “Ice Age: Dawn of Dinos” (:45) › “Mr. Deeds” (2002) ‘PG-13’ (CC) ›› “He’s Just Not That Into You” (CC) (:45) ››› “Taken” (2008) Liam Neeson. ››› “Sins of My Father” (H&G) 39 Head Carter Handyman Holmes on Homes Disaster Prof. Crashers Income To Sell To Sell Unsella Get Sold Block Design Colour Buck Divine Sarah Gene Color (HIST) 49 To Be Announced Einstein (CC) The Lincoln Assassination (CC) The Kennedy Assassination: Conspiracy American Pickers Pawn Pawn Pawn Pawn MonsterQuest (CC) (LIFE) 28 Faces Paid Paid Faces NO DI Paid Paid Paid “7 Things to Do Before I’m 30” (2008) › “The Ex” (2006) Zach Braff. Premiere. ›‡ “What a Girl Wants” (2003) (CC) “Sydney White” (MAX) (6:30) ››‡ “The Soloist” ’ ››‡ “Dragonheart” (1996) (:15) ››‡ “Terminator Salvation” (CC) (:15) ››› “Rob Roy” (1995) Liam Neeson. ‘R’ (CC) (:35) ››‡ “Watchmen” (2009) Billy Crudup. ’ ‘R’ (CC) Minority (SPIKE) 37 Paid Paid Paid Paid Practical Lives What If? Conceal Xtreme Horse. Trucks! Muscle UFC All Ac Ways Die Ways Die Ways Die ››‡ “Stripes” (1981, Comedy) Bill Murray. ’ (SPSO) 71 Prostate Paid Shoot Outside Nuts Paid Paid Foods PJohnson Kickoff Phenoms 3 Wide Raceline Golf Am. Golf Spotlight College Football Elon at Appalachian State. (Live) (TLC) 40 Paid Paid Paid Paid Home Made Simple Family Game Night Property Ladder ’ Property Ladder ’ Lottery Chg. Lottery Changed Lottery Changed Lottery Changed Lottery Changed (TNT) 17 Law & Order ’ Law & Order ’ Dark Blue “K-Town” Dark Blue “August” The Closer (CC) Law & Order ’ ››› “Drumline” (2002) Nick Cannon. (CC) “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” Into Blue (TOON) 42 Pokemon Beyblade Ben 10 Titan Genera Star Bakugan Wheels Hole Wall Scooby Garfield Garfield Tom and Jerry: Fast & Furry Chowder Chowder Flapjack Flapjack Johnny T Johnny T Johnny T (USA) 25 Proline Paid Paid Zumba ››› “16 Blocks” (2006) Bruce Willis. (:01) ››› “Blood Diamond” (2006) Leonardo DiCaprio. (CC) NCIS “Honor Code” NCIS “Frame-Up” NCIS “Deception” NCIS “Probie” ’ SATURDAY EVENING 6:00 6:30 Comcast 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 OCTOBER 9, 2010 11:30 12:00 12:30 NETWORK & AREA CHANNELS (WSAV) (WJXT) (WJCT) (WCWJ) (WTEV) (WJXX) (WTOC) (WTLV) (WAWS) (WTBS) 3 College Football Wheel-Fortune Jeopardy! Law & Order: Los Angeles (CC) Chase “The Comeback Kid” ’ 4 News Paid Program Brothers & Sisters ’ (CC) ›››‡ “The Wild Child” (1970, Drama) Jean-Pierre Cargol. 5 The Lawrence Welk Show Antiques Roadshow (CC) Keeping Up Keeping Up Time Goes By Time Goes By 7 Meet, Browns Meet, Browns House of Payne House of Payne Heartland “Taking Chances” In The Pits The Hills (CC) 9 College Football Action News Two/Half Men NCIS Gibbs’ former mother-in-law. The Defenders “Pilot” ’ (CC) 10 College Football Teams TBA. News Hollywood College Football USC at Stanford. (Live) (CC) 11 College Football The News at 7 Paid Program NCIS Gibbs’ former mother-in-law. The Defenders “Pilot” ’ (CC) 12 College Football Wheel-Fortune Jeopardy! Law & Order: Los Angeles (CC) Chase “The Comeback Kid” ’ 13 (5:00) ›› “Anger Management” Family Guy ’ The Simpsons Cops (N) (CC) Cops (CC) America’s Most Wanted 18 MLB Pregame MLB Baseball National League Division Series: Teams TBA. (Live) (CC) News (:29) Saturday Night Live (N) ’ (CC) Baptist Church Criminal Minds “The Big Game” King of Queens Globe Trekker ’ (CC) (DVS) Austin City Limits “Jimmy Cliff” The Office ’ Tom McManus Jacksonville Cops ’ (CC) News Two/Half Men How I Met (:35) The Unit News The Closer “Batter Up” (CC) 48 Hours Mystery (N) ’ (CC) The News at 11 Tate Law Group Love-Raymond Criminal Minds Law & Order: SVU News (:29) Saturday Night Live (N) ’ (CC) News Action Sports To Be Announced Running Wilde Family Guy ’ MLB Baseball National League Division Series: Teams TBA. (Live) (CC) Law & Order: SVU News News Being Served Being Served YourJax Music The Office ’ 48 Hours Mystery (N) ’ (CC) CABLE CHANNELS (A&E) 32 CSI: Miami A severed leg. (CC) CSI: Miami “Point of Impact” ’ CSI: Miami “Kill Clause” (CC) CSI: Miami “Count Me Out” ’ CSI: Miami ’ (CC) CSI: Miami Eric Delko returns. ’ (12:01) CSI: Miami “Kill Clause” (AMC) 48 (4:30) ›››‡ “The Shining” (1980, Horror) Jack Nicholson. (CC) ››› “Cujo” (1983, Horror) Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro. Premiere. ›‡ “Sleepwalkers” (1992, Horror) Brian Krause. Premiere. ››‡ “Pet Sematary” (1989) (DISC) 35 Man vs. Wild “Zambia” ’ (CC) MythBusters “Viewers Special 2” MythBusters “Antacid Jail Break” MythBusters “Greased Lightning” MythBusters A bar fight fable. ’ MythBusters “Antacid Jail Break” MythBusters “Greased Lightning” (DISN) 16 Hannah Forever Hannah Forever Suite/Deck Suite/Deck Hannah Forever Suite/Deck Fish Hooks Phineas, Ferb Hannah Forever Hannah Forever Hannah Forever Fish Hooks Phineas, Ferb Suite/Deck (E!) 56 ››› “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001) Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth. ››› “Scary Movie” (2000) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans. ››› “Scary Movie” (2000) Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans. The Soup Chelsea Lately (ESPN) 14 College Football College Football College Football (:45) College Football Teams To Be Announced. (Live) (:45) SportsCenter (Live) (CC) College Football Final (CC) (ESPN2) 15 NASCAR Racing College Football Teams To Be Announced. (Live) NHRA Drag Racing Toyo Tires Nationals, Qualifying. (Same-day Tape) Baseball Ton. (FOOD) 21 Challenge Bobby Flay Bobby Flay Chopped “Squashed” Chopped “Wok This Way” Chopped Iron Chef America Chopped “Wok This Way” (FSSO) 67 College Football World Poker Tour: Season 8 Bellator Fighting Championships Air Racing From Perth, Australia. Pro Football The Final Score The Game 365 The Final Score NHL Hockey: Ducks at Predators (FX) 38 (5:00) › “Epic Movie” (2007) ›‡ “Meet the Spartans” (2008) Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra. Two/Half Men Two/Half Men Two/Half Men Two/Half Men Archer Archer Two/Half Men Two/Half Men (HBO) Conviction: 1st (:20) ›› “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” ‘PG’ ›› “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” Boardwalk Empire ’ (CC) ››› “The Hangover” (2009) Bradley Cooper. ‘R’ (12:15) ››› “Taken” (2008) ’ (H&G) 39 Antonio Treatment (CC) Hunters Int’l House Hunters Divine Design Sarah’s House Dear Genevieve Curb/Block Color Splash: House Hunters Hunters Int’l House Hunters Dear Genevieve Curb/Block (HIST) 49 Swamp People (CC) Swamp People (CC) Swamp People “Troy’s Gamble” Swamp People “Cannibal Gator” Swamp People (CC) Swamp People “Family Feuds” (12:01) Swamp People (CC) (LIFE) 28 (5:00) ›› “Sydney White” (CC) ›› “Never Been Kissed” (1999) Drew Barrymore. (CC) ›‡ “Because I Said So” (2007) Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore. (CC) Project Runway “A Look in the Line” (CC) On the Road (MAX) (5:45) ›››‡ “Minority Report” (2002) Tom Cruise. ‘PG-13’ (CC) (:15) ››› “Drag Me to Hell” (2009) Alison Lohman. ‘PG-13’ (CC) ››› “Public Enemies” (2009, Crime Drama) Johnny Depp. Premiere. ’ ‘R’ (CC) (:20) Lingerie ’ (SPIKE) 37 ››› “Bad Santa” (2003) Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox. ’ ›› “Without a Paddle” (2004) Seth Green, Matthew Lillard. ’ ››‡ “Stripes” (1981, Comedy) Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates. ’ Without-Paddle (SPSO) 71 College Football Spotlight (N) College Football Colorado at Missouri. (Live) College Football Elon at Appalachian State. (TLC) 40 Lottery Changed My Life (CC) Lottery Changed My Life (CC) Lottery Changed My Life (CC) Lottery Changed My Life (N) ’ Auctioneer$ ’ Auctioneer$ (N) Lottery Changed My Life (CC) Lottery Changed My Life (CC) (TNT) 17 (5:30) ›› “Into the Blue” (2005) Paul Walker. ››› “Men in Black” (1997) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. (CC) NBA Preseason Basketball Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns. (Live) (CC) “Fast and Furious-Drift” (TOON) 42 Adventure Time Total Drama Total Drama Scooby-Doo ›››‡ “Shrek” (2001) Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy. King of the Hill King of the Hill The Boondocks The Boondocks Fullmetal Alch. Kekkaishi (USA) 25 NCIS “Boxed In” ’ (CC) NCIS “Designated Target” (CC) NCIS A survivalist is wanted. ’ NCIS “Truth or Consequences” NCIS The death of a Marine. ’ Burn Notice Rescuing Fiona. ››› “16 Blocks” (2006) (CC) (CC) A young man from Harlem joins a Southern university’s marching band but antagonizes the musical director and its leader. Nick Cannon, Zoe Saldana. (2 hrs., 30 mins.) 1:30 PM - Ch. 10: MALIBU PILATES WITH SUSAN LUCCI Susan Lucci says Malibu Pilates with the Perfect Abs workout “keeps me in the best shape of my life!” 2:00 PM - Ch. USA: NCIS (CC) An officer working as the Navy’s liaison with a defense contractor is reported missing. ’ (60 mins.) 2:30 PM - Ch. AMC: MOVIE ››‡ “Pet Sematary” (CC) A family’s life in small-town Maine is shattered by the evil unleashed from an ancient American Indian burial ground. Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne. (2 hrs.) 3:00 PM - Ch. FX: MOVIE ›‡ “Date Movie” A hopeless romantic and her British beau face a number of obstacles on their way to the altar. Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell. (2 hrs.) 3:30 PM - Ch. FOOD: IRON CHEF AMERICA: GREATEST MOMENTS Marc Decascos looks back at some of the greatest moments in “Iron Chef America” history. 4:00 PM - Ch. 7: MOVIE ››› “Bull Durham” A literary baseball groupie romances a pitcher and a catcher on a minor-league North Carolina team. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon. (2 hrs.) 4:30 PM - Ch. HIST: PAWN STARS (CC) A man hopes to sell a coin from the 1800’s; the boys head out to see an old hand-crank corn-shucker. 5:00 PM - Ch. 13: MOVIE ›› “Anger Management” A meek businessman clashes with an aggressive therapist after being ordered to undergo 20 hours of counseling. Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson. (2 hrs.) 5:30 PM - Ch. TNT: MOVIE ›› “Into the Blue” (CC) Four divers cross paths with drug smugglers whose cargo plane has crashed near the site of underwater treasure. Paul Walker, Jessica Alba. (2 hrs.) 6:00 PM - Ch. SPIKE: “Bad MOVIE ››› Santa” Two criminals disguise themselves as St. Nick and an elf to rob stores at Christmastime. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox. ’ (2 hrs.) 6:30 PM - Ch. DISN: HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER (CC) Miley considers telling Siena her secret. 7:00 PM - Ch. FX: MOVIE ›‡ “Meet the Spartans” King Leonidas and his strapping warriors rise up to defend Sparta from invading Persians, bad punch-lines and celebrity look-alikes. Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra. (2 hrs.) 7:30 PM - Ch. TNT: MOVIE ››› “Men in Black” (CC) A veteran agent and a rookie protect mankind from dangerous extraterrestrials roaming the Earth. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith. (2 hrs.) 8:00 PM - Ch. 3, 12: LAW & ORDER: LOS ANGELES (CC) Winters and Jaruszalski question multiple suspects when a murderous cult member is stabbed to death. ’ (60 mins.) 8:00 PM - Ch. AMC: MOVIE ››› “Cujo” Bitten by a rabid bat, a huge dog traps a Maine woman and her young son in their Ford Pinto. Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro. Premiere. (2 hrs.) 8:00 PM - Ch. TOON: MOVIE ›››‡ “Shrek” Animated. In order to save his home, a monster with a donkey makes a deal with a mean lord to rescue a beautiful princess. Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy. (2 hrs.) 8:30 PM - Ch. DISN: THE SUITE LIFE ON DECK (CC) History comes back to haunt Zack when the S.S. Tipton docks at the site of an old shipwreck. 8:30 PM - Ch. HGTV: SARAH’S HOUSE (CC) Modernizing a tired farmhouse bathroom. 9:00 PM - Ch. 3, 12: CHASE (CC) A former mobster emerges from hiding after 17 years and goes on a killing spree. ’ (60 mins.) 9:00 PM - Ch. A&E: CSI: MIAMI (CC) The investigation of a dead census worker sends the team into a highspeed chase and an ex- plosion. ’ (60 mins.) 9:30 PM - Ch. TNT: NBA PRESEASON BASKETBALL (CC) “Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns” Outdoor exhibition game. From Indian Wells, Calif. (Live) (2 hrs., 30 mins.) 10:00 PM - Ch. 3, 12: LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (CC) Benson and Stabler help a rape victim stand up to her attacker. ’ (60 mins.) 10:00 PM - Ch. 9, 11: 48 HOURS MYSTERY (CC) Searching for a doctor after his wife’s untimely death. 10:00 PM - Ch. AMC: MOVIE ›‡ “Sleepwalkers” Mother-and-son monsters who survive on the blood of young women move to a sleepy town in Indiana. Children’s TV channel The Hub replaces Discovery Kids NEW YORK — The Discovery Kids channel disappears this weekend and in its place will appear The Hub, a new television network backed by the toy maker Hasbro that is focusing on a 6-year-old to 11-year-old audience. The Hub debuts Sunday at 10 a.m., and will give viewers a sampling that day of some of the programming it will be rolling out over the next six months. “This is the last great opportunity to launch a great kids’ business,” said Margaret Loesch, the network’s CEO. The veteran television executive helped start up Fox’s children’s business. Discovery Kids is seen in about 60 million U.S. homes with cable and satellite, slightly more than half the homes with TV. Unhappy with the ratings, Discovery Communications accepted $300 mil- STARGazer lion from Hasbro Inc. last year to start over in a joint venture. It’s virtually impossible these days for any new network to start with that many homes unless it is taking the space of an old one. Hasbro will contribute “Transformers Prime” and “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” programs based on characters that are also Hasbro toys. Other shows include Jim Henson’s “Fraggle Rock,” “Meerkat Manor,” “Men in Black,” “Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures,” “The Twisted Whiskers Show” and “Batman Beyond.” Early testing showed enthusiasm for “Family Game Night,” a prime-time show designed to bring youngsters and their parents together to watch competition in games such as “Sorry” and “Operation.” Loesch said she believed popular children’s’ networks Nickelodeon and The Disney Channel are starting to offer more programming aimed at a teen and tween audience, leaving a chance to gain a foothold among younger viewers. “I think they’ll be successful,” said Derek Baine, a senior analyst at SNL Kagan, who focuses on cable network businesses. “They have a lot of money behind them and a lot of powerful brand names in Hasbro to leverage.” The Hub can’t pay as much in licensing fees to producers of children’s series, but will compete by allowing the creators to maintain ownership of their shows, Loesch said. That’s often a sticking point in deals with the larger children’s’ networks, she said. Baine said he saw that less as a strategy and more a cost-saving effort; Discovery has found that launching Oprah Winfrey’s new network was more expensive than originally planned. Hasbro’s involvement has raised concerns about exposing the young audience to too much commercialism. Loesch said it’s the same issue at Nick and Disney. “When you see what we’re doing, we will pass any smell test,” she said. Carrie Ann Inaba will host game show LOS ANGELES — Carrie Ann Inaba is adding a game show to her TV dance card. The “Dancing With the Stars” judge will host a new version of “1 vs. 100,” scheduled to debut next month on the GSN channel. “I never would have thought of myself as a game Inaba show host, but when I saw the show I fell in love with it,” Inaba said Thursday, the first day of production. The show has gone high-tech with such elements as web cams, which Inaba said appeals to the “tech savvy” side of her. “1 vs. 100” pits one player against a group of 100 people tagged “the Mob.” The player’s task is to correctly answer a series of multiple-choice trivia question, while mob members do the same thing. At stake is a top prize of $50,000. “1 vs. 100,” which originally aired on NBC with host Bob Saget, is a change of pace for Inaba. The dancer-choreographer was a Fly Girl on “In Living Color,” toured with Madonna and hosts red-carpet coverage for ceremonies that have included the Golden Globes and Academy Awards. She’ll continue to work on ABC’s “Dancing With Stars” on Monday and Tuesday and then tape the game show on the other three weekdays. It’s an “incredibly intense” schedule but one she can manage by relaxing at home with her boyfriend and his daughter, and through yoga, Inaba said. “And I sleep a lot,” she added, laughing. Her new GSN game show will air at 7 p.m. weekdays starting Nov. 15, the channel said.
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