Reuters - Former "Dukes of Hazzard" star John Schneider is shooting a new TV series without a net.

Reuters - ABC's drama pilot "Prince of Motor City" has emerged as the "Dirty Sexy Money" or the "Brothers & Sisters" of this pilot season -- a large ensemble that has attracted top talent.

Reuters - "Deadwood" veteran Timothy Olyphant has joined FX's legal drama series "Damages," which begins its second season in the fall.

Reuters - Nicole Richie has signed on to guest star on NBC's offbeat spy fantasy "Chuck," which begins its second season on September 29.

Reuters - CBS News has extended the contract of one of its stars, Lara Logan, who will now be based in Washington, D.C.

E! Online - "I didn't get a chance to see the show until the final product, and it was clearly not what it could've been...It's going to miss the target a little bit...It's like [having] Indiana Jones without Indiana Jones."

AP - Barack Obama didn't attend the BET Awards, but that didn't stop attendees from talking about him.

AP - He won the affection of millions of people on "American Idol," but this weekend, Ruben Studdard is giving his heart to one woman.

AP - Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other "Sesame Street" characters, has died. He was 91.

AP - Michaela McManus, who played book editor Lindsey on "One Tree Hill," is joining "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as an assistant district attorney.

Reuters - Tough North Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano from hit TV series "The Sopranos" whacked buyers' bank accounts at Christie's on Wednesday when his wardrobe sold for $187,750 -- four times the auction house's forecast.