ABC "absolutely" wants Paula Abdul on "Dancing with the Stars"
“I definitely have reached out to her,” says ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson, who has a long relationship with Paula, “first and foremost to say I was sorry about the situation and also that we’d love to see her on ABC." He adds: "We’d love to have her on ‘Dancing,’ whether as a contestant or participant of some sort, judge. I think she’s a huge talent. There’s a lot made about who she is. I think there is a sensitivity and emotion there that balances out ‘Idol.’ We’d love to get a piece of that.”
ABC bumps up "V" to November
The sci-fi remake was originally supposed to debut in midseason.
Locker room conversation landed Christian Slater "The Forgotten"
Jerry Bruckheimer was changing after playing hockey when he struck up a conversation with Slater's agent.
Does "Flash Forward" have a season's worth of material?
Its premise seems more fitting for a movie. PLUS: Producer says, "to do the series justice, we need at least three seasons."
Kelsey Grammer talks "Back to You," his heart attack and CBS' "Medium" snub
And after all that, Grammer also had a few minutes to promote his new ABC sitcom, "Hank."
The title, says Bill Lawrence, is more a hook than a premise. "If this show every week is about what young guy is Courteney (Cox) going to sleep with, that's the Samantha character from Sex and the City and that's not the show," he says. PLUS: Lawrence says his working relationship with Cox is the 
