Paula Abdul to Helm New-Old TV Series?

UPDATE: New sources say that Paula’s deal with ABC has failed to come to fruition. Perhaps she’ll make it to X-Factor with Simon Cowell after all!

New rumors suggest that all the old rumors are untrue: Paula Abdul won’t be doing X-Factor after all. Gossip says that Abdul is currently in talks with ABC to host a new version of Star Search, which is being newly re-vamped for television. The series ran for 12 years (1983-95) with Ed McMahon at the helm.

Here’s the thing: Star Search has been re-vamped before. CBS did it in 2003 in an effort to compete with American Idol (the plan didn’t work). Arsenio Hall was the host, and it was canceled after only two seasons. In fact, CBS still has their official Web site up for the series.

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More TV, Less Singing For Britney Spears?

Could recovering pop wreck Britney Spears become a fixture on network television?

The New York Post reports that even though Spears is back in the studio working on a new album, her father/conservator Jamie is hoping she’ll phase out her music career and focus on television instead. (I think it is just smart business to accept that eventually people won’t want to see a 40-ish woman in a bustier gyrating to breathy dance songs. Wait a minute, Madonna still does it.  Never mind.)

A Spears insider told the Post’s Page Six that Jamie wants his daughter to have a more normal 9-5 job to keep her working and out of trouble. The Spears camp was well-pleased with her cameo on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother. That appearance got the show its highest ratings ever. Set insiders say Spears was professional and friendly. They also say her comedic timing and ability to improv were surprisingly good. There is even talk Britney Spears may be asked back for another spot on How I Met Your Mother.

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