• "Nashville" is the first new series to be yanked from the TV schedule [1] this fall, writes Zap2it, though Fox claims it will be rescheduled down the line.
• Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon are looking to finance The Human Factor [2], the Nelson Mandela film starring Morgan Freeman as Mandela, writes ComingSoon. Eastwood would also direct the film and Damon might star in it alongside Freeman.
• Reba McEntire is enjoying the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for the first time ever [3] with her album Reba Duets, Billboard reports. She beat out both Kanye and 50 Cent.
• Set your TiVos for Bravo's mini-marathon of six "30 Rock" episodes [4] on Sunday afternoon! The Futon Critic has the details.
• According to Variety, The Nielsen Company is looking to launch an "online social network" [5] where TV enthusiasts can discuss what they think is working and not working — with studios and networks listening in.
• Bright Eyes has been working hard to prepare for the concert this weekend [6] in which he'll play with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, writes Billboard.
• "Nip/Tuck" creator Ryan Murphy has a new show headed for Fox [7], Zap2it reports, while the Hollywood Reporter says the network also has two cop series in the works. [8]
• Meanwhile, over at NBC, a new reality show called "My Dad is Better Than Your Dad" will soon be in the lineup [9], and all the details are at the Futon Critic.
• Kevin James will write, produce and star in a comedy titled Mall Cop [10], writes Hollywood Reporter.
• Jay-Z's Rocawear brand is among the bidders for naming rights [11] to the New Jersey Nets' arena, the Associated Press reports.
• And finally: Remember that whole thing where Apple claimed it wouldn't sell new NBC shows [11] on iTunes? Curiously, "Chuck" [12] and "Journeyman" [13] are available there now anyway.

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