Morning Mix: 'Family Guy' Spinoff Gets Even Bigger

  • Cleveland's Big Breakout Gets Second Helping. Before the premiere has even aired, Fox has already ordered a second season of "Cleveland," the "Family Guy" spinoff that follows the family of Peter's friend Cleveland Brown. All you need to know right now is that Arianna Huffington has a recurring role. The show debuts sometime this fall. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • "Idol" Enters Finale Week of 2009. It's down to the final three on "American Idol" -- an all-male finale cast will include Adam Lambert, Danny Gokey and Kris Allen. In the spirit of finale week, Newsweek has more coming from the "Idol" gang -- stayed tuned to Pop Vox next week for some exclusive content! [People]
  • 'Entourage' and 'Curb' Come to Basic Cable. HBO has (finally) sold syndication rights to two of its most popular series: "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Entourage," which are slated to being airing in fall of 2010 on 23 Tribune stations, in 17 markets. The shows will air on weekday nights and some weekends; SpikeTV also picked up "Entourage." [Variety]

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