Bill O'Reilly Will Interview Obama, Craig Ferguson's 'Dr. Who' Skit to Air and More
by Jean Bentley, posted Jan 6th 2011 6:00PM
Football won't be the only matchup going down on Super Bowl Sunday.Fox News host Bill O'Reilly will interview President Barack Obama during the Super Bowl pre-show on Feb. 6, the Washington Post reports.
O'Reilly and Obama last went head-to-head during the 2008 presidential campaign. Last year Katie Couric did the interview for CBS, and Matt Lauer covered it the year before for NBC.
In other TV news ...
• Craig Ferguson's 'Dr. Who' cold open will finally air during tonight's 'Late Late Show.' The skit was leaked online (by Ferguson himself) because CBS couldn't clear the rights to use the theme song -- until now. [Speakeasy]
• Two former 'Practice' stars will appear on David E. Kelley's new series 'Harry's Law.' Steve Harris and Camryn Manheim will appear in future episodes of the show, though they won't reprise their 'Practice' roles. [TVLine]
• The new 'Charlie's Angels' reboot is giving Bosley a different look. The iconic character will now be played by a hunky actor in his late 20s to early 30s with a mischevious smile. [TV Guide]
• TLC will air a new special starring evangelical Christian pastor Ted Haggard. 'Ted Haggard: Scandalous' will focus on Haggard and his family dealing with the aftermath of the scandal that arose when he was caught with a male prostitute. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Courts threw out a lawsuit alleging that the idea for 'Project Runway' was stolen. Writer Joel Lamontagne accused the show's producers of taking his premise, but when Lamotagne's lawyer bowed out of the case a judge threw out the suit. [THR Esq.]
• Famed director Ridley Scott is heading to TV. The 'Alien' director will produce 'Prophets of Science Fiction' for the Science Channel. [Variety]

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