First, ABC danced with the stars, and now, they'll skate with them, too.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, BBC Worldwide Productions and ABC will take to the ice to create a new reality-competition series, in which six celebrities team with a professional figure skater to perform in front of a panel of judges. (Memo to the contestants: Watch out for the French judge.)

Izzie Pick will executive produce the series, with a title yet to be announced.

It's easy to forget in these troubling times that America isn't the only country that's feeling the tight, constricting pinch from the claw of the economic lobster.

This is a GLOBAL economic meltdown. Everyone is feeling that pinch and looking forward to the day when they can grab that lobster by the antennae, throw it in a boiling pot of water, rip off the tail, sprinkle it with butter, pepper and herbs and serve it in a roll with a side of waffle fries. Damn I'm so broke and hungry.

The British Broadcasting Corporation, however, has an interesting way of dealing with their economic problems. Instead of trimming at the bottom, they are aiming their gardening shears squarely towards the top.

Hey, Brigitte here with TV Squad Daily. I'll be covering the TV stories I find interesting each day, Monday through Friday, in this video blog.

Today on TV Squad Daily:

• So maybe I was a little off yesterday. Survivor is headed to China, not Canada.
  
• American Idol country night was a flop, but I'm getting good at guessing Sanjaya's next hair move.
  
• BBC Worldwide is teaming up with Live Aid founder Bob Geldof for a massive documentary on the history of humankind. Geldof is so excited he can't stop swearing about it.
  

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