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Get psyched: USA has renewed the Emmy-nominated series 'Psych' for a fifth season, Variety is reporting.

16 new episodes have been ordered for a summer 2010 launch, which will make 'Psych' USA's longest-running original scripted series -- after 'Monk,' of course, which ends after eight seasons on Fri., Dec. 4.

Whether 'Psych' will have the same longevity is unclear. But the show will be tested early when its fourth season returns from hiatus at the end of January, where it will have to fly solo without its long-running lead-in.

Only a few days after 'New Moon''s enormous opening weekend -- the third-highest in movie history -- 'The Twilight Saga' has found its future home on television.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, FX has bought the rights to air all four of Summit Entertainment's 'Twilight' films.

The original 'Twilight' will premiere in late-2011, followed by 'New Moon' sometime in 2012. 'Eclipse,' due in theaters on June 30, will premiere in early 2013.

As part of the agreement, Summit's less-popular -- but still lucrative -- 2009 films 'Knowing,' 'Push' and 'The Hurt Locker' will also air on FX, beginning in mid-2012.

Rest easy, Drea de Matteo fans. Rumors that her new 'Desperate Housewives' character is about to be whacked, Adriana-style, due to budget cuts surfaced over the weekend, but they are unfounded.

The Ausiello Files quotes a 'Housewives' insider as denying the report, which surfaced over the weekend in the National Enquirer, that de Matteo was being laid off just a few episodes after joining the show, and that her character, Angie Bolen, was due for an imminent Mob-style hit.

The Enquirer story, printed in the tabloid's Nov. 30 issue, claimed that de Matteo's Angie was about to sleep with the fishes, though the article contained some fishy numbers itself.

News flash: ABC's 'FlashForward' may be in trouble -- or just in need of a little tune up.

The Hollywood Reporter is suggesting both, with news that the show is going on a short production hiatus this week.

But according to a network rep, this was something that was planned from the get-go.

Still, the news comes at a time when 'FlashForward''s ratings are beginning to fall off. The show debuted to an impressive 12.4 million viewers at the end of September; last week, the show fell to 8 million viewers total -- a series low.

Fans of Courtney Cox can breathe a little easier today, as 'Cougar Town' is back on track.

According to Entertainment Weekly, production on 'Cougar Town' will resume next week, on November 30. This comes just a few days after ABC announced that they were halting production on the series in order to allow Cox to "deal with a private family matter".

As we reported yesterday, that led to some speculation that Cox is possibly pregnant, as she had previously told the media that she and husband David Arquette were "revving up the engines" in order to beat the deadline imposed by her biological clock. If true, it would be the second child for the Hollywood couple, following the birth of their daughter Coco in 2004.

Bravo has a hit on its hands with 'Chef Academy,' so the Bravo TV Official News Site has every right to brag about the cast.

Of gorgeous French chef Emmanuel Delcour, the blog brags that in his four years living in Los Angeles, he's been full of commercial and television appearances. They say he enjoys swimming (cage-free!) with sharks, and has even served as a personal trainer.

Yeah, they ain't whistling Dixie. Because Delcour is getting Googled today more for his physical prowess out of an apron than in the kitchen.

We come to find out that Delcour is also said to be former French porn star Jean Val Jean (a Les Miz reference; how cultured!). Though the network is being a bit coy about Delcour's shady past, they are obviously pleased that it's cooking up ratings. And the word is out that Val Jean, ahem, Delcour, will reveal his past in an upcoming episode.

'Live with Regis and Kelly' is about to become 'Live With Kelly' for the time being, as Regis Philbin announced today that he is taking a leave of absence from the show.

As reported by Entertainment Tonight, Philbin made the announcement during today's episode of 'Live' and indicated that he will begin his hiatus on December 1 in order to recover from upcoming hip surgery. Philbin, who is 78 years old, injured his hip several months ago when he fell on the set of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' while taping a prime time special.

Back in 2004, when NBC promised Conan O'Brien that he'd get to host 'The Tonight Show' in five years, the gig looked like a career-crowning achievement. Today, however, it looks more like an albatross.

O'Brien has the dubious honor of hosting the flagship late-night program on NBC at a time when the network is mired in fourth place, when his own ratings have plummeted, when the desperate cheapness of the Jay-Leno-at-10PM experiment seems to be dragging down both prime time and late-night, and when what's left of the proud Peacock network is about to be sold to a cable service provider.

At least Conan's not the captain of this Titanic; he's more like one of the fiddlers desperately sawing away at "Nearer My God to Thee" as the vessel sinks. But then, he has no obligation to go down with the boat. Maybe, as San Francisco Chronicle TV columnist Tim Goodman suggests, it's time for O'Brien to jump ship.

Remember the short-lived series 'Don't Forget the Lyrics'? How about 'The Singing Bee,' hosted by 'N Sync alum Joey Fatone?

Well, here comes one even shorter: According to PEOPLE, Nick Lachey will host the NBC series 'The Sing Off,' a four-night event in which eight groups of people will compete using only their voices.

"It's just them naked on stage," Nick Lachey said of his new gig.

While Joss Whedon may still be saddened by Fox's recent cancellation of 'Dollhouse,' it looks like the Producers Guild of America will be providing the writer-producer-director with some sort of compensation.

Variety reports that Whedon will receive the organization's Vanguard Award, which recognizes achievements in new media and technology, at the 21st Annual PGA Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Jan. 24.