Newsstand Friday: TV Guide

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Summer Preview!

We give you over a hundred reasons to stay inside this summer. Plus: Kyra Sedgwick, Denis Leary, Jerry Springer, our Dream Emmy Ballot, Lost finale scoop and more!

BREAKING NEWS

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NBC Releases Summer Schedule

Variety informs us that NBC released its summer TV schedule early this year. The peacock network will air the following shows this summer:

May 29 - The second season of "America's Got Talent" begins. It will begin with a two-hour premiere from 8-10 p.m., run at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. The new host of the show will be Jerry Springer, who replaces Regis Philbin.

June 13 - "Last Comic Standing" will air Wednesdays at 9 p.m., with a two-hour premiere. Bill Bellamy is the show's new host, taking over for Jay Mohr.

June 18 - "Age of Love," whcih is the only new reality show being aired by NBC this summer. It will be hosted by Kelly Ripa's hubby, Mark Consuelos, on Mondays at 10 p.m. All we know is that it is a romance themed reality show. Although, being mysterious certainly worked for Paradise Hotel.

No firm premiere date - "The Biggest Loser" will premiere in late summer. We do know that the show's new host will be soap star Alison Sweeney who will replace Caroline Rhea.

Jerry Springer's Security Gets Spin-Off

Say THAT three times fast! If you're a fan of Jerry Springer, you probably know who Steve Wilkos is. He is a former Marine and Chicago cop, who have been the security guard on Jerry Springer's show for the past 14 years. This Fall, he's off for his own digs, as he's getting his very own talk show, which will be taped in the same Chicago studio as Jerry's show is. He's so quiet and low-key, I can't see him being a talk show host, but then again, Megan Mullally is the opposite, and look what happened to her!


Photo from Wikipedia; yup, believe it or not, Steve has his very own entry there.

Sara Evans to Make One Appearance with Dancing with the Stars

Sara Evans has been laying low lately, going through a nasty divorce from her husband, Craig Schelske. Her fans in the Nashville area will be happy to know that she is going to make one appearance with the Dancing with the Stars tour when it hits the area on January 21.

"I can't wait to see everyone again and be a part of the show," Sara, 35, said in a recent statement. "Hopefully there will be some down time so I can take them to some of my favorite places in Nashville."

Her and her soon-to-be-ex-husband have three kids.

Also on the Dancing With Stars tour are celebs from past seasons, including Drew Lachey, Harry Hamlin, Joey Lawrence, Joey McIntyre, Lisa Rinna and Jerry Springer and their professional dancer partners.

As previously reported, Willa Ford and her dance partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, pulled out of the tour.

Photo from People.