Howard Gordon has landed his next television project with 20th Century Fox, based on the Israeli drama ‘Hahatufim’ (The Kidnapped).

To accompany the upcoming Madonna-themed episode of ‘Glee’, Sony Music will release “The Power of Madonna EP” featuring 7 covers performed by the cast.

The ‘Neighbours’ star is leaving the long-running Australian soap to pursuit a new career path with the army.

Update: ‘Survivor’ and ‘Ghost Whisperer’. This post was updated on Thursday 18th March.

The Nine Network have officially announced the cast of their new police drama series ‘COPS: L.A.C.’, set to premiere later this year.

Premiere: ‘The Bounce’, ‘The Matty Johns Show’ Returning: ‘Private Practice’, ‘Supernatural’, ‘Strikeforce’ Season Finale: ‘Heroes’, ‘White Collar’, ‘RPA’, ‘My Kitchen Rules’ plus an opportunity wasted from Channel 10, ‘The Good Friday Appeal’ in Melbourne and I list which shows will continue with new episodes over the Easter non-ratings first week of programming.

Returning: Wide World of Sports, AFL, Last Comic Standing, Melbourne International Comedy Gala, NCIS: Los Angeles Update: Market changes to accommodate AFL Wed 24-26th March, Survivor, CSI: Miami, White Collar, Stargate: Atlantis, Make Me a Supermodel, gangs of Oz, According to Jim, My Kitchen Rules Season Finale: band of Brothers

In a leaked list of Hall of Fame contenders, cult favourite ‘Prisoner’ has been put forward for recognition against eight other names in television.

Update: ‘Better Homes and Gardens’, ‘The White Room’, ‘CSI: Miami’ and GO!’s Thursday schedule. Out: ‘The Bachelor’. Finale: ‘The Benny Hill Show’ Returning: ‘What a Carry On’. New Program: ‘Bandit FM: Friday Night Jukebox’. Plus: Some interesting TBA slots.

Seven and Nine are in a bidding war over producing a new $20 million dollar local version of Simon Cowell’s ‘The X Factor’ format.

Returning: ‘The Mentalist’ and ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ (repeats). Finale: ‘Dharma and Greg’.

Returning: ‘Survivor’. New Series: ‘Identity’ and ‘V’.

Nine get into the winter spirit with this new indent, promoting what’s to come after the Olympics.

With the success of the Nine’s ‘Underbelly’ series, it seems every channel is keen to get in on the true crime drama genre. But are some of these stories too recent to be used for entertainment purposes?

Returning: Crash Investigation Unit, Rosemary and Thyme, NWA – On Fire, King of the Hill, The Footy Show NRL/AFL. Premiering: The Whistleblowers, Make Me a Supermodel (US series). Updates: 82nd Annual Academy Awards, Burn Notice, AFL NAB Cup Grand Final Finals: Ross Noble’s Australian Trip, The It Crowd, Criminal Justice.

Premiering: Wicked Love – The Maria Korp Story, Beat Squad, Making of Michael Jackson – This Is It. Returning: Top Gear. Pulled: ICU.

‘Kerri-Anne’ to air from 9am on Saturdays.

Pulled: NBC Today, Come Dine with Me, Without a Trace. Returning: Cold Case, 60 Minutes, Domestic Blitz, Kerri-anne, Kitchen Nightmares, CSI: Miami, CSI: New York. Premiering: Whizz Kids: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Saving Grace. Encores: The White Room, Cougar Town. Extra: Brothers and Sisters. Season Final: Burn Notice, I Survived a Japanese Game Show. Series Final: Headland.

Pulled: ‘Cold Case’. Returning: ‘RPA’. Encore: ‘Lost’.