TV Crap

FX will dig up more Dirt in March. The second season of the drama, starring COURTENEY COX as a tabloid editor, will begin on March 2nd, though only seven new episodes are in the can because of the writers' strike...

Big Brother will again watch over Showtime when it premieres next month. A live feed from the Big Brother house will air nightly on the SHO2 multiplex channel beginning on February 12th, the same day Big Brother returns on CBS. Showtime's three-hour broadcast of Big Brother: After Dark will air at midnight Eastern time...

The Coreys are coming back to A&E. The Hollywood Reporter says the cable network has picked up the reality series The Two Coreys, starring COREY HAIM and COREY FELDMAN, for a second season. The '80s stars had a falling out, and the new episodes will document whether they can kiss and make up. The Two Coreys could return in the spring...

Friends 2008

COURTENEY COX says there's a small chance she could see her famous Friends again. When asked by Us Weekly if a Friends reunion could happen, Cox said "I don't think so," but added, quote, "I would never say 100 percent no."

Cox did give the magazine a tongue-in-cheek update on her character, Monica Geller, saying she's, quote, "running her suburb and in charge of the PTA." Cox also believes that Monica and Chandler, played by MATTHEW PERRY on the show, are driving each other crazy. Friends signed off in 2004. Courteney currently stars in the FX drama Dirt.

***Ya never know...with the Strike, anything is possible...

TV Hodgepodge

DICK CLARK will celebrate the start of 2008 with RYAN SEACREST in Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC this December 31st. The specials will include performances from New York City, where Clark will lead the countdown, and Hollywood. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is airing for its 36th consecutive year...

The new CW reality series Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants will premiere on December 12th. Billed as a "no-holds-barred beauty pageant," the show will feature several mother-and-daughter teams competing for a 100-thousand-dollar cash prize and a set of tiaras. Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants will feature three judges: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's CARSON KRESSLEY, former Miss USA SHANNA MOAKLER and TV's CYNTHIA GARRETT...

FX has renewed the GLENN CLOSE legal drama Damages for two seasons, consisting of 13 episodes each. The first season of Damages ended last month...

Spike TV will broadcast the 2007 Video Game Awards on December 9th. The actual ceremony will take place December 7th in Las Vegas. Nominations for VGAs came out yesterday, and Halo 3 and BioShock set the pace with seven nominations each, including one apiece for Game of the Year...

TV Hodgepodge

The Hollywood Reporter says the FX Channel is bringing the DENIS LEARY drama, Rescue Me, back for a fifth season. The report says FX has ordered 22 brand-new episodes. Previous seasons have consisted of 13 episodes. Production on the fifth season gets underway in early 2008...

NBC Nightly News anchor BRIAN WILLIAMS is Saturday Night Live's guest-host this weekend. Williams has had a busy week. In addition to preparing for the SNL gig, the newsman also anchored the Nightly News each day and moderated a Democratic presidential debate...