Is Paula Back?

Has her years on American Idol inspired PAULA ABDUL to make a super-sized comeback? TVGuide.com's MICHAEL AUSIELLO reports that Abdul is in talks to perform during Fox's Super Bowl telecast next month. She may reportedly use the same choreography that she's currently rehearsing for a video to an upcoming duet with fellow Idol judge RANDY JACKSON.

Ausiello says Abdul would bring some intrigue to the February 3rd broadcast, saying, quote, "Paula is, let's just say an unpredictable personality. You never know what she's gonna be like in any given day." TOM PETTY is already slated to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show.

Even if Abdul doesn't participate, American Idol will still leave its mark on the Super Bowl telecast, with RYAN SEACREST serving as an entertainment host on the pregame show

TV Hodgepodge

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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...