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Scandinavian television group Nordic World has signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Dutch reality TV producer Absolutely Independent for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which both parties said should be finalized before international TV market Miptv in March, would see Absolutely Independent merge with Nordic World, creating a new European format giant. Absolutely Independent has some 125 produced formats in its catalog including Find My Family, The Phone, The Exit List and Who Am I?, which have sold to multiple territories. The agreement includes an option for Nordic World to take full control of Absolutely Independent in

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Bully for CBS: Despite intense interest in the second-to-last episode of Dancing With the Stars, CBS took Monday in the all-important adults 18-49 demographic. The network posted a 3.5 rating/10 share, with How I Met Your Mother earning a 3.5/10 and 8.9 million, followed by Rules of Engagement (2.9/8, 8.1 million), Two and a Half Men (4.5/12, 14.3 million), Mike & Molly (up 8 percent to a 4.0/10, 12.9 million), and Hawaii Five-o (3.2/9, 12 million).

Each 18-49 ratings point equals 1.3 million viewers. CBS was second for the night in viewers with 11.4 million.

ABC, no surprise, was No. 1 in total viewers last night with 15.1 million and second in the demo (3.4/9). These numbers are...

Like any network, ABC goes through a lot of TV shows in a season. While some have been on the air week after week, others left the airwaves quite awhile ago and have been long forgotten by most viewers.

Here's a listing of shows with their current status. This list encompasses shows that have aired from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.

The shows we're currently tracking include Brothers & Sisters, Castle, Cougar Town, Dating in the Dark, The Middle, The Modern Family, Shaq Vs, Supernanny, True Beauty, V, Wipeout, America's Funniest Home Videos, Dancing with the Stars, Desperate Housewives, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Find My Family, the forgotten, Grey's Anatomy, Happy Town, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, Private Practice, Romantically Challenged, Shark Tank, Wife Swap, Better Off Ted, The Deep End, Defying Gravity, Eastwick, FlashForward, The Goode Family, Hank, Lost, Scrubs, The Superstars,...