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Lifetime Plans Reality Show Featuring Whitney Houston's Relatives, CeCe Winans

By UCN on May 12, 2012 4:49 PM

(L-R) Singer Whitney Houston, Singer Dionne Warwick and Bobbi Kristina Brown arrives at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen at Beverly Hilton on February 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America)

A reality show featuring Whitney Houston's relatives, including daughter Bobbi Kristina and mother Cissy, is in the works.

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ABC Cancels Controversial Show 'Good Christian Belles'

By UCN on May 12, 2012 4:08 PM

ABC has canceled the freshman comedy "GCB," which debuted in March.

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More Christians Coming Out on TV?

By UCN on May 12, 2012 7:23 AM

Actor Samuel Larsen, second from left, on "The Glee Project."

The New York Times reports this week that gays and lesbians are now commonplace on hit television shows. But Christians are coming out of the closet and onto our television sets, too.

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WE tv Renews "Mary Mary" Original Series for Second Season

By UCN on May 9, 2012 2:17 PM

10 One-Hour Episodes to Debut in Early 2013

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Oprah Winfrey Network In Danger of Being Cut After Losing $330 Million

By UCN on May 7, 2012 7:18 AM

Oprah Winfrey stood before advertisers and media executives in New York last month and offered a humble assessment of her effort to create OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

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Colton Dixon Says His Performance of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" Cost Him American Idol

By UCN on April 22, 2012 6:45 AM

"American Idol's" latest eliminated contestant, Colton Dixon, has never shied away from being himself. Sometimes that involved putting on a flashier show, offering up his favorite worship song on the singing competition and sharing his strong religious beliefs on Twitter. And it had paid off with plenty of praise from the judges and votes from his fans.

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American Idol: Colton Dixon Sent Home In a Surprising Exit

By UCN on April 20, 2012 7:24 AM

The top 7 on "American Idol" are (from left) Holly Cavanaugh, Josh Ledet, Colton Dixon, Jessica Sanchez, Elise Testone, Phillip Phillips and Skylar Laine. (Fox)

It was another surprising elimination on "American Idol," but this time there was no reprieve for the condemned.

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Oprah Winfrey Still Has Faith In Struggling Network

By UCN on April 2, 2012 10:29 AM

Oprah Winfrey during the St. Louis edition of her "Lifeclass'

Oprah Winfrey says she still has faith in her troubled cable network.

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2012 Kids' Choice Awards: Swift Honored for Charitable Causes, Bieber Takes Top Award and Lots of Green Slime

By UCN on April 1, 2012 3:26 AM

Singer Justin Bieber accepts the Favorite Singer award onstage at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards held at Galen Center on March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America)

The green slime flowed so much that even first lady Michelle Obama could not escape it at the Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday where singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift came away big winners.

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Gospel Duo, Mary Mary, Debuts Reality Show On WEtv; Aims to Show Viewers that Christians Are Normal Like Everyone Else

By UCN on March 31, 2012 5:17 AM

In this March 22, 2012 photo, Erica Campbell, left, and her sister Tina Campbell, of the gospel group Mary Mary pose for a portrait in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

If you thought a Mary Mary reality show would focus on gospel songs and Bible study, think again.

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