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Dancing with the Stars Hayley Holt will host the upcoming Top Town competition. Marc Ellis is tipped to co-host.

From the makers of American Idol and So you think you can dance comes Superstar Dancers of the World (working title) Eight countries will compete with a team including US, Argentina, Russia, South Africa, India, China and Ireland. Michael Flately (Lord of the Dance) will host.

Home and Away and Neighbours have been criticised by Australian academics for being too white. Speaking of Home and Away, Kate Ritchie (Sally Fletcher) will play a very different role as Judi Jane in Underbelly.

Monk has been cancelled - the eighth season will be its last.

Pamela Anderson will guest star in the US version of Kath and Kim. The show is struggling in the US but will still get a full season.

Kim Kardashian (Keeping up with the Kardashians), Kendra Wilkinson (The Girls Next Door, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt (The Hills) will all guest star on How I Met Your Mother.

Juianna Margulies (Carol Hathaway) has declined to return as a guest star in ER's final season. It's still unclear if George Clooney will return.