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TV News: New “Friday Night Lights” Characters, Seacrest’s “Idol” Future

— Sources reported Monday that Ryan Seacrest signed a lucrative deal to remain on board as the host of “American Idol.” Seacrest will pull $15 million from CKX per year for three years, a boost three-fold from his prior salary of just less than $5 million. The deal locks Seacrest down to “Idol”/19 Entertainment parent company CKX for television broadcasting, so even if “Idol” does not continue for three years, he would likely host another series for the company.

Ryan Seacrest dines out at Madeo in Beverly Hills with a mystery female

— EW reports that four new characters are being cast for “Friday Night Lights.” The characters:

Vince – A charming, wrong-side-of-the-tracks African American from East Dillon who is introduced to viewers while running from the police. Coach Taylor hopes to utilize his speed on the football field.

Luke – Vince’s classmate and rival; envisioned as a young Paul Newman, he finds himself in East Dillon due to the redistricting and is not happy.

Jess – The daughter of a one-time NFL hopeful, she is very into football. She also finds herself as the object of affection from all area high school boys.

Becky – A recurring character (the other three are regulars) that is described as a “poor Blair Waldorf.” She supposedly finds Tim Riggins in bed with her mother and responds by trying to seduce him herself.

Written by Brian Cantor

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