ABC GREENLIGHTS 'BET ON YOUR BABY' GAME SHOW _ ABC has given the go-ahead to Bet On Your Baby, a new primetime game show in which parents try to predict their child’s next move in an effort to win money for their child’s future education. The hour-long program will feature five families with toddlers between the ages of two years old and three and a half years old. Each family will play a self-contained, individual challenge against the house -- meaning they’re only competing against themselves, and not against other babies. At the end of the show, the five families return to play the college round for the chance to win $50,000 towards a college education for their child.
JOHNNY CASH POSTAGE STAMP _ Thanks to the U.S. Postal Service, your stamps just got a little more rock 'n' roll. The agency announced that country music legend Johnny Cash will grace a special stamp issued this year as part of its new music icons series. The collection will feature two other musicians in 2013, who have yet to be revealed. The forever stamp, which will be square to resemble a 45 rpm record sleeve, is based off a photograph of Cash in 1963, as he recorded Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash. The stamp will be released later this year and will cost the same as any other stamp -- a newly raised 46 cents.
MICHAEL LOHAN AND KATE MAJOR WELCOME BABY BOY _ While Lindsay Lohan was facing the judge, her father, Michael Lohan, was welcoming his newborn son. Michael Lohan's rep confirms that his girlfriend Kate Major gave birth to their first child together, a baby boy, Wednesday at a Florida hospital. The boy's name is Landon Major Lohan.
... Aside from becoming a big sister again, Lindsay rushed to Los Angeles from New York to make her court appearance Wednesday morning, after initially saying she was too sick to fly and had planned to skip the hearing. The actress is facing three misdemeanor counts involving a car crash last June.
ENTOURAGE MOVIE GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT _ Fans of HBO series Entourage can finally breath easy knowing that movie honchos have got their act together and a big screen film is in the works. The show ran for eight seasons but fans were left broken hearted when the series ended in 2011. The main and supporting cast are now in talks to secure their deals.
IS DIANE SAWYER RETIRING FROM ABC WORLD NEWS? _ Is Diane Sawyer already planning an exit strategy? Less than four years after taking over ABC World News, the longtime TV journalist is said to be considering retiring later this year. Sawyer, 67, succeeded Charles Gibson in 2009 as the anchor of ABC World News. Before that, she co-hosted Good Morning America for more than 10 years.
PATTY ANDREWS DIES _ Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of World War II-era vocal group the Andrews Sisters, died Wednesday of natural causes at her California home. She was 94. The Minnesota-born trio was known for bubbly hits like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" and covers of "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," which became their first No. 1 record in 1938.
KATIE COURIC TALK SHOW RENEWED _ Katie Couric's talk show has been renewed for a second season.
CHRISTOPH WALTZ TO HOST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE _ Django Unchained star Christoph Waltz will host Saturday Night Live on February 16. Waltz is coming off a Golden Globe win for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Django, and is also up for an Oscar in the same category.
