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NBC has tapped comedian
Howie Mandel to host
Deal or No Deal, an "exciting game show that contains nail-biting drama and hefty cash prizes," says the Peacock.... Actress
Polly Bergen has signed on to play first mom to
Geena Davis on
Commander in Chief. She first airs Nov. 29.... The incomparable
Charlotte Ross has been cast as
John Stamos' ex-fiancée on ABC's
Jake in Progress, which kicks off its second season in January. Oh, great. Now I have to start watching
Jake in Progress.
— Additional reporting by Ali Gazan
