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Fox announces its fall slate a week from Thursday. Will “Mad TV” be on it?

From Tuesday morning’s Variety:

The renewal of ["Talkshow With Spike Feresten"] makes it more unclear if "Mad TV" will be back. Buzz (including some from inside the show itself) centered earlier this year on if the sketch comedy would bid adieu. That seemed unlikely, as Fox didn't have another show in the wings to pick up "Mad TV's" slot.

But should both sides fail to come to terms, it's possible "Talkshow" will be asked to take over the "Mad TV" spot.

"Mad TV" vet Artie Lange, currently sidekick on Sirius radio's "THe Howard Stern Show," is in discussions with the Fox Network on hosting a show that would follow "Talkshow."

Writers Fax Bahr and Adam Small are executive producers of "Mad TV." Their other credits include "In Living Color," "Son In Law," "In The Army Now," "House of Buggin," "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment," "Malibu's Most Wanted," "Blue Collar TV," "Foxworthy's Big Night Out," and "Thank God You're Here."

Read the entire Variety report here.