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College basketball analyst Doug Gottlieb offered an apology Thursday night after he said he was on a CBS pregame telecast to bring the "white man's perspective" to the show, which featured four African American men on the set. "I don't know why you guys ask me," Gottlieb said of their interest in his opinion of the Marquette-Miami game, "I'm just here to bring diversity to this set, give kind of the white man's perspective. " Host Greg Gumble immediately turned away from the desk while analysts Greg Anthony, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley shared some nervous laughter as you can see in the video below.

CBS announced it is renewing 18 series, lauding the strength and stability of its prime-time slate. Talks are also underway to bring back "Two and a Half Men" for its 11th season. Among the dramas coming back next season are the freshman series "Elementary," "Hawaii Five-0," "The Good Wife," the previously announced CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Person of Interest" and "The Mentalist. " Notably missing from the announcement was "Vegas," which has struggled a bit this season.

After the coffee. Before getting over jet lag. The Skinny: On Tuesday, I said I missed Monday's "The Following. " Last night, I caught up with it and was infuriated as usual. Don't any of these FBI agents wear bulletproof vests, and don't they know better than to stand in front of a door with a gunman on the other side? Today's headlines include CBS striking a deal for half of the TV Guide Network, and women and minorities making some gains in landing writing gigs on TV, but progress is slow.

CBS Corp. has acquired a 50% stake in the TV Guide Network for about $100 million, giving the big broadcaster a larger toehold in cable television. CBS said Tuesday it had entered into a joint venture with the independent film and television studio Lionsgate, which owns the other 50% of the channel also known as TVGN.  CBS bought out the stake held by One Equity Partners, an investment arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co.  The 32-year-old TVGN is widely distributed -- it is available in 80 million homes -- but it has stumbled attempting to create an identity after the conversion to digital channels that made the TV Guide channel's once useful rolling scroll of cable channel program schedules irrelevant.  IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Your entertainment 'Morning Fix' Now cable subscribers can easily navigate an interactive channel guide by tapping a button on their remote controls.

After the coffee. Before the matzo ball soup. The Skinny: I'm in D.C. for Passover, and it snowed here. So much for seeing some cherry blossoms, lunching at an outdoor cafe near the Capitol and taking a nice long jog. Monday's headlines include a recap of the box office and yet another story on the struggles of NBC's "Today. " Daily Dose: NBC, which suffered through a brutal winter, is hoping for a spring renewal starting Monday night with the return of "The Voice" and the network's drama "Revolution," which delivered solid numbers in its fall debut.

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SERIES NCIS An investigation of a murder on a Navy ship lead's to McGee's (Sean Murray) estranged father (Jamey Sheridan, pictured) as a suspect in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS The Voice Blind auditions continue. 8 p.m. NBC Hell's Kitchen Olympic athletes Maurice Greene, Natalie Coughlin and Danell Leyva help Ramsay lead a 3K race in this new episode .8 p.m. Fox Tavis Smiley Reports This new episode "Education Under Arrest" explores the connection between the juvenile justice system and the drop-out rate of American teenagers.

Looking to expand its cable portfolio, CBS is in talks to acquire a 50% stake in TV Guide Network for about $100 million. Currently co-owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and One Equity Partners, an investment arm of JPMorgan Chase, TVGN has been on the block for more than a year. CBS would acquire the stake held by One Equity Partners, people familiar with the talks said. An agreement could be announced as early as next week. Although it is distributed in more than 80 million homes, TVGN has struggled in its attempts to become a mainstream entertainment channel.

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas -- but it doesn't stay on Tuesday nights. CBS announced it is moving freshman drama "Vegas" to Friday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT -- the slot that the network had previously announced "Golden Boy" would take up. Though a new episode of "Golden Boy" will air this Friday in that slot as scheduled (hey, why not make use of those ads while they can?), that's where its end-of-the-week airings stop. PHOTOS: It's going to be a long, dull summer without Jon Stewart Instead, "Golden Boy," the new cop drama created by Greg Berlanti , will stay put on Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT, after performing well in the "Vegas" slot during its preview airings on Feb. 26 and March 3. It won its time period in total viewers and key demos, with each episode averaging 10 million viewers, a  2.6 in adults 25-54, and 1.7 in adults 18-49.

A tweet from Kaley Cuoco, co-star of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory," is making a big bang of its own. Cuoco tweeted praise for Dish Network's new DVR called the Hopper as part of an endorsement deal with the satellite broadcaster. She said, "Amazing! Watching live TV anywhere on the #Hopper looks pretty awesome! Now where can I find a tiny beer? #ad"  Then the tweet disappeared and Dish accused CBS of ordering her to take it down. CBS is engaged in a legal fight with Dish over the commercial-skipping feature in its Hopper DVR. "It is disappointing that CBS -- once the exemplar of editorial independence and innovation -- continues to use its heavy hand to hold back progress from consumers," Dish Chief Executive Joe Clayton said in a statement.