BuddyTV - USA - In May, ABC released a fall lineup that did not include According to Jim, a family-centered sitcom starring Jim Belushi.  However, ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson was quick to add that the network was still talking to the studio with the aim of working out a better deal.  Sure enough, on June 27, the network announced it was bringing back the comedy series for another season, ordering 18 episodes that will air next year.

“I’m really grateful,” Jim Belushi told TVGuide. “I love the show, I love the cast, and ABC and Touchstone have been really great.”

Despite the show’s great start

Earthtimes.org - USA - With the help of dozens of well-known and highly respected celebrities, including Jim Belushi, Lou Ferrigno, Glenn Frey, Goldie Hawn, Jay Leno, Kenny Loggins, Marlee Matlin, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Rooney, Kevin Sorbo, Robert Wagner, and many others, the Starkey Hearing Foundation raised a record $4.5 million at its annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala, which was held on Saturday, June 23 in St. Paul, Minn.

"For the seventh year in a row we had tremendous support from our friends all over the world who helped us raise an amazing $4.5 million to further our mission of promoting hearing health