If the new man looking for love on ABC's "The Bachelor" looks familiar, that's because he was rejected last season on "The Bachelorette."

Jason Mesnick, whose proposal to DeAnna Pappas was spurned during the finale, will search for romance among 25 bachelorettes when the 13th season of the reality series returns in January.

ABC said Wednesday that the 32-year-old single father is looking for a woman who "has a real curiosity about the world, who loves life and can find passion in life's smallest moments." The network is casting for eligible women to vie for Mesnick's attention.

Mesnick lost out in May during the fourth-season "Bachelorette" season finale to professional snowboarder Jesse Csincsak, who's engaged to Pappas. She herself was rejected by previous "Bachelor" Brad Womack during the series' 11th season. (Associated Press)

Former "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya has gone from "pitchy" to pitchman.

Sanjaya Malakar is selling Nationwide Insurance in a new ad that's part of the Columbus, Ohio-based company's campaign, "Life Comes at You Fast."

Malakar says that's something he knows from personal experience. In a statement, he points out that he went from an unknown singer to appearing before of millions of people on "Idol."

In the commercial, Malakar visits a wise man who tells him he needs a retirement plan -- and a haircut. He sports a "ponyhawk" hairstyle similar to the one he made famous while competing on the Fox network show, where the judges often deem off-key singing "pitchy."

Other celebrities who have poked fun at themselves for Nationwide include Kevin Federline, Fabio and MC Hammer. (AP)

Angela Bassett will likely not miss her husband too much when she's working on "ER" this season. He'll be on set with her.

Courtney B. Vance, Bassett's real-life spouse, has taken a recurring role for the NBC drama's 15th and last season. He'll be playing the husband of Bassett's character, a new attending physician at County General.."

Vance starred on NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" for five seasons, playing Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver. (Zap2it.com)

Series ending their seasons in the next week:

"The Singing Office" (Sunday, noon, TLC): One workplace walks away with $50,000 as hosts Joey Fatone and Mel B announce the contest winner.

"Generation Kill" (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO): The Marines of First Recon mark their final night in Baghdad.

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (Sunday, 9 p.m., USA): A photo left at his mother's graveside leads Detective Goren to revisit his past.

"Gene Simmons Family Jewels" (Sunday, 9:30 p.m., A&E): Gene finds himself the unlikely owner of an Australian Rules football team.

"Shear Genius" (Wednesday, 10 p.m., Bravo): With $100,000 on the line, the final three stylists face interviews with Allure editor Linda Wells. (The Washington Post)

Comcast will launch The Sportsman Channel, devoted to hunting and fishing, in most areas Sept. 23 on Channel 153 (traditional Comcast) or Channel 186 (former Adelphia areas) on the digital classic tier. ... Fans of the syndicated "Bob & Tom" morning radio show, which once aired locally on the former WRRK (96.9 FM), take note: Cable network WGN will air an hour of the radio show on TV weekdays at 1 a.m. beginning Nov. 3. ... ... Sci Fi Channel's "Stargate: Atlantis" will end its run after its fifth season ends in January. The series will be followed by a TV movie. A new series, "Stargate: Universe," will premiere next summer. (Rob Owen, Post-Gazette TV editor)