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Wednesday, March 12, 2003

Rob Owen, Post-Gazette TV Editor

Channel surfing

A "dance club DJ tour" spun off of Showtime's gay soap "Queer as Folk" will begin touring American cities in May, but Pittsburgh isn't on the itinerary. That's not too surprising: The Pittsburgh-set show has never filmed outside of Toronto. ... Broadcasting & Cable reports syndicated shows "Weakest Link" and "The Other Half" will not return in the fall. ... UPN has renewed "WWE Smackdown!" with a multiyear deal that will now allow UPN to sell the show's advertising time as it does with programs. Ad time was previously sold by WWE.