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Hasselbeck returns

Elisabeth Hasselbeck will be back on "The View" on Oct. 19, Associated Press reports.

Miss Hasselbeck has been off the daytime talk show since Aug. 7 - two days before she gave birth to her third child, Isaiah Timothy. She's married to Tim Hasselbeck, a former quarterback for the Washington Redskins and four other NFL teams.

Since then, her only contact with viewers was last Thursday, when she phoned "The View" for an on-air chat with fellow co-hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd.

During Miss Hasselbeck's maternity leave, numerous guests have filled in. Upcoming subs include "The Hills" star Heidi Montag, former "View" co-host Lisa Ling, "Ugly Betty" star Ana Ortiz, TV reality star Khloe Kardashian and "Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco.

Matt is back

Showtime network says "Friends" alum Matt LeBlanc is returning to TV in a new comedy.

According to Associated Press, Mr. LeBlanc will star in "Episodes," a single-camera series about a husband-and-wife producing team whose witty hit comedy on British TV is turned into a dumbed-down American sitcom starring Mr. LeBlanc, who plays himself.

"Episodes" is a sendup of the TV world and Mr. LeBlanc's image as a sitcom veteran. The show will be a co-production of Showtime, and the BBC and will begin shooting a six-episode season in London and Hollywood in winter. It is scheduled to air next year on Showtime and BBC Two.

Mr. LeBlanc played Joey Tribbiani on "Friends" for a decade. He followed that NBC hit in 2004 with a sitcom based on the same character, "Joey." It flopped.