MUMBAI: US broadcaster ABC has announced a new music competition series, ?Duets?.

Utt has roped in four stars - Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, Lionel Richie and Robin Thicke. The new series will debut this summer .

Clarkson, Nettles, Richie and Thicke will individually set out on a journey across America looking for undiscovered talent worthy of being their prot?g?s. Ultimately, each Superstar will choose two singers to be his/her duet partners. Together the Superstars and their prot?g?s will take the stage each week and perform in front of a live studio audience.

In the end, only one duet will be at the top of the charts, and the winning amateur will receive a recording contract with Hollywood Records.

Amateur singers interested in auditioning for the Superstars as they travel the country looking for talent can apply online at www.ABC.com/Casting.

Clarkson said, "The simple fact that I get to go out and find two people that I believe in, sing with them every week, and help them accomplish their dream is an amazing thing that I can?t wait to be a part of!?

Since bursting onto the music scene 10 years ago, Kelly Clarkson has released 5 studio albums, sold over 21 million albums worldwide, 10 million albums in the U.S., and has had 10 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

MUMBAI: US broadcaster ABC has announced that for the holiday season it will kick off the game show ?You Deserve It? on 21 November.

On the six episode show hosted by Chris Harrison and co-hosted by Brooke Burns, contestants aren?t out to win money for themselves but are playing for someone else - someone they feel deserves it.

Starting with a $10,000 round and going up to a $250,000 round, contestants purchase a series of clues to help them solve the puzzles and win money for their chosen recipient. But each clue will cost them -- and the cost of each clue is randomly selected and won?t be revealed until after it has been purchased.

The beneficiary, who is in another location under constant hidden-camera surveillance throughout the show, gets the surprise of a lifetime when family, friends, Brooke Burns and a camera crew burst in with life-changing news.

MUMBAI: Star has acquired the rights for a slew of shows for India including ?Pan Am? from Sony Pictures Television.

Star India senior VP, GM English channels Saurabh Yagnik confirmed the acquisition saying that other shows that have been bought recently include ?The River?, ?Missing? with Ashley Judd and ?Charlie Angels?.

Interestingly, ?Charlie?s Angels? was cancelled by US broadcaster ABC after just four episodes. The re-boot of the 1960?s series failed to gain traction.

Yagnik said that acquisitions have to make business sense. "We look at a show from the point of view of the cost, from the aspect of whether it will generate interest among viewers. The shows will air on Star World. We have to decide when to launch them."

?Pan Am?, starring Christina Ricci, centres around the iconic airline Pan American World Airways during the early 1960s. The story begins in 1963 and focusses on the pilots and stewardesses working for the world-famous airline.

?The River? from Steven Spielberg, meanwhile, is a paranormal/adventure/horror series that will debut during the 2011?12 television season on ABC as a mid-season replacement. Eight episodes will be produced for the first season.

The show follows the story of wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole. Emmet set course around the world with his wife, Tess, and son Lincoln, while filming what would become one of the most popular shows in television. After he goes missing deep in the Amazon, his family, friends and crew set out on a mysterious and deadly journey to find him.

?Missing? is an action drama show. The story is about a worried mother played by Judd, whose son disappears while on a summer internship in Italy, takes it upon herself to travel to Europe and tracks him down. She is a retired CIA agent and uses every means necessary to get her son back.

The show also stars Cliff Curtis, Sean Bean and Nick Eversman.