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- ↑ ABC Cancels "Dream Vote" After Two Episodes, TV Week, March 29, 2007
- ↑ ABC dumps Donny Osmond-hosted TV show, Yahoo!, March 30, 2007
- ↑ Russ Jowell on IMDB
