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NBCUni is on Oxygen: Tori Spelling reality show renewed

By Stone Martindale Jan 24, 2008, 2:06 GMT

Tori Spelling - © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos

The little acorn that fell from iconic producer and poppa Aaron Spelling, television savvy Tori Spelling, with her husband Dean McDermott are checking out of their bed & breakfast and moving back to Hollywood in the third season of Tori & Dean…Still Inn Love on Oxygen.

Announcing the first major programming greenlight since the NBCUniversal acquisition in November 2007, Oxygen is renewing its hit series Tori & Dean…Still Inn Love (working title) for a third season set to premiere this summer.

This season, the couple realizes if at first you don’t succeed in Fallbrook, go back to Los Angeles.

After giving it a go at the country inn Chateau La Rue in Fallbrook, CA, the McDermotts are now returning to Los Angeles after the lifestyle of caring for a baby and pursuing their acting careers all while running a bed and breakfast became too much.

“Over the last year, Tori and Dean have become one of America’s favorite families and one of Oxygen’s break out series.” said Lauren Zalaznick, President of Oxygen Media. “They’re a modern day Lucy and Ricky. They’ve got a great sense of humor about themselves, trying to juggle the demands of parenthood, marriage, their families and their work lives.”

Set for eight one hour episodes, this season of Tori & Dean follows the couple as they leave the B&B behind, buy a new house and search for pre-schools for baby Liam.

Executive producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato are the founders of World of Wonder Productions. These people produced the second season of the hit scripted show "The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman" for IFC - a great, no miss series.