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John Mayer "Close" to Signing On for "Music Variety Sketch Show"
Wednesday January 14, 2009

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John Mayer attends the "Marley & Me" premiere on December 11, 2008 in Westwood, California.
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Coming soon to the small screen: John Mayer.

At Wednesday's TCA conference in Los Angeles, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler announced that the network is "pretty close to closing our deal" with the singer.

"It'll be a music variety sketch show," Tassler said. "It's being developed now."

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Pressed for specifics, Tassler added, "We're looking at a couple of things.

"One is it's sort of a pilot. It could be for a series of specials," she said. "It could be just for a series. We're just going to shoot the pilot now and see what we have and make a decision after that."

The announcement comes months after web rumors began that Mayer has signed on to host a weekly variety show for CBS.

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