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SHONDA RHIMES EXTENDS TOUCHSTONE CONTRACT: "Grey's" creator signs $10 million production deal to stay put through 2009.

(June 6, 2006)

*Shonda Rhimes, the mastermind behind television’s hottest show, "Grey's Anatomy," has just become one of the biggest players in Hollywood after signing a new three-year pact with Touchstone TV that is reportedly worth $10 million.

The 36-year-old former screenwriter is a valuable asset to the company as it moves the hot ABC medical drama from its successful Sunday, 10 p.m. timeslot to Thursdays at 9 p.m., where it will attempt to put a ratings dent in CBS’ “CSI.” Rhimes also has a new untitled drama on deck for Touchstone, a pilot for ABC about a group of female journalists.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Rhimes just wrapped up the first year of a two-year deal that she signed in May 2005.

Rhimes’ resume includes penning the screenplays for "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" and Britney Spears’ "Crossroads" as well as HBO's biopic "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," which earned Halle Berry an Emmy and a Golden Globe.

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