TV Guide Net High on 'Weeds'

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After months of negotiating with parent company Lionsgate Entertainment, TV Guide Network has scooped up the off-net rights to Showtime’s dope drama Weeds.

Word that TV Guide Net was closing in on the Mary-Louise Parker vehicle began circulating in early January, but at the time, sources with knowledge of the discussions said the legal arrangements hadn’t fully been worked out. The network and owner Lionsgate ultimately came to an agreement on Wednesday.

Parker stars as Nancy Botwin, a suburban widow who deals high-grade marijuana in order to keep her head above water.

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