Programming

OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Net acquired the rights at Sundance to "Family Affair," an indie doc whose writer/prod explores his upbringing amid severe child abuse. The film is the 1st addition to the net's Doc Film Club, which seeks to inspire and entertain, plus encourage emerging creative voices to bring their stories to mainstream TV. -- Fran Drescher will host Nick at Nite's "Valentine Schmalentine," a week-long marathon of back-to-back eps of "The Nanny" (Feb 8-14, 11pm-6am). -- TBS ordered a pilot script from actor David Spade, Sony Pictures TV and Happy Madison Prod for an animated version of feature film "The Adventures of Joe Dirt." -- ABC Family picked up dramas "Huge" and "Pretty Little Liars" for bows this year. Based on the eponymous book by Sasha Paley, the former series chronicles the lives of 6 teens and the staff at a weight-loss camp, while the latter follows 4 estranged best friends who reunite after a disappearance. -- The Ski Channel and Bonnier Mountain Group extended their partnership and are discussing a more integrated pact, the companies said. Their current agreement includes The Ski Channel carrying Warren Miller films. TSC also unveiled "Snowbiz 250," a ranked list of 250 of U.S. snowsports' most influential people. -- Spike is partnering with Thom Beers, Philip Segal and Original Prod to develop a weekly series offering a combo of talk and comedy with a focus on "manformation." The show will feature 2 hosts and numerous guests. Separately, Spike ordered a 3rd season of Original's "1,000 Ways to Die," the second highest-rated original series in net history.