Helen Hunt is in talks to replace Maura Tierney, who is undergoing treatments for breast cancer, in the new TV series Parenthood, The Hollywood Reporter said. Hunt is best known for her Emmy Award-winning work in TV's Mad About You and for her Oscar-winning turn in the film As Good As It Gets. Parenthood is a contemporary small-screen adaptation of Ron Howard's 1989 movie of the same name, which was about four adult siblings with their own children. In the upcoming mid-season show, Peter Krause, Erika Christensen and Dax Shepard play three of the siblings, while Bonnie Bedelia and Craig T.

Maura Tierney's publicist says the U.S. actress has had to leave the new TV series Parenthood because she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Tierney, 44, is best known for her roles on NewsRadio, ER and Rescue Me.

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NBC says it is delaying the debut of the new U.S. TV series Parenthood because the show's star, Maura Tierney, got sick. Entertainment Weekly said on its Web site Friday that the TV network confirmed the delay of the new comedy's Sept.

By ROBERT FELDBERG, STAFF WRITER REVIEW THREE CHANGES New off-Broadway play (or Broadway), at Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St. Written by Nicky Silver. Directed by Wilson Milam. With Dylan McDermott, Maura Tierney and Scott Cohen. Schedule: 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 2:30 and 8 p.m.