Richie rich?

Ron Howard, classic TV icon turned big-shot Hollywood director was awarded $605,000 Monday after a jury found he was defrauded by a Malibu real estate investor. Howard will donate the money in excess of litigation costs to charity.

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Brat pack

Forget “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “The Breakfast Club,” the ’80s brat-pack is back – sort of. Sunday’s “E! True Hollywood Story” (8 p.m.) will take a look at the life and times of Emelio Estevez, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and the rest of a group of young stars who showed America how dangerous mixing bad haircuts and drugs could be.

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Cable guy

Media mogul Barry Diller and actress Tracy Ullman will be featured this week on “NewsStand: CNN & Entertainment Weekly.” Diller, the owner of the USA Network, will share his offbeat vision for changing the face of local TV news, which he says has become unwatchable.

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Chopper TV

“Hell’s Angels” a documentary that aired Monday night on the History Channel roared into the history of the network to become the highest rated program ever with more than 1.4 million homes tuning in and turning on. Leather jackets and road-gunk were optional.

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Express Lines:

* WWF superstar “Stone Cold” Steve Austin seeks therapy from Howie on Friday’s “Howie Mandel Show” (3 p.m. WCBS/Ch.2)…

*HBO’s “Sex and The City” which stars Sara Jessica Parker has begun production on its second season. The next 18 episodes of the popular half-hour series will start airing in June…

*”Snap Judgment” is a new show on Court TV debuting April 1.