A footnote to NFL Net’s launch of VOD game highlights: we tried to access them Mon night, but kept getting a blackout message. Blame "Monday Night Football." The league has a rule that NFL game footage can not be used during broadcast windows of an NFL game. — Traylor Howard ("Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place") joins USA’s "Monk" when new episodes begin production next week. Howard will play Monk’s assistant. — Bravo greenlit a 10-ep, reality series "Being Bobby Brown," set to premiere by 2Q ’05. — Cox launched TeleFutura on its systems in Phoenix. — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark hosts Animal Planet’s "Howl-o-Ween" week (Oct 24-31). — Fuse has the 10th reunion "Vans Warped Tour" show Sept 24, 7pm. — ABC Family and Toon Disney’s "Jetix" block adds animated series "Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go;" on ABC Family it bows Sat, 9am, on Toon Disney it’s Mon, 8pm.

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