SMALL SCREEN THE BUZZ ON TELEVISION.

Byline: - Compiled by Valerie Kuklenski

PRINCE OF A GUY: The networks have exhausted all the angles for dramatizing the life of Princess Diana (CBS recently managed to scrape together a two-hour movie about her biographer, Andrew Morton), so now her sons are fair game. ABC's ``Prince William,'' premiering Sunday, spans the heir's life from the death of his mother to his admission to the University of St. Andrews. The movie, starring Jordan Frieda, is promoted as being ``based on published accounts,'' although significant portions must be conjecture because there were no outside witnesses to moments involving only discretion-minded members of the royal family. Still, it may be one of the best chances to gain insight into the media-shy young man who will be king.

PRINCE WILLIAM, 7 p.m. Sunday, ABC, Channel 7.

RUBIN ON THE ROCKS: KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin said some bad words, and his management had to give him a time-out. Rubin's recent on-air dissing of KABC general manager Arnie Kleiner apparently resulted in a suspension this week. Rubin was ticked off that Kleiner prevented him from interviewing Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa, whose syndicated morning talk show airs on KABC. Rubin could not be reached for comment Friday, and Kleiner declined to speak about the matter. KTLA News says only that Rubin will be back on the air Wednesday, talking up movies and all sorts of TV shows - except, we expect, those that air on KABC.

KTLA MORNING NEWS, 7 a.m. Monday, KTLA, Channel 5.

THE MAKING OF AN IDOL: Talk about instant bios. VH1's ``Driven'' series tonight unveils its profile of Kelly Clarkson, latching onto pop's newest diva before her star begins to dim. Clarkson's ``A Moment Like This'' set a Billboard singles record by jumping to the top spot on the Hot 100 this week from its debut at No. 52, the biggest leap to No. 1 in the chart's history. The VH1 episode includes interviews with Clarkson's mother and stepfather, music teachers and even the friend who filled out her ``American Idol'' application for her. The show also offers never-before-seen photos and home video of the 20-year-old former cocktail waitress and new insights from show judges Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul.

DRIVEN: KELLY CLARKSON, 8 tonight, VH1.

WRAPPING IT UP: Wus'up? If you religiously checked out people.com this week but neglected your Entertainment Weekly and E! Online, MTV2 is here to help. Today marks the debut of ``The Wrap,'' a new weekly recap of pop-culture headlines. Gideon Yago of MTV News anchors the show with assistance from correspondent Iann Robinson. This week's topics include discussions on the Nirvana greatest-hits album, the ``8 Mile'' soundtrack and Justin Timberlake's chances for success as a solo act. Today the show airs on sister station MTV, and next week it moves to its home channel and its regular time, 9:30 p.m. Sundays.

THE WRAP, 11 a.m. today, MTV.

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