Nick at Nite loves “Everybody Hates Chris.”

The network has snapped up cable rerun rights to the comedy series, which is now in its third season on the CW. It will begin airing the reruns in fall 2009, the same time the show launches in broadcast syndication.

“Chris” is based on the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock, who co-created the series and serves as narrator. Tyler James Williams plays Rock’s young alter ego.

It is one of the few off-network comedies coming down the pike for cable networks looking to flesh out their schedules, and the network is believed to have paid between $300,000-$350,000 per episode, a respectable sum given its modest ratings. Some cable channels have even begun to develop their own sitcoms to address the dearth of comedies on the broadcast networks.

Owen Wilson is reportedly seeking comfort in Jessica Simpson to get over his recent personal turmoil.

The Wedding Crashers star, who tried to commit suicide in August, was recently spotted on a date with Simpson.

The pair dined at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica on Oct 28, before retiring to Wilson’s Malibu home.

According to a source, the pair arrived separately but talked for more than an hour before leaving.

The source also claimed that there was some “serious flirting” going on between the two.

“He couldn’t keep his hands off her,” the New York Daily News quoted the source, as telling Star magazine.

The two Texans initially hit it off when they were in Austin on Oct. 16 to appear in a video with Willie Nelson.