Blagojevich was in New York last week as taping got under way for the show, which is scheduled to air on NBC next March.
Prosecutors did not ask Zagel to bar Blagojevich from going on the show. But they asked his attorneys for an agreement limiting what he might say.
Zagel told both sides to try to reach an agreement and report to him later.
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