Obama tells "The View": I've never heard of Snooki
"I'm sorry, I don't know who that is," President Obama said when asked about the "Jersey Shore" star, according to several audience members (watch a preview). "We all liked that he didn't know who she was," said audience member Nella Cerminara. During his visit today, which will air tomorrow, Obama was also asked a "pointed question" about jobs from Elisabeth Hasselbeck. PLUS: Katie Couric defends Obama's "View" appearance.
No deal yet, but "Big Bang" stars are expected back at work next week
Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco were reportedly offered $100,000 an episode one month ago, but they are holding out for more money, probably closer to $250,000 an episode. Still, they are expected to return to work next Wednesday when filming resumes on "The Big Bang Theory."
William Shatner: I'd rather we use "Sh*t" than "$#*!"
"I wish they would just call it (sh*t)," he told TV critics during CBS' portion of the TV press tour. "What's wrong with that? I've got grandchildren. I brought up three girls. Eventually poo-poo becomes (sh*t). 'Go take a (sh*t), you'll feel better.' It's a word around us, it isn't a terrible term, it's a natural function. Whay are we pussyfooting around it?" PLUS: Shatner hired a "young man" to do his tweeting.
CBS boss insists: "The Talk" is NOT a knockoff of "The View"
Does "The View" feature all moms? No! Was it created by Sara Gilbert? Nope!
"Survivor's" 3rd and 4th seasons are coming to DVD
"Survivor: Africa," featuring Ethan Zohn, and Boston Rob's "Survivor: Marquesas" will be released as part of Amazon's new "manufacture-on-demand" program, which presses DVDs on-demand using DVD-Rs. PLUS: CBS disguises the "Survivor: Nicaragua" cast.
CBS' "The Defenders" was originally a reality show
The drama starring Jerry O’Connell and Jim Belushi as macho Vegas defense attorneys was originally pitched to the network as a resility show. "It was pitched to us as a reality series, and we didn’t quite see it that way," says CBS entertainment boss Nina Tassler. "We loved the characters but used it as an inspiration to develop a scripted drama."
Simon Baker gets a "Mentalist" brother in law
He'll be played by Kevin Rankin of "Friday Night Lights" fame.
"Sopranos" producers go from anti-heroes to heroes with "Blue Bloods"
Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green were among David Chase's top writers, but with their new NYPD police family show, starring Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg, they wanted to focus on the world of heroes. PLUS: Why is Tom Selleck returning to network TV?
