Tuesday, August 31, 2010

August 31, 2010

Letterman gives Michael Douglas a hug
Watch Douglas talk in detail about battling throat cancer.


Chicago Bears QB won't comment on rumor he's dating Kristin Cavallari

Did Jay Cutler hook up with "The Hills" star?


Kelsey Grammer would like to spin off "Frasier"

Featuring Frasier Crane's son.


Jack Coleman: From "Heroes" to "The Mentalist"

Coleman will play a wealthy murder suspect this fall on the CBS drama.


Sharon Lawrence joins "One Tree Hill"

She'll play another CW mom, this time as Austin Nichols' character's long-lost mom. Kawrence last appered on the CW last year as a "Privileged" estranged mom.


"Glee" unveils Slushie commercial

Set to classical music.

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August 31, 2010

Art imitates life: Maura Tierney will battle cancer on "Rescue Me"
Tierney's real life will be mirrored on the FX series when she gets a "buzz cut" as her character battles cancer next season.


Bristol Palin won't be wearing skimpy "Dancing" outfits

"I think I will be the most dressed (contestant and have) the most modest outfits for sure because that’s who I am," she says.


"America's Got Talent" renewed for Season 6

NBC boasts: "This is the fifth consecutive year that 'AGT' has ranked as the #1 summer series in total viewers."


How Obama's address will affect tonight's network lineup

For East Coast and Central time zone viewers, "Shaq Vs." will start at 9:20, "Minute to Win It" will be cut short and "America's Got Talent" will air in its usual 9 o'clock timeslot.


Bravo renews "Real Housewives" of New Jersey and New York

The Jersey cast will be back for its 3rd season, while the NYC cast will return for Season 4.


Letterman name-drops Conan in his 17th anniversary Top Ten

Dave celebrated the 17th anniversary of his move to CBS with "The Top Ten Reasons I Still Love Hosting 'The Late Show with David Letterman." No. 1: "Conan tells me to just be thankful I have a show."


Kelsey Grammer talked his soon-to-be-ex-wife into joining "Real Housewives"

So says Camille Grammer, who initially didn't want to join "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." Will their divorce become a storyline? "You'll have to stay tuned," she says.

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August 31, 2010

Bethenny Frankel quits "Real Housewives"
After starring in her own spinoff, Bethenny has decided not to return to "The Real Housewives of New York." "Last season was scary and painful," she says. "It took all of the joy out of it."


Stan Lee's latest TV guest stint: "Nikita"

The comic book legend, who's already slated to appear on "Eureka," will pop up on the CW series this fall.


Snooki rejects boyfriend's proposal via magazine cover

"Just want to set the record straight," she wrote on Twitter after her boyfriend's "Will You Marry Me?" cover appeared. "I'm single and I'm not going to get married!"


"Deadliest Catch" boss: I can't believe we lost to a boring Ken Burns doc

"I don't know what the hell my show is even doing in a category that basically every year is a PBS category," says Thomas Beers, whose Discovery reality show lost an Emmy to Ken Burns' "National Parks."  He adds: "That was the most boring show Ken Burns ever made and when I think that my show should lose to the most boring, the dullest show Ken Burns has ever made, it’s an abomination."


Chuck Lorre reveals his secrets to sitcom success

The man behind "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" says sitcoms should never use pop-culture references, ad-libbing or laugh tracks. Plus, he says, humor should always be secondary: "If you start with a joke, it never can rise above glib."


Ryan Seacrest has a "Beverly Hills 90210" past

Check him out in an episode from the final season in 2000.


Watch David Letterman compete on "$20,000 Pyramid" in 1978

Dave was 31 years old when he appeared on the Dick Clark game show (Watch Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4)


Kurt Warner: I'm trying not to think about the "Dancing" costumes

"That’s the thing that you try and keep way in the back of your mind," the first-ever "Dancing with the Stars" quarterback said on ESPN this morning. The likely future Hall of Famer adds: "I think this presents me with the opportunity to do that with a completely different audience. It gives me a chance to show a different side of me than a lot of people have seen underneath the helmet as a competitor."
Ranking the "Dancing" competitors // Chris Jericho turned down "Dancing"
Bristol Palin moving to L.A. for "Dancing," but she won't pursue an acting career
David Hasselhoff's kids pestered him into "Dancing"
"Dancing" announcement didn't boost "Bachelor Pad's" ratings

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TUESDAY ODDS & ENDS

August 31, 2010

Stars of Emmy's "Glee" opening number each spent 14 hours rehearsing

Conan's TBS show name will be unveiled Wednesday

Claim: Jeff Probst stole Mark-Paul Gosselaar's wife

2010 was the most racially diverse Emmys in years

It's "Mad Men" Season 10! // Rolling Stone's "Mad Men" cover: Is it photoshopped?

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August 31, 2010

"Dancing" casting director: This is my "dream team"
Head of casting Deena Katz says she's been "stalking" David Hasselhoff and Jennifer Grey since "Dancing with the Stars" launched in 2005. As for the decision to cast Bristol Palin, she says, "I can tell you this, she's the only one that when I asked her to join the show, she packed up her truck and drove all the way from Alaska. I always try to have people you'd never expect… And this season, some of the names make you chuckle, others you're surprised about, and others you think you know, but you're going to see them in a different light."
Bristol Palin: "I want people to see this side of me, my work ethic"
Is ABC sending the wrong message: "Teen motherhood as Cinderella fantasy"
Jennifer Grey: Why she's the season's most intriguing contestant
The Situation: I'm the "underdog" because of "Jersey Shore" conflicts
"Entertainment Tonight's" Kate Gosselin questions "Dancing" stars
Audrina Patridge's partner already followed her on Twitter


Will Forte: Lorne Michaels' wanted me to stay on "SNL" for 1 more year

But, ultimately, Forte says he felt he had to leave after eight years, but not to pursue a movie career. "I just wanted to be close to my family," he says, adding part of leaving was also the result of turning 40 in June and becoming "introspective." Forte, who already has moved out to Los Angeles, adds, "I will cherish that experience for the rest of my life."


"Grey's Anatomy" wedding couple revealed

Says Shonda Rhimes: "There was something really hopeful and beautiful about" these two characters getting married.


Guess who might return to "Mad Men"?

The cast is currently shooting its top-secret finale, possibly with a special surprise.


Beverly Hills "Real Housewives": Kelsey Grammer's ex, Paris Hilton's aunts

In addition to Camille Grammer, Bravo has announced a "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast that includes a member of the Maloof clan.


Nigel Lythgoe: "Idol" is keeping Randy Jackson

When asked at the Emmys if Randy will return, Lythgoe responded: "I hope so."


Check out pics from "Glee's" season premiere

Including the new female football coach. PLUS: Here's Jane Lynch on iCarly."


Joan Cusack gets "Shameless" on Showtime

She replaces Allison Janney (now on "Mr. Sunshine") as a Chicago housewife who befriends the drunken William H. Macy.

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