"Idol" switches from Letterman to Leno for late-night exit interviews
Last year, each week's ousted "Idol" would appear on Letterman. But starting Friday, they'll appear each Friday on "The Tonight Show." PLUS: RyanSeacrest.com grades the "Idols."
AMC decided last October to bring "Mad Men" back in March 2012
That's according to Matthew Weiner: "It was decided in October that the show would be back on in March of 2012," says the "Mad Men" creator. "AMC is launching four shows – it was always decided on for March of 2012. I made it a negotiation point I wanted it on this year, and they told me that was impossible."
Shonda Rhimes: I've wanted to do a "Grey's Anatomy" musical since 2003
Seven and a half years it took to finally make her dream become a reality.
Chuck Lorre writes about his "tough times" in his latest vanity card
"I've been going through a tough time recently," he wrote on his vanity card for Thursday's "Big Bang Theory."
Simon Cowell gives up on "World's Got Talent"; Lionel Richie for UK "X Factor"?
Cowell's dream of having all the "Got Talent" winners competing has been dashed. Meanwhile, Simon is reportedly wooing Michael Buble and Lionel Richie as possible British "X Factor" replacement judges for himself.
CBS giving "Mike and Molly" a tryout in "Two and a Half Men's" slot
For one week only, the newest Chuck Lorre comedy will replace his Sheen-less sitcom.
"Treme" returns April 24
HBO on Thursday made the official announcement of 11 episodes, plus Anthony Bourdain and Jon Seda.
Watch video of "Wonder Woman" filming in Hollywood
With Adrianne Palicki and her stunt double.
CBS orders Nigel Lythgoe's "Secret Fortune"
The game show format is sort of like an envelope version of "Let's Make a Deal."
"Cougar Town's" Courteney Cox & Josh Hopkins suffer wardrobe malfunctions
The "platonic" co-stars are still vacationing on the beach in St. Barts.
Season 7 will be the AMC series' last, Weiner says in wake of his new deal with AMC and Lionsgate. "I think that's how long the story is," he tells TV Guide. "I'm not 'The Simpsons.' They're amazing. I don't know how they do it. I look at TV shows that I admire, and I think this is the length that they should be. At a certain point you're driven to a desire not to repeat yourself. I want the show to end before the machinery has worn out."
There will be 
"I really want to see Ellen (Pompeo) sing ('Portions For Foxes') by Rilo Kiley, which was the very first song we ever had in the pilot," says Shonda Rhimes. "I've already been saying I want to do it again. It was really tough on everybody though. We’ve been working on the episode since September. Everything from rehearsals to recording, it was a really difficult episode. I don't know if we’ll ever do it again, but I already want to." PLUS: Patrick Dempsey says 
Actors on "The Playboy Club" are being asked to sign a nudity clause that may give producers leeway to shoot nude scenes that would be shown in syndication or on the DVD release. The clause states, "Nudity as defined above and/or simulated sex acts may be required in connection with player's services in the pilot and/or series." PLUS: Check out 
The 63-year-old ex-governor will don "Super Suits" for his new animated TV character, which will also be released in comic book form. "Arnold decides to become a crime fighter and builds a secret high-tech crime-fighting center under his house in Brentwood," says Stan Lee, who co-developed the cartoon superhero with Schwarzenegger. The comic, adds Schwarzenegger, "brings everything together. It combines the governor, the Terminator, the bodybuilding world, the True Lies…"
Weiner essentially put AMC, the formerly second rate movie channel, on the map, says Tim Goodman. "Do a search for how many times AMC has been mentioned since summer of 2007 and then compare that to how many times it was mentioned prior — go back a decade if you need to," says Goodman. "'Mad Men' may not be the most watched series on television or even on AMC, but it's the greatest loss-leader in the history of television. While that was happening, Weiner was under his old contract. Underpaid? Relative to the industry and his impact on it — hell yes."
Not only has he become this season's biggest star, but he's been an inspiration to his fellow judges, argues Rob Sheffield. "Tyler can claim the lion's share of the credit," he says. "He's the straw that stirs the drink." He adds: "Somehow, Tyler has inspired his fellow judges to turn on the charm. Lopez has lost her diva sneer. Randy Jackson, who looked burned out for the past few seasons, has reawakened." PLUS: "Idol" boss 
The ABC drama premieres tonight with "mind-numbing familiarity," says Matthew Gilbert. The show, he says, "is a boilerplate medical procedural that offers absolutely no surprises — no unseen plot twists, no juicy issues, no charming banter, no nothing. Just a star trying to act her way through scripts that seem built to sabotage her efforts."
