NBC unveils a "30 Rock"-less fall schedule
With Tina Fey pregnant until August, "30 Rock" will be benched till midseason, as "Parks and Recreation" moves to follow "Community" at 8:30 and Whitney Cummngs' "Whitney" takes over the post-"Office" timeslot. "Prime Suspect" will restore a drama to Thursday at 10. "Up all Night" and "Free Agents" will launch a new 8 o'clock Wednesday comedy block. Meanwhile, "The Playboy Club" will air on Mondays after a two-hour "The Sing-Off," and "Chuck" moves to Fridays at 8, followed by "Grimm." PLUS: NBC boss explains fall schedule, the Peacock has a lot of female-focused new shows and a Brian Williams primetime newsmagazine is indeed in the works.
Watch previews of NBC's new shows
Take a look at new fall entries "Grimm," "Free Agents," "The Playboy Club," "Prime Suspect," "Up All Night" and "Whitney." Plus see previews of other upcoming/midseason shows, including Steven Spielberg's "Smash," John Grisham's "The Firm," Laura Prepon as Chelsea Handler in "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," Jason Isaacs and Wilmer Valderrama in "Awake," Jeffrey Tambor and Amanda Peet in "Bent," and "BFF."
CBS cancels "$#*! My Dad Says," "Mad Love" and "The Defenders"
Despite talk of retooling the William Shatner Twitter comedy, CBS has opted to end it altogether.
NBC: If Donald Trump decides to run, "The Apprentice" will go on without him
"We are still hoping to have Donald back," says entertainment president Robert Greenblatt, who adds that he's ready to hire a new boss if Trump runs for office.
Report: Bravo wants to replace the entire "Real Housewives of New York" cast
According to Page Six, producers are seeking "richer, glossier versions" of the current cast to duplicate the success of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
NBC: "Wonder Woman" didn't fit with what we were doing
Entertainment president Robert Greenblatt said the costume had nothing to do with his decision to not pickup "Wonder Woman. "I was surprised there was such an uproar," he says. "But that didn't have anything to do with whether the show got picked up. I love that it got so much attention. All that engagement from people whether it was positive or negative was good. And she did ultimately have these little hot pants…"
"Idol's" Lauren Alaina tours tornado damage in the South
The Top 3 finalist met with tornado met with and comforted victims in her hometown on Saturday.
Another "Glee" star gets a new hairstyle: Chord Overstreet
Following Dianna Agron, Overstreet unveiled a shorter, darker new hairstyle over the weekend.
Perhaps not, judging by his last TV show. In fall 2009, Kutcher used his 
"The first instinct when you're up there and Ryan says you're going home, your first instinct is, 'I wanted to win so badly, and it feels like I've failed,'" says the "Idol" star. "But, now, thinking about it, I haven't failed at all. This is just the beginning. It's like a rollercoaster, but it's not how you would think. You would think while you're on Idol, the rollercoaster is doing all its turns and loops and corkscrews, but that's not it. Idol is still just the clicking up the track before it drops into the craziness. So I'm still clicking." PLUS: Durbin didn't like 
The "Grey's Anatomy" creator talks about her writing quirks, such as penning scripts on her laptop on picnic tables in the sun. For the P.R. drama "Scandal," which was picked up by by ABC today, she flew out to Cabo San Lucas just to write for four days. When she returned home, she checked herself in a hotel to put the finishing touches on the script. PLUS: "Grey's" 
"We have been lucky," they write. "We got to sit with the writers and think about Superman every day. We got to think about what inspires us. Think about why Superman is the most recognizable character in the world. Think about the most avid fans in television and the reason they tune in every week—not only do they want to believe in good, they actually do. Someone once said that you can only truly appreciate in others what you have the potential for in yourself. Superheroes are a reflection of who we want to become."
In an unusual move, CBS is passing "Ringer" to its sibling network The CW, which means the former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will star on the network that replaced her past two networks, The WB and UPN.
CBS and Warner Bros. announced this morning that the "pop culture triple threat — film star, cutting-edge producer and a social media pioneer" — is joining "Two and a Half Men." "He brings creativity, energy and personality to everything he touches," says CBS entertainment boss Nina Tassler. Adds Chuck Lorre: "If I was any happier, it'd be illegal." For his part, Kutcher says: "I can't replace Charlie Sheen but I'm going to work my ass off to entertain the hell out of people!"
Kutcher looks like a better choice than Hugh Grant, especially with the tabloid notoriety he brings, according to Alan Sepinwall. "I can absolutely see him doing most of what Sheen did, and doing it well," he says. "In some ways, bringing in a younger guy still at the peak of his handsomeness makes a Charlie Harper-type character (which we all assume he'd be playing) make even more sense while still being funny. Kutcher can be a d-bag who's irresistible to women and feels superior to Alan. Easy." PLUS: 
He was the frontrunner. Now he's gone. What happened? One theory: "His fans got complacent. He's been ahead of the pack for so long – and never in the bottom three – that they just didn’t turn out for him. They got lazy. And now he's out," says Mark Perigard. Another: "He was too edgy for 'Idol's' voting demographic. The show plays best in the South, where the other singers’ styles would be favored." PLUS: "Idol" 
The David E. Kelley reboot starring Adrianne Palicki failed to pass muster among the NBC brass. According to Entertainment Weekly, "the pilot earned mixed reviews at test screenings. And then there was all the online blow back about the costume – which seemed to de-emphasize the patriotism and play up the comic’s Greek mythology. Ultimately, the wardrobe department went back to the drawing board but that didn’t seem to save the project."
"Yeah I'm mad," she said backstage after last night's harsh judging. "Everybody else gets good feedback and they really let me have it. They don't feel bad for me. Never have, never will. I got a little upset because that song is downright inspiring and emotional. No matter what, that hit me to the heart." PLUS: Blame the kinder-gentler judging for Haley's outburst.
"The show's real subject," as Hampton Stevens points out, "is mass media, especially the conceits, tropes, and conventions of TV and movies. Just as Jeff and Britta aren't a real TV courtship, 'Community' isn't actually a sitcom—not any more than The Onion is an actual news-gathering organization. 'Community,' instead, is a weekly satire of the sitcom genre, a spoof of pop culture in general, and an occasionally profound critique of how living in mass media society can mess up human relationships in the real world. It's also funny, too. Some of that "profound critique" comes disguised in the form of boob jokes."
Kimmel tells ESPN "Sports Guy" Bill Simmons, a former "Jimmy Kimmel Live" writer, that he and his writers have to scour Twitter after coming up with a joke to make sure it hasn't been told before, so they could avoid joke-theft accusations. "You can't do jokes now if you find out somebody posted some Twitter and they have 4,000 followers," he says. "Like oh, well, I can't do that joke on my television show now because some guy living in his parent's basement put it up on his Twitter feed." (Scroll to 13-minute mark to listen to Kimmel's rant.) PLUS: Ryan Seacrest crowns 
