NBC announces fall premiere dates
"Chuck" and "Grimm" won't premiere until Oct. 21, the Peacock's revamped Thursday — with "Whitney" and "Prime Suspect" — debuts Sept. 21, and "Up All Night" and "Free Agents" will get a special kick-off after the "America's Got Talent" season finale.
July 2011
It's official: James Spader joins "The Office" as CEO
Exec producer Paul Lieberstein says: "James will reprise his role as Robert California, this uber-salesman that has a power to convince and manipulate, like a high-class weirdo Jedi warrior. He'll have been hired over the summer as the new manager, but within hours, got himself promoted. Within days, he took over the company. James has an energy that is completely his own, and 'The Office' has no tools for dealing with this guy. We're thrilled he's joining our cast."
Emily Maynard is poised to be the next "Bachelorette"
A source tells Us Weekly: "She hasn't officially signed on yet, but it looks like a done deal."
"Entourage's" final season kicks off July 28
Guest-stars include Alex Rodriguez, Rob Morrow, Christain Slater, Rahcel Zoe and Illeana Douglas.
Anderson Cooper moving to 8 o'clock, after CNN dumps Eliot Spitzer
CNN has canceled the former New York governor, and his one-hour slot wll go to Cooper.
Comedy Central admits Charlie Sheen's roast vs. "Men" is no coincidence
"Everything aligned," says a Comedy Central spokesperson, noting that "The Daily Show" and "Colbert Report" weren't scheduled to tape on Sept. 19, the night Ashton Kutcher made his "Two and a Half Men" debut. PLUS: Brooke Mueller threatens Comedy Central to not roast her, and Lisa Lampanelli will miss this roast.
Charlie Sheen: My sitcom will be based on a Joe Roth movie
"Look through his films and you'll see which one makes the most sense … and it's not 'Coup de Ville,'" Shieen said of Joe Roth, whose produced "Major League," "Young Guns" and many, many movies.
South Korea gets 2018 Winter Olympics — NBC facing 14- to 17-hour time difference
Will the Peacock have any primetime events to broadcast live from Pyeongchang?
Maria Shriver won't return to TV, at least not yet
She's turned down all the offers, including from Oprah Winfrey Network and NBC.
Jay Leno bombs with Casey Anthony jokes
Virtually every other late-night host is on vacation, so it was left to Leno to joke about the verdict — and compare it to Obama's economic team. PLUS: Julie Chen tears up, and what will HLN do now?
Adrian Pasdar lands on ABC Family
The former "Heroes" star has joined "The Lying Game" from the author of "Pretty Little Liars."
Watch Jake Gyllenhaal risk his life on "Man vs. Wild"
Check it out as Gyllenhaal attempts to conquer his fear of heights.
Adele wanted for "The Voice" UK
Will she agree to join a panel that allegedly includes Cee Lo Green and Cheryl Cole?
Hugh Laurie becomes a pitchman for L'Oreal
He joins Patrick Dempsey as one of three "male ambassadors" for L'Oreal's Men Expert line.
Showtime to air a Kings of Leon documentary
"Talhina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon" debuts on Aug. 21.
David Hasselhoff will play an ex-porn star on "Sons of Anarchy"
The Hoff will guest in October as a well-endowed ex-porn star who makes lesbian flicks.
USA orders "Common Law"
The buddy cop LAPD comedy stars Michael Ealy and Warren Kole as members of an elite homicide squad.
Tape delays prompted Wimbledon to pick ESPN over NBC
The Peacock couldn't guarentee across-the-board live coverage until 2014.
"Glee" cast films a video with YouTube sensation Keen Cahill
Harry Shum Jr., Dianna Agron, Darren Criss and Jenna Ushkowitz did some backup work for Cahill on his Katy Perry cover of "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" This isn't his first Katy Perry song. Cahill already sang "Teenage Dream."
"Idol's" Pia Toscano signs record deal
She'll work with Jimmy Iovine as part of her deal with Interscope and 19 Recordings. Her first single drops on July 12, with an album due out later this year.
"SVU" bringing back Stephanie March & Diane Neal
They'll each reprise their roles as ADAs in Season 13.
Elizabeth Hurley joins "Gossip Girl"
She'll shake up the "Gossip" world playing a media mogul for a multi-episode arc.
Who should roast Charlie Sheen?
Demi Moore? Roseanne? Martin Sheen!
"Rizzoli & Isles": Not a lesbian show
"I hate to disappoint, but these characters are straight," says Angie Harmon, addressing many who claim that the homicide detectives are totally gay — they just don't know it. She adds: "If we lose viewers because of it — sorry!"
Meet reality TV's lie detector
John Grogan, winner of "The Soup's" MVP award, has performed polygraph tests on a number of reality shows, from "Flavor of Love" to "Beauty and the Geek."
Chris Harrison: "Bachelor" Brad is emotionally "too raw" to go on TV
Why won't Brad Womack appear next week when Emily is interviewed? Says Harrison: "While he gave his blessing for Emily to speak on their behalf, his emotions are still just too raw and he wasn’t ready to speak openly about it all yet."
David Simon talks "Treme"
Reluctantly, Simon explains and defends some of his decisions for Season 1 and 2. PLUS: Season finale was a great capper to Season 2.
After Casey Anthony verdict, "Dexter Morgan" becomes a Twitter trending topic
TCM tonight kicks off a month-long look at Arabs in film
"Hell's Kitchen" winner will assume a position that didn't exist
Watch the Lady Gaga-inspired Shark Week promo
HBO will document Derek Jeter's "3K"
Mariah Carey may become a full-time "X Factor" mentor
Simon Cowell always wanted her to have a role on the show, and it looks that might become a reality.
$3 million was spent on launching "America's Next Great Restaurant"
An SEC filing by Chipotle just how expensive it was to open Soul Daddy in three cities.
"Burn Notice" nabs Charisma Carpenter
The former "Buffy" and "Angel" star will play the trophy wife to a wanted man.
Chord Overstreet's "Glee" ouster doesn't make sense
Did something behind the scenes happen? Because his character was poised for two great storylines.
"Dancing's" Mark Ballas sued by ex-publicist
A PR firm claims it is owed $2,637.75 by the "Dancing" star.
Comedy Central will roast Charlie Sheen — on same night "Men" returns
One hour after Ashton Kutcher makes his debut on "Two and a Half Men," on Sept. 19, Sheen will be roasted on Comedy Central. This won't be Sheen's first roasting. During much of his tour, Roastmaster General Jeff Ross roasted Sheen.
Lady Gaga to guest-judge "SYTYCD"
Nigel Lythgoe confirms Gaga will be sitting on the panel this summer.
Cee Lo Green joining the British "Voice"?
A UK tabloid claims Green has opted to join the BBC version of "The Voice," though nothing is confirmed.
Chelsea Handler's NBC sitcom drops 3 cast members
Creative reasons have forced out "White Collar" alum Natalie Morales, Jo Koy of "Chelsea Lately" fame and Angel Laketa Moore from "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea."
Watch Vinny storm off "Jersey Shore"
Vinny Guadagnino is gone for good, supposedly. PLUS: The Situation turns 30.
Wimbledon moving from NBC to ESPN
ESPN has landed the rights to Wimbledon, and — unlike NBC — will carry matches live across the country.
Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter joins Aaron Sorkin's HBO pilot
Recent Stanford grad Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has joined "More As This Story Develops," thanks to the help of her dad's girlfriend, Cheryl Hines.
Lindsay Lohan's mom: "Dancing with the Stars"?
Dina Lohan has reportedly boasted about being in talks to joining "Dancing."
"Idol" alum Kevin Covais to guest on "State of Georgia"
The contestant formerly known as "Chicken Little" will play a "dorky scientist" on Wednesday's episode of the ABC Family series.
"Hung" takes on a transgender client
Thomas Jane had insisted that his male prostitute character never have gay sex. But what about transgender sex?
"Glee's" Naya Rivera & Heather Morris share a kiss on stage
The pair smooched on the final night of the "Glee" Live tour in Dublin, Ireland.
"Castle" star announces "sex tape," releases a single instead
Jon Huertas thought the best way to advertise his new single, "Sex is the Word," was too advertise it as a sex tape.
George Lopez's divorce is finalized
Lopez is no longer married to Ann Serrano, who gave him a kidney.
Martha Stewart gets animated for a web series
Check out the cartoon Martha for AOLKids.
Hines Ward & Kym Johnson go "Dancing" for Pittsburghers
The city of Pittsburgh, including the mayor, came out last week to honor the "Dancing" champs.
"Glee" dumps Chord Overstreet, promotes Darren Criss & Harry Shum Jr.
The Fox series has opted not to pick up Overstreet's series regular option for next season, though it hasn't ruled out any guest appearances for Sam. The news comes as Criss and Shum have been upgraded to full-time series regulars for next season.
"Hawaii Five-0" gets a new governor
Ex-"Terminator" star Richard T. Jones will play the lt. governor who assumes the governorship as Jean Smart's replacement.
Fox to offer a big "X Factor" preview during the baseball all-star game
The "world premiere preview" will be shown before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 12.
"Jackass" guys release a video tribute to Ryan Dunn
"our brother."
Why are "SYTYCD's" ratings tumbling?
The season started out with 9.1 million viewers. Last night's episode drew just 5 million. PLUS: Mary Murphy addresses "kissing mayhem."
Dear HBO: "Maybe it's time to down the tits"
From "Game of Thrones" to "Boardwalk Empire," HBO has never been so freewheeling with copious scenes showing "tits," as Mary McNamara calls them. "Why not use the less crude 'breasts?'" she asks. "Because I don't mean breasts. Breasts are what you see on cable during a lovemaking scene or when a character is caught unawares or when, as in the season finale of "Game of Thrones," the last of the Targaryens rises, naked and miraculous, from her husband's funeral pyre with three baby dragons clinging to her. Tits are what you see in a strip club or a brothel, when conversations or action between men…"
Why is "Treme" so boring? Because New Orleans is treated with kid gloves
"Treme," says Dave Thier, is "deeply boring" because David Simon seems "terrified" of New Orleans viewers and "takes every opportunity for extremity and crams it into an amorphous, semi-pleased middle." "To call Treme skin-deep would not be fair—Simon has given his best shot to show a side of the city the tourist doesn't reach, and reminds the viewer that he's on the inside at every chance he gets," says Thier. "But he cuts himself only so much so as to hold up his hand and say: look, I bleed." On "The Wire," he adds, "Simon bled rivers for Baltimore."
Why is "Treme" so hard to like? // "Treme" ends a terrific Season 2
Jorge Garcia returns to standup comedy
The "Lost" turned "Alcatraz" star, who once "dabbled" in standup," took the stage last night at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood for a charity benefit. "It was always kind of a secondary thing that I always played around with," says Garcia. "I never had the discipline to do the same six minutes every night. I didn't give it the full gung-ho that some comics do."
TNT orders "The Great Escape" — from Ron Howard and "Amazing Race" bosses
The reality competition will have contestants compete to escape their very own action/adventure movie.
Brooke Mueller credits "World According to Paris" with her sobriety
Charlie Sheen's ex saw herself on TV under the influence, and vowed to change, according to friends.
Newt Gingrich turns down Rainn Wilson's request to become his campaign manager
"The Office" star yesterday tweeted Gingrich: "Dear @NewtGingrich: because of the many Newt/Schrute rhyme options, I humbly offer my services as your new campaign manager."
Check out Mos Def on "Dexter"
He plays Brother Sam, an ex-con who has found religion.
Ashton Kutcher is now going after The Village Voice's advertisers
Kutcher's Twitter war over child prostitution continued today on Kutcher's Twitter and The Village Voice's Twitter.
Should the media stop commenting on Chrisina Hendricks' curves?
Seemingly every article about the "Mad Men" star is about her size. PLUS: Hendricks designs her own bathing suits.
Letterman flips off his audience with a double middle finger
Watch the trailer for VH1 restaurant reality show "Famous Foods"
William Shatner sings "O Canada" for Canada Day
Is "FlashForward"/"Camelot" star Joseph Fiennes the new show killer?
Jimmy Kimmel asks kids: "How should they kill Charlie Sheen?"
Google in talks to buy Hulu
An acquisition by Google just might be Hulu's best option.
Stephen Colbert begins taking donations for his Super Pac
Give the man some money at ColbertSuperPac.com.
Report: Fox's "X Factor" originally had an American male co-host
That's according to British "X Factor" host Dermot O'Leary, who was also up for the Fox job. Before they picked Welshman Steve Jones, O'Leary says an American man, whom he didn't identify, was picked. "They went with an American," says O'Leary. "That guy didn't work out. He didn't work out about two days before it started. Then Steve (Jones) went out and (got it), and fair play to him." PLUS: Inside the Seattle auditions.
Joe Rogan jokes that he's returning to "Fear Factor" for the money
"I had to get that long paper son!" he says, adding: "Parts of it are fun … parts of it are f**king boring … but as far as regular jobs go, it f**king rocks."
"Sons of Anarchy" unveils Season 4 promo
With a Red Hot Chili Peppers theme.
The Situation settles with his dad, who apologizes
Mike Sorrentino has agreed to stop profiting from the "Jersey Shore" star's name, image and likeness as part of a settlement deal.
"Boondocks" may return
Aaron McGruder is said to be considering a 4th season of his Adult Swim comedy.
Santa Claus stars in a new summer Pepsi ad
The Coke lover goes rogue.
Ex-"Australian Idol" judge dies
Police don't know what killed Jay Dee Springbett at age 36.
AMC Networks' stock opens below expectations
Shares are selling for 8% below expectations at $40 a piece.
Check out former "CSI" star Gary Dourdan's smashed SUV
The troubled actor, who was found with ecstasy, reportedly ran into two cars.
