Letterman will interview Rachel Maddow at Ball State University
The Dec. 2nd interview is the latest installment of the David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series.
Jennie Garth lands an ABC Family comedy
The "90210" alum will star in "Village People," playing a single career woman who adopts a baby from a teenage girl.
Oscars won't punish Brett Ratner for saying "rehearsal is for fags"
The Academy Awards producer has apologized for yet another indiscreet comment.
"Chuck" is the lowest-rated show on the Big 4 networks
Last week's episode pulled in a 0.9 rating.
Chris Colfer wasn't nervous filming his "First Time" on "Glee"
"It's sad but true," he says, "but I think I'm just so used to tackling delicate issues, so this was no different than other ones that we've done." PLUS: "Glee" casts Chord Overstreet's mom, and listen to "Glee's" 2nd holiday album.
"Two and a Half Men" tweets behind the scenes pics and video
Go inside Angus T. Jones' "lame" trailer, and check out Alan's wardrobe.
"The Closer's" Corey Reynolds won't join the spinoff
Instead, he's signed a talent deal with NBC.
Wilmer Valderrama will play a "Suburgatory" New Age Guru
He'll guest as the town's answer to the Dalai Lama and Richard Gere.
"The Walking Dead" discovers religion
Last week was the AMC series' "come-to-Jesus" moment.
Listen to Darrell Hammond detail his drug use
The ex-"SNL"-er talks to NPR's "Fresh Air" about his new book.
Showtime to adapt Stephen King's "Under the Dome"
"Lost" writer Brian K. Vaughn has been enlisted to write the series about a small town separated from the outside world by a barrier.
"SVU" busts Treat Williams
The "Everwood" dad will be caught with an underage prostitute when he guests on "Law & Order: SVU."
Joel Grey joins "Nurse Jackie"
He'll play a patient in Season 4.
Australia's ABC network has pulled its funding from the Jane Campion BBC miniseries "Top of the Lake" after the "Mad Men" star was given the lead role. Says an ABC spokesperson: "We went into this with the understanding the lead actor would be an Australian. But when that could not happen, we removed ourselves from the deal."
Five weeks after 
The AMC series earns decent grades in TV 101, says Hank Stuever. "Five hours into 'Hell on Wheels,'" he says, "I had ample confidence in the epic sweep that the series intends. It never jumps its track, but there are a lot of bumps and kinks to be pounded into shape. So much of the dialogue is clearly meant to be growled rather than spoken, which gets tiresome. Also, the tone of the show begins to seem oppressively gloomy after a while. I don’t doubt that building a railroad after the Civil War brought out the worst in everyone, but I also found myself wondering if what we're seeing here is too fascinated by the filth and rage of it all."
Louis CK recalls 
Contestants last night had plenty of time to sing full songs, but they only sang excerpts because the show had too much filler. As Neil Genzlinger notes, "the voting options have become so numerous that merely explaining them took up half the show. Phone numbers. Twitter. Texting. The 'X Factor' app. Carrier pigeons." PLUS: 
As Rolling Stone notes, "the A.D.D. ways of 'Glee' are back. After all the effort put into 'The Glee Project' – with another season on the way – and Ryan Murphy's emphasis on needing to be inspired to write for the winner leading to two winners and two runners-up who will get guest roles on the show – the plotlines feel odd and disjointed. We were further disappointed to see 'Glee' abandon both its humor and its heart for an episode that lands in murky, uninteresting waters." PLUS: Does "Glee" have a 
