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Daily Archives : Jan 4, 2013

Woman in Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Video Pockets $55,000 in Settlement

Michael Jackson’s estate reportedly paid $55,000 to Ola Ray, the woman featured in the singer’s "Thriller" music video, to settle a lawsuit filed by Ray, reports TMZ.com. The lawsuit was settled last year. Ray, a former Playboy centerfold model, filed…

CBS Takes Wraps Off Plans for Super Bowl Commercial Special — Including Replacing One of the Hosts

CBS has tapped one of the hosts of "The Talk" to co-host its 13th annual special about the Super Bowl’s top commercials, reports Deadline.com. “The Talk’s” Aisha Tyler will join CBS Sports NFL analyst Boomer Esiason as co-host of the…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Names ‘The Voice’ Coach to Host

"Saturday Night Live" has named one of the coaches from "The Voice" to host the NBC late-night sketch show’s Jan. 26 episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Making his “SNL” hosting debut will be Adam Levine. Levine will…

‘Modern Family’ Hires ‘Community’ Writer

ABC’s "Modern Family" has hired a comedy writer who worked for three years on "Community," according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. Megan Ganz, who announced her move on Reddit, wrote six full episodes for the NBC cult comedy, including…

Viewers to Pick Ending of ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Episode

Viewers will pick the ending of a new episode of "Hawaii Five-0," with CBS saying the twist is the first ever of its kind, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The Jan. 14 episode will allow viewers to vote for the person…

House Minority Leader to Appear on ’30 Rock’ Finale

NBC’s "30 Rock" has tapped the House Minority Leader to guest star on the show’s series finale, reports Deadline.com. The network confirmed that Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California will appear on the Jan. 31 episode. It was not clear…

Bill O’Reilly Project Headed for Nat Geo Channel

A program from Fox News Channel fixture Bill O’Reilly has been bought by the National Geographic network, which wants to expand its original history-focused programming, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder. The project is based on O’Reilly’s best-selling “Killing…

When Cable TV Was Young, How Three Pioneers Worked Extra Hard to Get Cable Programming Noticed

As the TV critics Winter Tour tour starts today, Jan. 4, 2013, please click here to read TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross telling the story of how three pioneers worked extra hard to get cable TV programming noticed back when cable…

Are Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence Prepping Sitcom In Which They Will Both Star?

"Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence are considering pairing up to star in and produce a multi-camera comedy together for Lionsgate TV and its subsidiary Debmar-Mercury," report Nikki Finke and Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com. The story continues, "In the past few…

When Cable TV Was Young, How Three Pioneers Worked Hard to Get Cable Programming Noticed

With the winter 2013 edition of the Television Critics Association tour set to start today, Friday, Jan. 4, I was struck recently that most of the TV shows nominated recently for Golden Globes this year — as well as for…