TV Land ordered reality show “High School Reunion” for a second season, while E! did the same for “Sunset Tan,” the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, TVG ordered horse-racing reality series “Lady Luck” for a third season, the newspaper reports. —…
NBC ordered a 15th and final season for “ER” while not re-signing “Scrubs,” which is likely to be picked up by ABC, Daily Variety reports. “ER” producer Warner Bros., which received as much as $13 million an episode a decade…
“Curb Your Enthusiasm” producer and former agent Gavin Polone will be one of the judges for CBS reality show “Secret Talents of the Stars,” Daily Variety reports. Mr. Polone joins Debbie Reynolds and Brian McKnight on the panel for the…
ABC signed Molly Ringwald to star in an untitled pilot from Brenda Hampton, the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, Sci Fi Channel signed Billy Campbell to star in its two-hour pilot episode of “Revolution.” — Danny King
Emmy-nominated “Grey’s Anatomy” actress Chandra Wilson will star in a Hallmark Channel movie about a homeless woman whose fortunes are reversed with the help of a policewoman, the Hollywood Reporter says. “Accidental Friendship” will start shooting next month and is…
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists will start negotiations for a prime-time contract with the networks and studios April 28, 13 days after the Screen Actors Guild starts its talks. The start date allows “SAG sufficient time to…
HBO signed an 18-month development agreement that will extend Robert Wuhl’s association with the network, the Hollywood Reporter says. Mr.Wuhl, who created and starred in “Arli$$” from 1996-2002, is developing a single-camera comedy, the newspaper reports. — Danny King
Screen Actors Guild members are split over which actors should get voting rights in contract negotiations with studios, the Wall Street Journal reports. Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon are among the 1,400 actors who’ve signed a petition favoring limiting voting…
News Corp. requested that the Federal Communications Commission release the company from some regulatory conditions triggered by its former controlling interest in satellite company DirecTV, Multichannel News reports. The conditions for News Corp., which has since transferred its 40% share…
SoapNet will debut an original scripted series, “MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives,” about ice hockey players on the Canadian Mustangs team and their wives. The first 10 hourlong episodes of the series will begin airing June 19 at…