“Ghost Whisperer’s” Anne Archer has joined the cast of the CW’s upcoming series “Privileged,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The series, formerly known as “Surviving the Filthy Rich” and “How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls,” is scheduled to air Tuesdays this…
“Journeyman” writer Kevin Falls is working on a pilot for Fox based on a popular program in Argentina, “Lalola,” Daily Variety reports. The series, dubbed the next “Ugly Betty” in its home country, follows a male womanizer who gets transported…
“Roseanne” alum Laurie Metcalf will star in upcoming series “Easy Money,” which will be part of the Sunday night programming block the CW sold to Media Right Capital, the Hollywood Reporter says. The series is about a family of loan…
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from “New Amsterdam” has signed on to star in Fox’s two-hour pilot “Virtuality,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The sci-fi show, produced by UMS and BermanBraun, will take place on Earth’s first starship with Coster-Waldau as the leader, the…
CBS Paramount has replaced all the background music for the upcoming release of the second season of “The Fugitive” TV series on DVD, Daily Variety reports. The company ran into problems relicensing the score for the series, which can very…
A new documentary playing on HBO takes a look at a high school in Baltimore that is not meeting the standards prescribed in President Bush’s No Child Left Behind education program, the New York Times says. In the film, “Hard…
While celebrities once retained a modicum of dignity, these days they’re willing to subject themselves to all sorts of embarrassing activities to keep their faces on TV and their career aspirations, says the Los Angeles Times, which has assembled a…
Comedian George Carlin, who died Sunday will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as previously announced by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Hollywood Reporter says. This will mark the first time the award…
“American Idol” season 6 runner-up Blake Lewis joins a growing list of “Idol” alums to be dropped by their record labels, the New York Post reports. Lewis said in a radio interview that Arista did not wish to pursue recording…
NBC drama chief Katie O’Connell has been promoted to executive vice president, the network announced Monday. Ms. O’Connell, who has been a senior vice president since 2006, will continue to oversee drama development as well as current drama series for…