TNT has ordered the hourlong nonfiction pilot “First and Last,” part of its strategy of adding a few unscripted shows to primetime, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The show would be split into two segments, with the first focusing on the…
NBC didn’t shy away from noting Olympic record-holder Michael Phelps’ controversial partying during its Super Bowl Sunday broadcast, although NBC Sports had no immediate comment on the published photographs of the swimmer smoking marijuana at a party last fall, the…
Jackson Rathbone, who played a vampire in “Twilight,” has been tapped to appear in an upcoming episode of CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Rathbone will play a college student on spring break who might be the target of a…
Once one of TV’s hottest shows, NBC’s “Heroes” is returning with a new volume after a shakeup of its writing staff, USA Today says. The new shows are free of complications such as time travel and focus more on core…
It took a while but Adam Baldwin of NBC’s “Chuck” has found the easy way to act tough and grouchy, the New York Times says. “You totally believe him as this NSA agent who’s happy to torture and kill people,…
Joss Whedon loves TV. He’s about to find out if it still loves him back. On Feb. 13, Fox will premiere “Dollhouse,” a sci-fi/action drama starring Eliza Dushku, which marks the acclaimed writer and showrunner’s Mr. Whedon’s first stab at…
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