The likelihood of ABC picking up the irreverent single-camera office comedy "Better Off Ted" for another season lessened after a casting announcement at NBC today. The sitcom’s star, Jay Harrington, has been cast in the NBC pilot "Nathan Vs. Nurture,"…
NBC on Wednesday ran its first spot promoting Jay Leno’s return to latenight on March 1 and it is essentially a reworking of the campaign that launched his ill-fated move to 10 p.m., USA Today reports. What might be even…
This week’s $64,000 question: What will Tiger Woods say to the media on Friday? TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross has an idea. Click here to read it. –Tom Gilbert
Here’s a celebrity A-list: Jennifer Aniston, Madonna, Courteney Cox, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Hudson and Shakira. What they all have in common is personal trainer Tracy Anderson, who they are all either using or have used. The CW is developing a…
On Wednesday Feb. 10, the “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” had 11.89 million viewers, its biggest audience in more than four years, B&C reports. The reason: It was the day of a major snow storm on the East Coast.. For the…
TLC settled its breach of contract lawsuit against its former star Jon Gosselin, the Associated Press reports. No terms were disclosed. The former “Jon & Kate Plus 8" dad was sued by the network last fall, when TLC claimed he…
Three Sony Pictures TV executives: Jeanie Bradley, EVP, U.S. current programming; Debra Curtis, VP, current programming, and Rose Lee, Manager, current programming, are all leaving the company, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Bradley’s departure had been previously reported. According to THR, the…
A former “American Idol” winner will sing on the show next week as part of an effort to raise funds for Haitian earthquake recovery, the Associated Press reports. The former winner is Kris Allen, who won the "Idol" crown last season. It’s…
TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau got a scolding from a judge and 30 days in jail, after he successfully rallied his fans to overwhelm the judge’s email inbox with testimonials of support, Reuters reports. The judge feared a safety threat and…
Spike TV gave the greenlight to a golf-themed series pilot with a sex-addicted Tiger character, but insists that the character was thought up well before Tiger Woods’ recent marital troubles, reports The Hollywood Reporter. “Back Nine” stars John Schneider (“The…