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Daily Archives : Dec 20, 2012

Sean Hayes of ‘Will & Grace’ to Star in New NBC Sitcom

“Will & Grace” alum Sean Hayes is adding to his slate of NBC projects. Just days after getting the go-ahead for his new game show “Hollywood Game Night,” Hayes has agreed to star in and executive produce a new sitcom…

MTV Renews Its Latest Hit Series After Show’s Premiere Set Ratings Record for the Network

MTV has ordered a second season of its newest hit series after the show set a ratings record for the network with its Nov. 12 premiere, B&C reports. The series, “Catfish,” is a reality program focused on online dating, based…

Political Director Exits ABC News

 ABC News is losing its political director, according to a report by TVNewser.com. Returning to the Cook Political Report as national editor will be Amy Walter. Walter was a Cook previously, working as senior editor from 1997-2007. She is set…

NASA Posts YouTube Video Debunking ‘End of the World’ Forecast for Dec. 21

NASA is convinced the world will make it to Dec. 22, 2012, despite rumors based on the Mayan calendar that say the world will end tomorrow, Dec. 21. So the space agency has posted a video on YouTube, designed to…

CBS Unveils Plans for New Series

CBS took the wraps off plans for a new unscripted series set for a midseason rollout, Deadline.com reports. The show is “The Job,” a reality competition that will air Fridays in the 8 p.m. time slot, starting Feb. 8. The…

ABC Newsman Sam Donaldson Arrested

Veteran ABC newsman and political correspondent Sam Donaldson was arrested earlier this month, reports TMZ.com. Donaldson, 78, was pulled over Dec. 1 after he had driven onto the shoulder of the road in Delaware and was arrested on suspicion of…

The Worst TV Shows of 2012 — Here’s One Prominent Critic’s Bottom 15

When it comes to the worst television programs of 2012, “I could have kept going to 150,” writes well-known television critic Tim Goodman in The Hollywood Reporter. Among his many year-end lists, Goodman managed to narrow it down to the…

Anatomy of Reporting Mass Murder: Why Were We Told So Much Wrong Information During the Live Reporting of the Killings in Newtown, Conn.? Should Reporters Have Done a Better Job?

To find out the answers to the questions posed in our headline, TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross spoke to two journalists who, combined, have had more than 70 years working in the TV news business. Please click here to…

Video: Samuel L. Jackson Blames ‘SNL’ Cast Member for His Swearing

Actor Samuel L. Jackson, who sparked a controversy with his appearance on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend, blamed his apparent utterance of a swear word on cast member Kenan Thompson, reports The New York Times’ ArtsBeat. Jackson appeared to utter…

Showrunner Named to Replace Jeff Zucker on ‘Katie’

Katie Couric’s new daytime talk show "Katie" has named a new showrunner and executive producer to take over for Jeff Zucker, reports Deadline.com. Michael Morrison, most recently executive producer of Hallmark Channel’s "The Martha Stewart Show," has been tapped to…