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Monica Potter has been cast to co-star in NBC’s “Parenthood,” an hour-long pilot in which she’ll play Peter Krause’s wife, the Hollywood Reporter says. She’s replacing Diane Farr, who had a scheduling conflict with her work on Showtime’s “Californication,” the…
The New York Times takes a look at Jon Rosen, agent for cooking show hosts including Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Al Roker, Katie Lee Joel and Giada DeLaurentiis. Rosen is head of the “branded lifestyle” group at the William Morris…
The cast and crew of “Desperate Housewives” said goodbye to Nicollette Sheridan, who was making her final appearance as a series regular, the Associate Press says. Castmate James Denton tells the wire service that Sheridan thanked the show’s writers and…
Consumers are increasingly willing to pay for television programming through a subscription model, the Hollywood Reporter says, citing a study by consultant Accenture. The study found that one-quarter of the 14,000 consumers surveyed globally would be willing to pay a…
Micheala McManus, whose character on “Law & Order: SVU” left the unit to return to Washington, won’t be coming back to the show, according to TV Guide. Alexandra Cabot is again playing the assistant district attorney on the series this…
With Gannett and Media General executives making positive comments about the advertising market, shares of CBS rose sharply Friday, Dow Jones reports. Despite the gain to $6.76 a share, CBS remains down from the $25 level it traded at in…
Edie Falco prepared for her role on Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie” by watching hospital-based doctor shows on the Discovery Health Channel, the New York Daily News reports. “I’ve always been fascinated by them on Discovery Health. ‘Trauma: Life in the ER,’…
Former MSNBC host Dan Abrams tells the New York Post that his media news Web site Mediaite.com will be similar in some respects to DeadlineHollywoodDaily, the scoop-filled Web site run by Nikki Finke. “It’s going to be very judgmental, very…