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Anthrax Threat at MGM

The MGM Tower in Century City received an anthrax threat today, Defamer reports. Building management and LAPD were notified immediately, but the building was not evacuated because there was no evidence tampering found, the Web site says. The building also…

Regis Visits ‘Your Mother’

Regis Philbin will guest star as himself in an episode of CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother,” Entertainment Weekly reports, citing unnamed sources. Philbin will appear in the second episode of the upcoming season, the magazine says. The sitcom’s Neil…

Sofer Meets ‘Two and a Half Men’

Rena Sofer will guest star in the season premiere of CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” TV Guide reports. Sofer will play a woman from Charlie’s past whose son strongly resembles Charlie, the magazine says. —Vlada Gelman

‘Runway’ Vets Challenge ‘Top Design’

“Project Runway” alums Daniel Franco, Santino Rice, Andre Gonzalo, Jeffrey Sebelia and Sweet Pea will appear on Bravo’s “Top Design” next season, OK magazine reports. The “Top Design” contestants will have to create a room based on a garment by…

ABC News Sets Convention Coverage Plan

ABC News will air one hour of live convention coverage at 10 p.m. each night of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos will anchor, while Kate Snow will report…

‘Clean House’ Sweeps Up

The season premiere of Style Network’s “Clean House” on Wednesday garnered a 0.68 household rating and more than 546,000 viewers, Multichannel News reports. The numbers are an all-time high for the program and a 143% improvement from last season’s premiere…

Actors Join HBO’s Milch Pilot

Michael Gaston, Lily Rabe, Michael Raymond-James, Fredric Lehne and Clifton Powell have been added to the cast of David Milch’s drama pilot “Last of the Ninth” for HBO, the Hollywood Reporter says. Additionally, Tim Guinee has joined Fox’s “24” playing…

Olympic Coverage Goes Mobile

Data collected by Nielsen Mobile revealed that almost 45% of U.S. mobile video users will make up the mobile audience for the Olympic Games, Online Media Daily reports. Gymnastics was the event that the most U.S. mobile users want to…

NBC to ‘Chime In’ on Olympics

NBC will attempt to lure the viewing audience of the Olympics with a “Chime In” campaign reminding viewers that there’s programming on after the Games, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A 30-second spot featuring NBC stars will air at the top…

Flagstaff Loses Local Newscast

Flagstaff, Ariz.’s only live local newscast will cease to broadcast after next week, the Arizona Daily Sun reports. KNAZ Channel 2’s president and general manager John Misner said the station couldn’t afford to keep its live news broadcast because of…