A comedy pilot from "Mike & Molly" star Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone, has been picked up by CBS, reports TheWrap.com. The untitled project will star Falcone as a single 37-year-old who loses his shirt in the real…
After a 16-year-old contestant fell from the stage near the end of Wednesday night’s installment of “American Idol,” the show’s handling of the incident — and subsequent wisecracks by executive producer Nigel Lythgoe — outraged some viewers. The stage fall…
The creative force behind AMC’s award-winning drama "Breaking Bad" has signed a new overall deal with Sony Pictures TV, reports Deadline.com. Vince Gilligan’s contract is for 18 months, retroactive to November 2011. He has been working without a contract since…
“Luck,” HBO’s new drama set in the world of horse racing, has just added an Oscar-winning actress to the cast, reports Deadline.com. Mercedes Ruehl joins two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman and three-time nominee Nick Nolte in the cast. Ruehl will…
A pair of well-known comedic actors have joined forces to create a sitcom pilot based on Cleveland, reports Cleveland.com. Martin Mull and Fred Willard, whose previous collaborations go all the way back to the quirky 1970s sitcom "Mary Hartman, Mary…
CW’s "Smallville," the adventure series based on the life of Clark Kent before he becomes Superman, ended its 10-year run last May, but a new season will come to life in the pages of a DC comic book. DC Entertainment…
The lead role in an NBC comedy pilot has gone to an actor best known for his regular role on Showtime’s "Weeds," TVLine.com reports. Justin Kirk joins “Animal Kingdom,” where he will play Dr. George Coleman, a misanthropic veterinarian along…
Fox is wrapping up a drama series that has been one of the network’s signature shows, Deadline.com reports. The current eighth season of “House” will be the veteran medical drama’s last, the story says. The decision comes after Fox gave…
A well-known actor who recently moved from the big screen to reality television has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, TheWrap.com reports. Gary Busey, who recently appeared in "Celebrity Wife Swap," revealed in the filing that he has $50,000 or less…
Oprah Winfrey is focusing on turning around her new cable network OWN, but another Winfrey-branded project might need some attention. O, the Oprah Magazine, has seen a 32% plunge in newsstand sales, reports the New York Post. Sales fell to…