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Showtime to Track World Series Champs

Showtime and Major League Baseball will present a sneak preview of "The Franchise: A Season With the San Francisco Giants," a documentary series focused on the World Series champions, reports B&C. The sneak preview will air April 13 on Showtime…

HBO’s ‘Game Change’ Adds Another Big-Name Actor to the Roster

Another high-profile casting announcement has been made for HBO’s upcoming TV movie on the 2008 presidential election, “Game Change,” Entertainment Weekly reports in its Inside TV column. The latest actor to join up is Woody Harrelson. The “Cheers” veteran will…

Chris Brown Parts Ways With Publicist Following ‘GMA’ Outburst

Chris Brown has parted ways with his independent publicist, Tammy Brook, in the wake of a high-profile outburst by the singer during a “Good Morning America” appearance earlier this week, TMZ.com reported. The decision was reportedly mutual. In the “GMA”…

Martin Sheen Testifies in ‘Twin Peaks’ Actor’s Accutane Case

Martin Sheen testified via video for "Twin Peaks" actor James Marshall, who is claiming Roche Holding AG’s Accutane acne drug caused his inflammatory bowel disease, which led to the end of his acting career, reports Bloomberg. Sheen said he has…

Fox Renews Show That Was Thought to Be on the Bubble

A Fox drama that was considered to be on the bubble has been given a season renewal by the network, reports Joe Adalian in New York Magazine’s Vulture blog. The show is "Fringe," the Friday night drama from J.J. Abrams….

Subject of ‘Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy’ Goes to Court to Block Movie; YouTube Takes It Down

Telling an Italian judge that the Lifetime television movie about her murder conviction left her "very disturbed," Amanda Knox appeared in court Thursday to ask that the TV movie be blocked from airing in Italy, where she’s appealing her conviction…

Couric Continues to Make the Rounds as Her CBS Contract Winds Down–So How Much Should We Read Into Her Lunch With Time Warner CEO?

CBS News anchor Katie Couric met with Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes on Thursday for lunch, where the pair reportedly talked about possibilities with Warner Bros. and Telepictures Productions, which produce syndicated TV programming, reports the New York Post’s…

Comedy Central Orders Pilot About Decommissioned Special Ops Agent

"Black Jack," a project from "Eastbound & Down" consulting producer David Gordon Green, has received a pilot order from Comedy Central, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project focuses on a former special operations agent who is decommissioned and needs…

AMC Developing E.T. Series from ‘Breaking Bad’ Scribe

John Shiban, a writer for AMC’s Emmy-winning drama "Breaking Bad," is conjuring up a new series about close encounters of the alien kind, reports Entertainment Weekly. The drama pilot, called "The Voyage," is the story of a female scientist who…

FX Close to Renewing Modern Western Crime Drama

FX is close to renewing the modern Western crime drama series "Justified" for a third season, according to Deadline.com. The renewal would come after FX canceled "Lights Out," its well-reviewed boxing drama, as previously reported. Deadline.com points out that even…