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Singer Involved in Backstage Incident on ‘GMA’ After Being Pressed to Talk About His Ex

Singer Chris Brown got visibly upset when he appeared on ABC’s "Good Morning America" to promote a new album and was asked by Robin Roberts about his ex-girlfriend Rihanna, whom Brown was accused of beating, reports the Los Angeles Times’…

MTV’s Controversial ‘Skins’ Delivers More Viewers for Finale, But Future Is Up in the Air

MTV’s "Skins" drew 1.2 million viewers for its finale, up slightly from the previous week, but the future of the show is up in the air, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. MTV said Tuesday it hasn’t decided whether to renew the…

CBS Supernatural Medical Drama Pilot Taps Emmy Award-Winning Star of ‘Law & Order’

An Emmy Award-winning veteran of NBC’s "Law & Order" has been cast in an untitled CBS supernatural medical drama pilot from Susannah Grant, reports Deadline.com. The “L&O” star is S. Epatha Merkerson, who won an Emmy in 2005 for “Lackawanna…

Good News for Fans of Fake News: ‘Onion News Network’ Gets Second Season on IFC

IFC announced at its upfront presentation Tuesday that "The Onion News Network" has received a second-season order from the network, reports TVNewser.com. The second season will debut in October. The cable network ordered 16 half-hour episodes of the series, which…

TNT Taking a Pass on Two Pilots After Picking Up ‘Perception’

TNT has passed on two pilots after picking up drama pilot "Perception" to series, reports Deadline.com. The two rejected pilots are "Bird Dog," about a father-daughter police team, and an untitled project from Allan Loeb based on Marshall Karp’s novel…

CNN Continues to Surge Thanks to Crises in Japan, Libya; Did MSNBC Drop the Ball?

The events in Japan and Libya have helped boost CNN’s ratings and its standing among the cable news networks, which comes at the expense of MSNBC, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. MSNBC is now in third place…

NBC Pulling Plug on Sitcom, Replacing It With Show From Former ‘Mad About You’ Star

NBC is giving up on one of its shows and pulling the plug, yanking the show from its Thursday night lineup in favor of a new project from former “Mad About You” star Paul Reiser, Entertainment Weekly reports in its…

Syfy Picks Up Three New Reality Shows

Three new unscripted shows are being picked up by Syfy, including a show about people living through paranormal experiences and another featuring "Da Vinci Code"-type sleuthing, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Paranormal Witness" blends first-hand testimony and drama and will…

Writer, Host Pointing Fingers at Each Other Over Poorly Received Oscars Ceremony

After longtime Oscars writer Bruce Vilanch told New York Magazine that James Franco had failed as the host of the Academy Awards, Franco took umbrage, reports TV Guide. Vilanch, a comic who’s written jokes for nearly every Oscars broadcast in…

HBO Appears to Have an NFL Team in Mind for Next ‘Hard Knocks’–Assuming There’s an NFL Season

One of HBO’s most successful sports programs, "Hard Knocks," is coming back later this year–assuming there’s an NFL season–and indications are that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the leading candidates to be featured, reports SportsNewser.com. The Bucs are perceived as…