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New Showrunner for ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’

A new showrunner will take over for Walon Green for the remaining run of USA’s "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," reports Deadline.com. The Dick Wolf show has eight episodes left before ending its run, and Chris Brancato will run those…

TV Execs Dominate List of Most Powerful Women in Entertainment

By Hillary Atkin CBS News anchor Katie Couric gave the keynote address this morning in Beverly Hills at the 19th annual event honoring the 100 most powerful women in the entertainment industry, sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter and presented by…

Jeff Lucas Gets Major Promotion at MTV Nets Ad Sales

MTV Networks announced today that it has appointed Jeff Lucas to the expanded role of chief of ad sales for the Music and Entertainment Groups. Previously, Lucas was executive vice president of the Entertainment Sales Group. According to the annoucement,…

‘Modern Family’ Star Has a Few Unkind Words for ‘Glee’ Star

[UPDATED Dec 8, 2010 at 6:20 a.m. to credit the original source of this story, TV Guide, Canada.] In a moment of unabashed loyalty to his "Modern Family" co-star Sofia Vergara, actor Ed O’Neill declared that "Glee’s" Jane Lynch was undeserving of…

Whatever Happened to Oscar Winner Jeremy Irons? He’s Coming Soon to TV

Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, best known for his work in film and theater, is about to resurface on television. He will make a guest appearance on NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU" in 2011, reports the New York Daily News. Irons…

What Do Actresses Diahann Carroll and Cloris Leachman, Earle Hagen (‘Andy Griffith’ Theme), Game Show Guru Bill Todman, TV Execs Susan Harris and Tom Freston, and Peter Jennings Have in Common?

Actresses Diahann Carroll and Cloris Leachman, composer Earle Hagen, game show producer Bill Todman, writer/producer Susan Harris, cable executive Tom Freston and the late ABC news anchor Peter Jennings will all be honored as new members of the Television Academy…

Bewkes: HBO Could Eventually Become a Standalone Channel

HBO could one day be offered as a standalone service, not tied to any specific level of pay-TV subscription, Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes said yesterday, the New York Post reports. HBO has been a part of cable packages since…

Grammatical Faux Pas? Kelsey Engaged To Girlfriend While Still Married to Wife No. 3

Having been married a few times before, Kelsey Grammer certainly realizes that, generally speaking, one needs to be divorced before one can marry a next time. In confirming that Grammer, 55 is engaged to flight attendant Kayte Walsh, 29, Us Magazine reports that "In…

A Trio of Men Set Guinness World Record by Watching Every Episode of Fox’s ’24’

Three men set a Guinness World Record Monday for the longest continuous TV-watching period as part of a marathon event put on by Fox for the show “24,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Kevin Coon, Farris Hodo and Victor Lopez…

Tribune Lenders Race the Clock to File Suit Against Sam Zell

Tribune lenders are racing to file a lawsuit by tonight’s midnight deadline against real estate mogul Sam Zell, alleging the leveraged buyout of the company he engineered caused the business to quickly collapse, the New York Post reports. Lawyers for…