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Will Ferrell, Lizzy Caplan Developing HBO Comedy Series

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Prods. and actress Lizzy Caplan are teaming with HBO to develop a comedy series based on the Julie Klausner memoir "I Don’t Care About Your Band," reports Deadline.com. The book is a humorous…

Oscar Nominee Joins Cast of ‘Law & Order: LA’

A film star who was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006 is the latest actor to join NBC’s new drama series "Law & Order: LA," according to Deadline.com. Terrence Howard, who was nominated for his lead role in “Hustle…

‘Big Brother’ Tops Nielsens on a Slow Night

Thursday was an especially slow night on network television in the Nielsens, with only CBS’s "Big Brother" having a decent showing, reports TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m. "Big Brother" scored a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic, up against all reruns….

Aikman Tweets a Retraction of His ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Claim

After telling a TMZ reporter he was going to appear on ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" in the upcoming season, former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman now says he was just kidding, reports the New York Daily News. Via his Twitter…

Michalopoulos Leaves ABC News for The Daily Beast

Deirdre Michalopoulos, who has been senior managing editor of shows and show integration for ABC News, has been snagged by The Daily Beast as vice president of live and digital events for the Web site, reports WebNewser. Michalopoulos was behind…

Further Developments in the McPherson Story

Here’s the latest developments surrounding the July 27, 2010 resignation of ABC Entertainment Group President Steve McPherson. 1) To fight negative stories since his resignation, McPherson has hired attorney Marty Singer of the firm Lavely & Singer, reports the Los Angeles…

Despite All The Speculation, It Looks Like Fox Might Surprise All of Us and Pick Jennifer Lopez as a Judge on ‘Idol’; TMZ Reports Steven Tyler Will Replace Kara; Randy Said To Be Safe

Despite all of the names mentioned to be a judge on "American Idol," we don’t recall JLo as being one of them. But multiple reports this morning say that Jennifer Lopez will replace the departing Ellen DeGeneres on the show….

At Phoenix Airport, Travelers Won’t Be Able to Watch CNN or Fox News Anymore

The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona is banning both Fox News and CNN from the terminal’s flat-screen televisions, reports the Arizona Republic. "Fox and CNN generate complaints because some passengers see them as politically biased," says spokesman Brian Sexton, according…

William Shatner to CBS: Stop Pussyfooting Around and Use the S Word

William Shatner, who stars in the new CBS comedy "“$#*! My Dad Says,“ is not happy about the title of the show, reports ScreenCrave.com. At at preview screening of the show on Wednesday, July 28, Shatner said he wants $#*! replaced…

Wildest Story of the Day: Is Your Detergent Stalking You? (Dirt is Good)

Here’s a wild one for you. Unilever is doing a promotion wherein it’s putting a GPS tracking device in some boxes of detergent on supermarket shelves. Once the box leaves the store the GPS device is automatically activated so the…