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Emmy Winner Returns to TV for New Showtime Comedy

An Emmy Award-winning actress is returning to television as part of Showtime’s new comedy "The Big C," reports TV Guide. Best known for her role as Miranda on HBO’s "Sex and the City," Cynthia Nixon will be playing Cathy’s (Laura…

‘Entourage’ Producer Elaborates on ‘Ugly’ Barb, Reveals Who Almost Got Role of Turtle

HBO’s "Entourage" will return this Sunday with the season premiere of its seventh season, and as part of the promotion for the show, executive producer Doug Ellin let it be known who nearly got the role of Turtle, reports TV…

NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Tops Wednesday Nielsens

"America’s Got Talent" was the highest-rated network program Wednesday night, according to TVbytheNumbers.com. At 8 p.m., Fox’s "So You Think You Can Dance" scored 2.2 and 2.4 ratings for the first and second half-hour, respectively, in the 18-49 demographic, going…

Joan Rivers Sued by Former Manager

Joan Rivers’ former personal manager has filed a lawsuit against the comedian claiming she owes him a substantial amount of money, reports TMZ.com. Billy Sammeth takes credit for restarting Rivers’ slumping career, including getting her on NBC’s "Celebrity Apprentice." When…

Animated Characters to Pop Up on TBS to Help Promote Feature

A new Universal animated feature–and its computer-generated characters–will be getting lots of play on TBS as part of a promotion for the kiddie comedy, reports B&C. Steve Carell stars as the main voice in the film, "Despicable Me," which opens…

Stalking Incident May Affect Plans of Sports Reporter, Dancing Star

An ESPN reporter who was a victim of stalking and had a successful stint on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” may be ready to move on to something new, reports AP. The current ESPN assignment for reporter Erin Andrews is…

Talk Show Host Has Deal to Publish Memoirs

One of the busiest and most popular talk show hosts in America just got a little busier. Media Bistro reports that TV host, mega-Twitterer and "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres has made a deal with Grand Central to publish a…

Showtime in Serious Discussions About Late-Night Show with Sports Commentator Stephen A. Smith

Showtime is in serious talks with outspoken sports commentator Stephen A. Smith about hosting a late-night talk program, reports the Los Angeles Times’ ShowTracker blog. Smith appears regularly on ESPN’s "NBA Shootaround" and has his own program on ESPN2 called…

John Lee Hancock, ‘The Blind Side’ Director, in Talks to Sell Football Project to AMC

"The Blind Side" director John Lee Hancock is in discussions to sell a football project to AMC, reports The Hollywood Reporter. The project focuses on a coach of a once-winning team that’s finishing a losing season, when the school gives…

All About the Rolling Stone Reporter and How He Got the U.S. General In Afghanistan to Spill His Guts

TVWeek.com’s Viral Video features an exploration by NBC’s Rachel Maddow of the story behind Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation.