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Ryan Gets ‘Leverage’; Pellegrino Is ‘Supernatural’s’ Devil

Jeri Ryan has landed a recurring role on TNT’s "Leverage," The Hollywood Reporter says. Ryan will play a smart-ass, street-wise con woman who gets sucked into the "Leverage" family. Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly reports that The CW’s "Supernatural" has cast Mark…

Showtime Slates ‘Nurse Jackie’ Marathon for Independence Day

Showtime will air a marathon of its new series “Nurse Jackie” on July 4. The two-hour marathon beginning at 8 p.m. will consist of the first four episodes. –Vlada Gelman

Upfront Gets Into Gear With NBC, Group M Deal

The television upfront market finally appears to be moving, as NBC Universal and GroupM close in on a broadcast and cable deal for the coming season, Adweek says. The broadcast portion of the deal, sources say, includes a drop in…

Exclusive: Michael Jackson Was the Key to Establishing MTV as the Success It Became, Former CEO Freston Says

Michael Jackson practically single-handedly was responsible for the success of one of the biggest phenomena in TV history: MTV. In November, 1982, a little more than a year after MTV debuted, Jackson released the album “Thriller,” which would go on…

CNN’s Anderson Cooper Remembers Going to Studio 54 with Jackson at Age 10

As part of CNN’s coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper told a story about going to Studio 54 when he was 10 with Jackson and other friends, says the Huffington Post. He joked that “Why I was…

More Cable Networks Join Comcast Online Test

Scripps Networks, Cablevision Systems’ Rainbow Media, A&E Television Networks and Comcast Networks have joined the Comcast test that will make cable TV content available online on a password-protected basis to cable and satellite subscribers, Multichannel News reports. Time Warner’s TNT…

Noah Wyle, Spielberg Team Up Again for TNT Alien Invasion Pilot

Noah Wyle, a former star of “ER,” has signed on as the lead in another Steven Spielberg production, this one an alien-invasion series for cable’s TNT, the Hollywood Reporter says. Wyle will play the leader of a group that fights…

In Other News: FCC Gets a New Chairman

Julius Genachowski has been confirmed by the Senate as the new head of the FCC, TheWrap reports. He is expected to be sworn in next week.

Michael Jackson Dies; Nets Will Air Primetime Specials on His Life

Pop icon Michael Jackson has died, not long after being  rushed to UCLA Medical Center this afternoon after paramedics discovered him unconscious at his home in Bel Air, Calif., the Los Angeles Times reports. ABC News — which had scored several…

Fawcett Dies After Cancer Battle

Actress Farrah Fawcett died today in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer, Entertainment Weekly reports. “After a long and brave battle with cancer, our beloved Farrah has passed away," said longtime love Ryan O’Neal in a statement….