‘Real Housewives’ Star Reportedly is Ex-stripper With a Record
One of the stars of this season’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” on Bravo may have a criminal past, ABC News reports. —Chuck Ross
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New Show from Creator of ‘The Shield’
Shawn Ryan, who created one of the first big hit series on basic cable—“The Shield” for FX—will be back on that network with “Terriers,” Variety reports. It’s a detective dramedy from Ryan and Ted Griffin. —Chuck Ross
Peace In Our Time: SAG Approves New Deal, Finally
There’s labor peace in Hollywood at last. Members of the Screen Actors Guild have ratified a new deal with producers by an unexpectedly strong margin of 78 percent for and 22 percent against. The vote ends nearly two years of…
The ‘Futurama’ is Now: Comedy Central Revives Series
There’s a future for “Futurama.” Five years after Fox canceled the animated comedy, 20th Century Fox TV has officially struck a deal with Comedy Central to produce 26 original episodes of the Matt Groening series. It will return as early…
Lifetime Slates ‘Diva’ Debut for July 12
Lifetime will premiere its new original series "Drop Dead Diva" on July 12 at 9 p.m. The 13-episode series revolves around a vapid model whose soul is transported into the body of a recently deceased, plus-size attorney. The series stars…
Nurses Upset With Showtime’s ‘Jackie’
The New York State Nurses Association is not very happy with the portrayal of the nursing profession on Showtime’s new series "Nurse Jackie," the New York Daily News reports. The group is asking that Showtime include a disclaimer at the…