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Canceled Show Gets a Reprieve as Network Reverses Decision

A drama series that was canceled back in January got a reprieve when the channel reversed its decision. B&C reports that Lifetime changed its mind and will keep “Drop Dead Diva” going. As previously reported, the network canceled the program…

‘Saturday Night Live’ Fixture Misses Show After Injury

A fixture on NBC’s "Saturday Night Live" missed Saturday’s show because he recently suffered a broken hip, reports TMZ.com. Announcer Don Pardo is reportedly recovering and doing well. Pardo has provided the voiceover for the show’s opening since “SNL” debuted…

‘Downton Abbey’ Actress — Calling Her Character a ‘Thoroughly Despicable Human Being’ — Says She’s Leaving the Show

The period drama “Downton Abbey” is losing a character viewers love to hate. The U.K.’s Mirror reports that actress Siobhan Finneran, better known as the scheming maid O’Brien, told the publication she won’t be back. “I’m not doing any more….

Report: Olbermann Wants to Return to His Old Network

Keith Olbermann is reportedly looking to return to his roots, with the veteran TV host and his representatives expressing interest in rejoining ESPN, reports The New York Times. The overtures come as Olbermann gave a deposition Friday in a reported…

‘PBS NewsHour’ May Add Weekend Broadcasts

"PBS NewsHour" may add weekend broadcasts, producing the segments in New York instead of in the show’s studios in Arlington, Va., reports Elizabeth Jensen in The New York Times. The plan would add a weekend news show to PBS, which…

New NBC Comedy Casts Female Lead

A comedy project in the works at NBC has cast an actress from a USA drama series as its female lead. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that Mary McCormack, who starred in USA’s "In Plain Sight" for five seasons,…

Disney, News Corp. in Talks Over Hulu: Differences Over the Streaming Service’s Direction Could Be Resolved by One Owner Buying Out the Other

Walt Disney Co. and News Corp. have been discussing the future ownership of online video site Hulu, with the possibility of one buying the other out, reports The Wall Street Journal. (Please note that the WSJ is a subscription site,…

Is the Pot Calling the Kettle Black? Why Lindsay Lohan Wants Charlie Sheen to Back Off

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly telling Charlie Sheen to back off. TMZ.com reports that the actress has rejected an offer from Sheen to mentor her. While Lohan is said to appreciate everything that Sheen has done for her, she reportedly wouldn’t…

Famed Director Hopes This Project Won’t Be His Waterloo: Spielberg Turning Screenplay From the Late Stanley Kubrick Into TV Miniseries About Napoleon

"’I’ve been developing Stanley Kubrick’s screenplay — for a miniseries, not for a motion picture — about the life of Napoleon. Kubrick wrote the script in 1961, a long time ago,’ Steven Spielberg told French network Canal+," reports movie site…

Report: Heidi Klum Will Be Judge of Major Reality Talent Show

It looks like Heidi Klum will become a judge on a major reality talent show. According to TMZ’s website, "TMZ has learned Heidi Klum has just signed on to be a fourth judge on the reality TV show ‘America’s Got…