Lifetime has ordered drama pilot “The Amazing Mrs. Novak,” the Hollywood Reporter says. The project, about a supermarket manager who unexpectedly becomes governor of New Jersey, comes from Vanessa Taylor, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” will feature special reports by senior foreign correspondent Rob Riggle from China next week, Multichannel News reports. Riggle will report from Beijing, Tiananmen Square and the Great Wall, the newspaper says. “Rob…
“The Hills’” Lauren Conrad will guest star as herself on the second-season finale of ABC Family’s “Greek,” Entertainment Weekly reports. Conrad will help Casey (Spencer Grammer) with a major decision in a dream sequence, the magazine says. The episode airs…
Carol Potter will play a recurring role on the upcoming season of ABC Family’s “Greek,” TV Guide reports. She will play a ZBZ alumna who has a pivotal role in Casey’s future, the magazine says. Potter portrayed Cindy Walsh on…
Max von Sydow will join the cast of Showtime’s “The Tudors” as Cardinal Von Waldburg, Daily Variety reports. He will appear in four episodes during the upcoming third season of the drama, the newspaper says. —Vlada Gelman
Alex Hardcastle will direct Comedy Central’s “Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire,” Daily Variety reports. Hardcastle will helm all six episodes of the Middle Ages-set comedy, which is being eyed for an early 2009 debut, the newspaper says….
ABC Family’s show “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” is a big hit with young viewers, and is now pulling in more viewers than The CW’s much-hyped “Gossip Girl,” the San Jose Mercury News reports. ABC Family has already…
“Mythbusters,” Discovery Channel’s most popular show during the first quarter, owes much of its appeal to an eclectic group of topics and the interaction of its hosts, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, USA Today says. Hyneman and Savage will be…
The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing has merged its Southern California, Silicon Valley and Pacific Northwest chapters into one unit, Multichannel News reports. The consolidated CTAM West chapter, which became official Friday, will be helmed by CTAM Southern California…
The Wall Street Journal reported a possible merger between rival satellite television providers DirecTV, the largest in the country, and No. 2 Dish Network, according to TVPredictions.com. A formal proposal has not been entered, but the paper reports “general discussions”…