One of the busiest directors during the current pilot season is a TV fixture whose name is familiar to fans of quintessential sitcoms including “Cheers,” “Taxi,” “Friends,” “Frasier” “Laverne & Shirley” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Deadline.com reports that…
MTV has officially named a new head of scripted programming, Deadline.com reports. Stepping into the position is ABC Family VP of Development and Programming Mina Lefevre. Lefevre, who will be based in Los Angeles, will oversee all of MTV’s scripted…
Comedy Central has renewed a comedy series, just two weeks after its premiere. The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed reports that the cable channel renewed Nick Kroll’s "Kroll Show," which debuted with 1.2 million viewers. The series received a pickup for…
One of the crop of new daytime talk shows jockeying to fill the void left by “Oprah” will get another season to establish itself. Katie Couric’s new talk show "Katie" has been officially renewed for a second season, the Los…
Fox is nearing a pickup of an animated comedy project from rapper 50 Cent, which is loosely based on his childhood, reports Deadline.com. The untitled project is expected to receive a pilot or presentation order. The show would track a…
Animal Planet has ordered two new unscripted shows, both of which track people with animal-related occupations, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Swamp’d" is about the employees and customers at P’Maw’s Bait Shack in Louisiana. The shop sells bait and the…
"Iron Man" director Jon Favreau is slated to direct the pilot for a new NBC comedy, reports Deadline.com. The project is “About a Boy.” Favreau directed the pilot for one of last fall’s hottest new series, NBC’s "Revolution." "About a…
TLC is visiting Buddy Valastro’s kitchen again, this time ordering a pilot for "Bakery Go Time," which stars the host of "Cake Boss" helping family-owned bakeries improve their businesses, reports Deadline.com. "Cake Boss" is currently in its fifth season, while…
ABC has ordered a project from "Mike & Molly" co-executive producer Cheryl Holliday, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. The network ordered "Middle Age Rage" to pilot. According to the logline, the show is about “a middle-aged mother who is fed up…
An Oscar-winning actor — who has also won two Golden Globe Awards — will host "Saturday Night Live" for the first time on Feb. 16, 2013, reports The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed blog. The actor is Christoph Waltz, who just won…