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Taps for the Boogie Woogie Bugle Girl: Last Living Sister of the Best-Selling Female Group in Pop Music History Dies

The last living sister of the best-selling female group in pop music history has died.  The lead singer of the Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews, has died at age 94 in Los Angeles, USA Today reports. According to the story, the…

CBS Confirms Plans to Wrap ‘How I Met Your Mother’ — Including the Big Reveal, Finally

All the contracts have been worked out and the fate of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" is sealed, Deadline.com reports. The series will be back for a ninth season, which will be the show’s last. Season nine…

One of the Best-Kept Trivia Secrets in Show Biz Is Revealed: Whose Leg Is It on the Poster for ‘The Graduate’?

One of the most famous legs in the history of movies, Mrs. Robinson’s on the poster for the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” belonged not to Anne Bancroft, who played Mrs. Robinson in the film, but to another actress — Linda…

Tough Night for NBC as Two Series Sink to Season Lows — Again

NBC had a difficult time in the ratings Tuesday night, based on Nielsen overnights, with two of its series slipping to season lows in the key 18-49 demo, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. Both “Go On” and “The New Normal” hit new lows…

Conflict Over HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ Makes Aaron Sorkin Disappear From ‘Houdini’ Project

Aaron Sorkin’s ("The West Wing") effort to make his debut as a librettist on Broadway as a part of the musical based on the life of magician Harry Houdini has been derailed by his HBO series "The Newsroom," reports Deadline.com….

British Period Drama Gets Another Season

A British period drama has been renewed for a second season, reports B&C. Returning in 2014 with eight new episodes will be BBC America’s “Ripper Street.” The show is set in the era of Jack the Ripper. The series debuted…

ABC Greenlights ‘Bet on Your Baby’

ABC has given a series order to a new prime-time game show, “Bet on Your Baby,” Deadline.com reports. The network has reportedly ordered eight episodes of the show. “Hosted by Melissa Peterman, co-star of the ABC Family comedy ‘Baby Daddy,’…

Producers Guild Honors the Year’s Best Work in Film, TV

As part of the runup to the Oscars — which has seen Ben Affleck’s “Argo” gain what may be unstoppable momentum — the Producers Guild of America added its voice to the chorus of praise for the movie. The producers…

More CNN Departures: On-Air Fixtures Leave Network

Changes are coming at a rapid pace for CNN as Jeff Zucker takes over. Two of the cable news channel’s best-known political contributors, James Carville and Mary Matalin, are leaving the network as CNN looks for younger contributors, The New…

Classic Children’s Story Is Suddenly Hot, With Projects in the Pipeline at NBC and CW

A classic children’s book is suddenly a hot property among the broadcast TV networks, and NBC is getting in on it by giving a pilot order to a modern-day sequel to "Alice in Wonderland," reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Another "Alice…