Bob Schieffer, who moderated last night’s third presidential debate, had a moment when he messed up Osama bin Laden’s name, calling him “Obamas, uh, bin Laden.” Neither candidate acknowledged the slip. ABC News posted the clip. Here it is:
A freshman drama has received a full-season order from The CW, after the show’s premiere drew 4.1 million viewers and ranked as the network’s most-watched telecast of any show in three years, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The…
ABC is close to a script deal for a comedy from husband and wife Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa, reports Deadline.com. Consuelos would star in the project, about a working-class handyman from Queens who becomes part of a nontraditional family…
Despite suffering a herniated disc during rehearsals Sunday for "Dancing with the Stars," Melissa Rycroft returned to the ABC dance competition to perform Monday night, reports People.com. "I’m on a little medication right now," she said, adding that she had…
MTV is working on its next scripted drama, with Kevin Cornish, the co-producer of "Are We Done Yet?," attached to executive produce, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is based on the young adult novel "Unraveling," the debut novel…
"New Girl" actor Jake Johnson has sold a comedy to Fox, along with writer-director Max Winkler, about a group of underdogs who — lacking any superpowers — create a version of the Avengers, Deadline.com reports. The five characters in "The…
Showtime has placed a third-season order for "Homeland," the drama starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker. The pay-television network ordered 12 new episodes of the show, which recently cleaned up at the Emmys,…
Pop star Justin Bieber is the target of a new lawsuit filed in Michigan by a man who claims to be the father of Selena Gomez, TMZ.com reports. The report, which describes the suit as “crazy,” says the man “makes…
A long-running reality series fell to an all-time low in Sunday’s ratings, based on Nielsen overnight figures. The series is CBS’s “Amazing Race,” which managed only a 2.3 average rating in the key demo of viewers 18-49, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. That…
A popular talk-show host will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, one of the top honors bestowed by the Kennedy Center, Zap2it reports. Ellen DeGeneres will receive the award tonight, with a broadcast of the ceremony set to…