ABC has bought two comedies from Ben Stiller, with one of them based on his life, reports Deadline.com. The comedies, from Stiller’s Red Hour Television, are "Please Knock" and "The Notorious Mollie Flowers," the story notes. Both are produced by…
Memories of “Must-See TV” are growing ever more distant. NBC unveiled its new Thursday night programming lineup last night, only to see it greeted by a less than stellar turnout among viewers. Citing Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports that the entire…
Cast members from “The West Wing” — including Martin Sheen, Allison Janney and Lily Tomlin — got back together for an unusual campaign ad done in the style of the long-running NBC drama. Time magazine reports that actress Mary McCormack,…
Lifetime has given a renewal to a long-running drama series, Deadline.com reports. Premiering in 2013 will be season seven of “Army Wives.” The network ordered 13 episodes. Season six, in which the series delivered an average of 3.2 million viewers,…
Sharon Osbourne has opened up again about her unhappiness with NBC, savaging the network and NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “The outspoken reality personality continues to lash out at the network that employed…
Another one of the original stars of "Dallas" will be joining TNT’s new incarnation of the prime-time soap, TV Guide reports. Audrey Landers, who originated the role of Afton Cooper, Cliff Barnes’ (Ken Kercheval) lover, will be part of the…
The NBC comedy series "The Office" has cast Stephen Colbert, the host of Comedy Central’s "The Colbert Report," as a character called Broccoli Rob, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Broccoli Rob is a member of Here Comes Treble, Andy’s a cappella…
The Fox talent competition show "The X Factor" has settled on its new host, according to a report in the New York Post, and is close to signing a deal giving the job to "Extra" host Mario Lopez. Lopez, 38,…
MSNBC is having a good week in the ratings, and the reason is clear, according to Bill Carter, writing in The New York Times’ Media Decoder. Chalk it up to news of a hidden video of presidential hopeful Mitt Romney…
One of the most popular stars of ABC’s "Dancing With the Stars" has decided to leave the show after his current contract expires at the end of next year, reports the New York Post. Maksim Chmerkovskiy told the newspaper, “What…