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Howie Mandel Casting New NBC Show Based on Party Game

Howie Mandel is moving ahead with plans for a new game show, including issuing a casting call for contestants, the New York Post reports. The show is “White Elephant,” based on a popular holiday party game of the same name….

Defiant Howard Stern Says NBC Exec Threatened Him After Tirade Against Jay Leno

Howard Stern says he received a call from an NBC executive who made a "threatening kind of comment" after Stern called NBC late-night host Jay Leno a "spineless maggot," reports TheWrap.com. Stern, who is a judge on NBC’s "America’s Got…

Report: Lindsay Lohan a Suspect in Another Jewelry Theft — and Her Latest Legal Problems Don’t End There

Law enforcement authorities say actress Lindsay Lohan is formally a suspect in a recent theft of watches and sunglasses valued at $100,000, TMZ.com reports. “Lindsay was at the Hollywood Hills home of Sam Magid a week ago when Sam called…

‘Walking Dead’ Actor Arrested

An actor who appears on AMC’s “The Walking Dead” was arrested over the weekend, reports the Atlanta-area station WSB-TV.com. Scott Wilson, a 70-year old actor known for playing Hershel Greene on the series, was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of…

Ex-‘SNL’ Actress Books First Gig Since Leaving Sketch Show

A former "Saturday Night Live" comedian has scored her first role since leaving the NBC late-night show, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Abby Elliott, who announced earlier this month that she was departing from “SNL,” will appear in a multi-episode arc…

HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ Wraps Up First Season on a High Note; Numbers Are In for ‘True Blood’ Finale Too

HBO’s "The Newsroom" delivered a series ratings high for the show’s Sunday finale, reports B&C. The season finale drew 2.3 million viewers, the story reports. That compares with the 2.1 million viewers who tuned in for the show’s June 24…

Highest-Paid Celebrities: Oprah Winfrey’s Earnings Take a Huge Hit, But Is It Enough to Knock Her Out of No. 1 Spot?

Oprah Winfrey’s earnings took a huge hit during the past year, due to the loss of income from "The Oprah Winfrey Show," which went off the air in 2011, according to Forbes‘ list of the highest-paid celebrities. Winfrey’s earnings fell…

ABC Taps Former ‘ER’ Showrunner to Adapt Dutch Drama

ABC has turned to a former "ER" showrunner to adapt a Dutch drama, Deadline.com reports. Adapting a show called "Overspel," about an unhappily married woman who starts an affair with a powerful attorney, will be David Zabel, the story reports….

NBC Negotiating to Get ‘The New Normal’ on the Air in Salt Lake City

NBC is in talks with independent Utah station KUCW-TV to add "The New Normal," after NBC affiliate KSL-TV refused to air the comedy because of its content, reports Bill Carter in The New York Times. As previously reported, the Mormon-owned…

‘Pushing Daisies’ Writer Sells Mythology Project to Fox

"Pushing Daisies" writer Lisa Joy has sold a project to Fox, which is based on her mythology-inspired graphic novel "Headache," reports Deadline.com. "Headache" is about a 23-year-old woman who realizes she’s the Greek goddess Athena, and who must battle ancient…