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‘Big Love’ Actress Joins CBS’s ‘Criminal Minds’

An actress known for her five-season run on HBO’s “Big Love” will join the CBS drama "Criminal Minds" in the fall as a series regular, reports EW.com’s Inside TV. Jeanne Tripplehorn will replace Paget Brewster, who left after seven seasons…

CBS-ABC Beef Over ‘Glass House’ Will Have Its Day in Court

CBS will get its hearing against ABC’s "Glass House" as the Tiffany Network seeks to torpedo the new show before it gets on the air. The dispute over the show, which CBS thinks is too much like “Big Brother,” will…

Showtime Pulls Plug on Series That Helped Define the Channel’s Original Programming

Showtime revealed that it is bringing one of its most important original series to a close, Entertainment Weekly reports. The dark comedy "Weeds" will end its run at the conclusion of the upcoming season, the show’s eighth. The groundbreaking comedy…

Former Gangster Who Inspired ‘Goodfellas’ Dies

The real-life onetime gangster and FBI informant who was the basis for Martin Scorsese’s film "Goodfellas" has died, the New York Post reports. Henry Hill, who was played by Ray Liotta in the movie, was 69. Henry Hill Hill died…

CNN Axes Nightly Show, Tweaks Evening Lineup

CNN announced today that it is pulling the plug on a show that has been a staple of the evening lineup, TVNewser.com reports, citing a story in The New York Times. The cable news channel is canceling "John King USA,"…

NBC Greenlights Jerry Bruckheimer Thriller

NBC got its 2012-2013 pilot season under way with an off-cycle order for a pilot from Jerry Bruckheimer Television, Deadline.com reports. The project is “The Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives,” inspired by the 2010 Josie Brown novel. Writer Sascha…

Obama Re-Election Campaign Spending Heavily on TV Ads

The re-election campaign for President Obama has opened up its coffers and is spending heavily on television advertising, Politico.com reports. The Obama campaign spent almost $14 million on a new multi-week wave of TV ads, according to the story. For…

ABC Wraps Upfront Sales With Lower Volume

ABC has completed its upfront ad sales period, Advertising Age reports, racking up commitments totaling a little less than the $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion it secured last year. The report notes: “The figures further illustrate the tougher market TV…

‘How I Met Your Mother’ Exec Producer Inks Multiyear Deal With 20th TV

20th Century Fox TV has signed a new multiyear agreement with "How I Met Your Mother" executive producer Chuck Tatham, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tatham will remain with "HIMYM" as an executive producer and will develop other projects for…

Jerry Lewis Rushed to Hospital After Collapsing

Comedian Jerry Lewis was rushed to the hospital shortly before he was scheduled to appear at the Waldorf Astoria hotel to present Tom Cruise with a Friars Club award, reports the New York Post’s Page Six. The 86-year-old entertainer reportedly…