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‘NYPD Blue’s’ Jimmy Smits to Spend a Season as a Gang Member

Jimmy Smits, who was a New York police detective on “NYPD Blue” in the 1990s and a lawyer on “L.A. Law” in the 1980s, will spend a season as a gang member on FX’s biker drama "Sons of Anarchy," reports…

‘CSI’ Co-Showrunner Inks New Pact With CBS TV Studios

An executive producer and co-showrunner of “CSI” has inked a new three-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios, Deadline.com reports. Don McGill’s new agreement has him staying on with the hit drama show, which is produced by CBS TV Studios….

On Fifth-Place NBC, One Sitcom Premieres With a Whimper as Another One Goes Out With a Thud

On a Wednesday night when NBC found itself in the increasingly common position of fifth place in the ratings, the network’s newest sitcom premiered to mediocre numbers while another NBC comedy wrapped up its difficult freshman run with some of…

Viacom Wins Reversal in Landmark YouTube Case

Google’s YouTube suffered a key defeat in court Thursday when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a landmark June 2010 lower court ruling that had gone in YouTube’s favor, Reuters reports. The decision revived lawsuits brought by Viacom…

CBS Comedy Finds Quick Replacement After Bryan Greenberg’s Departure

The sudden exit of Bryan Greenberg as the male lead in CBS’s untitled Greg Malins/Greg Berlanti comedy project, which we reported earlier today, turned into an opportunity for an actor whose NBC sitcom appears to be doomed. Deadline.com reports that…

‘GMA’ vs. ‘Today’ in Closely Watched Ratings Fight — Did ABC’s Couric Finally Beat Her Old NBC Show?

In the high-stakes battle for morning ratings supremacy between NBC’s “Today” and ABC’s “Good Morning America,” a crack finally appeared Wednesday in the NBC show’s armor. “GMA,” with former “Today” star Katie Couric as guest host, beat “Today” in total…

Three New Cast Members Announced for ‘Real Housewives of New York’

Three new cast members have been added to Bravo’s "The Real Housewives of New York City," filling out the lineup after the departures of Cindy Barshop, Alex McCord, Jill Zarin and Kelly Bensimon, US Magazine reports. The new cast members…

‘Linsanity’ Pitched as Documentary

The frenzy over Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks, dubbed "Linsanity" by the media around the world, is the subject of a documentary film being pitched in Hollywood, reports the Los Angeles Times. CAA is shopping a sample reel…

Odd Details in Final Autopsy Report of Whitney Houston’s Death, Which Was Ruled an Accidental Drowning: She Was Found Face Down in the Bathtub, in Scalding Hot Water

A new autopsy report on singer Whitney Houston provided the most detailed account yet of how she died and of signs of drug abuse, Reuters reports. According to the article, the autopsy report says Houston was found face down in the…

Report: Three Popular ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Are Poised to Leave the Show

Three mainstays of the current "Saturday Night Live" lineup may be leaving the long-running NBC late-night comedy show, USMagazine.com reports. Cast members Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis may be poised to move on, following the career paths of…