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‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star to Direct and Guest-Star on ’30 Rock’

A star of HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire" has been tapped to direct and guest-star on an upcoming episode of NBC’s "30 Rock," reports EW.com’s Inside TV blog. Steve Buscemi will reprise his role as private detective Len Wosniak, the story reports….

Joe Paterno, the Legendary Penn St. Football Coach Whose Career Ended This Past Fall When He Was Fired Amid Child Sex Scandal, Dead at 85

"Legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, fired in November after 46 years as head coach in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving an assistant, died [today, Jan. 22, 2012], his family said in a statement," reports…

Are Heidi Klum and Seal About to Divorce? TMZ Says Yes, People Says Not Yet

Are Heidi Klum and Seal about to divorce? "Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Heidi [Klum] will file divorce papers in L.A. County Superior Court as early as next week. We’re told Heidi will cite "irreconcilable differences" as the cause…

ABC Orders Pilot About a ‘Young Couple Managing a Historical New York Apartment Building Where the Residents Have All Made Deals with the Devil’

So says a report in The Hollywood Reporter, which adds that the show’s name will be " ‘666 Park Ave.,’ an hourlong drama from Alloy Entertainment, the producers of ‘The Vampire Diaries,’ The Secret Circle’ and ‘Gossip Girl.’ " The article…

CBS Orders New Procedural From Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer, executive producer of some of CBS’s top shows — including "CSI" and "The Amazing Race" — has received a go-ahead from the network for a drama pilot called "Trooper," reports Deadline.com. The show, written by Aron Eli Coleite…

Legendary Blues Singer Dead at 73

One of the legends of popular music died this morning after a long battle with leukemia. People magazine reports that 73-year-old blues singer Etta James died in Riverside, Calif. Lupe De Leon, her longtime friend and manager, confirmed James’ death….

Former Participant in Reality Show ‘Intervention’ Is Stabbed to Death

A former reality show participant has been killed in what is being called the first homicide of 2012 in San Francisco, the San Francisco Examiner reports. Joseph Minozzi, a 30-year-old drug addict who appeared on A&E’s "Intervention" in 2010, was…

One Topic This Week Generated More Online Chatter Than 2011 Super Bowl, Oscars or Oprah’s Exit From Syndication

This week saw one topic generate a surge in online chatter, with Web tracker General Sentiment reporting that the amount of discussion exceeded that for cultural calling cards of the past year such as the 2011 Super Bowl, the Oscars…

CBS Sitcoms Put Up a Fight as Fox’s ‘Idol’ Continues to Be Slow Leaving the Gate

CBS’s “The Big Bang Theory” held its own in a head-to-head fight with Fox’s second installment of “American Idol’s” new season, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. “Idol” held a slim edge in Nielsen overnights with a 5.6 average rating in the key 18-49…

HBO Delays New Season of Drama

HBO has pushed back the season premiere of one of its dramas. While the first two seasons debuted in spring, season three of “Treme” will be delayed until fall 2012, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune. David Simon, co-creator of the…