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‘SNL’ Veteran Joins CBS Drama

One of the original cast members of NBC’s "Saturday Night Live” will become a regular on a CBS drama, Deadline.com reports. Jane Curtin, who was one of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players when "Saturday Night Live” premiered in…

Video: ‘South Park’ Takes a Shot at the Penn State Scandal

The late-night comedians have tended to shy away from the Penn State pedophilia scandal — with last weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” being a noteworthy exception, USA Today reports. But Comedy Central’s “South Park,” rarely shy about tackling controversy, jumped into…

Popular Radio Show Headed to TV

A popular radio show is making its way to television, reports The New York Times’ Media Decoder blog.  The show is public radio’s "Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!," which will become a one-hour television special on BBC America. The…

NBC Orders Additional Scripts for Drama

NBC has ordered additional scripts for a freshman drama series, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s The Live Feed blog. The fairy tale-based procedural "Grimm" has received an order for a "handful’ of scripts from the network, the story reports. The…

Bravo Unveils Plans for ‘Real Housewives’ Spinoff

Bravo is planning a new reality series focusing on one of the stars of its “Real Housewives” franchise, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker blog. "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak will be at the center of the…

News of the World’s Alleged Phone-Hacking Tactics: Vilification, Blackmailing, Harassment

A lawyer representing 51 people who say they were victims of phone hacking outlined the alleged tactics of News Corp.’s now defunct tabloid News of the World, which included alleged vilification, blackmailing and harassment, reports The New York Times. The…

Susan Lucci Says Don’t Blame Her for Demise of ‘All My Children’ Reboot

"All My Children" star Susan Lucci says she’s not the reason Prospect Park decided not to move forward with an online version of the show, reports TVLine.com. Lucci told her fans via her Facebook page: "I made it clear that…

High-Ranking TV Industry Exec Elected to Lead TV Academy

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has elected a top TV industry executive as the organization’s chairman and CEO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros. Television Group President Bruce Rosenblum has been tapped to lead the academy, the…

Another Reality Star, Another Lawsuit

Just one day after word surfaced that “Jersey Shore’s” Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was suing to end her relationship with a licensing firm, as TVWeek reported yesterday, another of the show’s stars is headed to court. "Jersey Shore’s" Mike "The Situation"…

Report: HLN Host to Leave Network

The host of a prime-time HLN show will leave the network at the end of the year, vacating the network’s second-highest-rated show, Deadline.com reports. Joy Behar is in the final year of her contract at the CNN sibling network and…