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John Malkovich Helps Save a Man’s Life

Actor John Malkovich is credited with helping to save a man’s life in Toronto, where he’s starring in the play "The Giacomo Variations," reports the CBC. Jim Walpole, a tourist from Ohio, tripped and fell, slashing his throat on some…

CBS, Close to Wrapping Upfront Sales, Secures Price Hikes

CBS is largely finished with its upfront sales for the 2013-14 television season, reports The New York Times. The network’s progress is surprising because of reports that the market for upfront advertising sales has turned sluggish or even reached an…

‘Last Resort’ Creator Working on Sci-Fi Drama for HBO

Karl Gajdusek, the creator and executive producer of ABC’s canceled drama "Last Resort," is working on a sci-fi project with HBO called "The Spark," reports Deadline.com. The project is set in the near future, when a female protagonist searches for…

Trucking Drama in Development at Showtime

Showtime is working on a drama project focused on the world of truckers in middle America, Deadline.com reports. The scripted project is called "Heartland Trucking." The project is from television writer and Walt Whitman Award-winning poet Tony Tost, Television 360…

Non-TV Story of the Day: The Guardian’s Video Interview With Whistleblower Behind Revelations of NSA Surveillance

The U.K. newspaper The Guardian broke the story of the leak of National Security Agency surveillance practices after revelations from whisteblower Edward Snowden. Click here to watch a video the publication posted of an interview with Snowden.

Lifetime Casts ‘Pan Am’ Actress as Accused Ax Murderer

Lifetime has cast an actress who recently had a run on ABC’s short-lived drama series "Pan Am" in an original movie about Lizzie Borden. Deadline.com reports that Christina Ricci will play the woman who was tried and acquitted in the…

If You’re Attending This Week’s NCTA Cable Show, It’s a Good Time to Try and Spend Some Time With Cable’s Most Charismatic Icon, a Genuinely Modest Person Who Is Retiring at the End of the Year. A Tribute

To find out who TVWeek Open Mic blogger Chuck Ross is referring to, and to read his tribute, please click here.

Must-See: Get Your Week Off to a Rousing Start. This May Be the Best Opening Number of a Tonys Broadcast Ever. Not Only Did Those in the Audience Give It a Standing Ovation, We Gave It One Watching It on TV at Home!

Actress Who Has Reportedly Had Minor Parts in Some Popular Series (‘The Walking Dead,’ ‘The Vampire Diaries’) Arrested in Sending of Poison-Laced Letters to Obama and Mayor Bloomberg

"A TV actress was arrested in Arkansas on Friday in connection with ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg," reports USA Today.. The story continues, "The arrest of Shannon Rogers Guess Richardson, 38, initially…

Video: NBC Takes Wraps Off Trailer for Its Line-Blurring Series ‘Siberia’

NBC has released a trailer for its summer show “Siberia,” in which the lines are blurred between reality TV and drama. See what you think: