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Is This How ‘Two and a Half Men’ Will Introduce Ashton Kutcher? The Latest Report. Don’t Read If You Don’t Want It Spoiled For You, and This Turns Out To Be Right

Our good friend Nellie Andreeva over at Deadline.com thinks she knows how Ashton Kutcher will be introduced as Charlie Sheen’s replacement on "Two and a Half Men." Writes Andreeva, "I have been able to confirm that Charlie Sheen’s character Charlie…

NBC Entertainment Chief Tips Plan to Return Network to Its ‘Must-See’ Glory Days

NBC Entertainment Chairman Bob Greenblatt talked about the struggle to return the fourth-place network to its past glory during a session at the Television Critics Association press tour, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Greenblatt admitted that it has been “a…

Cable Channel Gets a New Name

A cable channel that has already put a lot of effort into branding itself is now positioning itself to start the process all over again. The channel that was once known as Outdoor Life Network and currently goes by Versus…

CBS TV Studios Exec Jumps to Universal Media Studios

Bela Bajaria will jump from CBS/CBS TV Studios to Universal Media Studios as executive vice president, tasked with turning the division into a standalone studio, reports TheWrap.com. Bajaria has been senior vice president of cable programming for CBS TV Studios…

Ousted OWN CEO to Head Up New Huffington Post Venture

The former CEO of Oprah Winfrey’s OWN has landed a new media job, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Taking on the job of executive editor of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group’s new site Black Voices is Christina Norman, who…

HBO Slates Special to Fill Void Left by ‘Hard Knocks’

With the 2011 edition of "Hard Knocks" becoming a casualty of the NFL lockout, HBO will present a 90-minute special about the history of the NFL reality show, reports NFL Films. Via Twitter, NFL Films revealed that on Wednesday, Aug….

Cable Net Beefs Up Its Order for Teen Drama

ABC Family has ordered 22 additional episodes of a new teen drama, reports Deadline.com. With the 10 episodes that were part of the initial order, a total of 32 episodes will make up the first season of the program, "Switched…

Oscar Winner to Host 9/11 Anniversary Special

CBS will present a television special commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 disaster with a show hosted by Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, reports the Los Angeles Times. "9/11: 10 Years Later" will air Sept. 11, 2011, at 8…

Jerry Lewis Sounds Off on Reality Shows, Who’s the Best Physical Comedian Today … and Why He Has Banned the Term ‘TV’ in His House

Film and television icon Jerry Lewis, appearing Friday at the Television Critics Association press tour to promote an upcoming Encore documentary on him called "Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis," took the opportunity to offer his always opinionated observations…

Who Has Turned Down ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Lately? A Former Monkee and One of the Co-Hosts of ‘The View’

One of the co-hosts of ABC’s “The View revealed that she was aggressively pursued to be a contestant on "Dancing With the Stars" but turned down the offer, reports TMZ.com. A former member of the 1960s pop group the Monkees…