New York politician and former presidential candidate Al Sharpton is under consideration for his own MSNBC show, reports the New York Post. He would replace Cenk Uygur at 6 p.m., with the plan surfacing as Sharpton is in his third…
An Oscar winner has been tapped to replace Bette Midler in HBO’s telefilm project about music producer Phil Spector, reports Deadline.com. The role will be taken over by Helen Mirren. As previously reported, Midler pulled out of the biopic project…
Reports Mike Fleming at Deadline.com, "Universal has passed on going forward with the project, dealing a huge blow [to] the plan for Ron Howard to direct Akiva Goldsman’s script, with Brian Grazer, Goldsman and the author producing and Javier Bardem starring…
Following the exit of Christopher Meloni, another of the stars of NBC’s "Law & Order: SVU" has announced that he’s leaving the show, reports TVLine.com. In a live tweet for the USA Network "L&O: SVU" marathon, B.D. Wong said, "I…
A former News of the World journalist who blew the whistle on the phone-hacking scandal was found dead today at his home in the U.K., the Daily Mail reports. “Sean Hoare’s body was found on a extraordinary day when a…
VH1 has renewed a scripted show for a second season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The series is the cable net’s first hourlong scripted show, “Single Ladies,” from executive producer Queen Latifah. The dramedy stars Stacey Dash, LisaRaye McCoy and…
FX announced that it has ordered 13 episodes of a high-powered drama series from “Nip/Tuck” and “Glee” producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The show is “American Horror Story,” which has a top cast lined up that includes Dylan McDermott,…
The News Corp. telephone hacking scandal grew even bigger over the weekend, as the head of Scotland Yard resigned and a top executive of News Corp.–who had just resigned from the company on Friday–was arrested by British authorities. The New…
The direct-to-DVD production "The Real Housewives of the Bible" is not a Bravo production and may be infringing on the network’s trademark, reports TMZ.com. The creator of "Housewives of the Bible," Ty Adams, apparently produced the project without authorization from…
Howie Mandel is converting a Danish reality show concept for American television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is "Celebrity Stand-Up," which features stars who have never done stand-up before as they try to work up stand-up routines. Participants…