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Celebrity Contestants Revealed for ABC’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ — Here’s the Full Lineup

The new celebrity lineup for ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” includes a Disney actress, two Olympic gold medalists — one who competed in the 1970s and another who appeared at the most recent Games — a couple of high-profile comedians,…

TBS Renews Series

TBS has renewed a freshman series, ordering an eight-episode second season. B&C reports that the cable channel is bringing back the competition series "King of the Nerds." The show will wrap up season one March 7, with season two set…

Another Shoe Drops at NBC’s ‘Up All Night,’ as Star Is Said to Be Working on Variety Show

The stars of NBC’s struggling comedy series "Up All Night" continue to line up other work, with the latest news being a report by Deadline.com that Maya Rudolph is considering a variety show for her next career move. Rudolph, the…

Glenn Beck Wants a Piece of the Fox News Pie

Conservative pundit Glenn Beck is making a push that will place his media company, TheBlaze, in more direct competition with his former employer, Fox News Channel, reports TVNewser.com. Beck has launched a campaign called GetTheBlaze, which urges fans to call…

ABC TV Series Spawns Magazine

An ABC television show has spawned its own magazine, which will act as a companion to the TV series, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Live Feed. The series is the fairy-tale drama "Once Upon a Time." Two special collector’s editions…

Alicia Silverstone to Play Lead in Drama

Actress Alicia Silverstone, known for her performances in movies including “The Crush,” “Batman & Robin” and “Clueless,” has been cast as the lead in Lifetime’s drama pilot "HR," Deadline.com reports. The project was ordered contingent on casting the lead, the…

Netflix CEO Signals Surprising Plans for ‘Arrested Development’

Netflix Chief Executive Reed Hastings said that the streaming service’s revival of "Arrested Development" is likely to vary from most of the other original programming the service is producing, reports Deadline.com. For most of its announced original series, such as…

‘Chucko the Clown’ Dies — Performer Took Over the Character Originally Played by His Father

The performer who played "Chucko the Clown” for years after taking over the character from his father has died. The Los Angeles Times reports that Randy Runyon died Wednesday, Feb. 20, after a battle with lung cancer. He was 57….

How the Oscar Producers Carried Out a Mission as Secret as the One Depicted in ‘Argo’: Getting Michelle Obama to Present the Award for Best Picture. The Connection to FDR’s Fireside Chats

"On Feb. 14, a Hollywood delegation showed up at the White House. Motion Picture Academy President Hawk Koch, Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron and film mogul Harvey Weinstein had come to explore a rather important matter (for them):…

The Person Who Caused Users to Make the Most Tweets Per Minute During the Oscars Was NOT Seth MacFarlane, nor Jennifer Lawrence, nor Michelle Obama, nor Streisand, nor Halle Berry, nor Ben Affleck. It WAS …

"All in all, there were 8.9 million tweets about the 85th Academy Awards: 2.1 million during the red carpet, and 6.8 million during the awards show," writes Twitter’s Fred Graver on the company’s blog. Graver adds, "The events that drove…