The first collaboration between Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry is off to a good news/bad news start. The Los Angeles Times’ Show Tracker reports that OWN’s first scripted drama series, Perry’s "The Haves and the Have Nots," premiered to record…
An NBC series is recasting two roles. Deadline.com reports that the casting moves are being made on the newly picked-up comedy series "Undateable." From Warner Bros. TV and Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions, the show will recast the role played by…
The Emmy Awards have announced who will host the 2013 ceremony. EW.com’s Inside TV reports that the awards will be hosted by "How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris. The gig will mark the actor’s second time hosting…
"Two and a Half Men" is adding a new character as a series regular — a woman in her early 20s or late teens who’s the long-lost daughter of Charlie Harper, the character that was played by Charlie Sheen on…
"Anger Management," the Charlie Sheen comedy series that airs on FX, is getting a four-week sampling on the cable net’s sibling, the Fox broadcast network, in what’s most likely an attempt to re-inflate sagging ratings, reports Michael O’Connell in The…
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in connection with a death during production of a reality show. The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq., reports that the suit stems from a Feb. 10 helicopter crash in which three people were killed….
The BBC is defending the popular sci-fi series "Doctor Who" against accusations of racism. According to The Hollywood Reporter, after a new academic book came out that calls the series "thunderingly racist," the BBC is pointing out its "strong track…
Noted multicamera director James Burrows will remain with a new CBS comedy as executive producer and director after helming the pilot. Deadline.com reports that Burrows is sticking with "The Millers." Burrows directed four pilots this development season, with three of…
The syndicated entertainment news show "Access Hollywood Live" has been picked up to air in a daytime slot on E!, reports TheWrap.com. Hosted by Billy Bush and Kit Hoover, the spinoff of "Access Hollywood" will air daily starting June 10…
Brett Ratner, who was ousted as the producer of the Oscars in 2011 after using an anti-gay slur, has donated $1 million to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ planned movie museum, reports The New York Times. The…