Dylan McDermott has landed the lead in The Line, TNT's new drama pilot from Jerry Bruckheimer.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the series focuses on a squad of undercover LAPD officers who do their job while battling the allure of easy, dirty money. McDermott, who won an Emmy for his work as Bobby Donnell on The Practice, will play ...
Fox TV Studios is teaming with several international broadcasters to produce Defying Gravity, a 13-episode adventure drama series starring Office Space star Ron Livingston.According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox will join Canada's CTV, Germany's ProSieben and the BBC to produce Gravity, a series from creator/exec producer James Parriott (Grey's Anatomy). The show is set in the near future and revolves around eight astronauts ...
King of the Hill may no longer have a future at Fox, but that doesn't mean the animated series can't rule elsewhere on TV.Variety reports that ABC may be interested in picking up the recently-cancelled King to pair with its upcoming animated comedy The Goode Family, which just so happens to come from King of the Hill's executive producers Mike Judge, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky.ABC likely hopes an established animated hit like King would ...
Former One Day at a Time star Mackenzie Phillips pleaded guilty to one count of felony cocaine possession in an Los Angeles court Friday.According to People, Phillips also agreed to enter an 18-month drug deferment program. If Phillips successfully completes the treatment, the case against her will be dismissed. Phillips said ...
Two more shows can breathe a little deeper now that they have received full-season (or almost full-season) orders.ABC has ordered seven new episodes of sophomore comedy Samantha Who?, bringing the full-season count to 20, two shy of the usual order. (The network isn't "forgetting" about Sam, but rather says the smaller order is only a result of having a wealth of midseason shows, like Scrubs and According to Jim (groan), on deck.) Receiving the traditional "back-nine" pickup is NBC's Kath & Kim, starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair as a dopey mother-daughter duo. More details on these shows and their pickups after the jump.
Since Jennie Garth lent a hand to launching the CW's recent 90210 remake, is it reasonable to think she might do the same for the recently announced Melrose Place redux?Reasonable or not, it's ...
Fox is ready to take King of the Hill off its throne to give some of its new animated comedies a shot.According to Variety, the staff of the series, which has produced nearly 260 episodes over 13 years, was informed by the network Thursday that it would not be picking up additional episodes.But will this really be it for the Mike Judge and Greg Daniels-created series? Find out after the jump.
NBC can't get enough of Bradley Whitford.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Emmy-winning star of The West Wing and the short-lived Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, is returning to the Peacock as the star and producer of a new single camera comedy pilot Off Duty. Weeds' Romany Malco will costar.The show focuses on ...
The real-life "suits" in charge of Sterling Cooper have been spending some time in their own boardrooms lately.As previously reported, Mad Men recently earned a third-season renewal from AMC, prompting contract negotiations between Matthew Weiner, the show's creator, and Lionsgate, the studio that produces the Emmy-winning series. But according to Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily, those negotiations may have hit a speed bump, as Lionsgate has contacted several Hollywood agencies looking for a list of possible show runners to succeed Weiner.But don't choke on your scotch just yet ...
Sen. Barack Obama is looking for total TV domination on Oct. 29.Not only will the Democratic presidential hopeful reach out to Americans via three major broadcasters with a 30-minute "closing argument" TV spot, but Obama will also hit the cable circuit, making his fourth appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.Obama, who will appear via satellite from the campaign trail in Florida, last appeared on the program on April 21, the night before the Pennsylvania primary. While this latest visit comes as the Daily Show celebrates its highest monthly ratings ever ...
Barack Obama's 30-minute ad may be pre-empting the World Series, but it won't uproot ABC's airing of Pushing Daisies.According to the Hollywood Reporter, ABC has decided to air Daisies in its usual 8 pm/ET time period Wednesday, ending weeks of discussion. ABC wasn't mentioned when Obama's campaign first bought the roughly $1 million half hours from NBC, Fox and CBS, and the Alphabet has kept mum since. One source, however, claims ABC ...
Mad Men's second season is now behind us, leaving viewers to ponder the possibilities of what lies in store when the show returns for its recently announced third season. If we know creator Matt Weiner, there's no telling where the stories of Don Draper & Co. will go. But based on what we know right now, we compiled the questions we'd most like to see answered and even took our best guess at how it will all shake out. Don't like our theories? Share your hypotheses and own burning questions after the jump.
In this tough, low-rated TV season, NBC is the first network to reshuffle its lineup. What's the Peacock's solution? Crime night! According to the Hollywood Reporter, starting Wednesday Nov. 5, NBC will present a block of crime dramas: Knight Rider at 8 pm/ET, Life at 9 pm (moving in from Fridays at 10), and the return of longtime staple Law & Order at 10 pm. Details on the other programming tweaks after the jump.
Gary Cole is making the TV rounds these days. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Cole, who was featured in a multi-episode arc on Desperate Housewives last season and will appear on Chuck as Sarah's dad during November sweeps, will be joining HBO's Entourage as a regular next season. Get the details on the role after the jump.
The mother and brother of Oscar-winning actress and onetime American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson were found slain in their home on Chicago's South Side on Friday, the apparent result of domestic violence, say law enforcement officials. Police also said Hudson's nephew was missing from the scene; as of Saturday morning the 7-year-old had yet to be found. Police told the Chigago Tribune that one suspect in the double homicide ...
While Don Draper is washing his sins away in the Pacific, Pete Campbell is losing an account over in-law squabbles and Sterling Cooper's partners are allowing the agency to be sold, at least one of Mad Men's characters has it together: Peggy Olsen. Or does she? One thing we know for sure is that she now has a new office to go with that new hair cut. And while Peggy probably cares most about getting away from that noisy Xerox machine, actress Elisabeth Moss was more than ready for Peggy's new 'do. "I was so glad to be rid of that ponytail," Moss says. "I wore it every day, with a few exceptions. You just have no idea how badly I wanted it gone." After the jump, Moss teases a "satisfying" answer to viewers' questions and Peggy's big confession.
Ron Howard thinks Americans should vote for Barack Obama. And so do Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham. During this campaign season, some celeb messages have been serious, others have featured useless yapping (we're looking at you Hayden Panettiere), but Howard's recent Funny or Die video is the fist to reunite cast members from two TV classics: The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days. Watch the video after the jump.
Former Crossing Jordan star Kathryn Hahn has inked a talent holding deal with Fox. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hahn first drew the attention of Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly with her work on as Lilly Lebowski for six seasons on Jordan. (Reilly ran NBC entertainment during the second half of the show's run.) Marcia Shulman, Fox's head of casting, has also kept an eye on Hahn since first seeing her at Yale School of Drama's annual showcase for TV execs and recently saw her in Broadway's Tony-winning comedy Boeing-Boeing. Though the deal does not rule out drama, Fox execs will most likely use her in a comedy of dramedy. Talent holding deals have become rare ...
Nick Bollea, reality TV star and son of professional wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, has been released from a Florida jail after serving five months for causing a serious car crash. According to the Associated Press, Bollea, now 18 years old, was released from Pinellas County Jail Tuesday morning, where he served his sentence after pleading no contest to causing the accident in May. He was arrested last year after he lost control of his speeding Toyota Supra and crashed into a tree, permanently disabling his close friend and Iraq War veteran John Graziano. Bollea could've spent up to five years in prison ...
TNT has a way with female movie stars. The network's latest big-screen recruit is Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot, The Sum of All Fears), who will be joining Donnie Wahlberg in Jerry Bruckheimer's drama pilot Bunker Hill, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Tom Brady's ex and baby momma will play the widow of a police officer and sister-in-law to Wahlberg's Mike Moriarty, a Boston cop who is working to protect the streets he grew up on from crime and corruption ...
A couple weeks ago, NBC ordered more scripts for Knight Rider. Now, the Peacock has ordered the back nine episodes, making Rider the third freshman show to receive a full-season pickup this year behind Fringe and 90210. The order also marks NBC's first ...
Fox is brining Arrested Development star Will Arnett back to its network. Arnett has inked a lucrative development deal, which will give the funnyman and frequent 30 Rock guest star a few extra perks. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the deal, promises Arnett complete creative control over choosing the writers, producers and directors he wants to work with, as well as the content of the show that will be developed for him. See who Arnett would like to work with on his new show after the jump.
