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NBC Orders Full Season of Grimm

NBC is showing confidence in Grimm. The network has picked up a full season of the new drama, and will try it out in the more competitive Thursday-at-10/9c timeslot on Dec. 8. "We are very pleased to be making a full-season commitment for Grimm," NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt said in a statement. "This series is turning the traditional procedural drama on its head and is attracting a loyal following for us on Friday nights. We love where it's going creatively and we're excited to...

Tue, Nov 22, 2011

Roseanne Barr: Menopause Has Made Me a Nicer Person

Many women dread menopause. Roseanne Barr is not one of those women. "Menopause had indeed made me into a nicer person," the 59-year-old former sitcom star writes in a column for Newsweek. "After menopause, I discovered the joy of drinking wine, and of sinking deeply into writing and time alone. These things replaced the sex drive I had thoroughly cruised down as a youth, exploring one dead end, detour, and unpaved dirty road after...

Tue, Nov 22, 2011

Roseanne Barr: Menopause Has Made Me a Nicer Person

Watch What Happens: Live Expanding to Five Nights a Week Next Year

The Bravo clubhouse just got a lot more busy. Watch What Happens: Live, the network's late-night show hosted by the network's executive vice president of programming Andy Cohen , will expand to five nights a week next year, Bravo announced on Monday. Watch What Happens Live: The little late-night show that could The series, which currently airs Sundays and Mondays at 11/10c, will run Sunday through Thursday beginning Jan. 8. In its fifth season, Watch What Happens averages 1.5 million viewers, which is more...

Tue, Nov 22, 2011

Watch What Happens: Live Expanding to Five Nights a Week Next Year

True Blood Sucks In Ring Two, The Last Exorcism Actors

The Ring Two's Kelly Overton and The Last Exorcism's Louis Herthum have joined the new season of True Blood, Deadline reports. True Blood taps Valentina Cervi for villainous role Overton will appear in six episodes of the HBO vampire drama as a...

Tue, Nov 22, 2011

True Blood Sucks In Ring Two, The Last Exorcism Actors

Will Muppets Make a TV Comeback? NBC Buys Human-Puppet Comedy From Jim Henson Company

It's a good week to be a puppet. Two days after The Muppets made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live and two days before the release of their latest feature film, NBC has bought a hybrid human-puppet comedy from The Jim Henson Company, Deadline reports. VIDEO: The Muppets crash Jason Segel's SNL party The New Nabors follows a...

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

Will Muppets Make a TV Comeback? NBC Buys Human-Puppet Comedy From Jim Henson Company

Katy Perry, Steve Buscemi to Host Saturday Night Live

She's been to studio 8H before, but when Katy Perry returns to Saturday Night Live next month, she'll have a few more responsibilities. The singer, 27, will host for the first time on Dec. 10, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Robyn — who is...

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

Katy Perry, Steve Buscemi to Host Saturday Night Live

Parenthood Casts Closer Actress as Great-Grandma Braverman

As if the Braverman clan wasn't big enough already, Frances Sternhagen has been cast as Zeek Braverman's mom on Parenthood, TVLine reports. True Blood's Courtney Ford heads to Parenthood A casting call for the part describes her as a sassy and...

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

Parenthood Casts Closer Actress as Great-Grandma Braverman

Taylor Swift, Adele and Nicki Minaj Lead American Music Awards

Female vocalists dominated at the 2011 American Music Awards, as Taylor Swift, yet again, was the top winner of the evening, picking up three awards — Favorite Country Female Artist, Country Album and Artist of the Year. "This is crazy," Swift excitedly told the crowd Sunday night. Adele received two statues, for Favorite Female Pop/Rock Music Artist and Pop/Rock Music Album. Nicki Minaj took home both Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Rap/Hip-Hop Album. "There's so much love in this room," Minaj exclaimed after winning her...

Mon, Nov 21, 2011

Taylor Swift, Adele and Nicki Minaj Lead American Music Awards

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Opens Big But Can't Break Twilight Box Office Record

The latest Twilight installment debuted to huge numbers over the weekend, but failed to eclipse the record set by New Moon, Box Office Mojo reports. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 grossed an estimated $139.5 million in its first weekend of release, just below New Moon's opening weekend record of $142.7 million two years ago. Breaking Dawn still managed to...

Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Opens Big But Can't Break Twilight Box Office Record

VIDEO: The Muppets, Paul Rudd and Olivia Wilde Crash Jason Segel's SNL Party

In case anyone had any doubt what Jason Segel was promoting on Saturday Night Live, the How I Met Your Mother star wasted no time in bringing out his colorful co-stars from The Muppets movie. During his monologue, Segel decided to sing about how he couldn't believe he's hosting SNL, when Kermit, Miss Piggy and the gang hijacked his song and assumed that they were all hosting the show together as a group...

Sun, Nov 20, 2011

VIDEO: The Muppets, Paul Rudd and Olivia Wilde Crash Jason Segel's SNL Party

Mila Kunis Attends North Carolina Marine Corps Ball

Mila Kunis, just like her Friends with Benefits co-star Justin Timberlake, kept her word and attended a Marine Corps Ball. Kunis, 28, attended the Greenville, N.C., event Friday with Sgt. Scott Moore, who asked her out to the ball via YouTube over the summer. Justin Timberlake's Marine Corps ball date: It was about bringing sexy back "Everything went well," Capt. Scott Sasser, a spokesman, told Access Hollywood. "It was a great experience for...

Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Mila Kunis Attends North Carolina Marine Corps Ball

X Factor's Stacy Francis: I Don't Understand Astro's Behavior

Getting eliminated from any reality show is hard, but it was especially bitter for The X Factor's Stacy Francis. The 42-year-old mom from Los Angeles was ousted Thursday after an odd face-off with Astro, one of her competitors. The 15-year-old rapper refused to sing for his life, talked back to Simon Cowell and yet was still saved by the ...

Fri, Nov 18, 2011

X Factor's Stacy Francis: I Don't Understand Astro's Behavior

Survivor Renewed For Two More Seasons

CBS has renewed Survivor for two more seasons, keeping the reality competition series on the air through 2013, the network announced Thursday. The 25th and 26th editions of the series will both debut during the 2012-2013 TV season. Survivor had already been renewed for a...

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Modern Family Partners With Greg Kinnear for Guest Spot

Modern Family is going into business with Greg Kinnear, Entertainment Weekly reports. The Oscar-nominated actor, 48, will guest-star in an upcoming episode as Phil's new business, Tad. Phil (Ty Burrell) is extremely impressed by...

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Modern Family Partners With Greg Kinnear for Guest Spot

Demi Moore Divorcing Ashton Kutcher; He Responds on Twitter

The woman known on Twitter as @mrskutcher won't be Mrs. Kutcher for long. Demi Moore confirmed weeks of rumors Thursday, announcing she has decided to divorce Ashton Kutcher after six years of marriage. Are Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher splitting up? "It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I have decided to end my six-year marriage to Ashton...

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Demi Moore Divorcing Ashton Kutcher; He Responds on Twitter

Gossip Girl's Aaron Tveit to Star in USA Pilot From White Collar Creator

Gossip Girl grad Aaron Tveit will star in the untitled USA pilot from White Collar creator Jeff Eastin, Deadline reports. The hour-long drama centers on agents from various federal and local agencies, including the FBI and the...

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Gossip Girl's Aaron Tveit to Star in USA Pilot From White Collar Creator

Desperate Housewives' Roger Bart Uncovers Revealing Revenge Role

Desperate Housewives alum Roger Bart has snagged a guest role on ABC's newest primetime soap, Revenge, Entertainment Weekly reports. Bart, 49, will play a rich, pretentious journalist named Mason Treadwell who releases a tell-all book about...

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Desperate Housewives' Roger Bart Uncovers Revealing Revenge Role

Ugly Betty's Becki Newton Suits Up for How I Met Your Mother

It looks like How I Met Your Mother's resident ladies' man won't be on the market for long. After Barney (Neil Patrick Harris)  — spoiler alert! — dumped Nora only to be rejected by Robin (Cobie Smulders), Becki Newton has been cast as his new potential love interest, TVLine reports. Watch full episodes of How I Met Your Mother The Ugly Betty alum, 33, will make her first appearance as Quinn in...

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Ugly Betty's Becki Newton Suits Up for How I Met Your Mother

Who Will He Offend This Year? Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes Again

He's baaack. Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globe Awards for a third time, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday. Ricky Gervais doesn't think he went too far at Golden Globes The announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise after The Office creator and UK series star delivered a hard-hitting monologue last year that included zingers aimed at...

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Who Will He Offend This Year? Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes Again

Law & Order: SVU's Natasha Lyonne Channels "Troublemaker" Past for Guest Role

Natasha Lyonne is the first to admit she hasn't always been a saint. The actress, best known for films such as American Pie, But I'm a Cheerleader and Slums of Beverly Hills, is also well-known for her personal struggles behind the camera, including her DUI in 2001 and a 2006 stint at a drug and alcohol treatment center. Lyonne says she's been able to use those latter experiences while playing a...

Wed, Nov 16, 2011

Law & Order: SVU's Natasha Lyonne Channels "Troublemaker" Past for Guest Role

CBS Orders Three More Episodes of A Gifted Man

CBS has ordered three more episodes of A Gifted Man, Deadline reports. 10 bubble shows — Which will survive? Monday's order brings the medical drama's freshman season to 16 episodes...

Tue, Nov 15, 2011

CBS Orders Three More Episodes of A Gifted Man

U + Me = Reunion? MTV's Fake Boy Band 2gether Planning Comeback

The hardest part of breaking up is ... finding the right time to reunite? MTV's fake boy band 2gether is hoping to reunite for a documentary parody, TMZ reports. Alex Solowitz aka Mickey Parke aka the "bad boy" of the group tells the site that he and the remaining members of 2gether want to film a faux documentary chronicling the band's reunion and work on a new song. Michael Cuccione, who played QT, died in 2001 after...

Tue, Nov 15, 2011

U + Me = Reunion? MTV's Fake Boy Band 2gether Planning Comeback