Camille Grammer Tries to Stop Kelsey From Remarrying Quickly
Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean Checks Into Rehab
Backstreet Boys singer A.J. McLean has checked into rehab, People reports. McLean said he checked himself into a rehab clinic for "personal reasons," according to the magazine. "With 2011 being a busy year for Backstreet, I want to be healthy and perform and sing for people at my very best and happiest," he said in a statement. "None of this will...
Bravo Renews Top Chef, Bethenny and Five More
Bravo handed out renewals to seven original series Thursday, including Top Chef and The Rachel Zoe Project, The Millionaire Matchmaker. Bravo Media President Frances Berwick also announced new seasons of Flipping Out, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist and Bethenny Ever After (a continuation of Bethenny Getting Married?) at the Television Critics Association's winter previews. Top Chef Masters has also been renewed for a third season, and the show will replace...
Shakeup on Law & Order: Los Angeles: Skeet Ulrich Out, Alfred Molina Now Playing a Cop
Alfred Molina will replace Skeet Ulrich as the lead detective on Law & Order: Los Angeles, executive producer Dick Wolf announced in a statement Wednesday. Molina, who currently plays Deputy District Attorney Ricardo Morales, will jump from the courtroom to the precinct beginning with episode 15. It will be revealed that Morales was an LAPD detective for 15 years, and when he becomes frustrated with the law, he decides to return to the force as a beat cop.
American Idol’s New Judges: "We’re Not Here to Break People Down"
A year after Simon Cowell announced his departure from American Idol, the new judges panel stepped onto the same stage in Pasadena, Calif., to talk about how different they are from the caustic British judge. "We're not here to break people down, but we're here to guide people through it," Jennifer Lopez said Tuesday at the Television Critics Association's winter previews. Viewers will get to weigh in for themselves on Lopez, fellow new judge Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson when Idol's 10th season premieres on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 8/7c on Fox. Returning executive producer Nigel Lythgoe emphasized a focus on not only finding but also mining a "true artist." Idol auditions: Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler bring laughs, critiques and tears "It's a lot more about searching for that eventual winner rather than...
Mary Murphy Returns to So You Think You Can Dance
Grab your ear plugs: Mary Murphy will return to So You Think You Can Dance as a resident judge for the show's upcoming eighth season, Fox announced Tuesday. "I am thrilled and already dancing in my seat to be back as a permanent judge this season, which I'm sure will be the best ever," Murphy said in a statement. Catch up on today's latest news The shrill 52-year-old dancer and choreographer first returned to the judges' table for the Season 7 finale after...
David and Victoria Beckham Expecting Fourth Child
Baby No. 4 is on the way for David and Victoria Beckham, People reports. Catch up on today's latest news "David and Victoria Beckham are delighted to confirm they are expecting their fourth child in the summer," their rep told the magazine. The Beckhams have three...
Jim Carrey Sends Up Black Swan for Saturday Night Live
Jim Carrey tapped into the manic energy and physical comedy that defined his early career while hosting Saturday Night Live. Carrey was game for anything, including proposing to an already married audience member during his monologue ...
James Gandolfini: Real Housewives is "Extraordinary," Jersey Shore? Not So Much
James Gandolfini is willing to admit he's seen some reality television. "I have watched Real Housewives of Atlanta. That was extraordinary," the three-time Emmy-winner said Friday at the Television Critics Association's winter preview sessions. Asked about Jersey Shore, the actor said, "No, no, no." In HBO's upcoming original movie Cinema Verite, Gandolfini will play reality TV pioneer...
Kate Winslet on Making Her TV Debut: "Film, Schmilm"
She's won an Oscar. She's starred in one of the most successful movies of all time. Now, Kate Winslet is about to conquer another first: television. "It never occurred to me, beyond the moment of reading those scripts, 'Wow, this is television, therefore it's going to be different somehow,'" Winslet said Friday at the Television Critics Association's winter preview sessions. The actress is starring in HBO's 5-part adaptation of Mildred Pierce. "Sure we have more to shoot ... but the level of determination and level of focus was so much more intense than certainly any...
Twilight's Jamie Campbell Bower Keeps King Arthur "Fleshy" for Camelot
There's plenty of sword play and sex scenes in Starz' upcoming take on the legendary story of Camelot. But star Jamie Campbell Bower says those expecting "a beefy King Arthur" should keep looking. "We find this character when he's in his late teens. What I didn't want to have was ...
Joan Rivers Takes Aim at OWN and Jersey Shore
Joan Rivers has made an entire career out of being brutally honest, whether through vicious stand-up or her infamous red carpet critiques. So it's no shocker that Rivers was more than game to take aim at everything from Oprah's new network to Jersey Shore during the Television Critics Association's winter previews. WE TV taps Joan Rivers for new series "Does anyone want to know about our new network? It's called Rent," Rivers, 77, joked less than 24 hours after...
Two Practice Alums Book Guest Spots on David E. Kelley’s New Series
Former Practice stars Camryn Manheim and Steve Harris will reunite with series creator David E. Kelley, TVLine reports. Manheim and Harris both will guest-star on Kelley's latest legal series, Harry's Law. It stars Kathy Bates as a recently fired attorney who...
Bill O’Reilly to Interview President Obama Before Super Bowl XLV
No matter which teams make it to the big game, there's at least one good match scheduled to take place on Super Bowl Sunday. Bill O'Reilly will interview President Barack Obama in a special set to air before the NFL championship, Deadline reports. Black Eyed Peas to perform during Super Bowl halftime show The Fox News Channel host will interview Obama for...
Ray Romano: I’ll Be Surprised If Network Comedies Work at 10 O'Clock
NBC and ABC have yet to launch their new 10 p.m. comedy blocks, but they already have a critic from the comedy world: Ray Romano. During Thursday's Television Critics Association panel for his TNT drama Men of a Certain Age, Romano expressed doubt about whether half-hour comedies can work so late in the evening. NBC adds third Thursday night comedy hour; unveils midseason prime-time schedule "I think they got their work cut out...
Mark-Paul Gosselaar: That Raising the Bar Guy Was "So Righteous"
He's back on TNT. He's back in the courtroom playing a lawyer. But Mark-Paul Gosselaar says the similarities between his short-lived legal drama Raising the Bar and his upcoming series Franklin & Bash end there. For starters, his Raising the Bar character was kind of uptight. "Honestly, I miss working with [Raising the Bar creators] David Feige and Steven Bocho, but to play that character was ... he was so righteous....
Celebrities, Beware: TV Guide Network's The Nail Files Vows To Tell It Like It Is
Katie Cazorla may run The Painted Nail, a nail salon that caters to the likes of Teri Hatcher and Hilary Duff, but A-listers expecting special treatment should look elsewhere. "It doesn't matter if you're a celebrity. If you have jacked-up nails, I'm gonna tell you," Cazorla said Wednesday at the Televisions Critics Association's winter preview session. Viewers may soon get to see that honesty in action when TV Guide Network premieres its new reality series, The Nail Files. Jersey Shore creators' nail-salon show lands at TV Guide Network Debuting this summer, Nail Files will look at the secrets behind Cazorla's...
Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Susan Boyle to Air on TV Guide Network
The highly rated Susan Boyle profile that aired in Britain on Piers Morgan's Life Stories will air exclusively on TV Guide Network, the network announced Wednesday. The one-hour special, which premiered in Britain last November, will look at the Scottish singer's rocky road to stardom after...
Retired at 35 Star George Segal: Will Work for Cigars, Banjo
When it came time to lure George Segal back to primetime television for TV Land's new sitcom Retired at 35, he had two mandates: his character would have to smoke cigars and play the banjo. "I said [it was that] or no dice," the industry veteran, 76, joked Wednesday at the Television Critics Assn.'s winter preview session. Added series creator and executive producer Chris Case: "There was no banjo in the original pilot script until George came on board. It's so collaborative, this medium. You go, you know what George Segal plays the banjo. Let's do that." Watch clips from Retired at 35 Retired at 35, premiering Jan. 19 at 10:30/9:30c, follows David, a 35-year-old hard-working New Yorker who...
James Van Der Beek Mocks "Sad Dawson" in New Funny or Die Video
Some actors would be offended by being best remembered for looking ugly while crying. Thank goodness James Van Der Beek is not one of those actors. In a new Funny or Die video posted Tuesday, the former Dawson's Creek star announces the launch of his new site, JamesVanderMemes.com, and shows fans of his infamous "sad Dawson" meme that he has so much more to give. "The more I saw...
Desperate Housewives' Brian Austin Green Is Excited for Orson's "Awkward" Return
After performing daring stunts and operating heavy machinery on such action series as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Smallville, Brian Austin Green is the first to admit it took a little longer than usual for him to adjust to his latest role on Desperate Housewives. "It's taken a little getting used to, coming off of Sarah Connor and then just being the shirtless guy sanding wood and crafting things," Green tells TVGuide.com. "It felt a little slow at first — like when am I going to do something? I get it, the wood is sanded. It's smooth. Can I run around? Can I shoot...
Skid Row's Sebastian Bach Splits From Wife After 18 Years
Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and his wife have split after 18 years together, TMZ reports. The 42-year-old musician (real name: Sebastian Bierk) and Maria Bierk separated in...
