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The Voice Taps G4's Alison Haislip To Attack Its Social Media

G4's Alison Haislip has a new show to attack: The self-professed "bad ass tech geek" will serve as the backstage online and social media host for NBC's new talent contest The Voice.Haislip will juggle her day job on G4's Attack of the Show in order to bring some social media cred to The Voice. Not only will she be the online face to the show (a tech counterpart to series host Carson Daly), but she'll be occasionally be seen on The Voice, stationed off stage (in "The V-Room") to chat with the show's contestants and coaches via Twitter, Facebook and the show's website. NBC was set to launch ...

Mon, Mar 28, 2011

The Voice Taps G4's Alison Haislip To Attack Its Social Media

CBS Renews Sunday Reality Staples Amazing Race and Undercover Boss

CBS is keeping it real on Sundays, picking up another round of both The Amazing Race and Undercover Boss for next season. The network hasn't yet determined whether both shows will remain in their Sunday slots this coming fall. But CBS is making a point of highlighting how well both shows did last fall vs. tough Sunday Night Football competition on NBC — which means it's very likely both shows will...

Mon, Mar 28, 2011

CBS Renews Sunday Reality Staples Amazing Race and Undercover Boss

Science Channel Plans April Fool's Marathon and Twittercast of Ricky Gervais' An Idiot Abroad

They're no dummies at the Science Channel. The cable network's smart move to acquire and run Ricky Gervais' U.K. series An Idiot Abroad has resulted in the channel's highest ratings ever. To celebrate, the channel plans to run a marathon of all eight An Idiot Abroad episodes — plus a 30-minute preview special — from 2:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on April Fool's Day (Friday, April 1). Science Channel will also debut its first-ever Twitter event during the marathon: Starting at 8 p.m. that night, the channel will run Tweets from viewers (via the hashtag #AnIdiotAbroad) at the...

Fri, Mar 25, 2011

Science Channel Plans April Fool's Marathon and Twittercast of Ricky Gervais' An Idiot Abroad

AMC and Lionsgate Close to Deal for Mad Men's Season Five

Mad Men fans, don't despair yet: Don Draper and company will be back for Season 5, but perhaps a few weeks later than usual.Insiders at AMC tell TV Guide Magazine that a deal is close with Mad Men executive producer Matthew Weiner and Lionsgate, which produces the show. If a deal can be finalized shortly, the show will be a month or so behind schedule (the writers are usually back to work by February) — but could still hit the network by fall...

Tue, Mar 22, 2011

AMC and Lionsgate Close to Deal for Mad Men's Season Five

Danny Bonaduce, Shannen Doherty and Zombies Headline Syfy's Next Round of Original Movies

Move over, Sharktopus: Syfy's next batch of campy TV movies include zombies, a Jersey Shore shark attack, Danny Bonaduce fighting Bigfoot and Shannen Doherty as Hansel's long-lost sister. The cable network is set to announce a new slate of original movies on Tuesday, including Bigfoot, which will star The Partridge Family's Bonaduce opposite another 1970s sitcom icon...

Tue, Mar 22, 2011

Danny Bonaduce, Shannen Doherty and Zombies Headline Syfy's Next Round of Original Movies

Last Call with Carson Daly Renewed

It's far from last call for Carson Daly, whose late night talk show just landed an 11th season renewal at NBC. Last Call with Carson Daly was nearly canceled a few years ago, but the show's format change — documentary style, with cameras following Daly as he interviews stars from...

Tue, Mar 15, 2011

Steve Carell's The Office Farewell Gets An Airdate

NBC's Steve Carell exit from The Office promises to be a big one — that's what she said — and it now has an airdate. The episode, which wrapped production last week, is expected to air on Thursday, April 28. That's the first night of May sweeps, when the networks load up on events and special episodes. And the departure of Carell certainly qualifies.

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Steve Carell's The Office Farewell Gets An Airdate

Why Rob Lowe Isn't Likely to Join Two and a Half Men

Here's the low down on Lowe: When it comes to talk of Rob Lowe joining the cast of Two and a Half Men, don't believe the hype. Lowe is a full-fledged cast member on NBC's Parks and Recreation. That means he has a multi-year agreement to star on the show — which would appear to rule out a sudden move to fill the Charlie Sheen void. "He has a regular series deal," says one network insider. "He's sticking with Parks and Rec." The Lowe idea has spread fast and wide in recent days, so much that even Sheen is...

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Why Rob Lowe Isn't Likely to Join Two and a Half Men

Jenna Elfman, Rebecca Romijn, Sarah Chalke Among Oso Guest Voices

Disney Channel has found some big talent to entertain the little viewers of Special Agent Oso. Mel Brooks, Sarah Chalke, Rebecca Romijn, Jenna Elfman and Freddy Rodriguez are among the stars who have signed on to provide guest voices on the animated preschool series. The star-studded episodes will air the week of April 4 on Disney Channel's Disney Junior block. In one episode, Brooks will play a...

Wed, Mar 9, 2011

Jenna Elfman, Rebecca Romijn, Sarah Chalke Among Oso Guest Voices

Jersey Shore: In Their Own Words

As MTV winds down its third cycle of reality TV phenomenon Jersey Shore, it's hard to believe that it has only been 15 months since the show first introduced America to the wonders of gym, tanning and laundry. The show has already turned into a lucrative franchise for MTV — and now regularly beats American Idol in the cable network's key demographic of 12-to-34-year-olds. As the show's cast and crew pack their bags for a Season 4 trip to Italy, here's a brief history of how we got to this point...

Wed, Mar 9, 2011

CBS Already Plotting Its Charlie Sheen-Free Future

Charlie who? It didn't take long for CBS to start planning life after Charlie Sheen, who was fired Monday off Monday night staple Two and a Half Men. Sheen is already nowhere to be seen in CBS' latest Monday night promo, an ad promoting a comedy lineup partnership with Verizon (currently running on the network's website).

Tue, Mar 8, 2011

CBS Already Plotting Its Charlie Sheen-Free Future

Two and a Half Men "Terminates" Charlie Sheen

Two and a Half Men is done with Charlie Sheen. As the very public meltdown of Sheen continues to unfold, the powers that be behind TV's top-rated sitcom have decided that the actor has done irreparable harm to the show. As a result, CBS, Warner Bros. TV and executive producer Chuck Lorre announced Monday that they were pulling the plug on the actor for good. The decision gives the network and studio more time to plot out a future without Sheen — if there is a future at all. Firing Sheen rather than canceling Two and a Half Men opens up the possibility of...

Mon, Mar 7, 2011

Two and a Half Men "Terminates" Charlie Sheen

Brett Butler on Addiction, Charlie Sheen and Working with Chuck Lorre

Charlie Sheen may think that he's winning, but Brett Butler knows he's fighting a losing battle. It was 13 years ago that ABC and producers Carsey-Werner opted to pull the plug on Butler's hit sitcom, Grace Under Fire, after deciding that her addiction to painkillers left her in no condition to continue working. Now living on a farm in Georgia and celebrating 12 years of sobriety, Butler says she's still aghast at the events that led to her show's...

Thu, Mar 3, 2011

Brett Butler on Addiction, Charlie Sheen and Working with Chuck Lorre

Is This the End for Two And A Half Men?

Does Two and a Half Men minus Charlie Sheen equal zero?Executives at CBS and Warner Bros. TV — who on February 24 decided to shut down production for the remainder of the season — are just beginning to sift through the carnage left in the wake of Sheen's tirades, in which the actor trashed his boss, Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, among other targets. But so far, the prognosis isn't good for TV's most-watched comedy.Every time Sheen throws another slur at Lorre — whose given name is Charles Michael Levine, even though Sheen insists on calling him "Chaim" — the door to a ninth season ofthe show comes closer to shutting for good....

Mon, Feb 28, 2011

Dr. Drew on Charlie Sheen's Woes: Further Trouble Ahead?

Charlie Sheen's bizarre comments on Thursday came with some dire consequences — and addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky saw it coming. Pinsky told TV Guide Magazine earlier this week that he found Sheen's recent erratic behavior to be troubling, and not the sign of someone in proper recovery. "It's very manic, very grandiose," Pinsky says. And that was before...

Fri, Feb 25, 2011

Dr. Drew on Charlie Sheen's Woes: Further Trouble Ahead?

Fox Renews American Dad

Good morning, U.S.A.: It's going to be a wonderful day for the team behind Fox's American Dad. The network has given an early seventh season renewal to the animated Seth MacFarlane series, which will now air at least ...

Wed, Feb 23, 2011

Breaking: Kiefer Sutherland Returns to TV!

It's official: Just one year after 24 ended, Kiefer Sutherland is plotting his return to TV. Sutherland has signed on to star in the Fox drama pilot Touch, in which he will play a man who discovers that his autistic son can predict the future. Word of Sutherland's interest in the pilot, written by Heroes creator Tim Kring, first emerged last week. But there was a big snag: Sutherland's Broadway commitment — the actor currently stars on stage in the play That Championship Season — threatened to derail any immediate TV possibility.

Tue, Feb 22, 2011

Breaking: Kiefer Sutherland Returns to TV!

Howie Mandel Brings Hidden Cameras to Fox

Howie Mandel is back in the hidden camera business, this time at Fox.Mandel is the host and an executive producer of Mobbed, which incorporates "flash mob" ...

Fri, Feb 18, 2011

Howie Mandel Brings Hidden Cameras to Fox

Discovery Sets Human Planet Airdate

Discovery has assigned an airdate to Human Planet, its next epic series in the vein of recent hits Planet Earth and Life. The six-part Human Planet will air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on three consecutive Sundays this spring: April 10, 17 and 24. Human Planet, a co-production between Discovery and the BBC, will look at how humans live in a wide variety of habitats — including the Arctic, rivers and oceans, mountains, grasslands ...

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Friday Night Lights' Adrianne Palicki is Wonder Woman

Friday Night Lights alum Adrianne Palicki has lassoed the starring role in NBC's reworking of Wonder Woman. In the new series pilot from David E. Kelley (Harry's Law), Palicki will play Wonder Woman (aka Diana Prince), a Los Angeles-based crime fighter who leads a double life as a corporate executive.

Thu, Feb 17, 2011

Friday Night Lights' Adrianne Palicki is Wonder Woman

Discovery Plans to Revamp Planet Green

It's not easy being green, as Discovery Communications has discovered.Planet Green, the eco-friendly channel that Discovery launched with much ballyhoo in 2008, turned out to not be as viewer-friendly as the company had hoped. Now, Discovery is planning to either revamp or completely replace the channel all together."We think we can probably ...

Sat, Feb 12, 2011

Producer Defends Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

The executive producer behind Lifetime's controversial Amanda Knox: Murder On Trial in Italy is defending the project, calling it a nonjudgmental look at the American convicted of killing her roommate in Italy."This is a factual drama and we feel we did a very fair and balanced telling of the story, crafting a script from court records and other public documents," executive producer Craig Piligian tells TV Guide Magazine. "At the end of the movie people will be wondering whether she really did or didn't do the things she's accused of," he says...

Thu, Feb 10, 2011

Producer Defends Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy