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Jul 26 2011 09:33 PM ET

'The Walking Dead' showrunner Frank Darabont stepping down

by James Hibberd

Categories: The Walking Dead, TV Biz

Image Credit: AMC

Wow: Just a few days after acclaimed director Frank Darabont took the Comic-Con stage to promote season two of AMC’s The Walking Dead comes this news that he’s stepping down as the series’ showrunner.

Sources say Deadline’s report is true that Darabont will no longer serve as the chief writer-producer on the series. Without saying whose decision it was, the decision is attributed to Darabont never quite having gotten the hang of switching from films (The Shawshank Redemption, The Mist) to a TV show. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 26 2011 07:12 PM ET

'White Collar': Tiffani Thiessen on Elizabeth's 'soft spot' for Neal, chances of a baby for the Burkes, and her dream guest star. (Hint: Reunion!)

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Television, White Collar

Image Credit: Robert Ascroft/USA

As wife to Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) on USA’s White Collar, Tiffani Thiessen’s character, Elizabeth, is no stranger to being part of the boys club that dominates the show. But that’s the way the actress likes it.

“To play a little more with the guys — as I say — has been quite fun this season,” she says. And it’s easier to be part of the action these days — last season she spent most of her time pregnant and in front of a green screen pre-filming scenes. Not fun, she says.

But as the show’s third season rolls on, Thiessen stopped by EW HQ this week to preview the action on the way for her character and talk about what the future holds for the Burkes. Oh, and Saved By the Bell. (You know we couldn’t just let that slip by.)

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You’ve been in the action a little more this season. Have you had a favorite moment so far?
TIFFANI THIESSEN: It’s hard to say. I love all the episodes, but definitely the ones where I get to play a little bit more are a lot of fun. There’s a great one that just aired a few weeks ago. It’s the one where Peter goes undercover and does speed dating — “Veiled Threat.” It was great. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 26 2011 06:18 PM ET

Teen Choice Awards to make a 'Big Bang' with host Kaley Cuoco

by Kate Ward

Categories: Awards Shows, Television, The Big Bang Theory

Image Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

For 2011′s Teen Choice Awards, expect some big-names, plenty of surfboards, and, now, some kooky hairstyles: The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco has been tapped to host the awards ceremony, according to a release from Fox. Cuoco also announced the news on her Twitter: “Well, it’s official. Yours truly is hosting the Teen Choice Awards. Woop woop!”

The Teen Choice Awards also announced that they have added a new category, Choice Vampire. (The nominees for that one: Nina Dobrev, Vampire Diaries; Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; Nikki Reed, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse; Alexander Skarsgard, True Blood; Ian Somerhalder, The Vampire Diaries; Paul Wesley, The Vampire Diaries.)

Fans can still vote for nominees on the Teen Choice Awards website until Aug. 5. The ceremony will air on Fox live on Aug. 7.

Jul 26 2011 03:24 PM ET

Adrianne Curry says this skimpy costume got her kicked out of Comic-Con -- PHOTO

by James Hibberd

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Former America’s Next Top Model and VH1 reality star Adrianne Curry says she got kicked off the Comic-Con convention floor for being a bit too cheeky. Seems Curry’s Aeon Flux costume annoyed police during her booth signing because, unlike Charlize Theron’s big-screen version of the character, it was semi-bottomless.

“Just got stopped by a ton of cops,” she Tweeted. “My costume is illegal … the butt … sigh … cops r making … me leave immediatly after my signing… Apparently the San Diego police are unfamiliar with a screen accurate version of Aeon Flux.” Hm, we’re skeptical, we’ve seen similarly risque costumes around Comic-Con, but hey, this story ain’t exactly Watergate — here’s the costume (from the front): READ FULL STORY »

Jul 26 2011 01:59 PM ET

Lady Gaga to perform on 'The View' Aug. 1

by Lanford Beard

Categories: Television

Lady Gaga will kick off the final week of The View‘s 14th season next Monday, Aug. 1, performing her new single, “You and I.” Gaga last appeared on The View in May to promote her current album Born This Way. The daytime show is an appropriate venue for Gaga, whose latest records have heavily riffed on female empowerment.

Jul 26 2011 01:47 PM ET

Chelsea Kane to guest on 'One Tree Hill' -- EXCLUSIVE

by James Hibberd

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Image Credit: Getty Images

Chelsea Kane is moving into the town of Tree Hill.

The Disney Channel star and former Dancing With the Stars contestant will appear in one of the early episodes of the show’s ninth and final season. Kane will play “Tara,” a rival Café owner to Haley (Bethany Joy Galeotti and Brooke (Sophia Bush).

As previously reported, Tree Hill vets Paul Johansson and Tyler Hilton are also returning for the final season, which gets underway sometime in midseason.

Jul 26 2011 01:02 PM ET

TNT renews 'Franklin & Bash' for second season

by Lynette Rice

Categories: Cable, Deals, EW Exclusive, TV Biz

Image Credit: Karen Neal/TNT

TNT has ordered a second season of Franklin & Bash, the legal drama starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer, EW has learned. Currently airing Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Franklin & Bash ranks as one of basic cable’s top new series of the summer. The net ordered 10 more episodes.

“This summer, Franklin & Bash has broken out as a hugely entertaining series with great characters, sharp writing and a terrific cast,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming, for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies in a statement. “We’re thrilled that the show has drawn such a remarkably strong following and look forward to bringing it back next summer.”

Gosselaar and Meyer star as two young street lawyers in the drama that also stars Malcolm McDowell as Stanton Infeld, the patriarch of the law firm. The show’s from the Emmy-winning Kevin Falls (The West Wing) and also features Dana Davis, Kumail Nanjiani, Reed Diamond and Garcelle Beauvais.

Since premiering on June 1, Franklin & Bash has drawn 3.9 million viewers, ranking it among basic cable’s Top 5 new series for the summer-to-date. The series is averaging 1.8 million adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. Sadly, the drama’s stellar ratings couldn’t give enough of a boost to its lead-out, Men of a Certain Age. TNT cancelled the Ray Romano drama after two seasons.

Jul 26 2011 11:36 AM ET

What breakup? 'LA Ink' premiere episode still set to celebrate Jesse-Kat engagement

by Lynette Rice

Categories: Cable, Shameless Self Promotion

Awkward! The premiere episode of LA Ink on Thursday features a ton o’ talk about Kat Von D’s engagement to Jesse James and how she may (or may not) move to Austin to be closer to her marked-up man. She even addresses those maddening pregnancy rumors!

Unfortunately for her, the episode is still a go despite the news that the engagement is off. (She tweeted her bummer news). In fact, James is featured throughout the season. Oh my. ”I feel like I’m the luckiest girl,” she says in the premiere episode. “I don’t care what anybody thinks.” Hmm, what about now? For a sneak peek of the episode, click here.

The reality show returns at 10 p.m. ET.

Jul 26 2011 09:57 AM ET

Sarah Michelle Gellar's sexy new 'Ringer' ad -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTO

by James Hibberd

Categories: Scoop

Ready to see two sides of Sarah Michelle Gellar?

The CW is readying its marketing campaign for the return of Gellar to primetime and EW has your first look at the network’s fall ad for Ringer. Photographers usually have to choose whether to shoot a star straight on or in profile. But the show’s dual-identity storyline lends a reason to show a second angle of Gellar in a reflection. Soon, this poster will grace billboards, buses and magazines everywhere along with its tagline, “The Ultimate Double Cross.”

Check out below to see SMG’s good (and evil?) twins: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 25 2011 08:29 PM ET

'America's Got Talent' scoop: Welcome, Stevie Nicks!

by Lynette Rice

Categories: EW Exclusive

Image Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage.com

Next up on America’s Got Talent…Stevie Nicks! EW has learned exclusively that the singer-songwriter will perform live on the NBC show Wednesday. She’ll be joined by Fighting Gravity, last season’s finalist.

Next week’s live show will include a visit from The Voice coach Adam Levine and his posse: Maroon 5 is the night’s big performer, along Jason Derulo.

Tuesday’s show will feature performances by 12 of the top 48 contestants, who are Captain & Maybelle, Ian Johnson, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., Lys Agnés, Mauricio Herrera, Monét, POPLYFE, Professor Splash, Purrfect Angelz, Seth Grabel, SH’Boss Boys and Summerwind Skippers.

Eight will be eliminated and four will move on to the semi-finals.

Jul 25 2011 08:10 PM ET

John Goodman joins 'Community' for six-episode arc

by Dan Snierson

Categories: Casting, Community

Image Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Give a big Greendale welcome to John Goodman: The Roseanne vet has enrolled in Community for a six-episode guest stint, EW has confirmed. (Vulture first reported the news.) Goodman will play Vice Dean Laybourne, a distinguished, confident administrator who runs the school of Air Conditioning Repair at Greendale Community College — and one who locks horns with Dean Pelton (Jim Rash). At Comic-Con this weekend, the NBC comedy announced that Michael K. Williams (The Wire) will guest star in three episodes as Prof. Kane, a new biology teacher who clashes with Jeff (Joel McHale). Both Goodman and Williams appear in the season 3 premiere, which airs Sept. 22.

Jul 25 2011 07:22 PM ET

'Glee Project' removes Amy Winehouse joke

by James Hibberd

Categories: Glee, Music, Reality TV, TV Biz

Image Credit: Oxygen

The death of Amy Winehouse spurred Oxygen to delete a joke made about the singer from its reality show The Glee Project. A Sunday night repeat of an episode dropped the audio on a joke a cast-member made about the 27-year-old singer, who died Saturday after years of struggling with substance abuse.

In the episode, Glee creator Ryan Murphy teased Alex, a contestant on the show: “I’m surprised you didn’t come out here dressed like Amy Winehouse. Why didn’t you?” Alex said he could go change — and then the audio dropped out. The deleted line, first reported by the Boston Herald, was of Glee choreographer Zach Woodlee joking that all Alex needed was “a mop and a bottle,” sparking Murphy and others to laugh. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 25 2011 06:30 PM ET

'The Glee Project' Exit Q&A: This week's eliminated contestant discusses opening up 'in front of an entire nation'

by Kevin Sullivan

Categories: Glee, Reality TV, Television, TV Biz, TV Scoop

Image Credit: Andrew Eccles/Oxygen

On this week’s episode of The Glee Project, we said goodbye to Marissa Von Bleicken, the NYC native who won the last two homework challenges but struggled with the vocals for the video. “There hadn’t been a homework winner in the bottom three yet,” said the college student about her elimination. “So I was shaking in my boots waiting to find out what I had done so wrong to be the first one.” EW talked with Marissa about what’s next and what the “Vulnerability” challenge meant for her.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: On this week’s episode you finally got the iconic slushie to the face. Did it live up to all of the hype?
MARISSA VON BLEICKEN: It was definitely more painful than I though it would be. The concept of it is a lot funnier and more entertaining and exciting than you’d think, but it’s actually a very cold, sticky experience. I was completely uncomfortable, so I can’t blame any of the other contenders or Cameron for having a hard time with it.

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