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NBC’s hit a cappella talent-show series The Sing-Off has announced the 16 groups that will compete in its third season. Hosted by Nick Lachey, the series will premiere on Sept. 19 with returning judges Ben Folds and Shawn Stockman alongside singer Sara Bareilles, replacing Nicole Scherzinger (who’s now a judge on Fox’s The X Factor). The contenders are: READ FULL STORY »
Nick Cannon is strutting his stuff all over the Peacock: The America’s Got Talent host has now signed on as a recurring cast member of the new NBC comedy Up All Night, the network confirmed today. (TV Guide first reported the news.) Cannon will play Calvin, a spirited talk show emcee whose popularity irks co-host Ava (Maya Rudolph). In addition, Jennifer Hall (Nip/Tuck, CSI: Miami) will recur as Missy, Ava’s unconfident assistant. Up All Night, which debuts Sept. 14, also stars Christina Applegate and Will Arnett as new parents, with Applegate’s character, Reagan, serving as Ava’s producer.
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In a statement, CBS said: “The Talk just finished a strong first season, quickly establishing a new daytime brand for CBS in just a few months. The producers are currently working on the show’s creative game plan for season 2, which launches Sept. 6.” The Talk averaged 2.2 million viewers in July, which marked its largest audience since February.
As soon as news of TLC cancelling Kate Gosselin’s reality show hit, the half-joking tweets and comments began: Gosselin should do The Bachelorette next.
Gosselin herself seemed to hint that dating is the next step for the reality star, tweeting: “I can’t wait2have the chance2challenge myself again w future endeavors!… And maybe even some dating??!!”
So we asked Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss if he would ever consider Gosselin for his show. Here’s what he said: READ FULL STORY »
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Sean Hayes’ return to TV just took another big step forward. The project is near a deal to sign Rescue Me co-creator Peter Tolan and his writer partner Michael Wimer — and wait until you hear what it’s about.
Tolan will serve as a writer and executive producer on the show, which will be produced by Universal Media Studios and Sony Pictures TV. EW has also learned the mysterious project’s logline: The untitled family comedy follows two men tasked with raising a 12 year old. If that broadcast sitcom concept sounds familiar, it’s because you haven’t heard the twist yet: The two dads are a gay couple. READ FULL STORY »
Ashton Kutcher has an insane trailer that EW confirms he’s using to keep him cool during breaks while shooting CBS’ Two and a Half Men. With a $2 million price-tag, the trailer is a two-story high, 53-foot long “mobile estate.” At 30 tons, it’s fuel efficiency must makes a Hummer look like Prius (though really, no hot tub?). Compare this to Sheen’s trailer. If Sheen spent his millions on a trailer like this instead of, um, other things, he might have been a lot happier while shooting Men. Here is your RV porn: READ FULL STORY »
NBC released its fall key art kraken, with new marketing ads promoting its fall shows. Below we have ads for Grimm, Prime Suspect, The Sing-Off, Playboy Club, Whitney, Up All Night, and Free Agents. Here you go: READ FULL STORY »
The bosses at Glee are still trying to figure out what to do with their graduating seniors. What they should do is take a cue from Degrassi — the Canadian drama now has the formula down pat. For the past few seasons it has (more or less) let its matriculating students head off to unseen colleges and replenished the high school’s halls with a crop of equally intriguing underclassmen. This year is no exception: Six characters (including fan favorite Holly J., played by Charlotte Arnold) will leave Degrassi when it ends its four-night-a-week, telenovela-esque summer run on Teen Nick early next month.
But there’s a twist! An old actress is returning — as a new character. READ FULL STORY »
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UPDATED: At last, it’s over. Kate Gosselin’s reality show Kate Plus 8 is not being renewed by the network.
TLC issued this statement: “TLC has decided not to renew another season of Kate Plus 8. By the end of this season Kate Plus 8 will have hit the 150 episode mark (including Jon & Kate Plus 8); an exceptional milestone. TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future.” A milestone, indeed. I think we will all remember where we were at when this news came down.
Two years ago, when Kate and Jon were separating and dominating tabloid magazine covers, their reality show shot up to a phenomenal 10 million viewers (higher than another cable reality TV wunderkin, Jersey Shore, has ever reached). After the couple split, the numbers fell back down to earth, with Kate’s solo effort never regaining the intense viewer interest of the earlier show. As every TV writer can tell you: Conflict drives drama. Last episode is Sept. 12.
UPDATE: Kate Gosselin responded to the news with a Tweet-gasm: READ FULL STORY »
Tonight marks the second half of the epic season finale of MTV’s Teen Wolf and EW has a gift for all you fans of the werewolf drama: We have an EXCLUSIVE peek at a couple of dramatic moments from the episode. Scott (Tyler Posey) has a run-in with Allison (Crystal Reed) and her hunter father while Stiles (Dylan O’Brien) deals with an emergency. Boy, high school is a lot more stressful with werewolves around. Watch below… READ FULL STORY »
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To get an idea of how James Spader will impact NBC’s The Office, here’s the simple, brilliant pitch behind the show’s eighth season premiere: Spader’s persuasive and mysterious character Robert California is appointed CEO of Dunder Mifflin and, during a visit to the Scranton branch, accidentally leaves behind a piece of paper. There’s a line down the middle of it, with the names of every Scranton staffer either on one side of the line or the other. Employees go into a frenzy trying to figure out: What does this mean?
The episode, titled “The List,” will showcase California’s inscrutable oddness and his impact on the rest of the team as they struggle to figure him out. The Emmy-winning Spader, it seems, is just as much in the dark as everybody else about his character, and that’s the way he likes it.
“He’s a sort of strange guy, and his enigmatic qualities are a good thing,” Spader says. “Everybody is trying to get to know who he is and what his juxtaposition is to the rest of the office. The characters are and the writers and cast members as well. And I’m hoping that’s going to be the fun of the season.” READ FULL STORY »
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Sons of Anarchy showrunner Kurt Sutter has cancelled his Twitter account, putting an end to his outraged and entertaining tweets about the TV industry. The move comes after Sutter drew a flurry of headlines for blaming the firing of Walking Dead showrunner Frank Darabont on Matthew Weiner’s lucrative Mad Men deal, as well taking on the TV Academy for Sons being snubbed in the Emmys.
As the showrunner eloquently explained on his blog: READ FULL STORY »
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Breaking Bad is getting its renewal — for a final season.
AMC has picked up 16 episodes to conclude series. That will bring the award-winning show to a close sometime either next year or in 2013 — depending on how the network and AMC and Sony decide to divvy up the final hours, whether they split them into two more shortened seasons or one (Bad usually runs 13 episodes per season).
“It’s a funny irony — I’d hate to know the date of my own last day on earth, but I’m delighted to know what Walter White’s will be (episodically speaking),” Vince Gilligan said. “This is a great gift to me and to my wonderful writers. It’s knowledge which will allow us to properly build our story to a satisfying conclusion.” Gilligan then added: READ FULL STORY »
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