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Joy Behar leaving 'The View'
11 hours ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Joy Behar will leave ABC’s daytime talker The View after her contract expires in August.
“Joy Behar has been instrumental in the success of The View from the very beginning,” according to an ABC statement. “We wish her all the best in this next chapter, and are thrilled that we have her for the remainder of the season.”
Behar has co-hosted the show for nearly 17 years. She told Deadline that “it seemed like the right time. You reach a point when you say to yourself, ‘Do I want to keep doing this?’ There are other things on my plate »
- EW staff
Schedule Shake-Up: CBS Moves Vegas to Fridays, Keeps Tuesdays Golden
17 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
CBS is moving Vegas farther out in the desert and giving Golden Boy room to shine.
The network Friday announced it would keep the Theo James-led cop drama on Tuesday nights — in the 10/9c slot previously belonging to Vegas — instead of moving it to Fridays at 9 as planned.
That means Vegas will air at 9 on Fridays beginning April 5, after the culmination of the Ncaa Men’s Basketball tournament. Meanwhile, a new episode of Golden Boy will air this Friday at 9 as scheduled. »
- Kimberly Roots
Hope Davis To Co-Star In ‘The Ordained’, Tone Bell Joins ‘To My Future Assistant’
16 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Hope Davis (In Treatment) has been tapped for CBS‘ drama pilot The Ordained, executive produced by Frank Marshall. Directed by Rj Cutler from a script by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, Ordained centers on Tom Reilly (Charlie Cox), the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer at a top New York firm to prevent his politician sister Packy (Davis) from being assassinated. Packy is a first-term mayor of New York City who’s just announced her bid for re-election — big of heart, loud of mouth, spine of iron. Davis recently recurred on HBO’s The Newsroom. Whitney co-star Tone Bell has been cast in Fox’s single-camera comedy pilot To My Future Assistant. Written by Sherry Bilsing-Graham & Ellen Kreamer and directed by Peyton Reed, Assistant revolves around the assistants at a big New York law firm who band together as a family to help each other »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
ABC Pilot Scoop: House Vet Among The Returned
13 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
House alum Omar Epps is checking back into the TV world with a role in ABC’s drama pilot The Returned, TVLine has learned.
Additionally, Kurtwood Smith (That ’70s Show) and Landon Gimenez also have come on board the project.
Based on Jason Mott’s novel, the potential series asks the provocative question, “What happens when the people you have mourned and buried suddenly appear on your doorstep as if not a day’s gone by?” The lives of the people of »
- Vlada Gelman
Inside Cinemax's Bloody Hit Banshee
21 minutes ago | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
On a hot fall afternoon just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, Antony Starr is busy getting punched in the kidneys, slammed against a wall and kicked in the solar plexus. As he pauses for a breath, a command comes: "Let's work on that strangling again!" Just a typical day on the set of Banshee.
Flash back to late April. On the first day of shooting, the actor playing Starr's opponent in a brawl came at him a bit too strong. "He cracked me in the face and split my lip open," Starr recalls, "but our schedule was so tight, I didn't get to the hospital for six hours." That's when Starr realized just how different filming Cinemax's noirish thriller would be from the comedies and dramas he was used to making in his native New Zealand. "They shot...
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- Ileane Rudolph
Curveball Over La Dodgers TV Deal For Guggenheim And Major League Baseball
36 minutes ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Few consumers are anticipating the new Los Angeles Dodgers/Time Warner Cable TV deal because they’re going to get screwed out of more hard-earned money per month. They can thank Guggenheim Partners which bought the Dodgers with an ownership group including Magic Johnson and Peter Guber for $2.15 billion last year. Guggenheim plans to carry the games on a new regional sports network it’ll own called SportsNetLA. It’s got Time Warner Cable doing the heavy lifting as its charter distributor, exclusive advertising and affiliate sales agent, and channel operations manager. But now there’s a problem: the deal has yet to be submitted to Major League Baseball for approval after 5 weeks. The reason is that Mlb wants to know exactly what its cut of the $7 billion, 25-year television deal will be. And Guggenheim looks like it’s trying to pitch curveballs to the league. Trust me, if you think Hollywood studios are greedy, »
- NIKKI FINKE, Editor in Chief
What to Watch Friday: Grimm Scares Up New Episodes, Nikita Teams With Amanda (!) and More
37 minutes ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
On TV this Friday: NBC brings Grimm tidings (back) to you, Fashion Star returns with a small makeover, Nikita must deal with the Devil and Banshee‘s Rabbit refuses to rest. Here are 10 programs to keep in your radar.
8 pm Fashion Star (NBC) | Season 2 features celeb mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos, while fashionista Louise Roe now hosts and Express joins Macy’s and Saks Fifth Avenue as possi-buyers.
8 pm Nikita (The CW) | When Ari’s son Stefan’s bodyguard manages to capture both Nikita and Amanda, the two adversaries must work together to escape. Meanwhile, Owen is »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Lorelei Returns to The Mentalist on a Murderous Mission
37 minutes ago | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
As fans of The Mentalist know only too well, you'd have to be nuts to purposely piss off Red John. But that's just what will happen in Sunday's episode, titled "There Will Be Blood," when the serial killer's accomplice, Lorelei Martins, goes rogue. Played by Entourage's Emmanuelle Chriqui, the needy, high-strung Lorelei packs an all-purpose gym bag of devastation (gun, Taser, rope, handcuffs) and sets out to avenge the murder of her sister Miranda — a crime that...
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- Michael Logan
Syfy Greenlights 'Helix,' a New Series From 'Battlestar Galactica' Showrunner Ronald D. Moore
43 minutes ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Syfy is getting back into business with Ronald D. Moore, the writer/producer who developed the network's crossover hit "Battlestar Galactica." Syfy's given a 13-episode order to "Helix" (a working title), a scripted series executive produced by Moore, Lynda Obst ("Contact") and Steven Maeda ("Lost") and written by Cameron Porsandeh, who'll serve as co-executive producer. The series is being produced by Sony Pictures Television. "Helix" is a thriller about a team of Centers for Disease Control scientists who are sent to a research facility in the Arctic to look into what they thought was a disease outbreak, but what turns out to be something more dire and mysterious. Mark Stern, Syfy's President of Original Content, said in the announcement that "With its well-drawn characters, taut drama, and incredible production team, we couldn't be more excited to see this intense thrill-ride of a series come to life." Moore, who »
- Alison Willmore
Pandora Media Chief To Leave Just In Time
3 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Joseph J. Kennedy said he would be leaving Pandora Media after a 9-year tenure. His announcement was made to his Board on Tuesday and in an analyists call on Thursday. Now the Internet radio service will search for a successor. The chairman/CEO may be getting out just in time. In September 2012 the stock was pummelled by reports that Apple may launch a rival ad-supported music service. Pandora investors fear that the streaming music service — which tailors selections to users’ tastes — could be crushed by the electronics giant. Pandora has about 150 million registered users, and 55 million of them listen frequently giving it a significant head start over Apple. But payments for music rights eat up about 60% of its revenues which has severely impacted Pandora’s profitability. Since that report, Pandora’s stock has righted itself and the company has posted better-than-expected earnings and growth for its fiscal 4th quarter and full year. »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
Global Showbiz Briefs: Silvio Berlusconi, Nicholas Hytner, India Channel Crunch, ‘Vigilante’ Launched
4 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Silvio Berlusconi To Appeal Wiretap Verdict Italian media mogul and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was handed a one-year jail term today by an Italian court over an illegal wiretap. It’s highly unlikely the Mediaset chief will do any time as he has appeals available to him and, under Italian law, isn’t expected to go to prison until all appeal attempts are exhausted. Berlusconi is already appealing a four-year sentence that was handed to him in Milan last year over fraud on movie rights deals. Today’s punishment comes for making public the taped contents of a confidential phone call in a case related to a 2005 banking scandal, Reuters reported. Berlusconi has oft been in court before over his business dealings, but he’s always been cleared or seen the statute of limitations expire. Nicholas Hytner Decries “Downton Ratings Mentality” The Crucible and History Boys director Sir Nicholas Hytner »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
'Walking Dead' Season 4: New showrunner Scott Gimple praised as a 'tremendous voice' and 'great artist' by cast and crew
5 hours ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
There are still three episodes left in "The Walking Dead" Season 3, but it's never too soon to start thinking about Season 4 and the transition to new showrunner Scott Gimple.
Glen Mazzara has been manning the ship ever since Frank Darabont departed midway through Season 2, and fans have clearly sparked to Mazzara's dramatic, action-packed and conflict-driven vision for the show. Unfortunately, we're losing Mazzara as well next season. That's when Gimple will take over as showrunner.
While we have no idea yet what Season 4 will look like -- the writers have just begun the process of breaking stories -- there's reason to believe Gimple is a solid choice to continue the strong work Mazzara has been doing on the show. For one, the episodes he's written since joining the series in Season 2 -- "Pretty Much Dead Already," "Hounded" and last week's spectacular "Clear" among them -- have been first-rate installments.
For another, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
‘Parenthood’ At PaleyFest: Season 5?
6 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Diane Haithman contributes to Deadline’s TV coverage. At this evening’s PaleyFest panel on NBC’s Parenthood, the question on everyone’s mind was whether Parenthood will be around to make audiences bawl for a 5th season? Oddly, this question got punted to 15-year-old Max Burkholder, who gamely tried to answer. “I don’t think there’s any way to know, or anything to officially announce, but I’m definitely crossing my fingers.” According to the moderator, TVline’s Michael Ausiello, some fingers are crossed already for Monica Potter to win an Emmy nod. Her character fought cancer this season. He offered that Potter portrayed “the C word, but now there’s talk that she might be a contender for the E word.” Pplot twists have included abortion, illness, autism and heartbreak, but an audience member stood up to show her bald head. She thanked the producer and cast »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
Parenthood @ PaleyFest: Scoop on Season 5 Hopes (and Plans!), Sarah's Choice and More
6 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Parenthood showrunner Jason Katims, along with 12 of the beloved NBC family drama’s cast members, graced the stage at PaleyFest 2013 Thursday night to discuss high hopes for a fifth season, who’ll be back if the series is fortunate enough to return, Sarah’s controversial romantic twist and much more.
Wasting no time getting to the juiciest question of all, TVLine’s own Michael Ausiello — who moderated the event — grilled Katims on the likelihood of a renewal. The Ep, of course, didn’t have a definitive answer, but instead turned it over to Max Burkholder, who enthused: “You can never be sure, »
- Megan Masters
Joss Whedon Q&A On Eve Of SXSW
7 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Related: Hot Trailer: ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Joss Whedon is making a much anticipated appearance at SXSW to present his indie modern retelling of the Shakespeare comedy Much Ado About Nothing. That’s the microbudgeted pic he shot in 12 days in secret under his Bellwether Pictures banner while working on Marvel‘s The Avengers. Picked up after its Toronto debut, the film screens in Austin with a panel on Saturday in front of his rabid fanbase – then hits theaters June 7 via Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions. Whedon recently wrapped his pilot for Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. series and is set to work on The Avengers 2 for a 2015 release. He’s also contracted for three years as a creative consultant to Marvel, helping studio head Kevin Feige develop the sprawling superhero universe. Whedon admits the Marvel commitments may not leave time anymore for passion projects like Much Ado because he’s “in constant »
- JEN YAMATO
Top Moments: Jessica Simpson Lets Something Slip and The Bachelor's Women Tell... the Truth?
8 hours ago | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
Our top moments of the week:
12. Don't Speak Award: Switched at Birth films a groundbreaking all-American Sign Language episode that proves that silence can be more powerful than words. When the Carlton students learn that their school will be closing, they stage a protest. During the school play, the fire alarms sound and as the parents and staff head outside, Daphne, Emmett & Co. hold up signs reading "Take Back Carlton" and lock themselves inside, vowing not to come out until their voices are heard.
11. Best Battle (Non) Cry: On Suburgatory, Dalia takes it upon herself to help Mr. Wolfe get revenge against his cheating ex, Chef Alan, and...
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- Joyce Eng and Kate Stanhope
Glee Recap: All the Right Movies [Updated]
8 hours ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
“This is like the third act in the movie where the heartbroken guy chases through the crowded city streets to win his girl back. And then he does some big romantic gesture and the music swells and the crowd applauds and their eyes well up with tears. And then she’ll take you back. That’s just the way it works.”
So spoke Glee‘s Finn Hudson, passionately advocating that his mentor Will Schuester track down his runaway fiancée, club her over the head and drag her back to the cave.
Okay, maybe all Finn wanted Schue to do was »
- Michael Slezak
'Glee' celebrates 500 songs with movie magic
8 hours ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
The "Glee" gang celebrated its 500th song on Thursday night's (March 7) episode, which featured Mr. Schuester assigning songs of the movies to the kids.
It stemmed from a post-being-left-at-the-altar dream that Will had, wherein he sang "You're All The World to Me" with his former bride-to-be Emma. In case you're curious, that song is from the movie "Royal Wedding" starring Fred Astaire, which featured the (at the time) revolutionary filmmaking technique of having Astaire dance on the walls and ceiling of the room he was in by having a custom-built set that rolled on an axis along with an attached camera and camera operator.
We hope "Glee" did it the same way.
The show also featured "Shout" from "Animal House," "Come What May" from "Moulin Rouge," a mash-up of "Danger Zone" from "Top Gun" and "Old Time Rock 'n Roll" from "Risky Business," which was surprisingly a lot of fun, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
American Idol Final Ten Revealed - Review
8 hours ago | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Tonight it was your turn to decide who would remain in the American Idol contest, and who would be sent home to watch along with the rest of us. We felt the results were predictable to stick our necks out and publicize our hunches, and we walked away with an 80% success rate. That's right, [...]
American Idol Final Ten Revealed - Review »
- Jon Lachonis
Universal Cable Prods.’ Maira Suro Exits
8 hours ago | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Universal Cable Prods. Svp Maira Suro has exited the studio after a three-year stint. Suro headed development for external networks at Ucp, leading the studio’s efforts over the past couple of years to expand its portfolio beyond sister nets USA and Syfy. They resulted in two series, MTV’s I Just Want My Pants Back and Lifetime’s Against The Wall, which lasted a season each, as well as a slew of development projects at cable and broadcast networks, some of which are still active. In light of Suro’s exit, it is unclear whether Ucp will stay in the business of selling to outside networks. Before joining Ucp in 2010, Suro was Svp, West Coast series development, MTV Networks. She also worked for Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope Television. In other development executive departures, Phil Breman is exiting his post as executive director, development for Disney Channel where he »
- NELLIE ANDREEVA
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