Debra Messing has landed the lead role in NBC drama pilot “The Mysteries of Laura,” Variety has confirmed. Messing will play Detective Laura Diamond, a female homicide detective …
SOURCE: Variety at 01:45PMNBC has ordered a pilot for comedy “Feed Me” from Sally Robinson, Paul Witt and Tony Thomas. Single-cam is a comedic exploration of adult intimacy and desire that centers on a dy…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:48PMAlmost four months after its season two finale, “Newsroom” has been renewed by HBO for a third season. HBO brass had been hopeful about the media drama’s return since last …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:48PMThough “Normal Heart” isn’t slated to premiere on HBO until May, a sequel to the Ryan Murphy-helmed film is already in the works at the pay cabler, Variety has confirmed. A…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:29PMThe hills aren’t quite alive yet, but they’re beginning to perk up, as NBC doles out a first look at its “Sound of Music” special. The promo clip for “The Sound…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:33PM“Homeland” returns to Showtime for its third season Sunday, but not before it gets the parody treatment on YouTube. Above Average, a comedy net within Lorne Michaels’ Broad…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:24PMHarry Connick, Jr. has officially joined “American Idol” as a judge for the Fox competition’s thirteenth season. The crooner rounds out a judges’ panel that includes …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMComedy and legit vet Andrea Martin has been tapped to star in Global TV’s new halfhour laffer “Working the Engels.” From Shaw Media and Halfire-CORE Entertainment, series c…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:39PMABC Family has decided to not renew “Bunheads” for a second season, after its first run failed to draw significant viewership for the Disney-owned cable net. The ballerina dramed…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:31PMRoger Bart has secured a four-episode arc as Matt LeBlanc’s agent on the upcoming season of Showtime’s “Episodes.” Halfhour comedy centers on a fictional version of M…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:32PMReality producer Nick Rigg has teamed with Leftfield Entertainment on joint venture Loud TV. Loud TV, an unscripted shingle under recently-established parent company Leftfield Entertainment,…
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