A View for Mommies
Former sitcom star and Yale grad Sara Gilbert thought up the idea of her new daytime talk show one day while sitting in the bathtub. “I was a new mom when…
Caught in the Salahi Wine Storm
There had been talk at the TV Critics Association tour this season about gate crashers, with tourists sneaking into the ballroom where press conferences are going on, or people breaking…
Jesse Metcalfe Keeps Shirt On for New Role
Jesse Metcalfe has left the lawnmowers behind, put on a shirt and has become a part of the Jerry Bruckheimer produced action series “Chase,” premiering this fall on NBC. The…
Wyle E. Coyote Returns in 3D
Meep meep. Making a quiet debut into theaters this weekend for the first time in decades is a short starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, continuing the endless, wordless…
'30 Rock' Live Episode is NBC's Idea
Broadcast TV goes back to the day of live TV when “30 Rock” takes a stab at an episode live from studio 8H on Oct. 14. The cast will actually…
Rebooted 'Hawaii Five-0' Keeps Theme
They’re calling the remake of “Hawaii Five-0” this fall more of a reboot. “It’s not a remake. We’re not kind of picking up where they left off,” says Alex O’Loughlin, who plays…
A Scripted Series Out of a Reality Start
Reality TV is not just taking over airwaves; it’s influencing the scripted shows as well. This fall’s example is “The Defenders,” which was based on a pilot for a proposed…
Shatner Fiddles With the Gizmos
CBS is hailing its impending comedy “$#@! My Dad Says” as the first to have been inspired by a Twitter feed. But its big name star is not one to…
Selleck Goes East
Not since “McCloud” has an iconic leading man with a mustache made the move to become lawman in New York City. But Tom Selleck is going to do just that,…
The F Word in ‘Mike & Molly’
“Mike & Molly” is a sweet new sitcom on CBS about a pair of people who almost never get to lead their shows – men and women who are plus-sized,…