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All rights reservedFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:13:40 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/tv/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/globe-trotting-british-broadcaster-whicker-dead-87-161340707.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PaG_JFcCecyHsS7liUZfXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T164141Z_1_CBRE96B1ADK00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-ALANWHICKER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of veteran British travel broadcaster Alan Whicker at Buckingham Palace" align="left" title="File photo of veteran British travel broadcaster Alan Whicker at Buckingham Palace" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British broadcaster and journalist Alan Whicker, whose career spanned five decades and whose clipped delivery style was parodied by Monty Python, died on Friday at the age of 87. Whicker was best known for the award-winning &quot;Whicker&#039;s World&quot; globe-trotting documentary series which ran on the publicly funded BBC and ITV networks between 1959 and 1988. One of his programs featured the Haitian dictator &quot;Papa Doc&quot; Duvalier. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/globe-trotting-british-broadcaster-whicker-dead-87-161340707.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 12:13:40 -0400Reutersglobe-trotting-british-broadcaster-whicker-dead-87-161340707<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/globe-trotting-british-broadcaster-whicker-dead-87-161340707.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PaG_JFcCecyHsS7liUZfXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T164141Z_1_CBRE96B1ADK00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-ALANWHICKER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of veteran British travel broadcaster Alan Whicker at Buckingham Palace" align="left" title="File photo of veteran British travel broadcaster Alan Whicker at Buckingham Palace" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British broadcaster and journalist Alan Whicker, whose career spanned five decades and whose clipped delivery style was parodied by Monty Python, died on Friday at the age of 87. Whicker was best known for the award-winning &quot;Whicker&#039;s World&quot; globe-trotting documentary series which ran on the publicly funded BBC and ITV networks between 1959 and 1988. One of his programs featured the Haitian dictator &quot;Papa Doc&quot; Duvalier. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sorkin-delves-frenzied-newsroom-second-season-110442647.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yvTQVX7T3So9r3wWwZm9aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T110442Z_1_CBRE96B0UTR00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sorkin, creator and executive producer, and actors Daniels, Waterston, Munn and Patel arrive for the season 2 premiere of their HBO drama series &quot;The Newsroom&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Sorkin, creator and executive producer, and actors Daniels, Waterston, Munn and Patel arrive for the season 2 premiere of their HBO drama series &quot;The Newsroom&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the first 10 minutes of the second season of HBO drama &quot;The Newsroom,&quot; creator Aaron Sorkin hits viewers with half a dozen news themes, an intense legal discussion, a flashback and SOPA. Yes, SOPA, the acronym for the Stop Online Piracy Act being debated in Congress. It&#039;s the kind of complex topics that will keep news junkies and fans of Sorkin&#039;s chaotic television newsroom on their toes for season two, which premieres Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sorkin-delves-frenzied-newsroom-second-season-110442647.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 07:04:42 -0400Reuterssorkin-delves-frenzied-newsroom-second-season-110442647<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sorkin-delves-frenzied-newsroom-second-season-110442647.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yvTQVX7T3So9r3wWwZm9aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-12T110442Z_1_CBRE96B0UTR00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sorkin, creator and executive producer, and actors Daniels, Waterston, Munn and Patel arrive for the season 2 premiere of their HBO drama series &quot;The Newsroom&quot; in Hollywood" align="left" title="Sorkin, creator and executive producer, and actors Daniels, Waterston, Munn and Patel arrive for the season 2 premiere of their HBO drama series &quot;The Newsroom&quot; in Hollywood" border="0" /></a>By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the first 10 minutes of the second season of HBO drama &quot;The Newsroom,&quot; creator Aaron Sorkin hits viewers with half a dozen news themes, an intense legal discussion, a flashback and SOPA. Yes, SOPA, the acronym for the Stop Online Piracy Act being debated in Congress. It&#039;s the kind of complex topics that will keep news junkies and fans of Sorkin&#039;s chaotic television newsroom on their toes for season two, which premieres Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/american-idol-alum-adam-lambert-joins-glee-194317861.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qtf.mET6e0j7BvAdUWTVYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T194317Z_1_CBRE96A1IS900_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-ADAMLAMBERT-GLEE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Adam Lambert arrives at the Season 12 finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer Adam Lambert arrives at the Season 12 finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Adam Lambert is coming to the fifth season of Fox&#039;s &quot;Glee.&quot; Showrunner and co-creator Ryan Murphy broke the news Wednesday on Twitter. It&#039;s unclear whether the role will be a guesting, recurring or regular role on the series. A show representative told TheWrap that there is no additional information on the role at this time. Lambert&#039;s appearance on the show follows fellow &quot;American Idol&quot; alum Jessica Sanchez&#039;s appearance on the musical series last season. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/american-idol-alum-adam-lambert-joins-glee-194317861.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:43:17 -0400Reutersamerican-idol-alum-adam-lambert-joins-glee-194317861<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/american-idol-alum-adam-lambert-joins-glee-194317861.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qtf.mET6e0j7BvAdUWTVYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T194317Z_1_CBRE96A1IS900_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-ADAMLAMBERT-GLEE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Adam Lambert arrives at the Season 12 finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer Adam Lambert arrives at the Season 12 finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Adam Lambert is coming to the fifth season of Fox&#039;s &quot;Glee.&quot; Showrunner and co-creator Ryan Murphy broke the news Wednesday on Twitter. It&#039;s unclear whether the role will be a guesting, recurring or regular role on the series. A show representative told TheWrap that there is no additional information on the role at this time. Lambert&#039;s appearance on the show follows fellow &quot;American Idol&quot; alum Jessica Sanchez&#039;s appearance on the musical series last season. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Betty White fans, prepare to fly your flags at half-mast. NBC network has canceled the reality prank show "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" after two seasons. The show offered a sort of geriatric version of "Punk'd," during which senior citizens would pull gags on people. The series got off to an encouraging start, scoring a 2.2 rating/6 share in the advertiser-sought 18 49 demographic with a January 16, 2012 preview, which was preceded by a 90th birthday extravaganza for White. However, ratings were not too kind for the second season of the series. ...http://news.yahoo.com/betty-whites-off-rockers-dropped-nbc-003729785.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 20:37:29 -0400Reutersbetty-whites-off-rockers-dropped-nbc-003729785By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Amber (Mae Whitman) and Ryan's (Matt Lauria) on-and-off romance is leaning toward on. Individuals close to NBC's "Parenthood" told TheWrap that the "Friday Night Lights" alum has closed his deal for a Season 5 return. Booked for a long story arc that will last roughly half of NBC's 22-episode order for the drama's fifth season, Lauria will reprise his role as the soldier dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder reentering civilian life. ...http://news.yahoo.com/friday-night-lights-alum-matt-lauria-returning-parenthood-234402580.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:44:02 -0400Reutersfriday-night-lights-alum-matt-lauria-returning-parenthood-234402580By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Sex and the City" and "Melrose Place" creator Darren Star has been tapped to direct an upcoming Lifetime drama pilot starring Alicia Silverstone, Lifetime said Thursday. The pilot, which bears the working title "HR," will star Silverstone as Ellen Bell, an uptight director of human resources for a global company whose outlook on life is altered after she suffers a head injury. After her life-changing injury, Bell throws standard corporate practices out the window and inspires the business to strive for new ambitions and profits. ...http://news.yahoo.com/darren-star-direct-pilot-lifetimes-alicia-silverstone-drama-234221434.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:42:21 -0400Reutersdarren-star-direct-pilot-lifetimes-alicia-silverstone-drama-234221434By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Carla Gugino has signed on to star in the Fox event series "Wayward Pines. The series, billed as "an intense, mind-bending thriller," follows Secret Service agent Ethan Burke (played by Matt Dillon), who arrives in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, Idaho, on a mission to find two missing federal agents. But instead of answers, Ethan's investigation only turns up more questions. "Wayward Pines" comes from "The Sixth Sense" director M. Night Shyamalan and is based on the novel "Pines" by Blake Crouch. ...http://news.yahoo.com/carla-gugino-star-foxs-m-night-shyamalan-thriller-234119011.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:41:19 -0400Reuterscarla-gugino-star-foxs-m-night-shyamalan-thriller-234119011By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Veteran "House" and "Homeland" director David Semel says he hopes to direct episodes of Guillermo del Toro's much-anticipated FX project, "The Strain." FX hasn't yet picked up the show or even shot a pilot for the series, based on the vampire novels by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. "House of Cards" star Corey Stoll has been cast in the lead. But "The Strain" looks like a likely pickup for FX, and the plan would be for del Toro to shoot the pilot and for Semel to handle some later episodes. ...http://news.yahoo.com/david-semel-hopes-direct-episodes-guillermo-del-toros-233858424.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:38:58 -0400Reutersdavid-semel-hopes-direct-episodes-guillermo-del-toros-233858424By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBC has given an eight-episode order to the game show "Wall of Fame," which will test families' knowledge of pop-culture trivia. NBC alternative and late night programming president Paul Telegdy announced the pick-up Thursday, saying "Wall of Fame" will offer "something for everyone." "Wall of Fame" will give one family the opportunity to win money if they can answer pop trivia questions correctly - and if they can guess which members of the show's celebrity "Wall of Fame" delivered the correct answers to the same questions. ...http://news.yahoo.com/nbc-greenlights-family-pop-culture-trivia-game-show-233730290.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 19:37:30 -0400Reutersnbc-greenlights-family-pop-culture-trivia-game-show-233730290<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-hotel-vancouver-055621952.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/87UbX7TQY2uHAa.Z4LsUAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-14T181614Z_6_CBRE96D0GID00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor CMonteith arrives at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica, California" align="left" title="Actor CMonteith arrives at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica, California" border="0" /></a>By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) - Canadian actor Cory Monteith, 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox&#039;s musical comedy television series &quot;Glee&quot;, was found dead on Saturday in his Vancouver hotel room, police said. Police and paramedics found no signs of foul play and the cause of death was not clear, British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said at a news conference. Monteith had talked openly about struggles with substance abuse, and in April he completed voluntary treatment for unspecified substance addiction at a rehab facility. He had also been treated in a facility at age 19. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-hotel-vancouver-055621952.htmlSun, 14 Jul 2013 14:16:14 -0400Reutersglee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-hotel-vancouver-055621952<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-star-cory-monteith-found-dead-hotel-vancouver-055621952.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/87UbX7TQY2uHAa.Z4LsUAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-14T181614Z_6_CBRE96D0GID00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor CMonteith arrives at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica, California" align="left" title="Actor CMonteith arrives at Do Something Awards in Santa Monica, California" border="0" /></a>By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) - Canadian actor Cory Monteith, 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox&#039;s musical comedy television series &quot;Glee&quot;, was found dead on Saturday in his Vancouver hotel room, police said. Police and paramedics found no signs of foul play and the cause of death was not clear, British Columbia Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe said at a news conference. Monteith had talked openly about struggles with substance abuse, and in April he completed voluntary treatment for unspecified substance addiction at a rehab facility. He had also been treated in a facility at age 19. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen, who was shot in the head while reporting on protests in Cairo on July 5, made it successfully through surgery to remove the shotgun pellets. On July 11, Bowen tweeted that the operation was done, the pellets were removed and thanked all for their concern. He told a follower that he planned to spend the rest of the day watching cricket and recovering. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bbc-reporter-shot-head-undergoes-successful-surgery-224935133.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:49:35 -0400Reutersbbc-reporter-shot-head-undergoes-successful-surgery-224935133By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Al Jazeera America has announced its first four news anchors as it prepares to launch in August: Jonathan Betz, Richelle Carey, Morgan Fogarty and Del Walters will read the news from Al Jazeera America's studio in New York City. "This talented and trusted group of on-air talent is a further indication of the quality and depth of journalism experience that Al Jazeera America is attracting," said Bob Wheelock, senior executive producer for news and special projects. ...http://news.yahoo.com/al-jazeera-america-names-4-anchors-221413332.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 18:14:13 -0400Reutersal-jazeera-america-names-4-anchors-221413332By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Guillermo del Toro's drama series pilot for FX has found its big bad. Robert Maillet has been cast as "The Master," an ancient vampire. He's described as an "evil that has nested in secret and darkness, feasting on human suffering until now, emerging from the shadows to force a new world order." Maillet can be seen in theatres starting Friday in del Toro-directed "Pacific Rim." His other movie credits include "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," "Sherlock Holmes" and "300. ...http://news.yahoo.com/pacific-rims-robert-maillet-joins-guillermo-del-toros-195353342.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:53:53 -0400Reuterspacific-rims-robert-maillet-joins-guillermo-del-toros-195353342By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ziva David is hanging up her badge. Cote de Pablo, who plays NCIS special agent David on the hit CBS drama "NCIS," is departing the series, the network said Wednesday. The show will, however, resolve her storyline before she departs for good. "I've had eight great years with NCIS and Ziva David," de Pablo said, adding that she has "huge respect and affection" for the "NCIS" team and the network. "I look forward to finishing Ziva's story." CBS, meanwhile, said it respected the actress' decision to leave the series, which drew 18. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ncis-star-cote-pablo-leave-show-195223644.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 15:52:23 -0400Reutersncis-star-cote-pablo-leave-show-195223644<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/libertys-malone-sees-deals-necessary-u-cable-market-144957460.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UPGQmfAxMjqOFk4QYVrpKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T144957Z_1_CBRE96A157M00_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chairman of Liberty Media John Malone attends the Allen &amp; Co Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho" align="left" title="Chairman of Liberty Media John Malone attends the Allen &amp; Co Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho" border="0" /></a>By Liana B. Baker SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp chairman and cable pioneer John Malone, whose offer to buy Time Warner Cable Inc was rejected by its management, sees Time Warner Cable as a buyer of other cable operators in an industry that needs to be consolidated. Cable companies need larger scale through consolidation, whether through mergers or joint ventures, the so-called &quot;King of Cable&quot; told reporters on the sidelines of the annual Allen and Co media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/libertys-malone-sees-deals-necessary-u-cable-market-144957460.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 13:29:21 -0400Reuterslibertys-malone-sees-deals-necessary-u-cable-market-144957460<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/libertys-malone-sees-deals-necessary-u-cable-market-144957460.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UPGQmfAxMjqOFk4QYVrpKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T144957Z_1_CBRE96A157M00_RTROPTP_2_SUNVALLEY-CONFERENCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chairman of Liberty Media John Malone attends the Allen &amp; Co Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho" align="left" title="Chairman of Liberty Media John Malone attends the Allen &amp; Co Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho" border="0" /></a>By Liana B. Baker SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp chairman and cable pioneer John Malone, whose offer to buy Time Warner Cable Inc was rejected by its management, sees Time Warner Cable as a buyer of other cable operators in an industry that needs to be consolidated. Cable companies need larger scale through consolidation, whether through mergers or joint ventures, the so-called &quot;King of Cable&quot; told reporters on the sidelines of the annual Allen and Co media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaves-view-fox-friends-005847584.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U6dDqYfLVjOdoJRVmonN6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T005847Z_1_CBRE96902Q400_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ELISABETHHASSELBECK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hasselbeck attends the Milly by Michelle Smith Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week" align="left" title="Hasselbeck attends the Milly by Michelle Smith Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television commentator Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving ABC&#039;s daytime talk show &quot;The View&quot; after a decade to join the Fox News Channel as a co-host on morning talk show &quot;Fox &amp; Friends,&quot; Fox News said on Tuesday. Hasselbeck, 36, a conservative who often clashed with the show&#039;s other presenters, including former co-host and liberal Rosie O&#039;Donnell, will wrap up her 10-year run on Wednesday, ABC said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaves-view-fox-friends-005847584.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 20:58:47 -0400Reuterselisabeth-hasselbeck-leaves-view-fox-friends-005847584<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/elisabeth-hasselbeck-leaves-view-fox-friends-005847584.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/U6dDqYfLVjOdoJRVmonN6Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T005847Z_1_CBRE96902Q400_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ELISABETHHASSELBECK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hasselbeck attends the Milly by Michelle Smith Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week" align="left" title="Hasselbeck attends the Milly by Michelle Smith Fall/Winter 2011 collection show during New York Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television commentator Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving ABC&#039;s daytime talk show &quot;The View&quot; after a decade to join the Fox News Channel as a co-host on morning talk show &quot;Fox &amp; Friends,&quot; Fox News said on Tuesday. Hasselbeck, 36, a conservative who often clashed with the show&#039;s other presenters, including former co-host and liberal Rosie O&#039;Donnell, will wrap up her 10-year run on Wednesday, ABC said in a statement. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The latest to join FX's pilot, "The Strain," is a blast from entertainment's past. The pilot's executive producer Carlton Cuse broke the news on Twitter on Tuesday evening. The 42-year-old has been cast in the role of CDC team administrator, Jim Kent, the third member of the Canary Team triumvirate along with Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and Nora Martinez (Mia Maestro) who are charged with solving and containing the mysterious strain of vampirism that is sweeping over Manhattan. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sean-astin-joins-fxs-strain-pilot-003442872.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:34:42 -0400Reuterssean-astin-joins-fxs-strain-pilot-003442872By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - James Franco can add Comedy Central roastee to a list of jobs that includes actor, director, soap star, student, author, and Oscar host: The ever-busy Franco has agreed to be mocked by some of his closest friends for the network's latest special. Comedy Central's James Franco roast will tape in Los Angeles in August and premiere on Labor Day. The actor's documentary, "Francophrenia," will also debut on Comedy Central digital and video on demand platforms after it airs. ...http://news.yahoo.com/james-franco-latest-comedy-central-roastee-004230000.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:42:30 -0400Reutersjames-franco-latest-comedy-central-roastee-004230000By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - When a show opens with a sudden blackout and an order to seal the border, you know it's not going to have any problem being dramatic. "The Bridge," which debuts tonight on FX, may even pile on more drama than it needs. The FX murder mystery feels tenaciously rooted in the real world, forcing us to confront our own feelings about immigration and American privilege even as our eyes pop at a truly compelling crime. ...http://news.yahoo.com/bridge-review-dramatic-crossing-worth-congestion-004525471.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:45:25 -0400Reutersbridge-review-dramatic-crossing-worth-congestion-004525471By Sharon Waxman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NBCUniversal has closed its deal to partner with Thomas Tull's Legendary Pictures, sealing a pact-in-the-making first reported by TheWrap last month, according to an individual with knowledge of the deal. Tull had been meeting with rival studios in the past weeks following months of tension with executives at Warner Bros. The move ends a highly lucrative, eight-year partnership with Warner Bros. and leaves the major studio without one of its leading financial and production partners. ...http://news.yahoo.com/thomas-tull-moves-legendary-deal-nbcuniversal-003523970.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:35:23 -0400Reutersthomas-tull-moves-legendary-deal-nbcuniversal-003523970By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - When the series finale of "Breaking Bad" airs, there are going to be a lot of dead bodies hanging around. And not just on the screen. The last episode of the hit AMC meth drama will be screened at the Hollywood Forever cemetery in Hollywood, Calif., in September, series star Aaron Paul revealed on Wednesday. "'Breaking Bad' final episode to air inside The Hollywood Forever Cemetery September 29th!!" Paul tweeted. "Who's coming with me? Tickets go on sale soon. ...http://news.yahoo.com/breaking-bad-finale-screen-hollywood-forever-cemetery-004827925.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:48:27 -0400Reutersbreaking-bad-finale-screen-hollywood-forever-cemetery-004827925By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Modern women can now look and smell like "Downton Abbey's" Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) - assuming no one's trying to smell like the help. An official line of "Downton Abbey" cosmetics will launch in October, coinciding with the drama's Season 4 premiere. ...http://news.yahoo.com/downton-abbey-cosmetics-set-launch-october-005000671.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:50:00 -0400Reutersdownton-abbey-cosmetics-set-launch-october-005000671By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Summer Glau is on target to appear on the CW's "Arrow." The "Firefly" and "Dollhouse" alum has landed a recurring role on Season 2 of The CW's hit superhero drama, a spokeswoman for the show told TheWrap on Wednesday. Glau will play "the enigmatically beautiful and professionally dangerous Isabel Rochev, Vice President of Acquisitions of Stellmoor International," which is seeking to take over Queen Consolidated, the company owned by the family of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell). Glau will appear on the series starting with its October 9 season ...http://news.yahoo.com/whedon-muse-summer-glau-joins-arrow-season-2-004929737.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:49:29 -0400Reuterswhedon-muse-summer-glau-joins-arrow-season-2-004929737NEW YORK (Reuters) - Meredith Vieira, a former co-host on the "Today" morning news show, will have her own daily, nationally syndicated, daytime talk show in the fall of 2014, the NBC television network said on Tuesday. Emmy-award winner Vieira, 59, will be following in the footsteps of her "Today" predecessor, Katie Couric, who left television news and launched for her own daytime show, "Katie" in 2012. NBCUniversal Domestic TV will produce and distribute "The Meredith Vieira Show," which will be based in New York. ...http://news.yahoo.com/television-host-meredith-vieira-host-daytime-talk-show-215357800.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:53:57 -0400Reuterstelevision-host-meredith-vieira-host-daytime-talk-show-215357800By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Exploitation of underage girls is rampant on primetime, a new study by the Parents Television Council concludes. The advocacy group's research monitored more than 200 episodes of broadcast television shows during two-week network sweeps periods in 2011 and in 2012 and found that 63 percent of those episodes contained sexual content involving women. The group claims that 33 percent of that content involved sexual exploitation. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sexual-exploitation-underage-girls-rampant-primetime-parents-television-211809647.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:18:09 -0400Reuterssexual-exploitation-underage-girls-rampant-primetime-parents-television-211809647<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paula-abdul-guest-judge-think-dance-223916952.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BHQ8DQwwE8LBZWpag1hMuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T223916Z_1_CBRE9671QXL00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-PAULAABDUL-SOYOUTHINKYOUCANDANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer and TV personality Paula Abdul arrives for the Carlos Miele Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week" align="left" title="Singer and TV personality Paula Abdul arrives for the Carlos Miele Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Don&#039;t worry about Paula Abdul; she&#039;s finding work. At least for one night. Abdul, who exited Fox&#039;s &quot;American Idol&quot; and &quot;The X Factor&quot; amid shakeups to those show&#039;s judges&#039; panels, has picked up a little temporary work via a one-night stand on yet another Fox competition series, &quot;So You Think You Can Dance.&quot; Abdul will guest-judge the series on Tuesday night, Fox said on Monday. Abdul will help critique the Top 18 finalists, a group that includes Jasmine Mason, Alan Bersten and Mariah Spears. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/paula-abdul-guest-judge-think-dance-223916952.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 18:39:16 -0400Reuterspaula-abdul-guest-judge-think-dance-223916952<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paula-abdul-guest-judge-think-dance-223916952.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BHQ8DQwwE8LBZWpag1hMuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T223916Z_1_CBRE9671QXL00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-PAULAABDUL-SOYOUTHINKYOUCANDANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer and TV personality Paula Abdul arrives for the Carlos Miele Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week" align="left" title="Singer and TV personality Paula Abdul arrives for the Carlos Miele Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Don&#039;t worry about Paula Abdul; she&#039;s finding work. At least for one night. Abdul, who exited Fox&#039;s &quot;American Idol&quot; and &quot;The X Factor&quot; amid shakeups to those show&#039;s judges&#039; panels, has picked up a little temporary work via a one-night stand on yet another Fox competition series, &quot;So You Think You Can Dance.&quot; Abdul will guest-judge the series on Tuesday night, Fox said on Monday. Abdul will help critique the Top 18 finalists, a group that includes Jasmine Mason, Alan Bersten and Mariah Spears. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Outlander," the upcoming series from "Battlestar Galactica" executive producer Ronald D. Moore, has found its main man. Sam Heughan, whose credits include the BBC soap opera "Doctors" and "A Very British Sex Scandal," has been cast as chivalrous Scottish warrior Jamie Fraser. The series, adapted from Diana Gabaldon's book series, will begin filming this fall for a 2014 premiere. It follows Fraser as he embarks on a love affair with married World War II-era combat nurse Claire Randall, who's mysteriously transported back to 1743. ...http://news.yahoo.com/starzs-outlander-casts-lead-bbc-soap-star-211706228.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:17:06 -0400Reutersstarzs-outlander-casts-lead-bbc-soap-star-211706228By Tin Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Californication" will experience another Lowe point with its upcoming seventh season. Rob Lowe has signed on to reprise his role as eccentric film star Eddie Nero on the Showtime series, which is filming its upcoming season in Los Angeles. Lowe, who's played Nero on a handful of episodes of the David Duchovny series, will bring Nero back for an episode of the season, Showtime said Tuesday. Nero will re-emerge as a guest star on "Santa Monica Cop," the television series based on the film by lecherous writer Hank Moody (Duchovny). ...http://news.yahoo.com/rob-lowe-heading-back-californication-201040292.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 16:11:25 -0400Reutersrob-lowe-heading-back-californication-201040292By Tin Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A day after "Big Brother" aired controversial statements with racist and homophobic overtones made by the show's contestants, the show's host, Julie Chen, declared herself "stung" by the comments, saying, "I took it personally." She added that she was most struck by the anti-Asian comments, directed toward a contestant named Helen. Chen used her other CBS show, "The Talk," as a platform to discuss the comments made by contestant Aaryn Gries. ...http://news.yahoo.com/big-brother-host-julie-chen-says-shes-stung-200708574.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 16:07:08 -0400Reutersbig-brother-host-julie-chen-says-shes-stung-200708574By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Biggest Loser" alum Tara Costa could have a weighty legal situation on her hands. Costa, who appeared on NBC's "The Biggest Loser: Couples 2" - and lost 155 pounds in the process - is being sued by a fitness company, which claims that Costa violated a business agreement with them. Among the gripes in the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Florida: That Costa "had gained far too much weight" to make personal appearances on behalf of the company. FC Online Marketing, Inc. ...http://news.yahoo.com/biggest-loser-contestant-sued-allegedly-gaining-far-too-003234733.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 20:32:34 -0400Reutersbiggest-loser-contestant-sued-allegedly-gaining-far-too-003234733

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