Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Reunion Not Happening (Exclusive)
April, 25, 2013 12:27 pm | Comments On #Funky Bunch, Mark Wahlberg, Marky Mark, TelevisionMark Wahlberg was just kidding when he said he would reunite with his old hip-hop crew, the Funky Bunch, for a once-in-a-lifetime benefit to help the city of Boston, a person close to the actor tells TheWrap.
We know: Who wouldn't want to see the "Pain & Gain" star again embrace the Marky Mark name for the sake of helping his hometown? But it isn't happening, the source says.
Wahlberg replied with a deadpan "why not" when asked by TMZ this week if he would rejoin his old group for a charity benefit in response to the Boston Marathon bombings.
Word of a possible reunion quickly spread across the internet, and -- to paraphrase the group's "Good Vibrations" -- sweat started coming out the pores of longtime fans...
Read MoreAMC Gives Greenlight to Blake Masters Sci-Fi Pilot 'Line of Sight'
April, 25, 2013 12:21 pm | Comments On #AMC, blake masters, line of sight, TelevisionAMC and "Brotherhood" writer-producer Blake Masters are teaming up for the science-fiction pilot "Line of Sight," the network said Thursday.

Masters is writing and will executive-produce the pilot, which centers on Lewis Bent, an investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board who survives a mysterious plane crash. Bent enters a quest to discover the cause of the accident.
Described as "a genre-bending odyssey," the pilot will trace Bent's path as he becomes "a man whose entire sense of self, his own life and the world as he knows it, completely unravels in a whirlwind of obsession and paranoia."
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Read More'SNL' Archive Going to Yahoo!
April, 25, 2013 9:37 am | Comments On #Broadway, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Television, YahooNot quite live, from Yahoo!, it's "Saturday Night Live."
The web juggernaut and Broadway Video Entertainment have reached a deal to bring the “Saturday Night Live” archives to Yahoo, the companies announced. The archives, from the NBC show's 1975 debut until the present, will be available on Sept. 1.
The clips will be removed from Hulu and NBC.com, where they are now available, and be posted on Yahoo exclusively for a year.
Besides episodes, the Yahoo archives will also feature behind-the-scenes clips, dress rehearsal outtakes, and select musical performances.
“‘Saturday Night Live’ is legendary for launching new talent, providing witty commentary on current events, and delighting fans the world over,” said Yahoo president and CEO Marissa Mayer. “We are thrilled to give Yahoo! users the most...
Read MoreRatings: 'How to Live With Your Parents' Plunges; 'Idol' Dips But Takes Night
April, 25, 2013 9:28 am | Comments On #American Idol, Law & Order: SVU, ratings, Survivor, TelevisionThe new ABC comedy "How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)" continued its downward trend, dropping 25 percent, while "American Idol" dipped slightly from last Wednesday but still posted the night's top numbers to hand Fox a win for the night, according to preliminary numbers.
Fox, which ran "Idol" throughout primetime, took first place in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic with a 3.2 rating/9 share and in total viewers with 12.2 million. The ratings represent a 3 percent dip in the demo for "Idol" compared to last Wednesday, but the episode still grabbed the night's best demo performance and highest total viewership.
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Read MoreJon Stewart Interviews 'Egyptian Jon Stewart' Bassem Youssef - After a Frisking (Video)
April, 25, 2013 7:09 am | Comments On #Bassem Youssef, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, TelevisionJon Stewart welcome the man sometimes called "Egypt's Jon Stewart" to "The Daily Show" -- but only after Bassem Youssef's bodyguards swept the studio and frisked Stewart.
"Bassam!" Stewart asked at the conclusion of the bit Wednesday. "What was that?"
"America is not that safe anymore. It's a little dangerous," Youssef replied. "I'm a little bit scared to be here."
"You're scared of us? No, no, no. We're scared of you," Stewart said. To which Youssef replied: "Haven't you seen Fox News?"
Youssef talked about recently attending the Time 100 dinner after being named to the magazine's most influential people list. He said such accolades have only made the Egyptian government more angry at him.
"I love it!" he said.
The...
Read MoreMark Wahlberg Ponders Funky Bunch Reunion to Help Boston (Video)
April, 25, 2013 6:34 am | Comments On #Funky Bunch, Mark Wahlberg, Marky Mark, MediaMark "Don't Call Me Marky Mark" Wahlberg says he would go back to his musical roots to help his hometown.
The "Pain and Gain" star told TMZ, who kind of nailed it on this one, that he would be willing to do a reunion show with his old hip-hop group, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, to raise money for the city after the Boston Marathon bombings.
Unless he was just kidding. A rep for Wahlberg did not immediately respond to a request for clarification.
Let's go to the transcript of the entertainment scoop of the week.
"Mark," a TMZ correspondent asks, "would you ever do a once-in-a-lifetime concert for the victims of...
Read MoreIs 'American Idol' Having Its Worst Week Ever?
April, 24, 2013 9:18 pm | Comments On #American Idol, Fox, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, TelevisionFox's "American Idol" is having a really bad week. The network’s big revenue generator is showing signs of distress.
"The falloff has really been the last two years," Brad Adgate of media-buying firm Horizon Media told TheWrap. "You have to look at what's happened since then with the competition and the audience fatigue and the judges and the number of choices out there."
At its height in 2006, the show was attracting about 30 million viewers an episode. Compare that number to last week's results episode, which brought in 11.9 million total viewers and was beat in the key 18-49 demo by repeats of "The Big Bang Theory" – yes, reruns.
That blow casts a dark shadow on "Idol's" recovery from five consecutive weeks of Wednesday night key demo lows, a...
Read MoreGuillermo del Toro Developing 'Monster' Series With HBO
April, 24, 2013 4:30 pm | Comments On #Guillermo del Toro, HBO, monster, TelevisionGuillermo del Toro is working on a "Monster" of a project with HBO.
The "Pacific Rim" director is developing a drama series with the cable network, "Monster," about a brilliant young doctor whose choice to save a dying 12 year old boy unwittingly unleashes a pandora's box that leaves him battling to stop a plot of mass genocide and clear his own name.
Also read: Guillermo del Toro Co-Writing Sequel to Still-Unreleased 'Pacific Rim'
"Monster" is based on the manga comic series of the same name, by Naoki Urasawa. Shogakukan Inc. Publishing will serve as consulting producer on the project.
Del Toro and Steven Thompson are co-writing the story...
Read MoreBrian Stelter Reveals How 'GMA's' Robin Roberts Avoided the Ax
April, 24, 2013 4:14 pm | Comments On #brian stelter, George Stephanopoulos, GMA, Robin Roberts, Television, TodayThe story of the "Today" show's fall from grace – from its ratings losses to the debacle of Ann Curry’s firing – has received a lot of press. But, there’s a whole other side of the story, which Brian Stelter’s newly released book, "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV," exposes.
"I think it's two books in one," Stelter tells TheWrap. "There's the 'Today' book and the 'GMA' book. I think the 'GMA' story is so much more interesting, because 'GMA' finally figured out a way to beat the 'Today' show. 'GMA' had basically given up. Some staffers at 'GMA' felt they’d never win. But, they found a way to do it."
The ABC morning show first broke "Today's"...
Read MoreRatings: Boston Bombings Give Fox News a Weekly Cable Win
April, 24, 2013 10:06 am | Comments On #boston bombings, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, ratings, TelevisionThe Boston marathon bombings were a tragedy of national proportions -- but they did have a silver lining for Fox News Channel.

For the week of April 15-April 21, when coverage of the bombings dominated the news, Fox topped not only its news competitors CNN and MSNBC, but the entire cable landscape -- including usually reliable cable-topper USA Network.
In all-day coverage for the week, Fox averaged 1.772 million total viewers, putting it ahead of second-place Nickelodeon (which averaged 1.644 million). CNN averaged 1.329 million total viewers for the week, while MSNBC averaged 578,000 viewers for the week.
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