Conan O'Brien Lacks Bite at White House Correspondents' Dinner (Video)
April, 27, 2013 10:39 pm | Comments On #Conan O'Brien, Television, White House Correspondents Dinner, White House correspondents' dinnerWe can’t decide if it’s a good thing when our president’s comedic delivery is more laugh-out-loud funny than one of the country’s most beloved comedians.
That was the case at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner held at the Washington Hilton on Saturday. TBS late night host Conan O’Brien had the unfortunate job of following Barack Obama, who not only served up some hilarious barbs at the media guests present but also at himself.
He had one main advantage over O’Brien. Obama knows he has run his last campaign and there was a relaxed feel to his delivery that came with knowing he really didn't need this group’s approval.
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Read More'True Blood' Season 6 Preview: Eric Is No One's Guinea Pig (Video)
April, 26, 2013 6:12 pm | Comments On #Alexander Skarsgard, HBO, Television, True BloodHBO's "True Blood" ventures into a world where Bill (Stephen Moyer) is the ultimate vampire (known as "Billith" to the fandom) and isn't too fond of others.
In a new "Waiting Sucks" behind the scenes clip, Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) learns that there's something (or someone) else hunting down vampires. Who knows what their endgame is, but they want to learn as much as possible about vamp-kind.
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"The vampires that they're arresting, they're not taking to jail," a young woman tells Eric. "They're studying y'all, your biology, your...
Read More'Two and a Half Men': Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer In; Angus T. Jones, Not So Much
April, 26, 2013 3:36 pm | Comments On #angus t. jones, Ashton Kutcher, CBS, Jon Cryer, Television, Two and a Half Men"Two and a Half Men" has been renewed for another season with Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer signing back on to return, an individual with knowledge of the situation confirms to TheWrap.
Angus T. Jones, on the other hand, won't be back -- at least not as a regular, though it's possible he could recur on the series.
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Jones, who plays the son of Cryer's character Alan Harper, famously trashed the show last year, calling the series "filth" in a video. Jones later apologized, and it's unclear whether the video had anything to do with his departure. The past season, his character Jake has been in the Army.
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Read MoreRatings: NFL Draft Causes Series Lows for 'Idol' and More; CBS Wins With 'Big Bang'
April, 26, 2013 9:38 am | Comments On #American Idol, Big Bang Theory, Community, elementary, nfl draft, Parks and Recreation, person of interest, ratings, Television, Two and a Half Men, Vampire DiariesWith the NFL draft airing on ESPN and the NFL Network, most network offerings suffered big drops Thursday night, with "American Idol," "Two and a Half Men," "Elementary," "Parks and Recreation," "The Office" and "Hannibal" hitting series lows. However, ABC's "Scandal" managed to eke out a ratings increase, and CBS took the night on the strength of the top-rated "Big Bang Theory."
CBS took first place in the advertiser-cherished 18-49 demographic with a 2.6 rating/8 share and in total viewers with 11.9 million, despite ratings declines across the board for the network's primetime slate. "The Big Bang Theory" slid 19 percent to a season low, but was still the night's best-rated show with a 4.2/14 and also the most watched with 14.4 million total viewers. "Two and a Half Men...
Read More'Jeselnik Offensive,' 'Nathan for You' Get Comedy Central Renewals
April, 26, 2013 8:00 am | Comments On #Anthony Jeselnik, comedy central, TelevisionComedy Central has renewed "The Jeselnik Offensive" and "Nathan for You" for second seasons.
Ten new episodes of "The Jeselnik Offensive" will begin airing in July, and ten new episodes of "Nathan for You" will air in 2014.
Premiering in February, ”The Jeselnik Offensive” takes on the week's darkest news stories as Anthony Jeselnik attempts some of the riskiest comedy on television. In his first season, he has delivered cancer jokes to cancer patients, held an African-American names spelling bee, and taken on a different sacred cow each week. Guests have included Aziz Ansari, Billy Eichner, Abby Elliott, Pete Holmes, Nick Kroll, Jason Matzoukas, T.J. Miller, John Mulaney, Kristen Schaal and Amy Schumer.
In the docu-reality comedy “Nathan for You,” which also premiered in February, Nathan Fielder...
Read MoreFX Casts 'House of Cards' Star Corey Stoll in Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Strain'
April, 26, 2013 7:08 am | Comments On #Corey Stoll, Guillermo del Toro, House of Cards, Television, the strainFX has cast "House of Cards" star Corey Stoll as the lead in its drama pilot "The Strain," based on the bestselling vampire novel trilogy from Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.
Del Toro and Hogan will co-write the pilot script, with del Toro attached to direct. Carlton Cuse ("Lost," "Bates Motel") is executive producing and will oversee the project with Del Toro. He will serve as showrunner if the pilot goes to series.
"The Strain" follows Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City, as he and his team investigate what appears to be an outbreak of vampirism. They soon need to fight for the fate of humanity itself.
"To me, having the right lead for 'The Strain' series was perhaps the most important creative task,” said del...
Read MoreJon Stewart: George W. Bush Library the 'Hard Rock Cafe of Catastrophic Policy Decisions' (Video)
April, 26, 2013 6:28 am | Comments On #Daily Show, George W. Bush, Hard Rock Cafe, Jon Stewart, TelevisionJon Stewart isn't lining up to visit the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
The "Daily Show" host took in the idea Thursday that the museum, at Southern Methodist University, features 43,000 artifacts from the second Bush presidency.
"So it's basically the Hard Rock Cafe of caastrophic policy decisions," Stewart said.
Stewart also responded to the idea that the first Bush presidency looks better to many people in retrospect than it did when George H.W. Bush left office.
"Right. Because he's being compared to George W. That's why he looks better," Stewart said.
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'Community's' Jim Rash Talks Writing 'Freaky Friday' Episode, Getting Revenge on Joel McHale
April, 25, 2013 4:20 pm | Comments On #Community, Jim Rash, NBC, TelevisionJim Rash hasn't let his Oscar for co-writing "The Descendants" go to his head.
"Oscar or no Oscar, it doesn’t matter," Rash told TheWrap.
"It’s like, 'You did that, great. Now, do it again' or 'Let’s see if you got what it takes.' The pressure is always going to be there no matter what," he continued. "So I feed off that pressure, because obviously I want to do the best job as I can. But, it really doesn’t mean anything. You can still write a piece of crap next time around."
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He certainly...
Read MoreMTV Greenlights 'Scream' Pilot, Renews 'Snooki & JWoww'
April, 25, 2013 1:41 pm | Comments On #MTV, scream, TelevisionMTV has given the green light to a pilot based on the "Scream" movie franchise, and has also renewed "Snooki & JWoww" for a third season, the network said Thursday.
MTV also announced three new series, including the dating show "The Hook Up."
The "Scream" pilot will be a one-hour adaptation of the horror-movie franchise, which currently boasts four films. MTV and Dimension Films are currently in discussions with various writers for the project, and s in negotiations with horror legend Wes Craven, who directed the film series, to direct the adaptation. DiGa Vision will produce the project, which is being eyed for a Summer 2014 premiere on the network.
"The Hook Up" (which is currently a working title) will be hosted by Andrew Schulz, from the MTV2 series "Guy Code," will bring people together with...
Read MoreRatings: 'Duck Dynasty' Finale Draws Nearly 10M Viewers
April, 25, 2013 12:42 pm | Comments On #duck dynasty, duck dynasty finale, duck dynasty ratings, TelevisionThe Season 3 finale of "Duck Dynasty" smashed its own records Wednesday night, drawing 9.6 million total viewers, A&E said Thursday.

Of those 9.6 million, 5.5 million of them were in the advertiser-cherished 18-49 demographic.
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To put those numbers in perspective, the Season 2 finale of "Duck Dynasty" -- which at that time was the most-watched and highest-rated telecast in...
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