Jimmy Fallon gets pelted with snowballs in “SNL” promos
Watch Fallon also sing a duet with Kate McKinnon.
Escapist shows were all the rage in 2013
From “Scandal” to “House of Cards,” viewers preferred flashy escapism over high-minded drama.
Bradley Cooper: I wanted to “kill myself” on “Alias” after my role was reduced
Cooper was so miserable that he asked J.J. Abrams to write Will Tippin off the series, and got his wish.
Simon Cowell’s dream “X Factor” panel: Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Miley Cyrus
Even though he already dumped Paula, they would be his “dream team.”
What will the “Family Guy” fan who got an “RIP Brian” tattoo do now?
He could always wait until the show’s cancelation.
Ryan Seacrest: We’re not letting Miley Cyrus near the Times Square ball
“This is a ball she cannot touch,” he says of her “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” performance. “This one she cannot. She’s not allowed to. But she can be standing under it when it goes down, when it drops.”
Adrianne Palicki calls “Wonder Woman” failure “probably a blessing”
“It would’ve been a really hard thing to shoot,” she says of the failed David E. Kelley pilot. “And I got to wear the costume — I should say, I got paid to wear the costume! So not many people get to say that.”
Daniela Ruah’s pregnancy won’t stop her from appearing in every “NCIS: LA” episode
Writers are using creative editing and special storytelling to hide Ruah’s baby bump.
Damian Lewis: “Brody became quite a divisive figure” on “Homeland”
Reflecting more on the season finale, Lewis says: “Some thought the show couldn’t move on until Brody was gone, some felt Brody was the show and it couldn”t survive without him. We’ll see. All I know it was just terrific fun and a huge privilege to play such a fabulously written character and to be working with the people I worked with.” PLUS: Season finale was in some ways offensive, “Homeland” told the worst lies about U.S. foreign policy and “Homeland” was creating tension for American diplomacy.
“SVU” alum Diane Neal joins Starz’s “Power”
Also: Kristen Wiig’s “Bridesmaids” comedy writing partner Annie Mumolo is joining “About a Boy.”
Why was “South Park” so good this season?
Perhaps the long delay and the shortened season allowed Matt & Trey to streamline their show-making process.
Oscar gets a facelift
Check out the new logo for the Academy Awards.
Regis & Kathie Lee reconnect on Twitter
“Reeeeege!!!! I’m lovin you on twitter!” tweeted Kathie Lee, adding: “How can life get any better?”
All about “Six Feet Under’s” series finale death montage
Read an oral history of that legendary seven-minute flash-forward to end the HBO series. PLUS: Read an oral history of “Sex and the City’s” Splat episode.
Inside Tyler Florence’s home
The Food Network star is listing his San Francisco Bay Area home for just under $2 million.
Here are 23 “Game of Thrones”-themed Christmas gifts
From dragon to “Game of Thrones” plushies.
Will Forte’s favorite “SNL” sketch: Dancing with Peyton Manning in the locker room
Forte says he came up with that 2007 sketch with “30 Rock’s” John Lutz, who came up with the idea of dancing.
“Scandal” stars: Then & Now
Columbus Short used to dance for Britney, Tony Goldwyn was a “Ghost” and Guillermo Diaz was in “Half Baked.”
How “The Simpsons” brand took over the world
Twenty-four years after its debut, “The Simpsons” is still raking in lots of money from merchandise sales.