NBC adds Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to its Kentucky Derby coverage

NBC adds Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski to its Kentucky Derby coverage
The two figure skaters, who made a name for themselves in Sochi, will offer commentary on the fashionable outfits worn by the celebrities in the audience.

Bill O”Reilly admits Stephen Colbert “may prevail” on CBS
“In the end, Colbert may prevail, but my analysis of him has been to the point and honest, and as you know, that drives zealots on both sides completely crazy,” O”Reilly said on last night”s “O”Reilly Factor.”

Brian Williams to Jimmy Fallon: “I have never said hippety. Never”
The NBC Nightly News anchor tells Jimmy Fallon he”s been told he”s a “huge figure” in the rap and hip-hop community because of his “rapping.” “This has changed my life,” he says. PLUS: Fallon comes up with Brian Williams rap names, and Williams does “Gin and Juice.”

“Girl Meets World”s” logo gives a nod to “Boy Meets World”
The Disney Channel spinoff also has a globe.

Aaron Sorkin said “I apologize,” but did he really apologize for “The Newsroom”?
Or was he saying sorry that viewers didn”t get his show?

Bill Cosby to receive the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence
The presentation will be part of the American Comedy Awards, airing May 8 on NBC.

Ellen DeGeneres launching a furniture design competition on HGTV
“Ellen's Design Challenge” will have six competitors battling it out to create furniture within 24 hours.

Check out “Game of Thrones” characters reimagined as ’80s movies characters
Artist Mike Wrobel gives the HBO series an ’80s remix. PLUS: Michael Huisman says, “This horse was such a pro.”

Katy Perry competes on Jimmy Kimmel”s “Who Knows Katy?” game show
Could Katy beat one of her superfans?

Jimmie J.J. Walker recalls the outrage over “Good Times” with his former writer Dave Letterman
“Oh my heck, darn it, oh fiddlesticks,” Walker said of the outrage.

Louis CK: “I've never been suicidal. But I've wanted to be”
GQ put the FX star on its cover and spoke to him about his past moments of darkness.

Laura Prepon: I”m not dating Tom Cruise
Says the “Orange is the New Black” star: “The thing that sucks is that there's so much false data because people are in mystery as to what Scientology is, so they just kind of make up stuff. It”s kind of unfortunate because then I have to be like, 'No, that's actually not what's happening.'”

“Rookie Blue” heading to syndication
The Canadian-made cop drama airing on ABC will be shown in repeats on Ion beginning this fall.

Amy Poehler pretends to be Pitbull
Watch her “scare” strangers on the street with Billy Eichner.

“The Voice” contestant “freaked out” when her mic died mid-performance
“I kind of geeked out a little bit but for me, it was like keep going, rock it,” says Kristen Merlin. “You have to keep going.”

“Rectify”: Here”s the 1st look at Season 2
Here are two pics following up on the Season 1 cliffhanger.

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