Rainn Wilson: Check out my CBS detective pilot that hasn’t been picked up
A four-minute “sizzle reel” of the former “Office” star’s pilot “Backstrom” is now on YouTube. It also stars Dennis Haysbert and Mamie Gummer. “It’s in pilot limbo-land but maybe it’ll be on TV one day!” tweeted Wilson.
“Extra” adds a “Gossip Girl” segment
“Gossip Girl on Extra” will use the former CW show’s brand, including GossipGirl.com, to report some gossip news.
“Breaking Bad” meets “Lost”
It’s a Waaalt vs. Jaaack mashup.
Sharon Osbourne: I had a fling with Jay Leno when I was 25
Osbourne revealed on “The Talk” that before there was Ozzy, there was Jay.
“Boardwalk Empire” is an excellent show — but why isn’t it compelling?
With the exception of a few episodes that end each season, the HBO period drama isn’t a must-see-now show like “Breaking Bad.” PLUS: “Boardwalk” ratings decline.
“Big Bang” writer got his job by submitting scripts on masturbation and game theory
Which turned out to be a good fit for the CBS comedy.
Jesse Plemons: “Breaking Bad’s” breakout star?
Plemons seems to have mastered the art of playing a rube, especially after “Friday Night Lights.” PLUS: Todd is a reflection of other “BB” characters, “Bad” crystal meth lab toy sparks outrage, why last night’s ending makes sense, and Dean Norris poses with cow brains.
D.B. Sweeney joins “Betrayal”
He’ll recur on the ABC drama, starting with Episode 6.
CNN’s new “Crossfire” seems to be copying ESPN’s debate shows
Unlike the ESPN shows, “Crossfire” debated serious topics like Syria. PLUS: Banter felt scripted.
“Private Practice’s” Paul Adelstein joins “Scandal”
The Shonda Rhimes alum will recur in a secret role.
“Boy Meets World” and “Saved by the Bell” are getting Complete DVD box set releases
Individual seasons of both shows are already available on DVD.
Jenny McCarthy offers “The View” the best of Hasselbeck and Behar
She has passionate opinions like Elisabeth, yet she is brassy and unfiltered like Joy.
“Bones” won’t delay the Booth-Brennan wedding
It’s coming sooner rather than later.
3 former “Doctor Who” Doctors protest outside the BBC
Was it real or a publicity stunt?
Yahoo unveils a bunch of new comedies
Including “Losing It with John Stamos.”
Arsenio Hall, 57, returns tonight with a talk show that’s a lot like his last one
The main difference? The internet took off after Hall’s departure, but there will still be barking. “If I was a guy who had never done a talk show before, you could say, ‘What’s this show going to be?'” Hall says. “But this is going to look like Arsenio took a long hiatus – a long, long hiatus – but I came back, and redid the set.” PLUS: Why the new “Arsenio” could be destined for failure.
Katie Couric gets a surprise visit from her fiance during her season premiere
John Molner greeted “Katie” with a bouquet of roses.
“Homeland” cast hits Washington
Check the cast out “back where it all started.”
“Breaking Bad” fan sues Apple for offering the final season as 2 different seasons
An Ohio man’s class-action lawsuit argues that last year’s mini-season should be sold together with this year’s mini-season.
Disney XD announces “Mighty Med,” a show about a hospital for superheroes
The show follows two teens who work afterschool at the secret hospital.
“Big Brother” surpasses 500 episodes
An appreciation of Julie Chen & Co. after 13 years on the air.
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s fiancee accused of battery on a paparazzo
A police report was filed against “The Client List’s” Brian Hallisay, but no arrest has been made.
Check out “Mob City” key art
Frank Darabont has released a poster from his TNT series.
“The Newsroom” became good after it stopped taking itself so seriously
Nowadays, Aaron Sorkin has made the show more in line with “Sports Night” and “The West Wing” by focusing on the silly drama and relationships. PLUS: Watch Funny or Die’s Message to Aaron Sorkin.
Can Ryan Seacrest’s “Million Second Quiz” deliver eyeballs?
The game show will end 1 million seconds from tonight, or about 11 1/2 days.
“Spartacus” star joins “Tomorrow People”
Simon Merrells, who played Marcus Crassus on “War of the Damned,” will recur during Season 1.
WEtv renews “L.A. Hair”
The stylist reality show will be back for Season 3.
Check out “The Bachelor Australia”
The Aussie version premiered last night.
What if Zack Morris lived in modern “Saved by the Bell”?
Mark-Paul Gosselaar tries to imagine what his character would be up to these days.
Los Angeles TV icon Cal Worthington dies at 92
The car dealership owner was a staple on “The Tonight Show” in the ’70s.