LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is heading to the altar to marry Molly McNearney, a co-head writer on his late night program, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", the comedian's spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Celebrity news website People.com reported that the 44-year-old Kimmel proposed to McNearney, 34, while …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Mayim Bialik is on the mend after being involved in a car accident, a representative for the "Big Bang Theory" told TheWrap. "Mayim Bialik was in a minor car accident today," a statement provided to TheWrap reads. "he is doing fine and will be returning to work tomorrow. She thanks everyone for …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kelsey Grammer switched from comedy to dark drama to play ruthless Chicago Mayor Tom Kane in the Starz TV series "Boss," earning a Golden Globe for a role that took him back to his classical theater roots. On Friday, "Boss" returns for a second season, with Kane struggling to keep a debilitating …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Comedy Central released its fall schedule Wednesday, including the season premiere dates for "South Park" and "Tosh.0," as well as Daniel Tosh's new animated show, "Brickleberry." Also included were the premieres of five new stand-up specials and election-night coverage on November 6, by Jon …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Michael J. Fox is looking to get back into the TV game full-time. Sony Pictures Television is shopping a single-camera comedy project to networks that would star the former "Family Ties" actor, a spokeswoman for SPTV told TheWrap. The project, written by "Cougar Town" scribe Sam Laybourne and …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Someone else will have to do Angelina Jolie on "Saturday Night Live" next season: Abby Elliott, whose impersonations include Jolie, Meryl Streep and Zooey Deschanel, is leaving the show, TheWrap has confirmed. Elliott, the daughter of "SNL" alum Chris Elliott, joined the show in 2008. She was cast …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - U.S. Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas is tumbling her way onto "America's Got Talent." Douglas, who took home two gold medals from the London Olympics, will appear on Wednesday night's results show, which airs at 9 p.m. on NBC. In addition to Douglas' appearance, the results show will feature the …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Breaking an agonizing silence, Charlie Sheen has returned to Twitter after a month-long absence. But don't look for any proclamations regarding tiger blood, à la last March, when he first signed onto the social media service. Sheen blew the dust off his Twitter account Tuesday to promote his …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Olympic champion swimmer Ryan Lochte, who emerged as one of the hottest new stars from the London Games, has signed on for his first acting role. Lochte, 28, who won two gold medals in London, will play himself in a cameo appearance in the high-school TV series "90210" in October, producers said …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Ryan Lochte is dipping his toe into the waters of scripted television. Olympic swimmer Lochte, who just racked up five medals at the London games, will follow up his triumph at the Olympics with an appearance on the CW's "90210," CBS said on Tuesday. Lochte will cameo as a guest at a resort where …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Six-time Emmy winner Lily Tomlin has been elected as a Governor of the Television Academy's Performers Peer Group, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday. Tomlin will serve out the term of Performer Peer Group Governor Kathryn Joosten, who passed away in June. The term …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - HBO has ordered a pilot from "Big Love" creators Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer based on the British medical comedy "Getting On." The British series premiered on BBC Four in 2009. It follows employees at a backwater hospital as they cope with red tape and political correctness while treating elderly …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Dish Network is in a familiar spot: In the satellite provider's latest dispute over fees, Sinclair Broadcast Group stations in 45 cities could go dark at midnight. That's when the retransmission agreement allowing Dish to carry Sinclair expires. Dish had a similar dispute with Hoak Media stations …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jimmy Kimmel is heading toward the altar. The late-night host has become engaged to Molly McNearney, a head writer on Kimmel's show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" a spokesman for Kimmel told TheWrap. No further details were given, but according to People, the couple - who have been dating since 2009 - …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nine Nobel Peace laureates, including retired South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on Monday called on television network NBC to cancel its "Stars Earn Stripes" reality show, calling it a bid to "sanitize war by likening it to an athletic competition." The competition show, due to air for the first …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC's TV coverage of the London Olympics was the most-watched television event in U.S. history, attracting some 219.4 million viewers, the network said on Monday. Despite complaints during the Summer Games of delays in broadcasting popular events until prime time hours, problems with online streaming, …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - NFL star Chad Johnson - aka, Ochocinco - has received some more bad news following his arrest stemming from an alleged brawl with his wife, Evelyn Lozada. VH1 has decided to yank Johnson and Lozada's reality series, "Ev and Ocho," in light of the arrest. "Due to the unfortunate events over the …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Twenty-six years ago, Fox emerged from nowhere to give audiences something they didn't even know they were missing: an alternative to the Big 3 networks that once dominated broadcasting. MundoFox premieres Monday with hopes of doing the same thing - but in Spanish. The network hopes to find a niche …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kristin Chenoweth has left the CBS drama "The Good Wife" in order to recover from injuries she sustained last month while filming the series. Chenoweth, who was to have recurring role on the series as a political reporter on its upcoming fourth season, announced her decision Monday, saying she …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Bristol Palin will re-team with her old partner Mark Ballas when "Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars" premieres on September 24. Meanwhile, Pamela Anderson will cut a rug with Tristan MacManus, and former Olympian Shawn Johnson will pair up with Derek Hough. ABC announced the celebrity-pro dancer …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Voice" is going through changes - but unlike other singing competitions, they have nothing to do with departing judges. The NBC hit has added a couple of tweaks for its upcoming third season, executive producer Mark Burnett told reporters during a press gathering at his home Sunday. Chief …

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - DirecTV is looking for a way to apologize to its customers after a service disruption that kept Los Angeles-area customers from seeing part of the Olympics closing ceremonies. The company said a "technical issue at our broadcasting center" caused the NBC high definition signal to be disrupted. "We …

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Looks like there's a partial "Will & Grace" reunion in the works. Sean Hayes, who played Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom of yore, has signed on for a multi-episode arc on the same network's "Smash" - which co-stars his former "Will & Grace" cohort Debra Messing. Hayes will play Terrance Falls, …