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Nina Tassler Defends 'Criminal Minds' Violence: 'I Don't Let My Kid Watch it. I Do'
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Days after another network chief criticized the violence on CBS's "Criminal Minds," CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler defended the series but said she doesn't allow her 14-year-old daughter to view it. "It's a much-maligned show," she said after a Television Critics Association panel on Saturday. "I happen to enjoy the show. It's not for everybody. It's an adult show. ... It's given an appropriate rating every week. I don't let my kid watch it. I do." Both Tassler and NBC's Bob Greenblatt, who said last Sunday that "Criminal Minds" is "worse than »
- Tim Molloy
CBS Wants 11th Season of 'Two and a Half Men,' Expects More 'Mother'
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CBS wants an eleventh season of "Two and a Half Men," and expects to announce soon that "How I Met Your Mother" will be back for a ninth season, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler said Saturday. "We've told Warner Bros. we would like to have an eleventh season and they're equally interested," Tassler said at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Saturday. Also read: Angus T. Jones: 'Stop Watching' Filthy 'Two and a Half Men' (Video) She also said she hopes star Angus T. Jones, who earlier this year denounced the show »
- Tim Molloy
Stephen King's 'Under the Dome' Gets CBS Premiere Date
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CBS announced Saturday that Stephen King's "Under the Dome," a 13-part serialized drama about a small town in Maine trapped under a giant dome, will premiere Monday, June 24. CBS will give the series some high-profile advertising by airing promos during the Super Bowl, CBS entertainment chief Nina Tassler said. The show was one of several, including "Unforgettable," to have its summer premiere date announced on Saturday. The series is based on King's novel of the same name and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. "Lost" writer Brian K. Vaughn, who also »
- Tim Molloy
'Zero Dark Thirty' Blasts Past Controversy, 'Gangster Squad' at Box Office
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"Zero Dark Thirty" roared out of the gate in its nationwide expansion Friday, taking in $9 million. That puts Sony's controversial drama on pace to easily win the weekend box office race with $25 million. It was running safely ahead of the weekend's two debuting movies, Warner Bros.' star-studded "Gangster Squad" and the horror spoof "A Haunted House," the two R-rated films in a battle for No. 2. The period mob drama opened to $6.6 million from 3,103 theaters and is looking at a roughly $19 million weekend, just under analysts' »
- Todd Cunningham
'Banshee' Head Greg Yaitanes: Secrets Galore, But Hold the Olives
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Like many TV creators, Greg Yaitanes isn't crazy about the alternate identities people adopt online – and the Emmy-winning former "House" executive producer gets to explore anonymity and becoming someone else in the new Cinemax series "Banshee." "I've been harassed by 'House' Twitter fans for years now. I'm always kind of surprised at people's level of saying something that they would never say to my face -- that they would never say to another human being's face," he said. Not that Yaitanes has a problem with social media – he was an »
- Tim Molloy
NBC Orders Legal Drama Pilot Based on Jo Nesbo Novel
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NBC has ordered a drama pilot for "I Am Victor," based on crime author Jo Nesbo's upcoming novel of the same name, the network said Friday. The series will follow Victor Port, a high-powered divorce attorney with a unique view of relationships. Also read: NBC Chief Says Strategy Worked, Talked Newton Shootings, Notes Aging CW Audience Former "House M.D." executive producer Katie Jacobs will executive-produce the pilot, with "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "West Wing" writer Mark Goffman writing. Meghan Lyvers, Daniel Rappaport of Management 360 will also executive-produce, as will Nesbo. Norwegian »
- Tim Kenneally
Meredith Vieira Exits 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'
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Meredith Vieira doesn't want to be a "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" host anymore. Vieira has left the long-running game show, a spokeswoman for the show told TheWrap on Friday. Also read: "Oh, S---!" Meredith Vieira Drops S-Bomb on "Today" Vieira has hosted the syndicated show since 2002. Regis Philbin hosted the first run of the show, which ran on ABC. Fear not, though; you'll still see her asking contestants if they want to phone a friend for a while. The remainder of the season's shows, which will run through the end of »
- Tim Kenneally
'Vampire Diaries' Spinoff Being Eyed by the CW
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The CW is looking to take another bite out of the vampire genre with a spinoff of its hit series "The Vampire Diaries." The potential spinoff, which will be tested with a backdoor pilot on the April 25 episode of "The Vampire Diaries," will center on vampire clan the Original family, with "Vampire Diaries" star Joseph Morgan (pictured) reprising his role as Klaus, an individual familiar with the project told TheWrap on Friday. Also read: Can CW's "The Selection" Catch "Hunger Games" Fire Like "Vampire Diaries" Did With "Twilight?" On the April episode, »
- Tim Kenneally
Mike Tyson to Punch up 'Law & Order: Svu' With Guest Appearance
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Mike Tyson is stepping into the ring with "Law & Order: Svu." The former boxing champ will guest-star on the NBC procedural drama next month, a spokeswoman for the network told TheWrap on Friday. Tyson will play Reggie Rhodes, a murderer on death row who was victimized by a difficult childhood. Also read: Mike Tyson Taking One-Man Show on the Road The episode is currently scheduled to air on Feb. 13, just in time for Valentine's Day. Tyson has acted before, though he's primarily played himself, perhaps most notably in "The Hangover" series of movies. »
- Tim Kenneally
'Outraged' Amy Pascal: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Does Not Advocate Torture
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Sony Chairman Amy Pascal refuted criticism of "Zero Dark Thirty" by a member of the Oscar voting academy on Friday, saying her studio's movie "does not advocate torture." "'Zero Dark Thirty' does not advocate torture," she said. "To not include that part of history would have been irresponsible and inaccurate. We fully support Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal and stand behind this extraordinary movie." David Clennon, an Emmy Award-winning actor, wrote an op-ed column for Truthout this week, explaining that he would not be voting for "Zero Dark Thirty" in any categories »
- Sharon Waxman
NBC Sports Network Will Sponsor Gun Show Despite Newtown School Shootings
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The NBC Sports Network is staying on target with its sponsorship of a major gun show that will take place a little more than a month after the Newtown, Conn., school shootings that left dozens, most of them children, dead. A spokesman for NBC Sports told TheWrap on Friday that the cable outlet NBC Sports Network will continue to sponsor the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Conference, otherwise known as the Shot Show. The show, a major convention for the firearms industry, will take place at the Sands Expo and »
- Tim Kenneally
David Gregory Won't Face Charges for Holding Illegal Gun Clip on 'Meet the Press'
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David Gregory won't face prosecution for airing an illegal gun magazine on "Meet the Press," the District of Columbia's attorney general said in an open letter Friday. The NBC News host was criticized after he held up a 30-round gun clip on his show Dec. 23 during an interview with National Rifle Association executive Wayne Lapierre following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Magazines with more than 10 rounds of ammunition are illegal in Washington. But Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan said prosecuting Gregory, who has no prior criminal »
- Alexander C. Kaufman
'Jurassic Park 4' to Arrive June 2014, Steven Spielberg to Produce
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'Jurassic Park 4' will arrive in theaters June 13, 2014, Universal announced on Friday. Steven Spielberg won't be directing this time around, but he is going to produce the project.
Though Universal has not picked a director yet, it plans to shoot the movie in 3D. The studio and Spielberg have converted the original film to 3D, and plan to release that version April 5.
More to come »
- Lucas Shaw
'Doctor Who' Audio Drama Featuring 5 Doctors Due Out in November
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Good news, "Doctor Who" fans; five actors who've played the Doctor in the long-running British sci-fi series are uniting for an audio drama to be released in November, in celebration of the series' 50th anniversary. Tom Baker (pictured), Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann -- aka, Doctors four through eight -- are all participating in the 100-minute drama, dubbed "Doctor Who: The Light at the End." According to Big Finish, which is producing the drama, the story will present a scenario in which the assembled Doctors' "paths suddenly »
- Tim Kenneally
'Gangster Squad' Takes $650K in Midnight Showings, Battle With 'Zero Dark Thirty' Awaits
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Warner Bros.' "Gangster Squad" grossed $650,000 in midnight showings Thursday night, a strong start to what should be a weekend-long fight for the box-office crown. Ruben Fleischer's tale of cops and organized crime in mid-20th century Los Angeles will duke it out with Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the Oscar contender that expands to almost 3,000 screens this weekend. Box office experts projected "Zero Dark Thirty" would eke out the win before the weekend began, though it remains a close race with both movies looking at openings of about $20 million. "Gangster Squad," »
- Lucas Shaw
Britney Spears Confirms She Won't Return to 'X Factor' Next Season
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Oops...another judge did it again. Britney Spears has confirmed she's not returning to "X Factor" next season, making her the second judge to jump ship since record exec L.A. Reid announced his departure last month. "I've made the very difficult decision not to return for another season," Spears said in a statement obtained by TheWrap. "I had an incredible time doing the show and I love the other judges and I am so proud of my teens, but it's time for me to get back in the studio." Also read: Britney Spears Joins CAA »
- Greg Gilman
'A Haunted House' Review: Who Needs Ghosts When You're Terrified of Women and Gays?
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It's well into "A Haunted House" before the cast of idiots finally reaches the foregone conclusion that the spirits and demons haunting the place were brought in by the hero's girlfriend — or, as jailhouse priest Father Williams (Cedric the Entertainer) notes, "It's in the bitch! … Sorry, the ho'. No disrespect." But disrespect is the name of the game for this flat, by-the-numbers "Paranormal Activity" spoof, which suggests that letting your girlfriend move in with you is pretty much tantamount to opening the gates of hell. "Haunted" gets the "Pa" style »
- Alonso Duralde
How Newsweek Made Its First Moving Cover Art
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Newsweek's provocative print covers of yesteryear may be gone from newsstands, but the now all-digital magazine is tinkering with ways to attract potential subscribers. The newsweekly released its first moving-image cover art -- an eight-second video of a submersible descending into Hawaii's sapphire waters -- which it tweeted Friday morning as a .gif. "This is something that we can do now without the boundaries of print," Andrew Kirk, a spokesman for Newsweek and the Daily Beast, told TheWrap. Newsweek hired photographer Hugh Gentry to shoot images of Pisces IV, one of the world's »
- Alexander C. Kaufman
CBS Orders Untitled Jim Gaffigan Project to Pilot
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CBS has ordered an untitled Jim Gaffigan project to pilot, the network announced on Friday. Much like FX's "Louie," the proposed single-camera series sounds as if it will be largely autobiographical on the stand-up comic's life. Also read: Louis C.K. Inspires Jim Gaffigan to Distribute His Own Special, Too Executive produced and written by both Gaffigan and Peter Tolan ("Rescue Me"), Gaffigan will star as the happily married and harried father of five living in New York City. Gaffigan's manager, Alex Murray, will also serve as an executive producer on the Sony Television production, along with Michael »
- Greg Gilman
Time Inc. to Lay Off Up to 700 (Report)
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Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang cut pay raises for all 8,000 staffers as the company reportedly prepares to lay off up to 700, the New York Post reported. The publisher of such titles as Entertainment Weekly, People, Sports Illustrated and Time is expected to begin pink-slipping between 500 and 700 employees in early February, just before Time Warner is scheduled to announce its fourth-quarter earnings. Unnamed sources told the Post that the company wants to cut $100 million in costs by issuing the largest set of layoffs in recent memory. It was »
- Alexander C. Kaufman
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