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Carol Burnett and Tim Conway Join ‘Hot In Cleveland’ And More Casting News

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The “Carol Burnett Show” alumnus Carol Burnett and Tim Conway are heading to ’Cleveland.’

Burnett has been cast to play Victoria’s (Wendie Malick) mother Penny, a local TV legend and puppeteer on a children’s program. Meanwhile, Conway will reprise his role as Nick, Elka’s (Betty White) ex-boyfriend, who has his eyes on Penny.

The TV legends will guest star on “Hot in Cleveland” in a forthcoming episode, which is set to air in August.

More casting news…

Allison Janney joins “Masters of Sex.” The “West Wing” alum is set to play Margaret Scully, the wife of Beau Bridges’ character, University Provost Barton Scully, in five episodes of the Showtime drama.

Mary Kay Place has been cast to play Bryan’s (Andrew Rannells) estranged mother on “The New Normal.” [TV Guide]

Andrew Rannells, who stars as Bryan on “The New Normal” will return for the upcoming season of “Girls,” as Elijah, Hannah’s roommate/ex-boyfriend.

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‘Girls’: Picked Up For Season 3

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Girls renewal for a third season

Lena Dunham’s “Girls” has been renewed for a third season.

Although, HBO has not officially announced the renewal, writer/actress/director Dunham informed Alec Baldwin on his Here’s The Thing podcast, that the Golden Globe-winning comedy series has been picked up for a third season.

“We’re starting season three at the end of March,” Dunham informed Baldwin. “I’m so excited.”

On the heels of “30 Rock” series finale, Baldwin suggested to Dunham: “I’ll come and play your therapist.” Which she replied: “That would be the most fun thing in the world.”

Dunham also hinted to Baldwin that they may make 12 episodes, instead of 10 episodes for the forthcoming third season.

“I would love that,” she said. “I don’t want to like – I don’t have any desire in doing like, you know, a 22 episode – I don’t even understand how someone does the 22 episode marathon. But I do think that doing – I think that a little more would be just a little more storytelling real estate and it would be amazing. But you know, so I shoot four-and-a-half months out of the year, then I’m editing, then I’m doing press, then I’m writing, then I’m back.”

Are you excited about this renewal?

“Girls” currently airs Sundays on HBO.

Golden Globes 2013 Winners: ‘Homeland’ And ‘Game Change’ Win Big At 70th Annual Awards Ceremony

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The Golden Globe Awards - Season 2013

The Golden Globes 70th awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, with co-hosts/best friends Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

The big Golden Globe winners were Showtime’s “Homeland” and HBO’s “Game Change,” each won three globes a piece.

Thriller drama “Homeland” won the Best Actress and Actor in a Drama Series, and Best Drama Series.

Meanwhile, HBO comedy series “Girls” won the Best Comedy Series and Lena Dunham scored the globe in Best Actress in a Comedy Series category beating co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

The winners are indicated in bold letters, check out the full list below.

BEST DRAMA SERIES

“Breaking Bad”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Downton Abbey”
“Homeland”
“The Newsroom”

BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”

BEST DRAMA ACTRESS
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Michelle Dockery, “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Episodes”
“Girls”
“Modern Family”
“Smash”

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES ACTOR
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL SERIES ACTRESS
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

BEST SERIES, TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTOR
Max Greenfield, “New Girl”
Ed Harris, “Game Change”
Danny Huston, “Magic City”
Mandy Patinkin, “Homeland”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”

BEST SERIES, TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Hayden Panettiere, “Nashville”
Archie Panjabi, “The Good Wife”
Sarah Paulson, “Game Change”
Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
“Game Change”
“The Girl”
“Hatfields & McCoys”
“The Hour”
“Political Animals”

BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES ACTOR
Kevin Costner, “Hatfields & McCoys”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock”
Woody Harrelson, “Game Change”
Toby Jones, “The Girl”
Clive Owen, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”

BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES ACTRESS
Nicole Kidman, “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Asylum”
Sienna Miller, “The Girl”
Julianne Moore, “Game Change”
Sigourney Weaver, “Political Animals”

‘Girls’ & ‘Enlightened’ Season 2 Premiere Date Revealed

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HBO announced today, the second season premiere date of “Girls” and “Enlightened.” The series will return for their second season on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

‘Girls’ Season 2 Teaser

“Girls” will air 9/8c, while “Enlightened” returns at 9:30/8:30c on Sundays, the network announced today.

Both shows were picked up for sophomore seasons of 10-episode.

TV Weekly News: ‘Treme’ Renewed? The Obamas on ‘The View’ And More!

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Kerwin II- This time they get an escort

Last week’s TV news you might have missed…

It was announced last night that, “Treme” which premieres tonight at 9 p.m. on HBO has be renewed for a fourth and final season according to series creators David Simon. The show creator reports the last season will be shorter, but the premiere date or the number of episodes ordered have not be revealed. [Nola]

The Obamas: President Barack Obama and the First Lady, Michelle, will make their first joint appearance on “The View” next Tuesday. Will you tune in? [Huff Post]

Regis Philbin is back on daytime TV with a monthly gig on Rachael Ray, titular show. “I’m just a guy showing up on her show once a month,” the former Live! host tells USA Today. “It’s fun to be back on TV when you don’t have to do it every day.”

Maksim Chmerkovskiy announced Wednesday, he will be leaving “Dancing With the Stars” after 15 seasons. Will you miss him? [Hollywood Life]

JoBeth Williams, who plays Addison’s mom on “Private Practice” has been cast to play the mother of Alyssa Milano and Jes Macallan’s characters in “Mistresses.” [TVLine]

Matthew Broderick has bee tapped to guest-star on the ABC comedy’s “Modern Family” as Phil’s neurotic new friend.

Anthony Michael Hall has booked a guest role in “Psych.” Hall will play Harris Trout, a well-dressed eccentric police consultant who is recruited by the mayor him to help make the SBPD run more efficiently. [TVLine]

The original “Teen Mom” cast will return to MTV for two specials. According to MTV, the specials will air:

“Teen Mom Farewell Special”
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 10 p.m. ET on MTV
Maci, Catelynn, Farrah, and Amber say goodbye with an emotional, final look back on their journeys. From their respective pregnancies to the moments Bentley, Carly, Sophia and Leah and Carly to their struggles thereafter, the “Farewell Special” will include “never-before-seen footage including their original casting tapes, behind-the-scenes secrets and dramatic updates direct from the moms on where they are now.”

 
“Teen Mom: Ask the Moms Special” 
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 10:30 p.m. ET on MTV
During this half-hour special, Maci, Farrah, Amber and Catelynn will answer fan questions and discuss the series, their love lives, the realities of filming and more.

“Flashpoint”‘s last season premieres Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 11/10c on ION Television. [TVLine]

Alex Karpovsky, who plays Ray on “Girls,” will guest star on “Law & Order: SVU”‘s 300th episode, which airs Oct. 24. [TVLine]

Amanda Tapping has been cast to recur as Naomi, who is described as a “cool and mysterious, part of a new group of angels we’ve never seen before” in “Supernatural”s forthcoming season. Additionally, Mike Farrell, “M*A*S*H” alum has been tapped to guest star as Fred Jones in 8th episode of the season. [TVLine]

Anastasia Griffith who recurred on “Once Upon A Time” has booked a guest star role on Cinemax’s “Banshee.” Griffith will play a prison psychiatrist who treats Lucas, he main character of the new series. [TVLine]

“Tosh.O’ has been renewed for a fifth season of 30 episodes by Comedy Central. [EW]

FX has renewed its late-night series “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell” for a second season which debuts October 11 at 11:30 pm.

“Love & Hip Hop”‘s spinoff Chrissy & Mr. Jones premieres tomorrow on VH1 at 9:30/8:30c. Watch the promo below.

That’s all for this week folks! 

Tone Bell Joins ‘Whitney’ And More Casting News

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Tone Bell, Whitney

Stand-up comedian Tone Bell has joined NBC’s sitcom “Whitney.”

According to TVLine, Tone Bell will play Alex’s buddy in the forthcoming season. Whitney Cummings told the site, Bell’s character, RJ is a “very sexy,  sort of new guy character friend” for her on-screen boyfriend played by Chris D’Elia.

Additionally, RJ “could maybe be a love interest” for the newly single, Zoe Lister Jones’ character Lily.

Bell recently appeared in VH1′s original series “Single Ladies.”

“Whitney” premieres Fri., Oct. 19 at 8/7c on NBC.

More casting news…

Brian Dennehy has landed a guest star role on “The Good Wife.” [HUFFPOST]

“The Finder” alum, Geoff Stults has joined “Ben and Kate.” Stults will recur on the new Fox comedy as a single parent and love interest for single mom Kate (Dakota Johnson). [The Hollywood Reporter]

Valarie Pettiford has been cast in “The Golden Boy.” Pettiford will play Chi McBride’s character’s wife on the midseason CBS drama. [Indiewire]

Amanda Schull who played a stalker in “One Tree Hill” is heading to “Suits.” The actress will play Katrina Bennett, an ambitious assitant attorney who butts head with Harvey in the second half of “Suits”‘ sophomore season. [THR]

Rita Wilson is playing Marnie’s mother on HBO’s “Girls.” [Hollywood]

“Justified” actors David Meunier and David Andrews, has been tapped to recur in NBC’s J.J. Abrams drama “Revolution.” Meunier will recur as Strasser, a “psychotic” militiaman who works for General Monroe (David Lyons). Andrews, on the other hand, will play O’Halloran, a family man and former police officer. [EW]

‘Reno 911′ Star Joins ‘HIMYM’ And More Casting News

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Thomas Lennon has been tapped for the upcoming season of “How I Met Your Mother.”

EW reports, “Reno 911″ alum Thomas Lennon will play Klaus, Victoria’s fiance on the forthcoming season of “How I Met Your Mother.” Victoria left Klaus at the altar before running away with Ted in the last season finale.

‘True Blood’ Star Heads to ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Lennon joins previously announced Manganiello, Michael Trucco and Ashley Williams.

The comedy series returns Mon., Sept. 24.

 

More casting news…

Dilshad Vadsaria (Greek) will recur as Padma on the ABC hit drama, “Revenge.” Padma is described as a gorgeous, intelligent, pop culture savvy financial genius who joins Nolan’s company. [TVLine]

Odette Annable will play a Native American assassin on Cinemax’s upcoming series “Banshee.” The “House” alum will appear in a multi-episode arc. [TVLine]

Shiri Appleby is set to play Adam’s charming love interest in the upcoming season of “Girls.” [Deadline]

‘Girls’ and ‘Enlightened’ to Return in January.

Parker Posey will guest-star on the second season of “New Girl.” Posey will play a “shot girl” who is working at Schmidt’s penis cast party. [TVLine]

‘New Girl’ Adds Anna Maria Horsford As Winston’s Mum

Broadway star Laura Bell Bundy will join “Hart of Dixie as George’s potential lover. [HuffPost TV]

‘Hart of Dixie’ Gets a Pal

Josh Stewart has been cast to guest-star on “Grimm.” Stewart will play Bill, a middle-class man who moonlights as a Drang-Zorn. [TVLine]

‘Girls’ and ‘Enlightened’ to Return in January

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HBO took the stage yesterday at the TCA press tour, the paid cable network announced Emmy nominated best comedy “Girls” and “Enlightened” second season will air January 2013.

Both series will air a second season of 10 episodes in 2013. “Girls” stars Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Krike, centers on the lives of 20-something girls living and working in New York City. The series was nominated for 5 Emmys in the Outstanding Comedy series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series categories.

The 64th Primetime Emmy Nominees Are….

“Enlightened” stars Laura Dern and Matt White, the show follows a woman (Laura Dern) who returns to her life as an executive at a global conglomerate after an embarrassing public meltdown.

Other highlights from HBO’s TCA conference:

  • Larry David will produce and star in a film directed by Greg Mottola (Superbad, Paul). It is not a “Curb Your Enthusiasm” movie. David will be busy with the movie for the time being so “Curb”will be on hold for a ninth season.  HBO co-president Richard Plepler said“It means whatever [for "Curb Your Enthusiasm"] Larry wants it to mean. He has essentially carte blanche. When he wants ["Curb"] to come back, we’ll be thrilled.”
  • What of “Entourage” movie? Well that might still happen. HBO co-president Lombardo told critics at TCA that creator Doug Ellin is writing the script. “We’d still have to make deals with the cast and figure out if this is something that makes sense or not.”

‘Game of Thrones’: Season 3 Premiere Date Revealed

  • As for “Game of Thrones” HBO executives stated, ”as long as author [George R. R. Martin] keeps writing, we’ll keep producing.” “Treme,” however doesn’t share the same fate. The network is currently “having discussions” about whether there would be a fourth season.

‘Treme’ Season 3 Teaser.

  • Meanwhile, “True Blood” might be on air for a while. “The show’s obviously doing well,” Lombardo shared. “As long as it continues to be performing with the consumer, and more importantly exciting the storytellers, I think we’re there.”
  • Rory Kennedy’s documentary, “Ethel,” celebrates the life of the beloved Ethel Kennedy, airs Oct. 18. The paid cable network is also planning a Rolling Stones documentary featuring current and previous band members.
  • Cinemax unveiled a new original series called “Hunted” at TCA. The series is set to launch in Oct., take a look at the teaser below.