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Mad TV: Cancelled!

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According to Defamer, Fox’s SNL competitor, MADtv, won’t be returning for a fifteenth season next year. Regrettably, we have never actually seen it.

Though the high-profile political season has gifted Saturday Night Live with some killer ratings, it apparently hasn’t floated all sketch comedy boats. Rumors started circulating today that Fox’s MADtv was canceled in the middle of its fourteenth season, so Defamer checked in with one of our operatives to get the scoop:

“It’s true,” said the highly-placed source. “We’re finishing out the season, then we’re done.”

Fox had been experimenting with potential MADtv replacements over the last few years, though none of its hush-hush, taped pilots ever made it to series. We’re hearing, though, that the network has currently decided to keep its other late-night offering, Talk Show with Spike Feresten. Developing!

Today we also found out that Lipstick Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy have been cancelled.  What else!? (Hopefully Private Practice?)

Posted Thursday, November 13th, 2008 at 10:10am
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Is Ugly Betty: The Musical coming to Broadyway?

Ugly Betty

A Broadway musical version of “Ugly Betty”?

OMG, it makes total sense!

Michael Urie — who plays camp assistant Marc St. James and appears at left with castmate Becki Newton — told a British radio station (Heart) that this fantastic idea is turning into a reality.

“They do want to do an “Ugly Betty” musical, a full-on Broadway musical, but it’s all hush-hush. I think it would be great, and they should use the cast from the show. I think we would all do it, although we maybe don’t dance and sing as well as professional singers and dancers. I think it would be fun for us to do it for a while, and then they could get real people in. They definitely want to do an episode that is a musical one, but then they want to do a full stage show. I think it’s a great idea. It would definitely work.”

Memo to Michael: Dude, Vanessa Williams — your boss on the show? — is a trained singer-dancer. IMDb her sometime.

The “Ugly Betty” star also told Dean Piper about having Victoria Beckham on the show and David Beckham and their kids on the set.

“I think everyone who worked on the show popped in at some point or another to just look at them because they are so gorgeous. They brought their gorgeous Beckham spawn also. …They are so adorable, the little boys. It was fun. She’s just great. She’s teeny tiny, she’s so hot, and she’s sweet, sweet, sweet! They gave me some Beckham cologne. It was a nice parting gift. She’s the only guest star who’s ever been on the show and given gifts!”

Yeah, but her own cologne? Can you say ‘cheesy?’

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Posted Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 at 10:10am
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The Hills gets renewed for a fourth season!

The Hills

The hit reality show is returning for a fourth season, a rep for MTV tells Usmagazine.com exclusively.

The new season will premiere in August with 19 new episodes.

“They just started shooting,” an insider tells Us. “The fourth season will be about what they ended up doing this summer. Lauren and Whitney will still be working at People’s Revolution.”

The Hills’ current season ends Monday, May 12, with a pre- and post- show party in the Hollywood Hills (to air live on MTV). Usher and rapper Young Jeezy will perform their hit “Love in This Club.”

Fans will also have a chance to quiz the stars, according to a statement.

And, of course, the drama will ensue.

On Monday’s episode, Audrina Patridge felt shut out by Lauren Conrad’s close friendship with Lauren “Lo” Bosworth (she even told Justin Bobby she considered moving out).

“Lauren makes a heartfelt attempt to patch things up with Audrina, but it may be too late,” the statement reads. “Meanwhile, Spencer fears he’s going to lose Heidi forever when he learns she’s taking a job in Las Vegas.”

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Posted Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 12:12pm
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Want to join the British version of The Hills?

Lauren Conrad

Here’s your chance to become the British version of Lauren Conrad or Heidi and Spencer!

MTV UK has begun casting a version of The Hills that will air across the pond.

The network is seeking applicants between 18 and 21 years old who love being in front of the camera and are passionate followers of fashion, art and partying/clubbing. Wannabe stars should also have “striking looks” and an “aspirational lifestyle.”

For more information, email mtvUKcasting@blakeway.tv or call 011 44 0207 428 3183.

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Posted Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 12:12pm
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The season premiere of The Hills breaks ratings records

Lauren Conrad

The season premiere of The Hills, Monday night, was the highest rated episode of the series….ever.

With an average of 4.7 million viewers, the premiere was the most watched program across all of TV for viewers aged 12 to 34 and the highest rated cable telecast of 2008.

An additional 1.8 million streams of the show were delivered on Tuesday by MTV.com.

Did you watch The Hills?

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Posted Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 6:06am
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Cashmere Mafia may not get renewed by NBC

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ABC has been dragging its heels on ordering more episodes of Darren Star’s Cashmere Mafia, sparking rumors that they’re not going to renew it at all.

However, sources say that their competition, NBC is planning on renewing Lipstick Jungle.

ABC has already ordered new episodes of other shows, such as Dirty Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies, and Samantha Who?

An ABC spokeswoman denies that the network is going to drop the show, but she hasn’t confirmed it either.

So if Cashmere Mafia is your cup of tea, then get to writing those letters and try to save the show.

The Post has reported that “Lipstick” is clobbering “Cashmere Mafia,” with the NBC show averaging 7.5 million viewers and ABC’s pulling roughly 5.5 million.

Which of the shows is your favorite? Mine is Dirty Sexy Money, with Peter Krause. (Note: This isn’t Jocelyn, fyi….)

Posted Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 3:15pm
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Robin Williams set for Law & Order

Robin Williams

Robin Williams will guest star on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” but don’t expect him to bring laughs to the NBC crime drama.

Williams is playing an “engineer whose life has gone terribly wrong” and who faces serious repercussions, series spokeswoman Pam Golum said Tuesday. The episode, which films later this month, is scheduled to air April 29.

After his breakthrough role on the 1980s sitcom “Mork & Mindy,” Williams’ career has mostly centered on a mix of movies, including “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Dead Poets Society” and “Patch Adams.” He won an Academy Award for 1997’s “Good Will Hunting.”

The “Special Victims Unit” episode with Williams, titled “Authority,” is the show’s 200th, Golum said.

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Posted Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 3:15pm
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