Oteri, 'Alias' Chief Join Forces for ABC Comedy
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"Saturday Night Live" alumna Cheri Oteri has teamed with "Alias" creator J.J. Abrams to develop a comedy project for ABC.
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Disney's Touchstone Television has signed a talent holding deal with Will Friedle, former star of the ABC sitcom "Boy Meets World." Friedle will likely either be cast in an upcoming series from the studio or land a project of his own as he meets with producers in the coming months. Friedle will next be seen in "National Lampoon's Gold Diggers."
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LOS ANGELES  - Comedian Wayne Brady has  struck a deal with NBC for a workplace comedy set in the world  of personal injury law.
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He is one guy who loves to take a dig at others and having a laugh about it later on. So, it comes as no surprise that Elton John is now producing a half-hour comedy for ABC about an aging rock superstar and the relationships he has with his entourage.
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Jimmy Smits will return to ABC to star in his own series and produce other shows after his term as a congressman on NBC's "The West Wing" is over, ABC said.
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The new director of the third "Mission: Impossible" movie got the job by making Tom Cruise a fan of his TV show "Alias." J.J. Abrams, who created the ABC spy series that stars Jennifer Garner, had a meeting with Cruise to discuss the upcoming "Mission: Impossible" sequel, but considered himself a long shot.
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Mark Harmon ("NCIS") and  Tricia O'Kelley ("The New Adventures of Old Christine") will  star in the indie romantic comedy "Weather Girl."
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The new CBS comedy deals with relationships, but in that special Adam Sandler way.
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LOS ANGELES The new director of the third &quot;Mission: Impossible&quot; movie got the job by making Tom Cruise a fan of his TV show.
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ABC is reshuffling its  Wednesday lineup, launching a two-hour comedy block and moving  the hit drama "Lost" to 10 p.m.
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Politically charged drama, comedy, and reality fare is coming to network and cable TV.
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"The Insider," a recently launched spinoff of a segment on "Entertainment Tonight," will be on the entertainment news beat through at least 2008, its syndicator said Wednesday.
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As the ABC hit series returns, star Matthew Fox gets to work on his new paradigm for masculinity
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Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show since May 25, 1992, will hand over the most coveted reins in America&#39;s stand-up comic industry to Conan O&#39;Brien, who currently hosts the Late Night show on NBC.
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LOS ANGELES  - As the Big Four  broadcasters settled into their new Tuesday night lineups,  family sitcom "According to Jim" popped for ABC while hospital  comedy "Scrubs" showed some spunk for NBC.
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LOS ANGELES  - NBC has ordered a pilot  for a comedy starring "Saturday Night Live" head writer Tina  Fey, while ABC has given the go-ahead to a project featuring  former "SNL" cast member Chris Kattan.
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ABC has ordered a pilot  for a half-hour comedy called "Parental Guidance."