Kristin Kreuk, who got her start on the fan favorite and long-running CW show ‘Smallville,’ will be appearing in the CBS comedy pilot ‘Hitched.’ The show, which is being produced by ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘The O.C.’ creator Josh Schwartz, will also star Jack Carpenter of ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’ fame, AOL Television reported on February 19.
In the half-hour multi-camera show, Kreuk and Carpenter will star as newlyweds. They have to juggle married life with the constant interfering of their family and friends after returning from their honeymoon. Also starring in the show is ‘American Pie’ favorite Eugene Levy, who will play Carpenter’s father, a serial divorcee. [...]

‘Greek’ is now officially the longest-running original show on the cable network ABC Family. The Hollywood Reporter announced on February 20 that the hour-long dramedy series has been renewed for a fourth season.
While the initial order is only for 10 new episodes, less than the average ‘Greek’ season, if ratings hold up, the network will consider expanding the season. While the season is set to premiere later this year, fans don’t have to wait to see what’s going on with fraternity and sorority life at Cyprus Rhodes University. The show recently returned for the second half of its third season in late January, and new episodes are [...]

Over the years, ‘American Idol’ has seen its fair share of disqualified contestants, whether it was discovered they had a criminal past or had previously taken part in professional recordings, and this year is no different. The Popeater website reported on February 18 that 19-year-old Chris Golightly, who was admitted into the top 24 round the night before, was shortly there after disqualified.
In a FOX press release, the network announced that Golightly was determined ineligible to continue in the competition because of a recording contract mix-up. Therefore, fellow Texas singer Tom Urban has replaced him. FOX decided to let Golightly go after Lawrence Franklin of Dream Projects [...]

Maggie Q (”Mission: Impossible III”, “Rush Hour 2″, “Priest”) has been cast as the new “Nikita” in the CW’s new take on the original “La Femme Nikita”, the 1990 Luc Besson film.
The character was first played by Anne Parillaud in Besson’s film, and then by Bridget Fonda in the 1993 US remake, which was titled “Point Of No Return”. Peta Wilson portrayed the former street urchin-turned-government superspy in the 1997 USA Network series.
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the CW’s premise states that the story is of a new Nikita being trained to replace the original after she disappears and goes rogue.
No other casting information or pilot information has [...]

Around this time of year is when the television networks usually announce which of their primetime shows have been renewed for another season, and which were left on the chopping board. AOL Television rounded up a list of shows that could have gone either way, according to Entertainment Weekly (EW), The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter.
For ABC, the comedy ‘Better Off Ted’ has received positive reviews, but the show has faced low ratings, especially compared to the network’s strong Wednesday night comedies. ‘Scrubs,’ which was picked up by ABC after it was canceled by NBC, also isn’t expected to be renewed. The dramas ‘The Deep End’ and [...]

Just in case her current ABC crime drama ‘The Forgotten’ is forgotten by the network when it renews its shows, Michelle Borth has agreed to star in the pilot for the drama ‘The Matadors.’ While Broth currently stars as Candace Butler in the current ABC freshman show, there is speculation that its ratings aren’t living up to the network’s expectations and it may be canceled at the end of this season.
If ‘The Forgotten’ is canceled, Broth will star as Juliana, the female lead in ‘The Matadors,’ according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will be produced by Sony TV, and will be a legal Romeo and Juliet-themed show. [...]

Fan favorite Alex O’Loughlin has been cast as Detective Steve McGarrett in the new CBS update of ‘Hawaii Five-O,’ The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on February 10. The character is the head of the Hawaii State Police, and was portrayed by Jack Lord in the original series.
Joining O’Loughlin, who many supported to take on the role since the remake was announced, will be Daniel Dae Kim from ‘Lost,’ who will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly. The revamped series will be written by ‘Fringe’ co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. ‘CSI: NY’ executive producer Peter Lenkov will produce the show with CBS Studios.
The original crime drama series ran on [...]

Frank Grillo is taking on another starring role in a cop drama series, as The Hollywood Reporter officially announced on February 10 that the former ‘Prison Break’ actor has been cast as the lead in ABC’s new supernatural crime drama show ‘The Gates.’
Terry McDonough is set to direct the show, and Luke Mably (of the first two ‘The Prince and Me’ movies), Janina Gavankar (who appeared in ‘The L Word’) and Chandra West (from ‘90210′) have also been cast. The show is being produced by Fox TV Studios.
‘Gates’ will be focused on a big-city police officer, played by Grillo, who suddenly gets a job as the chief of police [...]

The New Orleans Saints have something else to celebrate this week besides their surprising 31-17 upset over the AFC champion, the Indianapolis Colts, on Sunday at Super Bowl XLIV at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. According to Nielsen, the ratings system used to track television viewing habits in the U.S., the game followed ‘Avator’s lead at the box office by beating the previous record holder and becoming the most watched program in American television history.
‘Goodbye, Farewell and Amen,’ the series finale of the hit television comedy series ‘M*A*S*H,’ which aired in 1983 after 11 seasons on CBS, held the record for being the most watched TV show for [...]

‘American Chopper,’ the popular TLC reality series, has been placed on the chopping board, TMZ is reporting. The cable network officially confirmed on February 8 that the reality show has been cancelled, and will air its final episode on Thursday, February 11.
The show, which debuted on TLC’s sister channel the Discovery Channel in 2003, focuses on the business at the Orange County Choppers’ bike shop. It later moved to TLC in 2007, and has run for six seasons, during which two video games were released and a short-lived parody show on Comedy Central was launched.
The shop is run by Paul Teutul, Sr. and his two sons, [...]