Betty White was honored with her second consecutive SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The actress was honored again for her role of Elka Ostrovsky on TV Land’s first scripted sitcom, ‘Hot in Cleveland.’ White was shocked as she accepted the SAG award, saying the presenters must have read the wrong name. The SAG Awards ceremony, which was held at Los Angeles’ Shrine Exposition Center on January 29, 2012, was telecast live at 8pm ET/5pm PT, on TNT and TBS. Larry W. Jones, TV Land’s president, said “there are reasons that (Betty) White has been…

CBS Television Distribution has landed the distribution rights for TV Land’s hit show, “Hot in Cleveland.” The show, which stars Betty White, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Valerie Bertinelli had the highest-rated telecast in TV Land’s 14-year history. The show has also launched its third season on the network, airing at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Scott Koondel, President of Distribution for CTD, said how viable the show is for distribution. “When ‘Hot in Cleveland’ debuted it was immediately hailed as an instant classic by TV critics, in the same vein as traditional four-camera sitcoms such as ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ ‘Friends,’ ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Frasier,’ ” he said. “In a marketplace…

Betty White has earned a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor in a Comedy Series for the second year in a row. The nomination comes for her role as judgmental Polish housekeeper Elka Ostrovsky on TV Land’s hit sitcom ‘Hot in Cleveland,’ which is currently airing its third season on Wedneday nights at 10pm ET/PT. The actress won the award for the same role last year. Larry W. Jones, the President of TV Land, said “We are so proud to have (Betty) recognized again for her role on ‘Hot in Cleveland. It’s such an honor for us to work with her.” Jones added that…

TV Land has announced that they have acquired the broadcasting rights to “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” according to Deadline. The show, which aired from 1961 to 1966 and starred Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore, will premiere on October 3, fifty years to the day after it premiered on CBS. On TV Land, the show will run in a three-hour block from 6-9 p.m. October 3 through October 7 and afterwards, the regular spot for the show will be weekdays at 7 p.m. I realize this show is on TV Land, a network originally known for their vintage/retro television but now known for current shows like “Hot in Cleveland”, but…

UPDATE: TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Morgan Freeman will now air on Sunday, June 19th at 9pm ET/PT. While you’re all likely looking forward to a summer outdoors, after long days in the heat, you’ll need a nice relaxing, air conditioned night in. What to do while you’re recuperating? Perhaps tune into TV Land. The network just released its summer schedule and it’s got a little something for everyone. Betty White fans will be pleased to know Hot in Cleveland is back on June 15th at 10:00pm ET/PT. When we last left Elka (White), she bolted after being convicted of possessing stolen goods. Now Melanie (Valerie…

Cedric the Entertainer is heading back to television, as he has been cast in a ‘Hot in Cleveland’ spin-off series, tvguide.com is reporting. The comedian will first portray his character, a minister who becomes involved in the adventures of the women of TV Land’s first scripted comedy, when it returns on June 15. Cedric, who was a regular on ‘The Steve Harvey Show,’ said “We’re definitely going to bring people quality entertainment and laughs with this new show,” which is still untitled. He added that he’s “very excited to be working with TV Land and the creative team of ‘Hot in Cleveland.’” The show’s pilot will be co-written by Cedric…

New York, NY, February 25, 2010 – TV Land announced today that it has picked up the popular reality series “How’d You Get So Rich?” starring the notoriously uncensored Joan Rivers for a second season, premiering on Wednesday, May 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. “How’d You Get So Rich?,” a TV Land PRIME original series, returns this spring and will once again take viewers on a journey to meet mega-rich millionaires who worked hard and struck gold. As she tours the most lavish and extravagant homes, she introduces viewers to folks who made a lot of money in out of the ordinary, fascinating ways and asks all the questions no…

TV Land sent us this brand new sneak preview from the upcoming series “The Cougar” with Vivica A. Fox. Short Synopsis: Stacey Anderson, a stunning 40-year-old successful Realtor from Scottsdale, Arizona, has been named as the “Cougar” in TV Land’s new original series “The Cougar,” it was announced today. The eight-episode series, which is hosted by Vivica A. Fox (“Kill Bill: Vol. 1,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), follows Anderson as she searches for love among a pool of 20 eligible twenty-something men. The one-hour elimination dating series is executive produced by Mike Fleiss (“The Bachelor”) through his NEXT Entertainment production company in association with Warner Horizon Television and premieres on April…

New York, NY – February 19, 2009 – Stacey Anderson, a stunning 40-year-old successful realtor from Scottsdale, Arizona, has been named as the “Cougar” in TV Land’s new original series “The Cougar,” it was announced today. The eight-episode series, which is hosted by Vivica A. Fox (“Kill Bill: Vol. 1,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), follows Anderson as she searches for love among a pool of 20 eligible twenty-something men. The one-hour elimination dating series is executive produced by Mike Fleiss (“The Bachelor”) through his NEXT Entertainment production company in association with Warner Horizon Television and premieres on April 15th at 10:00 pm ET/PT on TV Land PRIME. Reveals “Stacey Anderson’s vivacious…

Did the well-known household detergent, Ivory Snow, feature a young Marilyn Chambers on their box prior to her rise to fame as an adult film actress? Did Mars Inc. – makers of M&M’s – really turn down product placement in the 1982 hit film “E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial,” paving the way for Reese’s Pieces to cash in on E.T.’s success? Was Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones murdered? Is the famous grainy footage of “Bigfoot” a hoax? “Bigfoot Phone Home” airs tonight Wednesday November 19th at 10 pm only on TV Land. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Myths and Legends” news and more.