Alison Sweeney Exits ‘The Biggest Loser’ After 13 Seasons

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Allison Sweeney exits The Biggest Loser after 13 seasons

Sweeney has been hosting the NBC reality competition since 2007, replacing Caroline Rhea.


Mom
, The Comeback and Masters of Sex are among the worst shows for female and minority directors

The Directors Guild of America found them to be among 27 shows that didn’t have a single minority or female director last season.


Shonda Rhimes’ next ABC project: Catholic nuns drama Brides of Christ

ABC is developing the Shondaland drama about a group of Catholic nuns who are fighting the closure of their convent in the Bronx.


Glenn Danzig films a Portlandia cameo

Carrie Brownstein revealed The Misfits frontman’s cameo on Instagram, posting: “Summer Goths. With Danzig. Dreams (nightmares?) do come true.”


American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza joins Dancing with the Stars

The Triple Crown winner is the latest addition to Season 21.


The Last Man on Earth
is visiting “Delaware”

Phil Miller and ex-wife Carol travel to her old apartment in Season 2.

On Bachelor in Paradise, 30 or older is considered “old”

Producers have been having a field day mocking this season’s “age-shaming.”


HBO’s Lewis and Clark miniseries will resume production in the spring

The miniseries starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts as the legendary explorers shut down production three weeks ago after a rough time filming.


Esai Morales to guest on Blue Bloods

He’ll play an NYPD Sergeant who gets promoted by Commissioner Reagan.


Tituss Burgess recalls almost missing his 30 Rock audition

If he didn’t land on 30 Rock, he likely wouldn’t have landed Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.


My So-Called Life’s AJ Langer is now a “Countess” in Britain

Langer’s husband recently became the Earl of Devon.


How TV shows create the perfect Twitter hashtag

Mr. Robot producers thought “#MrRobot” was the perfect hashtag. But fans came up with a better one: “#DaBot.”


Fear the Walking Dead
is kind of a family sitcom disguised as a drama

In fact, The Walking Dead companion series would’ve been better off it were a comedy (some of the early scenes actually prove to be comedic).


Amy Schumer recreates American Gothic painting with JK Simmons

Schumer responded with her own photo after somebody on Twitter compared her to the woman in the famous painting.


See Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt as a Victorian serial killer

Froggatt plays the notorious Mary Ann Cotton in a two-part ITV drama miniseries Dark Angel.


WEtv president: Reality television should be considered part of TV’s golden age

As WEtv boss Marc Juris explains, “reality should not be excluded from this golden age of television, because it contributes plenty of gold to the equation, and there’s art and magic to producing these shows.”


MTV names VMA performers: Pharrell, Demi Lovato, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

The Weeknd will also perform, as will Tori Kelly, A$AP Rocky and Twenty One Pilots.


The Flash
casts villain Tokamak

Demore Barnes will play the “charming, but cocky scientist who was affected by the same Particle Accelerator explosion that created the Flash.”


See pics from The Good Wife Season 7

Check out Alicia and Peter on the campaign trail.


Ed Sheeran to make a cameo on Australian soap opera Home and Away

The Bastard Executioner isn’t the only role for the singer-songwriter.


Rob Huebel to guest on Married

He’ll guest as  Abby’s ex-husband.

Edward Burns is great on the strictly average Public Morals

The ‘60s-set TNT cop drama isn’t Mad Men in its attention to detail, says Pilot Viruet, “but Burns has a lot of fun with his fast-talking crew, peppering the dialogue with phrases like “doll face” and filling scenes with the loud clacking of a typewriter. While Public Morals doesn’t rise to the level of greatness, it has the potential to get there by the end of the season. In the meantime, this promising new show is thoroughly watchable, always entertaining, and sometimes quite good.” PLUS: It’s picaresque, briskly written and quickly captivating, Ed Burns is perfect for this era, and it presents everything you’ve seen before in a crime drama.