‘How I Met Your Mother’ Creators are Returning to CBS with a ‘New York Mythological’ Comedy

Norman Weiss November 16, 2015, 9:30 pm

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How I Met Your Mother creators are returning to CBS with a New York Mythological comedy

Carter Bays and Craig Thomas are developing another Big Apple-set comedy for CBS. New York Mythological will revolve around a Midwestern girl who moves to Manhattan and experiences “the magic of New York.”

Talking Dead‘s Chris Hardwick waits until 2 pm on Sundays to watch that night’s Walking Dead episode

“I actually get the episodes as soon as they’re edited,” he says, “but I don’t like to watch them too far ahead for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, it’s for my protection and the audience’s protection because I don’t ever want to be in a position where I might accidentally spoil something. I also want everything to be authentic, so if I’m speculating, I want that to be real. I mean, when I say I don’t know what’s happening with Glenn, it’s because I honestly don’t know.”

Once Upon a Time casts Hercules and Meg

Jonathan Whitesell and Kacey Rohl will make their debuts in the 13th episodes of this season. Meanwhile, Bailee Madison is reprising her role as Young Snow White.

How Larry Wilmore will try to cover the Paris attacks for The Nightly Show

During a Nightly Show panel at the New York Comedy Festival over the weekend, Wilmore said he’ll try to “find the humor in the humanity” of a tragic situation.

Here’s your first look at The Bachelor Ben Higgins in action

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Three cable dramas have killed off characters this year, yet nobody believes they’re actually dead.

America’s Test Kitchen star Anthony Kimball is exiting after a contract dispute

Kimball, who also hosts Cook’s Country for public television, will still host the 2016 season of America’s Test Kitchen, but he’s leaving the company he helped found.

A boy has been cast for Outlander‘s John William Grey role

Fans of the books will have to wait to see the blonde British officer as a man.

Master of None’s Kelvin Yu hooked up with Aziz Ansari thanks to Bob’s Burgers

Yu began his career playing a stereotypical Asian nerd on Ryan Murphy’s 1999 WB drama Popular. A decade and a half later, he got his big break thanks to working as a producer on Bob’s Burgers, where Ansari has a voice role. PLUS: Conan helps Ansari settle his beef with Short Circuit’s Johnny Five.

Hannibal fans are publishing a 200-page anthology of fanfiction and art

A group of “fannibals” is coming together for RAW, an anthology catering to Hannibal fandom.

The Leftovers’ Ann Dowd reacts to this week’s episode

Did Patti know what Kevin was going to do?

Family Matters alum Reginald VelJohnson still keeps in touch with “Urkel”

“My years on Family Matters were precious to me,” says the patriarch of the TGIF sitcom. “During the run of the show, I saw many births, deaths, weddings … The actual family on the show became my family. We still talk to each other to this day.”

With Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The CW gets what young women want

Both Monday shows expand upon The CW’s teen viewership.

Julianna Margulies on Alicia’s Good Wife reckless abandon: “I love how they’re throwing her around”

“She’s gotten to the bottom of the barrel again,” says Margulies, “only this time, she’s in her late 40s and doesn’t care anymore. She’s like, ‘You know what? F-ck you all. I’m going to do what I want, I’m going to live my life the way that I want, because no matter what I do, it’s never good enough.'”