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SMASH stars Debra Messing and Christian Borle are featured on the next Funny or Die's Billy on the Street, airing February 15 on Fuse. Check out photos from their appearance below!

NBC and Columbia Records announced that the soundtrack for Bombshell, the musical within NBC's Golden Globe-nominated series television hit 'SMASH' (Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET), will be released today, February 12.

CBS Corporation and Amazon.com, Inc. announced today a content licensing agreement for the new CBS television series UNDER THE DOME, establishing an in-season, online subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) window for the show on Amazon's Prime Instant Video service.

NBC's hit musical drama series SMASH had its Season Two premiere last night and new castmember Jeremy Jordan (Jimmy Collins) has already scored a coup for the show with scoring a slot on the iTunes Top 100 chart with his passionate recording of the original Joe Iconis song 'Broadway, Here I Come'. The full iTunes chart is available here. Unlike the other musical TV series of the moment, GLEE, SMASH songs have rarely had a prominent place on the iTunes charts, so this early hit portends well for the contemporary original material being created for the show in Season Two by tunesmiths Joe Iconis as well as A CHRISTMAS STORY and DOGFIGHT composer/lyricist team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Original material for BOMBSHELL and the other original musicals in SMASH beside HIT LIST is written by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman.

Last night was the two-hour premiere of Season 2 of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series SMASH, and according to Deadline.com the ratings took a major dip. Compared to the Season 1 premiere, the show's viewers were down 71%, and 39% from the season 1 finale. 4.47 million viewers tuned in last night, compared to the Season 1 premiere turnout of 11.4 million viewers.

Last night was the two-hour premiere of Season 2 of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series SMASH (Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET). In the episodes, back from a successful run in Boston, Eileen, Julia and Tom are blindsided by both personal and professional obstacles as they seek to take 'Bombshell' to Broadway. Karen consults her new mentor, Broadway star Veronica 'Ronnie' Moore, as she finds herself on the brink of fame, but her success may come at cost to Ivy. A new talent is discovered in an unexpected place. Meanwhile, Derek copes with a damaging accusation. The second season begins with 'Bombshell' running into financial trouble that threatens the production. Meanwhile, Karen is mentored by a Broadway star and discovers a new artist in an unexpected place; and Julia faces a personal crisis with her husband.

TRUE BLOOD's Aisha Hinds is set to head UNDER THE DOME. Best known for her role as the psychic Miss Jeannette on the HBO hit series, the actress officially signed on for CBS' adaptation of Stephen King's hit mega-novel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

SMASH star Katharine McPhee stopped by the 'Today' show this moring to chat about her role as 'Karen', a talented young actress eager to shine in the role of Marilyn Monroe. The actress teased that her character will "take some initiative" this season. Check out the appearance below!

Tonight is the premiere of Season 2 of NBC's Golden Globe-nominated musical drama series SMASH (Tuesdays, 10-11pm ET), and NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products and Columbia Records will make select songs from each episode this season available in the 'Smash' iTunes store http://www.itunes.com/NBCSmash.

SMASH star Katharine McPhee stopped by last night's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' to chat about her all-access trip to the Super Bowl and the new season of Smash, premiering tonight on NBC. Check out the appearance below!

TVGuide reports that the ABC network has ordered a drama pilot, LUCKY 7 and a comedy pilot, MIDDLE AGE RAGE, from Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV Studio.

SMASH star Megan Hilty stopped by NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' last night to talk about the exciting upcoming second season of the hit musical drama. Check out her appearance in full below!

'Newsies' star Jeremy Jordan introduces his character Jimmy, who will appear on the upcoming season of NBC's SMASH. The actor describes his alter ego as, 'a hot-headed musical genius.' Season Two of the musical drama premieres Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 9/8c. Check out the interview below!

Below, Megan Hilty's 'Ivy' shows what she's made of with an amazing vocal performance on the upcoming season of NBC's SMASH! Season Two premieres Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 9/8c.

NBC has released a sneak peek of the opening montage for SMASH Season 2, premiering Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 9/8c. In the number, Katharine McPhee's 'Karen' performs the song "Cut, Print, Moving On," from the show's fictional musical 'Bombshell'.

The series premiere of FX's newest drama, THE AMERICANS, has been set for tonight, January 30, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT.

CBS has enlisted a few more cast members for its ensemble miniseries, UNDER THE DOME. GLEE's Jolene Purdy and Nicholas Strong of Nashville have both signed on for the summer special, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, as CBS works diligently to fill the large number of roles.

SMASH makes its long-awaited return to the NBC lineup for a second season on Tuesday, February 5 (9-10 p.m. ET) and will continue in its regular time slot on Tuesday, February 12 (10-11 p.m. ET). Season two will feature a slew of new talent, including Jennifer Hudson, Jeremy Jordan, Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez, Sean Hayes, Jesse L. Martin, Liza Minnelli, Bernadette Peters, Nikki Blonski, and more. Check out the SMASH billboard that just went up on 42nd Street below!

Tony nominated actress Montego Glover has been tapped to play the recurring role of ‘Marissa' in Season two of NBC's SMASH, currently filming in New York. Marissa is described as the compassionate, authoritative stage manager. Glover won a Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award for Best Actress in a Musical for the Tony Award Winning MEMPHIS on Broadway and has been previously seen on The Good Wife, White Collar and Made In Jersey. She is repped by DGRW and Liebman Entertainment.

NBC has just released a new promo for the highly anticipated second season of the musical drama SMASH. The video teases, 'Follow your dreams, Follow your passion, Follow your heart... but watch your back!' SMASH Season 2 kicks off Tuesday, February 5th at 9/8c on NBC. Check out the promo below!