Universal Television News

NBC today announced that Paget Brewster will guest-star in a special two-hour season premiere of LAW & ORDER: SVU.

NBC is set to air JIMMY FALLON'S PRIMETIME MUSIC SPECIAL featuring 'Late Night's' most buzzed about musical comedy sketches in a one-hour special on Wednesday, July 25 at 10pm ET.

GSN announced it has acquired off-network rights to 68 one-hour episodes of the hit game show MINUTE TO WIN IT from NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution.

TNT and TBS's original programming group is undergoing a reorganization that includes new roles for three current executives.

According to TVLine, THE ADDAMS FAMILY's Krysta Rodriguez is set to play series regular Ana in Smash Season 2.

Television icon Regis Philbin will celebrate the nation's 236th birthday as host of the MACY's NBC's 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR on NBC. The special features an all-star line-up of performances, including chart-topping superstars Katy Perry and Kenny Chesney. The show will air tonight, July 4th from 9-10 p.m. ET, 8-9 p.m. CT.

NBC heads to the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con to showcase REVOLUTION, the new drama from Eric Kripke, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and Jon Favreau.

NBC announced the military and first-responder service members who will serve as the operatives in its new, action-packed competition series 'Stars Earn Stripes.' Accomplished and fearless, the special operatives will train their celebrity teammate and compete alongside them in a fierce competition that will benefit national veterans, service and first-responder charities.

A&E Network is going directly to series on BATES MOTEL from Universal Television with Carlton Cuse ('Lost') and Kerry Ehrin ('Friday Night Lights' and 'Parenthood') serving as executive producers, it was announced today.

Megan Hilty talked to the Canadian Press about her role in the upcoming season of Smash on NBC. She will be back, probably causing a lot of drama, she says, but she hopes life gets better for Ivy this season. Watch the interview below!

NBC announced today that preeminent matchmaker Amber Kelleher-Andrews, relationship author Tracy McMillan and professional dating coach Matthew Hussey will join the innovative relationship series READY FOR LOVE, premiering in Winter 2012-13.

According to TVLine.com, stage veteran Andy Mientus will join NEWSIES' Jeremy Jordan as a new series regular for the second season of SMASH. He'll play 'Kyle,' 'a poor kid from Brooklyn with dreams of writing for Broadway.'

Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy-winning actress-singer Jennifer Hudson ('Dreamgirls') will appear in a multi-episode arc on NBC's 'Smash' beginning with the second-season premiere when the musical drama returns to the NBC schedule.

Emmy(R)-winning actor Ray Romano ('Everybody Loves Raymond') is set to guest star on the upcoming season of NBC's critically acclaimed series, PARENTHOOD, which returns for its fourth season Tuesday, September 11 (10-11 p.m. ET).

Debra Messing begins filming soon for the second season of NBC's SMASH, and according to a recent interview with the Hollywood Reporter, her love of Broadway existed long before she was cast as Julia. Check out what she had to say about how she came to love theatre by clicking below!

NBC announced the celebrity cast and hosts of its new alternative series STARS EARN STRIPES - a fierce and emotionally charged new competition show honoring America's armed forces.

NBC has released a new trailer for its upcoming comedy series GO ON starring Matthew Perry. The series will premiere Tuesday, September 11 (9-9:30 p.m. ET). NBC will air a sneak peek on Wednesday, August 8, following Olympic coverage.

Television icon Regis Philbin will celebrate the nation's 236th birthday as host of the MACY's NBC's 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR on NBC. The special features an all-star line-up of performances, including chart-topping superstars Katy Perry and Kenny Chesney. The show will air on Wednesday, July 4th from 9-10 p.m. ET, 8-9 p.m. CT.

NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution hit talk show franchises MAURY, THE JERRY SPRINGER SHOW and THE STEVE WILKOS SHOW have all been sold through September 2016 to station groups including Tribune, Sinclair, Hearst and Sunbeam, it was announced today.

According to TVLine.com, NEWSIES' Jeremy Jordan will join SMASH Season 2 as a series regular.