Seth Meyer will no longer go solo at the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update desk – SNL player Kristen Wiig will be taking on the role of co-anchor during the news segment.

Kristen Wiig has some big shoes to fill – taking over the post left vacant by Amy Poehler – but no doubt she’ll hold her own.

Well, that’s one way to extend a show concept – Showtime is taking “The L Word” and making it a reality series. Nine episodes of “The Real L Word: Los Angeles” will chronicle six lesbians living in Los Angeles

Showtime expects to begin airing “The Real L Word” sometime next year. Read the rest of this entry »

Watch the Dexter season 4 sneak peek preview that was shown at Comic-Con 2007. Season 4 of Dexter kicks off with the premiere on September 27 on Showtime; John Lithgow guest stars this season.

Weeds’ season five promos are pretty clever – the fifth season kicks off June 8 and Showtime is airing these ads about the “History of Weed” and a political campaign play called “Yes We Cannabis.” Check out the videos after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Mary-Louise Parker looks nothing short of gorgeous in this season 5 poster picture for Weeds, premiering Monday, June 8.

The Weeds poster features the tagline “Oh what a tangled web…” Indeed.

Showtime has renewed The Tudors for a fourth season – also the series final season, ending in 2010.

The fourth season of The Tudors will include 10 one-hour episodes and production will begin in June in Dublin. Read the rest of this entry »

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, star of The Tudors, is reportedly back in rehab in England for alcoholism. Jonathan Rhys Meyers previously did a rehab stint at Promises in California in 2005.

The new season of the Tudors begins April 5 on Showtime; the next season begins filming in June.

Check out Diablo Cody and Toni Collette, talking about the new Showtime series, The United States of Tara, in this January 16 The View video clip.