ABC orders Judy Greer's 'Judy'

Judy Greer has came back at ABC, toplining comedy pilot "American Judy." ABC Art galleries Project involves a cosmpolitan lady who marries and becomes a sea food from water inside the and surrounding and surrounding suburbs juggling the needs of stepchildren, her mother-in-law and her husband's ex who's really the town sheriff. Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont composed the pilot and may professional produce with Greer and David Gardner. Greer can be a sitcom staple who toplined the ABC comedy "Miss Brought" in 2008. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

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'The Mountaintop'Broadway ongoing to sled lower the slopes of The month of january doldrums in week 34 (Jan. 16-22), as sales for the most part productions rejected, and 2 shows ended their runs.All of individuals shuttering productions, "Follies" ($878,880) and "The Mountaintop" ($693,128), required benefit of the week's decreased sales bar to assert a place within the top ten. Inside a rare turn, "Mountaintop" grew to become 1 of 2 plays around the tuner-centered chart, alongside "War Equine" ($960,191).Also within the top ten, the lately opened up "Porgy and Bess" ($878,884) ongoing to log encouraging sales, using the revival upticking even at the time from the winter downturn.Meanwhile, although "How to achieve Business Without Really Trying" ($1,319,824) did not close, the frame was the final for star Darren Criss, who drawn in weekly sales in excess of $1.3 million three frames consecutively.Nearly every production drenched a decline. The Broadway cume fell roughly $1.six million to $19.3 million for that 28 shows around the boards, with overall attendance arriving at 78%. The week's tally is well in front of the same frame's receipts this year, but last year's $12.3 million was for just 19 total shows.Yesteryear week's 19 musicals made $15,597,013 for 80.6% from the Broadway total, with attendance of 169,104 as well as an average compensated admission of 92.23The nine plays made $3,748,300 for 19.4% from the Broadway total, with attendance of 50,641 as well as an average compensated admission of 74.02. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com

Drew Carey Calls Off Four-Year Engagement

Drew Carey and Nicole Jaracz There won't be wedding bells for Drew Carey and longtime fiancée Nicole Jaracz. The couple have called off their engagement after more than four years, People reports. Check out photos of Drew Carey "He and Nicole still have a great deal of love and affection for one another," Carey's rep told the magazine in a statement. "He will still be very involved with their son's life." The Price is Right host popped the question to Jaracz, a chef, in October 2007. She has a six-year-old son, Connor, from a previous relationship.

USA Plans Reality Show Starring Kurt Warner

Kurt Warner Former National football league star Kurt Warner will host a brand new reality show on USA known as As Soon As, the network introduced Wednesday.The show, with a nine-episode order, marks USA's first foray into unscripted programming. Every week, Warner can give someone a "second chance" at achieving their dream careers. Warner is really a fitting option to host the series because he legendarily went from bagging groceries to becoming Super Bowl MVP in 18 several weeks.Dancing's Kurt Warner: I am "dumbfounded" through the instant dance"As somebody who knows firsthand so what can happen when you're given an opportunity, I'm truly excited to participate this new series on USA Network," Warner stated. "As Soon As is about providing people with a go to understand their dreams and i'm excited to have the ability to facilitate that for other people through this show."Warner, 40, was named MVP in Super Bowl XXXIV as quarterback for that St. Louis Rams and brought the Arizona Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII. Younger crowd taken part around the eighth season of Dwts.Are you going to stay tuned towards the Moment?

AMC Expands Walking Dead's Season 3, Announces Return Dates for Mad Men, The Killing

Andrew Lincoln, Jon Hamm AMC has expanded the upcoming third season of The Walking Dead, the network announced Saturday. The cable channel has ordered 16 new episodes for Season 3, up from the six in Season 1 and 13 in Season 2. The hit zombie drama is currently in the middle of its second season, which returns on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 9/8c. Jon Hamm announces Mad Men Season 5 premiere date AMC also announced premiere dates for the highly anticipated returns of Mad Men and The Killing. Mad Men, as series star Jon Hamm leaked earlier this month, will return on Sunday, March 25 at 9/8c with a two-hour Season 5 premiere. The Killing will also kick off its new season with a two-hour premiere, on Sunday, April 1 at 8/7c. (Coincidence that it returns on April Fool's Day? Discuss.) The murder-mystery drama moves to its regular timeslot, 9/8c, the following week. Are you excited for more Walking Dead, Mad Men and The Killing?

Frosh target different demos at B.O.

Disney "Beauty & the Animal three dimensional" (L-R) Belle & the Animal. 2011 Disney. All Privileges Reserved. Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" A 3-way equine race one of the weekend's new records, together with several expansions for Golden Globes-nominated fare, should help to keep overall domestic B.O. totals in line within the lengthy Martin Luther King Junior. holiday weekend.Leading those is Universal's Mark Wahlberg thriller "Contraband," which bows today at 2,862 locations. Warner Bros.' musical-comedy "Pleased Noise" follows at 2,735, while Disney goes wide using its three dimensional re-discharge of 1991's "Beauty and also the Animal," at 2,625 Stateside engagements.None of individuals photos, however, are anticipated to achieve last weekend's record-setting $33.7 million debut for "The Demon Inside." Rather, bizzers predict the trio will fight to find the best positioning, with bows through Monday within the mid teens.But among the current unpredictablity from the marketplace, tallies could sway either in direction.Among this weekend's honours hopefuls, the Weinstein Co. strongly grows "The Iron Lady" -- nominated in the Globes for the best actress-drama -- to 802 engagements, up from five, while The new sony Pictures Classics' two times-nommed "Carnage" (in the actress, comedy or musical category) increases to almost 500 playdates. "Iron Lady," entering its third frame, has totalled almost $570,000 locally "Carnage" stands at roughly $530,000 after four days.Also competing within the actress-drama category, Oscilloscope's "We have to Discuss Kevin," starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, bows limited at two engagements.FilmDistrict's Globes foreign-lingo contender "Within the Land of Bloodstream and Honey" also grows today, to 18 locations.Meanwhile, Warner's "A Virtual Detective: A Game Title of Shadows" should continue its reign atop the worldwide B.O., growing to South america. Last week, "Sherlock" displaced three-week overseas champion "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," that has cumed $289.9 million worldwide. "Sherlock" has made $180.six million as a whole.InchContraband" reps the only real new studio release to spread out day-and-date overseas, debuting in seven areas, including Russia.Locally, the film is monitoring much like Par's "The Fighter," which broadened wide throughout the same frame this year, though U stated "Contraband" is showing slightly more powerful reactions among teenagers. "The Fighter" gained $12.a million in the first wide weekend."Contraband," in line with the 2008 German film "Reykjavik-Rotterdam," is helmed beginning with-time director Baltasar Kormakur, and originates from Working Title and Relativity Media. Pic cost you a reported $25 million.While "Contraband" is anticipated to spread out strong with mostly male auds, Warner's "Pleased Noise," toplining Full Latifah and Dolly Parton, will earn nearly all its opening tally from women. The Alcon-created and -funded pic is poised as counterprogramming to "Contraband," though "Pleased Noise" might lose a number of its femme aud, particularly moms, to Disney's three dimensional "Beauty."A Button re-release may benefit most out of kids from school, by having an believed 15% out today and 91% on Monday."Beauty" in three dimensional is not likely to hit exactly the same opening levels as "The Lion King" did in the three dimensional rerelease in September ($30.two million). "The Lion King" had a lot more than bending "Beauty's" initial theatrical earnings.Like "Lion King," Disney stated it hopes "Beauty" will have to non-family auds according to nostalgic reasons. "Lion King" in three dimensional cumed nearly $95 million locally -- a higher bar for "Beauty."Disney launched a three dimensional version of "Beauty" theatrically last September to have an exclusive run at L.A.'s El Capitan theater. Launch was designed to coincide using the film's three dimensional DVD and Blu-ray release on March. 4. (Pic first arrived on the scene on Blu-ray this year.) Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Trump Uncovers New Celebrity Apprentice Cast

First Released: The month of january 4, 2012 9:59 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Arsenio Hall, Dee Snider, Lou Ferrigno, Clay Aiken, Penn Jillette, Paul Teutel Sr., Marco Andretti, Dayana Mendoza, Tia Carrere, Patricia Valesquez, Lisa Lampanelli, Darlene Gibson, Aubrey ODay and Teresa Giudice seen around the group of Celebrity Apprentice in NY City on October 26, 2011NY, N.Y. -- Mob boss widow Victoria Gotti, singer Clay Aiken and IndyCar champion Michael Andretti take presctiption tap for the following edition of NBCs Celebrity Apprentice. Host Jesse Trump introduced the brand new batch of challengers on Wednesdays Today show. Additionally they include Real Average women of Nj cast member Teresa Guidice, comedian Lisa Lampanelli, former Miss World Dayana Mendoza, rock star Dee Snider and America Chopper star Paul Teutul Sr. Other challengers include radio host Adam Carolla, comedian Arsenio Hall, singer-actress Aubrey ODay and magician Penn Jillette. Rounding the rivals are model Cheryl Tiegs, singer Darlene Gibson, Star Wars star George Takei, singer Tia Carrere, actress-model Patricia Velasquez and Incredible Hulk Lou Ferrigno. Celebrity Apprentice returns because of its year February. 12. Copyright 2012 through the Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.