Simon Cowell can have DJ 'X Factor', says Greg Wilson

Greg Wilson has said that he does not mind if Simon Cowell makes a reality TV show about DJing.

The spinner, who made his name in the early 1980s at Wigan Pier and Manchester's Legend, told Digital Spy that he was not concerned about Cowell's plans for a DJ programme.

"I can't see the excitement of watching a DJ," Wilson said. "What do they want? Somebody to put their hands in the air and dance about behind it? It doesn't sound to me like it would make good TV.

"DJ culture in the past 25 years has just gone through the roof. In a sense my attitude to it is let 'em have it, let 'em take it, let's build again from the basics. It's gone so big, it's gone so overground.

"Going back in time, for me it was always about the music, it was a real passion for music, a love of music... entertaining an audience - you have the music and it's up to you."

He added: "As a good DJ you're learning to see how an audience works, how to work with that audience - it's a reciprocal situation.

"One of the things that got lost along the way for some people is that DJs began to see themselves as above the audiences. That they were the arbiters of what music was, when really it's all an individual thing.

Alexander Armstrong, Emma Willis for new game show 'Prize Island'

Alexander Armstrong and Emma Willis have signed up to co-host a new ITV game show.

Prize Island will see four couples battling it out in an exotic setting in order to win £50,000, reports The Sun.

The contestants will be tested on their own relationships, while having to prove their skills in a series of tasks.

The couples will take part in four rounds of challenges, before making their way to the final stage 'Buried Treasure', which contains a new car with the prize money locked inside.

Armstrong said of the show: "Prize Island is inventive, funny, compelling, oh, and set on a tropical island with prizes!"

Willis added: "I am beyond excited to be one of the presenters of Prize Island. It promises to be a show like no other where contestants win unbelievable prizes."

ITV has previously dabbled with tropical settings with their dating reality show Celebrity Love Island six years ago.

Prize Island is scheduled to air in 2013 on ITV1.

Pointless presenter Armstrong revealed earlier this year that he turned down the chance to host Countdown.

Ratings: 'Secret Millionaire,' 'Extreme Makeover' Rise to Give ABC a Win

ABC's "Secret Millionaire" and "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" both showed solid ratings gains on Sunday night to give ABC an overall ratings win, while a "Family Guy" repeat on Fox grabbed the night's highest individual ratings, according to preliminary numbers.

ABC took first place in the advertiser-friendly 18-49 demographic and second in total viewers with an average 1.4 rating/4 share and 4.8 million.

Following a repeat of "America's Funniest Home Videos" at 7 p.m., "Secret Millionaire" at 8 grew 25 percent in the demo for a 1.5/5 and drew 5.6 million total viewers. "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" the following hour was also up 25 percent, receiving a 1.5/4 and grabbing 4 million total viewers.

Fox came in second in ratings with a 1.3/4 and fourth in total viewers with 2.9 million. The network aired repeats throughout the night, with a "Family Guy" rerun at 9:30 posting the night's highest ratings with a 1.8/5. The episode drew 3.8 million total viewers.

NBC drew third place in ratings and total viewers with an average 1.0/3 and 4.5 million. With the exception of "Dateline" at 7, which posted a 1.1/4 and received 5.4 million total viewers, the network aired repeats.

CBS, which aired repeats Sunday night, took fourth place in ratings with a 0.7/2 and first in total viewers with 5.5 million.

New Comedy Central Unit to Focus on Merchandise, Video, Downloads, Touring

Comedy Central announced the creation of Comedy Central Enterprises, a new division that will focus on consumer products, home video, CDs and digital downloads, publishing, and live touring.

Comedy Central Michele Ganeless also announced that Mitch Fried has been promoted to the new position of executive vice president of Comedy Central Enterprises. He was formerly senior vice president of Comedy Central Live Entertainment.

“In the increasingly fractured world of content distribution, success today means reaching fans everywhere. The formation of Comedy Central Enterprises strengthens our relationship with our fans.  It’s another example of the kind of extension that keeps Comedy Central the #1 brand in comedy,” said Ganeless.

Nickelodeon Sets Premiere Date For Their Revival Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Did you know that Nickelodeon has a reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coming soon? I sure didn't. I guess I don't pay enough attention to news about children's programming. Anyway, yet another re-do of TMNT is coming this fall.

For any readers unfamiliar with the franchise, TMNT follows a group of four baby pet turtles that are flushed in to the sewer. Down in the depths, they are exposed to toxic waste. This somehow causes the four reptiles to grow to human size (along with a sewer rat that was also contaminated), develop martial arts skills, and fight Shredder and his criminal gang known as the "Foot Clan". The turtles also cultivate a friendship with intrepid human reporter April O'Neill. It's outlandish I know, but when you're a kid, you kind of just go with it. I know I sure did during the show's original run in the late 80's and early 90's.

The Nickelodeon version will feature a few cosmetic changes, but the basic premise and character line-up remains intact. The official network release sells the show as "Funnier and with more Ninjutsu than ever before, the show will explore the companionship of four teenage brothers learning to rely on themselves and one another as they unravel the mystery of their existence and grow to become the heroes in a half-shell that they are destined to be.”

The voice cast is as follows: American Pie's Jason Biggs as Leonardo, Lord Of The Rings' Sean Astin as Raphael, Teen Titan's Greg Cipes as Michelangelo, Rob Paulsen as Donatello (he also voiced the character in the original Turtles series), Parenthood's Mae Whitman as April, Hoon Lee as Master Splinter, and lastly Kevin Michael Richardson as the villainous Shredder.

The first season will consist of 26 half-hour episodes, and will premiere on Saturday, September 19th at 11am EST. It's nice to know that some places still show cartoons on Saturday mornings, even if they're not on as early as they used to be.

FX Reveals Why It Turned Down Breaking Bad

Did you know that AMC's hit crime drama Breaking Bad wasn't originally pitched to AMC? Yep, it turns out that what is arguably AMC's signature original series (it's either BB or Mad Men) wasn't originally headed for the network. In fact, series creator Vince Gilligan originally attempted to sell the pilot to none other than FX in 2007.

Some of you might be wondering why FX would turn down a show that's dark tone would have fit so perfectly with its then line-up of shows such as The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and Rescue Me. Well, wonder no more, as FX President John Landgraf explained the logic behind the network's decision in a recent radio interview -

"We had three dramas with male antiheroes and we looked at that script and said, ‘Okay, so here’s a fourth male antihero. The question was: ‘Are we defining FX as the male antihero network and is that a big enough tent?"

So, the basic reasoning here is that Breaking Bad was just too much like FX's other series of the time, and the network didn't want to be typecast as only supplying one type of show. This statement becomes a bit ironic in hindsight when you consider shows like Sons Of Anarchy, and Justified that have premiered on FX since they rejected Breaking Bad. You can't tell me that the lead characters on those shows aren't very much anti-heroes. It could even be argued that Louis C.K. is kind of the "anti-hero" of Louie as well.

Landgraf continued - "Look, it was a wonderful script. If I had known Vince Gilligan was going to be one of the best showrunners in television, and Breaking Bad was going to be literally one of the very best shows in television, I would have picked it up despite the concept. But the truth of the matter is anybody who does what I do for a living, who’s honest, will tell you that you’re making decisions based on too little information all the time, and you make good ones and you make bad ones."

Now, that seemed like a pretty honest answer. You win some, you lose some. I have no doubts that FX stills feel regret about the choice they made, but hey, they ended up doing well for themselves even without Walter White.

Oscar Winner Ernest Borgnine Dies at 95

Ernest Borgnine, who won the Best Actor Oscar in 1955 for Marty, died Sunday, The Associated Press reports. He was 95 years old.

Borgnine's longtime spokesman, Harry Flynn, told the news agency that the actor died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with his wife and children by his side.

Born in Connecticut, Borgnine joined the Navy in 1935 and served on a destroyer during World War II. He left in 1945 and became known for villainous roles in films after his turn in From Here to Eternity. He played against type as a butcher afraid he's too unattractive to be loved in Marty.

Borgnine continued to appear in dramas like The Catered Affair and Bad Day at Black Rock, as well as actions films including The Vikings and The Dirty Dozen. In 1962, Borgnine made the leap to the small screen, starring in the popular comedy McHale's Navy as the commander of a World War II boat and its misfit crew. Its success led Borgnine to also star  in the 1964 movie based on the show and a small role in the 1997 theatrical remake.

After the show ended in 1966, Borgnine appeared in films like The Poseidon Adventure, The Greatest and Escape From New York. He also had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom The Single Guy in 1995 and lent his voice to SpongeBob SquarePants as Mermaid Man. After receiving the Screen Actors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011, his last role was in the drama The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez, which premiered earlier this year.

Over the years, Borgnine was married five times. He was married to Rhoda Kemins 1949-1958 and had one daughter with her, Nancee. He then wed actress Katy Jurado in 1959 but divorced four years later. His union to singer Ethel Merman only lasted a month in 1964 before their divorce, followed by marriage to Donna Rancourt in 1965. They had a son, Christopher, and two daughters, Sharon and Diana, before divorcing in 1972. However, the fifth time was the charm when he wed Tova Traesnaes in 1973. The two were together for 39 years, until his passing.