James Caan to Star in ABC's Cullen Brothers Comedy

James Caan is reuniting with the Cullen Brothers.

The "Godfather" actor has been cast to star in ABC's untitled comedy from "Las Vegas" producers Mark and Robb Cullen.

The series revolves around recently divorced single mother Terry Gannon, who temporarily moves in with her estranged father -- a beer-swilling former baseball player. In her new situation, Gannon reluctantly decides to coach her son's underdog little-league team, drawing her back into the world of sports that she vowed to leave behind.

Caan will play Terry Sr. in the single-camera project.

The Cullens will write the the comedy, while Aaron Kaplan ("The Inbetweeners," "The Neighbors") is attached to executive produce the project, which comes from 20th Century Fox Television.

Caan also has a recurring role in the upcoming second season of the Starz drama "Magic City," as Chicago mob boss Sy Berman.

AMC, Double Feature Films Enter First-Look Deal

Cable network AMC and Double Feature Films, the production company behind "Django Unchained" and "Contagion," among others, have entered a first-look deal for television projects, the companies said Monday.

Under the two-year agreement, Double Feature will develop and produce scripted TV projects for AMC, marking the first time that Double Feature has entered such a pact with a cable network.  Double Feature partners Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg were executive producers on "Reno 911," which ran for six seasons on Comedy Central.

AMC's executive vice president of original programming, production and digital content Joel Stillerman touted Sher and Shamberg's "Reno 911" experience in announcing the deal.

“Stacey and Michael are outstanding producers who have made an incredible range of films; along with an iconic, out of the box, television series that is still talked about today," Stillerman said. "What's clear from looking at their body of work is that they are driven by great material, great ideas, and great talent; and they know how to put those things together. We truly look forward to collaborating with them."

"We watch the great shows on AMC all the time so we love the idea that we can see our own productions on the network. What AMC does so well is to tell great stories with fresh characters and their series truly feel like films," Sher and Shamberg added. "This gives us the opportunity to take what we are so drawn to from the film side and make our own productions on the TV side.”

Shamberg and Sher are currently in post-production on the Justin Timberlake/Ben Affleck film “Runner Runner” and “Get a Job,” featuring Miles Teller and Bryan Cranston, the star of AMC's drama series "Breaking Bad."

'Dancing on Ice': Ashley Roberts "really emotional" over Shayne exit

Dancing on Ice judge Ashley Roberts has admitted that she got "really emotional" over Shayne Ward's exit from the reality show last weekend.

Ward was controversially eliminated from the ITV series on Sunday (February 3) after losing a skate-off to soap star Matt Lapinskas.

Commenting on the X Factor singer's exit, Roberts told Daybreak: "I was really emotional, I didn't expect to feel that because we didn't think they would be in the bottom two.

"We were in total shock and [Shayne] was just starting to get it. He was in it, he was having fun, he was giving us that fire - and then we had to let him go. So I was pretty upset about it. Matt even stumbled [in the skate-off], but he was the stronger performer."

Speaking about how she's coping with her first series as a judge, the Pussycat Doll star added: "It's colourful... It's fun. It's interesting - it keeps you on your toes, that's for sure. I think I've officially become the buffer - that's what the media has called me - in between Jason [Gardiner] and Karen [Barber].

"I'm not on the ice every day but it's giving me that itch to get out there. I just see them out there performing and I'm like, 'I want to get out there and do a performance'."

Olly Murs: 'Simon Cowell might persuade me to return to Xtra Factor'

Olly Murs has revealed that it is not "definite" that he will not return to the The Xtra Factor.

The singer recently said that it was "unlikely" that he will continue to host the spin-off show with Caroline Flack.

"I've never said it was definite that I wasn't going back, just that it was unlikely due to my music," he told The Sun.

"I've enjoyed The Xtra Factor, it's been a great part of my career."

However, he said that he would like to continue working with Flack on future projects.

"We've taken Xtra Factor back up to having millions of viewers, and Caroline and I have a lot of fans," Murs continued.

"It's been brilliant working with her, too. We have such a good relationship on screen. It's always fun and I'd love to do something else with her."

Murs added: "But music is where I want to focus at the moment – but you never know in this game.

"Simon Cowell has a very good way of persuading people to do things. I might yet be back on Xtra Factor."

Freeview could get ten more HD channels under Ofcom proposal

Freeview could get up to ten more high-definition channels under a proposal put forward by Ofcom to reuse existing radio spectrum.

The regulator said that the 600 Mhz band freed up by the analogue TV switchover could be temporarily used to enable two new digital terrestrial television (DTT) multiplexes.

According to Ofcom, this would allow the 600 MHz band to "be used to provide around ten HD channels" on Freeview HD.

The proposal is part of Ofcom's preparations for the potential move of DTT services from the 700 MHz to the 600 MHz band in the future. This would enable the 700 MHz band to be used for mobile broadband.

Ofcom said that this shift could go ahead by the end of 2018, but there is a short window from now until then in which the 600 MHz spectrum could be used for another purpose.

Ofcom feels the "most appropriate" use of the band would be for establishing temporary UK-wide DTT multiplexes, potentially opening up more efficient operation of the DVB-T2 technology used for Freeview HD.

"For example, the 600 MHz band could be used to provide around ten HD channels using DVB-T2 and MPEG4 if two multiplexes were deployed," Ofcom said.

The watchdog feels that such a move could help drive consumer take-up of Freeview HD receiver equipment.

Currently there are only four HD networks on Freeview - BBC One HD, BBC HD, ITV HD and Channel 4 HD (S4C HD in Wales has been taken over by Channel 4 HD).

There is scope for another HD channel to launch, but Channel 5 has ruled out introducing Channel 5 HD, so the BBC is currently deciding where the spectrum should go.

Bandwidth on DTT is a rare and valuable commodity, so if Ofcom was able to increase the allocation of HD channels on Freeview, even just temporarily, that could boost the subscription-free platform.

Ofcom says that any spectrum licences granted would most likely run until December 31, 2018, and it would be made clear up front to licence holders "that the spectrum may need to be vacated at that time".

As there is only a temporary window for the spectrum, licensees would be required to launch their service within 12 months of it bring granted. They would also have to reach 50% UK coverage within two years, including 25% coverage each in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The 600 MHz spectrum covers the range 550 to 606 MHz, comprising seven 8 MHz channels. It was cleared of analogue TV on a region-by-region basis during the UK's digital TV switchover, which completed last year.

The other band formerly used for analogue TV, called the 800 MHz band, is currently being auctioned for new 4G mobile services.

Ofcom has said that the new temporary HD DTT multiplexes would operate in the 600 MHz band alongside next-generation wireless microphones and so-called white space devices, which can wirelessly transfer data.

Bear Grylls Returns to Discovery With 'Ultimate Survivors' Series

Bear Grylls has apparently made up with the Discovery Channel, perhaps over a refreshing meal of urine and larva.

The former "Man vs. Wild" host, who experienced a contentious split with Discovery last March, is returning to the company with a new series, "Bear Grylls: Ultimate Survivors," which will air internationally on Discovery in 217 markets across the globe.

The series, which will consist of six hour-long episodes, will feature Grylls recounting stories of ordinary people caught in devastatingly dire situations in far-flung regions of the globe, then re-recreating the situations with himself at the center of danger to demonstrate the survival skills that were required to make it back to civilization.

“I am super excited to be working with Discovery again – the channel where the 'Man vs. Wild' journey began,” Grylls said of the new collaboration.  “'Bear Grylls: Ultimate Survivors,' and any future endeavors, will be intense—but that’s where the fun is!”

“We are thrilled to welcome Bear back to the Discovery fold,” added Luis Silberwasser chief content officer and executive vice president of Discovery Networks International. “He is a true game-changer in the survival genre, integral in shaping it into the programming powerhouse that it is today. We are now poised to push the limits even further for our international audience.”

"Ultimate Survivors" is being produced by betty TV ("Promzillas," "The Joy of Teen Sex") for Discovery Networks International. Neil Smith is executive producing for betty, while Sarah Davies is executive producing for Discovery Networks International.

The new project heals a rift between Grylls and Discovery that opened up last March, when Discovery dropped "Man vs. Wild" over what the network described as a contract dispute. A spokeswoman for Grylls told TheWrap at the time that the British adventurer disagreed with Discovery's decision.

"Bear's goal has always been to make life-empowering shows for his many fans around the globe, and he has taken great risks to bring Discovery such award-winning programming over seven seasons," the spokeswoman said in a statement at the time. "Unfortunately, Bear and Discovery have not been able to come to mutual agreement on new programming, and he disagrees with Discovery's decision to terminate current productions."

TV Tonight 6th of February 2013

The daily list in alphabetical order, of all the new episodes airing.

A Question of Sport S44E12: "February 6, 2013"
Africa S01E06: "Africa: The Future"
American Idol S12E07: "Hollywood Round (1)"
Anderson Live S02E101: "Co-Host Tiffani Thiessen | Rashida Jones"
Antiques Road Trip S06E23: "Series 6, Episode 23"
Arctic Air S02E05: "Old Wounds"
Arrow S01E13: "Betrayal"
Art Mann Presents S09E03: "A Crazy Bike Party"
Aspe S09E02: "Romeo & Julia"
Auction Hunters S04E03: "It's Raining Ton"
Barter Kings S02E05: "TBA"
Black Gold S05E08: "Season 5, Episode 8"
Bob Servant, Independent S01E03: "Women and God"
Bomb Girls S02E06: "Where There's Smoke"
Chelsea Lately S07E19
Chicago Fire S01E14: "A Little Taste"
Come Dine With Me S20E105: "Series 20, Episode 83"
Conan S03E42: "Rooney Mara, Jeff Ross, Dirty Projectors"
Coronation Street S54E26: "Wed Feb 6, 2013"
Criminal Minds S08E14: "All That Remains"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation S13E13: "In Vino Veritas"
Daybreak S03E106: "February 6, 2013"
Days of our Lives S48E61: "Ep. #12017"
Deal Or No Deal (UK) S08E153: "Episode 2146"
Derek S01E02: "Episode 2"
Doctors S14E185: "Saving Irene"
Dragons: Riders of Berk S01E14: "What Flies Beneath"
Face the Clock S01E23: "Episode 23"
Four In A Bed S04E23: "Series 4, Episode 23"
General Hospital (US) S50E212: "#12740"
Ghost Hunters S09E04: "Permanent Residents"
Ghost Mine S01E04: "TBA"
Got to Dance S04E32: "Series 4, Episode 32"
Great British Menu S08E08: "Series 8, Episode 8"
Great British Railway Journeys S04E23
Guys With Kids S01E14: "The Will"
Happily Divorced S02E23: "Sleeping With The Enemy"
Het Spiegelpaleis S01E22: "Season 1, Episode 22"
Hollyoaks S19E26: "February 6, 2013"
Home and Away (AU) S26E13: "Episode 5673"
Hot In Cleveland S04E11: "Fast and Furious"
Hotel cæsar S29E119: "Season 29, Episode 119"
House Hunters S51E27
House Hunters International S35E19: "Leaving Los Angeles for Tahiti"
Ice Pilots S04E13: "Turkey or Bust"
Idol (Norway) S07E08: "Audition i Oslo - del 2"
Inside the NFL S36E22: "Week 22"
Jimmy Kimmel Live S11E23: "Ewan McGregor, Julianne Hough, Gary Clark Jr."
Judge Judy S17E132: "Booze, Boys and Boats | Drug Money and Damages"
Judge Judy S17E131
Kroll Show S01E04: "Too Much Tuna"
Last Call with Carson Daly S10E107
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon S04E21
Late Show with David Letterman S20E80
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S14E13: "Monster’s Legacy"
Loose Women S17E96: "Series 17, Show 96"
Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings S01E11: "Season 1, Episode 11"
Making Mr. Right S01E05: "Mother Knows Best"
Modern Family S04E14: "A Slight at the Opera"
Moonshiners S02E13: "Secret Summit Part 1"
Mr. D S02E05: "The Crush"
My Kitchen Rules S04E06: "Season 4, Episode 6"
Nashville (2012) S01E12: "I've Been Down That Road Before"
Nature S31E07: "Attenborough’s Life Stories, Part 3 of 3"
Necessary Roughness S02E14: "The Fall Guy"
Neighbours S29E23: "Episode 6573"
NFL Turning Point S02E22: "Week 22"
NOVA S40E10: "Building Pharaoh’s Chariot"
One Born Every Minute S04E06: "Series 4, Episode 6"
Pointless S08E26: "Series 8, Episode 26"
Salatut elämät S15E102: "Hölkynkölkyn, Severi Sievinen"
Senyuu S01E05: "Season 1, Episode 5"
Suburgatory S02E12: "Body Talk"
Supernatural S08E13: "Everybody Hates Hitler"
The Americans (2013) S01E02: "The Clock"
The Bold and the Beautiful S26E220: "Ep. #6504"
The Chase (2009) S06E66: "Series 6, Episode 66"
The Chew S02E106: "Episode 344"
The Colbert Report S09E19: "Lawrence Wright"
The Culture Show S18E03: "Series 18, Episode 3"
The Daily Show S18E57: "Ed Whitacre"
The Ellen DeGeneres Show S10E98: "Melissa McCarthy, Jacki Weaver"
The Jeremy Kyle Show (UK) S08E101: "February 6, 2013"
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson S09E18: "Emmy Rossum, Jon Ronson"
The Middle S04E14: "The Smile"
The Neighbors (2012) S01E15: "Space Invaders"
The Project S05E27: "Season 5, Episode 27"
The Soup S09E58: "February 6"
The Talk S03E100: "Lady Antebellum, Perez Hilton"
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno S21E36: "Tim McGraw, Bar Refaeli"
The View S16E99: "Hunter Hayes"
The Young and the Restless S40E221: "Ep. #10090"
Thuis S18E118: "Season 18, Episode 118"
Tipping Point S02E26: "Series 2, Episode 26"
Top Chef S10E14: "Kings Of Alaska"
Tunnelbanan S02E04: "TBA"
Wanted Down Under S07E26: "Wanted Down Under Revisited 6"
Washington Heights S01E06: "Season 1, Episode 6"
Wereld draait door, De S08E93: "Season 8, Episode 93"
Whitney S02E08: "Space Invaders"
Workaholics S03E14: "Fourth and Inches"
Светофор S05E03: "Сезон 5, Эпизод 3"