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  Keith Urban announced as returning 'American Idol' judge

  August 1, 2013
  Keith Urban has had his American Idol wish granted.
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  'America's Got Talent' determines first four eighth-season semifinalists

  July 25, 2013
  America's Got Talent revealed its first four eighth-season semifinalist acts during Wednesday night's live broadcast of the NBC reality competition series.
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  'America's Got Talent' determines its Top 60 eighth-season acts

  July 18, 2013
  America's Got Talent finished revealing the identities of its Top 60 eighth-season acts during Wednesday night's broadcast of the NBC reality talent competition.

• Sean Astin to star in FX's 'The Strain' vampire drama pilot

  July 11, 2013
  Sean Astin has signed on to star in "The Strain," a vampire pilot Guillermo del Toro is directing for FX, executive producer Carlton Cuse said.

• 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' TV series in the works

  July 11, 2013
  Twentieth Century Fox Television ordered a pilot based on Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's graphic novel "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," TV Guide said.

• Kyra Sedgwick lobs off her finger tip while chopping kale

  July 1, 2013
  Kyra Sedgwick's husband Kevin Bacon announced via WhoSay the U.S. actress sliced off the top of one of her fingers while chopping kale in the kitchen.

• 'Orange is the New Black' renewed by Netflix for second season

  June 28, 2013
  Netflix says it has ordered a second season of "Orange is the New Black," a comedic drama starring Taylor Schilling and set in a New York women's prison.

• Man arrested after exiting car and defecating in Holland Tunnel booth

  June 22, 2013
  A California man allegedly got out of a car in the Holland Tunnel outside New York and defecated in a toll booth, authorities say.

• Hans Zimmer pens new Superman score for 'Man of Steel'

  June 14, 2013
  Director Zack Snyder says he tapped German-born film composer Hans Zimmer to score "Man of Steel" because he didn't want to borrow from previous Superman movies.

• Michael Shannon was 'ecstatic' to play Zod in 'Man of Steel'

  June 14, 2013
  Michael Shannon, an American actor known for his intense performances in independent films and stage dramas, says he was "ecstatic" to play the villain General Zod in the new Superman movie "Man of Steel."

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