Pilot Season: ABC Orders Judy Greer and Natalie Portman Projects

Judy Greer ABC has picked up pilots from Judy Greer and Natalie Portman.Greer, who currently recurs on Two and a Half Men, will star in and executive-produce American Judy. The comedy project focuses on a newlywed city girl who is becomes a fish out of water when she moves to the suburbs and must juggle stepchildren, her mother-in-law and her husband's ex-wife - who is also the town sheriff. Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont wrote the pilot, and David Gardner will also serve as executive producer.Pilot Season: Fox picks up OB/GYN comedy starring Mindy KalingPortman will make her first foray into TV as an executiveproducer on the drama Scruples. Based on the Judith Krantz novel and adapted by Bob Brush and Mel Harris, the project follows a socialite in the '70s who tries to open a fashion-forward boutique in Beverly Hills after her husband dies. Tony Krantz and Annette Savitch are also on board to executive-produce.

Ratings: Betty White-colored Wins the Evening!

Betty White-colored Four words: The indomitable Betty White-colored.Facing the ballyhooed (but tepidly examined) debut of Fox's Alcatraz as well as the strong CBS Monday choice of comedies, NBC's 90-minute tribute/special marking the in Cleveland star's 90th birthday attracted most likely probably the most prime-time audiences, according to Nielsen overnight data. So when that wasn't enough, the second-most seen show was the sneak look of Off Their Rockers, White's new senior-people-prank-youthful-folk series. At 9:30/8:30c, it outpaced everything, like the redoubtable Mike & Molly - though not inside the important 18-to-49-year-old demo. And for something different, two and a half Males wasn't the night's finest program.The amounts for Alcatraz were ten percent a lot better than the two-hour premiere of Terra Nova and handled to find the network's most effective dramatic series debut since Mislead Me three years ago. Gossip Girl came back with amounts about on componen having its fall finale.See the relaxation in the day's news on TVGuide.com8 p.m.CBS: The Way In Which I Met Your Mother 10.12 million audiences (4.4 demo rating) 2 Broke Women 11.29 million (4.5)ABC: The Bachelor 7.36 million (2.5) Fox: Alcatraz 9.97 million (3.3) NBC: Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl 13.86 million (2.7) CW: Gossip Girl 1.Thirty Dollars million (.6)9 p.m.CBS: two and a half Males 12.90 million audiences (4.6 demo rating) Mike & Molly 11.17 million (3.8) NBC: Betty White's Off Their Rockers 12.23 million (2.6) CW: Hart of Dixie [rerun] 791,000 (.3)10 p.m.CBS: Hawaii Five- 10.50 million audiences (2.3 demo rating)ABC: Castle 9.40 million (2.3)NBC: Rock Center with John Williams 5.57 million (1.3)

'Porgy' will get an unlikely Spike

Suzan-Lori Parks together with her Bess, Audra McDonald A debate fomented by Stephen Sondheim could not stop "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" from opening on Broadway. Reviews the following day were all around the map, but Thursday's opening evening crowd in the Richard Rodgers Theater gave it a hearty thumbs-up. Which includes some aud people who're infamously demanding.Consider Spike Lee, among the well-wishers to congratulate scribe Suzan-Lori Parks, who authored the show's new book."Spike wants it!Inch she cried happily soon after their intermission tete-a-tete. "I authored a movie for him" -- that'd function as the 1996 pic "Girl 6" -- "and that he never just states he wants it!Inch

69th Annual Golden Globes winners list

FILMMOTION PICTURE, DRAMA"The Descendants""The Help""Hugo""The Ides of March""Moneyball""War Horse" MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL"50/50""The Artist""Bridesmaids""Midnight in Paris""My Week With Marilyn" ACTOR , DRAMAGeorge Clooney - "The Descendants"Leonardo DiCaprio - "J. Edgar" Michael Fassbender - "Shame"Ryan Gosling - "The Ides of March"Brad Pitt - "Moneyball" ACTRESS , DRAMAGlenn Close - "Albert Nobbs"Viola Davis - "The Help"Rooney Mara - "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"Meryl Streep - "The Iron Lady"Tilda Swinton - "We Need to Talk About Kevin" ACTOR , COMEDY OR MUSICALJean Dujardin - "The Artist"Brendan Gleeson - "The Guard"Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "50/50"Ryan Gosling - "Crazy, Stupid, Love"Owen Wilson - "Midnight in Paris" ACTRESS , COMEDY OR MUSICALJodie Foster - "Carnage"Charlize Theron - "Young Adult"Kristen Wiig - "Bridesmaids"Michelle Williams - "My Week with Marilyn"Kate Winslet - "Carnage" BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MOTION PICTUREBerenice Bejo - "The Artist"Jessica Chastain - "The Help"Janet McTeer - "Albert Nobbs"Octavia Spencer - "The Help"Shailene Woodley - "The Descendants" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MOTION PICTUREKenneth Branagh - "My Week With Marilyn"Albert Brooks - "Drive"Jonah Hill - "Moneyball"Viggo Mortensen - "A Dangerous Method"WINNER: Christopher Plummer - "Beginners" BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTUREWoody Allen - "Midnight in Paris"George Clooney - "The Ides of March"Michel Hazanavicius - "The Artist"Alexander Payne - "The Descendants"Martin Scorsese - "Hugo" BEST ANIMATED FEATURE"The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn""Arthur Christmas""Cars 2""Puss in Boots""Rango" BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE"The Artist" - Michel Hazanavicius"The Descendants"- Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash"The Ides of March" - George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon"Midnight in Paris" - Woody Allen"Moneyball" - Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM"The Flowers of War" ("Jing Ling Shi San Chai") - China"In the Land of Blood and Honey" - USA"The Kid with Bike" ("Le Gamin au Velo") (Belgium)"A Separation" ("Jodaeiye Nader az Simin") - Iran"The Skin I Live In" ("La piel que habito") - Spain BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTUREWINNER: "The Artist" - Ludovic Bource"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross"Hugo" - Howard Shore"W.E." - Abel Korzeniowski"War Horse" - John Williams BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE"Hello Hello" - "Gnomeo & Juliet" - Music by: Elton John; Lyrics by: Bernie Taupin"The Keeper" - "Machine Gun Preacher" - Music & Lyrics by: Chris Cornell"Lay Your Head Down" - "Albert Nobbs" - Music by: Brian Byrne; Lyrics by: Glenn Close"The Living Proof" - "The Help" - Music by: Mary J. Blige, Thomas Newman, Harvey Mason, Jr.; Lyrics by: Mary J. Blige, Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas"Masterpiece" - "W.E." - Music & Lyrics by: Madonna, Julie Frost, Jimmy Harry TV BEST DRAMA"American Horror Story" (FX)"Boardwalk Empire" (HBO)"Boss" (Starz)"Game of Thrones" (HBO)"Homeland" (Showtime) BEST COMEDY OR MUSICAL"Enlightened" (HBO)"Episodes" (Showtime)"Glee" (Fox)"Modern Family" (ABC)"New Girl" (Fox) BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE"Cinema Verite" (HBO)WINNER: "Downton Abbey" (PBS)"The Hour" (BBC America)"Mildred Pierce" (HBO)"Too Big to Fail" (HBO) ACTOR, DRAMASteve Buscemi - "Boardwalk Empire"Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad"WINNER: Kelsey Grammer - "Boss"Jeremy Irons - "The Borgias"Damian Lewis - "Homeland" ACTRESS, DRAMAJuliana Margulies - "The Good Wife"Claire Danes - "Homeland"Mireille Enos - "The Killing"Madeleine Stowe - "Revenge"Callie Thorne - "Necessary Roughness" ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICALAlec Baldwin - "30 Rock" David Duchovny - "Californication"Johnny Galecki - "The Big Bang Theory"Thomas Jane - "Hung"Matt LeBlanc - "Episodes" ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICALWINNER: Laura Dern - "Enlightened"Zooey Deschanel - "New Girl"Tina Fey - "30 Rock"Laura Linney - "The Big C"Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation" ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTUREHugh Bonneville - "Downton Abbey" Idris Elba - "Luther"William Hurt - "Too Big to Fail"Bill Nighy - "Page Eight"Dominic West - "The Hour" ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURERomola Garai - "The Hour"Diane Lane - "Cinema Verite"Elizabeth McGovern - "Downton Abbey"Emily Watson - "Appropriate Adult"WINNER: Kate Winslet - "Mildred Pierce" SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTUREPeter Dinklage - "Game of Thrones"Paul Giamatti - "Too Big to Fail"Guy Pearce - "Mildred Pierce"Tim Robbins - "Cinema Verite"Eric Stonestreet - "Modern Family" SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTUREJessica Lange - "American Horror Story"Kelly Macdonald - "Boardwalk Empire"Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"Maggie Smith - "Downton Abbey"Evan Rachel Wood - "Mildred Pierce" THE CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARDMorgan Freeman Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com

'24' Movie Scheduled To Begin Shooting This Spring

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Fans of Jack Bauer have something to look toward. A movie using the old Fox series "24" is scheduled to begin shooting this spring.Actor Kiefer Sutherland mentioned Sunday he must visit deal with the film in the finish of April or May. Sutherland carried out Bauer, the focus round the pulse-quickening adventure series that ended its television run this season.In spite of the film before him, Sutherland was already concentrating on a completely new Fox series. "Touch" features him since the father from the super-intelligent boy capable of understand odd connections inside the world in addition to predict the long run.Subsequent representing Bauer, a personality who's frequently required to repress feelings, his new character Martin Bohm shows his feelings. Sutherland mentioned he'd unlikely to perform a completely new TV series so soon, and wasn't particularly hunting for a personality as not the same as Bauer as you can.InchThe primary reason I desired to accomplish this can it be really spoke in my opinion,In . he mentioned.Fox will give you a sneak preview in the show Jan. 25 before it joins the network schedule in March.Copyright 2012 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Kiefer Sutherland PHOTO CREDIT Peter Bregg/Getty Images PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Fans of Jack Bauer have something you may anticipate. A movie using the old Fox series "24" is scheduled to begin shooting this spring.Actor Kiefer Sutherland mentioned Sunday he must visit concentrate on the film in the finish of April or May. Sutherland carried out Bauer, the focus round the pulse-quickening adventure series that ended its television run this season.In spite of the film before him, Sutherland was already concentrating on a completely new Fox series. "Touch" features him since the father from the super-intelligent boy capable of understand odd connections in the world in addition to predict the long run.Subsequent representing Bauer, a personality who's frequently required to repress feelings, his new character Martin Bohm shows his feelings. Sutherland mentioned he'd unlikely to perform a completely new TV series so soon, and wasn't particularly hunting for a personality as different then Bauer as you can.InchThe primary reason I desired to accomplish this can it be really spoke in my opinion,In . he mentioned.Fox will give you a sneak preview in the show Jan. 25 before it joins the network schedule in March.Copyright 2012 Connected Press. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

'Paranormal Activity 4': Follow-up Apparently along the way From Vital

Today in news that you just clearly assumed recently been around: Vital has apparently sent around a news release proclaiming that 'Paranormal Activity 4' will hit theaters next fall. In line with the release (per STYD), "In 2012, Paramount's release slate highlights include 'World War Z,' a spook thriller starring Kaira Pitt and directed by Marc Forster, 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation,' the next installment inside the global franchise starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Manley and Channing Tatum, a completely new chapter inside the 'Paranormal Activity' franchise, and 'The Dictator,' starring Sacha Baron Cohen and directed by Ray Charles, they behind 'Borat.'" Exciting! Also, a wise choice. 'Paranormal Activity 3' acquired over $200 million worldwide a year ago combined the 'PA' series makes almost $600 million worldwide. The truth is, this fourquel might be the best choice inside the clubhouse for surest factor of 2012. [STYD via CinemaBlend] [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook