Showtime has renewed its comedy series 'The Green Room with Paul Provenza' for a second season.

According to Deadline Hollywood, production on the 6-episode season will kick off in Los Angeles for a 2011 premiere date. The series features Provenza as host to a gaggle of other comedians as they discuss hot topics in an uncensored format.

Season 1 of the Showtime series featured comics such as Roseanne Barr, Eddie Izzard and Jonathan Winters.

In other TV news ...

• Hal Holbrook has signed on to guest star on 'The Event.' The four-time Emmy winner will play Dempsey, a businessman with questionable intentions who clashes with President Martinez. [TV Guide]

• Lindsay Lohan's coveted post-jail and rehab interview may happen on 'Oprah Winfrey.' Sources say the talks are heating up as Lohan has received many offers. [RadarOnline]

• Annabella Sciorra will guest star on 'The Whole Truth.' The former 'Sopranos' star will play a cougar on trial on the new ABC law drama. [TV Guide]

• Lauren Conrad is a mulling a return to reality TV. Networks are reportedly battling over the new series that Conrad couldn't confirm was actually happening. [Us Weekly]

• Lou Reed is not a fan of Susan Boyle. Reed reportedly refused to let Boyle sing 'Perfect Day' on 'America's Got Talent,' which left the 'Britain's Got Talent' singer in tears. [TMZ]

• Marisol Nichols has booked a recurring role on 'NCIS: Los Angeles.' Nichols will play Chris O'Donnell's Gallen's ex-partner. The two have a complicated past and will reportedly kiss. [TV Guide]


In ratings news ...

• The CW's 'Hellcats' debuted to solid numbers, 3 million viewers and 'America's Next Top Model' pulled in 2.9 million. [Live Feed]

• 'Hoarders' season 3 premiered to record numbers for A&E with two episodes attracting 3.7 million viewers, 2.0 million adults 18-49 and 3.8 million, 2.1 million 18-49. [Deadline Hollywood]

• FX's 'Sons of Anarchy' season 3 premiere drew 4.13 million million viewers with 2.81 million in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers were down from last season by 4 percent, but still strong for the series. [Deadline Hollywood]

• The series premiere of FX's 'Terriers' was watched by 1.6 million viewers, with 659,000 adults 18-49. [Live Feed]