Stone Cold Steve Austin Will Host 'Tough Enough,' HBO Picks Up Aaron Sorkin Pilot and More
by Jean Bentley, posted Jan 28th 2011 7:00PM
Stone Cold Steve Austin will host the newly revived version of the WWE reality show 'Tough Enough,' Entertainment Weekly reports.Austin will mentor wannabe wrestlers as they try out for a spot on the WWE roster. The show was previously on MTV, but will now air on USA beginning April 4 after Monday Night Raw.
The wrestler guest starred on 'Chuck' last year.
In other TV news ...
• HBO picked up Aaron Sorkin's new pilot. The series takes place behind the scenes at a cable news show. Keith Olbermann will reportedly contribute on-air rants for the show. [Entertainment Weekly]
• Greg Grunberg is set to star in the pilot 'Big Mike' for A&E. The actor will play a skilled plus-sized San Diego police detective. [Deadline]
• People watch more TV when they're snowed in. Duh. [THR]
• 'Celebrity Rehab' star Jason Davis was arrested for drug possession last night. Dr. Drew said in a statement, "Jason was honest about his struggles with his sobriety on the reunion show. Hopefully, now that there are legal conquesces, further treatment will be mandated, which he so desperately needs." [TMZ]
• NBC has hired Alan Taylor to direct its 1960s-set drama 'Playboy.' The TV vet is responsible for shaping 'Mad Men's' asthetic as the director of that show's pilot episode. [TV Guide]
• The CW is developing a new show about zombies. 'Awakening' is about two sisters "who face off against one another just as a zombie uprising begins." [TV Guide]
• NBC picked up a cop drama set in a world where the Grimm Brothers fairy tale characters exist. 'Grimm' is from 'Angel' co-creator David Greenwalt and writer Jim Kouf. [Deadline]
• More development news: CBS picked up David Hornsby's comedy pilot, which he wrote and directed. ABC picked up both 'My Frickin' Family,' about an expectant couple dealing with their polar opposite in-laws, and 'Bad Mom,' about a single mom who has to really go it alone when her own mother can't help raise the kids anymore. [Deadline, THR, Deadline]
