Kelsey Grammer Returns to TV (As a Director), Matt Pinfield Revives '120 Minutes' on MTV2 and More
by Jean Bentley, posted Mar 17th 2011 1:30PM
Kelsey Grammer is yet another big TV star returning to the medium this pilot season -- but he won't be on-screen.According to Deadline, the former 'Frasier' star will direct the CBS comedy pilot 'Vince Uncensored,' which stars 'No Ordinary Family' leading man Michael Chiklis and is produced by Conan O'Brien.
This isn't Grammer's first foray behind the camera; he directed 37 episodes of his hit sitcom and has helmed four different pilots, Deadline reports. He'll be back in front of the lens as the star of Starz's 'Boss.'
In other TV news ...
• 'Nip/Tuck' star Dylan Walsh is slated to return to TV in a CBS pilot. He'll star alongside Poppy Montgomery in the as-yet-untitled drama. [Deadline]
• Tiya Sircar, late of 'The Vampire Diaries,' has made her way to the Josh Schwartz pilot 'Georgetown.' She'll play "the assistant to a presidential speechwriter who gets fired for a media gaffe." [THR]
• Neil McDonough will stop by 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' for an episode in the show's final season. As TV Squad previously reported, Jeri Ryan will also guest star for an episode. The actress shot her spot last week. [TV Line]
• TLC's newest cop show has a twist: It's about police dogs. 'Unleashed: K-9 Broward County' is a six-part series about the "man-tracking K-9 unit" of the Broward County Sheriff's office. It'll debut April 7 and will also air on Discovery. [Deadline]
• Matt Pinfield, '90s MTV personality, is returning to the network. He'll host the return of the alt-music show '120 Minutes' when it runs on MTV2 later this year. It'll begin airing online tomorrow. [THR]
• A&E's 'Biography' is doing an installment on Ted Williams, aka the man with the golden voice. Who's next, Rebecca Black? [L.A. Times]

1 Comment