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James Hibberd

Senior Writer, Entertainment Weekly and EW.com

James Hibberd is a Senior Writer for EW.

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Inside TV 'Once Upon a Time' scoop: 'Alice in Wonderland' episode planned with Roger Daltrey -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd | Feb 07, 2012 02:05 PM

Here's a tri-level scoop for Once Upon a Time fans, with each layer more intriguing then the last. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? A...

Inside TV 'Once Upon a Time' casting scoop: 'Alice in Wonderland' episode with Roger Daltry -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd | Feb 07, 2012 02:05 PM

Here's a tri-level scoop for Once Upon a Time fans, with each layer more intriguing then the last. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? A...

Inside TV 'Smash' starts solid; 'Voice' tops Monday ratings
by James Hibberd | Feb 07, 2012 11:38 AM

Monday's twin debuts of The Voice in its regular time slot and freshman drama Smash delivered pretty good news for NBC. As expected, The Voice's ratings...

Inside TV Fox explains 'X Factor' shake-up, defends 'Idol' ratings -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd | Feb 07, 2012 09:22 AM

The changes to Fox's singing competition shows have only just begun. After weeks of dramatic headlines about American Idol's slipping ratings and The X Factor's talent...

Inside TV 'The Voice' stuns: Biggest non-sports TV rating in six years
by James Hibberd | Feb 06, 2012 02:43 PM

Wow: You expected NBC's post-Super Bowl season 2 premiere for The Voice to be big. But not this big. The Voice returned to 37.6 million viewers and...

Inside TV Super Bowl ratings final: Most watched show in history!
by James Hibberd | Feb 06, 2012 10:57 AM

UPDATE: In final Nielsen ratings, NBC's Super Bowl XLVI broke records to become the most-watched TV telecast of all time. Sunday's game delivered an incredible 111.3...

Inside TV Parents group slams M.I.A.'s Super Bowl flip off: 'The NFL lied'
by James Hibberd | Feb 06, 2012 10:29 AM

The Parents Television Council is tackling Sunday's Super Bowl controversy. British singer M.I.A. flipped off viewers during Madonna's halftime show, a gesture that instantly drew...

Inside TV M.I.A. flips middle finger during Super Bowl halftime show -- PHOTO
by James Hibberd | Feb 05, 2012 10:12 PM

Here we go again. During the Super Bowl halftime show, singer M.I.A. flipped off millions of viewers during TV's most-watched telecast of the year. She made...

Inside TV Howard Stern's 'America's Got Talent' Super Bowl promo
by James Hibberd | Feb 05, 2012 08:19 PM

NBC introduced its newest America's Got Talent judge to Super Bowl fans Sunday. Howard Stern gives a silent yet clear assessment of a couple mock...

Inside TV NBC's 'The Voice' Super Bowl combat ad unveiled
by James Hibberd | Feb 05, 2012 10:40 AM

NBC has a lot riding on funneling Super Bowl viewers into the season 2 premiere of The Voice tonight. So it wanted an action-packed ad...

Inside TV Andre Braugher to star in Shawn Ryan's 'Last Resort'
by James Hibberd | Feb 03, 2012 09:51 PM

Homicide star Andre Braugher has landed the lead role in The Shield creator Shawn Ryan's ambitious pilot Last Resort. The ABC drama is about a renegade...

Inside TV 'Boardwalk Empire' casting scoop: Meet the new gangster
by James Hibberd | Feb 03, 2012 05:30 PM

Meet Nucky's latest challenge. Bobby Cannavale has joined the cast of season 3 of of HBO's Boardwalk Empire. The veteran Emmy-winning TV actor (Cold Case, Nurse Jackie)...

Inside TV Selma Blair cast in Charlie Sheen's 'Anger Management'
by James Hibberd | Feb 03, 2012 04:04 PM

Selma Blair (Kath & Kim) has landed the female lead role in Charlie Sheen's new FX comedy Anger Management. She plays Kate, who's described as Charlie's...

Inside TV Portia de Rossi, Ellen DeGeneres land ABC pilot
by James Hibberd | Feb 03, 2012 01:59 PM

Portia de Rossi is teaming with her partner Ellen DeGeneres for an ABC comedy. Their project The Smart One just got a pilot order at the...

Inside TV NBC replacing 'The Firm' with 'Awake'
by James Hibberd | Feb 03, 2012 01:30 PM

The Firm has lost NBC's Thursday night account. After dragging its heels for weeks in the ratings, NBC is pulling the John Grisham-inspired legal drama from...

Inside TV Ratings: '30 Rock' hits low; 'Idol' vs. 'Big Bang'
by James Hibberd | Feb 03, 2012 11:58 AM

This is becoming the ratings equivalent of Ali vs. Foreman. Once again, Fox's American Idol and CBS' Big Bang Theory delivered the exact same adult demo...

Inside TV NBC's 'Munsters' gets new title, ditches makeup
by James Hibberd | Feb 02, 2012 07:56 PM

This is odd, yet fitting. Bryan Fuller's Munsters reboot is getting a name change. The new title? Mockingbird Lane (the street the monster family lives on). The...

Inside TV J.J. Abrams sells sci-fi apocalypse pilot to NBC
by James Hibberd | Feb 02, 2012 07:42 PM

Just when you thought J.J. Abrams might not have a sci-fi pilot in contention for next fall, along comes Revolution. NBC has picked up a new...

Inside TV Sherilyn Fenn, Alice Cooper join Syfy's 'Bigfoot' -- EXCLUSIVE
by James Hibberd | Feb 02, 2012 03:14 PM

Syfy's newest creature feature is amassing yet another pop-culture cauldron of familiar names. The network's upcoming Bigfoot -- which already stars the previously announced power team...

Inside TV 'Kitchen Nightmares' renewed by Fox
by James Hibberd | Feb 02, 2012 01:11 PM

What is this, cooking reality show renewal day? First Bravo's Top Chef gets a 10th season. Now Fox's Kitchen Nightmares is being renewed. Okay, so technically Kitchen...

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