CBS didn’t pick up Jenna Elfman’s sitcom for next season, but apparently there are no hard feelings on either side.
Elfman, who starred in the midseason show “Courting Alex,” has signed a new deal with the network. CBS will now look to develop a comedy project for her, the showbiz trade papers report. The network is currently looking for a writer to work on the project.
CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler is effusive in her praise of Elfman, telling the trades that the former “Dharma & Greg” star is “a unique talent” and “a truly gifted comedienne.”
Elfman’s relationship with CBS stretches back a couple of years. She was originally set to star in a show from “Dharma & Greg” and “Two and a Half Men” creator Chuck Lorre – she did a guest stint on “Men” in 2004. When that project fell through, she moved on to “Courting Alex.”
That show, in which Elfman played a buttoned-up lawyer who falls for a laid-back bar owner (Josh Randall of “Ed”), started off well for CBS in the cozy Monday spot between “Two and a Half Men” and “CSI: Miami.” Its ratings plummeted, however, after a move to Wednesday nights, and “Alex” was pulled in late March.
Clooney, Dempsey top dateworthy list
LOS ANGELES – When it comes to getting women’s hearts racing, Oscar winner George Clooney still hasn’t lost his touch.
The “Syriana” actor and former “ER” doctor topped a nationwide poll of Lifetime viewers as the woman’s dream celebrity date with 39 percent of the votes.
Younger celebs didn’t even come close. Soon to be divorcee Nick Lachey grabbed 14 percent of the votes, followed by Colin Farrell (10 percent), Orlando Bloom (9 percent), Derek Jeter (8) and Jake Gyllenhaal (6).
Like Clooney, TV doctors are still popular with the ladies, with Dr. McDreamy (“Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey) leading the way for doctors in love, followed by “ER’s” Noah Wylie, “Nip/Tuck’s” Julian McMahon and “Lost’s” resident cutter Matthew Fox.
Apparently, the public isn’t ashamed of its voyeuristic attitude, admitting to thinking about their favorite celebrities’ sex lives. According to the poll, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith most likely get the sheets blazing (41 percent), followed by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher (20 percent), “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria and Tony Parker (11) and Ben “Sorry honey, I have a headache” Affleck and Jennifer Garner (7).
And just in time for “The Break Up,” viewers also weighed in on the couples they would most like to see work things out.
Singer Cheryl Crowe and cyclist Lance Armstrong came in first, with Hilary Swank (who recently filed for divorce) and Chad Lowe not far behind.
The poll is the latest in the Lifetime Television Pulse Poll series.
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