The process is grueling, exhausting, insulting, exciting and demeaning. It is ridiculously imperfect (as every fall season proves). It is a kind of hell week, only it lasts a year. So why would otherwise sane people (well, most of them, anyway) subject themselves to this?

Fox has picked up four new comedies for the 2013-2014 season: "Enlisted" from Kevin Biegel, starring Geoff Stults; "Brooklyn Nine Nine" starring Andy ...

Fox has picked up four dramas, including Greg Kinnear's "Rake," for the 2013-2014 season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Rake" is Kinnear's ...

Giovanni Ribisi has replaced Tommy Dewey in Fox's multicamera comedy "Dads," Deadline reports. The six-episode series was created by Seth MacFarlane, ...

Debra Messing has joined the cast of a CBS comedy pilot for the 2013-2014 season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "Smash" star will play Shir...

Rainn Wilson is moving on from "The Office" to CBS in "Backstrom." According to EW, Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute on NBC's "The Office" for ni...

Alan Thicke could be returning to TV full-time. According to Deadline.com, the "Growing Pains" alum has joined the cast of ABC's comedy "Bad Manag...

Anthony Stewart Head is eying a return to American TV with The CW's "The Selection." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Head will play King Clar...

ABC's "Gothica" has found its lead in Janet Montgomery, EW reports. The British star will play Grace Van Helsing, the lead character in ABC's supe...

Gillian Anderson has joined an NBC pilot. According to TV Guide, Anderson will co-star opposite "666 Park Avenue" actress Rachael Taylor in NBC's unti...

Will Arnett isn't putting all of his eggs in one comedy basket next season; EW reports that the "Up All Night" and "Arrested Development" star has bee...

Sarah Michelle Gellar playing Robin Williams' daughter? It's happening. According to EW, the "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" actress is set to co-star ...

The "Ironside" remake is a-go at NBC. Blair Underwood will star in the NBC pilot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The remake of the 1960s dram...

Amazon Studios has ordered six pilots for Amazon Instant Video, including "Browsers," a musical comedy set at a Huffington Post-like website. All six ...

Bravo is one step closer to getting in the scripted programming game. The network has ordered two scripted shows to pilot: "The Joneses" and "Rita." ...

Gbenga Akinnagbe has landed a major recurring role on USA's new drama "Graceland," HuffPost TV has learned exclusively. Akinnagbe, perhaps best kn...

Go On is the perfect example of something I thought would be a complete train wreck but actually turned out to be one of the shows I'm most looking forward to this TV season.

"Cougar Town" isn't the only new show coming to TBS -- the network has ordered two new comedy series, "Deon Cole's Black Box" starring the "Conan" wri...

Josh Hopkins has joined the cast of "Lady Friends," Kari Lizer 's new NBC comedy pilot, reports TV Guide. But before you break out your Big Carl to m...

CBS has found its Sherlock Holmes. The network has tapped Jonny Lee Miller to play the iconic detective in its modern-day reboot of the character....