The Doctor is returning.

The BBC announced Saturday on its official blog that Doctor Who will return for an eighth season just as the current run of episodes wrapped up ahead of the 50th anniversary special airing Nov. 23.

Ben Affleck joined the five-timers club as host, but departing castmember Bill Hader stole the show on Saturday Night Live’s season 38 finale.

Ben Affleck used his Saturday Night Live opening monologue to tackle his other big live TV moment of the year.

During his acceptance speech for Argo's best picture win, Affleck left viewers scratching their heads when he thanked wife Jennifer Garner by waxing philosophical about how much "work" their marriage is.

ABC topped the last Friday of the 2012-13 season with an average 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers. Back-to-back episodes of Shark Tank earned 1.2 and 1.9 ratings in the key demo, with the 9 p.m. season finale up a tenth of a point from last week and 19 percent from last year's closer. 20/20 (1.5 adults) dropped two tenths of a point at 10 p.m.

A common refrain at the American Idol season 12 finale? "It's the end of an era."

So declared a slew of series alums who walked the red carpet when asked about the exit of veteran judge Randy Jackson.

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Moments after Candice Glover emerged victorious on season 12 of American Idol, the 23-year-old stopped to talk to The Hollywood Reporter about her win and where she heads next.

The numbers are in on the American Idol season 12 finale, and it’s not a pretty picture. The Fox show saw a dip of more than 40 percent from the 2012 season closer, losing some 7 million viewers to come in at a 3.6 rating among adults 18-49. Total viewers equaled 14.3 million -- the first time a finale has not reached the 20-million mark since the show first aired in 2002.

Now that the broadcast networks have unveiled their 2013-14 fare, it's time to take a look at which freshman shows are already making a splash on social media.

Networked Insights, a social media analytics technology company that has worked with MTV, CBS and Samsung, has ranked the new shows dominating the social network landscape (Facebook, blogs, forums, comments, but mostly Twitter) -- and the ones that aren't -- with the help of its marketing platform SocialSense. The company measured sheer volume, viewer sentiment and acceleration to determine its findings.

Jay Leno is taking a drive in an old-fashioned roadster -- with Mitt Romney, seatbelt fastened, riding in the passenger seat. 

The former Republican presidential candidate stopped by the set of The Tonight Show for a segment that aired Friday. He seems to have enjoyed himself.

The broadcast network upfront week was filled with big stars, new models and plenty of chest thumping about broadcast dominance -- even as all of the networks were down year-over-year in the target demographics that those advertisers gathered are looking to capture.

YouTube sensation Ray William Johnson is making the leap to TV.

In a competitive situation, FX has given script commitment to a comedy inspired by the life of the Internet star, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. 

It's official: The Voice is bringing back its original lineup of coaches for season five.

It was announced Friday that Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, who have been on the NBC singing competition since its inception, will be reunited in the red chairs with Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green when The Voice returns in the fall.

The Mother is ready for her close-up. Revealing the pivotal character in the eighth season finale, How I Met Your Mother has upped briefly glimpsed guest star Cristin Milioti to series regular for the CBS' comedy's final season.