TV on Tap: A Canceled "Simpsons" Might Be more Valuable to Fox and Lifetime Wants a Lady Gaga Movie

American Horror Story moves into the neighborhood tonight.

News

Lifetime's upcoming original movies will reportedly include a biopic about Lady Gaga. I may find Gaga's story interesting, but I don't see it working as a TV movie.

Besides canceling The Playboy Club, NBC also gave full-season orders to Up All Night and Whitney. A lot of critics are puzzled by the Whitney order and I agree with the sentiment. Based on the ratings and the second episode, I'm hoping NBC secretly knows that Whitney gets a whole lot better in the next couple episodes. It's got a good cast. Then again, Outsourced also had a good cast and it never got better than "tolerable."

Popular film-directing/producing siblings, Ethan and Joel Coen are working on a TV show for Fox. HarveKarbo would focus on a Hollywood private investigator who is surrounded by the kind of quirky cast that's the trademark of the Coen brothers.

In another measure of how Glee fans just aren't so enthusiastic anymore, people are tweeting about the show less often. The study also looked a which characters fans tweet about most often, Sue is the most popular with Kurt coming in second and Puck in third.

Adding to the chances of The Simpsons being canceled, Deadline says that Fox would make more money if the long-running animated comedy ended. Because the show is so old, the syndication deal does not include cable or streaming outlets and canceling the show would free Fox to seek new deals. Additionally, Deadline points out that a couple weeks ago Fox was thinking of launching something like a Simpsons Channel once those syndication deals end.

While early reports said that Showtime and Netflix were the prime candidates for the new season of Arrested Development, it turns out Hulu also wants the rights to new episodes of the cult-favorite comedy. For Hulu, Arrested Development has already driven over 100 million views — and that's with episodes that can be watched in other mediums.

Meanwhile, in another social media measurement, The Big Bang Theory was the most checked-in show on GetGlue.com, with Dexter and Doctor Who taking a distant second and third place.

Listings

The Nate Berkus Show (syndicated) Check local listings
It's another money-saving episode as  Nate discusses coupons and bargain high-end looks.

Survivor (CBS) 8:00 PM ET
With Mark (a.k.a. Papa Bear) on Redemption Island, will he be able to save himself from getting booted from the game?

The X Factor (Fox) 8:00 PM ET
It's the first "boot camp" episode as the successful auditioners try to show that they can work in the X Factor environment.

Up All Night (NBC) 8:00 PM ET The Nate Berkus Show (syndicated) Check local listings
Nate revisits coupon strategies to save on groceries and then discusses how to create a high-end look for a bargain.
Regan and Chris' latest attempt to maintain their cool while adapting their lives to parenthood involves their search for a new car. Please tell me they're not going to be one of those people who get a car that's much bigger than what a family of three needs. 

Suburgatory (ABC) 8:30 PM ET
When Tessa finds herself falling for her jock neighbor, she worries that she's starting to become acclimated to the suburbs.

America's Next Top Model (CW) 9:00 PM ET
The All-Stars have to shine in an audition for CSI and walk down the runway with male models. Somewhere along the line, you know there's going to be a whole lot of crazy thrown into that challenge, based on the way this season has gone.

Modern Family (ABC) 9:00 PM ET
David Cross shows up in tonight's episode as the various members of the Pritchett clan take on their own goals, from creating the next viral video to selling wrapping paper for the school fundraiser.

Happy Endings (ABC) 9:30 PM ET
Jane's obsessive nature gets another chance to come out when she searches for her "egg baby," the child borne from the time when she donated genetic material to a fertility clinic. Meanwhile, Alex and Penny find themselves popular with a group of teen girls who start hanging out at Alex's shop.

Raising Hope (Fox) 9:30 PM ET
The Chance family goes to Vegas in tonight's special episode after Delilah (Amy Sedaris) invites them to her wedding.

Revenge (ABC) 10:00 PM ET
Emily's latest target is the District Attorney who got her father convicted. Meanwhile, this being the series' third episode, we should get to meet that Talented Mister Ripley-character we've been hearing about.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) 10:00 PM ET
Tonight's case includes a couple of familiar faces, namely Kyle MacLachlan and Judy Reyes (aka Carla from Scrubs).

American Horror Story (Fox) 10:00 PM ET
It's finally here, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's heavily-hyped and somewhat crazy-looking new horror series. How will the strange imagery of the early ads fit into the story?

The Real World (MTV) 10:00 PM ET
Frank continues to leave his roommates concerned by his behavior as he starts partying too hard. I have to admit, Frank stole the show last week, but there's a fine line between compelling character and oversharing reality TV wreck. Frank might have crossed that line when we found out how extensively he manscapes.

Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo) 10:00 PM ET
The cheftestants face their second double-elimination for another chocolate showpiece challenge.

South Park (Comedy Central) 10:00 PM ET
As the series return, Cartman suspects he may have Asperger's syndrome, but considering that he's putting hamburgers down his pants, maybe he's just looking for an excuse to be rude to people.

Blue Mountain State (Spike) 11:00 PM ET
For Alex, the downside of having the best game of his lifetime is wondering if he just reached his peak.

What will you be watching tonight? Please share in the comments!

Tomorrow's Preview

The Nate Berkus Show (syndicated) Check local listings
Celebrity chef Cristina Ferrare joins Nate for a lesson in Italian cooking.

The Wendy Williams Show (syndicated) Check local listings
Danger Wendy Williams! Tomorrow's show will include controversial gospel duo Mary Mary.