FALL 2013: DAYTIME TALKER 'KATIE' CANCELED

Katie has been canceled.

The daytime talk show will end in June 2014 at the conclusion of its second season. Both Disney/ABC and Katie Couric have stated that ending the show was a mutual decision.

Rumors surfaced last spring that Couric's talk show was on cancellation watch due to low ratings, as well as Couric's interest in looking for a new network. The renewal for a second season came down to the wire.

FALL 2013: MATT LAUER AND ANN CURRY'S 'TODAY' SHOW DRAMA IS HEADED TO LIFETIME

Just when Matt Lauer thought the whole Today show "Operation Bambi" fiasco saga was behind him, word has come that a made-for-TV movie based on author's Brian Stelter's "Top of the Morning" is in the works.

Stelter's behind-the-scenes view at morning television, and the years-long battle between NBC's Today show and ABC's Good Morning America, is being developed into a Lifetime movie. While the book mostly focuses on NBC's botched, public ouster of anchor/host Ann Curry, it also exposes ABC's formation of its current morning team and rise in the ratings war.

The production is still in the early stages so no tentative release date or potential casting has been released. If this movie turns out as good as HBO's mid-90s movie The Late Shift (based on the Leno-Letterman battle to be Johnny Carson's successor on The Tonight Show), Lifetime will be showering with a ratings hit.

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY FOR WEEK OF 12/17!

Read on about this week's new TV-on-DVD releases featuring mostly cable shows...and one animated comedy.

Burn Notice - Season 7

Burn Notice - The Complete Series

USA Network's action packed drama releases both its final season and a complete series set today. Burn Notice's seventh season enters a final endgame that has lasting repercussions for most of the team. Bombings, shootings, and sacrifices laced the final season up to its explosive finale. 

Justified - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD/BD)

The fourth season of the FX crime drama opens with a 30-year old unsolved mystery that eventually leads to a central mafia figure. Meanwhile, Boyd is intent on expanding his empire even if it means double-crossing people, which leads him to a crossroads of destruction.

Shameless - The Complete Third Season

The Showtime dramedy continues following the lives of drunk father Frank Gallagher and his self-sufficient children. The dysfunctional family only gets better with this third season with an ending that finally makes things look promising...we think.

Family Guy - Volume 12

Volume 12 presents all 22 episodes of the FOX animated comedy's eleventh season, including its milestone 200th episode. Traveling via teleportation, mid-life crisis, dating, and the normal Griffin family antics are present in this latest outing.

WINTER 2014: 'ONCE UPON A TIME' CASTS 'LOST' STAR AS OZ'S WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST

Several weeks ago, news broke that former Lost star Rebecca Mader was joining the fantasy drama, Once Upon a Time. Well the preview at the end of last night's fall finale gave us a glimpse of her character.

Now that the Peter Pan saga of the first half of the season has come to a close (for now), the show will shift focus to a new baddie for the second half. Apart from dealing with the heartbreaking farewells and the inevitable time jump...c'mon now let's face it, you had to know that it was coming! Walt Henry isn't a little kid anymore and they need something to accommodate Jared Gilmore's aging...the Storybrooke bunch will have to deal with the Wicked Witch of the West. Yes, that Wicked Witch from The Wizard of Oz.

Once Upon a Time hinted upon a connection to the world of Oz waaaaay back in the first season's Mad Hatter episode, "Hat Trick." The green curtain with the patent initials of Oz was seen in the lobby of portals. No details have been given about the character but we'll bet that she'll give Regina, the Evil Queen, a run for her money.

The ABC drama returns March 9, and interestingly the March 16 episode is aptly titled "Witch Hunt."

WINTER 2014: 'REVENGE' CASTS GAIL O'GRADY AS CONRAD'S FIRST WIFE

ABC's Revenge is about to become a little bit more dramatic...devious, dirty, soapy...in the next couple of episodes with the impending arrival of Blake Carrington's Conrad Grayson's first wife.

Gail O'Grady, who had notable roles on NYPD Blue and American Dreams, has been cast as the first ex-Mrs. Grayson. Details are mum about the character, including her name, but she'll come rolling into the Hamptons by the show's 13th episode, which is scheduled for January 19, 2014. The character's unexpected arrival will take Conrad and Victoria, the current Mrs. Grayson, by surprise and Revenge's showrunner teases that the ex-Mrs. Grayson will bring many secrets and bombshells.

WINTER 2014: ORIGINAL CAST MEMBER DANN FLOREK EXITING 'LAW & ORDER: SVU'

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is about to lose another veteran this season.

Dann Florek, who has portrayed Captain Donald Cragen since the show's inception 15 years ago, as well as six seasons on the flagship Law & Order show, announced he is leaving the procedural drama. The revelation occurred Monday via Twitter with Florek confirming the taping of his last scenes last Friday. No details were given regarding Capt. Cragen's final episode but it is scheduled to air in January on NBC.

Earlier this year, veteran Law & Order actor Richard Belzar became a recurring player after his character, Sgt. John Munch, retired.

FALL 2013: SHOWTIME CANCELS 'CALIFORNICATION'

Showtime is giving David Duchovny's Californication one more season before putting it out to pasture. The show's upcoming seventh season (slated to begin airing in April) will be its last, and will wrap up the storylines of the main characters. 

Californication premiered in 2007 and follows a troubled novelist, Hank Moody (Duchovny), when he moves from New York to California to help clear up his writer's block. Things got a bit complicated when Moody's drinking and womanizing begin to interfere with his relationships and life.

WINTER 2014: ABC TRIMS 'SCANDAL'S CURRENT SEASON TO 18 EPISODES

ABC's Scandal has been full of on-the-edge drama this season and with the fall finale airing later this week, we've got news that the Gladiators team will be taking an early summer vacation in 2014.

Due to Kerry Washington's pregnancy, and the show's decision not to incorporate it into the current storylines, ABC has cut Scandal's episode order this season from 22 to 18. The actress' spring due date would make filming of the final four episodes nearly impossible. Producers considered shooting the final four without Washington but knew that they couldn't have Olivia Pope absent and off the canvas for such a long period of time. Expect a lot of close-up shots, heavy overcoats, and Olivia sitting or standing behind furniture as the episodes progress.

The remaining eight episodes of the season will begin on February 27, 2014.

WINTER 2014: 'GLEE' PREPARES FOR ITS 100TH EPISODE

As Glee prepares to celebrate its 100th episode on March 18, 2014, details are beginning to emerge regarding the milestone extravaganza.

According to co-creator Ryan Murphy, all the Glee originals have been invited to return for the 100th episode bash. Amber Riley (Mercedes), Mark Saling (Puck), Harry Shum, Jr. (Mike), and Heather Morris (Brittany) have all been confirmed to appear. While Amber, Mark, and Harry have made appearances on the show this season, Heather Morris has been absent from the canvas (and glaringly during the Cory Monteith tribute episode) since the departing the show last spring. Additionally, Broadway royalty Kristin Chenoweth will reprise her role of April Rhodes.

Update: Another original member, Dianna Agron (Quinn) will also be returning for the 100th episode. Rumors began swirling that there was bad blood within the cast when Agron was absent from the Cory Monteith tribute episode.

The episode will also feature the ten fan-chosen Glee songs from previous episodes, newly remixed and performed by the current members of New Directions. Voting for the faves has already taken place and closed so you'll just have to wait and see what songs the public requested.

WINTER 2014: 'ONCE UPON A TIME' CASTS RAPUNZEL

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair" is probably the most remembered line from the fairy tale. And now, Once Upon a Time is bringing the character to Storybrooke.

The ABC fantasy drama has cast Alexandra Metz as the long-haired maiden locked away in a tower. Metz was recently seen in a short arc on The CW's The Originals as Katie the witch. Rapunzel is scheduled to appear in the 14th episode, which most likely will air in March when the show returns from its winter break.

NEW RELEASE TUESDAY (12/3)!

The TV-on-DVD releases out today are listed below. Be sure to pick up your favorite(s)!

Comedy Pick-of-the-Week

The Simpsons - The Complete 16th Season (DVD/BD/Limited Edition)

All 21 episodes of the 2004-2005 season are presented in this set. It's amazing that FOX has taken so long to release the seasons -- on average it has been one release per year. The sets, however, do have incredible detail and special features that merit the year-long production schedule.

Supernatural Pick-of-the-Week

Teen Wolf - Season 3, Part 1

The surprisingly successfully supernatural MTV drama releases the first half of the most recent season. The stakes become increasingly higher as the battle for Alpha wolf begins. The studio and network hopes viewers will pick up this set before the premiere of the second half in early January 2014.

Retro Pick-of-the-Week

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - The Complete Series

Shout! Factory has acquired the rights to this '70s cult classic comedy that parodies soap operas. All 325 episodes focusing on the satirical world of Fernwood, Ohio are presented in this set. The show became infamous for its black humor as it featured mass murderers, flashers, extramarital affairs, and nervous breakdowns. The show is dated but the material it presented broke through the television parameters of that era.

Reality Pick-of-the-Week

Duck Dynasty - Seasons 1-3: Collector's Set (DVD/BD)

Additional Releases:

The Big C - The Final Season: Herafter

Hawaii Five-O (1968) - The Complete Series

Hot in Cleveland - Season 4

WINTER 2014: ALIAS' SPY DADDY HEADING TO 'SLEEPY HOLLOW'

Fans of Alias' spydaddy Victor Garber will get to see him in several shows towards the latter half of the television season.

Garber, who was last seen on the short-lived NBC drama Deception, will arrive in the supernatural burg of Sleepy Hollow playing none other than Ichabod's papa. Details are still hush-hush but Garber is signed on for at least one episode. Ichabod recently shared some fond memories of papa Crane thus setting up for the upcoming appearance.

The actor is also scheduled to appear on CBS' hit drama The Good Wife as a judge. No dates have been given for either appearance.