Good News: Simon Cowell is making good on his promise to tinker with THE X FACTOR following a solid albeit not spectacular inaugural season. Bad News: For host Steve Jones and judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, all three of whom got the “X,” err… we mean ax, earlier this evening. [Source]
Good News: Fox has picked up a pilot written by and starring Mindy Kaling that will see the current OFFICE star play a “young Bridget Jones type doctor trying to navigate both her personal and professional lives.” Bad News: For the denizens of Dunder Mifflin, which is very quickly turning into the television equivalent of the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship. [Source]
Good News: Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon has just booked a multi-episode arc playing a fellow Cancer survivor to Laura Linney’s Cathy on the upcoming third season of Showtime’s THE BIG C. Bad News: For any and all performers hoping to walk away with a supporting actress Emmy or Golden Globe next year. [Source] 
