Dan Snierson

Senior Writer, Entertainment Weekly and EW.com

Dan Snierson is a Senior Writer for EW.

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Inside TV 'Portlandia': Juliette Lewis, Roseanne Barr, Bill Hader among season 3 guest stars -- EXCLUSIVE
by Dan Snierson | Nov 26, 2012 07:50 PM

The Pacific Northwest is about to receive a healthy influx of talent from Hollywood. Season 3 of Portlandia,…

Inside TV Chevy Chase exiting 'Community'
by Dan Snierson | Nov 21, 2012 05:57 PM

Community will be losing a cast member, and it's... the one that you were thinking: Chevy Chase. The…

Inside TV 'Family Guy': Johnny Depp revisits Edward Scissorhands -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 21, 2012 02:54 PM

The jokes can get pretty random on Family Guy (see: any episode), but this week there will be…

Inside TV 'The Office': See the deleted Thanksgiving scene featuring the world's saddest canned food drive -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 21, 2012 12:30 PM

There will be no new episode of The Office this week, as Thursday is Thanksgiving. But the Scranton…

Inside TV 'The Simpsons' to make Judd Apatow-penned episode two decades after he wrote it
by Dan Snierson | Nov 20, 2012 11:46 PM

One lucky fan of The Simpsons is going to see his dream come true when the show turns…

Inside TV 'Childrens Hospital' season finale: One cast member will die! -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 14, 2012 02:00 PM

The fourth season of Adult Swim's Childrens Hospital wraps up Thursday night at the stroke of midnight, and…

Inside TV 'Modern Family': Billy Dee Williams to guest, Nathan Lane to return
by Dan Snierson | Nov 14, 2012 12:00 PM

If your New Year's Resolution was to add a little more Billy Dee Williams into your life, you…

Inside TV 'The Good Wife': Matthew Perry to return
by Dan Snierson | Nov 09, 2012 08:29 PM

There will likely be no objections to this news: Matthew Perry is returning to The Good Wife. CBS…

Inside TV 'America's Funniest Home Videos' hits 500 eps: The writers pick their Top 10 clips -- VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 09, 2012 07:03 PM

It began all the way back in 1989, with a man jumping on a diving board that breaks…

Inside TV 'Family Guy': Stewie's time machine has reversed the flow of time, vomit in 200th episode- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 08, 2012 01:14 PM

When Fox airs the 200th episode of Family Guy on Sunday, you will not only say, "My, how…

Inside TV Vice President Joe Biden to guest on 'Parks and Recreation' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 07, 2012 09:02 PM

Next week’s episode of Parks and Recreation is going to have a VIP: the VP. Joe Biden --…

Inside TV 'Modern Family': Elizabeth Pena to play Gloria's mother
by Dan Snierson | Nov 02, 2012 07:05 PM

It's time to meet two new members of the Modern family: Elizabeth Pena (La Bamba, Rush Hour) will…

Inside TV 'Parenthood': 'Once' star Glen Hansard to guest -- EXCLUSIVE
by Dan Snierson | Nov 02, 2012 04:43 PM

Here's some news that will be music to the ears of Parenthood viewers: Glen Hansard is guest-starring as…

Inside TV 'Mythbusters' to do 'Breaking Bad'-themed episode with Aaron Paul and Vince Gilligan -- EXCLUSIVE
by Dan Snierson | Nov 02, 2012 01:39 PM

Critics praise Breaking Bad for its authentic characters and storytelling, but is it scientifically accurate? Mythbusters is breaking…

Inside TV 'Hell on Wheels': Showrunner exits, putting season 3 renewal on hold
by Dan Snierson | Nov 01, 2012 07:07 PM

Hell on Wheels may be spinning its wheels for a little while. John Shiban, the showrunner of AMC's…

Inside TV 'The Simpsons': Watch Mr. Burns endorse Mitt Romney -- VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Nov 01, 2012 04:13 PM

The following will come as good news to those in Mitt Romney's camp who've been wanting him to…

Inside TV 'Community': Season 4 gets premiere date
by Dan Snierson | Oct 30, 2012 02:38 PM

The timeline just brightened: NBC has finally announced the premiere date for the fourth season of Community, and…

Inside TV See Jimmy Kimmel administer a lie detector test to kids; plus the opening for his Brooklyn shows -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Dan Snierson | Oct 30, 2012 01:24 PM

Hurricane Sandy may have prevented Jimmy Kimmel Live! from staging its first show from the Brooklyn Academy of…

Inside TV 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' cancels tonight's show from Brooklyn due to Hurricane Sandy
by Dan Snierson | Oct 29, 2012 01:02 PM

As Hurricane Sandy makes it way to the New York City area, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has decided to…

Inside TV Adult Swim orders full season of Dan Harmon's animated series
by Dan Snierson | Oct 29, 2012 12:26 PM

Community creator Dan Harmon is returning to TV: Adult Swim has given a 10-episode order to his animated…