Scott Free shuffles TV division execs

T. ScottR. ScottEXCLUSIVE: Scott Free Prods. is shaking up its exec ranks on the TV side.Shingle, from Ridley and Tony Scott, has promoted Jordan Sheehan to VP of television development. Her responsibilities will continue to include the CBS drama "The Good Wife," as well as all new U.S. broadcast development and international co-ventures, both series and longform.Other projects on Sheehan's docket include the A&E miniseries "Coma" and Fox's limited series "Pyrates," set for a possible 2012 summer launch."Jordan has been a terrific force in the department, parlaying her experience working with Ridley as an executive on the features side," said TV president David Zucker. "She has an incredible work ethic but somehow manages to make an arduous process incredibly fun while forging great relationships with talent across the board."Joining Scott Free as director of TV development is Clayton Krueger, who recently arrived from Jerry Bruckheimer Prods. Krueger's duties include the upcoming Cinemax crime series "The Sector" as well as Le Mans motor racing project "Drivers."Also, Hannah Flint was promoted to manager of the television development. With Scott Free since 2009, she previously worked as an assistant in television packaging at CAA.Scott Free is currently in pre-production for mini "World Without End," which doesn't have a U.S. network attached but has been sold to several territories around the globe. Shingle's previous projects include CBS' series "Numbers" and Starz's mini "The Pillars of the Earth." Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

'Kitchen' cooks up Fox victory

A full-night's serving of ''Hell's Kitchen'' lifted Fox to victory among the broadcasters Monday, a night on which ESPN was expected to be competitive with its ''Monday Night Football'' preseason contest. According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, ''Hell's Kitchen'' averaged a 2.6 rating/7 share in adults 18-49 and 6.1 million viewers overall from 8 to 10 p.m., down a bit from last week's hourlong episode. Still, it was the top-rated broadcast program on the night, as Fox led its rivals in 18-49 all four half-hours. ABC ran second as ''Bachelor Pad'' (2.1/6 in 18-49, 6.6 million viewers overall) and ''Castle'' (1.0/3 in 18-49, 5.6 million viewers overall) were in line with last week, although their averages could be revised downward in the nationals due to a preemption for Bears football on the Alphabet station in Chicago. NBC started slowly with a repeat of ''America's Got Talent'' (1.0/3 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall) before picking up steam with the season finale of ''American Ninja Warrior'' (1.7/4 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall), which easily topped the demo scores of repeat dramas airing opposite it on ABC and CBS. ''Warrior,'' which airs on NBC's sister cable network G4, gave NBC its best showing in the Monday 9-11 p.m. block since July 4 when it aired its annual ''Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks'' special. CBS hung in there as always with repeats of regular Monday programs ''How I Met Your Mother'' (1.1/4 in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall at 8 p.m. and 1.3/4 in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall at 8:30), ''Two and a Half Men'' (1.4/4 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall), ''Mike and Molly'' (1.3/3 in 18-49, 5.3 million viewers overall) and ''Hawaii Five-0'' (1.2/3 in 18-49, 4.9 million viewers overall). Ratings won't be available until this afternoon for ESPN's ''Monday Night Football'' matchup between the New York Giants and Chicago Bears, which was expected to win the night in male demos while challenging Fox for the primetime 18-49 lead. Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: Fox, 2.6/7; ABC, 1.8/5; Univision, 1.5/4; NBC, 1.4/4; CBS, 1.3/3; CW, 0.2/1. In total viewers: Fox, 6.1 million; ABC, 5.9 million; CBS, 4.7 million; NBC, 4.0 million; Univision, 3.6 million; CW, 0.5 million. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

Bromance at 'Brother' preem

1. Zooey Deschanel and Elizabeth Banks 2. Paul Rudd and Harvey Weinstein team up at the ArcLight. Actresses Zooey Deschanel (L) and Elizabeth Banks arrive at the premiere of "Our Idiot Brother" hosted by The Weinstein Company and Ron Burkle held at ArcLight Cinemas on August 16, 2011 in Hollywood, California. "Our Idiot Brother" Premiere Hosted By The3. Rashida Jones and director Jesse Peretz 4. Kathryn Hahn with producer Aleen Keshishian NO TABLOIDS Actresses Amy Poehler (L) and Sasha Spielberg attend the premiere of "Our Idiot Brother" after party hosted by The Weinstein Company and Ron Burkle held at Skybar at Mondrian Los Angeles on August 16, 2011 in West Hollywood, California. "Our INO TABLOIDS Actress Kathryn Hahn (L) and Executive Producer Aleen Keshishian arrives at the premiere of "Our Idiot Brother" hosted by The Weinstein Company and Ron Burkle held at ArcLight Cinemas on August 16, 2011 in Hollywood, California. "Our Idiot Bro"Our Idiot Brother" could be renamed "Our Idiot Bromance," based on Paul Rudd and Harvey Weinstein's blooming brotherhood, as evidenced at the Weinstein Co. pic's Aug. 16 preem at the ArcLight.Talking about the duo's Funny or Die vid, Weinstein said, "Paul threw my 'King's Speech' Oscar in the trash. He's ruthless." Rudd yelled from the audience, "I love you, Harvey!" The star admitted later, at the Mondrian afterparty, that filming the video was "a little scary, even as nice as Harvey's been to me."Rudd's fave moment was doing a scene with a naked Steve Coogan: "It's not often that you get to see your heroes completely naked. He was making me laugh so hard -- him just bending down."Co-star Kathryn Hahn said there was a reason for all the good feeling on the set: "Nobody had a trailer. No one could go off to their corner between takes, and I think that helped with the family aspect." Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Lara Lundstrom Clarke: How Gwyneth Paltrow Saved My Existence On 9/11

La, Calif. -- An opportunity encounter with Gwyneth Paltrow might have saved the existence of the lady on her behalf way around the world Trade Focus on the fateful morning of September 11, 2001. Lara Lundstrom Clarke, a then-24-year-old account manager at Baseline Financial Services (situated about the 77th floor of Tower 2), began her morning like every other workday. I began off by skating about the Hudson, got a great workout in, and was running late to operate, Lara told Package Hoover throughout a job interview on Access Hollywood Survive Friday. Jaywalking is very common, so there is an intersection in [the] West Village [and] I desired to get at the 1/9 train rapidly. And So I jaywalked across seventh Avenue, and the same time frame I had been doing that, a silver Mercedes Vehicle comes barreling lower, or, I ought to say driving lower like she was designed to I had been the one that is at the incorrect there and almost struck me together with her vehicle. It had been a vintage start/stop situation, it happened around three occasions, after which finally, both of us began laughing, she ongoing. I viewed to my left, and there is Gwyneth Paltrow driving. I couldnt believe things i was seeing, and she or he waved me across. I couldnt wait to inform my co-employees things i had experienced. As Lara made her method to the subway station, she was frustrated to determine the doorways from the train slam shut because the train disappeared lower the track. I literally skipped my train by seconds, she stated. It had been among individuals instances where I would be late, [so] a minimum of I'd a great story to inform. I had been type of annoyed, because i was under more pressure than normal at the office [to become] promptly. As she left the subway station, Lara first recognized something was dreadfully wrong like a female officer was yelling at individuals to escape from the towers. I viewed my shoulder and that i saw a gaping hole on the planet Trade Center. I had been just flabbergasted, she stated. I walked a couple of more blocks, because I saw stuff that nobody should ever see [and] peoples worst moments of the lives. Following a quick telephone call to her father to tell him she was okay, Laras attention switched to her buddies and co-employees already in the office. I had been really concerned about my buddies at Baseline, but at that time, our tower was not hit, she described. I known as among my close friends one that involves work late and told him I had been approaching to determine him, and literally walked two blocks north, so that as that happened all mobile phones went. When I viewed my shoulder, everybody begins running, and so i start running because I figure theres reached be another thing happening and that i viewed and thats once the second plane arrived to my office, she ongoing. Watching her office explode into flames introduced Lara to her knees as she grew to become sick to her stomach, fearing all her co-employees passed away. Within an interview using the Morton Report, Lara revealed shes been haunted by two recurring dreams because the terrorist attacks a nightmare by which she dies within the towers and the other by which she thanks the Oscar-winning beauty for possibly saving her existence. Basically had made that train I could have been inside my desk about the 77th floor of two World Trade center, she told TMR. Motivated by buddies because the 10-year anniversary from the 9/11 attacks approaches, Lara authored instructions to Gwyneth, telling her of the fateful seventh Avenue encounter. Stephen Huvane, Gwyneths publicist, told TMR the actress truly does recall the encounter with Lara, and it is deeply moved through the story.Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Adam Scott Stars In Indie Comedy 'A.C.O.D.'

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Scott has been set to star in A.C.O.D., with Stuart Zicherman making his directorial debut on a script he wrote with Ben Karlin. The project is being financed and produced by Black Bear Pictures, which is currently in production with an untitled Ramin Bahrani-directed pic that stars Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid. The title, A.C.O.D., is an acronym for Adult Children of Divorce, and Scott plays a thirty-ish man who was forced at an early age to be the adult of his family when his parents split bitterly. Fed up dealing with his parents' long running feud, he must get his folks together once more time and keep from blowing a gasket after his younger brother unexpectedly decides to get married. Black Bear's Teddy Schwarzman is producing with Karlin (who co-created The Colbert Report) and Tim Perell. The film will shoot in March, and Scott will work it into his schedule starring in the NBC sitcom Parks and Rec. Since he established his comic chops in Step Brothers, Scott has been working nonstop. He costars alongside Paul Rudd in Our Idiot Brother, the Weinstein Company comedy that has its premiere tonight, and Scott will next be seen starring alongside Jon Hamm in Friends with Kids (the film premieres at Toronto), and recently wrapped My Mother's Curse opposite Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand. Scott also co-stars opposite Isla Fisher, Kristen Dunst and Lizzy Caplan in The Bachelorette. He's repped by CAA and Untitled.

Bill Paxton Joins Kevin Costner ever Miniseries 'The Hatfields and McCoys'

History miniseries The Hatfields and McCoys adds Golden Globe nominee Bill Paxton to its cast.our editor recommendsBill Paxton 'Wasn't Happy' With 'Big Love' Finale Ending, Producer States (Video)Bill Paxton Joins Kevin Costner ever Miniseries 'The Hatfields and McCoys' The actor, who's set to experience Randall McCoy, will join Oscar champion Kevin Costner who had been drawn on in May toproduce and star as "Demon" Anse Hatfield. Kevin Reynolds (Red-colored Beginning, The Count of Monte Cristo, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) is mounted on direct. The project, that will focus on the bloody hostilities between two clans that increased to the stage of near war between two states,will air the coming year, the 150th anniversary of the nation's most infamous family feud. It's area of the largely unscripted cable network's push to maneuver in to the potentially brand-improving miniseries space. Despite an earlier misfire using the Kennedys, which ultimately broadcast about the ReelzChannel, History can also be preparing efforts such as the Bible, a small from Mark Burnett. The miniseriescomes from Leslie Greif's Thinkfactory Media, that also counts History'sMounted in Alaskaand A&E'sGene Simmons: Family Jewelsamong its credits. Paxton, whose past projects include Large Love, Apollo13 and Titanic, is repped by WME. Email: Lacey.Rose@THR.com Twitter: @LaceyVRose Related Subjects Bill Paxton History Kevin Costner

The Invention of the Vibrator Reaches Climax in New Trailer for Hysteria

Since modern sex comedies are so often listless (see: The Change-Up), perhaps a trip back to the 19th century will liven things up. Fresh off announcing the Gala premiere of the Tanya Wexler-directed Hysteria, the Toronto International Film Festival has released a new trailer for the period sex comedy replete with more orgasms than most late night Skinemax films. Scandalous! Or at least an heir to the throne of sexual antics of Road to Wellville. (Bet you didn’t think Road to Wellville would make it onto your plate today.) Starring the always charming Hugh Dancy, Rupert Everett and Maggie Gyllenhaal (who apparently went to Anne Hathaway’s School of British Accents), Hysteria is the type of sex comedy that imagines overweight women singing opera during climax. “You have invented a machine that does harm to no one, and makes anyone who comes in contact with it feel better.” Comes? Har! You’ll have what she’s having? Or something. VERDICT: Low battery.