CDG's fashion platoon

Columbus Short, Kate Beckinsale and Len Wiseman party at BevHilton. Deborah Hopper and Marcia Gay Harden flank Clint Eastwood in the Costume Designers Guild Honours. Jennifer Eve, Lou Eyrich and Ryan Murphy celebrate a "Glee" victory Tuesday. David Fincher with Trish Summerville Jany Temime and Jane Lynch "I have never experienced an area because of so many well-outfitted people," presenter Betty Kemper stated Tuesday in the Beverly Hilton. Indeed, these were. Jane Lynch emceed the Costume Designers Guild Honours, where kudos received to "W.E.'s" Arianne Phillips, "Harry Potter's" Jany Temime and "Dragon Tattoo's" Trish Summerville, amongst others. An honorary award visited they of Deborah Hopper and Clint Eastwood, who stated, "We all know movies and television are an ensemble. People discuss company directors and auteurs. I never supported that type of factor. It is a platoon."Kate Beckinsale also received an honorary trophy, which she stated belonged to any or all the costume designers who've outfitted her. But, she rapidly added, "I am using this award home because Personally i think I deserve something for the destroying my stomach with the corsets you have made me put on through the years.Inch

Ratings: Cougar Town Returns to All-Time Low

Courteney Cox and Busy Phillips Can we give the Cougar Town crew an A for trying?Despite the cast and producers' valiant guerrilla marketing effort for the long-delayed third season, the comedy returned Tuesday to 4.8 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in the adults 18-to-49 demo - both series lows.Social TV: Cougar Town creator offers ponies, drunken raves to loyal fansThe silver lining? The show suffered relatively small drops in both measures - 4 and 10 percent, respectively - from the Season 2 finale (when it aired on Wednesdays after Modern Family) and posted the highest retention rate out of Last Man Standing (82 percent) all season. Still, Cougar Town's premiere numbers are below those of the timeslot's previous (and now-canceled) occupants Man Up and Work It.CBS won the night, powered by NCIS, which drew 19.4 million viewers and a 3.9 rating.8 p.m.CBS: NCIS 19.4 million viewers (3.9 demo rating)ABC: Last Man Standing 7.6 million (2.2); Cougar Town 4.8 million (1.8)Fox: Glee 6.9 million (2.8)NBC: The Biggest Loser 5.8 million (2.0) [8-10 p.m.]CW: Hart of Dixie (R) 0.7 million (0.3)9 p.m.CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles 16 million viewers (3.2)ABC: The River 4.9 million (1.7) Fox: New Girl 6.6 million (3.2); Raising Hope 4.68 million (2.1)CW: Ringer 1.07 million (0.3)10 p.m.CBS: Unforgettable 10.9 million viewers (2.0)ABC: Body of Proof 6.1 million (1.2)NBC: Parenthood 4.4 million (1.6)

Wager Eco-friendly-Lights Drama from The Sport Designers

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil Wager has due to the eco-friendly light to Single Black Female, a drama from The Sport designers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, Deadline reviews. The project is among the personal and professional information on the Atlanta-based talk show host. The series, put together by Brock Akil, is part of the Akils' deal with the network with a series and several pilot obligations. Have a look at really current day news Brock Akil most recently written and Akil directed the remake in the film Sparkle, which will feature Whitney Houston in their final role. It's slated with an August release.

U.K. cracks down on film tax fraud

LONDON -- The U.K. tax authorities have arrested several British bankers on suspicion of using investments in film production to illegally evade tax. According to a report in the Financial Times, investigators for H.M. Revenue and Customs arrested four current and one former employee of the Royal Bank of Scotland at their homes last week, along with several employees from two other unnamed banks. The arrests relate to the private financial affairs of the bankers, rather than to any film investment schemes run by the banks themselves. It is not known which film investment schemes are implicated in the investigation. The U.K. government has progressively tightened the rules governing tax relief for film investment over a period of several years, to make it harder for wealthy individuals to use film production vehicles as a mechanism for avoiding tax. Under current rules, anyone investing more than 25,000 ($39,500) into film must prove that they are actively involved in the production, in order to write off the investment against tax. They must show that they spend more than 10 hours a week working on the production. Contact the Variety newsroom at news@variety.com

Tribeca Teaches expands to L.A.

The Tribeca Film Institute is expanding its Tribeca Teaches program to Los Angeles with an after-school digital storytelling program at Lennox Middle School. The program, announced Monday, is presented in partnership with Southern California Crossroads. It is TFI's first pilot outside of NY City and will focus on the medium of video games to guide a bilingual, storytelling curriculum to students. The six-year-old Tribeca Teaches youth programs in NY are expected to serve more than 15,000 students in 2012. Tribeca Teaches Los Angeles will launch an 18-week program to help students script their own stories using videogame narratives, partnered with filmmakers, teachers, community activists and parents. One of the current Tribeca Teaches NY programs involves a partnership between the Bronx Preparatory Charter School and a Brazilian school to create a student film. Students in Brazil will read Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin, and conduct viewings of "Menace II Society," while students in the Bronx will watch "City of God" and read Chico Mendes' Fight for the Forest. "Over the past six years we have built a strong foundation for young storytellers in NY City, helping students to see themselves as storytellers, and providing teachers with the tools they need to use film and media in the classroom," said Beth Janson, exec director of the Tribeca Film Institute. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

NBC orders Ryan Murphy pilot

NBC has purchased a comedy pilot from Ryan Murphy and twentieth century Fox Television. The "Glee" creator and 2 other executive producers in the Fox series, Dante Di Loreto and Allison Adler, are behind "The Brand New Normal," just one-camera family comedy focusing on a gay couple and also the lady who becomes their surrogate. The "Normal" pickup wasn't entirely unpredicted given there is a substantial penalty connected to the put pilot. Already attached in a single charge roles is Andrew Rannells ("It of Mormon"). "Normal" signifies a couple of firsts for Murphy's growing TV empire, that also includes Forex drama "American Horror Story." The pilot is his first half-hour project and he's never arrived a task at NBC before. In other pilot news, Mike Kasdan has signed onto helm another Twentieth comedy for Fox, "Ben Fox Is My Manny." Kasdan did same for an additional Fox comedy this year, "New Girl." Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Time Warner Cable profits jump to $564 mil

Time Warner Cable profits leaped to $564 million last quarter from $392 million the prior year. Revenue increased 4% to $5 billion.The country's second biggest cabler stated Friday it lost 129,000 video customers last but offset that with the addition of others in high-speed data and voice, creating a good quarter ending the entire year with 14.5 million clients. Boss Glenn Britt stated, "Time Warner Cable's 2011 results demonstrate the ongoing strength in our business amongst rapid alternation in technology and also the consumer marketplace."Last quarter was marked with a carriage fight with NY's Monosodium glutamate Systems. By the very first of the year, Knicks, Rangers and Demons games go dark for TWC subs and also the two companies stay in a standoff.Residential services revenues elevated 2.6% year-over-year to $4.3 billion Video revenue was flat, offset by development in high-speed data and make contact with service.Business services revenues increased 37% to $409 million.Advertising revenue decreased 10% to $242 million mainly consequently of the year-over-year decline in political advertising revenues, the organization stated.Time Warner Cable came back $3.3 billion price of stock to investors throughout the entire year available repurchases and returns. It stated its board has replenished its share repurchase authorization to $4 billion effective today. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com