Hip, cage-free TV: 'Portlandia' is renewed

In the last season of "Portlandia," the mayor of this sustainability-obsessed city vanished in shame after he was singled out as Portland's "No. 1 electricity hog," Portland went into a blackout, cats barked, creepy music played, and a bizarre Australian who calls himself "Birdman" told guests at a bed and breakfast "there is no civilization."

Stand-up start for 'Daily Show' summer host John Oliver

Monday night will go down in history as the night that John Oliver began an eight-week stint substituting for Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show." Stewart, said Oliver, was "going to a small Italian village to learn how to cobble shoes," but in fact he is directing a movie. It's called "Rosewater," is based on a book by Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, and it isn't a comedy; though it will surely not be without comedy.

Lena Dunham gets strong reactions to 'Girls' � now she reacts

NEW YORK - Lena Dunham finally moved out of her parents' house last year, buying a modest, one-bedroom apartment in Brooklyn Heights. It's her first place all her own, full of pillows and trophies, located on the top floor of an old building where Dunham is surrounded by elderly neighbors, people the 27-year-old creator and star of the HBO comedy "Girls" calls her "emotional demographic."

TV picks for the week of June 10-16

Jon Stewart takes a breather, ABC counts down the minutes until it runs out of "Zero Hour" episodes and "True Blood" is back. Here's what to watch and what to avoid on television this week: