Today's news you might've missed:

• It'll be a battle of the chart-toppers at this year's Grammys: Katy Perry is the latest performer to join the Grammys show, just a day after it was announced that Adele will showcase her pipes on February 12 as well.
• Tim McGraw has done it again: The country star has notched his 13th No. 1 debut with "Emotional Traffic," which bowed atop the Billboard Country chart.
• If our YouTube clip of a 1974 "Soul Train" episode just wasn't enough of a ride down memory lane, check out a re-airing of VH1's tribute to Don Cornelius with the documentary "Soul Train: The Hippest Trip in America" on Friday, February 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
• Showtime has bequeathed "House of Lies," "Shameless" and "Californication" with new seasons, which we're thankful for, because fans certainly would've rioted if any of those were axed. [USA Today]
• Score one for Stephen Amell: The actor has been cast as the titular character in the CW's "Green Arrow." [THR]
• We'd use the word "delicious" to describe this first look photo of Daniel Craig in "Skyfall," but perhaps you'd use a different adjective...[E!]
• And by the way: Snooki's not pregnant. (Really, who started that rumor?) [MTV]

We've examined just about every type of wife imaginable on reality TV, so why not the women who married the men of the cloth?

Entertainment Weekly reports that TLC has ordered a show called "Preacher Wives" from True Entertainment, the same company that molds the shenanigans of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" into 60-minute bites of entertainment.

"Preacher Wives" will follow "strong-willed" Atlanta women who are major player's in the ATL's religious communities. Steve Weinstock, the president of True Entertainment, commented that "with most praise in religious communities directed toward male preachers, we are thrilled to give these remarkable ladies the spotlight they crave and deserve."

That spotlight will follow the women as they oversee daily activities at their various places of worship, assist those within their spiritual community and even deliver a sermon or two. Stay tuned for a premiere date.

We're sure you've been eagerly awaiting the gestating adaptation of "Candy Land," especially since the writers previously attached to the project theorized that it could be like a "'Lord of the Rings,' but set in the world of candy."

Although the movie is no longer with Universal, Adam Sandler appears to be rescuing the project. According to Deadline, Sandler is in final talks to create a live action movie based on the kids' board game through his Happy Madison production company and Sony's Columbia Pictures, and he's also attached to star.

According to the President of Columbia Pictures, Doug Belgrad, "'Candy Land' is more than just a game."

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While we focus on this year's presidential race, HBO is taking it back to the 2008 McCain campaign.

The network's TV movie "Game Change," based on the best-selling book by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, will bow in March, and after giving viewers a sneak peek with a teaser trailer, they've unveiled the full clip.

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Raise your hand if you sensed something was going to go awry between Nick, Jess and Julia, because that's just what happened on Tuesday's episode.

Since Nick’s…well, they’re not using labels, so since his “Julia” is a lawyer, Jess gets her help fighting a traffic ticket.

Jess is her usual bubbly self, (offering Julia a blanket to get “toasty," and some pastries she baked), but after she explains that she ran the red light because she was trying to avoid hitting a bird, Julia makes a few condescending comments. (How much do you love Lizzy Caplan in this role?)

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It was rumored that Taylor Swift had been offered the role of Eponine in Tom Hooper's adaptation of "Les Miserables," but it's a British stage star who has landed the part.

According to BroadwayWorld.com, actress Samantha Barks will reprise the role of Eponine, a part she appears to be quite familiar with. Broadway World reports that Barks made her West End debut as Eponine, and also portrayed the part in the 25th anniversary "Les Mis" concert in London.

Barks tweeted Wednesday as the news of her casting circulated, "Words cannot express how much I appreciate all the amazing support I have received from everyone! I haven't stopped smiling!!"

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Although Seaside Heights is awash in publicity thanks to MTV's "Jersey Shore," Hoboken, New Jersey seems to want none of it.

Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has denied a film permit that would allow a "Jersey Shore" spinoff to film in public locations in the interest of "protecting public safety and quality of life concerns for Hoboken residents," a statement on the city's website says.

In a letter addressed to a representative of "Jersey Shore's" production company, 495 Productions, Zimmer further details the decision, noting that the proposed filming locations would "take place on the very doorsteps and beneath the windows of our citizens, unnecessarily degrading their quality of life." You can read the letter in full here.

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We've all played the "which famous person could play me in the story of my life" casting game, and Newt Gingrich has joined in.

According to TMZ, the Republican candidate for the presidential nomination has said that if he had to pick someone to portray him in a film, he'd pick straight from the A-list.

"Brad Pitt," Gingrich told radio host Rich Stevens Tuesday of who could portray him. "Why not go for it?"

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While Rainn Wilson's potential "Office" spin-off would stay at NBC, Fox appears to be snapping up the talents of his "Office" co-star Mindy Kaling.

The network has reportedly picked up an untitled comedy pilot from Kaling that would star the writer/actress as a Bridget Jones-esque OB/GYN.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Kaling would also write and executive produce the comedy along with "The Office's" Howard Klein as an exec producer.

If this show were to turn into a series, THR alludes that Kaling would exit "The Office" to focus on this effort with Fox.

ABC is plucking its latest project from the bookshelf: The network is moving ahead with a pilot for an adaptation of the best-selling novel "Scruples," The Wrap reports.

Undoubtedly sweetening the deal, Oscar winner Natalie Portman is also signed on to executive produce the hour-long drama. Written by Judith Krantz in 1978, "Scruples" has already been on TV before, thanks to a 1980 miniseries starring Lindsay Wagner.

ABC's version is being sold as a "sexy soap set in the '70s" that follows a widowed socialite as she opens a boutique in Beverly Hills. According to Entertainment Weekly, Krantz's son Tony will executive produce the potential series alongside Portman.

The network has also picked up four other drama pilots - including a new one from "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry.