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They’ve been separated for about a year and a half , but Courteney Cox and David Arquette are proving once again they have no hard feelings.
EW confirms a report that Arquette is set to guest-star on Cougar Town‘s season 3 finale as a concierge who crosses paths with Jules (Cox) and [spoiler alert] READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Larry Busacca/Getty Image With the series finale tonight, co-creator Josh Schwartz recently took some time to pen an ode to the power of sandwiches while looking back at the wild, stop-and-start ride that has been NBC’s 
By: Josh Schwartz
They say every end is a new beginning. In the spring of 2007, I was on set for the last day of shooting The O.C. when I got the call. I needed to immediately watch an audition for the lead of my new pilot Chuck. The actor who had just read? Zachary Levi.
And so began the most quixotic, satisfying, and, at times, surreal journey of my career. In the fall of 2007, I was lucky enough to have not only Chuck premiere but also another series I had co-created, Gossip Girl. What were the chances, given that there are seven days in a week, that both shows would air against each other? They did, and my parents upgraded to a dual DVR. READ FULL STORY »
NBC is lining up an all-star guest list for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon‘s stint in Indianapolis as part of the network’s Super Bowl coverage.
NBC Universal is planning 18-plus hours of Super Bowl coverage; Fallon is going on the road for the first time and hosting a live show after the big game. READ FULL STORY »
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Apparently it’s (badass) ladies week here at Spoiler Room! Just look at all those pretty people in the picture!
But dish on tough women from TV isn’t the only thing in store this week. I also have a little something for Gossip Girl fans, New Girl fans and…wait…WHERE ARE ALL THE MEN?!? (A question I ask myself daily. But that’s another issue.) Well, read on — there is something for everyone here. (Including an announcement for fans of Vampire Diaries and Teen Wolf!)
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It’s on: Fox’s American Idol and CBS’ Big Bang Theory battled for Thursday ratings supremacy, with each coming away with claims for the crown.
Idol drew 17 million viewers and a 5.4 rating. That’s down just a few notches from last week. This is a bit of a relief for Fox since it’s less of a drop than Wednesday’s edition, so it suggests the reality hit’s declines could be slowing down. Still, this is the lowest-rated Idol telecast since a results show in the first season, which aired during the summer.
Big Bang had 16 million viewers and also had a 5.4 rating. The usual way to compare shows is against each program’s overall average rather than trying to split them up, in which case Big Bang and Idol are deadlocked in the demo. But another way is to compare Big Bang to Idol‘s first half hour, when the shows were in direct competition. During that period, Big Bang won in the demo and viewers. In either case, this race is getting tighter. For more on this, see Will American Idol get overthrown as TV’s top show? READ FULL STORY »
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Spartacus kicks off again tonight with a new season, a new title (Spartacus: Vengeance) and a new leading man (Liam McIntyre, taking over for Andy Whitfield). But don’t worry, the show hasn’t changed too much. After all, there are still plenty of orgies, decapitations, and decapitations during orgies! In celebration of the Starz drama’s return this evening, McIntyre and costar Lucy Lawless stopped by the InsideTV Podcast, and wouldn’t you know it — all hell broke loose! In addition to discussing the ins and outs — no pun intended — of season 2 (which included McIntyre stabbing a man in the penis for his very first scene), the duo was grilled on a variety of topics. Such as: How does Lucy feel about losing the coveted Celebrity Duets title to Alfonso Ribeiro? And what kind of Super Bowl prediction is Patriots fan Liam ready to make while sitting here in the enemy territory of New York City? But we saved the best question for last: Who would win in a battle between Spartacus and Lucy’s iconic warrior princess, Xena? Not surprisingly, our two guests have very differing opinions on the matter. READ FULL STORY »
Twins, semen, electric shocks, locomotives. NBC’s Fear Factor finale is cranking things to 11.
Monday’s episode of NBC’s reality classic has twins in bikinis being shocked by an electrified fence (exclusive video below) and contestants drinking — yikes — donkey semen.
The latter stunt was a source of controversy behind the scenes. Host Joe Rogan hinted about the stunt to EW.com weeks ago. “The one I want to give you, I can’t,” Rogan said, when asked what was the grossest challenge that was shot for this season. “They’re not even sure if they’re going to air it. It’s so over the top and ridiculous. When they told me, I really though they were joking at first. I don’t know where the debate is, but NBC is not sure if they’re going to air it.” READ FULL STORY »
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Stand-up comedian and Saturday Night Live scribe John Mulaney makes plenty of pop culture references in his one-hour Comedy Central special New in Town: Among other jokes, there’s a well-delivered line about Ratatouille and even a pitch-perfect Def Comedy Jam take on Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. But Mulaney, who has an affinity for all things television (“I don’t daydream, I just think about things I saw on TV. I’ve noticed that sometimes I’ll be staring off and I’ll just be thinking about a commercial I saw when I was 10, or when they lip-synched Ray Charles on The Cosby Show,” he jokes to EW), assures us there’s one thing he won’t go near in his act: Friday Night Lights.
“The biggest new show in my life has been Friday Night Lights, which I watched on DVD,” Mulaney tells EW. “So I was thinking about new jokes and brainstorming and I was thinking, ‘Well why don’t you talk about how much you like Friday Night Lights?’ and another part of my brain was like, ‘No. You will not cheapen Friday Night Lights in your stand-up!’ Also, I took the show so seriously, I don’t even know if I have any funny take on it other than it being great and I want to be Coach Taylor. I did talk like Coach Taylor a little after I watched the series. I would talked in clip sentences like [in a convincing Coach Taylor accent] ‘You get your priorities straight.’”
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Warning: In just nine days, you will be subjected to extreme levels of cuteness. You may experience an uncontrollable urge to utter the word ‘awwwwww’ and try to pet your TV screen. Contact your doctor if symptoms last longer than Super Bowl Sunday, when Animal Planet airs…. Puppy Bowl VIII.
What’s that? You can’t wait until Feb. 5 to get your cuddly on? Allow us to be of service. We have acquired a few exclusive clips from this year’s contest, in which (SPOILER ALERT) more than a few young dogs will carry a chew toy across the goal line. Cheer on our benchwarmers as they trot out to start the second quarter! (Did you know that Calvin, a pit-bull mix, restores classic cars?) Go easy on a tiny collie-rottweiler mix named Montana, who draws a penalty for leaving his mark on the field! And throw a bone to Hunter, who tries to play tough D against the touchdown machine named Holly! All you have to do is click on the video below, and you will be awash in animal adorableness.
For more on Puppy Bowl VIII, pick up a copy of this week’s EW. READ FULL STORY »
If there’s one thing those daytime soap operas do better than anyone, it’s bringing together their popular actors for one — or two, or multiple — trips down the aisle.
For Cane (Daniel Goddard) and Lily (Christel Khalil), this is only their second stab at matrimony on CBS’ The Young and the Restless. But hey, those kids are young. Who knows what the future holds in Genoa City?
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The happy couple’s latest wedding occurs on — when else? — Valentine’s Day. Here’s your first look at the bride and groom.
A popular book series from Ayelet Waldman could become a drama series for fall on CBS.
The network on Thursday gave a thumbs-up to three drama pilots, including one based on Waldman’s Mommy Track Mysteries series about a former public defender who becomes a private investigator to keep from being bored to death as a stay-at-home mom.
Another drama in the works for fall comes Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas) and Greg Walker and is a period piece set in the 60s about Ralph Lamb — a rodeo cowboy turned longtime sheriff of Las Vegas.
CBS also greenlit the Joel Silver pilot Quean, described by the network as an “edgy and independent Millennial hacker girl who teams up with an Oakland police detective to solve crimes.” Alternative title: Lisbeth by the Bay?
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Happy Gossip Girl Day, everyone! Yes, that exists now.
To mark the occasion, made official this morning by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at a ceremony on the Gossip Girl set in Queens, N.Y., EW caught up with executive producers Stephanie Savage and Josh Safran to get the intel on Monday’s 100th episode of Gossip Girl.
Now, much has already been said about the episode. It’s Blair’s wedding day, Georgina’s back, and there are love triangles upon love triangles about to come to a head. But arguably one of the episode’s most important moments, says Safran, has yet to be spoiled. (He checks online!) “You have to see [the last few minutes] to believe them. I really think they will take people’s breath away,” he says. “Someone asked on Twitter, ‘Will we smile or cry at the end of the episode?’ And I said, ‘It will be more like a gasp.’” READ FULL STORY »
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They had me at “Mr. Blonde.”
Alias co-star Kevin Weisman is joining the cast of NBC’s upcoming Awake in a recurring role as a mysterious character called Mr. Blonde.
The sinister Mr. Blonde will haunt Detective Britton (Jason Isaacs), playing a role in both of his parallel worlds. A man with unclear motives, it seems Mr. Blonde has revealing information about the car accident that changed Britton’s life. Since his role as tech geek Marshall Flinkman on ABC’s Alias, Weisman has appeared in episodes of NBC’s Chuck, Fox’s Fringe and Human Target.
Awake, which doesn’t have a premiere date yet, is about a man who … actually, to get a better idea how Mr. Blonde might fit into the story, here’s the trailer: READ FULL STORY »
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