Oct 7 2008 02:51 PM ET

Blind Item: Which Star Was Nearly Shot Down by Network?

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  • jeremy
    Tue 10/07/08 4:44 PM

    it’s Chi McBride on Pushing Daisies.
    Just before Pushing Daisies, he was on The Nine which he is quoted as saying was named after the number of people who watched the show.

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  • Paul
    Tue 10/07/08 4:53 PM

    I am definitely going with Simon Baker.

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  • Corey
    Tue 10/07/08 5:01 PM

    For sure, it’s Simon Baker of “The Mentalist!” This is truly the only bonafide new show that has hit on with about 15.5 million viewers in it’s first 2 airings. I am not sure why the network would NOT want him because he has been on the verge of a hit show for awhile. Unfortunately, the show is not my cup of tea. But I don’t really watch much of CBS’ line-up. “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” being 2 shows I love that just happen to be on this network. They seem to want to attract an older demographic and I think their shows are AARP-approved. I always thought Mr. Baker had a charm and intriguing quality about him, a natural for a lead in a TV series about a mysterious, “psychic” man helping to solve the case of the week. So, why network resistance, unless he’s a pain in the ass behind the scenes and thinks he’s a bigger star then he is, which I find entirely plausible. But, the producers knew who they wanted and I think he has played a big part in why the show has been successful.

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  • Brad
    Tue 10/07/08 5:02 PM

    Yaaaaaaah I would go with Simon Baker (The Mentalist) as well. He’s had more than one major failure. To date, I think he’s best known as the jerk in Devil Wears Prada.

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  • Charles McCants
    Tue 10/07/08 5:10 PM

    I’m thinking Simon Baker too. The mentalist is a hit and he has had his share of failed TV shows

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  • C
    Tue 10/07/08 5:13 PM

    I’m gonna have to go with David Boreanaz. As much as I loved Angel, it didn’t have a huge audience and was canceled abruptly. Now Bones is getting the highest ratings since they’ve been on the air.

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  • Brian
    Tue 10/07/08 5:14 PM

    My guess would be Baker, but “singing a very different tune” could be an Eli Stone hint.

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  • Anonymous
    Tue 10/07/08 5:31 PM

    Definitely Simon Baker, even though I loved Smith. That was a CBS show too.

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  • Thom
    Tue 10/07/08 5:32 PM

    Why can’t you tell us??? this is no fun…even mock us would be better

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  • Hamish
    Tue 10/07/08 5:35 PM

    Rob Lowe, Dr. Vegas/Brothers and Sisters?

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  • Debra
    Tue 10/07/08 5:37 PM

    It has to be Simon Baker.

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  • Fred
    Tue 10/07/08 5:48 PM

    Christian Slater – My Own Worst Enemy

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  • Anne
    Tue 10/07/08 5:51 PM

    What’s the fun in this if we never get confirmation? Thanks, but no thanks.

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  • pat
    Tue 10/07/08 5:51 PM

    I have to agree with Simon Baker. It says “casting it’s lead”, so Chi McBride and Rob Lowe don’t count. Let me throw this one in though, Milo Ventimiglia on “Heroes”, he had just come off the awful “Bedford Diaries” which you probably don’t remember, but it’s still probably Simon Baker

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  • hab fan
    Tue 10/07/08 5:53 PM

    How about Jimmy Smits in the cancelled show Cane, and now appearing on the show Dexter…. thats good for him because he and that show are GREAT.

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