Archive: November 2009 (66-78 of 117)

Nov 11 2009 11:30 AM ET

'Eastwick' boss to fans: 'I'm furious, too!'

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Categories: Eastwick

eastwick_lHas news of Eastwick‘s cancellation left you wanting to saw the president of ABC in half? You’re not alone. “I’m pretty furious, too,” vents executive producer Maggie Friedman. “We have such an amazing group of writers and actors — best people I’ve ever worked with. None of us can believe this is really happening.”

Adding insult to injury, the network pulled the plug so abruptly that Friedman won’t have a chance to tweak the 13th episode to give fans any of that magical closure stuff. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 11 2009 11:13 AM ET

Armchair Casting Director: 'Fringe'

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Categories: Armchair Casting Director, Fringe

J.J. Abrams and Co. are on the hunt for a fortysomething actress to play…

Walter’s wife! She’s described as being strong (yet broken), intelligent, attractive, likable, lovely and extremely versatile. Possible recurring.

ACD recommends: If they go younger, Gillian Anderson! If they go older, Jean Smart!

Got a casting tip of your own? Post it below!

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Is the show in danger of getting axed?!

Nov 11 2009 10:38 AM ET

Exclusive: 'Smallville' TV movie takes flight!

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Categories: Smallville

tom-welling-comic-con_lI’ve got some big news for all my Super friends out there.

I’m hearing The CW has decided to package Smallville‘s upcoming (and highly-anticipated) Justice Society-themed two-parter into a two-hour movie event airing on Feb. 5. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 05:32 PM ET

Exclusive: I spy Robert Patrick on 'Chuck'

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Categories: Chuck

Robert-Patrick_lFans of Chuck, prepare to be transported to Nerd-vana.

Following the casting of Quantum Leap’s Scott Bakula as Chuck’s dad, sources confirm to me exclusively that another sci-fi icon has been tapped for the show. Robert Patrick, a.k.a. the T-1000, is slated to appear midway through the third season.

But rather than coming from the future, Patrick will play READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 03:48 PM ET

Kathy Griffin's 'Let's Dance' still in works for next year

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Categories: Reality TV, Television

ABC’s planned reality competition Let’s Dance won’t make its original Nov. 23 premiere, but the Kathy Griffin-hosted show is still in the works for next year, a production source says. The series — in which celebrities reenact famous dance numbers — could air as either a midseason replacement or as summer fare, the source tells EW. The original plans were scuttled when producers found their preferred celebrities’ holiday schedules too complicated to work around.

Nov 10 2009 03:31 PM ET

James Franco promo: 'I like it here in Port Charles'

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Categories: Daytime Soaps, TV Biz

ABC’s pulling out all the stops to promote James Franco’s upcoming appearance on General Hospital. In this 60-second spot released to EW.com, Franco’s mysterious character may (or may not have) witnessed Claudia’s murder — but he sure seems mighty suspicious! For one, he wears all black. Two, he’s the guy behind all that strange graffiti, man! What do you think, non-soap fans? Will you, like Franco, be uttering the words “I like it here in Port Charles…folks are so friendly” beginning Nov. 20?

Nov 10 2009 02:54 PM ET

'Big Bang Theory' exclusive: Christine Baranski returns!

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Categories: The Big Bang Theory

christine-baranski_lIs Sheldon finally going to experience a big bang in more than theory? That’s at least what I’m hoping will happen when Christine Baranski reprises her Emmy-nominated role of Leonard’s smarty-pants mother in a January episode of The Big Bang Theory. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 12:47 PM ET

Exclusive: 'Lost' retains 'L.A. Law' alum Sheila Kelley

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Categories: Lost

Sheila-Kelley_lActress-turned-erotic exercise pioneer Sheila Kelley has found a plum role on the final season of Lost, sources confirm to me exclusively.

Kelley — best known acting-wise for her three-year stint as secretary Gwen Taylor on L.A. Law — will play READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 12:23 PM ET

Ratings: CBS scores with 'CSI' crossover

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Categories: Gossip Girl, Heroes, Reality TV, Television, TV Biz, TV Ratings

The first episode of CBS’ much-hyped, three-night CSI crossover scored, according to preliminary overnight ratings. Guest star Laurence Fishburne helped CSI: Miami earn 13.8 million viewers, a boost of 1.3 million from last week’s episode. Elsewhere, it was a pretty standard Monday night with ABC’s Dancing with the Stars dominating with 17.6 million viewers. Over on The CW, the controversial threesome episode of Gossip Girl (2.3 million) gave the series only a slight boost from last week’s 2 million.

Time Show Viewers (in millions)
8pm Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
House (Fox)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Heroes (NBC)
One Tree Hill (The CW)		 17.6
12.8
9.0
5.4
2.7
8:30pm Accidentally on Purpose (CBS) 8.2
9pm Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Lie to Me (Fox)
Trauma (NBC)
Gossip Girl (The CW)		 14.1
7.5
5.4
2.3
9:30pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 12.4
10pm CSI: Miami (CBS)
Castle (ABC)
The Jay Leno Show (NBC)		 13.8
10.7
4.0

Source: Nielsen

Nov 10 2009 11:16 AM ET

Ratings: Sports, led by Fox's baseball World Series, top the week

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Categories: Reality TV, Television, TV Biz, TV Ratings

It’s a sporty kinda time out there in TV land, as evidenced by the top two shows on the broadcast networks for the week ending Nov. 8. Fox scored a home run with the final game in the World Series, which saw the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies. The game drew 22.3 million viewers on Wednesday night to take the No. 1 position. NBC’s perennially high-performing Sunday Night Football franchise—serving up a showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles—followed right after that in the No. 2 spot with 21.9 million viewers. The highest-rated non-sporting event for the week—and the No. 3 spot overall—went to NCIS on CBS, which drew 20.2 million viewers in its Tuesday-evening timeslot.

Outside of those top three performers, nothing much was surprising in the rest of the week’s Top 20, except for the overall performance of ABC’s V, which premiered on Tuesday evening to 14.3 million viewers, good enough for No. 11 overall. The debut of V was the highest-rated freshman premiere of the 2009-10 season, and surprisingly, it drew the highest 18-49 viewership (6.8 million viewers, or 48 percent of its total audience) for all non-sports programming on the broadcast networks, which is quite the feat for a new program.

The week’s full Top 20—complete with viewership totals—can be found after the jump.

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Nov 9 2009 10:02 PM ET

Breaking: ABC axes 'Eastwick,' orders more 'Forgotten'

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Categories: Eastwick, The Forgotten

This just in: ABC has opted not to order additional episodes of Eastwick, effectively canceling the freshman dramedy. The show, which has consistently ranked last in its Wednesday-10 pm timeslot, is expected to finish out its current 13-episode run. ABC, meanwhile, has ordered five additional episodes of The Forgotten.

Nov 9 2009 06:24 PM ET

Exclusive: 'Grey's' star jumps to 'Lie to Me'

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Categories: Grey's Anatomy, Lie to Me

lie-to-me-casting_lMer’s self-injuring Grey’s Anatomy BFF has hopped the crazy train over to Lie to Me.

Melissa George is joining the Fox drama as an Anna Nicole Smith-type who will go toe-to-toe with Tim Roth, sources confirm to me exclusively. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2009 05:53 PM ET

Marlee Matlin on 'Family Guy' gag: 'Lighten up, people'

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Categories: Television

Marlee-Matlin_lLast night, Marlee Matlin appeared in a Family Guy Presents Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show sketch (see video after jump) that played her speaking voice for laughs. In an interview conducted via email with EW, the hearing-impaired actress explained why she participated in the skit — and how it ties in to a new cable series she’s developing.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did you become involved with this special?
MARLEE MATLIN: I had been in touch with Seth MacFarlane’s office to ask him to let me use my own voice in the segments where they had a cartoon character based on me. After all, I have an Oscar and Alex [Borstein], who voiced me, doesn’t. God knows, I would have done a far better job of playing me than her.

Were you aware of being mocked on previous Family Guy episodes?
Mocked isn’t the right word. I was just part of the joke. I learned a long time ago from when I did Seinfeld never to take anything seriously and to be part of the joke is the best way to show what a good sport I was.

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