Image Credit: Jesse Grant/WireImage.com; Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesTwo more actors have joined the cast of J.J. Abrams’ time-warped Alcatraz pilot, according to a a spokesperson for Fox. Jonathan Coyne (Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life) will play the infamous prison’s warden and Jason Butler Harner, who appeared in the Fringe pilot, will portray his cruel lieutenant. They join a cast that already includes Lost alum Jorge Garcia and Sarah Jones (Sons of Anarchy).
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Who makes a better superhero, Howard Wolowitz or Raj Koothrappali? EW snagged this exclusive first look from the Dec. 9 episode of The Big Bang Theory in which the two characters (played by the brilliant Simon Helberg and equally hilarious Kunal Nayyar) try to figure out which one has the right (or should we say better?) stuff. They test each other with various challenges. We may have to go with Koothrappali in this one. Look at that intensity!
Image Credit: Alan Zenuk/USA Network[Minor SPOILER ALERT] The body of a young girl wrapped in plastic makes a woman scream a few minutes into tonight’s supersized episode of Psych, an homage to Twin Peaks. The moment is rather dark in tone, but Peaks fans won’t be able to subdue their smirk of recognition during the scene. And there’s more where that came from: The episode is so packed with nods to the cult series that it runs almost eight minutes longer than the typical episode. (And an additional six minutes will be added to the director’s cut on the show’s season 5 DVD.) Last week, star James Roday took a break from his Las Vegas vacation to give EW the scoop about “Dual Spires,” including a confession about the one Peaks person he couldn’t bring himself to ask for a cameo.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How’s Vegas treating you?
JAMES RODAY: Vegas is good. Vegas is good.
So it’s being kind?
So far it has been kind. I have to get through 48 more hours so that may change. But right now my head’s above water.
That’s always good news.
Yeah.
So I wanted to talk to you about the episode that some insiders are calling your baby, “Dual Spires.”
Full head of hair. It came out with a full head of hair.
So, tell me, how did you get the idea for a Twin Peaks homage and why did now seem like a good time?
Well, Twin Peaks is my favorite show of all time. This is the 20th anniversary of when it came on the air, and they put out their big gold box of DVDs with tons of extra stuff on it this year. So it did seem like if we were ever going to do it, this was the time to do it. I’ve actually been pushing [for it] since season 1. So it was sort of fortuitous that it took four years for it to actually come to fruition because now we can sort of piggyback on the fact that people are talking about Twin Peaks because of the 20th anniversary. READ FULL STORY »
Image Credit: Justin Lubin/FoxGlee had another great Tuesday among adults 18-49 (4.5 rating/12 share) and viewers (11.5 million) but the real growth was in the teenage demographic: The drama posted its best-ever rating among teens (a 4.6/16 in first half hour and a 5.1/16 in the second). Last night marked the ninth week in the row that Glee has won in the young demo, not to mention adults 18-34. The drama also won its hour in adults 18-49.
Each 18-49 ratings point represents 1.3 million viewers, while each teens 12-17 ratings point is worth 245,500 persons — or 1 percent of the teen population of 24.5 million.
CBS still finished in first place for the night among 18-49 (3.4/9), with a lot of help from a very old Christmas movie. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer earned a 3.8/11 in the demo and averaged 11.9 million viewers. A repeat of NCIS earned a 3.0/8 and 15 million, followed by the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (3.4/9, 8.9 million). By the way, this special featuring lovely ladies in lingerie won its timeslot in all the key male demos. (Shocking!)
Fox was second for the night in 18-49 with a 3.3/9, followed by NBC (2.6/7), which aired Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1.9/5, 11.2 million), and The Biggest Loser (2.9/8, 8.2 million). ABC was fourth for the night in the demo (1.9/5), with How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2.1/6, 6.8 million), down 25 percent from last year’s telecast. It was followed by Shrek The Halls (2.4/6, 7.3 million), the time period premiere of No Ordinary Family (1.9/5, 6.1 million), and Detroit 1-8-7 (1.6/4, 7.2 million).
In the total viewer race, CBS was first for the night with 12 million, followed by NBC (9.2 million), Fox (8.3 million), ABC(6.8 million), Univision (3.9 million), and The CW (1.6 million).
What?! Here I was thinking that Old Spice Guy Isaiah Mustafa’s life contract required him to be shirtless at all times. But, alas, here he is tragically clothed in this exclusive photo from Funniest Commercials of the Year, the TBS special that he’s hosting this year. (Mustafa certainly makes more sense than the annual show’s previous host, Kevin Nealon.) Wondering why David Hasselhoff is joining him? No, they’re not in Germany — the Baywatch star will appear as a guest on the show, as will Jonathan Goldsmith, otherwise known as Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World.” The most interesting thing about the show? Mustafa’s first Old Spice ad is also up for the first-place prize in the countdown: The commercial holds a spot in the top 10, along with Betty White’s Super Bowl Snickers ad, according to TBS. Now, hopefully you’ll forgive Mustafa for that v-neck long enough for him to finish his gig. Then he can get back to baking you a gourmet cake in the dream kitchen he built for you with his own hands. Swan dive!
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Valerie Harper will guest star on a 2011 episode of Desperate Housewives as Susan’s boozy Aunt Claire, according to TV Guide. Harper last appeared on television in a 2009 episode of ‘Til Death.
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