There’s no such thing as a time out from making fun of NBC’s The Marriage Ref! The show returned to a modest 4.6 million and a 1.6 preliminary adults 18-49 rating Sunday night. The summer debut is down 67 percent from its in-season debut last year, though still maintained its lead-in rating from a repeat of America’s Got Talent and won its hour.
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Jun 27
2011
11:40 AM ET
First 'Boardwalk Empire' season 2 trailer
HBO is calling this one-minute preview of Boardwalk Empire a “teaser” but it looks like a full trailer to me. We have liquor, guns, the KKK and young Jimmy saying he’s expanding his business. Check it out: READ FULL STORY »
Jun 26
2011
10:00 PM ET
'True Blood' cast member opens up about gay twist
Spoiler Alert!! If you have yet to sink your teeth into the season premiere of True Blood, you might not want to click below! READ FULL STORY »
Jun 26
2011
11:51 AM ET
Tracy Morgan returns to stage post-controversy
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30 Rock star Tracy Morgan returned to his hometown Saturday night to take the stage for the first time since his infamous homophobic rant in Nashville earlier this month. Earlier this week, Morgan returned to Nashville and personally apologized for the tirade, but did the comedian stay serious during his set last night? (Not quite.) Read more after the jump. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 26
2011
09:29 AM ET
Timothy Hutton talks 'Leverage' premiere, the team's mysterious new foe, and Nate 'going over the edge'
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It seems like forever since the last time we saw a new episode of Leverage. And even though it has been a while, Timothy Hutton, who helms the TNT action-drama, says season 4, which premieres tonight, will be well worth the wait.
“It does feel like it’s been a long time, but we’re really excited. It’s feeling like the best season yet,” he says.
In a chat with EW, Hutton talks about the new season, Nate’s rocky relationship with Sophie, and the team’s newest (and possibly biggest) challenge yet. [Spoiler alert for the first episode...and beyond!]
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So we’ve gotten a few peeks behind the scenes of the premiere. What was it like filming in what looks like a major blizzard?
TIMOTHY HUTTON: That was on location up at Mt. Hood. About 60 inches came down in three days; it was the first three days of filming the new season. And we all reported to the lodge and there was nothing fancy about it. There were no dressing rooms, so people were changing in hallways. We had one unit shooting in one part of the mountain and another shooting in another. Then there was base camp. Between snowball fights we managed to get some filming done. It was great to be up there.
Have you all filmed in any other crazy locations this season?
With every show, it takes place in a new environment; we get a new case and then the team has to go somewhere. So we have a lot of those — as we always have. There’s one that takes place in the desert and in Bahrain. That’s going to be an interesting one. There’s one that takes place in the Midwest and one that takes place on an island. So it’s going to be a fun year because of all the locations. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 25
2011
12:00 PM ET
Ryan Murphy on his new pilot 'American Horror Story' and adapting 'The Normal Heart'
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Murphy also has been contemplating bringing Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, currently on Broadway in a critically acclaimed production, to the big screen with Mark Ruffalo potentially starring. “I am moving forward with it,” says Murphy. “I have a couple great casting ideas. I’m having a big meeting with CAA about it, about where to do it, how to do it. I love Larry’s play. I’m so thrilled that he and the play finally got all this recognition. I think it’s a story that needs to be told. It’s a beautiful love story.”
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Jun 24
2011
05:37 PM ET
'Wilfred' is FX's highest-rated comedy premiere ever
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FX’s Wilfred debuted last night as the network’s highest-rated comedy premiere ever.
The show drew 2.6 million viewers and a 1.2 rating among adults 18-49, and if you include the show’s encore, the performance rises to 3.8 million. Gotta say, I loved this pilot and glad it’s getting such a strong start. Keeping the high-concept idea rolling will be the trick. FX’s Louie also returned improved to 1.6 million viewers and a 0.8 rating, up 42 percent from its first season premiere.
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Jun 24
2011
05:11 PM ET
AMC's president responds to 'The Killing' finale criticism -- EXCLUSIVE
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AMC president and general manager Charlie Collier broke his silence on last week’s finale of The Killing, saying the network didn’t anticipate such a strong backlash among some viewers and critics.
“We underestimated the passion of viewers have for closure within this season,” Collier says. “It was never our intention to misguide the viewer. The audience has an important voice, we heard them and don’t take them for granted.”
The critically acclaimed first season of The Killing teased viewers with the tagline for its central mystery “Who Killed Rosie Larsen?” then declined to solve the case in the finale, instead rolling the story into next season in a last-minute twist. The show plans to introduce a new mystery at the start of season 2 and then solve the Larsen case. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 24
2011
04:34 PM ET
Peter Falk's friends and co-stars pay tribute to the late actor
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Following the sad passing of Peter Falk, who starred in the TV series Columbo and the beloved 1987 fantasy The Princess Bride, friends and industry veterans who have worked with the actor have begun filing their tributes for the late star, who died Thursday night at 83 years old. Read what some of them had to say about Falk after the jump. (Check back for more words from Falk’s loved ones later.)
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Jun 24
2011
04:04 PM ET
'Burn Notice' heats up in the ratings
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Appropriately enough, summer TV is getting hot: USA’s Burn Notice returned to 2.3 million viewers among adults 18-29, a number that has increased 15 percent since the show’s fall 2010 premiere. And the show’s total number is even hotter — the Jeffrey Donovan-starring series boasted 5.2 million total viewers, which was a 20 percent increase from its fall debut.
Burn Notice proved to be a stellar lead-in for the lawyer series Suits, which scored 4.6 million viewers, and 2 million among adults 18-49. That latter number is a 47 percent increase from January’s Fairly Legal premiere, which shared the same time slot. This only means one thing: Expect plenty more insufferable “hot” puns for Burn Notice and its Thursday partner-in-crime.
Jun 24
2011
02:35 PM ET
James Spader in talks to join 'The Office' -- EXCLUSIVE
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The three-time Emmy winning Boston Legal star has been reportedly in the mix to replace Steve Carell for awhile, and even guest starred in the season finale as one of several celebrity contenders vying for the Dunder Mifflin manager gig (video below).
But producers have a different role in mind for Spader: CEO of Dunder Mifflin, replacing Kathy Bates, who sources say will exit the show to focus on season 2 of Harry’s Law. “In the finale, he kicked ass,” says a source close to the show. “He was so funny and had this weird energy. We didn’t want to pass it up.”
Whereas Bates functioned more like a guest star in the series, however, Spader would have a significant weekly presence on the show. The actor’s deal is not done and no scripts have been written for the upcoming eighth season, which goes into production in about a month. Yet if all goes according to plan, Spader’s character — named “Robert California” — will be introduced in the premiere as the new Office manager. He quickly decides the role is too small for him, and somehow talks corporate into appointing him as its new CEO.
Sources say California will have a strong impact on the rest of the Office staff, demonstrating a manipulative power and a somewhat creepy sexual vibe: READ FULL STORY »
Jun 24
2011
02:12 PM ET
Peter Falk, TV's Columbo, dies
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Peter Falk, the actor known to a generation as television’s Lt. Columbo, died yesterday in Beverly Hills, according to ABC News. “Falk died peacefully at his Beverly Hills home in the evening of June 23, 2011,” according to the statement from his family. He was 83.
Say Falk’s name and the image that instantly comes to mind is a slope-shouldered figure in a rumpled overcoat, staring down a suspect with one eye while the other roams unnervingly free. Few actors were ever identified with a single character as much as Falk was with Lt. Columbo, the slow-moving, sharp-witted detective he played in more than five dozen TV movies, beginning with 1968’s Presciption: Murder. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 24
2011
01:43 PM ET
'Jersey Shore': MTV responds to recasting rumors
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Reports hit the web this morning that MTV was planning on replacing the original cast of its phenom Jersey Shore in season 6 due to the cast’s pricey salaries. But, in a statement to EW, a network rep denied such claims: “We love the present cast, and their summer adventures have just begun. We currently have no plans to recast the show.” The fourth season of Jersey Shore, filmed in Florence, Italy, will premiere on MTV on Aug. 4.
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