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Jul 21 2011 11:10 AM ET

TLC orders 'All-American Muslim' reality show

by James Hibberd

Categories: Reality TV

It’s a Muslim Jersey Shore!

OK, not really. But TLC’s new series All-American Muslim does follow the MTV hit’s trend of delving into a cultural community for reality entertainment.

The show will focus on five Muslim-American families in Dearborn, Mich., which is home to the largest mosque in the United States. “All-American Muslim is a perfect fit for TLC, inviting viewers into a world they might not otherwise experience,” says Amy Winter, GM, TLC. “Through these families and their diverse experiences, we will explore how they blend their values and traditions with everyday life in America, providing insight into their culture with care and compassion.”

The show debuts in November, here’s the official description: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 21 2011 11:00 AM ET

Katie Couric to co-host 'The View' Aug. 3

by Mandi Bierly

Categories: Television

Image Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images

Katie Couric will cohost The View on Aug. 3, ABC has announced. The appearance coincides with the final week of the show’s 14th season. In June, Couric announced that she’d signed a deal to host and produce a now-untitled nationally syndicated talk show that will premiere in September 2012, and will also join the ABC News team.

Jul 21 2011 09:41 AM ET

Comic-Con reaction: What fans had to say about J.J. Abrams' new series 'Alcatraz'

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Comic-Con, J.J. Abrams, Lost, On the Scene, Sci-Fi, Television

Image Credit: James Dittiger/Fox

Could J.J. Abrams have another hit on his hands? Or is his new series Alcatraz, debuting this fall on Fox, an all-too-familiar tune?

The audience members flowing out of the last night’s Comic-Con screening in San Diego seemed largely to agree that Abrams’ stamp was all over this new mystery (duh) series, which stars Sarah Jones (Sons of Anarchy), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), and Lost alum Jorge Garcia. But the twist-filled, time-jumping hour proved to be a lot for some to take in. Here are some of the reactions EW got at the exit door:

Chris Brewer, Sacramento, Calif. — “It was really cool. I really like J.J. Abrams and it felt like one of his. It’s a cool idea and I think they can do a lot with it. It had that Lost feel to it — there were a lot of questions. It’s a little bit supernatural, but also grounded. I like the Alcatraz [prison] setting.” READ FULL STORY »

Jul 21 2011 09:21 AM ET

Kurt Sutter previews 'Sons of Anarchy' at Comic-Con, talks season 4

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Comic-Con, Sons of Anarchy, Television

Image Credit: Prashant Gutpa/FX

Kurt Sutter doesn’t do well with big crowds. So the idea of Comic-Con, despite his wife Katey Sagal’s vast experience at the event (for Futurama), was daunting. “The thought of going down there is a little overwhelming for me because I just know how huge it’s become, but last year was really my first year down there and it was pretty amazing, pretty overwhelming. The only thing I’ve been to which was somewhat similar — I’m a big gaming guy, so I’ve gone to E3 a couple of times — and it is obviously a fraction of what Comic-Con is,” he says. “The turnout for the panel and all the fans, it was just interesting to see the in-person personification of that kind of fan feedback. You obviously get it on Twitter, and obviously people are huge fans of the show, but to see all of that energy in one room is pretty awesome.”

And Sutter and the cast of Sons of Anarchy are looking to do it all again this year with their Sunday panel, at which Sutter says, they’ll hopefully preview the first few minutes of the show’s next season, premiering Sept. 6. In a chat with EW to gear up for the event, Sutter talked more about his Comic-Con memories and what fans can expect from the new season. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 08:10 PM ET

'Star Wars: The Clone Wars': 'Battlestar' alum Katee Sackhoff's a Mandalorian warrior! -- EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK

by Christian Blauvelt

Categories: Comic-Con, EW Exclusive, First Look, Star Wars

Galaxies collide! Katee Sackhoff is trading in her Viper-pilot flightsuit for some Mandalorian armor. Battlestar Galactica’s Starbuck is voicing a new, pistol-packing character on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and, before it even screens tomorrow at the 4:45 p.m. Clone Wars panel at San Diego’s Comic-Con, EW has an exclusive video sneak peek. Check it out below: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 04:58 PM ET

'Love Bites' creator on Thursday's finale: 'It felt like a successful little miniseries'

by Lynette Rice

Categories: Deals, TV Biz

Image Credit: Adam Taylor/NBC

In the beginning, Love Bites on NBC showed so much promise — a dramedy-anthology featuring popular stars like Becki Newton and Greg Grunberg that creator Cindy Chupack described as Love, American Style meets Love Actually. Unfortunately, a bad combination of too many cooks (it went through three regime changes at NBC) and an ambitious conceit (new stars every week!) ended up side-lining the show. Chupack also reduced her role to that of a consultant because she had a baby on the way. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 04:15 PM ET

FX announces premiere dates for 'Sons,' 'Sunny,' 'American Horror Story,' and more

by Mandi Bierly

Categories: Cable, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Rescue Me, Sons of Anarchy, Television, TV Scoop

Image Credit: Patrick McElhenney/FX

Mark your calendars: FX has announced its fall premiere schedule:

• Sons of Anarchy returns Sept. 6 at 10 p.m. ET with the first of 13 episodes. It’ll be a special 90-minute season 4 opener.

• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. ET for its 13-episode seventh season. Story lines: The Gang prepares for the apocalypse, hits the beach at the Jersey Shore, produces a child beauty pageant (!), and takes a walk down memory lane at their high school reunion.

• American Horror Story, the new drama from Nip/Tuck and Glee‘s Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, premieres Oct. 5, and will air Wednesdays at 10 p.m ET. Stars include Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, Jessica Lange, and Denis O’Hare.

• The League kicks off its third season on Oct. 6 at 10:30 p.m. ET.

• In advance of its official season 3 launch in early 2012, Archer will get a special three-week run with new episodes Sept. 15, 22, and 29, at 10:30 ET behind It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to court new viewers.

As for FX’s summer shows: Rescue Me airs its series finale Sept. 7, while Wilfred and Louie wrap their seasons on Sept. 8.

Jul 20 2011 04:11 PM ET

Greg Garcia teases 'Raising Hope' season 2! Plus, does baby Hope have job security?

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Raising Hope, Television, TV Scoop

Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox

Season 1 of Raising Hope may not have been a ratings darling, but executive producer Greg Garcia knows they have something special. And Emmy voters do, too. Last week, the show picked up two nominations — one for Best Actress in a Comedy for Martha Plimpton and another for Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Cloris Leachman, who will be billed as a series regular in season 2. (Garcia jokes of the latter nomination, a result of Leachman’s week-by-week agreement to be on the show, “I congratulated her and said, ‘We loved you so much as a guest actress, we brought you back 19 times.’”)

As production on season 2 approaches, Garcia is looking at these noms as signs of good things to come. “It’s great to get any kind of recognition for our show, and certainly those two women deserve to be among the nominees,” he says.

But what exactly is to come on the gem of a show? EW called Garcia for answers…

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It’s great to start off season 2 on this high note. What are you hoping for this season?
GREG GARCIA: We’re really proud of what we did season 1. Sometimes you sit back and say, “What did you do wrong? What did we do right?” I’ll be honest with you, we loved season 1. We thought everything really came together nicely. We liked how the season worked out. It’s kind of my attitude — and I hope it’s in the network’s and studio’s attitude, too. We’re making a really good show that not a lot of people are watching yet. And hopefully that momentum will grow. That’s why things like getting acknowledged by the Emmys for our actresses is good for making people aware of the show. But we’re going to do more of the same. We’re very proud of the show and the only thing we need to do is get more people to watch it. But we’re not making any big changes. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 03:57 PM ET

Sneak a peek at 'Community' bloopers from the season 2 DVD -- VIDEO EXCLUSIVE

by Dan Snierson

Categories: Comic-Con, Community

The last thing you want to do in the middle of summer is to think about school. Unless, of course, that school is Greendale Community College. Then you want to think about it a lot. Let us gather for today’s lecture about the NBC comedy Community, titled “Bloopers and Blunders: Failing Is Funny.” Your instructors include but are not limited to: Donald Glover (Troy) and Danny Pudi (Abed), who sample a questionable liquid from a Troy and Abed in the Morning mug; Alison Brie (Annie) and Chevy Chase (Pierce), who show you how to beat up a beat; and Jim Rash (Dean Pelton), who demonstrates the art of a buzzy entrance.

More bloopers — along with deleted scenes, commentary tracks, and a paintball finale featurette — can be found on Community: The Complete Second Season DVD, which is being released on Sept. 6. If you prefer to laugh up close and personal with the cast, head down to Comic-Con on Saturday, when Joel McHale & Co. will appear on a panel. Watch the blooper clip below.

READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2011 02:59 PM ET

TV Land orders more 'Happily Divorced'

by Lynette Rice

Categories:

Fran Drescher just earned another season on TV Land. The cable network announced that it has picked up 12 more episodes of Happily Divorced that co-stars (and is co-written by) the former star of The Nanny. The sitcom stars John Michael Higgins, Rita Moreno, and Tichina Arnold and has averaged 2.2 million viewers.

The second season will bow next spring.

Jul 20 2011 01:37 PM ET

Damon Lindelof to moderate MTV's 'Death Valley' panel at Comic-Con

by Dan Snierson

Categories: Comic-Con, Lost, Scoop, TV Biz, TV Scoop

Image Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images

Looking for another place to find co-creator Damon Lindelof at Comic-Con? Check out MTV’s Death Valley panel on Friday. EW has learned that the Lost co-creator has signed on to moderate the festivities for the half-hour comedic horror series about an Undead Task Force that battles vampires, zombies, and werewolves. (Wes Craven was initially slated to host, but had to drop out.) “I have long fantasized about what would happen if the cast of Jersey Shore were to be attacked by zombies,” Lindelof tells EW. “However, once those zombies inevitably realized their hunger for brains would not be satisfied, they would be forced to move on to someplace decidedly more awesome. That place is Death Valley. When they asked me to moderate, how could I resist? Horror/comedy is a slippery slope, and I for one can’t wait to see this show go down it.” Lindelof, who is writing the screenplay for the sci-fi thriller Prometheus, will also play moderator at panels for 20th Century Fox (Prometheus’ studio) on Thursday and the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon A Time on Saturday. Death Valley debuts Aug. 29 on MTV.

(Twitter: @dansnierson)

Jul 20 2011 01:33 PM ET

Rehab for McSteamy won't affect 'Grey's Anatomy'

by Lynette Rice

Categories: Grey's Anatomy

Despite a report that says Eric Dane recently entered a rehab clinic in Los Angeles to battle an addiction to painkillers, production on season 8 of Grey’s Anatomy was not affected. An insider told EW that Dane, who plays Dr. Mark Sloan, is already back at work with the rest of the cast.

Production on the ABC drama began Friday.

Dane’s rep released this statement to People: “Actor Eric Dane voluntarily checked himself into a treatment facility to help him get off of pain medication that he was prescribed for a sports injury that he suffered over the recent hiatus.”

Jul 20 2011 12:11 PM ET

Shannen Doherty weds new reality series -- EXCLUSIVE

by James Hibberd

Categories: Reality TV, Scoop

Image Credit: WireImage.com

She’s back: Shannen Doherty is returning to TV as the star of her own reality series. Cameras will follow the former 90210 star and her fiancé, celebrity photographer Kurt Iswarienko, as they plan their wedding in a new WEtv unscripted show.

The project will chronicle Doherty as she manages all the hectic aspects of preparing for her new marriage (meeting with wedding planners, choosing a venue, and of course, saying yes to a dress) while also renovating her Malibu home.

“People will see a side of Shannen they never expected to see,” says WEtv executive John Miller, who was sold on the concept after watching a pitch tape by Doherty and producers showing the actress “unfiltered, honest and vulnerable.” READ FULL STORY »