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Aug 26 2011 05:21 PM ET

'Treme' actor died from drowning: Report

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Television, Treme

Image Credit: HBO

Treme actor Michael Showers, who was found dead in the Mississippi River two days ago, died of drowning, autopsy results reveal.

Showers, who played Capt. John Guidry on the series, was found dead Wednesday in the French Quarter and reportedly showed no signs of trauma. Toxicology results are still pending.

Meanwhile, The Times-Picayune reports that Showers, 45, was suffering from depression and anxiety and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in March.

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‘Treme’ actor found dead

Aug 26 2011 03:53 PM ET

BET to dedicate Sunday's programming to Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Television

Image Credit: Everett Collection

Even the expected heavy rains from Hurricane Irene won’t put a damper on BET’s plans to honor Martin Luther King on Sunday.

King’s memorial was due to be unveiled on Sunday to mark the 48th anniversary of his “I Have a Dream” speech at the National Mall. Those plans have since been cancelled following the news that Hurricane Irene would make its way up the east coast. But BET says it will continue its plans to air programs to commemorate the King’s role as a civil rights leader, like Alpha Man: The Brotherhood of MLK and the documentary Michelle Obama on a Mission: Impact Africa, which follows the first lady on her travels through Bostwana and South Africa.

Aug 26 2011 03:36 PM ET

Zachary Quinto joins 'American Horror Story'

by James Hibberd

Categories: American Horror Story, Casting, Television

Image Credit: PR Photos

Heroes and Star Trek star Zachary Quinto is going back to the small screen for a stint on FX’s American Horror Story.

Quinto will play a gay interior designer who used to be the owner of the show’s centerpiece haunted house. The actor will appear in several episodes of the show’s first season.

Aug 26 2011 02:41 PM ET

'Project Runway' eliminated contestant: 'I felt like they were all reaching for something to say negatively'

by Shaunna Murphy

Categories: Project Runway, Television

“As you know in fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day… ” you’re talking to reporters about the utter misery of being out! Don’t click through if you don’t want a SPOILER on last night’s Project Runway, during which the contestants had to design three looks incorporating leather and suede for Heidi’s New Balance sneaker line. Season 9′s fifth eliminated contestant chats about the ins and outs after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 26 2011 02:21 PM ET

Hurricane Irene: Filming permits revoked for NYC on Sunday

by Mandi Bierly

Categories: Television

While the show is currently expected to go on for the Broadway community this weekend, the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment tells EW it has revoked filming permits that had been issued for New York City for Sunday, Aug. 28, due to Hurricane Irene. The six small productions that were scheduled to shoot this weekend had already voluntarily rearranged their schedules because of the weather. Those include the reality shows Hoarders and Clean House, the film adaptation of Leslye Headland’s play Bachelorette (starring Isla Fisher, Kirsten Dunst, and Lizzy Caplan), and the untitled follow-up from Like Crazy writer/director Drake Doremus starring Guy Pierce and Amy Ryan.

If Irene hits New York City hard and causes power outages, flooding, and transportation issues, more TV and film productions could be affected Monday. Just earlier this week, Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced that a record-breaking 23 primetime TV shows film in the city’s five boroughs.

Aug 26 2011 12:54 PM ET

'CSI' goes mafia with guest star -- EXCLUSIVE

by James Hibberd

Categories: Scoop

Image Credit: Getty Images

CSI is doing a mob-themed episode, thanks to the opening of an actual mafia museum in Las Vegas.

For an episode this fall, the show has cast Frances Fisher (Titanic, The Shield) in a guest star role, playing the wife of a notorious hit man. The episode will take place at The Mob Museum, one of two new mafia-themed museums opening in the city. (The first, The Las Vegas Mob Experience, is already open at the Tropicana; The Mob Museum opens in February.)

Also, former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman will have a cameo in the episode. CSI returns on Sept. 21 and, of course, has a new star on board with Ted Danson joining the team.

Aug 26 2011 11:52 AM ET

Terry O'Quinn on 'Hawaii Five-0' first trailer -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

by James Hibberd

Categories: Hawaii Five-O, Lost, Scoop, Television, Trailers

Terry O’Quinn isn’t going to be stuck behind a desk on Hawaii Five-0.

From the looks of this first trailer for the show’s second season, O’Quinn is a man of action as he takes on bad guys with Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin). The Lost veteran plays a Navy Seal Lt. Commander who trained McGarrett on the show, which has also enlisted guest stars like Patty Duke, Lauren German, and Tom Sizemore.

Check out this exclusive first look at O’Quinn taking aim at Hawaii Five-0, which returns Sept. 19. “You’re not exactly the Aloha type… “

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Aug 26 2011 10:00 AM ET

Anderson Cooper reveals what's on his Must List: Does it include Gerard Depardieu?

by Tim Stack

Categories: Breaking Bad, Real Housewives, Television, TV Biz

Image Credit: GAVIN BOND FOR EW

Anderson Cooper is a huge pop culture junkie. The CNN anchor and talk show host (his daytime chat series Anderson premieres on Sept. 12 in syndication) loves to talk entertainment, especially if it involves the Real Housewives franchise. Naturally, EW asked Cooper to give us his Must List for right now which, sadly, did not include Gerard Depardieu, the source of his recent giggle fit. Read below for Cooper’s current pop culture obsessions…

ANDERSON COOPER’S MUST LIST:

Sleep No More — “It’s an interactive play that is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It’s like being in a David Lynch movie set in a 1940’s hotel. The audience moves around freely, in silence, wearing masks. I try to describe it, and end up sounding crazy. I end up saying simply, ‘Go see it.’” READ FULL STORY »

Aug 26 2011 09:09 AM ET

'Castle,' 'Leverage,' 'Supernatural,' 'Fringe': Find out what's next in the Spoiler Room

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Bones, Casting Scoops, Castle, Desperate Housewives, Fringe, House, How I Met Your Mother, Leverage, NCIS: Los Angeles, Nikita, Pretty Little Liars, Rescue Me, Scoop, Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, Television, The Big Bang Theory, The Spoiler Room, TV Scoop

Image Credit: Liane Hentscher/Fox; Erik Heinila/TNT; Jack Rowand

No time for small talk, today. Sorry. A storm a’brewin’ on the East Coast!

I have TV on DVD to purchase, windows to tape, snacks to buy, and an entire wall of attractive celebrities to encase in plexiglass in the event water levels reach EW’s third floor!

Thankfully, I will still be able to check your scoop requests over the weekend, so send them in! (spoilerroom@ew.com — Remember, if you don’t ask, you’ll never know!) Also, follow the progression of my hurricane-cause cabin fever on Twitter: @EWSandraG.

See you next week… (I hope). READ FULL STORY »

Aug 25 2011 08:52 PM ET

E!'s 'Dirty Soap' cast sultry first look: Kelly Monaco, Galen Gering clean up -- EXCLUSIVE PHOTO

by James Hibberd

Categories: Daytime Soaps, EW Exclusive, First Look, Reality TV

It was only a matter of time before daytime soap stars stopped trying to beat reality shows and teamed up to launch one of their own. E! has bottled such a sudsy concoction starring a who’s-who of daytime TV with Kelly Monaco (General Hospital), Nadia Bjorlin (Days Of Our Lives), Kirsten Storms (General Hospital), Brandon Beemer (Bold and the Beautiful), Farah Fath (One Life To Live), JP Lavoisier (One Life To Live) and Jenna and Galen Gering (Days Of Our Lives). Cameras will follow the stars as they navigate Hollywood and their own real life.

Dirty Soap premieres Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. Here’s your pic, below, showing a sultry cast that seems entirely uninterested in getting cleaned up …

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Aug 25 2011 08:52 PM ET

Rosie O'Donnell wants to talk to you about her new OWN talk show -- VIDEO

by Dan Snierson

Categories: Oprah Winfrey, Television

The first promo for Rosie O’Donnell’s new talk show on OWN was just released, and… it features a lot more talking than showing. “How are you? Good to see you!” greets the 49-year-old comedienne/actress/activist/etc. “I haven’t seen you in, like, a decade. Where you been?” (Well, Rosie, technically we saw you on Sunday on Curb Your Enthusiasm, competing with Larry David for the same woman, but clearly you’re referring to the ending of The Rosie O’Donnell Show in 2002.) After assuring us that she’s not Kathy Bates or Roseanne Barr, the high-decibel Queen of Nice explains that as a mother of teenagers, she needed to get back to work, and her return to TV will involve “a lot of entertainment and comedy.” Check it out below, as her youngest daughter Vivienne kinda-sorta plays along. The Rosie Show debuts Oct. 10. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 25 2011 07:21 PM ET

'Good Morning America' inching up on 'Today' as most-watched morning show

by Sandra Gonzalez

Categories: Television, TV Ratings

Image Credit: Ida Mae Astute/ABC

It appears morning show king Today has some major competition in Good Morning America following a spike that has narrowed the ratings gap to the smallest margin in four years, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Today – whose co-host line-up changed in June when Meredith Vieira’s spot on the show was filled by Ann Curry — still leads by at least 500,000 in total viewers and in the advertiser-attracting 25-54 demo. But GMA is hot on its trail. Today has averaged 5.03 million viewers daily since June, up 6.7 percent from a year earlier (according to Nielsen), while GMA has experienced a 15 percent boost, averaging 4.46 million.

It’s undeniable to regular GMA viewers that even though Diane Sawyer and Charles Gibson were big losses for the morning show, hosts George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts have brought a new flavor. A GMA EP gave credit to revamped cooking and entertainment segments under the new hosts, but is it more than that, readers? Tell us in comments.

Aug 25 2011 07:08 PM ET

Kris Jenner eyed as new 'The Talk' co-host

by James Hibberd

Categories: Casting, Reality TV, TV Biz

Isn’t it NBC that’s supposed to be throwing surprising gigs at the Kardashians given its newfound Comcast-cozy relationship with the E! cable channel?

Instead, CBS has tapped Kardash matriarch and manager Kris Jenner to guest host on CBS’ The Talk. Sources confirm Jenner has signed on for two weeks early this season and is being considered a potential substitute on days when Sharon Osbourne isn’t available. READ FULL STORY »