Austin Powers star Mike Myers and his wife, Robin Ruzan, have decided to call it quits after 12 years, a rep for the couple announced on Friday.... In happier news, Jurassic Park's Laura Dern married her longtime beau, Grammy winner Ben Harper, on Friday in a sunset ceremony, US Weekly reports. The pair have two children together.... And speaking of offspring, Don Johnson and his wife, Kelley, are expecting their third child together "around May," the Miami Vice alum's publicist reports.
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We're 13 weeks into the 2005-06 TV season, so it's report-card time at the Biz. Based on the ratings, here's how each of the broadcast networks is doing so far:
CBS: Not only the most-watched network, but it's also No. 1 in the advertiser-coveted category of viewers 18 to 49 years old. Friday night has been rebuilt with Ghost Whisperer, Close to Home and Numbers. Criminal Minds is a solid hit, despite going up against ABC's Lost on Wednesday. The departure of Everybody Loves Raymond from Monday has hurt a bit, and
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Question: I would like to know why Just Legal wasn't given a better chance to prove itself. I am a great fan of Don Johnson and have never seen him in anything that wasn't wonderful. This was a good program showing that younger and older people could work together. Loved your review on the show. Just wish it would have had more time. It was a great show that never had a chance.
Answer: Of all the new shows canceled so far this season, this was easily the best of the lot. But it wasn't exactly a surprise. WB was taking a risk going outside its target demo with a show built around a veteran actor (albeit pairing him with a kid), and it didn't pay off. I doubt WB really believed in the show, which is why it was yanked so quickly. This is a classic situation of a show airing on absolutely the wrong network. If this had been developed for CBS, for example, it would probably still be on the air ...
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Although not confirmed by WB, sources tell TVGuide.com that the plug has been pulled on the Don Johnson-Jay Baruchel drama Just Legal after just three low-rated airings. Now let's hope the network does the right thing and returns Everwood to Mondays at 9 pm.
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FYI, Kelly Monaco isn't the only ex-Playboy Playmate making a career for herself in both daytime and prime-time TV. Passions' Daphnee Duplaix Samuel (Valerie) guest-stars as a flirtatious court reporter on Don Johnson's new WB series Just Legal on Sept. 18. She will later be seen as a pregnant lady in labor on Denise Richards' new UPN series Sex, Love and Secrets — costarring Days' Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe) — on Oct. 4 and 11. Good for her, but Miss Daphnee better watch out. If she keeps on doing so well, Playboy might decide to dredge up her old pictorials, too!
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