Breakout Kings
A&E has canceled the crime drama Breakout Kings after two seasons, Deadline reports.
The news comes one day after co-creator Matt Olmstead signed on to run NBC freshman drama Chicago Fire. Breakout Kings cheated death once before — it was originally developed for Fox, but A&E picked up the...
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Justin Chambers and Ellen Pompeo
Things are about to get awfully busy on TV, as the February sweeps kick into gear tonight, meaning an end to the midwinter repeats for several weeks and blockbuster events over the next few weekends, starting with Sunday's Super Bowl on NBC, and continuing with the Grammys on CBS and the Oscars on ABC — just a guess, but these aren't listed merely sequentially but also in terms of audience buzz. (Adele joining the Grammy live-performance lineup makes that show instantly more interesting than anything that's likely to happen with this year's underpowered Oscars lineup.)
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Piper Perabo, Santiago Cabrera
They may play super-secret CIA agents on TV, but when the cast of Covert Affairs came to Comic-Con for the first time on Thursday, they let more than a few pieces of intel slip. Why is Annie's (Piper Perabo) love life about to get "crowded?" (And, more importantly, with whom?) What does Jai (Sendhil Ramamurthy) have up his sleeve? And, most pressing, what does Anne Dudek want to do with Christopher Gorham's abs? Read on for scoop on Season 2...
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Jill Flint, Peter Gallagher
How did Africa change Jill on Royal Pains? Will Kate and Justin reunite on Fairly Legal? TVGuide.com got the scoop Monday on USA Network's blue carpet from Pain's Jill Flint and Fairly Legal's Sarah Shahi. Plus, Covert Affairs' Peter Gallagher reveals what's ahead for Arthur and Joan, while the stars Necessary Roughness and Suits preview their new shows.
USA network unveils upcoming projects from Kara DioGuardi, Nathan Lane and 11 more
Royal Pains: Expect a lot of changes for many of the characters. Jill Flint says that her character Jill will be a brand new woman when she returns from Africa. "You're talking about someone who...
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Nathan Lane, Kara DioGuardi
Nathan Lane and Kara DioGuardi are heading to USA Network as part of a programming slate that includes 13 projects, the network announced on Monday.
"After five years as the No. 1 cable network, our development goal must be not only to do great new shows with original voices, but also to push the envelope of audience expectations," Jeff Wachtel, co-president said in a statement. Co-president Chris McCumber added, "Developed strategically through our brand lens, this diverse roster represents the network's introduction of more provocative, innovative original programming than ever before."
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Gabriel Macht, Callie Thorne
USA has given series orders to A Legal Mind and Necessary Roughness, a network rep confirms to TVGuide.com.
A Legal Mind follows ...
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Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs has been picked up for Season 2, USA announced Thursday.
The spy drama, starring Piper Perabo as a...
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Doug Liman
Doug Liman will direct a comedy pilot for MTV as part of his production company's new two-year development deal with Universal Cable Productions, Variety reports.
Liman, the director of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, will direct a half-hour comedy pilot titled I Want My Pants Back.
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The show, written by David Rosen, centers on a...
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Gabriel Macht
USA has tapped Gabriel Macht to star in its drama pilot A Legal Mind, a network rep says.
The Spirit star, 38, will play Harvey, a smart, successful lawyer at a big Manhattan firm who takes a chance and hires Mike, a brilliant man lacking motivation and a college degree. Newcomer...
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Piper Perabo
It's hard enough adjusting to any new job, let alone a top-secret trainee position within the CIA. In Covert Affairs, a new spy series on USA (Tuesday 10/9c), Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) is pulled out of training and sent on a mission — with no clue as to why she was chosen. The 33-year-old Perabo spoke with TVGuide.com about wanting to do the action-heavy show and how affairs of another sort (read: of the heart) become "quite the problem" on Annie's team.
TVGuide:com: Why were you drawn to Covert Affairs?
Piper Perabo: One of the things I liked about it was...
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