George Clooney named one of World's Most Influential People
Anderson Cooper is teaming up with Time magazine for a special look at The World's Most Influential People.
CNN announced that the news network would air the one-hour special edition of Anderson Cooper 360° on May 1 in conjunction with the release of the Time 100 special issue. The program, anchored by Cooper, will feature interviews with the magazine's honorees, conducted by other influencers.
George Clooney — a four-time honoree — will sit down with U2 frontman and activist Bono to chat about fame and politics. The special will also feature
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Julianna Margulies and George Clooney, ER
Thursdays ratings recap:
8 pm/ET
Survivor gained 880K from last week's Idol-ized outing to top the hour with 12.89 million total viewers. Bones placed second with a typical 9.55 mil, followed by Ugly Betty (7.2 mil, up 830K).
Smallville returned to an audience of 3.72 mil, down 150K from its last fresh outing. But hey, it nearly tied Kath & Kim (4 mil) for the No. 4 spot, come 8:30.
9 pm
CSI plunged 18 percent week-to-week, delivering an audience of 16.96 mil. Grey's Anatomy was No. 2 with 13.54 million viewers (a 12 percent drop from its last fresh outing), but of course topped the demos. Trailing Hell's Kitchen (7.777 mil), both NBC's The Office (7.5 mil) and 30 Rock (6.4 mil) fell 13 percent.
Supernatural returned to an audience of 2.84 mil, down 600 thou from its last new entry.
10 pm
Eleventh Hour held onto the top spot with 11.8 million viewers, dipping 370K week-to-week. A cavalcade of returning faves helped ER surge 22 percent to hit 10.7 mil, and place No. 1 in the demos. Did it dawn on anyone else that Seattle plays home to both McDreamy and the McDreamyER Doug Ross? Kinda makes up for all the rain, doesn't it, ladies?
Private Practice came in third with 9.07 mil, plummeting 20 percent.
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As I watched this week's highly anticipated episode unfold, I was reminded of a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt that I have always liked: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends leave footprints in your heart. This week, we were treated to the best kind of homecoming as dear old friends returned to say a final farewell and leave with us a reminder of why this show has lasted, and why it will be missed.
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George Clooney
George Clooney is returning to ER for one episode (Thursday at 10 pm/ET, NBC), but how is it all going to go down? Read on to refresh your memory about his character's past, catch up on current storylines and weigh in on our best guesses for how Dr. Doug Ross makes his reappearance at County General.
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Julianna Margulies and George Clooney
George Clooney is notorious for on-set pranks, but he let his costars off easy during his return visit to ER's County General.
"There were none," Julianna Margulies told Us. "We shot everything in two days. We had no time. He was on a film schedule. I was coming from New York, and I had a baby to get back to, so there was no time for pranks."
Even without the jokes, Margulies, who played Clooney's love interest from 1994 to 2000, said she was happy to be back ...
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Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman isn't hurting for work while the Arrested Development flick is in, uh, development.
The actor has joined Up for Air, an adaptation of the Walter Kern novel that will reunite him with Juno director Jason Reitman, reports Variety. George Clooney stars, as a corporate bigwig who is obsessed with accumulating frequent-flyer miles. Bateman plays ...
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George Clooney
Academy Award-winning actor George Clooney had a good excuse for missing the Oscars: He was meeting with President Obama the following day to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Clooney met privately with President Obama and Vice President Biden in separate, one-on-one meetings Monday in hopes of convincing the administration to take action, according to Fox News.
Following his meeting, Clooney told reporters at the White House that he requested a "high-profile, full-time envoy" be appointed to the Darfur region. He said he was told the administration would ...
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Susan Sarandon, George Clooney
There have been lots of rumors about George Clooney's return to ER. Here's the latest news: Oscar winner Susan Sarandon will share some scenes with Clooney, according to E! Online. How is that going to work? Read on to find out...
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Julianna Margulies and George Clooney
The on-screen reunion that many felt needed to happen before ER could properly end its 15-year-run will come to fruition after all.
Though neither NBC nor Warner Bros. have yet to officially confirm the news, sources tell TVGuide.com that both George Clooney and Julianna Margulies — aka one of the medical drama's premiere on-screen couples, Dr. Doug Ross and Carol Hathaway — will resurface in one episode ...
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George Clooney
Has George Clooney changed his mind and agreed to return to his roots on ER?
The Oscar-winner, who was last seen on the long-running medical drama in 2000, denied last year he would make an appearance before the series' close this spring. But sources told People on Wednesday the star was set for a guest spot, and that ER co-creator John Wells has ordered a closed set.
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