Matthew Fox: Lost's Bomb Fallout Will Be Surprising... and Confusing

• Jun 11, 2009 11:34 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Matthew Fox

Matthew Fox is using words such as "amazing," "incredibly satisfying," "very surprising" and "fairly confusing" to describe Lost's sixth and final season, which kicks off sometime in early 2010.

Emerging from the cone of silence lowered onto stars and producers after the Season 5 finale aired, Fox shared with the crowd at the 49th Monte-Carlo Television Festival a glimpse at the final 17 episodes. (CineTVBuzz.com posted video of the event.)

The season will begin with the aftermath of Juliet seemingly detonating the Jughead bomb's explosive core, in a development Fox said will be ... read more

Ratings Highlights for Idol, Criminal Minds, Dance and More

• May 22, 2009 12:14 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Criminal Minds, So You Think You Can Dance

Recapping some Nielsen numbers from recent days, including some very big finales and the premiere of the summer's hottest reality competition:

Wednesday
• The American Idol finale played to a crowd of 27.7 million total viewers, hitting a high of 32.55 mil as Kris got crowned. That audience marks a 9 percent dip from last year, and the show's second-smallest finale draw ever, besting only ... read more

Rocky Carroll Previews the NCIS Season Finale: "Be Careful What You Wish For!"

• May 19, 2009 11:03 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Rocky Carroll with Mark Harmon, NCIS

This Tuesday at 9 pm/ET, CBS' NCIS wraps up its sixth season by sending Gibbs, Tony, Ziva and Vance to Israel, to douse an international incident. Rocky Carroll, whose profile as Director Vance has greatly increased this past season, shared a look at what's ahead.

TVGuide.com: What exactly sends Vance and the rest to Israel, or a reasonable L.A. facsimile thereof?
Rocky Carroll: The final scene of "Semper Fidelis," with Tony shooting Michael Rivkin dead.... With Michael being a Mossad operative, it starts a bit of an international tete-a-tete ... read more

24 Finale Preview! Plus: Carlos Bernard Says Kiefer Sutherland's Head-Butt Case "Smells Bad"

• May 18, 2009 10:16 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Carlos Bernard, 24

This Monday from 8 to 10 pm/ET, Fox's 24 wraps up its latest wild day with Jack compelled to set free his fallen friend, Tony, lest daughter Kim get killed. In this TVGuide.com Q&A, Carlos Bernard previews the surprise-filled season-ender, takes some issue with Tony's "bad guy" status, and also shares his take on Kiefer Sutherland's recent scrape with the law, saying the whole situation "smells bad."

TVGuide.com: At the start of the season, did they map out for you the whole "Tony's bad/No, he's good/No, really, he's bad" arc? So you could prepare as an actor?
Carlos Bernard: Going into the season, we knew we wanted to make him "the antagonist" — I can't really get on board with the "bad guy" thing — and one of the things explained in the finale tonight is ... read more

The Prison Break Is Over: Burning Questions Answered

• May 15, 2009 10:00 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Sarah Wayne Callies and Wentworth Miller

Fox's Prison Break wrapped up its four-year run (and run, and run, and run...) on Friday night, as Michael finally decided into whose hands he could entrust Scylla. Along the way, a pair of familiar faces resurfaced, justice was meted out, and, in a four-year flash-forward, a variety of fates were revealed.

It was during that epilogue that the producers uncorked one final — and fatal — twist. If you have finished watching the two-hour series-ender, read on for executive producer Matt Olmstead's answers to the burning questions you likely have.

Ratings: Which of 11 Finales Delivered the Biggest Bang?

• May 15, 2009 12:50 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Grey's Anatomy

Thursday's ratings rundown:

8 pm/ET
Survivor topped the hour with an audience of 12 million total viewers, on par with last week. Bones' surreal season-ender scored 8.7 mil, up a tick. Ugly Betty dropped 9 percent to claim third with 6.83 mil.

While NBC's Earl (4.8 mil) wrapped up its season with a 370K gain, Parks & Recreation (4.25 mil) concluded its freshman run with another (8 percent) drop. Smallville saw 3.16 mil (down 180 thou) pull up a chair for the [cough] "epic" clash.

9 pm
Grey's Anatomy's two-hour, two-jaw-dropper season finale drew 16.35 million viewers — marking the serial's largest audience since the Sept. 25 opener and a week-to-week gain of a mil. CSI's finale followed with 14.42 mil.

Trailing the Hell's Kitchen closer (7.4 mil), NBC's The Office welcomed 6.72 mil to the company picnic (down 13 percent), while 30 Rock (5.66 mil) dropped 8 percent.

Supernatural's Dean and Sam had 2.9 mil (up 100K) at their side as they braved an apocalyptic finale

10 pm
Placing second behind Grey's, CSI: NY's wacky little Thursday season-ender copped 12.84 mil, up 600 thou from its Wednesday outing. Facing outrageously stiff competition, NBC's Southland plummeted 29 percent, to 4.64 mil.

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Battlestar Vet Goes Very, Very Bad for Numbers Finale

• May 15, 2009 12:14 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

James Callis with Rob Morrow

Guest star James Callis (Battlestar Galactica's Dr. Gaius Baltar) plus a straggly wig and a dash of Charles Manson adds up to a very chilling episode of CBS' Numbers, as the hit CBS drama winds down its fifth season. The British actor offered a look inside the creation of the charismatic sociopath who dared to abduct Charlie's sweetheart, Amita.

TVGuide.com: Rob Morrow had told me you were virtually unrecognizable in this role, and I have to wholeheartedly agree.
James Callis: How great is that? 

TVGuide.com: Have you ever been this hirsute?
Callis: I think I have been hairier, possibly, in a few other gigs. But half of that was mine and half was borrowed. I bet you could tell which half was which! [The producers and I] were of the same mindset that ... read more

Was the Bones-Booth "Nookie" Good for You?

• May 15, 2009 09:13 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Was Bones just a big tease?

Some 59 minutes before serving up a major twist regarding Booth's recuperation from brain-tumor surgery, the Bones season finale gave fans a taste of what they've hungered for — the partners-in-crimesolving canoodling in bed together.

Ah, but there was a catch, as had been telegraphed by producers in the weeks prior. The bedroom antics were ... read more

VIDEO: CSI: NY Star Previews Tonight's Deadly Finale

• May 14, 2009 03:52 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Melina Kanakaredes, CSI: NY

Lest anyone miss it, you are hereby reminded that CSI: NY's season finale airs this Thursday at 10 pm/ET, on CBS.

Series star Melina Kanakaredes came by TVGuide.com to preview the season-ender, in which one team member breathes his or her final breath.

"Listen, someone dies every episode," she says, "but it's not always that ... read more

Grey's Finale Preview: Does Mark Have a Big Surprise for Little Grey?

• May 14, 2009 03:57 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich

Chyler Leigh with Eric Dane

When it comes to promoting Grey's Anatomy's two-hour season finale (airing Thursday at 9 pm/ET, ABC), Chyler Leigh delivers... and then some. Not two weeks after welcoming her third child into the world, Leigh took to talking up the season-ender, in which big twists surely are ahead for the likes of Izzie and perhaps George, sure, but also Lexie and her sweet romance with Mark.

After the jump, Leigh offers a glimpse at what's on tap this week, reflects on the romance that was not meant to be, and shares her take on two possible goodbyes. read more