Fringe

Mega Buzz on 24, CSI: NY, 90210, Lost, NCIS, Fringe & More

• Jun 30, 2009 10:00 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor & Tim Molloy
• 56 Comments

Kim Raver (24), Gary Sinise (CSI: NY) and Shenae Grimes (90210)

Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com. 

Will Kim Raver return to 24 since ABC didn't pick up her new show? — BrightEyez
MATT: I see where you're going with this. Since Season 8 is set in New York City, you're hoping Jack and Audrey will rendezvous, Sleepless in Seattle-style, atop the Empire State Building. Well, put a pin in that dream for now. For starters, you should be with me in wanting Jack with Renee, not Audrey. Beyond that, ABC's Inside the Box pilot is undergoing retooling/technically still in play, so Raver might not exactly be available. But one Kim you can plan on returning is Jack's daughter — sources tell me Elisha Cuthbert has already filmed scenes for Day 8's first few hours.

What can you tell us about CSI: NY's decision to hire a new CSI? — Karla
TIM: The show recently sent out casting notices for the new series regular role of Kaye Sullivan, a young, attractive ... read more

Fringe: New FBI Agent Once Cracked Cases on Deal or No Deal

• Jun 24, 2009 12:24 PM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor
• 10 Comments

Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle, who once appeared as a "briefcase opener" on Deal or No Deal, has been cast as an FBI agent on Fringe, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

Stifle your snickering about her spokesmodel past. Markle has also... Read on for more read more

Mega Buzz on NCIS, Housewives, The Beast, Smallville and More!

• Jun 16, 2009 10:12 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor & Tim Molloy
• 48 Comments

Cote De Pablo, Felicity Huffman, Patrick Swayze

Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

I only have one question about the NCIS finale: Is Cote de Pablo returning to the show next season? — B.C.
MATT: Why, did it look like Ziva was on death's doorstep in that secretly filmed torture scene? If so, think back to what NCIS boss Shane Brennan said about that grim cliff-hanger: Come September, "all will be revealed and you will be surprised. It will come at you from left field." (But, in a word: Yes. Sources whisper to me that Cote will be back.) Bonus buzzlet: Season 6 arrives on DVD Aug. 25! 

Please tell us the rumors aren't true, and that Desperate Housewives isn't going with a melodramatic miscarriage storyline for Lynette. — Steph
MICKEY: Egads, this is morbid, Steph, but let's retrace our steps: Marc Cherry has said that he thinks a mother losing a child would be ... read more

Mega Minute: Fringe Adds a New Federal Agent, and More

• Jun 9, 2009 12:28 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 5 Comments

Fringe

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:

• Fringe has a casting call out for a spunky new character. Get the details, then share your own "dream casting" picks.

• Answering a question from the Mega mailbag, I've got good news... and bad news... for Billy Campbell fans.

• Which Everwood alum is going Greek? And how might the character's arrival waylay a new CRU romance?

Watch and discuss the new MMM after the jump! read more

Mega Buzz on Grey's, Fringe, Supernatural, Army Wives and More!

• Jun 2, 2009 10:00 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor & Tim Molloy
• 80 Comments

Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy), Joshua Jackson (Fringe) and Jensen Ackles (Supernatural)

Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

Any scoop to get us Mer-Der fans through the dog days of summer? Perhaps some "baby talk" about Grey's writing in Ellen Pompeo's pregnancy? — Hillary
MATT: Both Chyler Leigh and I are of the mind that Grey's Anatomy would be hard-pressed to accommodate Pompeo's pregnancy, if only because of the timing. "As far as I know they are not [writing it in]," Leigh told me, pointing out that by the time the ABC serial resumes production, "Ellen will be, like, seven months [along]." The only way I see it happening — and at least one source allows, "It could go either way" — is if Season 6 picks up five or six months after the recent finale. Such a jump would also allow poor George time to heal and look like recast Eddie Cibrian. (I kid!) 

If Fox is serious about Fringe (and aren't we all), why is it forcing it to compete against CSI, Grey's Anatomy and The Office on Thursdays? — Anita
MICKEY: At first blush, moving Fringe to such a powerhouse night would appear to be a suicide mission. But Fox entertainment prez Kevin Reilly ... read more

Fringe Season 1 and Other Announced Releases

• May 28, 2009 08:36 PM ET
• by The DVD Team
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Fringe: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)

New releases announced today, May 28:

Fringe - The Complete 1st Season will be coming out September 8

G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero: The M.A.S.S. Device and, separately, Transformers - More Than Meets the Eye will be coming out September 1

Mr. Belvedere - Season 3 will be coming out September 8

The Patty Duke Show - Season 1 will be coming out September 29

Pulling - The Complete 2nd Season will be coming out August 11

Transformers - Season 2, Volume 1: 25th Anniversary Edition will be coming out September 15

Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more

Fall TV: Official Fox Sked Adds Dance to Fall Mix, Terminates Terminator

• May 18, 2009 12:04 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 135 Comments

So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley, Sarah Connor's Lena Headey, and Wanda Sykes

Fox's official plan for the 2009-10 TV season includes good news for House and Bones fans: The two popular series are staying put on their respective nights. They'll also boost two returning freshman series: Tim Roth's Lie to Me has scored the plum après-House berth on Monday, while Fringe will lead out of Bones on Thursday.

Dollhouse will remain in the Fridays-at-9 pm slot, where its new lead-in will be read more

Ratings: Here's the Skinny on the Biggest Loser Finale

• May 13, 2009 03:16 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 8 Comments

The Biggest Loser

Tuesday's tallies:

8 pm/ET
American Idol's Top 3 performed for 21.79 million total viewers, dipping 7 percent week-to-week. NCIS netted second for the hour, with 15.78 mil (down 6 percent).

The Biggest Loser packed 'em in, averaging 11.76 mil over its bloated three-hour finale. That's a 29 percent surge from last week, and NBC's best Tuesday-night demo delivery, excluding the Olympics, since Dec. 6, 2005.

Trailing ABC's According to Jims, Reaper inched up a bit to flirt with 2 mil.

9 pm
The Mentalist topped the hour with 16.11 mil, down 570K, followed by Dancing with the Stars' results show (13.75 mil, down 810 thou). Boosted by some (seemingly unavoidable) Idol overrun, the Fringe finale drew 11.22 mil (up 21 percent week-to-week). But to keep things in perspective, Fringe finished the hour with an audience of 8.9 mil.

90210 dialed up 2.05 mil, up 210K.

10 pm
Without a Trace (13.43 mil) was No. 1 in total viewers, surging 14 percent, while Biggest Loser (13.18 mil for the hour) dominated the demos. ABC's Cupid closer targeted 5.5 mil, up 7 percent. Maybe we'll get a second reboot in another 10 years?

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Fringe Episode Recap: "There's More Than One of Everything"

• May 13, 2009 12:17 AM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor
• 93 Comments

Leonard Nimoy

Fasten your seat belts, Fringe fans, because Tuesday's season finale had lots of revelations, but none more shocking that this: Season 2 will probably take place in two different dimensions! Just as Lost recently announced itself as a show fundamentally about time travel, "There's More Than One of Everything" floated the idea that "the pattern" has all been in service of a singular goal: crossing over to an alternate reality.

Mega Buzz on Lost, Grey's, Gossip Girl, Tree Hill and More

• May 12, 2009 10:15 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor & Tim Molloy
• 39 Comments

Blake Lively (Gossip Girl), Josh Holloway (Lost) and T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy)

Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

I know you guys have some hints about Lost's finale. Don't hold out. — Joseph
TIM: ABC's promos spoil that Sawyer, Kate and Juliet return to the island, so we asked Patrick Fischler (aka the Dharma Initiative's Phil) what could possibly turn the sub around. "Let me see, how do I put this? Sawyer," he said. Fischler says Phil plays an "interesting part" in a season finale that answers lots of questions, but ends with a game-changing cliff-hanger. Might Phil face the music for belting Juliet last week? "I think Sawyer may have to have a little payback," says Fischler. Look for our full Q&A with the actor, whose credits also include Southland and Mad Men, next week.

What can you spill about the Grey's Anatomy season finale? Are we definitely saying goodbye to George and T.R. Knight? — Kellie
MATT: Yes, there are rumors swirling that the finale not only paves the way for George's departure ... read more