Bradley James and Colin Morgan
After a successful summer run on Syfy, Merlin will return for a third season, the networks tells TV Guide Magazine exclusively. The next 13 episodes of the series, based on the mythical legends of Camelot, are expected in early 2011, shortly after premiering in the U.K. on the BBC.
Merlin's first season aired in the U.S. on NBC last summer with mediocre ratings, by broadcast standards...
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Miami Medical
Miami Medical
10/9c CBS
The Jerry Bruckheimer-produced medical series was on life support shortly after its anemic debut back in April and the plug was pulled soon thereafter. CBS has been burning off the remaining episodes over the past few weeks, and the last one airs tonight. In the series finale, serious ethical questions arise for Proctor and Zambrano as they are faced with difficult decisions concerning the lives of their patients.
Read on for previews of the World Cup, America Celebrates July 4th at Ford's Theatre, House, Knockout Sportsworld, Glenn Martin, DDS and Merlin.
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Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
8/7c NBC
Tami has the unenviable task of taking Julie, who's still down in the dumps, on college tours, but Julie's not the only one faced with a tough decision. Jess needs to make up her mind about Landry and Vince, and Riggins considers taking part in something that could end badly...very badly. Over at East Dillon, the Lions prepare to take on the worst team in the league in a matchup cleverly dubbed the Toilet Bowl.
Read on for previews of the World Cup, 16 Wishes, 20/20, Party Down, Gone Too Soon and Merlin.
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Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer
8/7c CBS
Melinda has always been the mediator and helper, but, as the season nears its end, it's clear that Melinda is becoming the one in need of rescuing from forces beyond this world. In this episode, she comes to the aid of a ghost who turns up alive. In the process, she finds herself in the center of a revenge plot and discovers enemies she never knew she had.
Read on for previews of Smallville, Stargate Universe, Not Going Out, Merlin, Live From Abbey Road and NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography.
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Merlin
Merlin
10/9c Syfy
The two-parter about the troll Catrina masquerading as a human in order to woo King Uther into marriage picks up post-wedding, with her influence over Uther becoming stronger by the day. Merlin, who knows well her true nature, plots to expose her, but the task is made all the more difficult when she accuses him of theft, a crime punishable by death.
Read on for previews of Friday Night Lights, Smallville, Real Time with Bill Maher, Primetime: What Would You Do?, Need to Know and NASCAR.
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Miami Medical
Miami Medical
10/9c CBS
A top-notch cast is the main reason to give this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced medical drama, which takes place in a Miami trauma unit, a look. Jeremy Northam stars as a former military surgeon newly arrived in Miami from Baltimore. He's thrown into action in the intense pilot when the unit's chief (Andre Braugher) inexplicably walks off the job during an operation. Rounding out the superb cast are Mike Vogel, Lana Parrilla, Elisabeth Harnois and Omar Gooding. While the series doesn't break any new ground, its compelling, likable characters should provide viewers with sufficient reasons to return to this lively unit.
Read on for previews of Merlin, Smallville, Wife Swap and Live from Abbey Road.
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Merlin
Syfy has acquired the rights to air all 26 episodes of the hit British series Merlin, including the second season, which has never aired on American television.
The cable channel will begin airing episodes from the first season in April. The episodes previously aired in the U.S. last summer on NBC...
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Merlin
True Blood
9 pm/ET HBO
How much of a relief was it to know that Lafayette isn't dead? Of course, being chained up in a vampire's basement and watching another human get eaten alive isn't much of an alternative, but you can't have everything. And even though he hasn't been to work for a while, Lafayette probably wouldn't recognize Merlotte's if he came back tonight, especially after Maryann works the bar's usual customers into a frenzy that Sam isn't likely to forget.
Read on for previews of Merlin, Impact, In Plain Sight and Killer Hair.
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Bradley James
American networks have made a habit of swiping and remaking British programs, but the latest import from across the pond will be 100 percent authentic. Merlin (premieres Sunday, 8 pm/ET, NBC), loosely based on the Arthurian legends of the famed sorcerer, arrives stateside as the first British drama to air on a U.S. network — un-retouched, un-recast — since The New Avengers more than 30 years ago.
"I think we probably played a fast one on NBC!" star Bradley James tells TVGuide.com. "It's probably quite difficult to ...
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Mark Valley (Fringe), Evangeline Lilly (Lost) and T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy)
Senior editors Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy answer your questions. Drop us a line at mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
Is there any indication that Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes is going to adjust her stories because of all of the recent negative feedback? — Heidi
MATT: I doubt that Rhimes will alter any master plans, especially when it comes to the Izzie/Denny "romance" which, though polarizing, seems destined to serve some greater purpose. Now, speaking of "negative feedback," I've got at least one source telling me that T.R. Knight's apparent disenchantment with Grey's might not necessarily result in him exiting the series early. Wouldn't it be refreshing to see cooler heads prevail?
The John Scott character on Fringe is such a joyful enigma; maybe one of you can convince the producers to bring him back from the dead? — Susan
MICKEY: [Peeking out from behind a giant Chinese fan] You know who else is a joyful enigma, Susan? Me! When I asked my friends o' Fringe about John Scott's possible reanimation ...
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