Marisol Nichols
NCIS: Los Angeles' Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell) is about to get a very special visitor from his past. Marisol Nichols, who took on Jack Bauer on 24 and a neighborhood full of ghouls in the ABC summer series The Gates, has signed on to play Callen's...
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Alicia Coppola
Looks like Skeet Ulrich won't be the only former Jericho star fighting crime in Los Angeles this season: Alicia Coppola has signed on to guest-star on a Season 2 episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
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Coppola will play FBI agent Amy Rand, an expert on kidnapping cases. Described as athletic, determined and authoritative, she works with the NCIS agents to find a victim to prevent a killing spree...
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Covert Affairs
Playing a Russian computer hacker on Covert Affairs was "awesome" enough for Liane Balaban. But getting to make out with Christopher Gorham on top of it? "More than I can ask for," she says.
"I can't lie. That was a lot of fun," Balaban tells TVGuide.com. "Doing a romantic scene is just like doing a technical scene, like even when I watch the clip, I see that he was very ...
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Eric Christian Olsen
NCIS: Los Angeles has upgraded Eric Christian Olsen to a series regular for the show's second season, CBS announced Tuesday.
Last season, Olsen recurred as Marty Deeks, a seasoned LAPD undercover detective who was recruited to the NCIS team. He'll appear in the two-hour season premiere...
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Alex O'Loughlin, Jim Parsons
CBS is kicking off its premiere week with a slightly tweaked Monday-night comedy block —newcomer Mike & Molly replaces The Big Bang Theory, which is moving to Thursdays...
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Mike O'Malley, Glee
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Question: Mike O'Malley's Emmy nod as guest actor in a comedy for Glee is great, but what do you think about mostly dramatic parts being nominated in the comedy categories? — James (from Twitter)
Matt Roush: It's a good question. Some of the best work in the comedy categories is at least as dramatic as comedic. Mike O'Malley's poignant work as Kurt's father is a great performance but is more likely to elicit tears than laughs. He could be eclipsed by the more conventionally funny work being done by his fellow nominees (most notably Neil Patrick Harris from the same show, or Modern Family's Fred Willard, Jon Hamm's comic turn on 30 Rock, and so on). At the same time, the meatiness of the dramatic scenes in these comedy-drama hybrids (a list that includes Nurse Jackie, United States of Tara and even Monk) may give actors like O'Malley and especially Edie Falco an advantage at awards time. I'm certainly not opposed to honoring the dramatic highlights from comedy series, but it's true the line is very blurred in some of these categories...
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Kirsten Vangsness, Criminal Minds
Kirsten Vangsness, who plays quirky computer tech Penelope Garcia on CBS' Criminal Minds, is in talks to also appear on the upcoming Minds spin-off, a source close to the show tells TVGuide.com.
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If a deal is struck, Vangsness' character could recur or appear regularly on the spin-off, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. CBS took a similar approach last season, with Rocky Carroll's Director Leon Vance appearing on both NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles...
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Chandra Wilson, LL Cool J, Jayma Mays
Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
Will Bailey's boyfriend Ben be back next season on Grey's Anatomy? — Sheena
ADAM: Jason George's role on Off the Map, Shonda Rhimes' midseason show, doesn't necessarily mean the end of Bailey's romance, according to Chandra Wilson. Whatever happens, she says the relationship is important for Bailey's growth. "How many of us go through long-term relationships that end and then you have to sit there and figure out what to do now?" Wilson says. "That's her journey. ... It was about that discovery and how it will change her personality."
Any scoop on the new season of Glee? — Amy
MICKEY: Jayma Mays tells us how she heard that John Stamos had been cast to play a dentist/Emma's love interest. "I got a text message from a friend and all it said was:
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Dancing With The Stars
Dancing with the Stars
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Tonight, a Pussycat Doll, an Olympic ice skater or a sports broadcaster will be crowned the Season 10 champion. But before someone gets his or her hands on that sparkling mirror-ball trophy, all three finalists perform their favorite dances. Also, all of this season's eliminated contestants return to perform new numbers (Chad Ochocinco does a new rumba, Kate Gosselin does a high-wire act, and Jake Pavelka waltzes with his fiancée), and a winner emerges from the college dance-team contest.
Read on for previews of American Idol, The Biggest Loser, The Good Wife, Glee, NCIS: Los Angeles and Parenthood.
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Grey's Anatomy, 24, CSI
Every week, senior editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.
I'm tired of Callie and Arizona fighting on Grey's Anatomy. Is there happiness ahead for them? — Nicole
ADAM: The people behind the show are big fans of the Calzona pairing and are committed to seeing the couple through their differences over having a baby. But don't take my word for it. "I really do feel like Callie and Arizona are made for each other," creator Shonda Rhimes tells us. "They're one of those couples that you adore seeing together, and when they're in pain, you're in pain. ... So I think that there's hope."
What have you heard about the 24 movie? — Cary
MICKEY: There's a script, but the studio...
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