
Nathan Fillion, John Noble and Jim Caviezel
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com or tweet them to @adam_bryant or @NatalieAbrams.
I can't wait to meet Rick's dad on Castle this February! Got any more intel? — Jeannie
ADAM: You may be waiting longer than you think for that meeting. Although creator Andrew W. Marlowe confirms that there will be some further exploration of Castle's father come February sweeps, he certainly isn't the focus of the episodes. "I would not characterize the two-parter as being about his dad," Marlowe says. "Hopefully we can find a great and elegant way to embrace Castle's father's mythology in a way that's going to be exciting."
I can't believe there are only three episodes of Fringe left! Got any scoop on how it all ends? — Marc
NATALIE: As the two "good" Observers, September/Donald and Michael, help Walter piece together his plan, we'll get an interesting look at the origins of the fedora-wearing baldies....
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Ryan Seacrest, Jenni 'JWoww' Farley
The noise, the crowds, the debauchery. Going out on New Year's Eve isn't everyone's idea of a good time. Fortunately, there's plenty of specials on the small screen to keep the party going (at a reasonable volume, of course) at home. Here's a schedule of what to watch when it comes time to count down to 2013...
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Cassadee Pope, Kelly Clarkson and Terry McDermott
NBC topped Tuesday as The Voice finale surged from last season's closer.
The two-hour finale drew 14 million viewers and a 4.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, up 11 percent from Season 2's spring finale.
Matthew McConaughey's so skinny! See other celebs who transformed their body for movie roles
CBS was second, with its entire lineup ...
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Kate Walsh and Benjamin Bratt
Addison Forbes Montgomery (formerly Shepherd) will soon be adding another name: Reilly!
That's right, Addison (Kate Walsh) and Jake (Benjamin Bratt) are getting married in the Private Practice series finale, airing Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 10/9c on ABC.
During "In Which We Say Goodbye," Addison will...
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Private Practice
The final season of Private Practice is coming to a close, and it's almost time for our favorite doctors at Seaside Wellness to check out for good.
With only a handful of new episodes left to air, ABC has announced that the series finale will air on...
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Parenthood
NBC topped Tuesday, thanks to The Voice and Parenthood, which matched its season high.
The Voice drew 11.3 million viewers ...
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Josh Radnor, Michael C. Hall, David Boreanaz
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com or tweet them to @adam_bryant or @NatalieAbrams
Any How I Met Your Mother scoop? — Brandon
ADAM: Get ready to see another familiar face next month! Ted will bump into a blast from his past who will have a "big influence on his search for the mother," co-creator Carter Bays tells us. Guesses? If it helps, it's "someone you wouldn't expect to see," Bays says.
OMG! Will Hannah turn in Dexter during the Dexter finale? — Justin
NATALIE: That will be...
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
CBS topped Tuesday night with some help from Gibbs, Rudolph and some Angels.
The network's annual broadcast of The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was the highest-rated program of the night ...
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Paul Adelstein, Kadee Strickland and Griffin Gluck
Cooper is breaking the fourth wall!
Keeping with Private Practice's ambitiously quirky episodes in its final season, in Tuesday's Cooper-centric outing, the doc will actually address the viewers at home as he shares his fears and excitement about Charlotte's impending pregnancy.
TV's soon-to-be-departed series: Are their swan songs hitting the right notes or falling flat?
"It's direct address," Paul Adelstein tells TVGuide.com. "I'm talking to...
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Tina Fey, Joshua jackson, Blake Lively
Dearly (soon-to-be) departed. We are gathered here today to reflect upon five TV series that will soon be leaving our DVRs for good and heading to rerun heaven. Sure, the Grim Reaper has yet to lay claim to so many coulda-woulda-shoulda hits that will get the axe right before the new fall schedules are announced next May, but we at TVGuide.com wanted to take a closer look at those long-running shows with final seasons in full swing to see if they're living up to fans' expectations or if their swan songs are falling flat...
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