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Heroes' Bryan Fuller Leaving for Second Time

• Jun 22, 2009 06:28 PM ET
• by Tim Molloy
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Heroes

Bryan Fuller has left Heroes... again.

Fuller says he's leaving this time to work on other projects because of time constraints — not due to any creative differences with Heroes creator Tim Kring. read more

Ratings for Daisies' Swan Song, NBA Finals Finale and More

• Jun 15, 2009 03:06 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 6 Comments

Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies

Recapping some recent ratings highlights:

• On Saturday night, NBC's Kings returned to an audience of 1.59 million total viewers, CBS' Harper's Island (3.17 mil) dropped 12 percent, and the series finale of ABC's Pushing Daisies delivered 2.24 mil. Coming this Saturday: The first of the last Eli Stone episodes!

• ABC's coverage of Sunday's NBA Finals drew 10.12 million viewers, the biggest audience for a Game 5 since 2004. On average, this year's Magic-Lakers series retained 95 percent of 2008's Celtics-Lakers finals.

• The CW's timely broadcast of the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three scored 2.15 mil.

Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this summer or the upcoming fall season? E-mail senior editors Matt, Mickey and Tim at mega_scoop@tvguide.com. Also, follow TV Guide on Twitter. read more

Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, June 13, 2009

• Jun 13, 2009 04:00 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
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Naked Brothers Band
9 pm/ET Nickelodeon
Drummers Simon Kirke, Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson and Chris "Tomato" Harfenist pop up on tonight's episode, and they are not happy with Alex after he boasts that he's the greatest drummer in the world. His bragging makes its way onto the Internet, and these three musicians have a little problem with that claim. Meanwhile, Thomas, David and Qaasim have their own big problem to deal with: An annual pranking competition gets out of hand, landing them in jail. — Jennifer Sankowski

Pushing Daisies
10 pm/ET ABC
Despite critical acclaim and a devoted following, Pushing Daisies lives up to its name as tonight's series finale represents the final nail in the coffin of cancellation by ABC. But as one might expect, it's going out in style, especially when Vivian and Lily reunite as the synchronized-swimming duo Darling Mermaid Darlings after tragedy strikes a water circus. Nora Dunn and Wendie Malick guest star as the Aquadolls.

Read on for previews of Pushing Daisies, Re-Inventing Bonaduce, Beverly Hills Groomer and 20Q. read more

Ratings: Conan's Tonight Show, MTV Movie Awards and More

• Jun 2, 2009 10:35 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 18 Comments

Heeeeeeeeeeere's Conan!

Some recent ratings highlights:

• The premiere of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien delivered the best numbers (a 7.1/17 rating) for a Monday Tonight Show in more than four years, and the seventh-highest Monday overnights for Tonight since Jay Leno took over as host in 1992. 

Compared to his final Late Night broadcast, Conan's audience was up 173 percent. (Read Mickey O'Connor's "snap judgement" of Conan's Tonight Show.)

• The 2009 MTV Movie Awards averaged 5.3 million total viewers, a year-to-year increase of 73 percent and the show's biggest audience since 2004.

• On Saturday night, Harper's Island held steady at 3.85 mil, and Pushing Daisies returned to an audience of 2.35 mil.

• Across the pond, the season finale of Britain's Got Talent — in which the dance troupe Diversity bested Susan Boyle — drew 17.3 million viewers, or 72 percent of the U.K. television audience. That represents a 32 percent gain over the competition's previous finale.

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Tonight's TV Hot List: Saturday, May 30, 2009

• May 30, 2009 04:01 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
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Pushing Daisies
10 pm/ET ABC
Life imitates art on Pushing Daisies — the show was yanked from ABC's schedule last year and subsequently canceled, but it's come back to life to deliver three more episodes before shuffling off to the great beyond. In tonight's episode, Chuck and Emerson make for a strange sleuthing pair when Ned announces that he doesn't want to use his otherworldly powers to solve crimes anymore. Meanwhile, Olive faces the consequences of a youthful prank gone awry: The kidnappers she hired to abduct her as a child (she just wanted more attention from her parents) are back! Richard Benjamin and George Segal guest star as the kidnappers.

Read on for previews of Maneater, Stanley Cup Finals, The Book of Beasts, Ultimate Burger Bash with Food Network All-Stars and Safe Harbor. read more

Pushing Daisies: Where Were We?

• May 29, 2009 07:43 PM ET
• by Mickey O'Connor
• 62 Comments

Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies is back!

Well, for three weeks anyway, as ABC fulfills its promise to the fans to schedule the three unaired episodes. The end of the Daisies drama unspools over the next three Saturdays at 10 pm/ET.

The facts were these: Some time in December 2008, after months of disappointing ratings, ABC pulled the plug on our beloved Pushing Daisies. Shortly after its cancellation, the network atoned by announcing that it would air the three unaired episodes at a later date, probably over the summer. It was even reported that series creator Bryan Fuller (who has since decamped for his other baby, Heroes) was given the opportunity to recut the season-finale episode so that it could act more like a series finale.

Which is all well and good, but... does anyone even remember what was happening on Pushing Daisies back in December?

Scoop! ABC Schedules Remaining Daisies, Eli and DSM Episodes

• Apr 8, 2009 03:25 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 55 Comments

Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money

Finally, a triple-dose of closure. And on free TV.

ABC is set to announce return dates for three of this season's celebrated but canceled series: Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money. Find out when and where you can welcome back Ned, Eli and Nick, after the jump. read more

Pushing Daisies Season 2 and Other Announced Releases

• Apr 1, 2009 07:48 PM ET
• by The DVD Team
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Pushing Daisies - Season 2

New releases announced today, April 1:

Prison Break - Season 4: The Final Season will be coming out June 2

Pushing Daisies - The Complete 2nd Season will be coming out July 21

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

No Foolin': Pushing Daisies Second Season Heading to DVD and Blu-ray!

• Apr 1, 2009 07:42 PM ET
• by The DVD Team
• 29 Comments

Pushing Daisies

This could have been a really mean April Fools' Day prank, but luckily it isn't.

Warner Home Video has announced a release date for Pushing Daisies' complete second season on DVD and Blu-ray. The set hits stores on July 21, finally making it easy as, uh, pie, for diehard fans to see the three episodes ABC will not air. (Those episodes are also being screened for PaleyFest attendees in L.A. on April 19th.)

The four-disc set (two discs for Blu-ray) will feature all 13 Season 2 episodes, as well as featurettes on creator Bryan Fuller's vision, composer Jim Dooley's music and the magic created by the visual effects team. You can pick up your copy for $39 on DVD and $49 for Blu-ray.

Are you excited to finally see those remaining episodes?

Daisies' Final Episodes to Bloom this Spring — But Not on TV

• Feb 19, 2009 12:11 AM ET
• by Anna Dimond
• 60 Comments

Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies' final, unaired episodes are going to see the light of day — just not necessarily on television. Find out who will get first dibs on these "lost" episodes, after the jump. read more