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Tonight's TV Hot List: Thursday, June 18, 2009

• Jun 18, 2009 04:01 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
• 4 Comments

The Fashion Show

Burn Notice
9 pm/ET USA
Dealing with a host of problems is nothing new for Michael. But it seems to be coming at him from all sides these days, with old foes able to track him down now that he's lost protection from those that burned him, and with the cops sniffing around him. His latest foe is a repeat customer, the arms dealer (The Shield's Jay Karnes) who blackmailed Michael's ex last season. Now he's kidnapped Nate and is forcing Michael to help him pull off a heist. If that weren't enough, Paxson is still hot on Michael's tail.

Read on for previews of So You Think You Can Dance, Supernatural, Soundstage and Fashion Show. read more

CW Premiere Plan Features Tree Hill Time Swap, Smallville Delay

• Jun 17, 2009 10:14 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 30 Comments

Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill), Tom Welling (Smallville)

The CW is taking page from last year's fall playbook by kicking off early and with the premiere of 90210. The network's rollout plan also features a surprise or two.

Annie, Naomi and the gang's adventures will continue Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 8 pm/ET. Leading out of 90210 will be — déjà vu alert! — the premiere of the new Melrose Place.

Also of note on the CW's schedule is a time-slot swap for ... read more

Supernatural Season 4 and Other Announced Releases

• Jun 3, 2009 05:27 PM ET
• by The DVD Team
• 1 Comment

Supernatural - Season 4

New releases announced today, June 3:

Fame - Seasons 1 & 2 will be coming out September 15

Two and a Half Men - The Complete 6th Season will be coming out September 1

Kings - The Complete Series will be coming out September 8

Smallville - The Complete 8th Season (DVD & Blu-ray) will be coming out August 25

Supernatural - The Complete 4th Season (DVD & Blu-ray) will be coming out September 1

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

CW Boss: Smallville and Supernatural Are Not Necessarily Entering Final Seasons

• May 21, 2009 08:07 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 70 Comments

Smallville, Supernatural

They soon will be split up — Smallville is moving to Fridays at 8 — but Clark Kent and the Winchester brothers still have something in common: Despite rumblings surrounding both shows, neither is necessarily entering its final season this fall.

Asked if Clark Kent will hang up his red windbreaker after Season 9, CW entertainment president Dawn Ostroff told TVGuide.com... read more

Fall TV: CW Plan Pairs Melrose with 90210, Vampire with Winchester Boys

• May 21, 2009 09:44 AM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 57 Comments

Ashlee Simpson, Ian Somerhalder, Mischa Barton

The CW's schedule for the 2009-10 TV season is about natural pairings, starting with the network's new Melrose Place series leading out of 90210 — just as the original shows did back in the early '90s — on Tuesdays.

On Wednesdays, America's Next Top Model will tee up The Beautiful Life, a tale of wannabe top models living under one roof. The show — which includes an ensemble of Mischa Barton, Corbin Bleu and real-life supermodel Elle Macpherson as a tough-as-nails modeling agency boss — is produced by Ashton Kutcher.

As previously reported ... read more

Ratings: Which of 11 Finales Delivered the Biggest Bang?

• May 15, 2009 12:50 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 20 Comments

Grey's Anatomy

Thursday's ratings rundown:

8 pm/ET
Survivor topped the hour with an audience of 12 million total viewers, on par with last week. Bones' surreal season-ender scored 8.7 mil, up a tick. Ugly Betty dropped 9 percent to claim third with 6.83 mil.

While NBC's Earl (4.8 mil) wrapped up its season with a 370K gain, Parks & Recreation (4.25 mil) concluded its freshman run with another (8 percent) drop. Smallville saw 3.16 mil (down 180 thou) pull up a chair for the [cough] "epic" clash.

9 pm
Grey's Anatomy's two-hour, two-jaw-dropper season finale drew 16.35 million viewers — marking the serial's largest audience since the Sept. 25 opener and a week-to-week gain of a mil. CSI's finale followed with 14.42 mil.

Trailing the Hell's Kitchen closer (7.4 mil), NBC's The Office welcomed 6.72 mil to the company picnic (down 13 percent), while 30 Rock (5.66 mil) dropped 8 percent.

Supernatural's Dean and Sam had 2.9 mil (up 100K) at their side as they braved an apocalyptic finale

10 pm
Placing second behind Grey's, CSI: NY's wacky little Thursday season-ender copped 12.84 mil, up 600 thou from its Wednesday outing. Facing outrageously stiff competition, NBC's Southland plummeted 29 percent, to 4.64 mil.

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Supernatural Episode Recap: "Lucifer Rising"

• May 15, 2009 07:26 AM ET
• by Tina Charles
• 697 Comments

Supernatural's Season 4 finale featured Sam and Dean on separate paths. Sam took off with Ruby on a mission to kill Lilith while Dean hung out with the angels. Could the apocalypse possibly be averted?

Much like "When the Levee Breaks," I'm going to have to think about this episode for a long time. The cliffhanger didn't have the same impact as "Devil's Trap" or "No Rest for the Wicked." But it was more like Season 2's "All Hell Breaks Loose Part II" in that it set up what I imagine Season 5 is going to be all about. It also managed to provide some hope that Sam and Dean will be able to ... read more

Season Finale Sneak Peeks: Supernatural and Smallville

• May 13, 2009 04:00 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 10 Comments

"Lucifer Rising," the closer to Supernatural's penultimate season, is almost here. But until Thursday night rolls around, here are two more clips teasing what's to come. Whereas our previous video shared insight into Sam's reeling mind, these two previews focus on Dean. Make the jump and enjoy! read more

Supernatural Preview: For Sam, "There's No Turning Back"

• May 8, 2009 10:32 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
• 22 Comments

Jared Padalecki and Genevieve Cortese, Supernatural

For the few of you who have recovered from "When the Levee Breaks," it's time now to start prepping for Supernatural's Season 4 finale. And here is a sneak peek.

Airing May 14, "Lucifer Rising" finds the brothers nearing the end of their long-dreaded (by fans) collision course. Here is the official logline for the season-ender:

"Dealing with the aftermath of a newly created, crushing rift in their relationship, Sam and Dean each race down a different path to try to stop the impending apocalypse from happening. Guest stars include Jim Beaver as Bobby, Genevieve Cortese as Ruby, Misha Collins as Castiel, Katherine Boecher as Lilith, Kurt Fuller as Zachariah and Rob Benedict as Chuck.

As reminded in this week's Mega Buzz, "Lucifer Rising" was written and directed by series creator Eric Kripke.

Make the jump to watch a tormented Sam confabs with Ruby about what he "must do."