The Unit on CBS

True Blood Promotes Robert Patrick After Last Resort's Cancellation

• Dec 10, 2012 06:41 PM ET
• by Kate Stanhope

File this one under silver linings.

Weeks after ABC announced the cancellation of freshman series Last Resort, Robert Patrick has been promoted to a series regular for... read more

Shawn Ryan and Simon Mirren Book Procedural Pilot at CBS

• Aug 12, 2011 04:30 PM ET
• by Robyn Ross

The Shield creator Shawn Ryan and Criminal Minds' Simon Mirren have teamed up for a crime drama pilot at CBS, Deadline reports.

The untitled procedural tells the story of genetic scientist who learns he has a psychopath gene but uses it to help the FBI catch killers. The premise is based on the work of James Fallon, a University of California, Irvine professor who discovered he was genetically linked to string of serial murderers.

NCIS Exclusive: The Unit's Abby Brammell Reports for Duty

• Sep 21, 2010 08:06 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

The Unit star Abby Brammell has been enlisted to guest-star in an upcoming episode of NCIS, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.

NCIS: How will Gibbs' past affect the rest of the team?

In an episode titled "Short Fuse," Brammell, 31, will play a bomb tech who becomes linked to a homicide. During the investigation, the NCIS team will have to dig into her character's very guarded personal life for... read more

Lie to Me Hosts "Alternate Universe" Shield Reunion

• Aug 15, 2010 08:43 PM ET
• by Adam Bryant

Did you ever wonder what would happen if The Shield's Capt. David Aceveda and Officer Danny Sofer were married? Well, viewers will get to see the actors behind those characters as a longtime couple — as well as some other Shield alums together again — on Lie to Me.

Cast members of The Shield set to reunite on Lie to Me

"It's just a fun alternate universe with all these people you're accustomed to seeing in a certain environment," Shield creator and Lie to Me executive producer Shawn Ryan tells TVGuide.com of the stunt episode (Monday at 9/8c on Fox). "It was different, but I think everyone was just really happy to see one another again. I think it meant more on a personal level even than a professional level. We had a very tight-knit group on that show, so to be able to reunite ... was very nice."

Ryan says he immediately began looking for ways to bring Shield actors to his new show when Season 2 began, but then got greedy... read more

Tom Cavanagh Returns to TV

• Mar 8, 2010 08:33 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Tom Cavanagh will star in ABC's new pilot Edgar Floats, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Cavanagh (Ed, Eli Stone) will take on... read more