Gugu Mbatha-Raw has signed on to star opposite Kiefer Sutherland in Fox's Touch, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
The series stars Sutherland as a man with a psychic and autistic son, Jake (David Mazouz). Raw, who starred in NBC's short-lived Undercovers, will play...
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To paraphrase NBC's marketing slogan, has prime time become "less colorful"? Looking at the casting of this fall's new TV series, the groups that monitor TV diversity think so.
Unlike last year, when at least nine new shows boasted leading roles for black, Latino and Asian-American actors (including NBC's now canceled Undercovers and Outlaw and The CW's returning Nikita), next year most minority characters are supporting roles. The networks are also airing more comedies next fall — and in recent years, half-hour sitcoms have been less diverse than dramas.
That's why there's concern that the...
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Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
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This episode serves as a lesson in recovery — how to achieve it and how not to achieve it. Dr. Drew takes addicts and their families to a lake house retreat to emphasize the crucial role that loved ones play in the process of retaining sobriety. The dangers inherent in the process are clearly illustrated when Leif Garrett is tempted to defy authority on a Hollywood outing and possibly stumble into relapse. — Fred Mitchell
Read on for previews of Undercovers, Dog the Bounty Hunter, My Strange Addiction, Alamo Bowl, Great Performances and Modern Family.
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With reruns galore as Christmas approaches, TV audiences were down as Wednesday night's three top networks averaged fewer than 5.5 million viewers — and everyone else even less.
At 8/7c, first-run episodes of Fox's Human Target and NBC's Undercovers (still dumping the inventory after its untimely demise) reeled in audiences of 5.7 million and 4.2 million, respectively. Meanwhile repeats of ABC's The Middle and Better With You attracted 6.1 million viewers and 5.1 million viewers, respectively, and CBS' annual...
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Ashley Williams has been tapped to star in TNT's Bird Dog, replacing Eliza Dushku as the lead, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Williams, 32, will play Gail McGrath, a cop who is forced to partner with her estranged father, also a policeman, who will be portrayed by...
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