House's Jesse Spencer on Chase's Return, Playing Power Games and Molding New Team Members

The band is back together.On Monday's House (9/8c, Fox) Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) finally lures Drs. Chase (Jesse Spencer) and Taub (Peter Jacobson) back to Princeton-Plainsboro to rejoin his team of diagnosticians.

It might be a week late, but it looks like CSI: NY's Halloween episode will be fittingly morbid.

Ever since the demise of Moonlighting, many television writers have had one great fear: Once their show's two romantic leads sleep together, the show will lose its tension and become lifeless.Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsBut Bones creator Hart Hanson — who faces that challenge as the show's seventh season premieres with Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) six months pregnant with the child of her former will-they-won't-they partner Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) — has found the opposite to be true."I feel like it re-energized the series," Hanson tells TVGuide.com...

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. So excited for Bones to come back! What can you tell me about this season's new villain? — Brittany ADAM: Creator Hart Hanson tells us that if The Gravedigger was the "evil" version of Brennan and Jacob Broadsky was the "evil" version of Booth, then Christopher Pellant, the show's tech-savvy new killer, is the "evil" version of... Booth and Brennan's baby!? "It's too creepy to say that it's like, 'What if Booth and Brennan's baby grew up to be a horrible serial killer?'" Hanson says with a laugh. "But thematically, they have to deal with two things this year that are a combination of the two of them. One's the baby, and the other is this big baddie." I really don't want Daniel to die on Revenge. At least tell me who his killer is. — Melissa NATALIE: Let's put together some facts: Executive producer Mike Kelley has previously said that the second half of the season will show the trial of Daniel's murderer, so yeah, it looks like he's going die. Now, the show is currently looking for an actor to play a high-powered attorney who will defend...

To celebrate his one-year anniversary on TBS, Conan O'Brien brought his late-night show to New York for his first broadcast from the Big Apple since he left Late Night in early 2009. And nearly 3,000 screaming fans were on hand at the Beacon Theater to give him a warm welcome. Conan O'Brien looks back on his big year "I have not heard applause like that since they announced I was leaving New York," O'Brien joked at the top of his monologue.

TVGuide.com users have named their favorite new show!Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new showsOver the past several weeks, we've conducted a series of polls in our Fall TV Popularity Contest, asking users which shows they liked and which they didn't. The competition was fierce, but a champion has emerged...

Game 7 of the World Series hit a ratings home run for Fox and struck out the final season premiere of NBC's Chuck. The World Series' climactic game, which saw the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Texas Rangers 6-2, was watched by 23. 2 million viewers, according to overnight Nielsen numbers. It also handily won the adults-18-to-49 demographic, leading Fox to a Friday night win over NBC.

Have you found a favorite new show this fall? Now's the time to tell us about it! Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped? For the past several weeks, we've conducted a series of polls in our Fall TV Popularity Contest. Now, it's time to name a winner. But not before you vote!Were you charmed by the adorkable New Girl? Do you find yourself in constant need of Revenge? Still trying to piece together the mysteries on Ringer or Person of Interest? While those shows are vying hard for the top spot, Unforgettable, Terra Nova, A Gifted Man and 2 Broke Girls are right on their heels.

NBC's supernatural cop drama Grimm debuted Friday, and we want to know what you thought of it — and what you think of every new series this season.Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped?Did the show's twist on Little Red Riding hood leave you hungry for more? Or was it a big, bad mess? Vote now! And don't forget...

Lou Diamond Phillips will guest-star on the Season 4 premiere of TNT's Southland, TVGuide.com has learned.Southland recruits Lucy Liu for Season 4The former NUMB3RS and Stargate Atlantis star will play Danny Ferguson, a physically intimidating beat cop who is deeply cynical about law enforcement. His views cause more than a little tension with Ben (Benjamin McKenzie) and Sammy (Shawn Hatosy), but when the time comes to put up or shut up, Ferguson proves to be an exceptional officer...

Ready for more Beavis and Butt-Head? MTV hopes so, as the cable network is re-launching the animated series from Mike Judge nearly two decades after its original debut. But will the show, which thrived in the '90s — when the M in MTV still stood for music — work today? Judge and MTV President Van Toffler, a self-described B and B fanatic, think so. Here's how they plan to bring the chuckling chuckleheads into the 21st century...

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Tuesday's episode of Sons of Anarchy. Read at your own risk.] Sons of Anarchy's Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) has always been a "take action now, ask questions later" kind of guy.Exclusive: Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi talks Juice's [SPOILER!]And so he remained in Tuesday's episode, when founding SAMCRO member ...

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Got any scoop on The Office? — Matt NATALIE: Someone (who may or may not be depicted above — Andy's da boss now, so he gets the photo) has a secret girlfriend! We have to admit we're a little saddened by the development, as it dashes the hopes — perhaps temporarily — of a hookup we thought was in the makings. Guesses? On Glee, how can McKinley High have two glee clubs? They can't send them both to sectionals, right? — Jessica ADAM: Did you not watch The Glee Project? Sometimes everybody wins! That said...

Ever feel like your favorite TV shows are sharing the same brain? Thanks to contract negotiations, pilot trends and similar cliff-hangers, we've seen several shows treading similar story line territory already this fall. CSI, Law & Order: SVU, The Office and Two and Half Men all replaced lead characters while NCIS and Castle both saw characters on a shrink's couch. But which shows did it better? Below, we pit them against one another and pick a winner...

We're mere weeks into the new TV season, and already the freshman class has provided some bona fide hits (hello, girls both New and 2 Broke!) But while some shows started strong, several others faltered out of the gate (RIP, The Playboy Club, Free Agents, How to Be a Gentleman and Charlie's Angels!) Which shows will be next? These 11 are in the most danger, due to low ratings, poor performances among younger viewers and other typical bad signs. Is your favorite show on the list?Fall Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite new and returning shows1. Body of Proof (ABC)Tuesdays at 10/9cThe Good News: Dana Delany is just lovely. We'd watch her read the phone book.The Bad News: It often falls behind both Unforgettable and Parenthood in the demo, and the only show pulling lower ratings for ABC...

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from Tuesday's episode of Sons of Anarchy. Read at your own risk.]If Sons of Anarchy has taught us anything, it's that club members who rat out their brothers to the authorities don't usually live to tell about it.FX orders a 13-episode fifth season of Sons of AnarchyOn Tuesday's episode, this season's rat, Theo Rossi's Juice, took...
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Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Bones baby: boy or girl? — Rita ADAM: The show won't drag out the reveal — you will know whether the nursery will be pink or blue by Episode 2. (Booth won't exactly be thrilled by how and when he learns the news, especially since he wasn't even invited to the ultrasound!) And as for that nursery, there may not be one if Booth and Brennan can't get their acts together enough to decide where they want their family to live. When will they actually face some consequences for covering up the murder of Gabby's step-father on Desperate Housewives? — Hailey NATALIE: How's this for consequences? Bree will...

[Warning: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 2 premiere of The Walking Dead. Read at your own risk.]AMC's The Walking Dead has never been for the squeamish, so it should come as no surprise that the Season 2 premiere would attempt what executive producer Robert Kirkman calls "one of the grossest things we have ever come up with."The Walking Dead looks for life after Frank DarabontLed by Deputy Sherriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), the show's band of zombie-apocalypse survivors left Atlanta behind in hopeful search of a safe haven at an abandoned military fort. However, the gang was stalled as they reached a section of interstate that was blocked with abandoned vehicles. When Rick and Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn) spotted a "herd" of walkers approaching, everyone quickly hid under cars until the mob had passed....

The Walking Dead's first season ended with a number of unanswered questions, but as the zombie drama lumbers toward its Season 2 premiere (Sunday, 9/8c, AMC), there's really only one question to be answered: Can the show live on after the exit of executive producer Frank Darabont? Darabont, who spent years developing Robert Kirkman's graphic novel series for the small screen, was suddenly relieved of his showrunner duties in the middle of production on Season 2 and replaced by his No. 2, Glen Mazzara (The Shield). Even more confounding, the change came days after Darabont appeared at Comic-Con to promote the show. But just like the survivors of the zombie apocalypse, the show's cast and crew keep moving. VIDEO Sneak Peek: The Walking Dead's Andrea is not happy to be alive "It's definitely been...

Is Community's Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) going to give her ex-husband another shot?Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsFormer Cosby Show kid Malcolm-Jamal Warner will reprise his role as Shirley's ex Andre in an upcoming Season 3 episode, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. And when he does, he'll have only one thing on his mind: walking down the aisle with Shirley a second time....

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Is there a chance that Lexie and Mark will reunite on Grey's Anatomy? —Jessica NATALIE: Mark still clearly cares about Lexie, which won't go unnoticed by Jackson's mother (Debbie Allen), who makes an appearance in this week Grey's. "Jackson is dealing with that in a mature way, being aware of it, but not being obsessed with it," Jesse Williams says. "Jackson is learning that he can't control everything." Still, "Mark is doing a fairly admirable job about staying in his place. He really cares a lot about Jackson as a student and a surgeon." What's up for Catherine in her last season on CSI? — Meg ADAM: The show is cooking up lots of stories for her final season, most significantly a potential...

Who is the real Abby Scuitto? We're about to find out when her brother comes to town.After Abby volunteers to donate a kidney on Tuesday's NCIS, she learns a few shocking family secrets. "It affects Abby in a huge way," Pauley Perrette tells TVGuide.com."It's a very, very big deal, and it will absolutely impact her for the rest of her life."Fall Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite returning showsAbby's brother, Kyle Davis, is played by Daniel Louis Rivas, who is actually Perrette's ex-boyfriend...

