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Exclusive: CSI: NY Recruits General Hospital Alum to Play Mac's Wife

After seven seasons of CSI: NY, viewers will finally meet Mrs. Mac Taylor.Check out photos of the CSI: NY castFormer General Hospital  and Eastwick star Jaime Ray Newman has been tapped to play Claire Taylor, the wife Mac (Gary Sinise) lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. As we previously reported, Claire will appear in flashbacks during the show's Season 8 premiere, which honors the 10th anniversary of 9/11...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

Exclusive: CSI: NY Recruits General Hospital Alum to Play Mac's Wife

Exclusive Breaking Bad Sneak Peek: Is Skyler Becoming a Criminal Too?

While Breaking Bad has charted Walter White's journey from Mr. Chips to Scarface, Walt's wife Skyler is taking her own steps toward a similar trip.Breaking Bad: How far can Walter White fall?When Skyler (Anna Gunn) finally learned that Walt (Bryan Cranston) was a meth manufacturer in Season 3, she kicked him to the curb. But after further consideration, Skyler asked to come on board...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

Exclusive Breaking Bad Sneak Peek: Is Skyler Becoming a Criminal Too?

Damages: Can Chris Messina's Sanchez Trust His Superiors?

There's a good reason Damages' Chris Messina seems jittery most of the time he's on the screen — and it's only partly because his character is a soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.Patty goes to therapy? Things get flip-turned upside down on Season 4 of Damages"I felt a huge responsibility to the soldiers to make it as honest as I could," Messina tells TVGuide.com. "I played a lot with sleep, and I think the most I didn't sleep was three days in a row. And I'm not a caffeine drinker, but I would play with drinking a bunch of Red Bull before the take. So, the sleep deprivation on top of the instant sugar-caffeine rush ended up making me very shaky."Messina's Chris Sanchez has plenty of reasons to tremble. He's an employee for a Blackwater-esque private military company led by Howard Erickson (guest star John Goodman), and after Sanchez's last mission in Afghanistan went south, his entire unit was killed. Enter Sanchez's old high school friend Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne), who wants to make Sanchez the star witness in her wrongful death lawsuit against Erickson...

Wed, Jul 27, 2011

Damages: Can Chris Messina's Sanchez Trust His Superiors?

Mega Buzz: Housewives' Divorce, Five-0's Sting Op, and a New Mad Boy?

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. What's coming up for Tom and Lynette when Desperate Housewives returns? — Haley NATALIE: Ever see The War of the Roses? It'll be kind of like that, except instead of dishes, they'll break their children. Got any new info on Hawaii Five-0's new season? — Jared ADAM: Kono, the team's go-to bad guy lure, will catch the eye of a former crooked cop who's now a sleazy crime boss. Infiltrating his ranks won't be easy — nor will...

Tue, Jul 26, 2011

Mega Buzz: Housewives' Divorce, Five-0's Sting Op, and a New Mad Boy?

The Mentalist Exclusive: The CBI Recruits Reed Diamond

Former Homicide: Life on the Street star Reed Diamond has signed on to guest-star on The Mentalist, TVGuide.com has learned.The Mentalist: Did Patrick Jane really kill Red John?Diamond will play Ray Haffner, a confident CBI supervising agent who runs a tight ship. As we previously reported, Haffner will lead a group of agents assisting Lisbon (Robin Tunney) and her team with the investigation of  a personal trainer's murder. Something tells us the CBI may not be big enough for both teams...

Mon, Jul 25, 2011

The Mentalist Exclusive: The CBI Recruits Reed Diamond

Bones Season 7 Scoop: Booth and Brennan's Family Matters and a New Villain, Squintern

When Bones returns for its seventh season on Nov. 3, the show will be moving into uncharted territory. After a six-season dance around and toward one another, Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) will be living as a couple, preparing for the birth of their first child. How will the show change without the will-they-won't-they romantic tension that's driven the story for so long? Although the show's Comic-Con panel was scrapped, TVGuide.com spoke with executive producer Stephen Nathan to seek answers to that very question. Plus: He talks about working around Deschanel's real-life pregnancy, a new long-term villain and seeing more of Booth and Brennan's families....

Mon, Jul 25, 2011

Bones Season 7 Scoop: Booth and Brennan's Family Matters and a New Villain, Squintern

VIDEO: See What Bones Had Planned for Comic-Con

If you're as bummed as we are that the Bones panel at Comic-Con was scrapped at the last minute, take heart: Fox has released a small piece of what fans would have seen at the panel.Bones Exclusive: Who's the new gravedigger?Although the video clip ...

Sat, Jul 23, 2011

VIDEO: See What Bones Had Planned for Comic-Con

Community Taps The Wire's Michael K. Williams to Teach Biology

Omar Little is coming to Greendale. The Wire's Michael K. Williams has been tapped to recur on Community's third season as the study group's new biology professor.Community Season 3 spoilers: Annie's rival, Jeff's father and Chang's... rise to power?Williams, who is best known for playing The Wire's Omar, the stick-up boy with a strong moral code, will appear in at least three episodes...

Sat, Jul 23, 2011

Community Taps The Wire's Michael K. Williams to Teach Biology

NCIS Casts Lily Tomlin as McGee's Grandmother

NCIS fans, your cries for more McGee stories have been heard.The hit CBS procedural has cast four-time Emmy winner Lily Tomlin to play Penelope, the grandmother of Sean Murray's Agent Timothy McGee. She will appear early in the show's ninth season....

Sat, Jul 23, 2011

NCIS Casts Lily Tomlin as McGee's Grandmother

Community Season 3 Spoilers: Annie's Rival, Jeff's Father and Chang's... Rise to Power?

Community creator Dan Harmon will once again join his cast for a panel at Comic-Con on Saturday, but we just couldn't wait that long. So, we phoned Harmon to see what he's got up his sleeve for Season 3, and boy, did he spill the goods. Britta's choosing a major! Shirley will redefine herself. And despite the cliff-hanger of Season 2, it sounds like our study group may grow closer than ever this season (or at least certain members of it will). Plus: Harmon teases the group's new biology teacher and an "epic" hero's journey for Troy...

Fri, Jul 22, 2011

Community Season 3 Spoilers: Annie's Rival, Jeff's Father and Chang's... Rise to Power?

So You Think You Can Dance: Who's Going Home?

[WARNING: This story contains spoilers from Thursday's So You Think You Can Dance results show. Read at your own risk.]Despite what host Cat Deeley called "one of the best Top 10 performance shows" in So You Think You Can Dance history, another two dancers have been eliminated from the competition.As usual, Deeley recapped each dancer's performance before revealing which four competitors earned the fewest votes. The good news: Melanie, Tadd, Marko, Sasha, Jess and Caitlyn each breezed into the Top 8.That meant ....

Fri, Jul 22, 2011

So You Think You Can Dance: Who's Going Home?

FX Sets Fall Schedule: When Will Sons of Anarchy Come Vrooming Back?

FX has announced fall premiere dates for five series, including the network's biggest hit, Sons of Anarchy, which will come vrooming back with a 90-minute episode.Sons of Anarchy exclusive: Rockmond Dunbar is the new sheriff in townThe supersized Sons, which will jump the story ahead 14 months, bows Tuesday, Sept. 6  at 10/9c. The 13-episode fourth season follows Jax (Charlie Hunnam), Clay (Ron Perlman) and the rest of the club as they return home from jail to find that SAMCRO doesn't necessarily run the show in Charming in anymore...

Wed, Jul 20, 2011

FX Sets Fall Schedule: When Will Sons of Anarchy Come Vrooming Back?

Mega Buzz: Miami's Mommy, 90210's College Plans, and Castle's New Face

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. Have you gotten any new information about Calleigh and Delko on CSI: Miami? — Mary ADAM: Nothing new to report on the relationship front, but I can promise that you'll see Calleigh out in the field much more now that Emily Procter is no longer pregnant. Her maternal instincts will come in handy when Calleigh forms a strong bond with the rescued children of a wanted fugitive in the season premiere. In fact, the word adoption will come up. Thanks for the 90210 scoop, but who of the West Bev kids won't be going to college? — Maxine NATALIE: Remember how Annie inherited all that money from Marla and was thrilled that she could actually afford to go to college? As they say, money changes everything, but not how you'd expect...

Wed, Jul 20, 2011

Mega Buzz: Miami's Mommy, 90210's College Plans, and Castle's New Face

The Mentalist: Did Patrick Jane Really Kill Red John?

It was perhaps last season's boldest finale. After three seasons, The Mentalist's Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) finally came face-to-face with the man he believed to be Red John (guest-star Bradley Whitford), the serial killer who killed Jane's wife and daughter. The two had a long, intense conversation as Jane tried to confirm that he was indeed in the presence of his nemesis. Once he did just that, Jane took his vengeance, shooting the man in broad daylight and surrendering himself to the authorities that came charging in. Spoiler alert: Simon Baker talks about The Mentalist's shocking season finale But did he really kill Red John? And if so, what does that mean for both Jane's future (is he going to jail?) and the show's long-term goals? TVGuide.com chatted with creator and executive producer Bruno Heller to get the answers...

Tue, Jul 19, 2011

The Mentalist: Did Patrick Jane Really Kill Red John?

Exclusive: Blue Bloods Elects Dexter Alum as Its New Mayor

Blue Bloods police commissioner Frank Reagan will be reporting to someone new at City Hall in Season 2. Check out photos of the Blue Bloods castFormer Dexter star David Ramsey has been tapped for the recurring role of newly elected Mayor Carter Poole, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Poole's political background ...

Mon, Jul 18, 2011

Exclusive: Blue Bloods Elects Dexter Alum as Its New Mayor

Breaking Bad Postmortem: Giancarlo Esposito Reacts to the Premiere's Most Gruesome Scene

[WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the Season 4 premiere of Breaking Bad. Read at your own risk.]Did Jesse kill Gale? After spending more than a year wondering, Breaking Bad viewers had that question answered by the AMC thriller's Season 4 premiere.Breaking Bad: How far can Walter White fall?But the fact that Jesse ...

Mon, Jul 18, 2011

Breaking Bad Postmortem: Giancarlo Esposito Reacts to the Premiere's Most Gruesome Scene

Breaking Bad: How Far Can Walter White Fall?

In Breaking Bad's fourth season, Walter White may finally accept what viewers have known for a while now: Walt is not a good man.When viewers first met Walt (Bryan Cranston), running around the desert in tighty-whiteys after his first kill, his plight as a terminally-ill-chemistry-teacher-turned-crystal-meth-maker was still somewhat relatable. But after telling a mountain of lies, collecting boatloads of cash and committing a few more murders, Walt now seems about as black as his alter ego Heisenberg's porkpie hat.Summer TV: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows"He has accepted who he is and embraced who he is," Cranston tells TVGuide.com...

Sat, Jul 16, 2011

Breaking Bad: How Far Can Walter White Fall?

Big Brother Evictee Keith: "My Alliance Didn't Have My Back!"

Keith Henderson came into the Big Brother house with a ton of energy and confidence in what he believed to be a foolproof strategy to win the $500,000 grand prize. Unfortunately, a twist in the game threw his strategy out the window and his overconfidence was enough reason for his fellow competitors to kick him out of the house first this season. TVGuide.com chatted with the 32-year-old human resources manager about why he called out his teammates as traitors and whether he thinks Deacons should be horndogs. Plus: He tells us who he thinks betrayed him on eviction night — and he's completely wrong!

Fri, Jul 15, 2011

Big Brother Evictee Keith: "My Alliance Didn't Have My Back!"

Exclusive: Sopranos and Greek Stars to Make Trouble for Californication's Hank

Californication is adding two characters who will create potential headaches for Hank Moody in very different ways.Californication: What's ahead in Season 5?Emmy winner Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos) and Greek's Scott Michael Foster will guest-star on the Showtime comedy's upcoming fifth season, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively...

Fri, Jul 15, 2011

Exclusive: Sopranos and Greek Stars to Make Trouble for Californication's Hank

Justified Emmy Nominee Margo Martindale: "I Haven't Gotten to Do All the Things I Can Do"

If there was one performance that earned almost unanimous praise from both TV critics and  viewers alike this season, it was that of Justified's Margo Martindale. So the fact that her riveting portrayal of Harlan County crime family matriarch Mags Bennett earned the stage and screen veteran her first Emmy nomination is, well, justified.Check out our complete Emmys coverage"I'm truly beside myself with joy," Martindale tells TVGuide.com, giddy with laughter. "It's a whole new world for me. I've been nominated for a Tony, but this whole thing is just joyous."Although Martindale says she never anticipated the waves of support and critical appreciation she received throughout the season, she instantly responded to Mags on the page...

Thu, Jul 14, 2011

Justified Emmy Nominee Margo Martindale: "I Haven't Gotten to Do All the Things I Can Do"

Rescue Me's Final Season: Can Tommy Gavin Survive?

As FX's firefighter drama Rescue Me begins its final season Wednesday (10/9c), it must contend with the question that has loomed over the series like a black cloud of smoke since Episode 1: Will there come a day when reckless hero Tommy Gavin won't come out of a burning building alive?Summer TV: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsOf course, fire isn't his only vice. Although Tommy (Denis Leary) survived the rescue effort on 9/11, his battle with alcohol and his revolving door of women have put him a number of situations that were just as life-threatening as running into the World Trade Center. So, after six years of ghosts, sex and gallons of booze, is there any chance Tommy escapes the series with a pulse?"Obviously, you want to make sure it's a satisfying end of the journey for the viewers," co-creator and executive producer Peter Tolan tells TVGuide.com...

Wed, Jul 13, 2011

Rescue Me's Final Season: Can Tommy Gavin Survive?

Castle Exclusive: Meet Castle and Beckett's New Captain!

There's a new bosslady on ABC's Castle.Former 24 and The Larry Sanders Show star Penny Johnson Jerald will join the cast as the new captain of the 12th Precinct, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Jerald will play Victoria Gates, a career-minded cop who spent much of her early career in Internal Affairs. As we previously reported, she will initially be more interested in getting noticed by her superiors and climbing the NYPD's ranks than doing any real police work.Exclusive Castle postmortem: Creator on [SPOILER!]'s death and Castle and Beckett's futureKnown as "Iron Gates," she's alo going to be a bit tougher on our team...

Wed, Jul 13, 2011

Castle Exclusive: Meet Castle and Beckett's New Captain!