Heroes is gonna call a Ghostbuster in for a guest role this season.Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise, will join the NBC drama for a multi-episode arc, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Hudson will play Captain Bullock, a Baltimore detective who is on the trail of one of the super-powered characters.Check out photos of Hudson throughout his careerOn the small screen, Hudson starred in ...
Will Arnett will re-team with the creative forces behind Arrested Development for a new Fox comedy series.The project, which will be written by Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, Jim Vallely and Arnett, has received a script commitment, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Arnett will also star as a Beverly Hills man who falls in love with tree-hugging woman who can't stand his lifestyle.See photos of Arnett on Arrested DevelopmentThe trio most recently worked together on Fox's short-lived animated comedy Sit Down, Shut Up.Arnett played ...
TNT has ordered a second season of nursing drama HawthoRNe.The cable network has asked for 10 more episodes of the series, which stars Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. The new episodes are set to air in 2010.Check out photos of HawthoRNe's castThe show's first season has strengthened TNT's prime-time lineup, averaging 3.8 million viewers each week ...
Chart-topping country music duo Brooks & Dunn announced on their website that the group has decided to "call it a day.""This ride has been everything and more than we could ever have dreamed.... We owe it all to you, the fans," the message said. "If you hear rumors, don't believe them, it's just time."Watch Brooks & Dunn clips and music videos in our Online Video GuideThe duo, comprised of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, debuted in 1991 with ...
The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and her husband, ESPN NFL analyst Tim Hasselbeck, welcomed a baby boy Sunday.Isaiah Timothy Hasselbeck tipped the scales at 7 pounds, 7 ounces Sunday afternoon in a New York hospital. The newborn is the Hasselbecks' third child, joining 4-year-old daughter Grace and 20-month-old son Taylor Thomas. Check out photos of Hasselbeck with her family "Elisabeth and Isaiah are doing great and we're excited about the addition of another baby boy into our family," Tim Hasselbeck said.The couple has...
ABC's re-imagining of the 1980s sci-fi miniseries and series V will invade the airwaves beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3, the network announced Sunday.See the full schedule and scoop on new shows in our fall preview The series, which focuses on the world's first encounter with a presumed friendly alien race, stars Lost's Elizabeth Mitchell as FBI counter terrorism agent Erica Evans. She is the first to discover that, beneath the skin of the strange Visitors (or Vs), there lies something more sinister than anyone imagined. Evans' son, Tyler (Logan Huffman), sees the Vs as an opportunity to make mankind unite with a common goal while news anchor Chad Decker (Scott Wolf) wants to advance his career by...
For longtime Big Brother fan Ronnie Talbott, actually making it onto the show was a dream come true. However, his "master of the game" approach quickly turned into a nightmare when he told one lie too many and was outed to the house as a rat. TVGuide.com chatted with Ronnie about whether he would take back any of those lies, his fiery exit speech to former cliquemate Michele and why he thinks the power of coup d'état won't be a factor in the game.TVGuide.com: That was some speech you made to Michele. What did she do to you?Ronnie: Until about five days ago, I had nothing against Michele because ...
An autopsy shows that cocaine contributed to the heart disease that suddenly killed TV infomercial pitchman Billy Mays in June, according to officials.Investigators previously determined that Mays, 50, had a heart attack in his sleep at his Florida home. His wife found him unresponsive in bed on June 28. Heart disease is still listed as the primary cause of death.See other celebrities who have died this yearThe Hillsborough County medical examiner ...
WARNING: The following story contains information regarding the winner of So You Think You Can Dance. After weeks of learning complex routines and adapting to new partnerships, So You Think You Can Dance has once again crowned America's Favorite Dancer. More than 3,000 fans packed the Kodak Theater to see the coronation of the Season 5 winner. After celebrating the best routines of the season, host Cat Deeley finally revealed that ...
John Hughes, the director of classic 1980s comedies such as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Sixteen Candles, has died. He was 59.The director suffered a heart attack Thursday while taking a morning walk in New York City, where he was visiting family, a spokeswoman for Hughes told TVGuide.comBorn on February 18th, 1950 in Michigan, Hughes began his career as an advertising copywriter in Chicago. He got his start in comedy writing by selling jokes to Rodney Dangerfield and Joan Rivers. He later submitted a story about a family vacation from his childhood to National Lampoon magazine, which became the basis for National Lampoon's Vacation.He made his directorial debut in 1984 with Sixteen Candles, which starred Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker, a young woman whose 16th birthday goes horribly wrong."I was stunned and incredibly sad...
Brad Pitt doesn't mince words about his feelings for Angelina Jolie, but despite the couple's bond, don't expect a trip down the aisle anytime soon.See photos of Brangelina together"I have a love in my life, a soul mate — absolutely," Pitt said in a candid interview with Parade. But for now, the star of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Inglourious Basterds believes keeping his family together is a bigger commitment than marriage."Our family is the base ...
Jeanine Mason was rarely considered a front-runner on this season of So You Think You Can Dance, but a majority of TVGuide.com readers now believe she will be crowned America's Favorite Dancer.See photos of Mason performing this seasonAfter Wednesday's final performance show, 45 percent of voters said they believe Mason would be the last dancer left standing at the Kodak Theater. Her leap to the top of the leader board came after several powerhouse performances on Wednesday's show, including her solo routine, which received a standing ovation from the judges and the 3,000-plus fans in the theater. Before the final performance show, only 8 percent of TVGuide.com readers said she would win.Mason's closest competitor is ...
A Georgia man who told police he was secretly engaged to Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has been charged with attempting to stalk the tween sensation.Check out photos of Cyrus on Hannah MontanaPolice arrested 53-year-old Mark McLeod Tuesday after Walt Disney Pictures security officers reported he had returned to the Tybee Island movie set where Cyrus was filming, according to The Associated Press. McLeod was previously arrested in June for disorderly conduct and obstruction of an officer near the beachside set, which is 12 miles east of Savannah.After the initial arrest, McLeod told police ...
Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler fell off the stage during a performance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota and was airlifted to a hospital with minor injuries early Thursday.The 61-year-old rock singer fell while dancing after the sound system failed during "Love in an Elevator," according to The Associated Press. When Tyler stopped dancing, he accidentally stepped off the stage's catwalk and fell onto some fans.See photos of Tyler performing through the years"He does a lot of dancing on the stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mike stand," said Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground, which hosted the event. "He put his stand down and twirled around and stepped backwards off the stage."Tyler, who was in town to promote his Dirico Motorcycles, got back up and was taken backstage to be examined by the venue's medical staff. He suffered ...
Jon & Kate Plus 8's ratings tumbled during its return episodes, losing about 6 million viewers from its highly buzzed divorce announcement show in June.Monday's first half hour averaged 4.0 million viewers, while the second episode grew to 4.2 million, according to TLC. The ratings dropped 61 percent from the June 22 episode, which featured the couple announcing their separation. That episode, which kicked off a six-week hiatus, was seen by 10.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode in the series' history.See photos of the kids on Jon & Kate Plus 8Though the most recent episode is...
Former CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather has sued network CEO Leslie Moonves and CBS News President Andrew Heyward in an effort to have them reinstated in his $70 million lawsuit against the network.In the new complaint, which was filed in New York State Supreme Court, Rather accused both men of fraud, according to Reuters. Rather claims he was a made a scapegoat by the network during a scandal in 2004 over a report on ...
The two American TV journalists sentenced to prison in North Korea were given a "special pardon" by the country's leader Kim Jong Il on Tuesday, following a visit by former President Bill Clinton, according to reports. CNN said the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee is a sign of North Korea's ...
The son of Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas was arrested on a drug charge at a New York City hotel, according to The Associated Press.Cameron Douglas, 30, was arrested on a methamphetamine-dealing charge on July 28 at the Hotel Ganservoort, law enforcement officials told the AP. New York police said ...
Ryan O'Neal said he would "take back" having some of his children and admitted to hitting on his own daughter at Farrah Fawcett's funeral.See photos of O'Neal and Fawcett togetherIn the interview, featured in the September issue of Vanity Fair, O'Neal explained how he didn't recognize his daughter, Rescue Me's Tatum O'Neal, and even asked her out."I had just put the casket in the hearse and was watching it drive away, when a beautiful blond woman comes up and embraces me," O'Neal said. "I said to her, 'You have a drink on you? You have a car?' She said, 'Daddy, it's me — Tatum!' "I was just trying to be funny with a strange Swedish woman, and it's my daughter," O'Neal said. "It's so sick."Check out photos of Tatum O'Neal on Rescue MeO'Neal's lack of recognition ...
Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, has drafted an agreement with Deborah Rowe that designates Jackson as the guardian of the pop legend's three children and allows Rowe visitation rights with the older two children.See our full coverage of Michael Jackson's deathThe agreement, which will be presented to a Los Angeles superior court for approval Aug. 3, allows Rowe to visit with the two older children, to whom she gave birth while married to Michael Jackson. The time and frequency of the visits will be determined by a child psychologist hired jointly by Katherine Jackson and Rowe.Neither party sought ...
NBC has turned to House creator David Shore to develop a remake of the 1970s cop drama The Rockford Files.Check out photos from the original Rockford FilesThe original series — which starred James Garner as Jim Rockford, an ex-convict private eye who worked cases out of his trailer in Malibu — ran for six years and put writer-producer Stephen J. Cannell on the map. Garner's performance also earned him an Emmy.Shore, a fan of the original, understands ...
CNN may be losing ground in the battle for cable news ratings, but the network's cross-platform reach is second to none.That was the message CNN president Jon Klein put forth Wednesday at Turner Broadcasting's three-hour panel during the Television Critics Association press tour, according to TheWrap.com. When factoring in broadband traffic, 117.2 million tune into CNN weekly via one platform or another, according to Nielsen.When measured by the same criteria, MSNBC is CNN's closest competitor with 99.4 million users each week. Fox News ranks third in cross-platform reach with 98.2 million users, though it still dominates CNN among traditional TV ratings. Even so, Klein said his network ...
