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Mariska Hargitay "Recovering Well" in Hospital

Law & Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay is on the road to recovery, and will likely be solving on-screen crimes again soon. "Mariska is recovering well and is expected to return to SVU in the next couple of weeks," reps for the actress and the NBC series said Monday in a joint statement. While TVGuide.com confirmed that SVU's production wouldn't be affected by her absence, one source says that the actress' alter ego, Det. Olivia Benson, has been written out of at least one episode as a result of Hargitay's hospitalization. Hargitay was hospitalized for the third time last week for discomfort related to a pneumothorax (a collapsed lung), which she suffered in January.

Mon, Mar 9, 2009

Mariska Hargitay "Recovering Well" in Hospital

VIDEO: Castle's Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic Dish on their Slow-Burn Attraction

Nathan Fillion has won fans over alternately as Buffy's Caleb, Firefly's dashing Capt. Mal and a hunky Wisteria Lane doctor. Starting Monday, March 9 (at 10 pm/ET), Fillion will appear as Nick Castle, a wise-cracking mystery writer in need of inspiration in ABC's comedic crime drama, Castle. Fillion and his smoldering costar, Stana Katic, spoke with TVGuide.com just ahead of the show's arrival to dish on their on-screen battle of the wits, what fans will see from Fillion that they haven't seen before, and why they were each drawn to the show. Plus, will Fillion be teaming up with Joss Whedon again? When the cameras weren't rolling, the actor said he'd sign up for anything the Buffy creator (and current Dollhouse producer) asked him to join.

Sat, Mar 7, 2009

No More Tears! The Osbournes: Reloaded Arrives in March

Ozzy Osbourne fans can soon put their air guitars away and turn on the tube: The rocker and his family have set a return date. The Osbournes: Reloaded premieres March 31 (9 pm/ET, Fox), and promises to bring a new slew of antics with it. In a format that sounds part talk-show, part Jackass — plus many parts Ozzy — the new series will feature studio-audience interaction, shocking stunts and a brash sensibility. Highlights include such scintillating moments as Sharon Osbourne unveiling a stripping grandmother, her children Kelly and Jack bringing a ladies' man face-to-face with his exes and Ozzy spraying foam into the audience. Reloaded marks the Osbournes' return to TV as a family for the first time since their MTV reality foray ended in 2005.

Thu, Mar 5, 2009

No More Tears! The Osbournes: Reloaded Arrives in March

Grey's Anatomy: Jessica Capshaw Extends Her Stay

Grey's Anatomy has inked a deal with Jessica Capshaw to play pediatrician Arizona Robbins in the season's remaining episodes, with an option to return next fall as a series regular. Capshaw arrived at Seattle Grace for a three-episode stint in January, and was quickly established as the new love interest...

Fri, Feb 27, 2009

Grey's Anatomy: Jessica Capshaw Extends Her Stay

Gossip Girl Spin-off Finds Its Lily in Brittany Snow

The Upper East Side will have nothing on the San Fernando Valley, if Brittany Snow has anything to say about it. The perky star of Hairspray and NBC's American Dreams is set to headline Gossip Girl's spin-off, a Warner Brothers rep confirmed for TVGuide.com. The show centers on a teen Lily van der Woodsen (née Rhodes) living in 1980s Los Angeles.

Fri, Feb 27, 2009

Gossip Girl Spin-off Finds Its Lily in Brittany Snow

Britney Spears' Ex Surrenders to Police in Felony Assault Case

Britney Spears' former boyfriend has surrendered to police to face felony assault charges as the pop star's father returns to court to extend a retraining order against him. Adnan Ghalib, 36, pleaded not guilty at Van Nuys Superior Court Wednesday, and was released on $100,000 bail, the Los Angeles Superior Court told TVGuide.com. He's due back in court for an April 2 hearing. Ghalib's attorney could not immediately be reached for comment. The Los Angeles district attorney's office said Ghalib drove into a man who...

Wed, Feb 25, 2009

Britney Spears' Ex Surrenders to Police in Felony Assault Case

Charles Barkley Is Going to Jail

Charles Barkley has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges related to a DUI arrest, and faces jail time. The former NBA star, 45, is scheduled to begin a five-day jail sentence starting March 21, the Associated Press reports. He must also pay a $2,000 fine and attend an alcohol-treatment program, as well as install an ignition-locking device in his cars that requires sobriety for the engine to start. Barkley's lawyer was not immediately available for comment. Barkley was arrested outside a Scottsdale, Ariz., nightclub...

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

Meet the New Oscars: Sexy Stars, Big Surprises and a Box-Office Bear-Hug

This year's Oscars won't just focus on the arty, high-minded films that are nominated, but also the fun flicks that drew the year's biggest audiences, the show's producers tell TVGuide.com. The fan-friendly vibe starts with the host of Sunday's 81st Academy Awards — X-Men star Hugh Jackman. "[The Awards are] celebrating the community of people who make movies and people who go to movies," producer Laurence Mark said. "[And] celebrating the connections between the people behind the scenes." Asked if Jackman's status as People's Sexiest Man of 2008 helped him land the hosting job, Mark laughed, "It didn't hurt!" "The truth is, he sings, he dances, he acts — and he looks terrific in a tuxedo," Mark added. "We will manage to use all four of those skills to our advantage, and that includes acting."

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Meet the New Oscars: Sexy Stars, Big Surprises and a Box-Office Bear-Hug

Countdown to Oscars: Nominees Gush, Joke and Scream Over Accolades

This year's Oscar nominees are meditating, reflecting or, in some cases, still in disbelief about their chances to take home the gold on Hollywood's biggest night. TVGuide.com caught up with the nominated actors just ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards (8 pm/ET, ABC) — and they're everything from glib to gushy when asked about their Oscar nods. Kate Winslet, lead actress for The Reader "I have been here so many times, and lost so many times, that, quite honestly..."

Fri, Feb 20, 2009

Countdown to Oscars: Nominees Gush, Joke and Scream Over Accolades

Daisies' Final Episodes to Bloom this Spring --- But Not on TV

Pushing Daisies' final, unaired episodes are going to see the light of day — just not necessarily on television. Find out who will get first dibs on these "lost" episodes, after the jump.

Thu, Feb 19, 2009

Daisies' Final Episodes to Bloom this Spring --- But Not on TV

Hot Gossip! Serena's New Man Is Revealed

The Upper East Side is getting steamier by the week. Gossip Girl's Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) will soon be feeling the heat with a new man — once he's done dating her socialite bestie, Poppy Lifton (Tamara Feldman). Up-and-comer Armie Hammer will play the dashing Gabriel Serrano, who will stick around for three episodes toward the end of the season, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

Fri, Feb 13, 2009

Hot Gossip! Serena's New Man Is Revealed

Usher's Wife Recovering from Cardiac Arrest

Usher's wife is recovering from cardiac arrest, which she suffered just before undergoing plastic surgery last week. Tameka Foster entered a hospital in Sao Paolo, Brazil, last Friday for a liposuction procedure. She suffered a cardiac arrest while getting anesthetized for the surgery, "but was revived in less than a minute by heart massage," Ellen Dastry, a spokeswoman for plastic surgeon Silvio Sterman, told the Associated Press. Foster was then induced into a coma and taken to the intensive-care unit — protocol Dastry said is "absolutely normal" and meant to "avoid unnecessary complications." Later the same day, Foster was moved to a reportedly better-equipped hospital in Sao Paolo, where she is recovering. No further details have been disclosed.

Fri, Feb 13, 2009

Usher's Wife Recovering from Cardiac Arrest

Beyonce, Stevie Wonder and will.i.am to Perform at NAACP Awards

Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder and will.i.am will be on hand to keep the beat at the NAACP Image Awards this Thursday (8 pm/ET, Fox).  The trio joins previously announced performers Jennifer Hudson and Seal at the 40th annual event. A plethora of other stars will also appear throughout the evening, including...

Thu, Feb 12, 2009

Beyonce, Stevie Wonder and will.i.am to Perform at NAACP Awards

Personality Plus: Showtime Pledges More United States of Tara

Showtime's United States of Tara (Sundays, 10 pm/ET) is returning for a second season. At least one of the show's writers had her fingers crossed for a Season 2 — and not just because she likes her job. "We really had a hard time putting everything we wanted to do [with the series] in 12 episodes — and that's not always the case!" Alexa Junge told TVGuide.com at the series' outset. "[Tara's] got a good story to tell, and we're just getting rolling here."

Wed, Feb 11, 2009

Personality Plus: Showtime Pledges More United States of Tara

Renewal News: Life Will Go On for American Teenager

Teen drama Secret Life of the American Teenager will be back for a second season. The ABC Family series examines the relationships within a family and their community when 15-year-old Amy Juergens (Shailene Woodley) unexpectedly becomes pregnant. The show debuted last summer to record-setting ratings on the netlet.

Tue, Feb 10, 2009

Renewal News: Life Will Go On for American Teenager

Brothers & Sisters Preview: Meet Ryan, the Walker Love Child

Brothers & Sisters' Walker family is expansive, with the siblings, their significant others and more bringing drama, comedy and intrigue to the fore each week. On Sunday (ABC, 10 pm/ET), a new Walker sibling will add a twist to the mix, arriving after his existence was discovered earlier this season. A product of an affair, Luke Grimes' (All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) edgy Ryan Lafferty lost his mother, and now faces fresh loss when he learns the truth about his past. TVGuide.com sat down with Grimes ahead of his appearance to find out what's behind the new sib's brooding demeanor, how the family reacts to his arrival and what he thinks of fans' mixed reactions to his casting.

Sat, Feb 7, 2009

Brothers & Sisters Preview: Meet Ryan, the Walker Love Child

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Leverage Creator Cons His Own Cast

"Our show is about deception," Leverage creator Dean Devlin tells his cast and producers. "And so is this today." Thus began a meeting with cast and producers — assembled in-person and via video-conferencing — early Monday morning for what was billed as an important occasion. The stars were scattered across the globe: Christian Kane was in Nashville; Gina Bellman was in London; Timothy Hutton was in Paris, and others were gathered in the L.A. studio. Once they were all in the same room, Devlin surprised them with a special guest who broke the good news: Leverage will be back for a second season! Devlin filmed the event, and shared the exclusive sneak peek with TVGuide.com, including a moment with Aldis Hodge's mom and Kane's kvelling that his prayers had been answered.   Watch the video, after the jump.

Fri, Feb 6, 2009

Miley Cyrus Defends Herself in Latest Photo Controversy

Miley Cyrus is defending herself over another photo controversy — but she remained fully clothed this time. The teen phenom reportedly took to her official fan site to insist that the media is "making something out of nothing" over a photo in which she and several other people slant their eyes. (Though there is an Asian-American in the group, he is not making the same gesture.)

Thu, Feb 5, 2009

Miley Cyrus Defends Herself in Latest Photo Controversy

Pushing Daisies' Swoosie Kurtz to Hang with Housewives

Pie lovers nationwide are still pining for Pushing Daisies, but they'll have something new to savor when series alum Swoosie Kurtz arrives on Wisteria Lane. The actress, who played Aunt Lily on ABC's canceled series, is guest-starring on Desperate Housewives as a potential love interest for one of the characters, her rep confirms for TVGuide.com. "[Housewives writer] Marc Cherry is writing something really..."

Thu, Feb 5, 2009

Pushing Daisies' Swoosie Kurtz to Hang with Housewives

House Votes to Delay DTV Transition Until June

Television owners racing to upgrade their old tubes just got an extension. In a surprise reversal, the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to delay the digital-TV transition by four months, the New York Times reports. The House had initially rejected the bill Jan. 28, one day after the Senate passed a similar piece of legislation. The original transition deadline had been set for Feb. 17; the new transition date is expected to be rescheduled for June 12.

Wed, Feb 4, 2009

House Votes to Delay DTV Transition Until June

Britney's Former Manager Files Suit Against Spears Family

Osama "Sam" Lutfi, Britney Spears' former manager, has taken his rocky relationship with the pop star into the courtroom. Lutfi filed a 45-page lawsuit against the pop star and her parents, Lynne and Jamie Spears, for libel and defamation, the L.A. Superior Court confirmed for TVGuide.com — three days after Britney obtained a restraining order against him and her former main squeeze, Adnan Ghalib. The lawsuit reportedly details Lutfi's version of what transpired between him and the Spears family...

Wed, Feb 4, 2009

Britney's Former Manager Files Suit Against Spears Family

Kate Winslet: "I Hope There Isn't a Strike"

Kate Winslet is a double Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee, but she's thinking about actors who aren't sweeping awards ceremonies. "I really hope that there isn't a [Screen Actors Guild] strike," the actress, nominated for a best actress Oscar for her role in The Reader, said Monday at a luncheon for nominees. "When I think about my upbringing, and I think about my father who relied on voiceovers  ... or a jingle ... he relied on those things to pay the rent and put food on the table for his four children," she recalled.

Tue, Feb 3, 2009

Kate Winslet: "I Hope There Isn't a Strike"