Come Jan. 15, television's most popular show, CSI, will lose its beloved character Gil Grissom. But why would William Petersen leave his starring role on a hit show that averages 21.3 million viewers a week? A character that made him one of the highest paid actors on television? "The reason I'm leaving is because ...
Ugly Betty has a new pregnancy on their hands, but unlike Christina's baby bump, this one isn't scripted. Ana Ortiz, who plays Betty's sister Hilda on hit show, is pregnant with her first child ...
When it comes to out-of-the-box ideas, Top Chef's Eugene "Gene" Villiatora is your man. But during this week's elimination challenge, the chef's warm spin on a cold dish left the judges disappointed. Villiatora gave us the scoop on why he still stands behind his daikon dish, how he climbed the culinary ladder and how he kept his eye on the prize even when he started to miss his kiddies back home. TVGuide.com: After hearing the judges' critique of your dish, what would you have done differently?Gene Villiatora: You know what? I probably would have kept it the same. Like I said before, a lot of people aren't accustomed to eating daikon warm — they just know it as a cold garnish for sushi dishes. I grew up eating daikon warm in Korean and other Asian foods. Everyone saw me doing Asian, Asian, Asian, so I wanted to show them I have range. I was confident because I've done that dish before, but maybe I would have explained myself more. It was a chance to show them something I do. TVGuide.com: How do you come up with all your innovative dishes and techniques?Gene: I don't know. It just comes out of me. [Laughs] My opinion on the culinary industry is: ...
Showtime's new series, United States of Tara, doesn't premiere until Jan. 18, but now's your chance to watch the full episode online before it airs! From executive producer Steven Spielberg, the comedy centers on working mom Tara (Toni Collette), who just so happens to have three other personalities living inside her. First is the Betty Crocker of the bunch who goes by Alice. Then there's Buck who loves the three B's: beer, bar fights and boobs. And last, but not least, is T — the wild child who loves showing off her cleavage. Watch the episode after the jump!
Cheftestant Melissa Harrison thought her seafood dish on this week's Top Chef was screaming creativity, but the judges — especially new addition Toby Young — found it to be quite the contrary. Young even went so far as to compare the dish to "cat food." Find out what Melissa thought of her unforgiving critique, Toby Young's one liners and more! TVGuide.com: Why did you choose fish tacos for this week's challenge? Melissa Harrison: I wanted to represent myself with a little Latin inspiration, and I thought it would be cute. I was trying to be creative, and apparently, Tom didn't think it was that creative. None of us were really impressed by anyone's dish that day. We tasted each others, and no one was carrying the torch home on that one. I do think Jamie's was the best and she deserved to win. Do I think I deserved to go home? No, but I'm home. But I have learned from my mistake and am really trying to think outside of the box. TVGuide.com: What was it like watching Toby Young compare your dish to the taste of "cat food"? Harrison: You kind of just want to punch him in the face, and I'm a really nice person. [Laughs] When he said that, it was like, "Wow dude, I thought you're supposed to be critiquing my food, not coming up with harsh little one-liners. Are you acting, or are you a judge?" It was the harshest critique of my career. I don't think any of us were a fan of Toby Young, but I respect him as a judge. He's a very qualified food critic in England and he did his job — but we all wished Gail was there. TVGuide.com: How about Colicchio?Harrison: I really respect Tom. He's a very talented person, and I think out of everyone, he's the most qualified to be judging our food because ...
Ugly Betty star Vanessa Williams is on a mission this holiday season pushing for parents and teens to sit down and discuss driving safety. The mother of four vividly recalled her school days during the '70s when a drunken driving death left everyone shocked. "One of the kids from school was killed in a drinking and driving accident. She was a passenger and I knew the driver ...
p>Looks like "Little Grey" is having another little one of her own. Chyler Leigh, who plays Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo) half-sister Lexie on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, is pregnant, her reps confirm to TVGuide.com. No word yet on gender or due date, but the new addition will be the 26-year-old actress' third child with actor/musician hubby Nathan West. An ABC insider tells TVGuide.com that ...
TLC fans recognize Genevieve Gorder as the barefoot, soulful designer on Trading Spaces, but the interior makeover maven has found a new home on HGTV with her own show, Dear Genevieve. The series, which kicks off with a preview New Year's Day at 1 pm/ET before moving to its regular time slot on Mondays at 8:30 pm/ET, welcomes homeowners to submit emails, seeking Gorder's expert advice. Lucky online users get an in-person response by Gorder's design team. "We got about 100,000 emails in five days and crashed the server," she said. According to the Trading Spaces alum, many of the issues homeowners face are very common and often involve emotional reasons — be it a moving for a new job, new parents being overrun by children or inheriting a home from relatives. Of all the dilemmas she has come across, Gorder finds the biggest challenges to be that the homeowners can't let go. "They almost sabotage themselves before making any decision because they're so fearful of making the wrong one with all their so-called design rules of what you can and can't do," says Gorder. "My job is to push them out of their little design box." ...
Jaimee Foxworth, a former child star on and recent patient on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, is five months pregnant by her longtime boyfriend, according to People. "I haven't been this happy in years," said the 29-year-old. "I am excited about what the future holds for us." Foxworth plans on releasing an autobiography in mid-2009 documenting her troubled life. The actress, who was quietly written off as the youngest daughter on Family Matters, lost all her income from the show and turned to adult films and marijuana abuse. ...
Brangelina beware — you may have six kids in tow, but Tom Cruise is looking to have 10. During an interview with The Sun, the father of three revealed how much he enjoyed being a dad. "I want 10 children. I love kids. I feel really fortunate to have the teenagers and a two and a half-year-old. It's a great dynamic." ...
Ever since the arrival of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz's baby boy, Bronx Mowgli, fans have been waiting to see what the little guy looks like (and if his face lives up to that name). The married couple made the decision to debut the first picture of their 1-month-old on Wentz's website on Christmas Day in an e-card format. "Happy Holidays to all of our friends! Love Pete, Ashlee and Bronx." Wentz, who earlier blogged that he didn't want to "pimp out the baby" to magazines for money, encouraged their fans to ...
The holidays are upon us, and that can mean only one thing (other than gorging on various seasonal treats) — marathon madness! Check out TVGuide.com's round-up featuring the must-see marathons of the season ...
Here come the Newlyweds! GSN is moving forward with its revival of The Newlywed Game, ordering 40 half-hour episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. But don't expect Bob Eubanks and all his whoopee-esque questions to take center stage. "Marriage has changed over the years — what couples talk about, what they fight about," said executive producer Michael Davies (Who Wants to be a Millionaire). "So there will be a lot of updating just by the fact of our casting. In doing presentations, it's become clear to us that wives today are far more vocal than in the previous episodes. There's just a lot of guys looking concerned that they're about to get in trouble — and usually they do. It's thoroughly entertaining." In a new twist, Davies added that he is casting for "goldyweds" ...
Brad Pitt turned 45 on Thursday, and his new movie, in which the actor ages backwards, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, has really made an impact on his outlook on life. "It just made me think about the ticking clock. Am I in mid-life? Am I halfway there? Do I have 10 years, five years?" he told ...
The Shield has come to an end, but the show's star, Michael Chiklis, is keeping busy developing a new series at FX that's very true to life. The project, House of Cards, focuses on a group committing an elaborate scam similar to the one Bernard Madoff is accused of ...
During his finale performance at the MGM Grand Las Vegas on Wednesday, one of David Copperfield's magician's assistants was severely injured and rushed to the hospital. "During an illusion where David attempts to walk through the rotating blades of a 12-foot high industrial fan, the fan and its platform were being rotated by one of David's illusion technicians," the rep told US. "Just prior to David himself walking through the fan, [the assistant] was accidentally pulled into the vortex of the moving fan blades, causing ...
Though Katie Holmes had to spend her 30th birthday working, hubby Tom Cruise made sure that her big day would be one she would never forget. As the curtains fell during Holmes' Thursday night performance of the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's All My Sons, the cast and crew presented her with ...
New PETA spokeswoman Khloe Kardashian has been caught fur-handed. Recent photos of the reality star wearing fur earned her a boatload of internet criticism. In her blog, she says she wants to change her ways. "As some of you might have seen today, there are several people who have taken to the web calling me a hypocrite and posting photos of me wearing fur," Kardashian wrote Wednesday. "The reason PETA approached me ...
Flight of the Conchords (aka your favorite Kiwis Bret and Jemaine) may not be back on HBO until Jan. 18, but Funnyordie.com is streaming the Season 2 premiere episode online. So what is "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a capella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo" up to this season? First up, they're working on a jingle for Femident, an organic toothpaste for women. Plus: Mel's back! Watch the full episode after the jump.
We all must have been on Santa's nice list this year because we are getting yet another little nugget of the upcoming and highly anticipated season of Lost. Jack, who has finally shaved off the small animal that was living on his face, runs through the plan of returning to the island with Ben — and it turns out the one who finally convinced Jack to head back to everyone left behind was none other than Locke (yes, the same guy lying dead in a coffin in the season finale). Watch the video after the jump.
Todd Homme from the Lifetime Channel's new reality hit Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist was found dead at his New York home, and the cause was under investigation, his mother told TVGuide.com on Monday. He was 23. "He went to sleep basically and never woke up," said Homme's mother Marianne Amster. "He was all excited about what was going on with the show. He was up all night, went to sleep during the day and he died in his sleep. On Tuesday, Lifetime is scheduled to air the finale of the show in which nine contestants from around the country competed for a professional artist contract with Max Factor, a cash prize of $100,000 and the opportunity to be the makeup artist for an upcoming InStyle photo shoot. Homme was found dead by his partner Neal Krogh, 34, who was taking a nap when he woke and found the reality star on Saturday night. Medical examiners couldn't confirm the cause of death of the seemingly healthy Homme. "I went to the medical examiner early today, and they took tissue samples from his organs and the doctor said ...
Last week, everyone couldn't stop talking about Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's arrest on charges of conspiracy and soliciting bribes. But Saturday Night Live's weekend update couldn't resist poking fun at the helmet of hair Blagojevich sports 24/7. During Seth Meyer's and Amy Poehler's final "Weekend Update" segment together, the two dove into their "Really!?!" bit with the governor as their target. At first, the two addressed the situation as a whole, but at the 1:10 mark, the SNLers launched into a solid forty-five seconds of sheer mockery about Blagojevich's hairstyle of choice. Watch the video, and find out more about Blagojevich's reported obsession with his nicknamed hairbrush after the jump.
