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CW Orders More Episodes of Gossip Girl, Supernatural

The new fall season hasn't started yet, but the CW is already beefing up its 2011-2012 schedule. Elizabeth Hurley sashays to Gossip Girl The network has ordered two additional episodes of Gossip Girl and 90210, and one additional episode of Supernatural and Nikita, Deadline reports. This will...

Thu, Aug 4, 2011

CW Orders More Episodes of Gossip Girl, Supernatural

ABC Nearing Deal to Pick Up Kirstie Alley Comedy Pilot

In what would be her first network series since 2000, ABC is close to picking up a new comedy pilot starring Kirstie Alley, Deadline reports. The Manzanis, a multi-camera comedy, is described as a new take on Roseanne and would star Alley, 60, as an opinionated wife and mother who...

Thu, Aug 4, 2011

ABC Nearing Deal to Pick Up Kirstie Alley Comedy Pilot

Report: Two and a Half Men to Kill Charlie Sheen's Character

Slamming the door on any possible return from Charlie Sheen, the ninth season premiere of Two and a Half Men will feature the funeral of Sheen's on-screen persona, Charlie Harper, Deadline reports. The episode, which will tape in front of a live studio audience on Friday, will show...

Tue, Aug 2, 2011

Report: Two and a Half Men to Kill Charlie Sheen's Character

Bravo Renews O.C. Housewives, Top Chef Masters; Orders Three New Series

The Real Housewives of Orange County, Top Chef Masters and Million Dollar Listing LA are coming back, Bravo announced Tuesday. That means a Season 7 for the original Real Housewives series, a fourth season of Top Chef Masters and fifth year for Million Dollar Listing LA, which produced a New York spin-off earlier this year.

Tue, Aug 2, 2011

Bravo Renews O.C. Housewives, Top Chef Masters; Orders Three New Series

Eliza Dushku on Her Steamy White Collar Guest Spot: "I Wanted a Mr. & Mrs. Smith Vibe"

Long before he made fedoras and police anklets stylish on White Collar, Matt Bomer romanced Eliza Dushku on the Fox sci-fi series Tru Calling. But when White Collar creator and executive producer Jeff Eastin came calling for her to guest-star on the USA series, Dushku knew she wanted to channel another, very famous, on-screen couple for their reunion. "I wanted a Mr. & Mrs. Smith vibe," Dushku tells TVGuide.com. "[I said] I'd love to come and be on it, but only if it's something that's really special and only if Raquel and Neal really have a Mr. & Mrs. Smith dance going on. It could be sexual at times, it could be violent and scary at times, but as long as it's intense, and he really responded to that." Eliza Dushku to stir things up on White Collar Judging from the previews for Tuesday's episode, airing at 9/8c on USA, the message was definitely received...

Tue, Aug 2, 2011

Eliza Dushku on Her Steamy White Collar Guest Spot: "I Wanted a Mr. & Mrs. Smith Vibe"

Up All Night's Maya Rudolph on Playing an Oprah Wannabe

The Christina Applegate-Will Arnett sitcom Up All Night hasn't even premiered yet, but already co-star Maya Rudolph has gotten a promotion. Speaking to reporters at the fall TV previews Monday, NBC Entertainment Chief Robert Greenblatt announced that portions of the pilot would be reshot to recast Rudolph's character, Ava, as a daytime talk-show host. "We decided to change the workplace altogether to give Maya a better platform to do her thing," Greenblatt said. Applegate will play a producer on Ava's show. (In the original pilot, Applegate and Rudolph played partners in a PR firm.)

Tue, Aug 2, 2011

Up All Night's Maya Rudolph on Playing an Oprah Wannabe

Cowboys & Aliens Ties with The Smurfs for Top Spot At Box Office

In one of the closest — and most colorful — box-office battles this year, Cowboys & Aliens tied with The Smurfs for the top spot, Box Office Mojo reports. Cowboys & Aliens, the sci-fi action film starring Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig, grossed...

Mon, Aug 1, 2011

Cowboys & Aliens Ties with The Smurfs for Top Spot At Box Office

PBS Revisits Mister Rogers' Neighborhood With New Spin-Off

PBS is returning to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood a decade after the series ended with a new animated spin-off. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood will feature original Mister Rogers characters who still live in the Neighborhood of Make Believe, but have since grown up and now have children of their own, PBS announced Sunday at PBS' fall TV preview session. Daniel Tiger, the 4-year-old son of the original Tiger, will be the new series' star. Watch videos from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ran on PBS from...

Sun, Jul 31, 2011

PBS Revisits Mister Rogers' Neighborhood With New Spin-Off

Exclusive: Grey's Alum T.R. Knight Plots TV Return on Law & Order: SVU

In his first TV appearance since leaving Grey's Anatomy, T.R. Knight will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: SVU, TVGuide.com has learned. Knight, 38, will play a suspected serial rapist who consistently maintains his innocence despite...

Sun, Jul 31, 2011

Exclusive: Grey's Alum T.R. Knight Plots TV Return on Law & Order: SVU

Hugh Laurie on Lisa Edelstein's House Departure: We All Miss Her Very Much

Speaking publicly for the first time about House co-star Lisa Edelstein's exit two months ago, Hugh Laurie sounds like he and everyone else was sorry to see her go. "We all miss Lisa very much...

Sun, Jul 31, 2011

Hugh Laurie on Lisa Edelstein's House Departure: We All Miss Her Very Much

Kelsey Grammer on Putting the Bullet in Hank: "It Wasn't Very Funny"

Kelsey Grammer, a four-time Emmy winner for his role on Frasier, admits he was eager to try on a dramatic role after his short-lived and critically panned 2009 sitcom Hank. "With Hank, nobody really liked that, and it wasn't very funny," Grammer, 56, told reporters with a chuckle at the Television Critics Association conference Friday to promote the upcoming Starz political drama Boss. "So we thought we'd do something different." Kelsey Grammer plots return to television Grammer said he had a bad feeling about Hank early on, but remained optimistic that the show could be...

Fri, Jul 29, 2011

Kelsey Grammer on Putting the Bullet in Hank: "It Wasn't Very Funny"

Exclusive: White Collar Snags Tom Skerritt, Bailey Chase for Season 3

Tom Skerritt and Bailey Chase are set to guest-star on Season 3 of White Collar, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Skerritt, 77, will play Alan Mitchell, the discerning dad of Elizabeth...

Fri, Jul 29, 2011

Exclusive: White Collar Snags Tom Skerritt, Bailey Chase for Season 3

The Cast of Entourage Says Goodbye -- For Now; Confident Movie Will Happen

With just seven episodes left until the series finale, it is officially the beginning of the end of Entourage. But if the cast and crew of the HBO Hollywood comedy has their say, it's not time yet to run the closing credits on movie star Vincent Chase and his posse. "We're going to do a movie," creator and executive producer Doug Ellin told reporters at the Television Critics Association conference Thursday. "It's a question of when and how quick." Luckily, Ellin has one very enthusiastic participant, and possible investor

Fri, Jul 29, 2011

The Cast of Entourage Says Goodbye -- For Now; Confident Movie Will Happen

Amy Winehouse's Family Says Alcohol Withdrawal Killed Her

Amy Winehouse battled addictions to drug and alcohol for years, but her family says they believe it was her recent abstinence from alcohol that killed her, The Sun reports. A source close to her family tells the British newspaper that Winehouse ignored doctors' advice to gradually give up alcohol and instead went...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

Amy Winehouse's Family Says Alcohol Withdrawal Killed Her

True Blood's Denis O'Hare Marries

It's True Blood love for Denis O'Hare and boyfriend Hugo Redwood. The couple wed in New York on Thursday, the actor announced on...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

First Look: Ashton Kutcher Takes the Mic in New Two and a Half Men Opening Credits Photo

Viewers will have to wait nearly two more months to see Ashton Kutcher's official Two and a Half Men debut, but the actor is taking a big step up for the new role. In a new promotional photo released by CBS Thursday, Kutcher takes the mic in the show's longtime opening credits shot showing...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

First Look: Ashton Kutcher Takes the Mic in New Two and a Half Men Opening Credits Photo

Parks and Recreation Casts Patricia Clarkson to Play Demonic Tammy 1

Ending months of speculation -- and stunt casting among Parks and Recreation fans -- Patricia Clarkson has been cast as Ron Swanson's first ex-wife, Tammy 1, TVLine reports. The oft-mentioned, but never-seen Tammy 1 was first viewed from behind in the Season 3 finale of the NBC comedy. Tammy 1 is not only a scary subject for Ron (Nick Offerman), but also for his very crazy other ex-wife, Tammy 2 (Megan Mullally). Parks and Recreation scoop: Ron's facial hair, Tammy 1, Leslie's big decision and more! "We talked about...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

Parks and Recreation Casts Patricia Clarkson to Play Demonic Tammy 1

Castle: What Happens When Castle Can't Be Castle?

In the Season 3 finale of ABC's Castle, Castle's boss died (R.I.P., Captain Montgomery!), he told his partner he loves her, and he almost put his own daughter in the line of fire. This guy is in need of some serious discipline! Enter Captain Victoria Gates (Penny Johnson Jerald), whose nickname, "Iron Gates," says it all. It seems that Castle (Nathan Fillion) is going to have a tough time being, well, Castle this season. "She's not warm and...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

Castle: What Happens When Castle Can't Be Castle?

Grey's Anatomy Star Sarah Drew Expecting Her First Child

Grey's Anatomy cast member Sarah Drew is pregnant with her first child, People reports. Drew, 30, is due in January. Drew and her husband, Peter Lanfer, have been married since 2002. "Thanks for...

Thu, Jul 28, 2011

Grey's Anatomy Star Sarah Drew Expecting Her First Child

Jeopardy Host Alex Trebek Injured After Chasing Burglar

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is on crutches after he snapped his Achilles tendon while trying to foil a burglary attempt, ABC's San Francisco affiliate reports. Trebek, 71, also injured his other leg when he...

Wed, Jul 27, 2011

Jeopardy Host Alex Trebek Injured After Chasing Burglar

Parents Television Council Calls for NBC Affiliates to Drop The Playboy Club

The Parents Television Council is urging NBC stations across the country to not air the upcoming series The Playboy Club because they claim the show "glorifies and glamorizes" the porn industry. "Putting a veneer of sophistication on an industry that exploits women and destroys families is not laudable, it is...

Wed, Jul 27, 2011

Parents Television Council Calls for NBC Affiliates to Drop The Playboy Club

American Idol's Lee DeWyze Is Engaged

American Idol Season 9 winner Lee DeWyze is engaged, People reports. The singer, 25, popped the question to...

Wed, Jul 27, 2011