He may be gone from the judges table, but Simon Cowell isn't afraid to admit American Idol is doing just fine without him. "I personally think it is a better show than last year," the acerbic former host tells Piers Morgan in an interview set to air March 14. "I genuinely do. I think what they've got is that it feels to me that they've got their energy back, that they're confident, that they're...
Lost's Terry O'Quinn is coming back to ABC for the hourlong drama pilot Hallelujah, a network rep confirms. From Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry, the project centers on a small Tennessee town that is being torn apart by the forces of good and evil. However, things change when a...
Chris Klein has signed on for a multi-episode arc on FX's upcoming comedy, Wilfred, TVLine reports. The series stars Elijah Wood (in his first series role) as Ryan, an introverted guy trying to find happiness. Ryan finds a friend in...
Now that Charlie Sheen has officially gotten the boot from Two and a Half Men, he says he wants rumored candidate, and Parks and Recreation cast member, Rob Lowe to replace him. "He's a buddy of mine, he's a beautiful man, a brilliant actor, and I hope he does it and kicks its a-- because, you know, I still...
Step aside, Tina Fey. Julianne Moore has signed to play Sarah Palin in an upcoming HBO film about the 2008 presidential election, Deadline reports. The project, titled Game Change, is based on Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's book that follows Sen. John McCain's campaign, from his selection of a...
CBS has renewed Survivor for two more seasons with Jeff Probst returning as host, the network announced Wednesday. The deal will keep the longest-running reality competition series on TV through 2012. Survivor is in its 22nd season with Redemption Island. It moved from its longtime Thursdays at 8/7c berth to Wednesdays at 8/7c in September. Check out videos from Survivor: Redemption Island "Survivor is a program franchise that continues to stand the test of time," said Jennifer Bresnan, CBS' executive vice president of alternative programming. "Each season delivers new faces, exotic places, the ultimate social experiment combined with game play, and one of the most engaged audiences anywhere on prime-time television." Probst, 48, who has hosted the show since its debut, has also signed on to return as...
Spoiler Alert: The following reveals major plot points from Tuesday's season finale of White Collar. Con man Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) found himself behind bars — and then in the custody of agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) and the FBI — for stealing from the rich. But in the last moments of...
Michaele Salahi has been kicked off of the new season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, VH1 announced Tuesday. "The treatment program that Celebrity Rehab documents is intended for individuals with serious substance abuse and addiction issues. Prior to the taping of the current season, producers were advised that Michaele Salahi met the criteria to be treated in this setting," the network said in a statement Tuesday. "However...
Kate Winslet used the cover of British Vogue to debut her drastic new 'do...
First Chuck Lorre, now Jon Cryer. Charlie Sheen is calling out his former on-screen brother for not contacting him during his dispute with Lorre, Warner Bros. and CBS. "Jon has not called me. He's a turncoat, a traitor, a troll. Clearly he's a troll," Sheen told E! News Tuesday. "He issued a statement. Is it gonna take me calling him a 'traitor, juvenile and scared' for him to...
Roseanne Barr took to her blog Monday to defend Charlie Sheen and took multiple digs at his Two and a Half Men boss (and former Roseanne series writer) Chuck Lorre. "I never really worked with [Lorre], as he was mostly drunk when he was on my show," the former sitcom star wrote on her blog, which also alleged she fired Lorre for...
Former Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr died Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Utah, TVGuide.com has confirmed. He was 44 years old. According to a spokesman for the Salt Lake City police department, police received a call of a possible death at 1:42 p.m. local time. When police arrived at the location of the call, they confirmed Starr was deceased. His cause of death will be determined following an autopsy. Watch videos of Alice in Chains Starr's father called his son's death "a...
The footage of Lindsay Lohan trying on a necklace she allegedly stole is set to air on Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday. The footage, which was previewed on Monday and posted on the show's website Tuesday, shows Lohan entering the Kamofie & Co. jewelry store in Venice, Calif. and trying on a necklace. The store later reported that the 24-year-old actress had taken...
Fans following the mythology of White Collar for the last two seasons are in for a pleasant surprise when the crime caper wraps its second season Tuesday: answers! "It's really been two years coming," creator and executive producer Jeff Eastin tells TVGuide.com. "Everything we've set up — Kate, the music box, the code — all those things finally come to a head and we finally realize what those first two seasons have...
A newly revamped Law & Order: Los Angeles will re-launch in April, NBC announced Monday. The freshman spin-off will return with a two-hour episode on Monday, April 11 at 9/8c before moving to its regular timeslot on Mondays at 10/9c the following week. Shakeup on Law & Order: Los Angeles: Skeet Ulrich out, Alfred Molina now playing a cop Law & Order: Los Angeles, which last aired in December, underwent a...
Rango roped in the top spot at the weekend box office, according to Box Office Mojo. The animated film, which reteamed Johnny Depp with Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, grossed an estimated $38 million in its first weekend. Catch up on today's latest news The adult thriller The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon, came in at No. 2 with an opening weekend tally of $20.9 million. Fellow new release, Beastly, earned...
Miley Cyrus didn't hold back on Saturday Night Live. Whether it was the leaked video showing her smoking salvia or her racy Vanity Fair photo shoot, Cyrus used the evening as an opportunity to mock her "bad deeds." In The Miley Cyrus Show sketch, the actual Hannah Montana star appeared as a guest — Justin Bieber. Besides poking fun at his frequent winks and his...
Gilles Marini is not a fan of the waiting game. So it's not a good time for the actor, who is awaiting the fate of Brothers & Sisters, which he joined as a regular at the beginning of the season. "It's not easy to wait," Marini tells TVGuide.com. "Hopefully we have the chance to come back." Watch full episodes of Brothers & Sisters The series, now in its fifth season, was picked up last year, but for a reduced order of 18 episodes and with a...
Over the years, Real Housewives of Orange County fans have watched Vicki Gunvalson tackle professional to parenting problems, all while navigating the drama synonymous with the entire Housewives franchise. Judging from the previews, Season 6, premiering Sunday at 10/9c on Bravo, may prove to be Vicki's biggest challenge yet. After recommitting to husband Don last season, she discusses selling her family house and considering divorce (she filed for divorce in October). "I had no idea that everything was going to unfold the way that it did," she tells TVGuide.com. "I'm really making such major changes in my life." Gunvalson talked with TVGuide.com about the new cast members, going through her marriage problems in front of the camera and why her best times on the show may be behind her...
It only took a Transformer, a shotgun Las Vegas wedding and a Jennifer Lopez emotional breakdown, but American Idol now has its top 13 finalists for Season 10. Hours after the country picked its top 10 and the judges picked their three wild cards, the Idol class of 2011 walked their first red carpet and discussed everything from their secrets for calming the nerves before a performance to their ideal celebrity duet partners.
John Stamos will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, TVGuide.com has learned. Stamos will play an adoption attorney with a secret passion in the episode titled "Bang."Footloose star Lori Singer will also appear in the episode as a new mother who is struggling with her increased responsibilities.
Francesca, Fransesca, Francesqua. Former federal agent Phillip Sheppard may not have been able to remember her name, but Survivor: Redemption Island's Francesca Hogi will now go down in history as the first person to be sent to Redemption Island. Despite her early ouster from the game and her narrow loss to Matt in the duel, she says she feels redeemed by the experience. The 36-year-old attorney talked with TVGuide.com about what Redemption Island was really like, what got Phillip so worked up, and what viewers didn't see from his...
