liz.raftery

A native of Clearwater, Florida and alum of Boston's Emerson College, Liz has been working at TV Guide since 2012. Prior to that, she was a freelance writer for outlets including People and The Boston Globe.

Nashville: Can a Baby Bring Juliette and Avery Back Together?

[Warning: This story contain spoilers about Wednesday's episode of Nashville. Read at your own risk!] Will she or won't she? Wednesday's episode of Nashville ended with Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) on the fence about her once-steadfast decision to get an abortion. Will she change her mind now that it's more likely that the baby's father is Avery (Jonathan Jackson) and not Jeff Fordham (Oliver Hudson)?

Thu, Oct 2, 2014

Nashville: Can a Baby Bring Juliette and Avery Back Together?

Grey's Anatomy Newcomer Kelly McCreary: Maggie and Meredith Are Like "Oil and Water"

Grey's Anatomy's newest surgeon, Dr. Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary), has been welcomed to Grey Sloan Memorial with not quite open arms on the part of her (unwitting) half-sister, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). And the dislike is becoming mutual, as viewers saw at the end of last week's episode. "They're like oil and water," McCreary tells TVGuide.com. "It's a little bit of a heartbreak for [Maggie] to discover that her sister is not somebody that she really wants to know, in spite of the fact that she came all this way to find out."

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

Grey's Anatomy Newcomer Kelly McCreary: Maggie and Meredith Are Like "Oil and Water"

Tracy Morgan's Attorney Says He May Never Perform Again

Tracy Morgan's lawyer says the comedian may never perform again after the accident he was involved in earlier this year.

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

Tracy Morgan's Attorney Says He May Never Perform Again

Watch the Horrifying Opening Credits for American Horror Story: Freak Show

Welcome to the most demented circus you'll ever lay eyes on. FX has released the full title sequence for American Horror Story: Freak Show, and it's just as creepy as you'd expect. Over the haunting, effects-laden theme song, viewers get glimpses of animated versions of the most terrifying attractions. And — beware! — there are lots of clowns.

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

Watch the Horrifying Opening Credits for American Horror Story: Freak Show

Why Is Alyssa Milano Leaving Mistresses?

Good news / bad news, Mistresses fans. Although ABC announced this week that the series will be back for a third season, star Alyssa Milano won't be returning.

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

Why Is Alyssa Milano Leaving Mistresses?

GLAAD Praises ABC Family, HBO, MTV for LGBT Representation

Thanks to such shows as The Fosters, Looking and Faking It, ABC Family, HBO and MTV earned high marks in GLAAD's annual report grading networks on their representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people on TV shows.  

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

GLAAD Praises ABC Family, HBO, MTV for LGBT Representation

Report: Bethenny Frankel Returning to Real Housewives of New York

Bethenny Frankel is going back to her roots. Frankel, whose talk show Bethenny was canceled earlier this year, is returning to Real Housewives of New York City for the show's upcoming seventh season,Us Weekly reports.

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

Report: Bethenny Frankel Returning to Real Housewives of New York

Jenna Elfman Signs TV Development Deal with 20th Century Fox

Jenna Elfman may be heading back to the small screen. Elfman, 43, has signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to develop a comedy or drama in which she'll star, Deadline reports.

Wed, Oct 1, 2014

Jenna Elfman Signs TV Development Deal with 20th Century Fox

Kevin Williamson Defends Stalker's Violence: "I Enjoy Scaring People"

Kevin Williamson is no stranger to defending his work. At the Television Critics Association tour this summer, the creator of The Following and CBS' new thriller Stalker raised eyebrows by encouraging a critic to just "change the channel" if he didn't like what he was seeing on screen. ("I think some people are still kind of raw over The Following," Williamson admitted to TVGuide.com after the panel. "They're fair questions.") And there's no question that Stalker won't be for everybody. Accusations of excess violence and even misogyny have been leveled at Williamson based on the pilot, whose opening sequence shows a woman screaming as she getting burned alive in her car. But he insists that Stalker is not as violent as The Following, and appeals to a different sense of fear.

Tue, Sep 30, 2014

Kevin Williamson Defends Stalker's Violence: "I Enjoy Scaring People"

Dancing with the Stars: Who Got the Season’s First Perfect Score?

It's Movie Night Monday on Dancing with the Stars, with tuxedo-clad guest judge Kevin Hart filling in for Len Goodman (and dueting at one point with Josh Gad). "We are all set for a fun night," Tomsays unconvincingly, before immediately noting that Randy andKarina are in jeopardy. Awkward. The performances:

Tue, Sep 30, 2014

Dancing with the Stars: Who Got the Season’s First Perfect Score?

Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini Involved in Car Crash With Drunk Driver

Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini had a close call over the weekend when they were involved in a hit-and-run with a drunk driver.

Sun, Sep 28, 2014

Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini Involved in Car Crash With Drunk Driver

Box Office: The Equalizer Soars to No. 1

Denzel Washington's new action flick The Equalizer opened in first place this weekend, taking in $35 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo. That's the fourth-highest September debut for a film ever.

Sun, Sep 28, 2014

Box Office: The Equalizer Soars to No. 1

DWTS: What Back to the Future-Themed Dance Is Lea Thompson Performing This Week?

Monday night is Movie Night on Dancing with the Stars, and Lea Thompson and partner Artem Chigvintsev have a very special routine planned. "Back to the Cha-Cha is what we're doing," Thompson tells TVGuide.com.

Sun, Sep 28, 2014

DWTS: What Back to the Future-Themed Dance Is Lea Thompson Performing This Week?

VIDEO: SNL’s New “Weekend Update” Team Gets Off to a Shaky Start

Is the 40th season of Saturday Night Live going to be the worst one yet? There's a good chance, if Saturday's season premiere is any indication.

Sun, Sep 28, 2014

VIDEO: SNL’s New “Weekend Update” Team Gets Off to a Shaky Start

Exclusive Mentalist Video: Stars Discuss the Decision to End Red John Story Line

The sixth season of CBS' The Mentalist marked a turning point for the show, wrapping up the Red John story line and subsequently jumping ahead two years.

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Exclusive Mentalist Video: Stars Discuss the Decision to End Red John Story Line

Grey’s Anatomy Season Premiere: What’s Grey Sloan Like Without Cristina?

Greetings, TVGuide.com Grey's Anatomy fans! I'll be your new recapper for Season 11. Some of you may recall that I vowed to give up on Grey's halfway through last season, but unlike Katherine Heigl, I just can't seem to quit this show. Let's get right to it.

Fri, Sep 26, 2014

Grey’s Anatomy Season Premiere: What’s Grey Sloan Like Without Cristina?

Is Amazon's New Series Transparent the Next Orange Is the New Black?

Transparent, the new original series from Amazon Studios, is groundbreaking television in every sense of the word. The show follows the Pfefferman family of Los Angeles, anchored by a remarkable performance by Jeffrey Tambor as Maura. When we first meet Maura, she's Mort, struggling with how to tell her children (played by Gaby Hoffmann, Amy Landecker and Jay Duplass) that she's going to start living openly as a woman.

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

Is Amazon's New Series Transparent the Next Orange Is the New Black?

Survivor's Nadiya on Her Early Ouster: The Amazing Race Came Back to Haunt Me

Survivor: San Juan del Sur — Blood vs. Water kicked things off with a blindside on Wednesday's premiere, when Nadiya Anderson — one half ofAmazing Race alums The Twinnies — was unexpectedly ousted by her tribe. Along with her twin sister Natalie, Nadiya competed on The Amazing Racetwice. In Season 21, the love-'em-or-hate-'em Sri Lankan pair came in 4th place, and in the 2014 All-Star season they were the first team to go home. Jeff Probst teases Survivor's "unorthodox" Season 29 With Nadiya's tribemates aware of her (at times ruthless) approach to reality competitions, they decided to eliminate her as a threat at the first chance they got. "It was just such a shock to me that this Amazing Race stuff haunted me so much," Nadiya tells TVGuide.com. "I got eliminated for something that had nothing to do with Survivor, and that sucks."

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

Survivor's Nadiya on Her Early Ouster: The Amazing Race Came Back to Haunt Me

CBS Pushes Mom's Premiere Back, Doubles Up on Big Bang Theory

Fans of CBS' Mom will have to wait a bit longer for the show to return for its sophomore season, but The Millers will kick off Season 2 sooner than expected.

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

CBS Pushes Mom's Premiere Back, Doubles Up on Big Bang Theory

Tyler Perry, Girlfriend Expecting Baby

Tyler Perry and his longtime girlfriend, Gelila Bekele, are expecting their first child together, Us Weekly reports.

Thu, Sep 25, 2014

Where Grey's Anatomy Left Off, and What's Ahead in Season 11 (Hint: Lots of Drama, Natch)

Grey's Anatomy kicks off its 11th season — in a new time slot! — on Thursday, so what's in store for the docs at Grey Sloan Memorial? Answer: Plenty of drama — both at home and at work. Would you expect anything less?! We know that Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Derek (Patrick Dempsey) will deal with their fair share of ups and downs as he mulls a move to Washington, D.C., and that Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) may find themselves on the rocks again as they deal with trying to have a baby through a surrogate.

Wed, Sep 24, 2014

Where Grey's Anatomy Left Off, and What's Ahead in Season 11 (Hint: Lots of Drama, Natch)

Report: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Indicted for Tax Fraud

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has been charged with tax evasion, TMZreports.

Wed, Sep 24, 2014

Report: Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino Indicted for Tax Fraud