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Ratings for Friday: Terminator Perks Up as it Powers Down

How Friday's fare fared: 8 pmGhost Whisperer dropped 880K from its last fresh outing, delivering 10.23 million total viewers. Trailing Wife Swap and Howie Do It, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles wrapped up its second season with 3.57 mil, up 220K.9 pmFlashpoint (9.72 mil) was up 11 percent, followed by Supernanny. Friday Night Lights' Season 3 finale played to an a crowd of 4.36 mil, surging 21 percent week-to-week. Dollhouse held steady at 3.58 mil (though "steady" in this case may not be the best thing).10pmNumbers added up 9.72 mil, down 330K from its last fresh outing.  

Mon, Apr 13, 2009

Ratings for Friday: Terminator Perks Up as it Powers Down

Thursday Ratings: Did Harper's Island Kill?

Thursday's ratings highlights: 8 pmSurvivor topped the hour with 11.32 mil, followed by Bones (8.9 mil). A special Office delivered 7.2 mil, while newbie Parks & Recreation held onto 94 percent of its lead-in, debuting to 6.8 mil.ABC's In the Motherhood (4.6 mil) and Samantha Who? (4.9 mil) continue to struggle.9 pmCSI recovered from its ER finale-crippled outing, Charismatically delivering 16.4 mil. NBC's regularly scheduled Office drew 7.9 mil, while lead-out 30 Rock dipped 6 percent from its last fresh outing, to 6.8 mil.10 pmCBS' Harper's Island snuffed all comers, premiering to 10.5 mil. NBC's Southland, meanwhile, copped 9.7 mil in its own debut.

Sat, Apr 11, 2009

Thursday Ratings: Did Harper's Island Kill?

Getting Lost: Has Rose & Bernard's Time Run Out? Plus: Naomi's Back!

This week, in the latest entry in TVGuide.com's Getting Lost video series: * Is Ben not so bad after all? Hear what Michael Emerson has to say about perception-altering moments like those in "Dead Is Dead." * Speaking of dead, Naomi resurfaces in next week's episode, "Some Like it Hoth." What is Las Vegas alum Marsha Thomason able to reveal about her "encore"? * Last week's Burning Question — "What happened to Rose and Bernard?" — resulted in quite a consensus of opinion. Find out what the dominant theory is, then see if Lost bosses Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse were willing to confirm or deny! Watch Getting Lost, after the jump.

Fri, Apr 10, 2009

Dollhouse Robbery? The Truth Behind the "Missing" Episode

The truth behind a Dollhouse rumor circling the Internet is about as complicated as, well. Adelle DeWitt's appointment book. The alarmist buzz is that fans of Joss Whedon's latest series are being deprived of seeing one of this season's episodes. Perhaps, the rumor goes, they won't even be getting the proper season finale. The reality: Fox ordered 13 hours from Joss. The original pilot got scrapped, leaving a dozen to air. And all 12, including the legit season finale ...

Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Dollhouse Robbery? The Truth Behind the "Missing" Episode

Preview: Death Rattles House, Cameron and Others!

Well beyond the immediate aftermath, Kutner's shocking suicide will have lasting repercussions for House, the remainder of his team, and others in the brilliant doc's orbit. But who will be affected, and how? In a conference call with reporters, House creator David Shore, executive producer Katie Jacobs and Kutner's portrayer, Kal Penn, answered burning questions about the latest episode of Fox's hit drama. Was Kal Penn — who asked off the show to take a job with the White House — taken aback by Kutner's suicide?"Everyone is always taken aback with every episode of our show," Penn told TVGuide.com. "But obviously yeah, you're connected to the character you play ... so there was more than a little bit of shock and loss when I found out. I was probably as shocked as the audience." Were other exit storylines batted around?"We considered many ways to have [Kutner] leave," says David Shore. "Ultimately, this was the story that allowed us to ...

Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Preview: Death Rattles House, Cameron and Others!

Ratings: After a Faltering Finale, Will Life Go On?

Wednesday's ratings rundown: 8 pm/ETLie to Me topped the hour with an audience of 8.42 million total viewers, down 560K week-to-week. CBS' Old Christine and Gary Unmarried combined for second, both delivering 7.3 mil. ABC's sitcoms, meanwhile, lagged behind a Law & Order repeat, with Scrubs managing 4.67 mil (down 335K) and Better Off Ted drawing 4.2 mil (down 500 thou). Top Model tallied 3.7 mil, dipping 250K. 9 pmAmerican Idol ruled with 22.43 million viewers, slipping 5 percent week-to-week. Criminal Minds followed with 13.25 mil, dropping 750 thou. Lost lost 12 percent of its last audience, hitting 8.3 mil. NBC's Life wrapped up its sophomore run with an audience of 4.5 mil, plunging 19 percent. Will Life go on? Although it might seem unlikely, there is talk of struggling NBC picking up "mini" seasons of a few on-the-bubble series. Stay tuned. 10 pmCSI: NY was No. 1 with 12.5 mil, followed by the premiere of ABC's The Unusuals, which copped 6.84 million viewers. As a benchmark of sorts, Life on Mars' first après-Lost outing grabbed 300K fewer heads than that.

Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Ratings: After a Faltering Finale, Will Life Go On?

Will Harper's Island Be the Death of Harry Hamlin?

Someone's weeding out a wedding party in Harper's Island, a new CBS series premiering this Thursday at 10 pm/ET. The concept? Over the course of 13 and only 13 episodes, a killer sets his or her sights on the guests at a destination wedding, having at 'em the way a drunk best man has at an insecure bridesmaid. Among the cornucopia of characters, Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty) plays the groom, while Harry Hamlin is his fun- and ladies-loving Uncle Marty. On the other side of the aisle, Katie Cassidy (Supernatural) is the bride, and Richard Burgi (Desperate Housewives) her domineering dad. Hamlin shared a look at this Ten Little Indians-style slashfest. See what he had to say, after the jump.

Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Will Harper's Island Be the Death of Harry Hamlin?

Preview: Charisma Carpenter Throws CSI a Panty Party

This Thursday on CSI (9pm/ET, CBS), Buffyverse alumna Charisma Carpenter gets caught in the middle of a deadly love/lust triangle when a skydiver takes the plunge — and not in a matrimonial sort of way. Carpenter shared a peek at her guest-star turn — "panty party" merriment and all — and previewed her upcoming big-screen role opposite Jason Statham and other action heavyweights. She also talked about the sudden passing of Angel costar Andy Hallet. TVGuide.com: What can you reveal about your episode of CSI? Who are you playing, what are you doing?Charisma Carpenter: I play a slinky little character named Mink, who is a suspect in the murder of her boyfriend because there was a love triangle between her and another sexy little thing played by ...

Thu, Apr 9, 2009

Preview: Charisma Carpenter Throws CSI a Panty Party

Scoop! ABC Schedules Remaining Daisies, Eli and DSM Episodes

Finally, a triple-dose of closure. And on free TV. ABC is set to announce return dates for three of this season's celebrated but canceled series: Pushing Daisies, Eli Stone and Dirty Sexy Money. Find out when and where you can welcome back Ned, Eli and Nick, after the jump.

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Scoop! ABC Schedules Remaining Daisies, Eli and DSM Episodes

Ratings: Fringe Benefits from Idol's Overrun

Tuesday's tallies: 8 pm/ETAmerican Idol was the night's most watched program with 22 million total viewers, down 6 percent from last week's sing-off. NCIS netted second with 17.55 mil, a gain of 750K. The Biggest Loser shed 730 thou, hitting 8 mil. Lagging far behind ABC's pair of Charlie Brown specials, Reaper slipped a bit to 2.28 mil.  9 pmThe Mentalist dipped one well-coiffed hair but still won the hour, with 16.75 million viewers. Dancing with the Stars tangoed with 14.34 mil, up 10 percent week-to-week. Fringe returned to an audience of 12 mil; that tally, up 14 percent from the show's last fresh outing, is a bit juiced by Idol's inexcusable eight-minute overrun. (Raise your hand if you didn't see Adam sing.) Case in point: Fringe ended the hour with 9.6 mil watching. 90210 inched up a smidgen, to 2.14 mil. 10 pmWithout a Trace was No. 1 with 12.2 million viewers, dropping 500K. SVU followed with 9.08 mil (down 300 thou). ABC's Cupid saw 18 percent of its premiere audience fall out of love, delivering just 6.22 mil.

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Ratings: Fringe Benefits from Idol's Overrun

NCIS Spin-off: Official Details, a "Tiva" Teaser and More

CBS has issued its official press release and first photos for the two-part NCIS episode that will serve as a backdoor pilot for a spinoff starring Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Titled "Legend," the episode kicks off April 28 and concludes May 5. In one of the photos, Mark Harmon's Gibbs is seen walking-and-talking with O'Donnell's Special Agent G. Callen. The setup: When the discovery of a Marine's corpse becomes a matter of national security, Gibbs' team must ...

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

NCIS Spin-off: Official Details, a "Tiva" Teaser and More

VIDEO: The MythBusters Return with a Bang, Smash and Pratfall!

This Wednesday at 9 pm/ET, Discover Channel's MythBusters — led by Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage — returns with a "Demolition Derby Special," in which our stalwart experimenters try to flip a bus (à la Speed), compact a compact car, and mimic a remarkable Lexus commercial. In this video Q&A with TVGuide.com, Hyneman and Savage discuss the difficulty they often face in recreating "once in a million occurrences," with Savage admitting, "Sometimes it really kicks our butt." Also coming up in the show's seventh season: another Alaska special, in which they try to sail a boat made out of sawdust and ice, a nod to Seinfeld (does double-dipping really spread germs?), and an in-depth expose of, yes, the age-old banana-peel slip. Says Hyneman of their look into the slapstick chestnut, "It's hilarious." See everything the guys had to share after the jump.

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

VIDEO: Amber Tamblyn Previews ABC's Unusuals New Series

Now that Life on Mars has completed its mission, ABC has a new show leading out of Lost on Wednesday nights: The Unusuals, starring such familiar faces as Amber Tamblyn, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau and Adam Goldberg as quirky homicide detectives working for the NYPD. If any fans of Joan or Arcadia or General Hospital's original Emily Q. are surprised to see Tamblyn brandishing a badge these days, so is she. "When I first heard about [The Unusuals], I was like, 'I don't want to go back to TV, to play a cop,'" Tamblyn told TVGuide.com during a visit to the show's set. "But the script was so different." "I call it an 'eccentric procedural,'" she says, summing up the show's niche.Watch and discuss Tamblyn's complete video Q&A after the jump.

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Mega Buzz on Lost, Heroes, 90210, House, Supernatural & More!

Every week, senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com. I like Sawyer and I love Juliet, but I really need this Sawyer/Juliet thing to be over soon on Lost. — ClaudiaMATT: I on the other hand have taken a shine to "Suliet," so it is with some glee that I tell you that there will be a bit more idyllic "playing of the house" — as well as a little smooching! — before the action-packed ramp-up to the May 13 season finale. It kind of makes you wonder to whom Kate might turn since Jack, I am hearing, is going to only become more unlikable. Please bring Heroes' Daphne back.  She was a super hero, and her complex personality and fantastic look made her one of my favorites. — CordialeaTIM: Brea Grant's speedster may return in some capacity, but you'll have to accept that she is, in the words of imaginary flying partner Greg Grunberg ...

Wed, Apr 8, 2009

Mega Buzz on Lost, Heroes, 90210, House, Supernatural & More!

Ratings: Saget Serves Up Best Comedy Debut Since Oct. 2007

Monday's ratings recap: 8 pm/ETDancing with the Stars averaged 19.6 million total viewers over its 90-minute run, dipping 630K week-to-week. House placed second during the hour with 13 mil, gaining 830 thou. (Read our recap here; see why you-know-who left here.) Chevy Chasing CBS comedy repeats, Chuck came in fourth with 6 mil, inching up 380K.  9 pmCBS' coverage of the NCAA men's basketball championship game drew 16.3 million in its first two hours. That puts it on pace to net out lower than last year's Kansas-Memphis faceoff (final numbers for the final will be updated later). ABC's Bob Saget-starring Surviving Suburbia debuted to a solid 12.16 mil, the best bow for a comedy series since October 2007, when Samantha Who? (14.9 mil) showed up in the same plum après-DWTS time slot. At 11 mil, 24 was down a hair from last week, while Heroes continued to redefine its all-time low (6.05 mil). 10 pmPlacing second behind hoops, Castle scored 9.24 million viewers, down 560K. Medium nearly matched its previous audience, sizing up 7.15 mil.

Tue, Apr 7, 2009

Ratings: Saget Serves Up Best Comedy Debut Since Oct. 2007

Kal Penn Leaves House for the White House

Shed tears for Lawrence Kutner né Choudhurry, sure, but don't feel bad for Kal Penn. Although his character has been written off of Fox's House, it was at his request — and for a very good reason. Penn soon will be setting up shop across the street from the White House, in the Old Executive Office Building. Read about the actor's drastic career change, after the jump.

Tue, Apr 7, 2009

Kal Penn Leaves House for the White House

The Doctor Is In! Thomas Calabro Signs On for New Melrose

It appears that Sydney's checkered romantic past with former brother-in-law Michael Mancini might not necessarily be in the past. On the heels of Laura Leighton becoming the first original Melrose Place resident to join the CW's reboot, sources tell TVGuide.com that Thomas Calabro also has signed on for the pilot. Calabro will reprise his role of Dr. Michael Mancini. As for how exactly the morally gray Michael will ...

Tue, Apr 7, 2009

The Doctor Is In! Thomas Calabro Signs On for New Melrose

BSG, Smallville Vets Live in Sci Fi's Riverworld; Phantom Is Cast

Sci Fi Channel has cast the leads in a pair of two-night/four-hour movies that, if well-received, could be developed into series. For starters, Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica, now on Dollhouse) and Laura Vandervoort (Smallville's Supergirl) will front Riverworld, says the Hollywood Reporter. They will play ...

Tue, Apr 7, 2009

BSG, Smallville Vets Live in Sci Fi's Riverworld; Phantom Is Cast

VIDEO: Fringe's John Noble Teases "Some of Our Very Best" Episodes

The best — and perhaps freakiest! — is yet to come for Fringe fans. That's the good word from John Noble, who plays Dr. Walter Bishop on Fox's freshman spooker. In Part 1 of our video Q&A with Noble, he offers a glowing overview of Season 1's final six episodes, which begin unspooling this Tuesday at 9 pm/ET. Noble then details this week's entry, in which a young boy is discovered — alive — in a tunnel that has been sealed off for 70 years. And did we mention he's a Mini-Me of the Observer? In closing, Noble teases the bejesus out of son Peter's "health issue" and cryptically weighs in on the "clone" theory that has been bandied about.Watch the vieo after the jump.

Tue, Apr 7, 2009

NCIS Exclusive: Dexter's Ex Gets Under the Team's Skin

An ICE queen is going to give the NCIS team a big chill during May sweeps. TVGuide.com has learned that Jaime Murray will guest-star on the CBS series' penultimate episode of the season, playing Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Julia "Jules" Foster-Yates. As Gibbs' gang engages in this cross-departmental exercise, Agent Foster-Yates will get under the skin of ...

Mon, Apr 6, 2009

NCIS Exclusive: Dexter's Ex Gets Under the Team's Skin

Ratings: Sunday Is More than A Little Bit Country

The few ratings highlights from a repeats-rampant Sunday: • CBS' coverage of the Academy of Country Music Awards was the night's most watched program, averaging 14.8 million total viewers. • NBC's Kings (3.63 mil) was subject to another royal bummer, dropping 18 percent. • Celebrity Apprentice's double-elimination was watched by 7.03 mil, down 17 percent week-to-week. • The Simpsons (6.4 mil) dipped 180K.

Mon, Apr 6, 2009

Ratings: Sunday Is More than A Little Bit Country

Mega Minute: Desperate Gaby Battles a Gilmore Gal, and More

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: • Which Gilmore gal soon will be showing up on Wisteria Lane, and which Desperate Housewife does she have it in for?  • Ghost Whisperer sinks its teeth into a NYPD Blue alum for a vampire storyline. • Reader question answered! "Is The Unit on the move?"Watch and discuss the new MMM after the jump!

Mon, Apr 6, 2009