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Ratings for Dark Blue, Leverage, Big Brother and More

Some recent ratings highlights: Wednesday • America's Got Talent topped the night with 11.38 million total viewers, up 9 percent over last week. Lead-out The Philanthropist dropped another 15 percent, to 4.34 mil. • The premiere of TNT's Dark Blue copped 3.5 million viewers, retaining an impressive 90 percent of its Leverage lead-in. Leverage's Season 2 premiere garnered 3.8 mil, a 24 percent gain over its series debut. Thursday • Big Brother 11 won the 8 o'clock hour with 5.57 million viewers, down 17 percent from last week. ABC News' special on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling placed third (behind a Bones repeat) with 4.38 mil. • So You Think You Can Dance's results show drew 7 mil, down 750K from last week. NBC's The Listener (3.86 mil), in its second-to-last broadcast airing, gained 620 thou. (Following the July 23 airing, NBC.com will stream the final five episodes in August.)Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this summer or the upcoming fall season? E-mail senior editors Matt, Mickey and Tim at megascoop@tvguide.com and follow TV Guide on Twitter.

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

Ratings for Dark Blue, Leverage, Big Brother and More

CSI: NY Adds Sarah Carter to Its Ranks

Shark alumna Sarah Carter is sinking her teeth into a series regular role on CBS' CSI: NY. Carter will play a forensic school graduate on track to (hopefully) become a CSI. To that end, she will at first serve Mac Taylor's team as a crime scene clean-up technician. Review TVGuide.com's ongoing round-up of casting news Indeed, the New York CSI gang may need Carter's character bulking up their ranks this season: The latest finale ...

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

Lost Bosses Say They're Shocked By Latest Emmy Nod

Lost's executive producers say the ABC drama collected its latest Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series in spite of — as well as because of — this past season's hyper-serialized, time-skipping narrative. "We are very happy, and we are kind of shocked," Carlton Cuse told TVGuide.com. "Doing the time travel-heavy genre, we did not have any expectations that we would get nominated." See the full list of Emmy nominees But Cuse and fellow exec producer Damon Lindelof say they are not surprised to see ...

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

Lost Bosses Say They're Shocked By Latest Emmy Nod

Mischa Barton Skips Film Premiere Because of Medical Issue

Mischa Barton skipped the New York premiere of her new psychological thriller, Homecoming, on Thursday because of a medical issue, according to reports. On Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles police were called to her home, where authorities assisted the actress with a medical problem, a spokesperson for the LAPD told Access Hollywood.  The police spokesperson ...

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Mischa Barton Skips Film Premiere Because of Medical Issue

Fox Holds Open Casting Call for Two New Sons of Tucson

The Sons of Tucson are getting a makeover: Fox has announced an open casting call to recast two young leads in its new midseason comedy.Sons of Tucson stars Tyler Labine (Reaper) as an opportunistic slacker enlisted by three brothers to pose as their dad while their real one serves time in the pen for a white-collar crime. Q&A: Tyler Labine mourns Reaper's passing  Both the youngest son, 8-year-old Robby, and the ...

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Fox Holds Open Casting Call for Two New Sons of Tucson

TBS Orders Are We There Yet? Series; Crews Takes Cube Role

TBS has ordered 10 episodes of a new series based on the big-screen comedy Are We There Yet? A breakout hit in 2005, Are We There Yet? starred Ice Cube as Nick, a player who tries to woo a divorcee by shuttling around her two hard-to-handle kids. Having grossed $82 million, the comedy begat the 2007 sequel Are We Done Yet? — and apparently the answer was no! TBS' Are We There Yet? series has Terry Crews (Everybody Hates Chris' dad) stepping in ...

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

TBS Orders Are We There Yet? Series; Crews Takes Cube Role

VIDEO: Inside the World of Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling

The ABC special J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, premiering Thursday at 8 pm/ET, sheds light on the beloved Harry Potter author's world and work by chronicling the 12 months leading up to the release of the seventh, final entry in the bestselling series: Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows.ABC's inside look at Rowling's origins and career comes as the latest big-screen adaptation, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is enchanting fans in theaters, conjuring up $22 million in its first night at the box office.Elizabeth Vargas, the host of A Year in the Life, sat with TVGuide.com to share a peek at its many revelations. Among the topics covered ...

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Mercy Date: NBC Books Fast-Tracked Drama for Wednesdays

NBC has announced a Sept. 23 premiere for Mercy, the new medical drama that had its debut suddenly moved from midseason to fall. The series will airs Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET, where its competition is ABC's Hank and The Middle, CBS' Old Christine and Gary Unmarried, Fox's So You Think You Can Dance, and the CW's Top Model. Full Fall TV grid: See what's on and when Mercy cast and crew were notified late last week that they must report to work in August versus October, now that the show is needed to fill a gap created by a delay in the start of production for Parenthood. An adaptation of the 1989 movie, Parenthood had its premiere pushed back to midseason to ...

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

Mercy Date: NBC Books Fast-Tracked Drama for Wednesdays

Mariah Carey to Perform on Husband Nick's Talent Show

Mariah Carey will perform on the first results show of America's Got Talent, aka the NBC reality competition that her husband, Nick Cannon, hosts. On the Aug. 5 broadcast, Carey will serve up "Obsessed," the first single from her new album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, which is due for a Sept. 18 release. Take our quiz about reality TV competition shows America's Got Talent will also get Carey'd away ...

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

Mariah Carey to Perform on Husband Nick's Talent Show

Dylan McDermott Is Determined to Put the Dark in Dark Blue

Dylan McDermott is done practicing the law and ready to keep the order, as an elite undercover cop on the new TNT drama Dark Blue (premiering Wednesday at 10 pm/ET). Also on TNT: Timothy Hutton previews Leverage's Season 2 Tackling the gritty and at times morally gray fare is part of a calculated plan by the actor to leave his righteous and sharp-dressed alter ego from The Practice behind him. "People were used to seeing me as Bobby Donnell ...

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

Dylan McDermott Is Determined to Put the Dark in Dark Blue

Grey's Anatomy Admits Martha Plimpton for Short Arc

Parenthood will be trying for Martha Plimpton, who has been cast on Grey's Anatomy as the mother of a sick young patient. Fall TV: See what's on and when Plimpton will appear in multiple episodes, starting with ...

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

Grey's Anatomy Admits Martha Plimpton for Short Arc

House Season 6 Promo: The Doctor Is In... Treatment

Here's something to tide over House fans until the Fox megahit returns on Sept. 21 — the first juicy new promo for Season 6. When last we tuned in, House had elected to properly face his assorted demons by checking into the Mayfield Psychiatric Hospital. And as revealed in this promo, the doctor is still receiving treatment. Review our round-up of season-finale cliffhangers  This way-too-short promo, brought to our attention by SpoilerTV, includes glimpses of House ...

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

House Season 6 Promo: The Doctor Is In... Treatment

Mega Buzz on Grey's, Heroes, 90210, Lost and 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.  Is there anything to report about the new season of Grey's Anatomy? — JennyMATT: I know there's been talk that Season 6 might pick up a few months after the nail-biting May finale, but sources tell me that's not the case. In fact, the Sept. 24 opener will find both Izzie and disfigured George still coding — and as anyone following the headlines can tell you, T.R. Knight isn't returning to the cast. Over the two-hour premiere, watch for the outcome of this traumatic scenario to weigh heavily on a lot of people — including at least one doctor whose reaction you may have taken for granted. (See related casting exclusive.) Heroes' Greg Grunberg has hinted that Matt's super-powered son may not have gotten all his powers from daddy. Is Janice a hero, too? — CurtisTIM: Maybe so, says ...

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

Mega Buzz on Grey's, Heroes, 90210, Lost and More!

Grey's Exclusive: Mitch Pileggi Returns for Season Premiere

Grey's Anatomy has prescribed an encore for X-Files alum Mitch Pileggi.Pileggi, who first guest-starred on the ABC drama toward the end of Season 3, will return for the two-hour Season 6 premiere, again playing hospital board chairman Larry Jennings, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.When Pileggi first appeared...

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

Grey's Exclusive: Mitch Pileggi Returns for Season Premiere

Titus Welliver: Lost's Season-Ending Mystery Isn't Black and White

Titus Welliver probably thought he had seen it all during his run as Deadwood resident Silas Adams. But then he appeared on Lost for all of 1 minute and 45 seconds, and in short order his world — as well as that of the ABC drama — shifted forever. Who was this mysterious "man in black" taunting Jacob on the beach in the Season 5 finale prologue? What did he mean with the observation, "They come. Fight. They destroy. They corrupt. It always ends the same"? And why did this "Man No. 2" so desperately want to find the loophole necessary to one day kill Jacob? Review our round-up of season-finale cliffhangers  Welliver, who now has a recurring role on CBS' The Good Wife (premiering Sept. 22), shared a look inside the far-from-black-and-white nature of his Lost visit. See what he had to say, after the jump.

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

Titus Welliver: Lost's Season-Ending Mystery Isn't Black and White

Ratings: Harper's Ends with a Bang, Eli Stone Tunes Out and More

Some recent ratings highlights: FridayAre You Smarter than a 5th Grader schooled 5.7 million total viewers, a 33 percent surge from its season opener. Lead-out Mental (3.68 mil), in turn, enjoyed a 250K bump.  SaturdayHarper's Island sewed up 13 episodes of slicing and dicing before an audience of 3.84 mil, up 8 percent from its last outing. Elsewhere, Kings (1.64 mil) gained 340 thou and Eli Stone signed off for good with 2.76 mil.  SundayBig Brother 11's first Sunday airing drew 6.76 million viewers, making it the night's second most-watched program (behind 60 Minutes, 7.9 mil). NBC's Merlin (3.65 mil) saw 15 percent of its audience magically disappear. The Peacock's Meteor premiered to 5.04 mil, but really — Marla Sokoloff versus Armageddon?  Lifetime's Drop Dread Diva weighed in with a premiere audience of 2.8 mil and the cabler's best delivery of women 18-49 since Army Wives' June 2007 arrival.Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this summer or the upcoming fall season? E-mail senior editors Matt, Mickey and Tim at megascoop@tvguide.com and follow TV Guide on Twitter.

Mon, Jul 13, 2009

Ratings: Harper's Ends with a Bang, Eli Stone Tunes Out and More

VIDEO: McClintock Talks of Warehouse 13's Wilder Wares

Syfy's Warehouse 13 (Tuesdays at 9 pm/ET) has only scratched the surface of the very tippy-tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cavernous closet's far-out contents. Series star Eddie McClintock says in his TVGuide.com video Q&A that in the weeks to come, special agents Pete Lassiter and Myka Bering (played by Vanished's Joanne Kelly) will behold the supernatural properties of such items as Studio 54's original disco ball, the mirror that inspired Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, and... well, you'll have to cue up the video to see which piece of famed facial hair has "a whole 'nother thing" going on. Other topics covered in McClintock's on-camera sit-down include ...

Mon, Jul 13, 2009

VIDEO: McClintock Talks of Warehouse 13's Wilder Wares

Mega Minute: Big Daddy Buzz! Plus: The Closer Casts Kyra's Kid

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: • Might music man Dave Matthews crash with the Big Bang Theory brainiacs and play pop to his sitcom doppelganger, Sheldon? Series cocreator Bill Prady fields that question from the Mega mailbag. • TNT's The Closer has found another fun way to keep it in the family, by guest-casting Kyra Sedgwick's 17-year-old daughter. Get the scoop on who Sosie Bacon will be playing and her character's connection to Brenda, how many episodes she's around for, and how dad Kevin will figure into this family reunion.Watch and discuss the new MMM after the jump!

Mon, Jul 13, 2009

Mega Minute: Big Daddy Buzz! Plus: The Closer Casts Kyra's Kid

Maura Tierney to Undergo Breast Tumor Surgery

Maura Tierney is having surgery to remove a breast tumor, she said in a statement to TVGuide.com. The surgery is the reason NBC is delaying production on her new series, Parenthood, by eight weeks.Fall TV grid: See what's on and when "I have discovered a tumor in my breast which requires surgery," the actress, 44, said. "I will not know either my exact diagnosis or ...

Mon, Jul 13, 2009

Maura Tierney to Undergo Breast Tumor Surgery

Desperate Housewives Adds Jeffrey Nordling and a Fresh Face

Desperate Housewives newcomer Drea de Matteo is getting some on-screen family with the addition of Jeffrey Nordling and Beau Mirchoff as series regulars. Review our round-up of season-finale cliffhangers  Nordling, fresh off his run as 24's Agent Larry Moss, will play ...

Sat, Jul 11, 2009

Desperate Housewives Adds Jeffrey Nordling and a Fresh Face

Maura Tierney's Illness Prompts NBC to Shuffle Fall Schedule; Repercussions for Gossip Girl?

The start of production on NBC's Parenthood, which was to premiere this fall, has been postponed for eight weeks "due to a medical evaluation that valued cast member Maura Tierney is undergoing," the network says in a statement. "The top priority for NBC, Universal Media Studios and Imagine Television is the well-being of Ms. Tierney," the statement said. "We are unable to release further details, and ask that you respect her privacy at this time."As a result of the production delay, Parenthood will now premiere at midseason.Read our guide to summer TV To fill the fall void, NBC has ...

Sat, Jul 11, 2009

Maura Tierney's Illness Prompts NBC to Shuffle Fall Schedule; Repercussions for Gossip Girl?

Ratings: Big Brother Comes Back a Wee Bit Bigger

Thursday's ratings round-up: 8 pm/ETThe premiere of Big Brother 11 topped the hour by welcoming 6.68 million total viewers into the house, a 6 percent increase over last summer's BB10 launch. Trailing a Bones repeat, a pair of Samantha Whos averaged 3.4 mil to place third.  9 pmSo You Think You Can Dance this time around bested a CSI repeat to emerge as the night's most-watched program, drawing 7.8 million viewers (up 9 percent week-to-week).  10 pmNBC's The Listener held steady at 3.24 mil, placing a distant second behind a Mentalist repeat (8.33 mil). Crave scoop on your favorite TV shows, from this summer or the upcoming fall season? E-mail senior editors Matt, Mickey and Tim at megascoop@tvguide.com and follow TV Guide on Twitter.

Fri, Jul 10, 2009

Ratings: Big Brother Comes Back a Wee Bit Bigger