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Exclusive VIDEO: Bones and Booth Go to the Circus!
David Boreanaz in a Russian fur hat (and accompanying accent). Emily Deschanel appropriately dressed as "the beautiful assistant." Knives. Balloons. A murder mystery. And on top of it all, Andy Richter controlling not the universe, but a three-ring circus. Check out this exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the first of Bones' two new episodes airing this Thursday, after the jump!
ER Bringing Back Clooney with Margulies before Checking Out
The on-screen reunion that many felt needed to happen before ER could properly end its 15-year-run will come to fruition after all. Though neither NBC nor Warner Bros. have yet to officially confirm the news, sources tell TVGuide.com that both George Clooney and Julianna Margulies — aka one of the medical drama's premiere on-screen couples, Dr. Doug Ross and Carol Hathaway — will resurface in one episode ...
Ratings: How Many Found "Time" for Lost?
Wednesday's ratings recap: 8 pm/ETAmerican Idol dominated with 25.4 million total viewers, albeit a 15 percent plunge from last Wednesday's audition show. ABC's Lost: Destiny Calls clip show placed second with 8.48 mil, followed by CBS' sitcombo of Christine (7.44 mil, down 280K) and Gary (7.07 mil). Falling shy of five mil, Knight Rider slowed down by 360 thou. 13: Fear Is Real (1.36 mil) scared away another 210 thousand viewers. 9 pmCriminal Minds topped the hour with 13.86 million viewers, dipping just 190K versus increased competition. Fox's Lie to Me premiered to 13.2 million, but the truth is it shed more than three million samplers over the hour and fell to third come 9:30. Lost's two-hour season opener averaged 11.37 mil, down 29 percent from the series' year ago premiere and down 830K from the Season 4 finale. 10 pmCSI: NY (11.75 mil) slipped eight percent week-to-week but still bested the back half of Lost (which, however, claimed No. 1 in the demos). Law & Order (8.49 mil) enjoyed a 300-thou gain.
Smallville's Kristin Kreuk Teases a Tear-filled Farewell
"A lot of tears" is what Kristin Kreuk promises when Lana Lang bids the CW's Smallville (if not Smallville, Kansas) a final farewell. As the original cast member's final three episodes unspool, TVGuide.com welcomed the chance to chat with Kreuk about Lana's super secrets, her big-screen butt-kicking, and the change that she hopes to bring to the world — one small step at a time. (Smallville airs Thursdays at 8 pm/ET.) TVGuide.com: Word has it that Lana might have left town last spring under rather different circumstances than she led us to believe. True?Kristin Kreuk: Very true. There's a lot of stuff going on with Lana that nobody knows except for her. The audience will slowly begin ...
Next on Earl's List: Lotsa Daddy Issues and a Crazy Betty White!
Hoping to follow in the footsteps of The Office and 30 Rock by securing an early renewal, NBC's My Name Is Earl (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET) will be playing to all its strengths in the coming months, combining list work with a standalone arc, all of which will lead up to a buzzworthy season finale. "Last week we aired the first in a five-episode arc, where Darnell's Witness Protection identity was exposed, so he had to flee," series creator Greg Garcia tells TVGuide.com. "We're now going to spend some time with [Darnell, Joy and the kids] away from Camden County, with different identities." As the mystery is finally solved ...
Justin Guarini Talks about Going Country, Idol Drama and More
This Saturday at 8 pm/ET, Justin Guarini will go country as a competitor on Gone Country 3, the CMT series that challenges celebs from assorted walks of life to take a walk on the wailing side. Does Guarini, the runner-up in American Idol's first season, have what what it takes to croon better than Richard Grieco, Micky Dolenz, Taylor Dane and three other wannabes? TVGuide.com invited Guarini to preview his foray into the genre, as well as make some predictions about Idol's new season. TVGuide.com: What about pop singing doesn't necessarily translate into country singing?Justin Guarini: That's a hard question because nowadays country singing is more pop than it has been in a long time. TVGuide.com: Thank you, Carrie Underwood!Guarini: Exactly. Country music is not necessarily the twangy phonographs your grandmother used to listen to. It really is pop music anymore, and there's ...
Exclusive: Who Will Make Magic as Smallville's Zatanna?
As first hinted at in this week's Mega Buzz, Smallville has a fun new trick up its sleeve, and it involves the CW series' take of DC Comics trickstress Zatanna. TVGuide.com has since learned exclusively that Serinda Swan (who is indeed far, far, far from an ugly duckling, as your Googling will demonstrate) has landed the guest-star role. Swan will appear in this season's 17th episode, "Hex," as Zatanna, a magician who ...
Mega Minute: Secret Siblings Shake Up Two Shows, and More
Now playing in the Mitovich Mega Minute: • House delves into the story of one doc's long-lost brother. • Brothers & Sisters: What/who is the latest obstacle heading Rebecca and Justin's way? • Status report! Might fans of The Office still get a true spinoff?Watch and discuss this week's MMM, after the jump.
Ratings: Returning Fringe Scares Up a Big Audience
Tuesday's tallies: 8 pm/ETAs Fox's own ratings release succinctly put it, "All Eyes Were on the Newest Idol in the White House." Said differently: Opposite ABC's two-hour coverage of the Inauguration Day Neighborhood Ball (which set a table for 12.6 million total viewers), American Idol dropped 25 percent week-to-week, to 22.42 million. Trailing an NCIS repeat, Biggest Loser packed on 16 percent, to 10.2 mil. At 2.4 mil, 90210 enjoyed a gain of 210K. 9 pmPlacing second behind ABC's Ball, Fox's Fringe returned from its seven-week siesta to an audience of 12.1 million, a 40 percent bump from its last outing and the freshman series' second-largest audience ever. (Be sure to check out my new videos with J.J. 1 and J.J. 2.) Privileged saw a 530-thou uptick, to 1.66 mil. (Have I mentioned the great big and glorious bear-hug that JoAnna Garcia gave me at the Globes last week? Definitely not chilly.) 10 pmA Mentalist repeat topped the hour with 10.45 million viewers, followed by an Inauguration-tastic ABC News special (9.47 mil) and Dateline (6.2 mil).
Mega Buzz on Grey's, Housewives, CSI: NY, 24 and More!
Senior editors Matt Mitovich, Mickey O'Connor and Tim Molloy answer your questions every Wednesday. Please, feel free to drop us a line at megascoop@tvguide.com. Grey's Anatomy's Derek has got his mother's ring. Now what? — GayleMATT: Dude needs to unload it and quick, I'd say! Instead (sigh), he will hold onto it long enough for virtually every Seattle Gracer — Meredith excluded, of course — to learn of the bauble's being and in turn offer their two cents on when and how he should pop the Q. Will Der stick to his original plan? And if so, does it involve a meticulously crafted arrangement of candles? I love Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives this season. Any scoop? — MarciaMICKEY: Well, remember how it was Tom's dream to open an Italian restaurant, and how begrudgingly Lynette went along with the idea? Well, apparently now he has a different dream ...
Ratings: Battlestar Returns to Out-of-this-World Numbers
The Season 4.5 premiere of Battlestar Galactica — which somewhat unexpectedly sprung on us the reveal of the fifth Cylon - was watched by more than 2.1 million total viewers last Friday night. That represents a 23 percent increase over the series' average for Season 4.0, Sci Fi Channel reports. Battlestar emerged as the No. 1 cable program in the 10 pm hour among men 18-49, and its boffo numbers made Sci Fi the No. 4 cable entertainment network of the night among the 18-49 demo. A "Great Notion," indeed.
How I Met Your Mother's Ted Finds that '70s Gal Groovy
One thing seems fairly certain — she's not the mother. Still, Laura Prepon is poised to have a very good time guest-starring on CBS' How I Met Your Mother later this season. That gal from That '70s Show (as well as October Road) has been cast in the role of ...
Ratings: House Opens Big on Monday Night
Fox delivered its highest-rated (non-sports) Monday night since Feb. 12, 2007. Here's how it all broke down: 8 pm/ETHouse's move to Monday was welcomed by 14.87 million total viewers, the series' largest audience of the season. Placing second, CBS' sitcombo of Big Bang (11.1 million, down 700K) and Mother (10.76 mil, down 900K) each fell from highs. ABC's Bachelor came in third with a two-hour average of 9.91 mil, a season high. NBC's Superstars of Dance (6.44 mil) stumbled to the tune of 620 thou, while Gossip Girl hit a new season low of 2.2 mil. 9 pmCBS' Men won its time slot with 16 million viewers, down a mil; lead-out Worst Week wielded 9.58 mil, down 870K. Fox's 24 claimed second with 12.04 mil, slipping just 270K. One Tree Hill delivered 2.6 mil, down 540 thou. 10 pmCSI: Miami dominated with 14.5 million viewers, down eight percent. True Beauty (5.9 mil) dropped 570K, while Momma's Boys (4.88 mil) somehow gained 290 thou.
90210 Starlet Teases Her Return as Nip/Tuck's "Evil Vixen"
AnnaLynne McCord, who already on Tuesday nights plays 90210's naughty Naomi, is going in for another Nip/Tuck (or two) when she resurfaces on the FX drama's next fresh episode, airing Jan. 27. "I'm reprising my evil vixen role," McCord tells TVGuide.com, referencing her previous run as Eden, an 18-year-old hellraiser who at first merely wanted her virginity "restored," but then went on to torment Sean, corrupt little Annie and poison/shoot Julia. Where has this bad girl been since wrapping up her original reign of terror? "I've gone off to Europe, but now I come back to ...
Lost Preview: Will Hurley Sink the Oceanic 6's Return Trip?
When ABC's Lost kicks off its much-anticipated fifth season this Wednesday at 9 pm/ET (with a two-hour premiere), a body count almost immediately adds up. Who's leaving the trail of goons in their wake? Oh, it's just bad-ass Sayid and his new sidekick ... Hurley?! Jorge Garcia gave us a typically cryptic look at the new adventures of the Oceanic 6. Plus: Who from the island does the big guy miss most? TVGuide.com: As an actor, how has the Season 5 storyline been different for you?Jorge Garcia: The story has been different and a little weird, and I'm just "following along in my book," so to say. But there is a confidence having done Hurley for now five seasons. There's a lot more instinct in the sense that I kind of know how Hurley goes now, how he would react to new situations. TVGuide.com: Are you finding him to be a more active character this season?Garcia: There's definitely some stuff that picks up. And there are certain things ...
VIDEO: Big Laughs from the Big Bang Theory Set
Talk about your miracles of modern science. Just last week, the TVGuide.com video crew paid a visit to the set of CBS' increasingly popular The Big Bang Theory — and the episode we saw them taping airs tonight! It's a great one, too, as Sheldon's new "friendship" with robot war rival Kripke forces him to "vote out" a member of his existing (anti)social circle. Jim Parsons shares a look at the episode in the video after the jump!
VIDEO: 24 Vet "Thrilled to Be Back" --- Even Minus CTU
CTU may be a goner, but the ever reliable Bill Buchanan is still in the mix and helping to save Jack Bauer's bacon. "I'm thrilled to be back," 24 vet James Morrison shares with TVGuide.com in this red-carpet video.Morrison also brings us up to speed on the Season 7 whereabouts of Bill's wife, Karen Hayes (played by Jayne Atkinson), opens up about whether Bill and go-to gal Chloe have ever hooked up, and ponders his prospects for surviving 24's latest day-long ordeal.See the video after the jump!
Exclusive: The Name of Crab Man's Dad Is Danny Glover
My Name Is Earl's Witness Protection story will involve the bad guy from Witness. Series creator Greg Garcia tells TVGuide.com exclusively that Danny Glover has been tapped to guest-star later this season as Crab Man's dad, Thomas, as the storyline about why Darnell has been living in hiding is finally unspooled. Although it was long ago revealed to viewers that Crab Man (Eddie Steeples) is in the Witness Protection Program, it was not until last week that Earl & Co. were let in on the secret. (After receiving a mysterious phone call on a never-seen-before "hair phone," Darnell rushed ...
Ratings: Is Friday Night Lights Back in the Game?
This is how Friday's fare fared: 8 pm/ETGhost Whisperer topped the hour, holding steady at 10.52 million total viewers. Howie Do It placed second with 6.06 mil, plunging 21 percent from its premiere. 9 pmCBS' Flashpoint inched up to 10.38 million viewers, a new series high. Nipping at the heels of Don't Forget the Lyrics (4.84 mil), Friday Night Lights' return to NBC (following a run on DirecTV) was watched by 4.54 million. That's an improvement on time-slot predecessor Lipstick Jungle's numbers, but a 13 percent dip from the high school drama's Season 2 finale. Now, what does that all mean? When asked at this week's TCA press tour about the fate of such fence-riders as FNL, Chuck and Life, NBC Entertainment president Angela Bromstad said, "We live in a world where we have to have both — we have to have the quality and we have to have the ratings. [We] won't replace shows ...
Brothers & Sisters' Rachel Griffiths Pregnant with Third Child
Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths is pregnant with her third child, People reports.Griffiths and husband Andrew Taylor already are parents to a 5-year-old son, Banjo Patrick, and daughter Adelaide Rose, 3.Sources at ABC's Brothers & Sisters tell TVGuide.com that Griffiths' pregnancy will ...
Lost Bosses Solve "True Mystery," Talk of "Utter Suckiness" and Tease a Super-Sawyered Season
It's rather impossible to share much of what was discussed at Lost's TCA Winter Press Tour session on Friday, since to do so would delve into the first few episodes — the third of which was screened for reporters just before exec producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof took the stage. After the jump, though — and to supplement my teasy afternoon Facebook updates — are some Dharma-approved sound bites.
