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Without a Trace's Roselyn Sanchez Weds Eric Winter
Roselyn Sanchez (Without a Trace) and Eric Winter (Brothers & Sisters, Days of Our Lives) married on Saturday at the historic San Cristobal fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The guest list totaled 250, including Desperate Housewife ...
Britney "Womanizes" Europe as Debut of Circus Act Nears
With the Dec. 2 release of her new album, Circus, now just days away, Britney Spears is getting the word out globally, performing her insanely catchy "Womanizer" single at two overseas venues. Get the details and watch videos of her stage act after the jump.
Chris Matthews to Play Hardball as a U.S. Senator?
Chris Matthews might be on the move from MSNBC to D.C., should he decide to run for one of Pennsylvania's seats in the United States Senate. The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, reports that the Hardball host and Philadelphia native has met with Democratic Party officials to discuss challenging Republican Sen. Arlen Specter in 2010. Pennsylvania Democratic Party executive director Mary Isenhour's take-away from the confab was that Matthews ...
Rosie Vows, "There Will B No More" Variety Shows
Christmas has come early. Just days after her Rosie Live! turned up DOA in the Nielsens (as well as in countless critics and viewers' notebooks), Rosie O'Donnell has written off her NBC variety show as a one-trick pony. Ro wrote in her blog, "there will b no more," responding to one fan's inquiry as to the possibility of follow-up variety shows in 2009. Alluding to "no ratings" and "bad reviews" ...
Ratings: Rosie's Special… Is Not So Special
Herewith is the ratings recap for Wednesday. (In a nutshell: Lotsa people were busy cooking.) 8 pm/ETBones topped the hour with 9.76 million total viewers (down nine percent week-to-week). Placing second, Old Christine (7.6 mil) and Gary Unmarried (7.72 mil) each dipped about 500 thousand. Rosie O'Donnell's variety special — which by several accounts was disappointing/excruciating — drummed up just 5.04 mil, effectively giving Ro's arch rival, Barbara Walters, bragging rights for the night (see: 10 pm). It also goes to prove that little good ever came from trumpeting, "Ladies and gentleman, Gloria Estefan... and Rachael Ray!" Pushing Daisies dropped another eight percent, to hit 4.45 mil. 9 pmCriminal Minds (14 million viewers) and Private Practice (6.22 mil, and yes, Grant Show will be back) each fell 13 percent. 10 pmCSI: NY (12.16 mil) edged out Barbara Walters' non-dirty, non-sexy sit-down with the Obamas (11.65 mil). Law & Order was a distant third, with 6.26 mil. There will be no ratings report for Thursday night. Many apologies to those who woke up this morning anxious to know if Click beat this week's second broadcast of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
How I Met Your Mother Producer: "If You're Trying to Start a Family, Come Visit Our Set"
On the day the news broke that How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders is expecting her first child (with actor-boyfriend Taran Killam) — and this just weeks after Alyson Hannigan announced her own premiere pregnancy — series cocreator Craig Thomas issued a statement touting the hitcom's apparently fertile workplace. "Everyone's tremendously excited by all the impending motherhood here at How I Met Your Mother. We're all so happy for Cobie and Aly, who will undoubtedly be amazing moms!" said Thomas. The exec producer then added, "And now, a public service announcement: If you're trying to start a family, please come visit the set of How I Met Your Mother. Just come by and hang out ...
Ratings: How Many Did House Hold Captive?
Tuesday's tallies: 8 pm/ETNCIS continued its super-strong season, delivering 18.16 million total viewers (up 160K week-to-week). Topping the hour in demos and placing second in viewers was House's hostage episode, which drew 12.5 mil. (What did you think of the "super-sized" 67-minute saga? Vote in our poll/discuss below.) A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (11.1 mil) was up eight percent year-over-year, while Biggest Loser (6.77 mil) shed 10 percent from last Tuesday. 9 pmDancing with the Stars' season-ender partnered with an audience of 20.58 million, a small increase over the May finale but down 17 percent from last November's. At 15.9 mil, The Mentalist was up a hair. Fringe (8.73 mil) fell 630K. 10 pmOpposite DWTS' final moments, both Without a Trace (10.37 million viewers, down 12 percent) and SVU (8.55 mil, down 15 percent) took big hits.
How Cupid Paired Paula Marshall with Gary Unmarried
It took a bit longer than anyone would have liked, but in mid-November CBS finally gave a green light to a full season of Gary Unmarried (Wednesdays at 8;30 pm/ET), its freshman sitcom starring Jay Mohr and Paula Marshall as exes dealing with new significant Os. Marshall shared with TVGuide.com why the good news made her "mad," previews this week's riotous Thanksgiving episode, comes clean about "Californicating" with David Duchovny, and offers her take on TV's new shot at Cupid.
NBC's Midseason Plan Turns on Lights, Rests Heroes and Kicks Off New Dance
NBC's midseason slate will bring viewers a largely revamped January, sidelining a handful of shows to make room for some new programming. Also on tap is a pair of Saturday Night Live specials. The splashiest newcomer is So You Think You Can Dance boss Nigel Lythgoe's Superstars of the Dance — fancied as an internationally flavored "Olympic dance-off" and hosted by Michael Flatley — which premieres Sunday, Jan. 9, before moving to Mondays. There, it will air for several weeks from 8 to 10 pm/ET, bumping both Chuck and Heroes ...
Mega Buzz on Ghost Whisperer, Battlestar, Criminal Minds & More!
Senior editors Matt Mitovich and Mickey O'Connor answer your questions. All I want to know is the bottom line when it comes to Ghost Whisperer's Jim dying. Will he ever be brought back to life (his life), or is his only involvement going to be in the body of Sam? — KathyMATT: It's simple, really: Jim is now going by "Sam," but Sam is mostly Jim. "Since it's Jim's soul [inside Sam's body], we will always be seeing David [Conrad] at Melinda's side," exec producer P.K. Simonds tells me, dismissing rumors that Conrad is leaving the show. Much of the story to come involves Sam (who to everyone else looks like Jericho's Kenneth Mitchell) realizing that he has this new life inside of him. As Conrad explained it to me, "It's the whole question of how ...
It's Grant Showtime on Private Practice ... and Melrose 2.0?
This week on ABC's Private Practice (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET), Addison feels the brotherly love when Grant Show begins a stint as her studly sib. In this TVGuide.com Q&A, Show previews Archer Montgomery's first Oceanside Wellness hook-up, ponders why Swingtown couldn't keep it up, and reveals whether Jake Hanson might turn up on the CW's "new" Melrose Place. TVGuide.com: What brings about this surprise visit from Archer?Grant Show: I come into town because I miss Addison. When she was living in New York we were real tight, so I try to get her to come back to New York with me. In the meantime, I start a little somethin'-somethin' with Naomi — just to piss off my sister, I think! [Laughs] TVGuide.com: What is the dynamic between Addison and Archer?Show: I don't know if you've ever hung out with rich siblings, but they have very strange relationships. Almost incestuous ...
Ratings: Another Biggest Bang, and Heroes Bounces Back
Monday's ratings round-up: 8 pm/ETDancing with the Stars averaged 21.33 million total viewers, a 13 percent increase over last season's final competition night, but down 14 percent from November 2007's big dance-off. Placing second, CBS' Big Bang Theory hit a new all-time high (10.19 million), while How I Met Your Mother delivered a season-best 10.04 mil. Chuck dipped 180 to claim third with 6.62 mil, and Sarah Connor dropped 680 thousand (to 4.62 mil). 9 pmTwo and a Half Men (14.9 million viewers) dropped 300K from last week's season high, while lead-out Worst Week held steady at 10.35 mil. Winning the back half of the hour, Samantha Who? surged 810K to 11.93 mil. With an audience of 7.85 mil, Heroes enjoyed its first week-to-week increase (+260K) since Oct. 13. Prison Break (5.25 mil, down 11 percent) and One Tree Hill (2.21 mil, down 19 percent), despite combining to drop a plethora of bombshells, both took dives. 10 pmCSI: Miami topped the hour with 14.15 million viewers, down eight percent from last week's mighty audience. Both Boston Legal (8.68 mil) and My Own Worst Enemy (4.25 mil) saw gains of 250K.
The Beatles' Deal to Go Digital Hits a Sour Note
Rumor has it that if you play "Revolution No. 9" backwards, it now says, "The deal is dead." Negotiations on a long-awaited deal to make The Beatles' catalogue available online via services such as the iTunes Music Store have hit an impasse. "The last word I got back was it's stalled," Paul McCartney said Monday ...
Mega Minute: Boston Legal's Big Goodbye, Mother Casts a Sister & More
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: • A hint at one of the surprises Boston Legal has on tap for its two-hour series finale. • Who else on 24 is coming "back from the dead"? • How I Met Your Mother casts Ted's sister. (But what has Ted so worried?)Watch and discuss this week's MMM video after the jump.
House: An Inside Look at this Week's "Super-sized" Standoff
This week on Fox's House (Tuesdays at 8 pm/ET), an impatient patient takes hostages at Princeton-Plainsboro until what ails him can be determined. So complex is his diagnosis, and so taut is the tension, that the hour-long drama demands an extra seven minutes to unspool (so adjust your DVR). In preparing to tell this story, executive producer Katie Jacobs — who also directed the episode — picked the brain of real-life SWAT team members who have been involved in near-identical hospital face-offs. "One had a really interesting story about how ...
VIDEO: Big Bangers Talk Geek Romance, Asexuality & Hot Tees
CBS' The Big Bang Theory has been making a big bang indeed, notching some of its largest audiences ever. Has geek become chic? "I think it's really just word-of-mouth," Johnny Galecki (aka Leonard) says in this 2-on-1 video Q&A. "The show struck a chord." Adds "roommate" Jim Parsons (Sheldon), "People got to find it on their own." Galecki goes on to discuss Leonard's new romance with guest-star Sara Rue's Stephanie. Parsons jumps in to say, "This is a very important relationship for [Sheldon]", as well! But might it elicit a jealous reaction from ...
Ratings for American Music Awards, 24 and More
Sunday's ratings scorecard: 8 pm/ETABC's coverage of the 2008 American Music Awards topped the hour, dominated Sunday's demos and averaged 12.2 million total viewers for the night (a gain of 380 versus last year). Coming in No. 2 at 8 was 24: Redemption, which delivered 12.04 million heads over its two-hour run. That marks an 18-percent improvement over the Fox series' Day 6 finale, but down 23 percent from that season's opener. NBC's coverage of the Colts-Chargers game was the evening's most-watched program, averaging 12.29 million viewers. Facing stiff competition, Amazing Race (10.1 mil) slowed down 19 percent week-to-week. 9 pmCold Case placed third behind the AMAs and football with 12.07 million viewers, on par with its previous audience. 10 pmThe Unit inched up 200K to claim No. 3 with an audience of 9.99 million.
Battlestar's Tricia Helfer to Handle Chuck
It'll be geek-meets-geek nirvana when Chuck starts answering to Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer. The blonde beauty has been booked for a guest-star gig as the walking Intersect's new handler, sources confirm for TVGuide.com.
Chuck's "Lester" Previews a "Very Special" Thanksgiving
On NBC's Chuck (Mondays at 8 pm/ET), the land of "BuyMoria" is inhabited by several colorful denizens, creatures of all manner of maturity, intelligence and resolve. Vik Sahay — who, interestingly, originally went after the role of Chuck's BFF, Morgan — shares with us here a peek inside Lester's world. Plus: What's this about a "very special" Thanksgiving episode of the action-comedy?! TVGuide.com: What's it like working there at the Buy More set?Vik Sahay: Honestly, to me, the fact that somebody built and put that thing together is pretty amazing. But the best part is that I get to ...
Ratings: 20/20 Feels the Love, Ghost Story Still Strong
Friday's ratings round-up: 8 pm/ETThe unspooling saga of Ghost Whisperer's Jim had 11.36 million viewers enrapt, dipping just 300K from last week's season high. 5th Grader (six mil) placed second, up 11 percent week-to-week, followed by Deal or No Deal (5.7 mil) and Wife Swap (4.78 mil). Both the CW's Chris (1.78 mil) and The Game (1.62 mil) slipped a hair. 9 pmTaking a cue from NCIS, a repeat of The Mentalist was a warmed-over force to be reckoned with, topping the whole night with 11.6 million viewers. NBC's Crusoe, which is due to set sail for Saturdays soon (say that 10 times fast!), plunged 16 percent, to 3.5 mil. 10 pmRegaining a strong lead-in, Numbers notched a 21-percent surge, winning its time slot with 11.23 million viewers. Placing second was 20/20's sit-down with "Spitzer girl" Ashley Dupre, which at 8.24 mil represented a season high for the ABC news mag. (Just leave a twenty on the dresser, thanks.) Lipstick Jungle (3.33 mil), which is on its way to a Fridays-at-9 slot, dipped seven percent.
24 Movie and Season 7 Preview: "We Needed to Reset Jack Bauer"
Speaking with TVGuide.com at the NYC premiere of 24: Redemption, the TV movie airing this Sunday at 8 pm/ET, executive producer Howard Gordon explained how he had to sell Fox on the idea of this two-hour, real-time tale. "I told the network, 'I have an idea, and it's going to take a little patience,'" he said of the plot in which Jack, while quietly helping out an orphanage in Africa, has to ward off a military coup (led by Candyman Tony Todd). Allying with an old friend (Trainspotting's Robert Carlyle), Jack ultimately goes guns a-blazing, yes, but only after ...
