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VIDEO: Eureka Star Teases Big Twists and a New Romance

Syfy's Eureka (finally) welcomes viewers back to that crazy Pacific Northwestern town this Friday at 9 pm/ET, and to hear cast member Salli Richardson-Whitfield tell it, the new episodes are pregnant with possibilities. Quite literally.Check out photos of TV's sexiest sci-fi stars In this TVGuide.com video Q&A, Richardson-Whitfield reveals which came first — her own real-life pregnancy, or the one written into Allison Blake's storyline. As for her alter ego's eventual childbirth, she teases, "It's a very big episode... and a real bonding experience between me and Carter." In her on-camera sit-down, Richardson-Whitfield also ...

Fri, Jul 10, 2009

VIDEO: Eureka Star Teases Big Twists and a New Romance

LL Cool J Reveals What's Hot About the New NCIS

Starting Sept. 22, NCIS fans will double their pleasure when CBS' high-rated procedural is followed by the series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles. The much-heralded spin-off concerns the L.A.-based Office of Special Projects and its own team of Special Agents, led by Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Here, the man who famously rapped about "Going Back to Cali" reveals how he landed in Los Angeles this TV season. TVGuide.com: That was quite a performance you gave at the CBS upfronts. [LL Cool J surprised the crowd with a rousing performance of "Mama Said Knock You Out."]LL Cool J: Oh, thank you, man. I had a good time with that. TVGuide.com: Had you been on the hunt for a TV gig?LL Cool J: I had a deal with CBS for about three years, and we were looking for the right show. We tried a few things and they weren't really right, but when this opportunity came along, I met with [NCIS boss] Shane Brennan and we clicked instantly. It felt like the right thing.  Get Mega Buzz scoop on NCIS: Los Angeles TVGuide.com: Tell me about the first meeting between you and Chris O'Donnell. How did it go?LL Cool J: Very, very ...

Thu, Jul 9, 2009

LL Cool J Reveals What's Hot About the New NCIS

Ratings: America's Got the Goods, Warehouse 13 and More

Some recent ratings highlights: • On Tuesday, America's Got Talent ranked second behind an NCIS repeat, drawing 10.4 million total viewers. Come Wednesday, Talent topped the night with an audience of 11.7 mil (up 390K week-to-week). • Among Tuesday premieres, SyFy's Warehouse 13 scored 3.5 mil, ranking as the cabler's ...

Thu, Jul 9, 2009

Ratings: America's Got the Goods, Warehouse 13 and More

Jackson Memorial Draws 31 Million TV Viewers, Millions More Online

Michael Jackson's memorial service on Tuesday drew 31.1 million total viewers across 18 broadcast and cable networks tallied by Nielsen. Princess Diana's September 1997 funeral (which began at 6 am/ET), by comparison, drew 33.25 million viewers, while former President Ronald Reagan's June 2004 funeral (a midday service) had an audience of 20.8 million. Check out photos of musicians who've died too young As far as other daytime TV ratings milestones go, the November 1981 wedding of General Hospital's Luke and Laura was attended by ...

Thu, Jul 9, 2009

Jackson Memorial Draws 31 Million TV Viewers, Millions More Online

Smallville Alum Is Set to Brave Stargate's New Universe

Smallville fans know her as Black Canary, but Alaina Huffman is ready to serve up another formidable femme, on Stargate Universe. In a video profile promoting the new SyFy series, Huffman sums up her Stargate character, 1st Lt. Tamara Johansen, as a medic who is "quite skilled," yet not without her insecurities. Check out photos of TV's sexiest sci-fi stars Understandably, such insecurities are only magnified when ...

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Smallville Alum Is Set to Brave Stargate's New Universe

Tia Mowry on The Game's Possible Rescue: "The Show Would Be Taken to Another Level"

Tia Mowry credits The Game's vocal fan base for the BET Network's interest in resurrecting the canceled CW series for a fourth season. "I never fully appreciated how impressive the fans can be and are, until there were rumors swirling that the CW was going to take us off the air," Mowry said not long after TVGuide.com reported that BET is trying to obtain rights to the half-hour comedy. "I put it on my Twitter almost every other day, saying how the Game fans rock and rule." Review our round-up of season-finale cliffhangers  The Game cast first learned of BET's interest in developing new episodes back in ...

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Tia Mowry on The Game's Possible Rescue: "The Show Would Be Taken to Another Level"

Getting Lost: Reader Questions About Jack, Claire and More Answered

In this installment of TVGuide.com's Getting Lost video series, we plucked a few reader questions out of the Getting Lost mailbag. The topics that are addressed: • Did Matthew Fox and a young Malcolm David Kelley pre-film a scene during Season 1 to be used in the series finale? • With Emilie de Ravin back as a series regular for the final season, will Claire be alive... or that special Lost kind of dead? • Has a time slot — or at least a month — been set for Lost's final season premiere? Watch and discuss the latest Getting Lost after the jump.

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Getting Lost: Reader Questions About Jack, Claire and More Answered

Dollhouse's Season 2 Premiere: Good News, Disappointing News

The Season 2 premiere of Fox's Dollhouse will be written and directed by the man himself: series creator Joss Whedon. The catch: You're going to have to wait an extra week to see it. Fox has pushed back Dollhouse's return date to Friday, Sept. 25, to afford Whedon & Co. sufficient time to produce enough hours to kick off the season with at least three or four consecutive episodes. See what Eliza Dushku has to say about Dollhouse's renewal  An encore of the series premiere of Glee (yes, it's an all-new episode) will now air ...

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Dollhouse's Season 2 Premiere: Good News, Disappointing News

Mega Buzz on Bones, CSI: NY, Housewives, NCIS 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 Bones coming back this fall? — ByerleyMATT: Well of course it is, on Thursday, Sept. 17. And if only because I had Eddie McClintock (now starring on SyFy's Warehouse 13) dropping by for a video Q&A, I reached out to Bones boss Hart Hanson to see if Eddie's Special Agent Tim Sullivan might ever reenter Temp's life. "We've always thought he might return one day, dead or alive. I prefer alive, actually," Hanson told the Buzz. McClintock in turn told me, "I had such a great time with Emily [Deschanel] and David [Boreanaz], so for Hart to say that makes me happy. I would love to [do Bones again]." Hmm, W13 did just wrap production on Season 1....  Do you have any info on what's in store for CSI: NY's Danny and Lindsay? — TashaTIM: Danny and Lindsay will have a tough time balancing their jobs and relationship this season as they face serious pressures at both work and home. Look for both of them to ...

Wed, Jul 8, 2009

Mega Buzz on Bones, CSI: NY, Housewives, NCIS and More!

Lost Bosses Invite Fans to Pen Theme Song

The producers of Lost are inviting fans to "Rock your Lost on!" and write a theme song for the ABC series. The winning tune will probably never actually appear on the show, but will have an exclusive debut performance at the San Diego Comic-Con later this month. Get scoop from TVGuide.com's Getting Lost videos In a posting of the rules at ABC.com, the show bosses say ...

Tue, Jul 7, 2009

Lost Bosses Invite Fans to Pen Theme Song

Kal Penn Begins White House Job

Kal Penn called his new job at the White House "the greatest reward." Following an abrupt departure from House this spring, the actor finally reported for his first day of work as associate director in the White House Office of Public Engagement on Monday. He'll work as a liaison within the arts and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Review season-finale cliffhangers from House and other shows  "The Office of Public Engagement essentially ...

Tue, Jul 7, 2009

Mega Minute: 90210-Melrose Crossover Scoop, a Sexy Shocker

Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:  • Who will follow in Kelly Taylor's circa-1992 shoes and crossover from 90210 to the new Melrose Place? Hear what one 90210 cast member has to say about talk that he is the chosen one, then get the latest word on whether that particular rumor is true or not. • Will fans of ABC's Dirty Sexy Money get satisfying closure when the series' final four episodes kick off July 18? Or might one final head-scratcher await them? Get the scoop.Watch and discuss the new MMM after the jump!

Mon, Jul 6, 2009

Mega Minute: 90210-Melrose Crossover Scoop, a Sexy Shocker

Ratings: 5th Grader's Return Lacks Fireworks, and More

Some ratings highlights from the long holiday weekend: • So You Think You Can Dance on Thursday drew 7.15 million total viewers, up 250K week-to-week. NBC's The Listener (3.28 mil) dropped 14 percent. • On Friday, Fox's Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? returned to an audience of 4.26 mil — a 40 percent plunge from its last outing (which was on a Thursday in December). Lead-out Mental dipped ...

Mon, Jul 6, 2009

Ratings: 5th Grader's Return Lacks Fireworks, and More

It's a Done Deal: Christian Slater to Topline ABC's The Forgotten

Christian Slater has signed on to The Forgotten, a new ABC crime drama from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, TVGuide.com has learned. Read TVGuide.com's complete round-up of Fall TV news Premiering Tuesday, Sept. 22 (leading out of the Dancing with the Stars results show), The Forgotten revolves around ...

Mon, Jul 6, 2009

It's a Done Deal: Christian Slater to Topline ABC's The Forgotten

Rumer Willis to Guest-Star on 90210

Rumer Willis' latest TV gig will take her to 90210. The eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Willis will appear on at least one fall episode as Gia, a lesbian reporter for West Bev's "Blaze" news show, a CW rep confirms. Get more TV casting news from TVGuide.com Willis' 90210 visit marks the ingenue's fourth ...

Sun, Jul 5, 2009

From Politics to Pop Culture: What's Next for Sarah Palin?

What's next for Sarah Palin following her unexpected resignation from Alaska's top job and serving as a favorite pop-culture target? Even though the freshman governor gave no details on her future plans other than "looking forward to serving the public outside the governor's chair," she has given us plenty to talk about for the past year. Just last month she publicly feuded with David Letterman, who ultimately apologized for poking fun at one of the governor's teenage daughters. Watch Letterman apologize to Gov. Sarah Palin Palin was repeatedly spoofed on Saturday Night Live by ...

Sat, Jul 4, 2009

From Politics to Pop Culture: What's Next for Sarah Palin?

She's a Mother: Cobie Smulders Welcomes Baby Girl

Shaelyn Cado Killam has met her mother — and it's actress Cobie Smulders. Smulders, a star of CBS' How I Met Your Mother, gave birth to her daughter on May 16, People reports. It is the first child for Smulders and her fiancé Taran Killam. Read about more celebrity babies Smulders announced her pregnancy ...

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

She's a Mother: Cobie Smulders Welcomes Baby Girl

Piper Perabo Spies Covert Role in New USA Series

Piper Perabo has landed the lead role in Covert Affairs, a USA Network spy-thriller pilot expected to be ordered to series later this month. Perabo will play Annie Walker, a top-shelf CIA trainee who excels at every skill, says the Hollywood Reporter. Review all of TVGuide.com's casting news The next key role to be filled is that of ...

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

Piper Perabo Spies Covert Role in New USA Series

Fall TV: Christian Slater in Talks to Front Bruckheimer Drama

Film vet Christian Slater, who last fall played a superspy in NBC's short-lived My Own Worst Enemy, is in talks to front ABC's new Jerry Bruckheimer-produced crime drama. In The Forgotten, Slater would fill the lead role of a former cop who heads up a team of amateur detectives. Among the character's baggage is the fact that his 11-year-old daughter was kidnapped three years prior. Review our complete round-up of fall TV news In the original pilot, the lead role was played by ...

Thu, Jul 2, 2009

Fall TV: Christian Slater in Talks to Front Bruckheimer Drama

Ratings: Talent Is Tops, But Philanthropist May Need Help

Wednesday's ratings recap: 8 pm/ETABC's Wipeout topped the hour with 7.8 million total viewers, up 100K week-to-week. So You Think You Can Dance's Top 14 performance show, however, led the demos, and averaged 7.65 mil over its two-hour run. 9 pmAmerica's Got Talent was the night's most-watched program, delivering 11.3 million viewers (up 9 percent week-to-week). Me, I'd prefer to see the Hoff drink, like, six fewer Red Bulls before each show. ABC's I Survived a Japanese Game Show (3.83 mil) dropped 350K. 10 pmDespite having an even stronger lead-in this week, NBC's The Philanthropist (5.7 mil) plunged 23 percent from its premiere, placing a distant second behind a CSI: NY repeat (8.1 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. Also, follow TV Guide on Twitter.

Thu, Jul 2, 2009

Ratings: Talent Is Tops, But Philanthropist May Need Help

Smits: PBS Special "Puts a Whole Different Spin" on Fourth of July

Each year as America celebrates its birthday, few celebrations are as rife with emotion, inclusiveness and patriotic goodness as A Capitol Fourth, the PBS special that broadcasts from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. A Capitol Fourth "reflects a tapestry of what this country is, just in terms of the music alone," says Jimmy Smits, who is repeating as host of the special. Canada's nice, too — check our list of favorite TV stars from the Great White North Among the music acts helping the U.S. of A. turn a spry 233 this year are Barry Manilow, Aretha ...

Thu, Jul 2, 2009

Smits: PBS Special "Puts a Whole Different Spin" on Fourth of July

Neil Patrick Harris Eyed as Awesome Emmys Host

CBS, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Neil Patrick Harris are working on a deal that would make the How I Met Your Mother star the host of this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, airing Sept. 20. An agreement had not been reached as of late Wednesday — and CBS had no comment on the buzz — but Variety reports that all parties are hopeful to see Harris "tux up" and take charge of the 61st annual Emmys. Emmys 2008: Revisit the fashion hits and misses Just recently for CBS, Harris earned raves as host of ...

Thu, Jul 2, 2009

Neil Patrick Harris Eyed as Awesome Emmys Host