It's getting to a point where "Frank," "Pete," "Twofer" and "Cerie" probably wonder why they come to work anymore. NBC's 30 Rock refuses to ease up on the guest-casting gas pedal, this time setting its sights on Man of the Month Jon Hamm.Get the rumored details, after the jump.
The numbers, unlike a politician, do not lie. On the heels of its most-watched opener since 2001, NBC's Saturday Night Live served up its biggest audience in 14 years — when vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin came by for a visit — and this season-to-date is up 76 percent in viewers over the same point last year. But with the political spin cycle about to reach its zenith on Tuesday, and now that motherhood has enticed Amy Poehler away from Studio 8H, the funny show is up against serious challenges. Read on for the big questions facing the program that once gave us Deep Thoughts.
She who "played doctor" with not one but two brothers on ABC's Brothers & Sisters now will get to play an actual doctor.TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that Emily Rose has landed the lead role in the new USA Network series Operating Instructions. Details on Rose's role and USA's new "character"-driven series after the jump.
This Wednesday, as Fox's World Series Finale coverage averaged nearly 20 million total viewers....8 pm/ET Across CBS, Fox and NBC, a total of 26.4 million people tuned in for White House hopeful Barack Obama's paid program. Opposite that, fence-sitter Pushing Daisies (6.64 mil) seized the chance to gain 17 percent, while Top Model (3.93 mil) slipped 10 percent. At 8:30, Old Christine delivered 7.64 mil, down 360K.9 pm Criminal Minds placed second (behind baseball) with 13.8 million viewers, down 918 thou week-to-week. Trailing Deal or No Deal, Private Practice came in at No. 4, with 7.73 mil. The CW's Stylista (1.87 mil) said "sew" long to 24 percent of its premiere audience.10 pm CSI: NY this week claimed the top spot with 13.6 million. It was followed by Dirty Sexy Money (6.08 mil, inching up four percent) and NBC's Fridays-bound Lipstick Jungle (4.9 mil, surging 17 percent).
If one were to compare Life on Mars' Detective Ray Carling to The Sopranos' Christopher, one big diff would be the gents' temperament. "[Ray's] center of gravity is a little different," Michael Imperioli says in this video Q&A. "He's a police officer, so he can't let his emotions run rampant," as his Sopranos alter ego did (often to his own detriment).Watch the video to get much more from Imperiolo, after the jump.
A witch. Halloween. The possible unleashing of Satan. Sounds like a case for the Winchester boys and their winged wingman. Tonight on Supernatural (9 pm/ET, the CW), even Castiel agrees that heavy artillery is called for. Cue guest-star Robert Wisdom, as an angel with 'tude. The former Wire star shared a look at this hellish holiday outing. Plus: His take on "the greatest show that's ever been on American television." TVGuide.com: I'm guessing — purely guessing — that this is the first angel you've played.Robert Wisdom: [Laughs] Well, there aren't too many I've been offered, but this is the first one, yeah. TVGuide.com: What brings Uriel to the world of Supernatural? Is he there to ostensibly save Halloween?Wisdom: Yes, that's my job, and it's a big one. It's a real ...
On the Nov. 12 episode of Bones, Brennan will meet Booth's younger brother. From there, life on (and off) the Jeffersonian may never be the same. Played by Roswell alum Brendan Fehr, Jared Booth will get Temperance's temperature rising. But at the end of the day, it may be the studly sibling who pushes one of TV's most star-crossed couples even closer together. "There's a spark between Brennan and little brother Booth," series creator Hart Hanson tells TVGuide.com. "Since she in her own mind can't have the older Booth, maybe this younger one is a good ersatz copy ...
Peter Coyote, whose most recent TV gigs have included Brothers & Sisters (as Nora's pre-Treat Williams love interest), The 4400 and Commander in Chief, next will guest-star on Tuesday night's most-watched program, NCIS, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. In the CBS procedural's first-ever Christmas episode, Coyote will play ...
Tuesday's tale-of-the-tape: 8 pm/ETNCIS won the hour with 17.08 million total viewers on par with last week's numbers. (P.S. Did you see that Rocky Carroll is now celebrity blogging for TVGuide.com? Yo, Rocky!) House placed second with 13.15 mil (up 350K), and topped the demos. The Pumpkin was a little less great for Charlie Brown this year, as the Peanuts special dipped a mil to 10.4 mil. (And I'm a Grinch for even pointing that out.) Behind Biggest Loser (eight mil, up 730 thou), 90210 (3.2 mil) saw a small gain over its last, ages-ago fresh episode. 9 pmDancing with the Stars tacked on another mil, to deliver 17 million viewers. The Mentalist was close behind with its best numbers yet - 16.1 mil — and matched DWTS in demos. Privileged (2.16 mil) recovered from last week's plunge with a 660K rebound. 10 pmWithout a Trace gained 540 thou to win the hour with 12.14 million viewers. SVU dipped a bit to claim second with 9.2 mil. Eli Stone, which is hoping against all hope for a back-9 pick-up, dropped 830K, to 7.67 mil.
Could it be that the never-heard last three words of Gilmore Girls were, "Fugue for Tinhorns"? (So-so joke? Sue me, sue me....) Lauren Graham will make her Broadway debut as the female lead in a new revival of Guys and Dolls, Playbill.com reports. For the planks-averse, that means LG will play Miss Adelaide to Oliver Platt's good ol' reliable Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan Detroit. "To be making my Broadway debut in this role ...
Had 90210 not already hit our screens this fall, the following news might have flipped your red wig. Sources confirm for TVGuide.com that, just as the netlet did with Beverly Hills, 90210, the CW is prepping a reboot of that 1990s show's own spin-off, Melrose Place. Details are ...
Senior editors Matt Webb Mitovich and Mickey O'Connor answer your burning questions. Be sure to direct any new seekage of spoilers to megascoop@tvguide.com. I have this nagging feeling that Lost from here on will focus on the Oceanic 6, at the expense of the people - my Sawyer included! - left on the island. Please tell me I'm wrong. - LaurenMatt: I take great pleasure in telling you that you are wrong. I then laugh derisively in your general direction. Have no fear, Lauren, the left-behinders will get plenty of air time. In fact, a (probably well-tanned) setsider tells me that Elizabeth Mitchell, for one, has never had more to do and as such is busier than a one-armed paperhanger. But is she getting busy with Your Sawyer? That's the question. After "The Kiss," can we expect a House-Cuddy romance to bloom? - MandyMickey: As I learned the hard way one hot summer night in July 1987, a kiss does not necessarily equal a relationship. Then ask yourself ...
To put it simply, Private Practice's KaDee Strickland never saw it coming. Yet here her stern Charlotte is, falling into something ever-so-slightly resembling (gulp) love with Paul Adelstein's Cooper. What's beneath the good doc's steely exterior? (Other than naughty lingerie, if that?) Strickland shared a peek at Charlotte's inner demons, then teases an emotional medical story to come. (ABC's Private Practice airs Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET/) TVGuide.com: First things first: Can you set the record straight on the Private Practice publicity stills? You're standing in front a wall of rocks, right? And not a wall of potatoes?KaDee Strickland: That is true. [Laughs] But that's hilarious, it does look like a bunch of potatoes. You're not a liar. TVGuide.com: It never dawned on me until we ran Chris Lowell's photo the other day and one of our readers pointed it out. "Why is he standing in front of potatoes?"Strickland: Because we're in hard times over there at Oceanside Wellness.... It was actually pretty beautiful, the set-up. Our pictures came out great, but I want you to know that you just ruined it for me ...
File this one under "Things That Made Matt Curious, So He Asked Around." As revealed in ABC's November sweeps overview, the Nov. 17 episode of Boston Legal will guest-star SNL alumna Cheri Oteri (which we knew, from this TVGuide.com exclusive) as a woman who claims she was fired from her job because, among other reasons, she voted for John McCain in the presidential election. Prime-time dramas typically film at least a month ahead of their air date — look to the left, and ABC even has episodic photos from the episode at hand — so this "timely" storyline begged the question: Would Boston Legal attempt to tell an election-centric story without once mentioning who actually was voted President of the United States more than two weeks earlier?Get the answer, after the jump.
Monday's ratings recap: 8 pm/ETDancing with the Stars averaged 18.8 million total viewers over its 90-minute run, inching up 230K week-to-week. Placing fourth behind CBS comedy repeats and World Series coverage, Chuck dipped 220 thou, to 6.48 mil. Gossip Girl held steady at 3.02 mil. 9 pmSamantha Who? gained 450K to place second (behind baseball) during the 9:30 half hour. A repeat of the Gary Unmarried pilot delivered 8.6 million viewers, well shy of Worst Week's most recent tally, but an increase of 750 thou over Gary's last (and fresh) Wednesday outing. Make of that what you will. Heroes dipped 300K to 8.15 mil, but topped the demos once DWTS bowed out. Tree Hill toppled 14 percent, to 3.14 mil. 10 pmTrailing a CSI: Miami repeat, Boston Legal drew 9.1 million viewers (up 100 thou), while My Own Worst Enemy (5.25 mil) dropped another 420K, and is now down 28 percent from its debut.
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute: • Will Grey's Anatomy's "McArmy" make it his mission to pick up where he and Christina left off? • Chad Michael Murray weighs in on the talk that someone in Tree Hill — perhaps Peyton — is pregnant. • Details on how, exactly, Ex List would have marked the spot for Kevin Sorbo. Click inside to watch the video.
It would seem that Bella will never reunite with her one true love. CBS has pulled The Ex List from its Friday line-up effective immediately. To date, 11 episodes (including the pilot) had been filmed, so seven remain unaired. Despite debuting to decent critical notices, The Ex List has struggled in its berth between heavy hitters Ghost Whisperer and Numbers - both of which hit season highs this past week, while the Elisabeth Reaser-starrer sank to a low. The Ex List premiered to 7.2 million viewers, which at the time was an "OK" 77 percent retention of the Ghost Whisperer audience. This past Friday, however ...
Just as in real college life, the midseason finale of ABC Family's Greek balances out the promise of joy and celebration (as Rusty and Calvin inch closer to brotherhood) with the angst that often accompanies the quest for true love. Scott Michael Foster, who plays easygoing Kappa Tau prez Cappie, gave us a sneak peek at the big episode (airing Tuesday at 9 pm/ET) and one very unexpected twist. (In the interest of full disclosure, this Q&A was conducted by a "GDI.") TVGuide.com: How do you get yourself to that "special place" to play a carousing, devil-may-care fraternity boy?Scott Michael Foster: [Laughs] It's quite a process. But really, it's a lot of fun. The character is written so well that he's easy to get into. He's fun-loving, a happy role. I'm not depressed over someone or having to cry every day ...
Miss Holloway, take a memo: "Dear client, Because of our ongoing relationship, I wanted to bring to your attention the fact that according to one of the Hollywood trades, Mad Men's Season 2 finale drew 1.75 million total viewers with its 10 pm Sunday broadcast. That in and of itself represents an 89 percent increase over the AMC series' freshman finale." [Long pull on cigarette.] "When including the 11 pm and 1 am rebroadcasts, the finale audience totaled 2.9 million. At the end of the day, this season outpaced the first by 63 percent ...
If you think you've got it all over Nick, Benji, Sabra or Joshua, then step up and prove it. Auditions for the fifth season of Fox's increasingly popular So You Think You Can Dance will kick off Thursday, Nov. 13, in New York City. (And by "New York City" we mean "the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn.") Additional dates and venues — Denver, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami and Seattle included — will be announced shortly. Registration at each audition site begins at 8 am. Wannabes coming from neighboring cities/states should plan on at least a two-day stay, should you get a callback. For additional updates, log onto fox.com/dance.
This Sunday... in a world where Fox's coverage of World Series Game 4 averaged more than 15 million total viewers.... 8 pm/ETExtreme Makeover: Home Edition surged 13 percent to nail down and cement second place with 12.15 million viewers. The Amazing Race followed with 9.7 mil, while the CW's Valentine (846,000) trailed NBC's 40-Year-Old Virgin broadcast. 9 pmThe flashback-filled Housewives was the only program to thrust itself past baseball in viewers as well as in the demos, delivering its second-largest audience of this fall television season — 15.62 million (up 320 thou week-to-week). Cold Case was a cool third with a hair under 12 mil. The CW's Easy Money saw its numbers eradicated by another 55K, to hit 667,000. 10 pmBrothers & Sisters held steady and placed second with 10.1 mil. The Unit (biff!)followed with a typical 9.1 mil.
Just last week, it was announced that Alexis Denison and wife Alyson Hannigan (of How I Met Your Mother) were expecting their first child. It turns out that's only the tip of the propagating iceberg for Denisof. TVGuide.com has learned that on the Nov. 19 episode of ABC's Private Practice ...
