7 Riverdale Stars You Might Have Missed on Law & Order
Law & Order: LA
- Metascore64
- 2010-2011
- 1 season
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
"Law & Order: LA" fuses classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the distinctive backdrop of LA - delving into the unique attitudes, cultures and crimes of the West Coast.
- Metascore64
- 2010-2011
- 1 season
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
"Law & Order: LA" fuses classic ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling with the distinctive backdrop of LA - delving into the unique attitudes, cultures and crimes of the West Coast.
Is NBC Planning a Chicago Fire Spin-Off?
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Exclusive: Criminal Minds Books Charles S. Dutton
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Is The Case Closed for Law & Order: Criminal Intent? Kathryn Erbe Still Hopeful for a Return
The director has called cut. The film has stopped rolling. The extras have been sent home. Still, despite advertisements touting Sunday's Law & Order: Criminal Intent as the series finale, star Kathryn Erbe is still hopeful the show could live on. "I know that I would be there in a heartbeat. I'm fairly positive that Vincent [D'Onofrio] feels the same way. Everyone was really hoping that, in the 11th hour, we'd get some word," she tells TVGuide.com. "Whether the fans are able to muscle us back or not, who knows. They have amazing power...
Ask Matt: Is Modern Family the Best? Plus: Killing, Fringe and More!
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: I have long been aware of your fondness for ABC's Modern Family, but in one of your recent "Matt's Picks" columns, you heralded it as "TV's best comedy," which honestly caught me by surprise. I rather enjoyed season 1, but as with many viewers, I feel like season 2 was a letdown. Perhaps last year the show could have been in the running for Best Comedy, but after an increasingly dull sophomore year, I'm surprised at your continued admiration for the show. Where Modern Family shifted toward more gimmicky humor, lame ...
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Ratings: Castle Ends Season With a Bang
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Ratings: Chuck Out of Luck?
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VIDEO:Law & Order: LA Shows "Depraved" Side of Runyon Canyon
A mansion at the top of Los Angeles' famous Runyon Canyon may seem like a dream place to call home, but on Monday's episode of Law & Order: Los Angeles, it's also an ideal place for a criminal to hide out. When a college co-ed is found strangled, the clues soon lead Detectives Morales (Alfred Molina) and Jaruszalski (Corey Stoll) to an...
Ratings: Hawaii Five-0 Sinks to Series-Low Demo as Castle Wins Handily
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Mega Buzz: Gunshots on Castle, Chloe's Smallville Return and Bones' Big Finish
Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to megascoop@tvguide.com.Will we learn who killed Joanna Beckett in the Castle finale? — LizaADAM: No, but you'll get another big clue, which will put someone very close to Beckett under suspicion. Meanwhile, while we've been focusing on this rumored death, we should have also been telling you about the gunshots that ring out in the episode's final moments.Please tell me you have spoilers on Chloe's return to Smallville! ­­— AndyNATALIE: Chloe (Allison Mack) returns to Metropolis in the series finale...
Scouring the Headlines, Law & Order: LA Takes on Two Big L.A. Scandals
They've been busy reading the Los Angeles newspapers at NBC's revamped Law & Order: LA. The show is relying on two of the year's biggest L.A.-centric news stories to fuel its narrative over the next two weeks. Tonight, Law & Order: LA will tackle local government corruption — motivated by the well-publicized mess in the City of Bell, a suburb of Los Angeles. Then, on April 25, the show airs its episode based loosely on the mysterious murder of Hollywood power publicist Ronni Chasen.
25 Bubble Shows --- Which Will Survive?
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Top Moments: Good Wife's Bad News and Office's New Boss
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Matt's Picks: April 11-14
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Roush Review: A LOLA Makeover
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VIDEO: Law & Order: LA Braces for a Cop Killing and a New Detective
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VIDEO: White Collar's Tim DeKay Goes to "Extreme Measures" for Law & Order: LA
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Cheers & Jeers: An AOK SVU/LOLA Crossover
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Terrence Howard Files for Divorce
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VIDEO: Law & Order: Los Angeles Crew Finds Real Gun on the Set
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Exclusive: Law & Order: LA Nabs Breaking Bad's Dean Norris
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Ask Matt: Raising Hope, Good Wife, Glee, Walking Dead and More
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Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010
Modern Family9/8c ABC A fast-paced world calls for cutting-edge technology, but as far as Claire is concerned, all the electronic devices at the Dunphys' disposal have rendered face-to-face household communication obsolete. So she decides to get the family in touch with their inner Luddites by declaring a one-week moratorium on texting, IMing and Internet use, which the kids find nothing to LOL about. Meanwhile, Cameron and Mitchell hit the demographic jackpot when they try to get Lily into the best preschool. — Joe FriedrichRead on for previews of Criminal Minds, Survivor, America's Next Top Model, Law & Order: Los Angeles, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Inside Story, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and In Performance at the White House.
VIDEO: Check Out Terrence Howard’s Law & Order: Los Angeles Outtakes
After so many years in Hollywood, Terrence Howard knows how to keep his cool in front of the press. On the set of Law & Order: Los Angeles, however, it's a completely different story. As Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Jonah "Joe" Dekker, Howard has to shoot quite a few press conference scenes, but that doesn't mean he gets it right every time. Check out these...
NBC Orders Full Seasons of Chuck, Chase
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Ask Matt: On Modern TV Families, Community, Big Bang, LUX and More!
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Ratings: Whole Truth Improves; Other Legal Dramas Fall
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