An amnesiac discovers she's not very well liked.
An amnesiac discovers she's not very well liked.
ABC has given pilot orders to alien thriller The Visitors, supernatural project Forever and journalist drama Exposed, TVGuide.com has learned. The Visitors is a race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy who is out to destroy the world using our most precious resource against us. Juno's Soo Hugh will write the project from Steven Spielberg's Amblin TV and Grady Twins. Get the latest pilot scoop Forever tells the story of...
Rob Lowe is sticking with NBC. The network has given a pilot order to his tennis comedy The Pro, TVGuide.com has learned. Set in and around a tennis and golf club, the Parks and Recreation star will play a former doubles champion who is reunited with his ex-partner after a public feud that...
ABC has given a pilot order to a single-camera comedy from Spin City's Jeff Lowell, TVGuide.com has learned. Check out the latest pilot news The untitled romantic comedy exposes...
Up All Night is hosting a Bluth family reunion! Arrested Development's Tony Hale is heading to the NBC comedy to reunite with his former TV brother Will Arnett, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Hale will play...
What would the good Reverend Camden say? Barry Watson, who played eldest son Matt Camden on the long-running family drama 7th Heaven, is joining Gossip Girl for the...
Emmy season is underway! For the next two weeks, Emmy voters will be checking off names and shows they think are worthy of getting a nomination come July 19. We at TVGuide.com have a few selections in mind ourselves. Next up: our dream ballot for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Gary Unmarried's Ric Swartzlander has been tapped as Cougar Town's new showrunner and executive producer, Deadline reports.Swartzlander succeeds co-creators Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel, who confirmed last week ...
For its upcoming fall season, NBC has ordered two more dramas: the Jekyll and Hyde-inspired Do No Harm and mystery Infamous (formerly Notorious), TVGuide.com has learned...
Barry Watson will be a dad again. The former 7th Heaven and Samantha Who? star and actress Natasha Gregson Wagner are expecting their first child together, People reports.
NBC has picked up a comedy project from Ellen DeGeneres that will star her wife Portia de Rossi, Deadline reports.The untitled comedy is about dueling sisters, one of whom will ...
Emmy season is under way! Over the next two weeks, Emmy voters will be checking off names and shows they think are worthy of getting a nomination come July 14. We here at TVGuide.com have a few picks in mind ourselves. Next up: our dream ballot for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy:
Christina Applegate will star in NBC's untitled Lorne Michaels-produced comedy pilot, TVGuide.com has confirmed.Stay up to date on the latest pilot castings hereWritten byParks and Recreation's Emily Spivey, the ...
From No Ordinary Family and Modern Family to My Frickin' Family, ABC seems to be all about, well, family. ABC orders drama series Missing for summer The network has given the green light to two comedy pilots, My Frickin' Family and Bad Mom. Family follows...
ABC has ordered drama series Missing to premiere this summer, the network announced Thursday. Formerly titled Safe and Hall of Mirrors, Missing follows a former CIA agent who travels to Europe to find her son after he disappears in Italy while abroad for an internship. The project was written by Greg Poirier (National Treasure: Book of Secrets) and is executive-produced by Gina Matthews and Grant Scharbo (The Gates). ABC orders Pan Am, Edgar Allan Poe pilots The network is also in the midst of ordering pilots for the 2011-12 season. On Wednesday, ABC ordered the...
Jennifer Esposito has been promoted to series regular on Blue Bloods, CBS announced Thursday. Esposito, 37, joined the show in October as Detective Jackie Curatola, the new partner of Donnie Wahlberg's Danny Reagan, who had...
On the Blue Bloods set, it's not uncommon to see fake handguns, mock suspect files, claustrophobic interrogation rooms ... and dance numbers?"We have dance-party Fridays!" Jennifer Esposito tells TVGuide.com after grooving and clapping with the crew to Donnie Wahlberg's beatbox tune in between takes. "It's our little way of ...
The creators of CBS' new romantic sitcom Mike & Molly insist that the show isn't about weight issues. "I wanted to write a show about two people at the beginning of a relationship, and that was what intrigued me the most," says executive producer Mark Roberts (Two and a Half Men). See TVGuide.com's editors' picks for the best new fall shows Still, the show's nascent courtship begins when city cop Mike (comedian Billy Gardell) meets cute with...
Christina Applegate and her fiancé Martyn Lenoble are expecting their first child, her rep confirms to TVGuide.com. Christina Applegate is engaged Applegate, 38, and Lenoble, 41, the former bassist for Porno for Pyros, got engaged on Valentine's Day 2010 after dating for two years. No date has been set for the wedding. In 2008, the Samantha Who? actress underwent a double mastectomy to treat breast cancer, which has been in full remission since August 2008. She'll be next seen in ...
Christina Applegate and her boyfriend of two years are getting married. A rep for Applegate told TVGuide.com on Friday that she and Martyn LeNoble, the former bassist for Porno for Pyros, got engaged on...
Thursday's ratings recap: 8/7 CTBig Brother 11 topped the hour with an audience of 6.42 million total viewers, up 15 percent week-to-week. The final two episodes of Samantha Who? averaged 3.39 million viewers, placing third behind a Bones repeat. 9/8 CTSo You Think You Can Dance's 100th-episode celebration — featuring a blink-and-you-missed-it performance by Katie Holmes — drew 8.42 million viewers, a 20 percent surge from last week. 10/9 CTA Mentalist repeat was the night's most watched program, with 9.54 million viewers. NBC's final broadcast airing of The Listener delivered 3.38 mil, dropping 500K. (NBC.com will stream the series' final five episodes in August. ) 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 and follow TV Guide on Twitter.
Samantha Who?8:30/7:30 CT ABCThe final bell tolls for the Christina Applegate sitcom just when wedding bells are ringing for Andrea and her gay basketball star fiancé, Tony Dane. It's a big day for Sam, too, as she has to decide whether she wants to be with billionaire Winston Funk (Billy Zane) or Todd. Meanwhile, Howard and Regina have a decision to make when they begin to realize their paths are starting to diverge. Read on for previews of So You Think You Can Dance, Royal Pains, Southern Belles: Louisville and Wild Russia.
NBA Draft7:30 pm/ET ESPN As if the NBA's worst record in 2008-09 wasn't bad enough for the Kings, they also got the worst pick in the 2009 draft that they could have possibly gotten. Granted, it's only the fourth overall pick, but that is the way the NBA draft-lottery system is set up. Blake Griffin is widely expected to be taken at No. 1 by the Clippers, who managed to grab the top pick in last month's lottery. After the first pick, it gets more murky with Ricky Rubio from Spain and Hasheem Thabeet from UConn.Read on for previews of So You Think You Can Dance, She's Got the Look, Royal Pains and Samantha Who?.
Billy Zane seems sometimes like a product of old Hollywood. His classic-movie star looks helped him land the role for which he remains best-known — Cal, Kate Winslet's diabolical fiance in Titanic — as well as his starring role in 1996's The Phantom, another period throwback. His new role on Samantha Who? lands him securely in the here and now, but the past lingers again: He's playing Winston Funk, a character previously played by Timothy Olyphant, who departed to appear on Damages.Zane's found an easy way to deal with the ghosts of the past, however: ignoring them. To play Funk, for example, he didn't even watch Olyphant's take on the character.
Thursday's ratings rundown: 8 pm/ETAmerican Idol played to a special Thursday audience of 22.35 million total viewers, down 650K from last week's results show. CBS' NCAA tourney coverage placed second in every prime-time hour, averaging 10.12 million viewers across the night. ABC's brand-new In the Motherhood (6.72 mil) and returning Samantha Who? (6.53 mil, down 270 thou from Dec. 1, its last fresh outing) combined for third, but averaged 13 percent less than Ugly Betty's most recent numbers. Trailing NBC's pairing of Earl (5.87 mil) with an Office repeat, Smallville scored 3.74 mil, surging 14 percent week-to-week. 9 pmGrey's Anatomy enjoyed CSI's latest bye, topping the hour with 15.8 million viewers, up 10 percent. Hell's Kitchen nipped at basketball's heels, placing third with 10.95 mil. Both NBC's The Office (8.45 mil, +500K) and 30 Rock (7.17 mil, +150K) saw gains, while Supernatural (3.17 mil) was flat. (Be sure to check out next week's high-sterical promo!) 10 pmWith CBS' Eleventh Hour still shot-clock-blocked, Private Practice again claimed No. 1 with an audience of 10.48 mil, up 470 thou. ER gained 700K but still trailed hoops, delivering 10.16 mil.
Samantha Who? may be taking a temporarily leave of absence to accommodate The Bachelor, but there'll be a fresh face in town when it returns.Angie Harmon is slated to guest-star as Gigi, the ...
Is there nothing that television can't make us do? Britney Spears did her best impression of a pop star, making us doubt her icon status. She didn't say a word, but Katie Couric — for a moment — made us forget the real news. And Christina Aguilera did what we thought was impossible: She made us fall in love with the Grammys again. Check out our Top Moments of the week ...
Monday's ratings recap: 8 pm/ETShrek and the Grinch gave ABC the win for the hour, averaging 11.44 million total viewers. Repeats of Big Bang ("Pants must be worn at all times in the time machine!") and Mother (each drawing over eight mil) placed second. Chuck claimed third with 7.25 mil, gaining 10 percent on this night of lighter competition, while Sarah Connor truly seized the moment, surging 26 percent to 5.83 mil, its largest audience since Sept. 22. Gossip Girl (3.08 mil) inched up 200K from its Nov. 17 season low. 9 pmHeroes flirted with eight mil (and won the back half of the hour), gaining 100 thou week-to-week. With her flashy Dancing lead-in now gone, Samantha Who? stumbled to the tune of 43 percent, averaging just 6.8 mil across back-to-back episodes. Prison Break (5.8 mil) added 550K, while the first of Privileged's Monday "try-outs" delivered 2.2 mil, up 40 percent from its most recent Tuesday outing. 10 pmEven opposite a CSI: Miami repeat (see news story on Khandi Alexander's return visit), Boston Legal (8.4 mil, -300K) and Worst Enemy (4.03 mil, -220K) each slipped.
Two big treats are on tap this week for the forsaken Men in Trees fans. First up is the arrival of James Tupper on ABC's Samantha Who?, starting tonight at 9:30 pm/ET. TV's former "McTreemy" plays an environmentalist who strikes Sam's fancy, so much so that Tupper's visit has been extended through, well, whenever. In this Q&A, Tupper lets us know what's what with Who, compares Christina Applegate to real-life lady love Anne Heche, and previews his big-screen turn opposite Zac Efron. TVGuide.com: In this week's Samantha Who?, "Sam strives to stick to her path of morality, but her handsome first client - played by James Tupper — throws her off course." How so?James Tupper: First of all, I have to say it's really weird to see that word, "handsome." We all have our way of seeing ourselves in the world, and I grew up in a big family where everybody ignored me. It's just so strange. It confuses my ...
Heroes 9 pm/ET NBC Last week's episode left several characters in perilous positions as Nathan and Tracy were captured by a much-changed Suresh, and Peter's reunion with his dear old dad left him trapped and — even worse — stripped of his powers. Read on for previews of Raising the Bar, Gossip Girl, Samantha Who? and Paranormal State.
Samantha Who? 9:31 pm/ET ABC In the Season 2 opener, there are two major problems when Sam teams with her mom in a dance contest: Her mom's nemesis (Cybill Shepherd), who is also in the competition, has a partner who's a ringer (Mark Ballas from Dancing with the Stars). More important, whereas Sam was a very good hoofer before the coma, post-coma Sam can't remember how to dance. — Fred Mitchell Chuck 8 pm/ET NBC My Own Worst Enemy 10 pm/ET NBC SpongeBob SquarePants 8 pm/ET Nickelodeon Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery 9 pm/ET HBO
Samantha Who? star and cancer survivor Christina Applegate appeared on Ellen and declared that she's ready to hug again after her double mastectomy surgeries. Applegate told host Ellen DeGeneres on Friday's show that "I went back to work for about five weeks right after the second surgery," but didn't tell ...
As she accepted best supporting comedy honors, Jean Smart praised her Samantha Who? co-star and on-screen daughter, Christina Applegate, who underwent a double mastectomy this summer to treat breast cancer.Her comments didn't stop on stage. In the press room, Smart talked about how she first spoke to Applegate about her diagnosis. "I said, 'I'm sorry I'm tearing up,'" Smart explained. "'I think everything is going to be fine. I just hate to think that you're going to go through this.'" Smart said she has maternal feelings for Applegate, which made her medical news more personal."But [Applegate's] a very spiritual person so she's fine," Smart said. — Anna Dimond Related:• John Adams, Mad Men, 30 Rock Win Big at Emmys• TVGuide.com's Top Emmy Moments• The Emmys: History New and Old• Emmy Fashion: Hits and Misses• 2008 Emmy Red Carpet
Is there something you should know, that I should tell you now, about Samantha Who? Well, should is a strong word, but how about this: Duran Duran bass player John Taylor has booked himself a gig on the ABC comedy.Hungry like a wolf for details? This much I know: The notorious wild boy, who has pretty much zero acting credits to his name, will be playing a lawyer nuclear physicist rocker in one of Season 2's episodes. And no, his name is not Rio.Production on Samantha Who? resumed on Monday as series lead Christina Applegate returned to work, having recuperated from a successful double mastectomy in response to a breast cancer diagnosis. The show's season premiere has been pushed back a week, to Oct. 13, thanks to a certain greedy Dancing show. — Matt Mitovich
Christina Applegate will present at the Emmy Awards next weekend, ABC has announced.The actress, who underwent a double mastectomy last month to treat breast cancer and is now cancer-free, will hope to grace the NOKIA Theatre stage twice that night. Applegate is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her ABC sitcom Samantha Who?.Other big-namers tapped to present are five-time Emmy champion Candice Bergen, David Boreanaz, Wayne Brady, Jimmy Kimmel, Kiefer Sutherland and Hills star/author/Emmy gown designer Lauren Conrad.The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards airs Sept. 21 at 8 pm/ET. — Joyce EngUse our Online Video Guide to watch interviews with Applegate.Related:• Oprah Slated to Appear on Emmys• Kathy Griffin Goes from D-Lister to Emmy Presenter• 2008 Emmy Nominations• Housewives, Baby Mamas to Present at Emmys• More Stars Added to Emmy Presenters List
Suzanne Somers on Monday sent an open letter to Christina Applegate, who announced earlier this month that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Somers, 61, was diagnosed with the disease in 2001.In her letter, she tells the 36-year-old Samantha Who? star, "Use your cancer to learn and grow and as a force to work for you," and offers her perspective:Dear Christina, Cancer is scary, and lonely. You can't ask anyone to make decisions for you because it's just too heavy. There is a lot of 'rush to treatment,' when what you really need is time to research and think about how you want to approach this. Take your time Christina, there is no rush. Take your time and think it through. Use your cancer to learn and grow and as a force to work for you. You might choose to take an alternative approach. There are more options than the ones presented to you in the oncologist's office. You will make it. The success and drive you have had in your career will be the same strengths you will use ...
Christina Applegate spoke out about her boyfriend Lee Grivas' death for the first time Thursday since his unexpected passing July 1.In a statement, the Samantha Who? star told Extra, "I am profoundly saddened. Lee was an incredible human being who was an extremely important and beautiful part of my life." She continued, "He is missed beyond words. He touched so many and I feel much sadness for his mother, brother and all of his family friends."Grivas, 26, reportedly had drug abuse issues in the past and a syringe was found on the scene, but the coroner's office refuses to make any preliminary conclusions until a toxicology report is completed. — Anna Dimond
Now playing in this week's Mitovich Mega Minute:• Who... did... Lucas... call?! Inside OTH's million-dollar question.• Assorted cast changes add up to a different CSI for Season 9.• Scoop on Samantha Who?'s latest guest star.
Having (re-)proven herself last season on Weeds to be a bubbly little actress when she can tear herself away from the party/swarthy guy circuit, Mary-Kate Olsen next will guest-star on ABC's Samantha Who?Appearing in one of Season 2's early episodes, MKO will play a self-destructive bad girl who reminds Samantha of her younger self. As such, Sam decides to take on MKO's hellion as a "fix-it" project, says an ABC rep. Olsen's gig first was reported by E! Online. — Matt MitovichUse our Online Video Guide to catch some Samantha Who?
You had to know that fabulous head of hair would not be lacking for work for long. An ABC spokesperson confirms that Men in Trees lead James Tupper has been booked for at least one Season 2 episode of Samantha Who?. As first reported by an impetuous man named Ausiello, Tupper will play "a charming philanthropist named Owen" — and a possible love interest for Who? else but Samantha. — Matt Mitovich
Arrested Development alum Tony Hale has scored a recurring role on NBC's Chuck, in which he'll be laying down the law, so to speak.Per the Reporter, Hale will arrive at Chuck's store, Buy More, as a corporate efficiency expert who steps in as the new assistant manager. Once he sees how poorly things are run at the store, he decides to stay on for a while — and will no doubt wreak a little havoc in the meantime.Plus, Hale's also joining ABC's Samantha Who? as the leading lady's new doctor — a tidbit that Ausiello explains in his Tuesday vodcast. — Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to recall the good times on Arrested Development.Related:• Guess Who? Christina Applegate and Jean Smart!
With the upfronts just around the corner, Steve McPherson has inked a new multiyear deal to stay on as president of ABC Entertainment. "Steve is one of the most influential programmers of his generation," says Disney/ABC Television Group co-chair Anne Sweeney. "His ability to identify talent and develop successful shows is second to none." A few of McPherson's accomplishments since taking the position in 2004, per Variety:• ABC has gone from having just one show in the top 20 (among adults 18-49) to seven, including four of the top 10.• This season, ABC had five of the top 10 new series (among 18-49).• ABC has topped November sweeps in the key demo for the past three years.Shows developed during McPherson's run include Dancing with the Stars, Ugly Betty, Pushing Daisies and Samantha Who?
We all have those friends who bring out the worst in us Unfortunately for Jennifer Espositos character on Samantha Who Mondays at 930 pmET ABC her impressionable pal is an amnesiac who doesnt necessarily want to muck up her clean slate We caught up with Esposito to discuss Whos early success what its like to play a bad seed and whether we can expect her character to have a moral makeover of her own Adam BryantTVGuidecom So how glad are you to be back at workJennifer Esposito Its so nice The cast is so awesome That strike was just horrendous for everyone and its great to see our crew and our writers all back We have a really lovely set so its so much fun to be backTVGuidecom Samantha Who was this seasons highest-rated freshman comedy Did you fear the strike would cripple that momentumEsposito I think some of the executives did because thats their job to think about stuff like that But I didnt worry about it at all and neither d
As ABC's Samantha Who? prepares to present another fresh episode (tonight at 9:30 pm/ET), Christina Applegate previews a sticky situation between Sam and BFF Andrea, talks about (well, as much as she is allowed to) the arrival of Jerry O'Connell, and reveals who on the cast is the biggest cut-up. However, she did not disclose to me what she was wearing at the time.Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
Carpoolers may have stalled at ABC, but the network is still making use of star Jerry O'Connell. Sources confirm to me exclusively that O'Connell has hitched a ride to Samantha Who?, where he'll play someone from Samantha's past. His episode is scheduled to air on April 28.I don't know about you guys, but when I think of Jerry O'Connell and Christina Applegate together, the words "comedy dream team" come to mind.
Returns Monday April 7 at 930 pmET ABCNumber of new episodes 6Where we left off Amnesia-addled Samantha Christina Applegate continued to learn about her past restraining orders = bad sex = good Whats next Sam may have finally gotten over studly carpenter Kevin Eddie Cibrian but her relationship woes have only just begun Shell have to choose between dating [old flame] Todd and marrying her super-rich boss executive producer Don Todd teases Occupational hazards Fending off the advances of her boss Timothy Olyphant isnt the only thing shell contend with at work When Sam protests a controversial company decision by lying down in front of a bulldozer she starts to realize that a career switch might be in order
Today’s Video Break: Samantha Who?Episode Title: “The Virgin”Season: 1Year: 2007Why we love this episode: Granted this freshman series has only aired a handful of episodes, we have to say we are big fans of this particular episode. Not only has Samantha been traumatized enough trying to live her life with zilch in her memory bank, but the poor thing can’t even remember how to kiss let alone have sex with a guy. The best part, though, has to be when she goes to Mama Newly for ‘the talk’ about the birds and the bees (or as she calls it, “the happy touch.” (3:30-5:23)Go to video close-up now!Your take: Tell us your favorite Samantha Who? moment!
Samantha Tries to Match Her Carpet and DrapesAll Samantha wants to do is get everything ready for her big night with Kevin, but when her well-intentioned friend Dena suggests she have her "carpet match her drapes," she mistakenly assumes that all this innocent phrase means is to match your bra and panties. Whoops. Hopefully Sam doesn't share her fun new term with anyone else — like, say, her ex — cuz that'd be really embarrassing. Oh wait, she does!Watch it now! | More online videosOprah Backs ObamaWell, it's no mystery who Oprah will be voting for in '08! At a campaign rally in Iowa on Saturday, the talk-show queen described campaigning for this presidential candidate as "very, very personal." With Winfrey appearing at rallies in South Carolina and New Hampshire as well, the only question now is will this "Double O" tour take the nation by storm? In less than a year we'll find out. More online videosSay Bye-Bye to Ted's Tramp-Stamp So sad… after all the joy everyone ...
8 pmWith ABC's Charlie Brown Christmas encore topping the hour (at 9.3 million total viewers), Chuck placed second with 8.36 mil, a 120K increase from last week's impressive outing. Everything else was repeats, with House (8.3 mil) nipping at Chuck's heels and delivering the best demos.9 pmWithout the Dancing stars to give her a lift, Samantha Who? is missing her certain something, this week dropping 40 percent to 7.52 mil. Similarly, Notes from the Underbelly (5.5 mil) shed 33 percent. Heroes' ersatz "season finale" fell just shy of 11 mil, dipping 860 thou week-to-week.10 pmA CSI: Miami repeat was No. 1 with 10.1 mil, followed by Life (6.6 mil, 420K better than Journeyman's most-recent journey) and October Road (5.25 mil, down 750K).
Melissa McCarthy loves her job. And it's no mystery why. The veteran film and TV actress, best known for her seven-season role as Sookie on critical and cult fave Gilmore Girls, is now part of another trove of talented comedic actors on the hit ABC sitcom Samantha Who? (now airing Mondays at 9 pm/ET). McCarthy had much to tell TVGuide.com about how Dena, the long-lost childhood friend of Christina Applegate's amnesiac, differs from the Girls gig, how the writers strike has affected the show, and what (or who) has her giggling like a silly schoolgirl. TVGuide.com: I'm really loving the show. Melissa McCarthy: Oh, good! I am, too! TVGuide.com: I really like how childlike Samantha is, and how everyone in her life treats h
This Monday, TV's cutest amnesiac may not just be getting a new time slot (9 pm/ET), she may be getting a new boyfriend, too. On the next Samantha Who?, dimpled Invasion dreamboat Eddie Cibrian guests as the contractor Mama Newly hires to redo her floors and, um, kinda invites to do her daughter as well. Wacky chaos ensues when Sam fibs that she's a hockey fan, and turns to her ex, Todd, for G-rated explanations of terms like "high-sticking," much to the chagrin of his new squeeze (played by poor Kiele Sanchez, for whom Lost might as well have been called "Get Lost"). — Ben Katner
