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The Whole Truth
- Metascore56
- 2010-2012
- 1 season
- ABC
- Suspense, Drama
Legal drama about the prosecution's and the defense team's take on each criminal case.
- Metascore56
- 2010-2012
- 1 season
- ABC
- Suspense, Drama
Legal drama about the prosecution's and the defense team's take on each criminal case.
Greg Berlanti Sells Drama Based on Wuthering Heights to NBC
Greg Berlanti has sold two dramas to NBC, including a modern take on Wuthering Heights, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Napa, based on the Emily Bronte novel about a doomed love affair, will be written by The Whole Truth scribe Tom Donaghy. Berlanti will executive-produce with Melissa Kellner Berman.
The Good Wife Taps Marc Warren as Kalinda's Husband, Maura Tierney in Recurring Role
Band of Brothers' Marc Warren and ER alum Maura Tierney are joining The Good Wife in two key roles, TVGuide.com has confirmed. TVLine first reported the news.Warren will play Kalinda's mysterious and menacing husband Nick, from whom she fled and changed her identity way back when. At the end of Season 3, Kalinda ...
Blue Bloods' New Boss: We're Not Changing the Show
Blue Bloods' new executive producer, Ed Zuckerman, wants to make one thing clear to viewers: He's not messing with the formula that made the sophomore CBS drama a hit in its first year.Fall Preview: Get scoop on all your favorite returning showsThe veteran TV writer/producer was hired in May to replace outgoing creators Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess amid reports that CBS wanted to make the show more procedural. (Zuckerman's resume supported the theory: He served long stints on JAG and Law & Order.) However, Zuckerman insists nothing will change."The idea is to keep the show the same balanced show between a case of the week and the Reagan family issues and family drama," Zuckerman tells TVGuide.com....
Judd Hirsch Joins Damages
Judd Hirsch has joined the cast of Damages, Entertainment Weekly reports. Hirsch, 76, will play...
Poll: Which Canceled Show Deserves More Time?
Unfortunately, even promising television sometimes gets the ax. Intricate, intelligent writing didn't keep AMC from crossing off Rubicon, and Huge's witty teen dialogue and emotional depth failed to win a huge audience. Not even super producer JJ Abrams or the combined star power of Maura Tierney and Rob Morrow could rescue Undercovers or The Whole Truth, respectively. So we ask: Which of these canceled shows deserves more time? Vote after the jump...
Ask Matt: Raising Hope, Good Wife, Glee, Walking Dead and More
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I am loving Raising Hope, but I'm wondering if there will be any back story on Virginia's and Bert's families, other than Maw Maw, of course. Have you heard if they have parents and siblings? I think there has been mention of other relatives who want Maw Maw's house, but do you know if we will get to meet them? I think it would be a hoot to see the rest of the families on both sides! — Ginni
Fall TV Report Card: How Is the New Class Doing?
Despite a relatively lackluster development season, a few shows have struck a chord with audiences: CBS' Hawaii Five-0 has dominated on Monday nights and the CW's Nikita has proven that the network can launch more than shows for young women. Boardwalk Empire's record premiere bodes well for HBO, which already has a hit in its stable with True Blood. On the flip side, Lone Star's early cancellation shocked critics, if not the general viewing public. No such uproar greeted the axings of My Generation, Outlaw and The Whole Truth. For now, everything else seems to be treading water. Here's how we see fall TV's freshman class thus far...
ABC's No Ordinary Family, Better With You Get Full Season Pick-Ups
ABC has ordered full seasons for freshman series No Ordinary Family and Better With You, the network announced Monday. The Whole Truth, meanwhile, has become ABC's second casualty this season, following the quick demise of My Generation. The series, which only pulled in 4.45 million viewers in its last outing, will...
13 Bubble Shows --- Which Will Survive?
Let's raise a glass (of something bubbly perhaps) to TV shows gone too soon: Here's to Arrested Development, Pushing Daisies, Moonlight, Freaks and Geeks, Veronica Mars, My So Called Life... we hardly knew ye. Here we are, just six weeks into the fall season, and we already have two more names to add to that list. (R.I.P., Lone Star and My Generation.) Which shows will be next? These 13 are in the most danger, due to low ratings, poor performances among younger viewers and other typical bad signs. Is your favorite show on the list?
Exclusive: The Whole Truth Swears In Wayne Knight
Seinfeld star Wayne Knight has been tapped to guest-star on an episode of The Whole Truth, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Knight, 55, best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld's nemesis, will play...
Ask Matt: On Modern TV Families, Community, Big Bang, LUX and More!
Send questions to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!Question: My current favorite show on TV is Modern Family. How could anyone not love that show? My other favorite show is Friday Night Lights. How it has never been a huge hit baffles me. Both are such refreshing, positive shows about everyday families. There are no other shows that portray families in such a realistic way. Instead of amoral teenagers who have little to no parental influence or just overly dramatic dysfunctional families, these shows celebrate the best of what families are: They fight with and for their each other, but it is because ...
Ratings: Whole Truth Improves; Other Legal Dramas Fall
The Whole Truth may have just granted itself a continuance. The freshman ABC legal drama drew 4.5 million viewers Wednesday, according to overnight Nielsen estimates, but the show reversed its downward trend in the 18-to-49 demographic, bouncing back 17 percent. The show was still...
Ratings: New Law & Order Has Solid Debut; New Shows Fall Hard
NBC's latest entry in the Law & Order franchise premiered to solid numbers, while several freshman shows substantially slipped, according to overnight Nielsen estimates. Law & Order: Los Angeles drew 10.5 million viewers and easily won the 10/9c time slot among the 18-to-49 demographic. The show even built on...
Fall TV Popularity Contest: What New Shows Do You Like Best?
Now that almost all of the new fall shows have debuted, it's time to weigh in on which ones you like best.Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped?So far, ABC's The Whole Truth is the most-liked show in our Fall TV Popularity Contest, with 83 percent of voters saying they enjoyed it. If there's a show you liked more, it's time to speak up and vote. CBS' Hawaii Five-0 is close on Truth's heels with 79 percent of voters saying they liked it. The CW's Hellcats is also in the race with a 72 percent approval rating....
Keck's Exclusives: The Whole Truth Stages ER Reunion
Parminder Nagra, who played ER's Dr. Neela Rasgotra, will be reuniting with her old County General colleague, Maura Tierney, on an episode of ABC's legal drama, The Whole Truth. Parminder will appear in the eighth episode (air date TBD) as Pilar Shirazeem, described as a beauty who comes to her best pal's defense when she is charged with killing her husband. From 1999-2009, Maura appeared on ER as Dr. Abby Lockhart, while Parminder's run extended from 2003-2009.
Rob Morrow Visits Cubicle Confessions
Order in the court! The Whole Truth's Rob Morrow recently visited TV Guide Magazine's Cubicle Confessions to share the unconventional way he prepared for his new role as a lawyer, discuss the worst job he's ever had and reveal if he'll return to HBO's Entourage next season. Check out the exclusive video after the jump!
Ratings: Blue Bloods Opens Strong; Smallville Leads CW to Super Finish
Blue Bloods proved to be ratings gold for CBS, as the Tom Selleck family police drama led the network to a Friday night win, according to early Nielsen estimates.Bloods was the most-watched show of the night with 12.8 million viewers and a 2.2 rating in ...
Ratings: Modern Family Sets a Record as New Shows Falter
Modern Family's recent Emmy win gave the show a boost: The ABC comedy drew its highest rating ever on a night when several new shows failed to get much attention.Family's Season 2 premiere drew 12.6 million viewers and was the night's highest-rated show among adults 18 to 49, according to overnight Nielsen estimates. That demo rating was also a 19 percent improvement over the show's debut last fall.Before Family, ABC's new comedy Better with You drew 8 million viewers and The Middle pulled in 8.8 million viewers...
Fall TV Popularity Contest: What Did You Think of Undercovers, Better with You?
NBC's spy series, Undercovers, and CBS' buddy-lawyer drama, The Defenders, premiered Wednesday, along with ABC's comedy, Better with You, and The Whole Truth — a legal procedural with a twist. We want to know what you thought of them — and what you think of every new show this season.Vote: Which fall premieres won you over? Which flopped?Is Undercovers going to be another ...
The New Wednesday in Review: Undercovers, Defenders, Truth and ABC's Comedies
Wednesday is one of those nights when the returning shows have most of the juice — most notably ABC's Modern Family, returning to anchor ABC's terrific sitcom block with a best-comedy Emmy to its credit. (The season opener, alas, was not available for review.)Want more TV News and Reviews? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!But let's start with the new shows fighting for attention, starting with the splashiest...
Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010
Undercovers8/7c NBC Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw star as a bored married couple who get their groove back by reentering the world of espionage, which the former CIA agents thought they had left behind after retiring five years earlier to open a catering company. Co-creator J.J. Abrams directed the pilot, in which the pair accepts a mission to track down their missing friend and fellow agent, played by Carter MacIntyre. Gerald McRaney, Ben Schwartz and Mekia Cox round out the cast. — Brie HearnRead on for previews of The Whole Truth, The Defenders, Modern Family, Criminal Minds, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Cougar Town.
On The Defenders, Bromance Matches Courtroom Appeal
The Defenders co-stars Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell both remember the first time they met. "I met him once. Ironically, he kissed my wife [Rebecca Romijn] in a commercial," O'Connell tells TVGuide.com. Belushi adds, "It was a fantasy sequence where she was coming in to buy a car and I had a fantasy where we kiss." "So when I first met him, I had a little bit of a bone to pick with him because my wife soon caught mono after that," O'Connell jokes. Check out clips from The Defenders The exchange may seem like a bad first impression, but this ribbing is a perfect example of the pair's central on-screen friendship. "Our show really centers on...
Creator Tom Donaghy: The Whole Truth Is Not Your Grandpa's Courtroom Drama
Despite appearances, ABC's The Whole Truth is not just another lawyer show, says executive producer Tom Donaghy. "It differs [in] its very form," he says. Whereas other courtroom dramas have focused on either the prosecution or the defense, "our show offers both perspectives. To my knowledge, that hasn't been done before."
Exclusive: The Whole Truth Casts Annabella Sciorra
The Whole Truth is taking aim at cougars. Annabella Sciorra, who played Tony's crazy mistress on The Sopranos, will guest-star in ABC's new legal drama as...
Critic's Notebook: ABC at TCA
Wait and see. That's a fairly typical approach to the fall TV season this time of year, as pilots are being tweaked and strategies put in place to launch a new crop of shows. But for ABC, rocked in the last few days by the abrupt resignation of its entertainment president Steve McPherson, a wait-and-see attitude permeated the network's entire Sunday presentation on the TCA circuit. Want more fall TV coverage? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! There was no official elaboration on ...
The Whole Truth's Maura Tierney: I Have a New Perspective on Everything
When Maura Tierney makes her return to TV, it will be in a role tailor-made for her.The 45-year-old actress, who last season dropped out of NBC's Parenthood to undergo breast cancer treatment, recently replaced Joely Richardson on ABC's upcoming legal drama The Whole Truth. But even though she's the second actress to get the part, she was the first person creator and executive producer Tom Donaghy wanted for the role.Maura Tierney finds The Whole Truth at ABC"I'd been seeing a lot of female characters on television that weren't strong in the way that ... women can be strong and also feminine," Donaghy said at the Television Critics Association's fall TV previews. "I knew Maura had the elegance and ... wit. So, I wrote it with her talents in mind, never thinking she would be available."Although Tierney joked that her ego led her to take on the role, she was somewhat reserved in discussing her health...
ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates
Dancing with the Stars and Castle will kick off ABC's fall season on Monday, Sept. 20, the network announced on Thursday. Check out our day-by-day guide to all the networks' fall schedules Two-hour episodes of Dancing will air at 8/7c followed by Castle at 10/9c. Tuesdays launch Sept. 21 with the freshman cop drama Detroit 1-8-7 at 10/9c. The show will be joined by new superhero family series No Ordinary Family at 8/7c and the Dancing with the Stars results show at 9/8c on Sept. 28. ABC's Wednesday night comedy block...
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