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Exclusive: Burn Notice Prequel Rounds Out Cast
Production on the Burn Notice prequel TV-movie is getting underway in Bogota, Colombia, and with that a bevy of faces have been added to the…
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Back to Archive IndexCasting News (14)
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TVLine Items: The Kennedys May Air After All, And Other TV News To Know
Just when we were about to throw in the towel on the doomed miniseries, The Kennedys has finally caught a lucky break! The fairy godmother…
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TVLine Items: Lifetime Plans Royal Wedding Movie, And Other TV News To Know
We Americans love our royal family romances, so why not make Prince William and Kate Middleton's upcoming nuptials into -- a Lifetime original movie?! It's…
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Exclusive: Minka Kelly And Rachael Taylor Round Out TV's New Charlie's Angels
Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor are close to putting on angel wings. The Friday Night Lights alumna and the Transformers babe are nearing deals to…
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Scoop! Queer As Folk Heartthrob Stirs Up Trouble For Mike & Molly
This is a casting scoop about a baker, so prepare for heaping servings of delicious wordplay. Robert Gant has landed a role on CBS's hit…
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TVLine Items: Blue Bloods Nabs Paige Turco, And Other TV News To Know
Score one, Tom Selleck! The always lovely Paige Turco is heading to CBS' Blue Bloods for an episode this February, and only TVLine has the scoop…
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Exclusive: Hawaii Five-0 Adds Cast Member
Former Secret World of Alex Mack star Larisa Oleynik is joining the cast of the freshman drama Hawaii Five-0, TVLine has learned exclusively. On CBS's…
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Off The Map Guest List Includes Elizabeth Pena, NCIS Fave And Others
Michael McKean, who endured quite the zipline crisis in the season premiere of Off The Map, was but the first of many guest stars to…
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Breaking News: Fox Comedy Has Big Plans For Smallville Vet Michael Rosenbaum
While Smallville viewers continue to hope that Michael Rosenbaum will reprise the role of Lex Luthor sometime before the CW series signs off forever, there's…
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CSI Brings Bieber Back For February Sweeps
February is shaping up to be un-Bieber-lievably Bieberful. Hot off the news that Fox's Glee will cover a Justin Bieber song or two in its…
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Exclusive: Scrubs Scene-Stealer Heads To Cougar Town
I don't think I'm overselling this next story by declaring it the most exciting bit of casting news to break in the last quarter century:…
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TVLine Items: More Idol Changes Ahead, And Other TV News To Know
Believe it or not, glam goddess Jennifer Lopez is one of the smaller changes on American Idol's tweaked 10th season. No, really. J.Lo is big,…
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Exclusive: Christine Taylor, Kristen Johnston, Donald Faison, Amy Acker Land New Gigs
Christine Taylor has been tapped as the lead of TV Land's untitled Terri Minsky comedy pilot (formerly known as Rip City), while 3rd Rock from the…
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Scoop! Jason Lee Comedy Pilot Adds Vegas Beauty, Big Love And A Lost Vet
Molly Sims (Las Vegas) and Faizon Love (The Parent 'Hood) will both figure into Shredd: The Jon Johnsenson Story, a comedy pilot Jason Lee co-wrote…
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Dancing With The Stars (1)
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Derek Hough Skipping Upcoming DWTS Season: Will You Miss The Judges' Pet?
In a move that will reduce the show's exposed-torso quotient by at least 25 percent, Derek Hough announced today that he'll sit out the upcoming…
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Daytime TV (2)
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5 Secrets We'd Love To Hear Oprah Winfrey Spill
Oprah Winfrey has been "keeping a family secret for months" and plans to reveal it to her audience on Monday's episode of her ubiquitous talk…
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Regis Philbin Leaving Live!: Who Should Replace Him?
Regis Philbin announced on Tuesday morning that he will be leaving Live! With Regis and Kelly sometime this summer. "It's been a long time --…
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Grey's Anatomy (2)
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Grey's Anatomy Bombshell: Whose Side Are You On?
Five words added up to quite the emotional bombshell on Thursday night's Grey's Anatomy, raising the question: Can Callie and Arizona ever find their way…
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Breaking: ABC Renews Grey's, Castle And Four More - But Not Housewives
ABC kicked off its portion of the Television Critics Association midseason press tour by breaking a little news: The network has officially renewed six series…
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Interviews (3)
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Love Triangles And Lies! Vampire Diaries' Michael Trevino Talks Tyler's New Troubles
Life (and love!) is tough in Mystic Falls. But for Tyler Lockwood, that's actually a huge understatement -- you know, because he's a werewolf in…
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Hellcats Romance Report: Savannah And Dan And Marti Are Over!
All is not well in Cheer Town. In fact, everyone is on the outs when Hellcats returns tonight (in its new Tuesday time slot), and…
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Exclusive: No Ordinary Family Regular In For A Big Surprise
One of No Ordinary Family's leading ladies is in for a major shock--mysterious super powers aside: She has a baby on board! So who will…
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News (18)
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CBS Eyes Rules Of Engagement, Mike & Molly To Fill Two And A Half Men Void
Following Friday's announcement that Two and a Half Men production would halt due to Charlie Sheen entering rehab, CBS is making some scheduling moves to…
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Steven Tyler Hitting On Teenage Idol Contestants: Revolting, Not Amusing
When a 62-year-old man openly hits on a 16-year-old girl -- in any context -- it's disturbing. When he does it smack in the middle…
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Glee Boss Ryan Murphy Blasts Kings Of Leon, Slash For Snubbing Show
Glee creator Ryan Murphy has two choice words for one of the bands that has kept their music off the Fox hit -- and they…
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Oprah's Half-Sister Reveal Gives Birth To A Whole Lotta Laughs
The Oprah Winfrey Show installment in which the queen of daytime revealed that she had discovered a long-lost half-sister not only reaped big ratings, it…
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Blind Item: Hit Show Caters To Star's Death Wish
You know how you can tell when you've really "made it" in Hollywood? When you're getting bumped off the hit TV show on which you…
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American Idol Season 10 Golden Ticket Holders: Check Out Their Previous Work!
The next new episode of American Idol is still two days away -- damn that new Wednesday-Thursday schedule! -- so to keep you Idoloonies sated,…
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Is NBC's Smash The Next Glee?
No doubt hoping to capitalize on Glee mania, NBC has ordered an hour-long musical pilot that follows a diverse cast of characters who come together…
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Nikita Exclusive: Get Ready To Meet 'Future Alex'!
Think Nikita's Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) is a badass now? Wait 'til you meet Alex of the future, which you will -- and soon. Cue jaw-drop!…
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Exclusive First Look: Six Million Dollar Man Lee Majors Shoots The $#*!
The fur will fly when TV's Six Million Dollar Man, Lee Majors, appears on the CBS comedy $#*! My Dad Says later this season --…
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CBS Has 'High Level Of Concern' About Sheen
You've got to give CBS entertainment president Nina Tassler props. When facing the Television Critics Association on Friday, she said more about Two and a…
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Exclusive: Greek Set To Air Groundbreaking Morning-After Pill Episode
Greek has never shied away from important social issues impacting today's youth, and an upcoming episode of the ABC Family hit is no exception. In…
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David E. Kelley 'Optimistic' That Wonder Woman Redo Will Happen
Although all of the major networks passed on David E. Kelley's proposed revisiting of Wonder Woman, he is confident that the DC Comics-inspired series still…
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Are Fringe And Lie To Me In Jeopardy?
Fringe and Lie to Me are not doomed. That was the big takeaway from the Fox exec session today at the TCA Press Tour. Regarding…
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V Burning Questions Answered: Fifth Column Hook-Ups, Lizard Names And More
Will the Fifth Column open a can of alien whoop-ass? What is the actual name of the Visitors' alien race? How long does a shuttle…
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Detroit 1-8-7 Scoop: Three Big Reveals Ahead
So, Detroit 1-8-7 didn't receive a Season 2 pickup this morning like a handful of other ABC shows (Go, Cougar Town!) -- that certainly doesn't…
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Scoop: ABC Plots A Return To Oz
When I tell you that Salma Hayek is bringing a wicked new project to ABC, I mean that quite literally. Sources confirm that the actress-producer…
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History Channel Mysteriously Cancels The Kennedys; Miniseries May Land On Showtime
A&E Television Networks revealed on Friday that it has decided not to air The Kennedys, an eight-part miniseries starring Greg Kinnear as JFK, Katie Holmes…
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Exclusive: The Mind-Blowing Torchwood Twist No One Will See Coming
First up, here's what we know about Torchwood's rapturously anticipated fourth season (airing stateside on Starz): It will have an extra- international flavor (including an…
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Reality TV (26)
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Worst Cooks In America Recap: Snack Attack!
We're now past the midway point in season 2 of Worst Cooks in America, and yet the contestants continue to commit unspeakable acts against innocent…
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American Idol Nashville Auditions: Reaction?
The American Idol season 10 train pulled into Nashville tonight, and found a dental assistant imitating a grating child's toy fueled by dying batteries, a…
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Face Off Debut Recap: Making Up Is Hard To Do
I'm one of those people who prefers more "competition" and less "reality" in his reality TV competitions. Whether it's Top Chef or Project Runway or…
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American Idol Recap: Milwaukee's Best!
Tonight's episode of American Idol -- straight from the cheesehead state of Wisconsin (city of Milwaukee, to be specific) -- played out like a light…
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American Idol Milwaukee Auditions: What Did You Think?
It's been a banner month for Wisconsin. First, the state's beloved Green Bay Packers make the epic march to Super Bowl XLV, and then American…
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Top Chef All-Stars: Who Deserves To Make The Final Three?
If your stomach is growling in anticipation of a new episode of Top Chef All-Stars tonight, you'd better grab a handful of celery sticks a…
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RuPaul's Drag Race Season Premiere Recap: O Come All Ye Drag Queens!
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas on last night's season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race, which meant one queen had mistletoe strategically…
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Jersey Shore Will Invade Italy For Season 4
How do you say, "We're sorry" in Italian? The cast of Jersey Shore will shoot Season 4 in no less than Italy, similar to how…
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The Bachelor Recap: 'I Feel Absolute Anxiety And Terror'
It's a thin line between love and hate, at least according to a classic 1971 ballad by The Persuaders. But on this season of The…
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Worst Cooks In America Recap: Cooking The Sacrificial Lambs
Nobody ever said life was fair, and that goes double for the deliciously cruel world of reality television. All the evidence you needed could be…
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American Idol Recap: The Big Easy Does It
I've never been a huge fan of Sob-Story Idol, that maudlin little show-within-a-show that rudely injects itself into the early weeks of American Idol. For…
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Top Chef All-Stars Recap: All's Fair In (Bro)Love And Restaurant Wars
The devil on my left shoulder and the angel on my right one both had reasons to cheer during last night's "Restaurant Wars" installment of…
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American Idol Season 10 Premiere Recap: These Kids Are All Right!
If you've turned on a television since the end of the Holiday Eating Season, chances are you've seen Jennifer Hudson belting the message that "it's…
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Top Chef 'Restaurant Wars' Shocker! Tonight's Eliminee Talks Life After Bravo
Holy cheftestant disaster! One of Top Chef All Stars' frontrunners bit the dust hard in tonight's fan-fave episode, "Restaurant Wars," and we're still trying to…
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American Idol Season 10 Premiere: What Did You Think?
It's a beautiful daaaaaay! Those were the lyrics that closed out Lee DeWyze's season 9 victory march on American Idol, but they're also mighty applicable…
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Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Dish On Explosive Reunion
"Things sort of go boom!" That's the best Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa VanderPump can do when asked to describe Thursday night's season…
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American Idol: Which Auditions Still Give You Chills?
For a lot of people, the American Idol audition rounds are all about the point-and-hoot spectacle of watching deranged, deluded "singers" committing treacherous acts against…
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American Idol Spoilers: Avoid Or Embrace?
I was never that kid who tried to sneak a look at his presents before Christmas morning, so I guess it's no surprise that when…
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American Idol Returns Wednesday: Six Ways We'd Improve Season 10!
The premiere of American Idol's hotly anticipated/anxiety-inducing tenth season is only a day away, and like a contestant on Bridalplasty, the show will be debuting…
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The Bachelor Recap: One Woman Goes Home (Gasp!) Voluntarily
Last night's episode of The Bachelor kicked off with Chantal O. explaining that this season's crop of lovetestants can be divvied up among two groups:…
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Worst Cooks In America Recap: Two Raws Don't Make A Right
Just as The Bachelor makes for feel-good TV by offering up snapshots of romantic love so mindless and undignified that our own relationships can only…
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Kara DioGuardi Mum On Idol Exit (Until Her Memoir Hits Bookstores, That Is)
Kara DioGuardi has pretty much nothing to say about her time on American Idol -- abrupt departure included -- because she's saving all the good…
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New American Idol Crew Meets The Press: 'We're Taking It Up A Notch'
Steven Tyler perhaps sums it up best when assaying the upcoming 10th – and rather different – season of America's most watched TV program: "Idol…
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Ratings: Winter Wipeout Looks Icy Hot
ABC's number-crunchers are having an ice day in the wake of Wipeout's winter edition opening strongly. Averaging a series-high 11.6 million total viewers and a…
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And The Next Kardashian Spinoff Goes To... Khloé & Lamar
We've kept up with 'em and watched 'em take Miami (they've even won NBA championship rings--by proxy), so what's next for those kooky Kardashians? Khloé…
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Pauly D Scores Jersey Shore Spinoff
Dashing the hopes of many (or maybe just Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino), MTV has announced plans for a Jersey Shore spinoff starring none other than…
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Recaps (1)
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SNL With Host Jesse Eisenberg: What Were The Best And Worst Skits?
Last night's installment of Saturday Night Live, hosted by The Social Network's Jesse Eisenberg (with musical guest Nicki Minaj), featured a number of skits that…
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Renewals (6)
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Modern Family Cast Marvels Over Sofia, And Other SAG Award Sound Bites
Want to witness a lovefest? Just take a peek at the Modern Family cast. The Screen Actors Guild Award winners for Best Comedy Ensemble kept…
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Modern Family Star Feels 'A Little Guilty' About On-Screen Sexcapade
If you have somehow missed all the promos and wish to protect your virgin ears and eyes from the plot-starting twist for this Wednesday's Modern…
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Scoop! The Office's Big Goodbye Is Sooner Than You Think
Just when you thought you'd heard everything about The Office's farewell storyline for Steve Carell (and thus Michael Scott), this bit of news comes bounding…
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CBS Renews Big Bang Theory... Three Times!
Dunce caps for anybody who didn't see this one coming: CBS has picked up The Big Bang Theory. Aaand bonus points for those of you…
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Wipeout Tells Modern Family Star: We Want You!
Until ABC's Wipeout is ready to stage an all-celebrity edition -- and believe me, the show does want to -- a standing invitation has been…
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TVLine Items: Jersey Shore Premiere Smashes Records, And Other TV News To Know
They're baaack! Jersey Shore returned to MTV Thursday, and boy, did it dominate the night. It did more than that, actually. The series' third season…
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Television (27)
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Exclusive Lie To Me Finale Preview: 'Fans Will Be Only More Hungry For A Season 4!"
This Monday at 9/8c, when Lie To Me's Season 3 finale targets the creator of a Facebook-like website, the way the hour ends will have…
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Vampire Diaries Exclusive: Meet Klaus!
Vampire Diaries' exhaustive search for an actor to play legendary bloodsucker Klaus has narrowed to one. Sources confirm to me exclusively that English thesp Joseph…
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Ratings: American Idol Week 2 Opens Strong - Are You A Season 10 Believer?
Early signs suggest that the changes American Idol made for Season 10 were very much for the better. America's most watched program opened Week 2…
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Maggie Q Teases A 'Big Twist' For Nikita And Michael (But Does It Involve 'Sauna Sex'?)
When The CW presented its "Kick-Ass Women" panel at this month's Television Critics Association press tour, you had to feel that Maggie Q dominated the…
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TVLine Items: Breaking Bad Gal Visits ABC's Family, And Other TV News To Know
Breaking Bad beauty Betsy Brandt (say that three times fast!) is the latest in a long line of ladies stopping by ABC's No Ordinary Family.…
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Lie To Me Posts Its Best Ratings In Over A Year
Fox enjoyed its most watched Monday night of the 2010-11 TV season to date, as House won the 8 o'clock hour and Lie To Me…
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Off The Map Bosses Reveal More Off-The-Wall Medicine, Lost Secrets Learned
By now, you've heard it 100 times if you've heard it once: Off The Map is not simply "Grey's Anatomy in a jungle." Namely, ABC's…
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Ricky Gervais Makes A Decision About Hosting Next Year's Golden Globes
Could the third time be the charm for polarizing Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais? Not if the outrageous Brit has anything to say about it.…
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Ratings: All CBS Comedies And Chuck Hit Highs, Harry's Law Opens Well
All four of CBS's Monday comedies delivered season highs in total viewers this week, while NBC's Chuck enjoyed a season's best demo performance. Leading off…
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White Collar's Tim DeKay And Matt Bomer Prove Their Chemistry Is No Con
As USA Network's White Collar resumes its second season this Tuesday at 10/9c, it's a perfect occasion to appreciate the show's two male leads. As…
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Lie To Me Star: There's 'Truth' Within Cal And Gillian's Teasing
Last week, in the middle of an otherwise entertaining episode of Fox's Lie To Me (Mondays at 9/8c), a provocative exchange took place as Cal…
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The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Week
Between the broadcast and cable networks, there are exactly 1 kajillion different things to watch this week. We're here to tell you about 21 of…
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Harry's Law: 6 Things To Know About David E. Kelley's New Legal Dramedy
This Monday at 10/9c, NBC presents its case for Harry's Law, the latest legal dramedy from David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, The Practice). The series…
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Chris Colfer's 'Cinderfella' Moment And Other Golden Globes Backstage Quotables
Dear Robert DeNiro: Next time around, let Chris Colfer write your material. Because the Glee star sure came out swinging with some choice sound bites…
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Golden Globes 2011: TV's Big Winners!
Who took home gold and who's hoping for better luck next year? Here's a recap of TV's big winners at the 68th annual Golden Globe…
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Oxygen's Glee Project Searches For Next Brittany...
Or Santana. Or Blaine. Or even Mike Chang. Basically, The Glee Project is "serious about growing talent" for Season 3 of its Fox counterpart, and…
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Smallville First Look: Chloe Returns To Oliver... And Black Canary?
The CW's Smallville returns from its winter break on Friday, January 28, and TVLine has a first look at a reunion many fans have waited…
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FNL's Zach Gilford Ventures Off The Map: No More Mr. Really Nice Guy?
Filming in Hawaii is a plus. And yes, being on a series exec-produced by Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes comes with undeniable cachet. But for…
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Scoop: Big Love Bosses On The Season 4 Backlash And The Shocking Series-Ending Twist
You already know that, as of this Sunday, Big Love is back, as in "back on the air." But what you don't know is that…
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BET Restarts The Game With A Sexy New 'Tude
This is the story of a little show that could. Call it blind luck or undying fan devotion, The Game lives on thanks to BET,…
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Oprah's OWN Take: Ratings Don't Concern Me
Being the queen of daytime and increasingly more and bigger things, Oprah Winfrey isn't letting slip any concern about the ratings for OWN, her days-old…
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Emmy Rossum Opens Up About Shameless, 'Wild Child' Nudity
This Sunday at 10/9c, Showtime gets Shameless with a new series starring William H. Macy (Fargo) as the alcoholic patriarch of a sprawling, dirt-poor family.…
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Exclusive: Which Two Practice Alums Are Dropping By Harry's Law?
I have good news for fans of David E. Kelley's pantheon of legal dramedies. Not one but two stars of The Practice are set to…
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Ratings: Did Paula's Dance Show Step Lively?
CBS's Live To Dance, featuring Idol alum Paula Abdul, got off on the right foot in its Tuesday debut, topping both the 8 and 9…
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The Good Wife: 6 Burning Questions Answered
For fans of The Good Wife, it's three weeks down and one more to go until CBS' acclaimed drama - which recently netted new Golden Globe and…
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Exclusive: Fringe Welcomes Home Olivia's Wicked Stepfather!
As if you needed another reason to follow Fringe to its new Friday time slot, sources confirm to me exclusively that later this season, producers…
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