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Pilot Scoop: ABC Picks Up Judy Greer Comedy
ABC is getting in bed with Judy Greer with its pick-up of American Judy, a single-camera comedy pilot which is to star and be executive-produced by the…
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Back to Archive IndexCasting News (5)
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SNL: Jonah Hill To Host - And Justin Bieber, Too? Plus: Which Cast Member Has Abruptly Left?
Oscar nominee Jonah Hill (Moneyball) is set to host NBC's Saturday Night Live for the second time in his career, while teen hearthtob Justin Bieber…
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TVLine Items: General Hospital Jilts 'Jolie' Fans, Jesse Stone Returns, Secret Circle Scoop & More
Fans of One Life to Live's "Jolie" (aka John/Natalie) may want to sit down for this: Michael Easton apparently spoke way too soon at a…
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Exclusive: The Finder Hosts 7th Heaven Reunion, Casts George Stults As Geoff's TV Brother
The Finder didn't have to search high and low to cast Geoff Stults' onscreen brother. Producers of Fox's Bones spinoff have tapped the actor's real-life…
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Casting News: Alcatraz Nabs Rookie Blue Detective, Nikita Spies Fame's Coco
Rookie Blue star Eric Johnson is going from arresting bad guys on the Canadian drama to getting locked up on Alcatraz. The Smallville alum will…
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Daytime TV (6)
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TVLine Items: Gossip Girl Star To Blue Bloods, Private Practice Makes Bold Move And More!
Spotted: Gossip Girl's Margaret Colin sneaking around with Tom Selleck! TVLine has learned exclusively that Colin, who plays mom to Leighton Meester's Blair on the…
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TVLine Items: True Blood's (Kind Of) New Stud, Mad Men's Season 5 Premiere Title And More!
Sexy Brit Giles Matthey has booked a mysterious recurring role on the upcoming fifth season of True Blood. The newcomer, whose sole acting credit is…
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TVLine Items: Teri Polo's Criminal Mind, Spooky New Walking Dead Video And More!
Fresh from her run on ABC's short-lived Man Up, Teri Polo is zagging in a very different direction, with a guest-starring role on CBS' Criminal…
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TVLine Items: 30 Rock Gets Stone'd, Mad Men's Return Date (?), Archer Hits Cranston And More
TGS doyenne Jenna Maroney has landed herself in one of those star-studded, holiday-themed motion pictures, and she is in good company. Specifically, when 30 Rock…
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TVLine Items: Rick Springfield Rocks Cleveland, The Doctors Ditch Jilian Michaels And More!
Rick Springfield is bringing '80s rocker chic to Hot in Cleveland. The General Hospital alum will guest star as himself in an upcoming episode of…
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TVLine Items: Flashpoint Cops Season 5 Renewal, 30 Rock Tackles Death Of Kim Jong-Il And More
The members of Flashpoint's Strategic Response Unit will keep on reporting for duty, now that the cop drama's new home, ION Television, has picked up…
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Grey's Anatomy (3)
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Izzie Or Izn't She? Katherine Heigl Sets The Record Straight About Returning To Grey's Anatomy
It's been a week since Katherine Heigl publicly expressed a desire to return to Grey's Anatomy for a brief stint, but is Izzie really any…
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Grey's Anatomy Recap: Gone, But Not Forgotten - Plus The Wild First 'Alt Reality' Promo
Episodes like that which Grey's Anatomy put forth this Thursday make me think that sometimes the best hours of TV are the ones that aren't entirely…
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Grey's Anatomy's Kim Raver: Teddy's Grief Fuels 'Intense, Surprising' Changes For Her And Owen
Step 1 for Grey's Anatomy's Dr. Teddy Altman was learning that her husband, Henry, had died during surgery. Step 2 was realizing that said sad…
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Hulu (1)
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TVLine Items: Glee Catches Saturday Night Fever, Secret Circle Conjures Up Cassie's Dad And More!
Glee will be Stayin' Alive this April with a Saturday Night Fever-themed episode. "We've never done disco on the show, but I'm interested in the…
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Interviews (4)
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Chuck Vs. The Post Mortem: Show Bosses Spill Series Finale Secrets, Say There's More To Come
The following Q&A contains major spoilers from Friday night's series finale of NBC's Chuck. Well, Chuck me. It's all over. NBC's beloved spy comedy wrapped…
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Glee Scoop: Cory Monteith On The Surprise 'Finchel' [Spoiler], Plus: What's Next For The Duo!
[Warning: If you've yet to watch Tuesday's game-changing episode of Glee, avert your eyes...now! Everyone else, read on...] By now, most "Finchel" fans have probably…
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Showtime Boss Defends Dexter's Incesty Twist, Offers Homeland Season 2 Intel And More!
At the Television Critics Association's winter press tour Thursday, Showtime president David Nevins weathered a storm of Dexter-related questions, particularly regarding that controversial Season 6…
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Yvonne Strahovski Surprised By Chuck's Series Finale: 'It's Satisfying, But Almost Tragic'
We spy anxiety building in the loyal fans of NBC's Chuck, especially for those about to read here what Yvonne Strahovski shared with TVLine about…
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NCIS (2)
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First Look Video: The Finder Gets Analyzed By Bones' Dr. Sweets
The Finder's titular offbeat P.I., Walter Sherman (played by Geoff Stults), can find anything -- except for maybe an answer to the question of whether…
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NCIS Team Teases 'What If?' Episode No. 200: 'It's About A Pivotal Moment That Gibbs Faces'
Television's most watched scripted series, CBS' NCIS, will have Jethro Gibbs travel down assorted roads not taken when the 200th episode, airing Feb. 7 and…
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News (12)
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The TVLine-Up: 5 Web Series Worth Watching
This week, Martin Starr turns up on a new web series about dating and iPhone apps, one Failure Club participant gets an F in failing…
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Mad Men Boss Matthew Weiner On Season 5's Theme And Kicking Off With A 'Big Movie'
Mad Men's famously spoiler-averse creator is breaking his silence about the plot of the show's long-delayed fifth season. "A couple of [themes] have emerged as…
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The Walking Dead: Scoop On What's Ahead!
Strained relationships, a rivalry that will test the survivors' unity and the possible arrival of a major character from the books are among the stories…
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TNT's Dallas: 10 Highlights From The Show's Nostalgia-Heavy TCA Press Tour Panel
Jokes about showers, shootings and senior citizenship set the tone for a lighthearted, nostalgia-heavy Dallas panel Saturday at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour. Joining…
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Julianne Moore Calls Channeling Sarah Palin In HBO's Game Change 'Daunting' PLUS: New Trailer
Was playing Sarah Palin in HBO's anticipated movie Game Change challenging? You betcha, says Julianne Moore. "It was a daunting task to play somebody who is…
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Scoop: How I Met Your Mother Bosses Open To Extending & Renaming Series After Mother Reveal
Could How I Met Your Mother live on in some form after viewers finally meet the Mother? TVLine tossed that provocative question out to executive…
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CBS Boss Talks Good Wife's Tricky Timeslot, Talk Upheaval, Person Of Interest Changes And More!
It looks like The Good Wife will be staying put on Sunday night. At the Television Critics Association's winter press tour Wednesday, CBS' entertainment president…
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ABC Family Sets Return Dates For Secret Life And MIOBI, Ponders New Life For Chloe King
After a long wait, fans of Make It or Break It can mark their calendars for the show's return. The ABC Family gymnastics drama will…
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Bones Buzz: Is Season 7 Growing Bigger? And How Confident Is Show Boss About Renewal?
Bones may soon and sadly be heading into a winter hiatus, but good news for the show's fans is in good supply. For starters, Fox…
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NBC Boss Insists: 'Community Has Not Been Cancelled,' But Return Date Remains Unclear
NBC entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt on Friday kicked off the broadcast networks' segment of the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena by almost…
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Possible Pay Cut Puts Ryan Seacrest's American Idol Future In Flux: Is He Replaceable?
Seacrest out? As American Idol host Ryan Seacrest enters the final season of his latest, three-year deal with the money-printing Fox megahit, all signs are…
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The TVLine-Up: 5 Web Series Worth Watching
Morgan Spurlock celebrates epic fails, Judy Greer hosts a series about how to sorta-kinda forge a healthier lifestyle, and an awkward black girl finds solace…
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Reality TV (18)
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X Factor Shake-Up! Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger And Steve Jones All Out
Jones, out. And Scherzinger, too. And Abdul three! On the heels of Brit personality Steve Jones announcing that he will not be returning as host…
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Dumpster Dive: Hoarding: Buried Alive May Cause Nausea, Heartache, Nightmares, Loss Of Appetite
Even in the best of times, a half-eaten chicken carcass isn't exactly easy on the eyes. But toss it atop a waist-high pile of garbage…
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Idology: The Redemption Of J.Lo? The Return Of Baylie Brown! The Death Of Alicia Keys' 'Fallin'?
Week 2 of American Idol's 11th season might be best remembered for a montage that ended with Jennifer Lopez looking like she was ready to…
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Project Runway All-Stars Recap: I Cant(aloupe) Believe It's Not Ice Cream!
This is a man's world, or so James Brown once told us. And that 1966 lyric certainly seems apt in the current season of Project…
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American Idol: Who Was Your Favorite From The Houston Auditions? Take Our Poll!
And the award for Best Open Yet Cheerful Disdain of Randy Jackson goes to...Jennifer Lopez! Yes indeed, the malevolent, cauldron-stirring bruja of Season 10 took…
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TVLine Items: Idol's Scotty McCreery Visits Dixie, In Plain Sight Eyes Mädchen Amick And More!
American Idol Season 10 champ Scott McCreery will soon be whistling singing Dixie, playing himself on an upcoming episode of Hart of Dixie. McCreery comes to the CW…
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The Bachelor Recap: Park City And Recreation
In the world of reality television, Survivor is known as the show where contestants go to "outwit, outlast, and outplay." But that wouldn't seem like…
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American Idol San Diego Auditions Recap: On With The Showboating
American Idol shook things up by taking its auditions to the open water -- or more specifically, to the U.S.S. Midway in San Diego Harbor…
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Idology Series Premiere: White (Guy) Power, Anti-Education Vibes And Fewer Sob Stories (!)
Week 1 of American Idol's 11th Season was chock full of talent, but if you're laying early bets on who's going to be the last…
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American Idol: Who Was Your Favorite From The San Diego Auditions? Take Our Poll!
American Idol junkies with no knowledge of/interest in lycra-clad warriors passing around the pigskin may have turned on their TV sets at 10/9c and wondered…
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TVLine Items: Victor Garber Visits The Big C, Treme Season 3 Pushed To Fall And More!
Victor Garber is Big C-bound. The Alias alum has landed a guest spot in the upcoming third season of the Showtime dramedy (premiering Sunday, April…
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Project Runway All-Stars Recap: The Days Of Swine And Poses
This week's episode of Project Runway All-Stars was like a jaunty party balloon that never got fully inflated. The 11 remaining designers were tasked with…
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American Idol: Who's Your Favorite Hopeful From The Pittsburgh Auditions?
I'm not sure what program aired at 8/7c during Fox's Thursday-night lineup, but I'm almost certain it wasn't American Idol. Not a single foreign accent…
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TVLine Items: Sons Stars Rev Up Alcatraz, SVU Gigs, Obama Drops By Tonight Show And More!
How's this for Juice-y scoop: Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi has booked a guest spot on Fox's freshman thriller, Alcatraz. Per EW.com, the actor will…
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X Factor's Chris Rene On Fear Of Cover Songs, Childhood Dance Class, And Unplugged Dreams
Chris Rene showed off the many sides of his personality during Season 1 of The X Factor: Crowd-pleasing urban artist, sensitive acoustic troubador, and optimistic…
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Project Runway All-Stars: Send In The Gowns
Fashion commandments were broken as blithely as Kardashian wedding vows on this week's Project Runway All-Stars: Thou shalt not take the name of courture in…
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X Factor's Rachel Crow Talks 'Stolen' Songs, Emotional Collapses, And Crack-Baby Jokes
Rachel Crow isn't into faux humility. "I really love singing, and it's definitely my number one, but I love acting too, and I really want…
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Nigel Lythgoe: So You Think You Can Dance Results Show Has Been Axed
Fox has pulled the rug out from under So You Think You Can Dance. NIgel Lythgoe announced on Sunday that Dance's weekly results show has been…
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Recaps (6)
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Good Wife Recap: One Tasty Ham Sandwich
The following recap, by the very definition of "recap," contains spoilers from this week's episode of The Good Wife. "You're excused." "We're done." "Thank you…
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Gossip Girl Recap: God Only Knows
[Warning: If you've yet to watch Monday's episode of Gossip Girl, avert your eyes...now! Everyone else, read on...] Who would have thought that a Beach…
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Saturday Night Live With Daniel Radcliffe: Best And Worst Sketches
"Expecto, hilarium!" Pity poor Daniel Radcliffe, who without the benefit of any Harry Potter-style spells at his fingertips, was forced to make do with a…
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People's Choice Awards 2012: Three Best And Worst Moments, Plus The Full List Of Winners
Tuning in to the People's Choice Awards requires an automatic suspension of shouting "Aw hell no!" After all, placing the power in the hands of…
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Revenge Recap: Tyler's Got A Gun!
[Warning: If you've yet to watch Wednesday's episode of Revenge, avert your eyes...now! Everyone else, read on...] Solemn, slow music may have kicked off Wednesday's…
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Pretty Little Liars Premiere Recap: 'A' Is (Kinda) Revealed, [Spoiler] Is Finally Outed And More!
[Warning: If you've yet to watch Monday's Pretty Little Liars premiere, avert your eyes...now! Everyone else, read on...] Pretty Little Liars kicked off the New…
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Renewals (4)
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2012 SAG Awards Winners List: Boardwalk Empire, Modern Family Score Top Honors
Talk about deja vu. Sunday's 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards was virtually a rerun of last year, with the ensembles from Boardwalk Empire and Modern…
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Exclusive: Jason O'Mara Suggests Terra Nova Fixes - IF The Show Gets A Season 2
The fate of Fox's Terra Nova is still up in the air, but that's not stopping star Jason O'Mara from brainstorming ideas to make the…
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12 Scoopy Bits On CBS' Monday Sitcoms HIMYM, Half Men, 2 Broke Girls And Mike & Molly
The cast and producers from CBS' red-hot comedy quadruple threat of Two and a Half Men, How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls and…
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ABC Comedy Scoop: Whoopi Visits The Middle, Modern Family's Lily Drops The F-Bomb And More
The showrunners for ABC's current Wednesday comedy block held court at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Tuesday, and amid much analysis of…
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Television (67)
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Ratings: Undercover Boss And Once Lead Night, Good Wife Rises, Pro Bowl Drops
CBS' Undercover Boss, with 13.1 million total viewers and a 3.0 demo rating, came out of hiding this Sunday by surging 41 and 30 percent,…
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Backstage At SAG Awards: Jessica Lange Mulls More Horror, Sofia Vergara's 'Tiny' Secret & More
After this year's Screen Actors Guild Award winners were handed their trophies, they headed backstage to revel in their wins and dish about what they've…
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Ratings: Big Bang Theory Bests American Idol Again, And By A Wider Margin
Maybe just maybe the geeks shall inherit the Earth. The Big Bang Theory on Thursday night bested reality-TV juggernaut American Idol for a second consecutive…
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Ratings: Kiefer's Touch Stirs Up Good Numbers, Marg's CSI Goodbye Scores Season Highs
Kiefer Sutherland's return to TV and Marg Helgenberger's goodbye both drew good crowds on Wednesday. Fox's Touch, which sneak-previewed last night ahead of its official…
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The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Thursday
On TV this Thursday: NBC 30 Rocks extra-hard, The Finder gets looped into a Cinderella story, Showtime goes Inside Comedy with Seinfeld and Rickles, and more.…
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Ratings: House Checks Back In With Monday Demo Win, Alcatraz Dips
Fox's new one-two punch of House and Alcatraz combined this Monday to give the network the win in both total viewers as well as in…
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TV Stars Eying Oscar: Who Made The Cut? Who Got Snubbed?
The small screen loomed large Tuesday morning with the announcement of Oscar nominations, as a handful of current TV stars found themselves up for film's highest…
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The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Tuesday
On TV this Tuesday: President Obama addresses the nation, a 90210 resident considers a move, White Collar's Neal plays teacher and more. Here are eight…
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Justified's Joelle Carter Previews Ava's 'Poetic Romance' With Boyd: 'She May Surprise Him!'
Whoever said "Nice guys finish last" just might be a member of the Justified writing staff, because one of Harlan County's prettiest catches, Ava Crowder, effectively…
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Ratings: Giants Game Tackles Giant Numbers, Late-Night American Idol Surges
Big Blue was red-hot for Fox on Sunday night, as the network's coverage of the Giants-49ers game -- based on very preliminary, sure-to-be-adjusted but nonetheless…
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The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Monday
On TV this Monday: Drs. House and Hart are back seeing patients, another Alcatraz ne'er-do-well goes on the lam, Castle gets a "reality" check and…
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Ratings: Chuck Hits Season Highs, Grimm Surges, Fringe Stays Flat
Chuck is ramping up to go out with a (all things being relative!) bang, gaining 22 percent in its penultimate week to spy two season…
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ABC, Showtime Lead GLAAD Award Nominees
ABC -- with one drama nod, a few comedy contenders, a daytime soap and Dancing With the Stars in the mix -- leads the nominees…
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Ratings: Remodeled Premiere Is Not Pretty, Parenthood Wins 10 O'clock, New Girl Tops Night
The CW's Remodeled reality series stumbled on the runway right out of the gate, drawing just 700,000 viewers and a 0.3 demo rating. To make…
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The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching Wednesday
On TV this Wednesday: The melisma is back, a Modern Family moppet has a bleeping dilemma, SVU gets Harry and more. All told, we've found…
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Justified, Reloaded: What's New For Season 3?
FX's Southern-fried cop drama, Justified, pulls the trigger on its third season tonight at 10/9c. And while much about life in Harlan is as intense…
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Ratings: Alcatraz Breaks Out Strong, Betty White Is Red-Hot For NBC
The series premiere of Fox's Alcatraz captured 10 million total viewers and scored a 3.3 demo rating on Monday night, delivering 10-percent better numbers than…
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True Blood: 6 Tantalizing Scoops From Season 5
Vampires, shapeshifters and werewolves were among the guests raising a glass to the Golden Globes at HBO's post-show soiree Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton.…
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Golden Globes 2012: We're Live-Blogging 'Em!
Ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of year again when TV, movies, and alcohol come together to create a sweet symphony of tearful acceptance speeches,…
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The Finder: 6 Things You Need To Know About The Bones Spinoff (Plus Exclusive Video)!
Tonight at 9/8c, The Finder will debut after Bones, the Fox hit off which it's been spun. But, despite their shared DNA (see video below for…
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Ratings: Work It Sags, Parenthood And Body Of Proof Tick Up
The numbers for ABC's Work It were less pretty in Week 2, as the freshman series plunged 20 percent to 5.1 million total viewers and…
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GCB Cast On Housewives Comparisons: 'We're Both Stories About A Group Of Women,' That's It!
The cast and creator of ABC's midseason dramedy GCB took the stage at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour on Tuesday, and immediately used the opportunity…
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Ratings: The Bachelor Droops, Castle Rises - Plus Downton Abbey's Premiere Numbers
In its second week, and facing less original competition (i.e. no new CBS comedies), The Bachelor dropped 8 percent from its season opener, delivering 7.2…
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Bones Winter Finale Scoop: The Most Diabolical Baddie Is Unleashed! A Love Nest Is Revealed!
This Thursday at 8/7c, Fox's Bones will (temporarily) go out with a bang, as the seven-year-old procedural's perhaps most sinister villain ever is introduced. Executive…
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Ratings: The Firm Is Very Soft, Once Upon A Time And Good Wife Surge
Mitch McDeere might wanna keep on running. NBC's port of The Firm premiered on Sunday night to soft numbers, averaging 6.3 million total viewers and…
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The TVLine-Up: TV Worth Watching This Sunday
On TV this Sunday (aka the busiest night of the month): A lot, including four season openers, two series debuts and six winter premieres. All…
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Ratings: CSI: NY Leads CBS' Friday Gainers, Chuck Rises, CW Shows Tick Up
People were very much in the mood for some fresh Friday TV fare, as all returning shows enjoyed gains ranging from minor to major. Leading…
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Portlandia Season 2 Scoop: Expect Pickling, A BSG Spoof And A Very Special House Guest
When Portlandia premiered, no one expected it to be a success, much less one of the overnight variety. But danged if the show — a…
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Ratings: CBS Dominates With Fresh Monday Fare, Bachelor Ben Not So Big
CBS refused to be Bowl'd over by ESPN's college football coverage and handily topped its Monday broadcast rivals in both total viewers and in the…
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The Voice (1)
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Team American Idol Takes On NBC's The Voice: The Top 5 Zingers (Plus Scoop On Season 11)
There's no love lost between American Idol and The Voice. That was the key takeaway from Sunday's Television Critics Association press tour panel for Season 11 of…
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