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Smash Recap: Liza With a B-Day
2 hours ago
Nobody puts Liza in a corner! But apparently, NBC can (and will) put her — and her lively guest performance on Smash — in a Saturday-night primetime wasteland. Oh the indignity of it all!
Then again, so what if the Peacock net is using the weekends to burn off the polarizing little musical that could/(n’t)? We’re in the DVR era, for cryin’ out loud, and if we’ve stuck with The Romantic Trials of Karen Cartwright (and Her Inconvenient Frenemy Ivy Lynn) for this long, we might as well ride it out to the end, right? Right? Right.
This week, »
- Michael Slezak
Ratings: Happy Endings Rises, Grimm Ticks Up, Nikita Dips, Vegas Soft in Friday Debut
12 hours ago
Happy Endings has something to smile about this week, rising in the ratings versus its Friday time slot debut.
With 3.3 million total viewers and a 1.1 rating, the ABC sitcom’s first Friday episode was up 11 percent and two tenths week-to-week, while its second half-hour (2.7 mil/1.0) saw gains of 18 and 43 percent.
Related | Happy Endings May Jump to USA Network If ABC Cancels Cult Fave
Leading out of that, Shark Tank (6.8 mil/2.1) was up 9 and 17 percent, netting the nights best demo rating.
Undercover Boss opened CBS’ night with a time slot-dominating 8.5 mil and 1.6, but the older-skewing Vegas only retained 7.6 mil/0.9 of that in its Friday premiere, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Bravo Cancels Kathy After Two Seasons
13 hours ago
Kathy Griffin is now free to pursue that prospective CNN talk show with Anderson Cooper: Bravo has cancelled her late-night gabfest, Kathy, after two seasons, TVLine has learned.
Griffin confirmed the show’s demise during a stand-up performance Friday night at Cincinnati’s Taft Theatre.
Kathy premiered last spring and, despite low ratings, was renewed for a second season (which kicked off in January).
Earlier this year, CNN commissioned a talk show pilot featuring Griffin and her New Years Eve sidekick Cooper. »
- Michael Ausiello
Performer of the Week: Emmy Rossum
14 hours ago
A weekly feature in which we spotlight shining stars
The Performer | Emmy Rossum
The Show | Shameless
The Episode | “Order Room Service”
The Airdate | March 31, 2013
The Performance | Shameless‘ coffeehouse-set clash on this past Sunday’s episode might have been Jimmy’s exploding moment, but it was leading lady Emmy Rossum who once again blew us away (no disrespect to her extremely talented co-star Justin Chatwin).
Related | Shameless Season 3 Finale Spoilers — Fiona Meets Beto
With her boyfriend’s secret plans for his Gallagher-less life in Michigan exposed, Fiona and Jimmy’s relationship reached its boiling point during an ugly, heated fight. (In »
- Team TVLine
What to Watch This Weekend: Mad Men Is Back, McCarthy Hosts SNL, Ncaa Final Four and More
15 hours ago
On TV this weekend: The Mad Men (and women) are back in ad-making action, Mike & Molly star Melissa McCarthy presides over Saturday Night Live for a second time, the Ncaa Basketball Tournament‘s Final Four face off and Shameless, Californication and House of Lies wrap for the season. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 15 programs to keep on your radar.
Saturday, April 6
6 pm Ncaa Basketball Tournament Final Four (CBS) | As the contest draws to a close, Wichita State goes up again Louisville. In the evening’s second match-up, which is slated to begin at 8:30, Syracuse battles Michigan. »
- Kimberly Roots
Nikita's Lyndsy Fonseca on that Shocking Alex Twist and Why 'Division Will Never be the Same'
5 April 2013 6:00 PM, PDT
Warning: If you’ve yet to watch Friday’s Nikita, avert your eyes now. Everyone else, read on…
Everything changed on Nikita this Friday, when Alex — who has seemed a little off since being kidnapped by Amanda, no? — took the matter of “freeing” Division into her own hands.
What exactly that meant wasn’t entirely clear at first, only that someone (ahem, Alex) was forming a mutiny of sorts among the non-inner-circle agents in hopes of putting an end to the underground organization that had been (unintentionally) taking innocent lives.
Alex, however, was unable to keep her secret from Ryan, »
- Megan Masters
True Blood Exclusive: Anna Camp Returning as Sarah Newlin in Season 6
5 April 2013 4:44 PM, PDT
True Blood‘s upcoming sixth season is going to be extra Camp-y.
TVLine has learned exclusively that Anna Camp has signed on to reprise her role as anti-vamp puritan Sarah Newlin for a guest stint.
Video | True Blood Season 6 First Look: The Return of Bloody Bad Bill and ‘the Beginning of the End’
Camp, who’s currently juggling roles on Fox’s Mindy Project and CBS’ Vegas, floated the possibility of a Sarah comeback earlier this year, telling TVLine that her character has “a lot of unfinished business.”
No doubt at the top of her to-do list is confronting ex-husband »
- Michael Ausiello
Exclusive: CSI Books Tim Matheson for Arc to Span Finale and Season 14 Premiere
5 April 2013 2:44 PM, PDT
Hart of Dixie‘s Tim Matheson is again playing doctor, in a two-episode arc on CSI. Only this time, it sounds like he might leave a lot of (gulp) dead bodies in his wake.
Related | Save the Dates: Our Calendar of More Than 100 Season and Series Finales!
TVLine has learned exclusively that Matheson will guest-star in the CBS crime drama’s Season 13 finale (airing May 15) as Mr. Tate, a handsome, sophisticated and highly intelligent Ph.D. and M.D. who emerges as a suspect in a series of Dante’s Inferno-themed killings.
Matheson will continue the role this fall, in »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Banshee Exclusive: Julian Sands Books Season 2 Arc as [Spoiler]'s Divine Sibling
5 April 2013 2:41 PM, PDT
Ruh-roh: Banshee‘s resident Big Bad has a brother — and he too has evil coursing through his veins.
Julian Sands (24, Smallville) has booked a multi-episode Season 2 arc on the Cinemax hit as Rabbit’s (Ben Cross) equally as dangerous younger brother who also happens to be a devout and amoral Ukrainian priest.
Sands is set to appear in three episodes.
Related | Banshee Season 2 Scoop: Look Who’s Returning!
Sands joins a Season 2 guest cast that also includes Damages Emmy winner Zeljko Ivanek as Jim Racine, a chain smoking, renegade FBI agent who has been tracking Rabbit for 15 years.
Banshee ended »
- Michael Ausiello
Dexter Season 8 Teaser Paints a Bloody Picture
5 April 2013 1:22 PM, PDT
A brand-new, artsy teaser video for Dexter Season 8 (premiering June 30) paints a not-pretty picture of what’s ahead for TV’s Favorite Serial Killer (Cable Drama Division).
Video | Dexter Season 8 Promo Pays Tribute to [Spoiler], [Spoiler], [Spoiler] and…
The video from Showtime starts with a close-up of one lone, innocent-enough droplet of blood (or, you know, paint, probably), but then things begin to spiral — as Dexter warns that he himself is spiraling out of control.
And when he does? “It is not going to be pretty.”
Related | Dexter Season 8 Casting News — One Tree Hill Favorite Moves Next Door
Press Play and see how »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Mad Men Season 6 Preview — Plus: Can You Guess What's Going On in 10 Premiere Photos?
5 April 2013 12:47 PM, PDT
In an exclusive red carpet interview with TVLine, Mad Men star Jon Hamm revealed the journey that ad man Don Draper will embark on during Season 6 of the acclaimed AMC drama (premiering Sunday at 9/8c).
“It’s true to character,” Hamm shared. He then added with a laugh: “How vague is that?”
:-/
Such is the super-secretive world of Mad Men, where one would be more likely to coax the formula for Coca-Cola out of Robert W. Woodruff than procure anything resembling intel on the happenings at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (or whatever the agency, if it even still exists, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Vampire Diaries Exclusive: [Spoiler] to Return — But What's the Catch?!
5 April 2013 12:44 PM, PDT
The Vampire Diaries is raising the dead.
TVLine has learned exclusively that Steven R. McQueen, whose Jeremy character perished in February at the hands of Katherine, will return to the CW series later this season.
Photos | The Originals Plot Spoilers — Get a Sneak Peek at CW’s Spin-Off
But will the actor return as Jeremy? Or will immortal menace Silas take on the form of Elena’s little brother?
Of course, there’s also the possibility that Bonnie will finally make good on her plan to take down the veil separating the other side and bring back her ex. After all, »
- Vlada Gelman
American Idol: What Should the Top 6 Sing for Bacharach-David/'Free' Choice Week?
5 April 2013 12:24 PM, PDT
We asked for fresh, modern music on Season 12 of American Idol, and executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has responded with…the Burt Bacharach/ Hal David Songbook!
[Insert Sound of Crickets Here]
Ah well, at least the second theme for Top 6 Week — during which the contestants will each cover two songs apiece — is “The Song I Wish I’d Written.” That should yield some recent, not-done-to-death, edgy and/or unexpected material, as long as there’s not some heinous fine print that turns it into ”The Song I Wish I’d Written (From the List of 11 Songs That Uncle Nigel Bothered to Clear).”
Related | American Idol‘s »
- Michael Slezak
TVLine Items: Paul Reubens Hops to Once Upon a Time Spin-Off, Sing-Off Judge Exits and More!
5 April 2013 12:21 PM, PDT
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland‘s White Rabbit has found his voice.
Paul Reubens, aka Pee-Wee Herman, will bring the CG character to life in the potential spin-off, our sister site Deadline reports.
Related | Once Upon a Time Season 2 Spoilers — Scoop on Robin Hood’s Arrival
The pilot presentation is told through the point of view of Alice (played by Sophie Lowe), who has a generous heart scarred by a hard life. Other characters featured in the project are Alice’s love interest Cyrus (Peter Gadiot), sardonic adventurer the Knave of Hearts (Being Human‘s Michael Socha) and the »
- Vlada Gelman
Exclusive First Look: Paget Brewster Gets Pulled Into a Modern Family Feud
5 April 2013 12:00 PM, PDT
Next week on ABC’s Modern Family (Wednesdays at 8/7c), Gloria’s ex, Javier, pays a visit — with his new girlfriend, played by Criminal Minds vet Paget Brewster, in tow. And TVLine has a first look at the not-so-warm welcome that Trish gets.
Related | Save the Dates: Our Calendar of More Than 100 Season and Series Finales!
In this exclusive clip from the episode, Jay asks Trish, an art expert, for her opinion on a piece he acquired from “a gallery in one of the finer Vegas casinos.” Longtime viewers of the ABC comedy who recognize the item in question should »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
New S.H.I.E.L.D. Mystery: Joss Whedon Casts Angel Alum in Pilot — But as Who?!
5 April 2013 11:36 AM, PDT
A Whedonverse vet has stealthily invaded Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.
ABC declined to comment, but sources confirm to TVLine that Joss Whedon — who is shepherding ABC’s Avengers-themed drama — has cast his former Angel charge J. August Richards in a super top-secret role.
Related | Joss Whedon Talks of ‘Hopeful’ S.H.I.E.L.D. Pilot, Plans for Maria Hill and Other Marvel Characters
The pilot — which wrapped filming in February and is being fast-tracked by ABC — stars ER alum Ming-Na (as former soldier Melinda May), Clark Gregg (reprising his big-screen Avengers role as Agent Phil Coulson), Nashville’s Chloe Bennet »
- Michael Ausiello
Is Who's Companion Too Hot? Was Sam's Hell Lukewarm? Pedis for the Dead? And More Qs!
5 April 2013 10:58 AM, PDT
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Supernatural and Community!
1 | Is Doctor Who newbie Jenna-Louise Coleman almost distracting levels of pretty? Like, does anyone even remember what the midseason premiere was about?
Related | Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special Casts David Tennant, Billie Piper, John Hurt
2 | Are Orphan Black‘s foster siblings Sarah and Felix darker, more twisted versions of Revenge‘s Emily and Nolan?
3 | All that talk about Victoria’s first son on Revenge being »
- Team TVLine
History Renews Vikings for Season 2
5 April 2013 10:50 AM, PDT
History has renewed its hit period drama Vikings for a 10-episode second season.
Five episodes into its rookie season, the show stands as cable’s No. 1 new series with an average audience of 5 million viewers.
Related | Katheryn Winnick: Vikings Quest ‘Put Me Through the Wringer, Emotionally, Which Was a Gift’
“Vikings is a win win for us,” said History’s top programming exec Dirk Hoogstra in a statement. ”As our first scripted series, it has paid off in a big way with critical acclaim, strong ratings and a passionate, loyal fan base… We could not be more proud of »
- Michael Ausiello
Exclusive Orphan Black First Look: Sarah Loses Beth's Cash — and Her Cool
5 April 2013 9:00 AM, PDT
On this week’s episode of BBC America’s clone thriller Orphan Black (Saturday, 9/8c), Sarah will discover that her escape plan — aka the $75,000 she stole from her doppelganger Beth’s bank account — has gone missing, and we’ve got an exclusive first look at the ensuing freak-out.
Related | Orphan Black Season 1 Spoilers — Sarah’s Feelings for Paul
Who’s responsible for grabbing the cash that Sarah was aiming to use to start a new life with her daughter Kira and foster bro Felix? Press Play to find out, and then hit the comments with your first impression of the newbie drama. »
- Vlada Gelman
Ratings: Hannibal Gives NBC Thursday a Little Extra Bite, Community Dips to New Low
5 April 2013 8:26 AM, PDT
NBC’s Hannibal welcomed 4.3 million total viewers to the dinner table in its Thursday premiere, while netting a 1.6 rating — so, about smack dab in the middle between Do No Harm and Awake.
That said, the Bryan Fuller drama’s demo delivery marks a 60 percent improvement on NBC’s average in the time slot this season and its best Thursday-at-10 performance in more than a year (since March 15, 2012).
For comparison’s sake, NBC’s most recent scripted offerings in Thursday’s closer spot:
* Law & Order: Svu repeat: 4 million total viewers/1.0 demo rating
* Do No Harm premiere(/penultimate episode): 3.1 mil/0.9
* Awake »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
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