October 21st, 2009 | 0 Comments
ABC has given a full-season coronation to Castle, picking up the sophomore series’ back nine episodes. The show has aired five episodes so far this season, and has shown a slight uptick in recent weeks. Castle has also improved its timeslot against last year at this time by 4% in adults 18-49. And when DVR playback is added in, the show’s viewership rises by 1.6 million, and its 18-49 rating improves by 26%.
The show stars Nathan Fillion as a novelist who helps a police detective (Stana Katic) solve crimes. Show also stars Susan Sullivan, Molly Quinn, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tamala Jones, Jon Huertas and Seamus Dever. Andrew Marlowe is executive producer, along with Rob Bowman, Rene Echevarria, Laurie Zaks and Armyan Bernstein.
October 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments
NBC has ordered Losing It With Jillian, a companion series for The Biggest Loser starring trainer Jillian Michaels. She will travel the country showing weight-challenged Americans that they can get the same results as contestants on The Biggest Loser without attending the show’s immersive fitness boot camp. The show also will feature celebrity chef Curtis Stone, who will offer the families a nutritional plan and cooking tips.
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October 20th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Disney Channel has renewed The Suite Life on Deck for a third season. Production on the comedy will resume in Hollywood in early 2010. The show stars Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse as identical twins Zack and Cody Martin who spend a semester at sea with hotel heiress London Tipton (Brenda Song) aboard the luxurious SS Tipton. The show ranks No.1 among kids 6-11 and posted series highs in total viewers (6.8 million) earlier this month. Pamela Eells O’Connell and Irene Dreayer are executive producing.
October 19th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TV Guide Magazine is reporting that Warner Brothers has contacted Larry Hagman and Linda Gray to reprise their roles of J.R. and Sue Ellen Ewing in the new Dallas sequel series. The new show, which is in development for TNT, would focus on their son, John Ross, and Pam and Bobby’s son, Christopher.
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October 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TLC has filed a lawsuit against Jon Gosselin for allegedly breaching his contract as a star of Jon and Kate Plus 8. The lawsuit alleges that Gosselin has failed to meet his obligations as an exclusive employee of the network, while appearing on rival networks’ programs for pay and making unauthorized public disclosures about the show. The suit is seeking unspecified compensatory damages and demanding he return income gained as a result of his breaches of the agreement, as well as to refrain from future violations of his contractual agreement.
Gosselin has starred since 2007 on the weekly Jon and Kate Plus 8, a ratings hit for the network that has been rocked in recent months by marital turmoil as Gosselin and his wife, Kate, feuded, then filed for divorce.
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October 16th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The Casting Call brings together the latest casting news to keep you informed on who is showing up on which show. Find out who is joining your favorite show as a series regular, a recurring character, a guest star or special cameo. The Casting Call could reveal upcoming story-lines, so be aware, there may be spoilers ahead.
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Veteran actor Joel Grey, 77, will appear in a November episode of Grey’s Anatomy as Izzie’s old high school teacher. “It’s a pretty amazing episode,” says show creator Shonda Rhimes. “He was the teacher who convinced Izzie (Katherine Heigl) she was more than a girl from the trailer park. And now he’s in need of her help.”
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