November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
TNT has bought the off-network syndication to The Mentalist. According to the deal between TNT and Warner Brothers Domestic TV Distribution, The Mentalist will begin running weekly on the cable network in fall 2011, followed by a full-blown launch in 2012. Neither side would discuss the financials of the deal, but the Simon Baker starrer is said to have fetched from $2.2 million-$2.3 million an episode. Created by Bruno Heller, The Mentalist stars Baker as an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation who solves crimes using razor-sharp observation skills. The Mentalist launched as the top new series of the 2008-09 season and has been a solid ratings performer this fall in its new 10:00 PM/ET Thursday timeslot.
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November 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
USA Network has bought the off-network syndication to the freshman drama NCIS: Los Angeles. USA has agreed to pay CBS Television Distribution around $2.5 million per episode for the rights to NCIS: Los Angeles, which will be available in fall 2013. As part of the deal, USA will be able to start airing weekly repeats of the show’s first season starting in September 2011. The deal comes after just seven episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles have run on CBS.
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November 4th, 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.
30 Rock
James Franco has signed on for a guest role. Franco will play himself and will carry on a fake romance with attention-starved “Girlie Show” star Jenna (Jane Krakowski), a scheme concocted by their respective agents.
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October 30th, 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.
Community (NBC)
Anthony Michael Hall, will be making a guest appearance in Community’s Christmas episode. He will play a bully who challenges Jeff to a fight. In the episode, he disrupts a Spanish test and tosses Jeff’s test to the floor. Rather than intercede, Senor Chang watches the confrontation with delight. The episode is set to air December 10.
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October 23rd, 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.
Community (NBC)
Lauren Stamile (Grey’s Anatomy) is joining the show in a possibly recurring role. She has been cast as Professor Slater, a Greendale Community College statistics teacher and love interest for Jeff (Joel McHale). When Slater rejects his advances, Jeff is forced to seek out romance advice from Senor Chang (Ken Jeong) – a move sure to end in disaster, especially as Annie (Alison Brie) plans a Day of the Dead party for their Spanish class. Stamile will appear in the Halloween episode scheduled to air October 29.
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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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