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Eliza Dushku joins Damon Wayans comedy pilot
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Dollhouse star Eliza Dushku has joined CBS’ untitled sports radio comedy pilot that stars Damon Wayans.
Penned by Bill Martin and Mike Schiff, the comedy is inspired by Colin Cowherd’s outspoken sports talk show on Espn. The cast also includes Danny Comden.
Dushku will play the role of Casey. The actress posted this update on her Facebook page today: “It is with insanest excitement & awesomeness I get to finally fill you guys in: I’ve Just landed a new CBS comedy pilot w/my comic idol Mr. Damon Wayans! Stay tuned, there is a serious happy dance occurring at the moment “
Comic idol!
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- Lynette Rice
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Thom Beers talks new show 'Coal,' new season of 'Deadliest Catch' (and upcoming series 'Whisker Wars')
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Thom Beers, exec producer of Deadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, and Ax Men, is known for being the king of the dangerous job genre of reality TV. Without that reputation for delivering quality, guilt-free Testosterone TV (something he’ll speak about at next month’s Nab Show in Las Vegas), his latest docu-series, Spike Coal’s, premiering March 30, may never have happened. It took Beers four years to find the right coal mine to turn his cameras on: He needed a company willing to trust that he would show what working underground is really like (that’s where his credits
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- Mandi Bierly
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Epic 'Game of Thrones' photos show key locations
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HBO has released a quartet of high-res stills that show off some of the CGI-enhanced locations from the highly anticipated new series Game of Thrones. Below there’s your first good look at Kings Landing, The Wall and then two of Winterfell (one distant, one close). And if you don’t know what any of that means, check out the show when it debuts April 17. Here’s three more pics:
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- James Hibberd
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Court denies Charlie Sheen's attempt to halt arbitration of Warner Bros., Chuck Lorre lawsuit
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It was anything but a #winning moment today for the Charlie Sheen legal team, after a Los Angeles judge denied a request that would have halted arbitration in Sheen’s lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre.
Sheen’s team had filed a request for a temporary restraining order against Jams, the arbitration firm in charge of handling the contract dispute, claiming their client wants his day in court, according to the Los Angeles Times. With that request now denied, his counsel will reportedly continue their quest and take the matter up with the original judge assigned to the $100-million lawsuit.
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- Sandra Gonzalez
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MTV picks up two more seasons of 'The Real World'
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MTV has ordered two more seasons of its groundbreaking reality franchise, The Real World, which is currently in the midst of its 25th season, set in Las Vegas. “The Real World has remained relevant for 25 seasons because it continues to capture the lives of young adults, hold a mirror to the challenges they face, and truly reflect the current generation,” said Jonathan Murray, exec producer and chairman of Bunim/Murray Productions, in a statement. “We thank MTV for their ongoing commitment to this show, and we’re excited to see where the two additional seasons take us.”
Casting is already
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- Jeff Labrecque
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We's 'Braxton Family Values': A preview of Toni Braxton's sisterly drama -- Exclusive Video
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What do you get when you combine one formerly huge Grammy-winning R&B singer from the ’90s, her four musically gifted sisters, and their manager mother? We’s Braxton Family Values, which debuts on the network April 12 at 9 p.m. The reality series follows “Unbreak My Heart” diva Toni Braxton (“The Superstar”) as she tries to get back on top after dealing with debilitating illness and a very public bankruptcy. Also in the mix are her four sisters — Traci (“The Underdog”), Towanda (“Mrs. Congeniality”), Trina (“The Wildcard”), and Tamar (“Baby”) — as well as headstrong momager Evelyn (“The Force”).
As you might imagine,
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- Tanner Stransky
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'Modern Family' scoop: Look who's headed to the 'Actors Studio'!
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James Lipton + Eric Stonestreet + Ty Burrell = pure, soundbite moments for Bravo!
EW just learned the cast of Modern Family has booked an appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. The six leads of the hit comedy — Stonestreet, Burrell, Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Ed O’Neill, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson — will tape the episode May 16 in New York.
Production on the current season of Family wrapped on Friday. Season-to-date, the comedy is ranked No. 4 among adults 18-49 and ranks No. 19 among total viewers. Its the third most watched comedy on TV, behind Two and a Half Men and Big Bang Theory.
Bravo!
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- Lynette Rice
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'NCIS' franchise wins again. And 'The Good Wife' = good ratings
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CBS was triumphant on Tuesday with originals of its NCIS franchise and an edge-of-your-seat episode of The Good Wife. The network averaged 15.7 million viewers and a 3.0 rating/9 share among adults 18-49, according to early results. Opposite a repeat of Glee, the mother ship of NCIS earned a 3.8/12 and 19.2 million, followed by NCIS: La (3.2/9, 16.4 million). Each 18-49 ratings point equals 1.3 million.
Wife won its timeslot in 18-49 (2.1/6, 11.6 million), though it helped that NBC had a repeat of Parenthood (drat!) and ABC aired a two-hour from the news division (?) titled Best in Film: Greatest Movies of Our Time (1.8/5, 5.3 million). But it was still a delicious episode.
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- Lynette Rice
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Elizabeth Taylor movie tribute marathon to air on TCM
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Turner Classic Movies announced a tribute to Elizabeth Taylor that will include 24 hours of movies from the late star’s career.
The tribute will begin Sunday, April 10 and will include Taylor’s Oscar-winning performances in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), as well as screenings of Father of the Bride (1950), Father’s Little Dividend (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Full schedule below:
Read more:
Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
All About Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor: 11 Roles for the Ages
Elizabeth Taylor: What’s your favorite role?
Elizabeth Taylor: The unpublished photos from Life.
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- James Hibberd
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Jonathan Jackson talks about that 'General Hospital' tearjerker death
10 hours ago
When I told Jonathan Jackson that he’d made me cry — twice! — with his performance as a father whose child died on Monday’s General Hospital, he wasn’t exactly wracked with guilt about it.
“I sort of want to apologize but I’m not sure I should. It was kind of what we were going for,” says Jackson, who in 2009 returned to the character of Lucky Spencer, son of famed Luke and Laura, which he’d originated back in 1993.
The tears flowed pretty easily over the last few days as 4-year-old Jake, Lucky’s child in every way that
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- Abby West
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Jonathan Jackson talks about that 'General Hospital' tearjerker death
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When I told Jonathan Jackson that he’d made me cry — twice! — with his performance as a father whose child died on Monday’s General Hospital, he wasn’t exactly wracked with guilt about it.
“I sort of want to apologize but I’m not sure I should. It was kind of what we were going for,” says Jackson, who in 2009 returned to the character of Lucky Spencer, son of famed Luke and Laura, which he’d originated back in 1983.
The tears flowed pretty easily over the last few days as 4-year-old Jake, Lucky’s child in every way that
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- Abby West
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'The Good Wife': Creators Robert and Michelle King answer burning questions about last night's explosive episode
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Every episode of CBS’ The Good Wife typically ups the ante of the one that came before it, but last night’s hour, cheekily titled “Ham Sandwich,” blew wide open the drama’s already knotty atmosphere: Dark, violent investigator Blake (Scott Porter) revealed the shocking news that — Spoiler Alert — his mysterious nemesis Kalinda (Archie Panjabi, right) slept with her best friend Alicia’s (Julianna Margulies, left) husband, former state’s attorney Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), when she’d worked for him years before (see Ken Tucker’s take). The revelation is more than your typical twist for several reasons, but
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- Tanner Stransky
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Chris Brown still scheduled to appear on 'Dancing with the Stars' despite 'Good Morning America' incident
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Although he reportedly flew into a rage after a Good Morning America appearance earlier today, Chris Brown is still slated to perform on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars on March 29, a network spokesperson confirmed to EW. As part of a promotional stop for his new album F.A.M.E., the 21-year-old singer sat for an interview with Gma anchor Robin Roberts that included questions about his assault on his ex-girlfriend Rihanna two years ago. According to reports, following the interview and the first of two scheduled performances, he smashed a window in his dressing room in anger before
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- Dan Snierson
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MTV's 'Skins' rises for finale, but will TV's most controversial drama return?
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MTV’s Skins aired the last episode of its first — and possibly final — season on Monday night.
The drama delivered 1.2 million viewers, rising slightly from the previous week and marking one of the show’s most-watched telecasts.
That’s still not a huge number — especially on a channel where shows like Teen Mom and Jersey Shore deliver millions more. But MTV has been trying to get a foothold in the scripted drama game, and Skins outperformed last summer’s first season of The Hard Times of R.J. Berger — which was renewed (and that, remember, is about a teenager with a giant penis,
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- James Hibberd
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'CSI' celebrates another milestone. And Billy Petersen was there to cut the cake! -- Photo
21 hours ago
Look who reached 250! The cast and crew of CSI gathered recently to celebrate the milestone of completing 250 episodes. (Lordy!) Billy Petersen joined in on what appears to be a party in one of the exam rooms. An appropriate place to do some cutting, right?
Nice crime scene ribbon of frosting around the confectionary delight. Corner piece to anyone who can identify what Laurence Fishburne is wearing for the blessed occasion.
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- Lynette Rice
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'Days of Our Lives': Gay storyline coming to Salem? -- Exclusive
21 hours ago
As Days of Our Lives celebrates its 45th anniversary in daytime, the traditionally conservative soap is about to get a lot more contemporary: EW has learned exclusively that a gay storyline may be in the works! From what we gather, it may involve a current cast member hooking up with someone new.
A show spokeswoman declined to comment.
While competing sudsers have been in the forefront when it comes to same-sex couples — ABC’s All My Children, for example, featured the first lesbian character in Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel), which led to the first gay marriage between her and Reese
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- Lynette Rice
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'Grey's Anatomy' scoop: Chyler Leigh says Mark and Lexie 'still love each other'
21 hours ago
Is Little Gray’s fling with Dr. Jackson Avery over before it really gets going?
Well, if you remember the steamy shower scene where we last saw Lexie (Chyler Leigh) and Jackson (Jesse Williams), you know we needn’t worry about that. It’s on. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a huge helping of awkward in the cards for the pair when Grey’s Anatomy returns for new episodes this Thursday.
“A few weeks have gone by, and in this episode coming up this Thursday, you see more of a development between Lexie and Jackson,” Leigh dishes.
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- Sandra Gonzalez
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Fox and CNN battle over 'human shield' report in Libya
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While civil war has broken out in Libya, even the cable news networks are exchanging fire. Yesterday, Fox News’ Pentagon correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported that a British airstrike on a Tripoli compound of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had to be called off because journalists “from CNN, Reuters, and the other organizations nearby” were invited to the area by the Libyan government and then used as human shields.
CNN (which like Entertainment Weekly, is owned by Time Warner) sent its senior international correspondent Nic Robertson on that media tour and he expressed outrage over Fox’s story when he appeared on
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- Jeff Labrecque
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Paul Reiser's new NBC sitcom to replace 'Perfect Couples'
22 March 2011 12:01 PM, PDT
NBC is pulling Perfect Couples from its schedule early and putting Paul Reiser’s new sitcom in its place.
You may have remembered hearing about NBC developing a comedy starring the former Mad About You star around this time last year. Well, that series now has a debut date: April 14.
The actor plays a version of himself in NBC’s The Paul Reiser Show, which will replace the struggling Couples on the network’s Thursday lineup at 8:30 p.m. NBC is yanking the Couples, which co-stars Olivia Munn, with at least two episodes left in the can — which you
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- James Hibberd
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Official: TNT renews 'Southland,' orders 'Perception'
22 March 2011 11:40 AM, PDT
TNT has renewed Southland for a fourth season and picked up a new crime drama called Perception.
The network had ordered 10 more episodes of Southland, which averaged 2.9 million viewers this season, up 6% from last year.
Perception stars Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) as an eccentric neuroscientist who helps the federal government solve complex crimes. Rachael Leigh Cook, Arjay Smith and Kelly Rowan also star. The show is from Kenneth Biller (Star Trek: Voyager).
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- James Hibberd
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