TV This Week for February 7-13: The Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics, and so on
PRIME CHOICES SUNDAY The Saints, led by quarterback Drew Brees, make their first ever appearance on pro football's biggest stage at "Super Bowl XLIV" in Miami. Standing in opposition: 2007 champs Peyton Manning and the Colts. And rocking the halftime show: the Who. (CBS, 3:25 p.m.) MONDAY It will take the combined efforts of all the "Heroes" to thwart the dastardly Samuel (Robert Knepper) and save thousands of lives in the action-drama's season finale. Then maybe they can try saving the show itself from persistent rumors of its imminent demise. (NBC, 9 p.m.) TUESDAY Who were you in a "Past Life"? A psychologist (Kelli Giddish) teams with a ...
Prison Break: Video Game
Prison Break the series may be long gone, and off the air. Sadly, I know. But that doesn’t stop some of the writers, and deepsilver as they are in the process of giving us that video game which we’ve heard about for quite some time now. “You are Tom Paxton, a Company agent sent inside Fox River Penitentiary to observe and report on a prisoner named Michael Scofield… What you will find will change your Prison Break experience forever.” Features * Story & game design developed in part by the writers of the TV show * Original voices from the TV series * Same great ...
Elizabeth Mitchell Promises She’s Coming Back to Lost
Whoever invented Elizabeth Mitchell should get a medal, because they did a good, good thing. We just caught up with the adorable Ms. Mitchell for a quick debrief on Juliet's demise last night on Lost, and we learned why that agonizing death scene is not the last we'll see of the good Dr. Burke after all. Read on for our interview, where Elizabeth confirms your fan theories about what Juliet knew at the end and why, plus how she and Josh Holloway fell for each other as friends offscreen while their characters were in love onscreen, and whom she thinks Sawyer should be with in ...
HBO renews ‘Big Love’ for fifth season
HBO still has lots of love for the Mormon drama "Big Love." Four episodes into the series' fourth season, the cable network has renewed the Playtone-produced show for a fifth season. "Love," which centers on Utah native Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton) as he balances the needs of his three wives (Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin) and their broods, drew 1.7 million viewers for its season premiere last month. That was up 49% from Season 3's opener. Despite facing the NFC Championship and the Grammys the past two Sundays, the modestly rated series is tracking 13% higher than last season. "Love," whose current story ...
Anna Torv: Sexy Shots for ‘Esquire’!
Fringe actress Anna Torv shows off her beautiful body in sexy photos for Esquiremagazine’s March 2010 issue. Here’s what the 31-year-old Australian actress had to share with the mag: On her past: “If someone could see what I did in my twenties, I’d be moooooooortified. But you’re supposed to go and try all that stuff,... [Read more]
Ellen DeGeneres set for ‘Idol’ premiere
Ellen DeGeneres makes her much-anticipated debut on “American Idol” on Tuesday, shaking up the dynamics on the show’s judging panel and auditioning her own talents for the biggest TV audience in the United States. The arrival of the popular talk show host and comic is expected to boost viewership on the Fox television... [Read more]
Queen of Castle, Stana Katic, Reveals Beckett’s Softer Side
If Nathan Fillion is Castle’s king, Stana Katic is the queen. And in recent weeks, the hit procedural comedy has turned its focus on Katic’s character and her back story — mainly, her mother’s murder. Katic, who plays Detective Kate Beckett, tells TVGuide.com that she enjoyed getting someresolution — she... [Read more]
The Office: Andy and Erin make it official!
It’s official: The Office is getting serious about an Andy-Erin romance. In the March 11 episode, the couple-to-be will finally set out on their first date. “It’s been a slow process of Andy gaining the courage to ask her out, but he finally does,” revealsOffice co-star-slash-showrunner Paul Lieberstein. “The wrinkle in... [Read more]
How I Met Your Mother: Barney Stinson Reveals Number on Super Bowl Ad
In case you didn’t know, Barney Stinson, the resident womanizer on How I Met Your Mother, made a special Super Bowl appearance in which he held up a sign that said urged ladies to give him a call. And if you dial the said number, you’ll get an interesting recording of Neil Patrick Harris as Barney Stinson setting up a... [Read more]
‘Lost’ actor joins ‘Hawaii Five-O’
“Lost’s” Daniel Dae Kim is staying in Hawaii with a lead role on CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0″ remake. In CBS’ updated take on the classic cop series, from CBS Studios, Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, a role played in the original series by Kam Fong. The part of Detective Steve McGarrett has... [Read more]
TV This Week for February 7-13: The Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics, and so on
PRIME CHOICES SUNDAY The Saints, led by quarterback Drew Brees, make their first ever appearance on pro football’s biggest stage at “Super Bowl XLIV” in Miami. Standing in opposition: 2007 champs Peyton Manning and the Colts. And rocking the halftime show: the Who. (CBS, 3:25 p.m.) MONDAY It will take the combined... [Read more]
Is Howard Stern Replacing Simon Cowell on Idol?
Stars are clamoring to replace Simon Cowell at the American Idol judges table, but is America’s favorite “shock jock” really one of them? Howard Stern, 56, is the Idol producers’ top choice to replace Cowell, according to The New York Post. The Sirius radio host’s hefty contract expires next year... [Read more]
TV Ratings: CBS wins, ‘Absolute Justice’ absolutely great for CW
Fast national ratings for Friday, Feb. 5. CBS’ mystical Friday night lineup propelled it to another victory with 9 million viewers, 5.6/10 households overall. ABC was next with 6.2 million, 4.1/7, followed by NBC with 5.5 million, 3.7/6, FOX at 4 million, 2.4/4 and the CW at 2.8, 1.8/3. That’s actually a big Friday night... [Read more]
Sunday’s TV Highlights: Cuddly canines cavort on Animal Planet
WOOF! Adorable pooches put their game faces on for ‘Puppy Bowl VI,’ at 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. on Animal Planet. SERIES Undercover Boss: In this new series, chief executives go incognito as regular workers in their own companies and, it’s hoped, gain a new appreciation for what those workers deal with (About 7 p.m.... [Read more]
