• Trailer Park: Showtime’s MASTERS OF SEX.
• Pilot Watch: CBS Developing ‘Wizard Of Oz’-Themed Medical Drama.
• Rumor Patrol: Alec Baldwin Set To Host New MSNBC Primetime Show.
• PARENTHOOD Scoop: 90210 Grad to Romance Drew.
• Cannot Wait: BONES Enlists Young and the Restless Fave for Couples Retreat Episode.
• Really? SHARKNADO sequel title revealed.
• From the Department of Things I Will Never Watch: Katherine Heigl eyeing return to TV.
• Woo-Hoo! Connie Britton Has The FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Movie Script.
• Sad But True: Amber Tamblyn Cast as Charlie’s Long-Lost Lesbian Daughter on TWO AND A HALF MEN.
Archives for August 2013
DOCTOR WHO: How They Got the Casting of the Twelfth Doctor All Wrong
First I want to say that I have been a DOCTOR WHO fan since the early ’80’s when Tom Baker was my Doctor. Over the past decades, I have been a loyal and cheerleading fan, loving each reincarnation of the Fourth Doctor through the Eleventh Doctor. I also remain optimistic about the Twelfth Doctor, who was just recently announced as being portrayed by Peter Capaldi. But tempering my excitement over the recent casting choice was the realization that DOCTOR WHO made the wrong choice. With lots of factions vying for the first female or non-white Doctor, there was certainly a lot of interest in stepping outside of the box in choosing who would portray the Twelfth Doctor. There was also a lot of interest in keeping the role youth-oriented. [Read more…]
HAVEN Central: HELLCAT’s Emma Lahana and DEXTER’s Christian Camargo Sign on as Recurring Guest Stars
PRESS RELEASE: Emma Lahana (Hellcats, Emily Owens M.D.) and Christian Camargo (Dexter, The Hurt Locker) will join the cast of Syfy’s popular series HAVEN when the show returns for its fourth season on Friday, September 13 at 10PM (ET/PT). Both actors join Colin Ferguson (Eureka, Coupling) who portrays William, a handsome mysterious stranger whose secret agenda leads him to Audrey (Emily Rose), as recurring guest stars this fall. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Thursday August 8, 2013
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC | Wipeout | Motive | Rookie Blue | |||
CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | Two and a Half Men (R) | Big Brother | Elementary (R) | ||
CW | The Vampire Diaries (R) | Beauty and the Beast (R) | ||||
FOX | Glee (R) | New Girl (R) | The Mindy Project (R) | Wilfred (FX) | ||
NBC | America’s Got Talent (R) | The Winner Is… | Hollywood Game Night | |||
Misc | The Hero (TNT) | Project Runway (Lifetime) | Sullivan & Son (TBS) | |||
USA | Burn Notice | Graceland |
Fall TV Preview: The Paley Center for Media Announces Dates and Lineup for 2013 PALEYFEST PREVIEWS
PRESS RELEASE: The Paley Center for Media will present the 9th annual PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV on September 6–13, 2013 at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, and on September 7-8 at The Paley Center for Media in New York. Citi has been named official card of the weeklong festival and TV Guide Magazine returns for the sixth year as the festival’s media partner. PaleyFestPreviews: Fall TV, will feature screenings of the most highly anticipated news shows of the fall season, including: CBS: We Are Men, Mom, The Millers, The Crazy Ones, and Hostages; The CW: The Tomorrow People, Reign, The Originals; FOX: Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Sleepy Hollow, Dads, Almost Human, Enlisted; ABC: The Goldbergs, Back in the Game, Trophy Wife, Super Fun Night, Lucky 7; NBC: Ironside, Sean Saves the World, Welcome to the Family, The Michael J. Fox Show, and The Blacklist. The Beverly Hills location will include interactive panel conversations featuring the stars and producers of new series including We Are Men, The Tomorrow People, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Back in the Game, Trophy Wife and Ironside. Panel conversations will be streamed live globally during each program at paleycenter.org/live. Viewers are invited to follow the conversation and submit questions on Twitter @paleycenter using the hash tag #PaleyFest. [Read more…]
New Villains! New Heroes! New Story Structure! ARROW EP’s Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim Answer Your Burning Questions
Wondering how ARROW executive producers Andrew Kreisberg and Marc Guggenheim plan on possibly topping their hit CW show’s phenomenal first season?! Well, wonder no more, because theTVaddict.com recently caught up with the talented twosome at San Diego Comic Con. What follows is their spoilerific interview that touches on a wide range of subjects including but not limited to their need to surprise audiences at every turn (See: Tommy’s death), who inspires them (See: Joss Whedon’s season-long BUFFY structure) and the evolution of Oliver! See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
TV Ratings: Tuesday August 6, 2013
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
---|---|---|---|---|
8PM | CBS | NCIS (R) | 5.84 | 1.0/3 |
FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 4.04 | 1.3/4 | |
ABC | Extreme Weight Loss | 3.89 | 1.2/4 | |
NBC | Hollywood Game Night (R) | 3.78 | 1.1/4 | |
CW | Whose Line is it Anyways | 2.30 | 0.9/3 | |
8:30PM | CW | Whose Line is it Anyway? (R) | 2.28 | 0.8/3 |
9PM | NBC | America’s Got Talent | 9.26 | 2.5/7 |
CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles (R) | 5.12 | 0.9/2 | |
FOX | So You Think You Can Dance | 4.04 | 1.3/4 | |
ABC | Extreme Weight Loss | 3.89 | 1.2/4 | |
CW | Capture | 970,000 | 0.3/1 | |
10PM | NBC | America’s Got Talent | 9.26 | 2.5/7 |
CBS | Person of Interest (R) | 5.12 | 0.8/2 | |
ABC | Body of Proof (R) | 2.87 | 0.6/2 |
We Shine the Spotlight on CAMP’s Charming Counselor Tim Pocock
NBC’s summer series CAMP has turned on the sizzle with the romance between Robbie (Tim Pocock) and Sarah (Dena Kaplan), childhood sweethearts considering their future together beyond their carefree summer days. In a recent exclusive interview, star Tim Pocock shared what he loves about this fun series and playing the ultimate good-guy who may get his heart-broken. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Wednesday August 7, 2013
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ABC | The Middle (R) | Last Man Standing (R) | Modern Family (R) | The Neighbors (R) | The Lookout | |
CBS | Big Brother | Criminal Minds (R) | CSI (R) | |||
CW | Arrow (R) | Supernatural (R) | ||||
FOX | MasterChef | The Bridge (FX) | ||||
NBC | America’s Got Talent (R) | America’s Got Talent | Camp | |||
Misc | Melissa & Joey (ABC Family) | Baby Daddy (ABC Family) | Spell-Mageddon (ABC Family) | Futurama (Comedy Central) Duck Dynasty (A&E) Top Chef Masters (Bravo) Hot in Cleveland/The Exes (TV Land) Joe Rogan Questions Everything (Syfy) Great White Serial Killer (Discovery) | ||
TNT | Franklin & Bash | |||||
USA | Royal Pains | Necessary Roughness |
Morning Static: SUPERNATURAL, THE MENTALIST, SCANDAL & More!
• Watch This AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN Teaser, But Don’t Try to Make Sense of It.
• TCA 2013: 10 Key Takeaways for Fall TV.
• Mrs Teasley Would Be Proud! Jason Priestley Signs to Write Memoir.
• THE MENTALIST Shocker: Amanda Righetti and Owain Yeoman poised to exit?
• Pilot Watch: Justin Kirk Joins FX Drama Tyrant.
• SUPERNATURAL Scoop: BSG Alum Tahmoh Penikett signs onto season 9.
• Why SCANDAL Stars Are Rallying for an Even Better Season 3 — Plus: 28 Teases (!) for the Premiere.
• Looking Back on THE OC, A Decade Later.
• Pilot Watch II: COMMUNITY’s Donald Glover Developing Music Comedy for FX.
• Q&A: CARRIE DIARIES Boss on Locking in Young Samantha, Friday Move and Season 2.
• TCA 2013: PBS Chief Paula Kerger Credits DOWNTON ABBEY In Part For Ratings Spike; Series To Return January 5.
• The Business of Show: Study Links TV Viewership and Twitter Conversations.
• Deal of the Day: Save 70% off BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: THE COMPLETE Series via Amazon.