• Trailer Park: NURSE JACKIE Season Three.
• Family Reunion! Zooey Deschanel in talks to join her sister Emily on the FOX network.
• Move over NIKITA, CW picks up author L.J. Smith’s SECRET CIRCLE as a possible companion piece for THE VAMPIRE DIARIES.
• The Doctor is Out! Audra McDonald announces plans to exit PRIVATE PRACTICE.
• What ever TV Show needs… there very own infographic!
• Pilot Watch: Rachel Bilson to reunite with Josh Schwartz (again) in the CW’s HART OF DIXIE.
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On TV Tonight: Tuesday February 8, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | No Ordinary Family | V | Detroit 1-8-7 | |||
CBS | NCIS | NCIS: Los Angeles | The Good Wife | |||
CW | One Tree Hill | Hellcats | ||||
FOX | Glee | Raising Hope | Traffic Light | Lights Out (FX) | ||
NBC | Biggest Loser Couples | Parenthood | ||||
MISC | White Collar (USA) Southland (TNT) |
Wanted: A Few Good Villains (For SMALLVILLE, SUPERNATURAL & THE EVENT)
If there is one thing that guarantees viewers glued to their televisions, it is a great villain. Names such as The Trinity Killer, Sylar, T-Bag, Arvin Sloane and Benjamin Linus still echo in our brains as some of the greatest villains of the past decade. Even after redemption, the names themselves send shivers down our spines and recall images of treachery, villainy and pure evil. It is undisputed that villains bring fans together in unity and horror and water-cooler gossip.
Yet lately in the battle of good versus evil, a number of television shows have been missing one essential ingredient: a villain.
Genre and dramatic television shows thrive off conflict. But in order for there to be conflict, it takes two sides — a good and a bad. Yet looking across the television landscape, there seems to be a lot of shows scrambling to find their true villain; and from SMALLVILLE to SUPERNATURAL to THE EVENT, some television shows are adrift.
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Questions with THE CHICAGO CODE Star Jennifer Beals
What was it about the role of Police Superintendent Teresa Colvin that attracted you to THE CHICAGO CODE?
Jennifer Beals: Being the first female superintendent, I just thought it would be very interesting to play somebody who was walking into uncharted territory. How do you balance your personal life with the demands of that kind of job? That and working with Shawn Ryan was a real lure because I really admire his writing and I admire the way that he works with his team of writers as well. Plus, being part of THE L WORD made me realize how much more television can be tham what I had experienced in my lifetime in terms of being able to be of service to people. I had so many fans come up to me who were really deeply appreciative of the show and what it had meant for them and their own sense of identity and their own sense of inclusion in our society and in our culture.
What type of research were you able to partake in when it came to the Chicago Police Department and did you talk to woman in particular to help inform your acting choices?
In terms of the Chicago Police Department, we were able to do ride-alongs with a homicide detective. So you could go all out all night in a car in a Kevlar vest. Essentially, you sign a piece of paper, and you’re able to see all kinds of things. You get to see what they deal with day in and day out, how to set up a crime scene. We got to go to the shooting range, and I was able to talk to some people who had more administrative positions to try to understand what that part of my job would be like. As for women, I did talk to a lot of them. Obviously, it’s a very interesting position to be a woman who’s in charge of a department or several bureaus who are primarily men.
Your TV Addict Cheat Sheet: What’s Worth Watching on TV This Week!
Guest Stars, Premieres & Award Shows Oh My! Your [new] weekly guide to what’s worth watching courtesy of this week’s TV Addict Cheat Sheet
GUEST STARS:
Katy Perry pops by HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (Monday, 8PM CBS), John Larroquette spies CHUCK (Monday, 8PM NBC), Paula Marshall checks into HOUSE (Monday, 8PM FOX), Thomas Hearns pays a visit to DETROIT 1-8-7 (Tuesday, 10PM ABC), John Corbett heats up PARENTHOOD (Tuesday, 10PM NBC), Michael J. Fox causes trouble on THE GOOD WIFE (Tuesday, 10PM CBS), Billy Dee Williams guest stars on WHITE COLLAR (Tuesday, 10PM USA), Jessica Walters yuks it up on THE BIG BANG THEORY (Thursday, 8PM CBS), Jim Gaffigan visits ROYAL PAINS (9PM, Thursday USA), Megan Mullaly returns to PARKS AND RECREATION (Thursday, 9PM NBC), Nicholas Brendon flatlines on PRIVATE PRACTICE (Thursday, 10PM ABC), Matt Damon swoops into 30 ROCK (Thursday, 10PM NBC), Tim McGraw discovers WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? (Friday, 8PM NBC), Annette O’Toole returns to SMALLVILLE (Friday, 8PM CW), Ne-Yo guests on CSI: NY (Friday, 9PM CBS), Russell Brand hosts SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (Saturday, 11:30PM NBC), Carrie Fisher gets animated on FAMILY GUY (Sunday, 9PM FOX), Larry Hagman suds up DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (Sunday, 9PM ABC), LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, Shaquille O’Neal, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwayne Wayde, T-Pain and will.i.am lend their voices to the CLEVELAND SHOW (Sunday, 9:30PM FOX)
We Check in with Tonight’s GREY’S ANATOMY McDirector Kevin McKidd
Riddle me this fellow TV Addicts: How is it possible for an actor to spend his entire day on set and yet rarely appear on screen? Easy, when the actor is directing! Such is the case when it comes to tonight’s episode of GREY’S ANATOMY that saw Kevin McKidd step behind the camera for the very first time. But where did this directing bug come from, what was the biggest challenge, and of course, what does the future hold for Owen and Cristina? We caught up with the multi-talented McKidd late last week to find out just that.
When did you catch the directing bug?
Kevin McKidd: Having had the opportunity to work with such great directors throughout my career (see: Danny Boyle, Irwin Winkler, Ridley Scott to name a few) directing was just always something I wanted to do. But I was busy as an actor, so when GREY’S ANATOMY afforded me the time, I took the opportunity to shadow many of our fantastic directors, get comfortable with the process, and eventually ask Shonda for a shot. And after sort of proving my stuff with last year’s webisodes which turned out alright, I was given tonight’s episode.
What was the most challenging aspect about directing the episode?
Making sure that I was as prepared as I could possibly be so that nothing would come from left of field as well as making sure I basically didn’t embarrass myself in front of my friends and family! That, and the OR stuff is always tricky because it’s very technical. All the operating stuff is hard because you have an idea in your head of how you want to shoot it but there might be a medical reason why a doctor can’t be in that spot and have to be over here right now because medically this is happening etc. So you have to roll with all of that and that’s quite tricky. Also, my episode if very interior and static. There are a lot of people talking in patient rooms and in OR’s so the challenge generally in my episode was to keep things moving and give the episode some energy and impulse.
TV Ratings: Wednesday February 2, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | FOX | American Idol | 23.66 | 8.4/23 |
ABC | The Middle (R) | 6.91 | 1.7/5 | |
NBC | Minute to Win It | 5.56 | 1.6/5 | |
CBS | Live to Dance | 4.78 | 1.0/3 | |
CW | SMallville (R) | 1.29 | 0.5/1 | |
8:30PM | ABC | The Middle (R) | 6.53 | 1.8/5 |
9PM | FOX | Human Target | 10.27 | 3.0/8 |
CBS | Criminal Minds (R) | 9.58 | 2.1/6 | |
ABC | Modern Family (R) | 9.20 | 3.5/9 | |
NBC | Minute to Win It | 8.65 | 2.7/7 | |
CW | Supernatural (R) | 1.01 | 0.4/1 | |
9:30PM | ABC | Cougar Town | 6.60 | 2.7/7 |
10PM | CBS | Blue Bloods | 11.30 | 1.7/5 |
NBC | Law & Order: SVU | 8.75 | 2.9/8 | |
ABC | Off the Map | 5.52 | 2.0/5 |
On TV Tonight: Wednesday February 2, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Middle (R) | The Middle (R) | Modern Family (R) | Cougar Town | Off the Map | |
CBS | Live to Dance | Criminal Minds (R) | Blue Bloods | |||
CW | Smallville (R) | Supernatural (R) | ||||
FOX | American Idol | Human Target | ||||
NBC | Minute to Win It | Minute to Win It | Law & Order: SVU |
TV Ratings: Tuesday February 1, 2011
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | CBS | NCIS | 22.33 | 4.5/12 |
NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | 8.57 | 2.9/8 | |
FOX | Glee (R) | 4.98 | 1.7/5 | |
ABC | No Ordinary Family (R) | 4.51 | 1.2/3 | |
CW | One Tree Hill | 2.34 | 1.2/3 | |
9PM | CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles | 18.23 | 3.8/10 |
NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | 9.94 | 3.6/9 | |
FOX | Million Dollar Money Drop | 5.12 | 1.8/5 | |
ABC | V | 5.00 | 1.6/4 | |
CW | Hellcats | 1.96 | 0.9/2 | |
10PM | CBS | The Good Wife | 12.47 | 2.3/6 |
NBC | Parenthood | 6.27 | 2.2/6 | |
ABC | Detroit 1-8-7 | 5.25 | 1.2/3 |
Good News, Bad News: Kristen Bell, GLEE, THE KENNEDYS & More!
Good News: Kristen Bell is finally returning to series television after signing onto Showtime’s dark comedy pilot HOUSE OF LIES opposite Don Cheadle. Bad News: But not before sullying her once untarnished name in a string of box office bombs which include You Again, Couples Retreat, When in Rome, and… [shudder]… Burlesque. [Source]