Casting Corner: Modern Family, The Office and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, 24, The Office, Spoilers

Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:

Modern Family: The ABC comedy hasn’t even premiered yet, but it’s already attracted an Oscar nominee. Edward Norton will cameo in one episode during sweeps. Norton - who is friends with cast member Ty Burrell (Phil) - will rock out as a bassist in a band hired for Phil’s anniversary party. Look for the Hulk star to appear sometime in November.

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Tuesday Ratings: Is Melrose Place Already Over?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, NBC, The CW, Ratings, Video

Apparently, even a murder-mystery just isn’t enough to keep the viewers coming back. Melrose Place, one of the CW’s most promising new dramas, took a severe ratings tumble in its second week. Could this be the end of sultry twenty-something California living…again?

Melrose fell to below two million viewers despite its hefty 90210 lead-in, getting soundly whipped in its time slot by The Biggest Loser‘s premiere over on NBC. The CW gained around 2.3 million for the Melrose Place premiere a week before, which was well below expectations for the revamped series.

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Monday Ratings: Kanye and Jay are Gold Diggers

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Talk Shows, NBC, The CW, Ratings

Curiosity about Jay Leno‘s new program was already high before this week—but then the VMAs happened, and the Peacock network lucked out.

The debut of NBC’s new 10:00 show was watched by a whopping 17.7 million viewers. That’s nearly double the audience that turned in for Leno’s “goodbye.” (That May finale drew in 11.9 million). The figure bests any number from an NBC series produced last season, including the premiere of Conan O’Brien’s show (9.2 million) in June.

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TV on DVD: September 15, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, Grey's Anatomy, My Name Is Earl, DVD

Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.

• The Big Bang Theory (Season 2)
• Bonanza (Season 1, Vol. 1 & 2)
• Crash (Season 1)
• CSI: Miami (Season 7)
• Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008 Christmas Special)
• Dragon Ball (Season 1)
• Fame (Season 1 & 2)
• Fear Itself (Season 1)
• Grey’s Anatomy (Season 5)
• Heartland (Season 1, Part 1)
• The IT Crowd (Season 3)
• It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 4)

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Hayden Panettiere and Masi Oka Talk Heroes Season 4

Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, NBC, Heroes, Gossip, News, Rumors, Spoilers, Video

Heroes favorites Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere took some time out to talk about the upcoming season, specifically what’s going on with Hiro and Claire’s new college roommate.

Last we saw our favorite Japanese villain-fighter extraordinaire, he wasn’t faring too well with fighting off a sickness he acquired. Oka elaborated on his character’s hardship:

“Hiro let someone into his world. The first time he stopped time while touching someone—in that case, it was Ando—that was first time he froze time with someone else in that freeze-time world. That was started the adverse effect in Hiro’s brain. The power is meant to have a capacity of one. When you start adding Ando, Suresh, and other people into that world, it just a strain that’s put on Hiro’s brain.”

Oka also revealed that the dynamic between Ando and Hiro changes when Ando marries Hiro’s sister and harnesses his powers, “It always changes, but once Ando got his powers, it was more equal footing. It wasn’t more of a Batman and Robin; it became more of a Batman and Superman. There’s something to be said to be said about the familiarity of the characters and what the audience wants and expects, but we want the characters to grow.”

(Check out clips from season four after the jump!)

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This Week on TV (9/14-9/20)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Food & Home, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Talk Shows, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, NBC, Syndication, The CW, Family Guy, Oprah Winfrey Show, The Office

(Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)

MONDAY (9/14)
Season premieres: Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke, Gossip Girl, The Jay Leno Show, The Jerry Springer Show, Maury, One Tree Hill, Oprah, Lincoln Heights, The Steve Wilkos Show

• Oprah (Syndicated, check local listings):  Season premiere. “Whitney Houston talks to Oprah—and no topic is off-limits. The back-to-back, two-day event begins Monday, September 14.” Explaining the “doodie bubble” incident with Bobby could actually take a lifetime.
• One Tree Hill (CW, 8pm):  Season premiere. “Nathan faces a career-threatening accusation with the help of his new sports agent.” A few kinds acts with PETA later, and he’s back in the game.
• Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke (VH1, 10pm):  Series premiere. “This reality series about comic Eddie Griffin’s financial foibles opens with his accountant explaining that he’s spending far more than he’s bringing in because of the many people he supports.” By the end of Season 1, one family member will have to pack up their knives while another will have their torch snuffed.

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Thursday Ratings: Vampire Diaries Does Bloody Well

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey's Anatomy, Ratings

Last night, The Vampire Diaries managed to do what Melrose Place didn’t: make waves for CW. Approximately 4.8 million tuned in making it the most-watched series debut in the network’s history. (90210 was the previous record-holder.) Of course, the celebration probably won’t last long. The competition in the 8:00 hour will start heating up next week.

8pm

• NBC’s football coverage averaged 17.8 million (7.0/20 in 18-49) over the evening.
• Big Brother (2.6/8) racked up 7.6 million.
• The Vampire Diaries (2.1/6) had 4.8 million sucked in.
• Bones* (1.2/4) dug up 4.3 million.
• Grey’s Anatomy* (1.1/3) gathered 4 million.

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Wednesday Ratings: Glee Has FOX Singing

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America's Next Top Model, So You Think You Can Dance, Ratings

Is it possible for a new series to succeed without help from American Idol? Yesterday’s official premiere of Glee had network execs hopeful. The comedy had the best fall debut for a new scripted FOX program in two years.

8pm

• Approximately 21.2 million watched President Obama’s health-care speech over the three major networks.
• Season 6 of So You Think You Can Dance (6.5 million, 2.7/8 in 18-49) was down 2.3 million from it’s May debut.
• Cycle 13 of America’s Next Top Model (3.2 million, 1.5/4) was off 700,000 from last fall.

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Maura Tierney Exits Parenthood After Cancer Diagnosis

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC, News

A temporary leave of absence has turned into a complete exit for Maura Tierney.

The ER star had originally been scheduled to appear this fall in a new NBC show titled Parenthood. But when a tumor was discovered in one of her breasts, the series was pushed to the mid-season calendar to accommodate Tierney’s medical evaluations. Unfortunately, it appears Maura will need further treatment.

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The True Blood Season 2 Finale Promo

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, HBO, Video

We are now only three days away from the dramatic conclusion of True Blood.

Since I’m still trying to finish the first season, I’ve only watched this clip with the volume off. But it appears I have a lot to look forward to! (Sigh.)

The Season 2 finale airs this Sunday @ 9:00 on HBO.

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