TV on DVD: March 24, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, The CW, DVD

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

• Andy Richter Controls the Universe (Complete Series)
• Charles in Charge (Season 4)
• In Treatment (Season 1)
• Midsomer Murders (Set 12)
• The Riches (Season 2)
• Room 222 (Season 1)
• Runaway (Complete Series)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars - A Galaxy Divided
• The Venture Bros. (Season 3)

Click here to see the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.

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TV Guide: Lori Loughlin To Play Mom Role on New 90210

Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, The CW, WB, Editorial, News

Perennial TV actress Lori Loughlin is about to take on a high-profile new role. Sources tell TV Guide that Loughlin has been cast in “the Carol Walsh-esque mom role” on Nip/Tuck‘s AnnaLynne McCord and until just now rumor had it: Hilary Duff. (Variety magazine has since learned Duff turned down the role.)

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‘Kidnapped’ Latest TV Casualty

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, NBC, The CW, Cancellations, Ratings

Kidnapped seemed ill-fated when NBC switched it from Wednesday to Saturday nights—the proverbial “kiss of death.” Well, the series has been kissed, and it’s now officially dead. NBC has removed the show from the schedule permanently. Good news for fans, however—NBC will air the eight remaining episodes on NBC.com. I saw a commercial for Kidnapped the other day, and it’s a surprise that it didn’t take off—with stars like Jeremy Sisto, Delroy Lindo, Dana Delany and Timothy Hutton, there was plenty of star power. The original timeslot averaged under 7 million viewers per week; the move to Saturday proved lethal, with numbers dropping to 4 million. So far, we’ve seen the passing of CBS’ Smith and The CW’s Runaway. Twenty Good Years will reportedly get the axe as well, since it will be leaving the air in a couple of weeks. Warner Bros. TV, however, says the show is still in production.

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Runaway Suffers Latest Cancellation

Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, UPN, WB, Cancellations, Ratings

The axe just keeps falling—the latest casualty is the CW’s drama Runaway. With only four episodes aired, this new series barely got off the ground to provide itself. This is the one about a family on the run, when dad (Donnie Wahlberg) is accused of murder. Of course, it’s all just a misunderstanding, as he is really innocent. The series aired Mondays at 9:00 p.m., then CW moved Runaway to Sunday, but the move didn’t make any impact on ratings. CW will fill the slot with repeats until another replacement is announced. As you recall, CW came about when UPN and WB combined. Runaway was only one of two series from the newborn network. The other was the comedy The Game.

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