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Casting Corner: Nikita, Parks and Recreation and More

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

Parks and Recreation: Will Rob Lowe be trading in his Senate seat for a job with the parks department? According to Entertainment Weekly, the soon-to-be departing Brothers & Sisters star is in talks to join the NBC comedy. It’s not clear what role he’ll fill, but Lowe will supposedly start his run sometime this season.

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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (2/17)

American Chopper

Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:

CANCELLATIONS

  • American Chopper (TLC)

RENEWALS

  • 90210 (CW) - Season 3
  • America’s Next Top Model (CW) - Season 15
  • Being Human (BBC American) - Seasons 2 & 3
  • Billy the Exterminator (A&E) - Season 2
  • Gossip Girl (CW) - Season 4
  • Supernatural (CW) - Season 6
  • The Vampire Diaries (CW) - Season 2

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

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Thursday Ratings: Survivor a Hero for CBS

Did you see the moment when Sugar ran topless down the beach on Survivor? If you didn’t, you were one of the few. The two-hour premiere of the Heroes vs. Villains edition attracted 14.1 million fans and helped put a ding into Grey’s Anatomy‘s numbers.

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Thursday Ratings: ABC, CBS Split First Night of Sweeps

FOX’s ride to the top ended quickly. When originals returned to ABC and CBS, so did the numbers. Last night, the Alphabet network - with no help from The Deep End - narrowly took first in the demos. Meanwhile, CBS was easily the winner with the viewers.

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  • (12.3 million, 3.3/10 in 18-49) did about the same.
  • CBS’ Survivor Survivor special (2.4/7) had 8.3 million looking back.
  • (2.2/7) entertained 5.2 million.
  • (5.1 million, 1.3/4) plunged by 900,000.
  • (4.9 million, 2.3/6) hit a season high rating.
  • (4 million, 1.8/5) sucked in 200,000 more.

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Thursday Ratings: Live for the Moment DOA

Jeff Probst had to learn a very hard lesson last night: Fans simply don’t like to watch him in shows that aren’t titled Survivor. Last night’s Live for the Moment special got beat by everything in the demos…even repeats. Meanwhile, FOX - just about the only network to air originals - easily won in the viewers and the 18-49s.

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Thursday Ratings: Bones Bests CSI, Deep End Sinks

Last night’s programming ended with interesting results. Despite non-stop promotions, ABC’s freshman series The Deep End struggled to find an audience with the 18-49s during its hour. Meanwhile, CBS had some good and bad news. On the plus side, repeats of The Big Bang Theory did better than original comedies on NBC. On the negative side, Bones actually beat CSI in the demos.

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2009-10 Midseason Television Schedule

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Now that we’ve made halfway through the television season, it’s time to readjust our DVRs once again.

Midseason staples returning to the airwaves include , 24 and Lost. Meanwhile, a number of new programs - including Human Target, and The Marriage Ref - will vie for our attention.

Hopefully our detailed guide can assist you in the weeks to come.  We have compiled information from the five major networks and included the days, times and premiere dates for this season’s programs.

(NOTE: This schedule has been updated as of March 16. Don’t be surprised to see changes in the weeks to come.)

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Casting Corner: Greek, Vampire Diaries and More

Lea ThompsonMia Kirshner

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

Greek: Some Kind of Wonderful’s object of desire is now the parent of a college student. Lea Thompson will guest on the ABC Family show as Cappie’s mother. Her arrival will happen during an ‘80s-themed episode. The show kicks off again on January 25.

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Thursday Ratings: CBS Survives the Night

Despite repeats of CSI and The Mentalist (and a two-hour Private Practice block), CBS managed to hang on to the night’s viewers. Meanwhile, the network also found itself tying ABC in the demos.

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Catch Up with a Vampire Diaries Marathon

The Vampire Diaries' Paul WesleyYou may have already watched , but you can still get your vampire fix.

Beginning December 14, CW will let its hottest new program take over the primetime schedule. That’s when the network will rebroadcast the first ten episodes of .

For one week, the drama will replace all other programming with two-hour blocks. The elongated marathon - a ploy typically seen on cable channels - will then come to close on Friday, December 18th.

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