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Preview the Grey's Anatomy Finale, Flash Back to Lost (VIDEO)

Tim Surette — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:05:00 PDT

Why wait until tomorrow to see the results of last week's? ABC has released the first several minutes of Grey's Anatomy's Season 8 finale, revealing the aftermath of the plane crash that took everyone by surprise in "Migration." Thankfully, it was a plane full of doctors so all the nicks, scratches, and broken bones sticking out through their skin should be mended in no time.

But the real interesting thing here is that this scene is a blatant ~~rip off~~ ~~homage~~ facsimile of ABC's More >>

CBS's 2012-2013 Schedule: Two and a Half Men Moves to Thursdays, The Mentalist to Sundays

Tim Surette — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:00 PDT
With a bajillion returning shows, we didn't expect CBS's schedule to change that much between this season and next, but the few changes the network did make were made were pretty big. The Eye is taking aim at Thursdays, moving a longtime franchise and one of its biggest new shows to the night in hopes of crushing NBC's comedy block for good, X-ing out Simon Cowell's eyes, and putting Seattle Grace in the ICU. Aside from that, it's pretty much 2011-2012 all over again.

Psst! There's an easier-to-read schedule at the bottom of the page.

MONDAY

The big difference here is the...  More >>

Glee: Nationals Treasure

MaryAnn Sleasman — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:15:00 PDT
Glee S03E20 and S03E21: �Props� and �Nationals�

I had very little doubt that New Directions would win Nationals (finally), but it was still pretty satisfying to see. It�s all about the ginormous trophy. What is it with arts competitions handing out these ridiculous trophies? Is it some sort of attempt to thumb our noses at the oft-more-decorated athletes?
I�m okay with that. In high school, I spent every August at band camp, nursing my...  More >>

What to Watch Tonight: Revenge and the Season Finales of Suburgatory and Criminal Minds

Price Peterson — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:43:00 PDT

What to watch on Wednesday, May 16...

How's your Wednesday so far? Ooof, really? Jeez. Sorry to hear that! But hey, look on the bright side: Good TV is headed your way!

SEASON 1 FINALE, 8:30pm, ABC
Suburgatory
After a surprisingly fun and addictive first season, Suburgatory draws to a close...  More >>

News Briefs: Britney Spears and Demi Lovato Are Your New The X Factor Judges

Tim Surette — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:24:00 PDT

SHE'S STILL ALIVE NEWS
... Britney Spears is still tickin', apparently. Fox has officially announced that Spears is joining the The X Factor as a judge, a job for which she'll be paid something like $15 million. Though we pretty much already knew that. Also joining the show's judging panel is Demi Lovato. You know, the Disney Channel star�even though the Fox...  More >>

Gossip Girl: Old Tomatoes, New Beginnings

Caity Weaver — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:30:00 PDT
Gossip Girl S05E24: "The Return of the Ring"

The season finale of Gossip Girl found all the characters regressing to their high school selves even more unabashedly than usual. High school boyfriends, high school girlfriends, high school scheming, high school dreaming. You know how, one day, you�re a big grown-up gal, too cool for life, gallivanting about town with your high society friends, and then the next day you go back...  More >>

ABC 2012-2013 Video Preview: Watch Trailers for Last Resort, Nashville, The Neighbors, and More

Tim Surette — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:33:00 PDT
ABC had a pretty full sack of new shows to distribute to all the good children during this busy week of Upfront presentations, which are basically TV's Christmas. The network's recently announced 2012-2013 schedule features 10 new series�six dramas and four comedies�and now there are accompanying trailers to boot. Let's take a look at these sneak peeks and make some snap judgments!

THE DRAMAS

Nashville

ABC's pitch: Chart-topping Rayna James (Connie Britton) is a country legend who's...  More >>

Smash's Season Finale: A Star Is Born

Lily Sparks — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:25:00 PDT
Smash S01E15: "Bombshell"

We are living in a Golden Era for TV. TV means something to you if you're here on this site reading this, but much the way that groundlings at Shakespeare's contemporary performances probably didn't realize they were witnessing a cornerstone of cultural significance shifting into place, it's easy to take today's TV for granted�especially network TV, which will happily inundate you with all the ceremony and prelude of a faucet turning on.
Only on rare occasions do we say to ourselves, "Okay, wow, that was amazing. I felt something. By seeing this, I remembered...  More >>

The Bachelorette: 19 Guys for a Perfect 10

Lily Sparks — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:55:00 PDT
The Bachelorette S08E01

Truly, there has never been a Bachelorette more worthy or more worth the experience of participating in this often soul-wrenching process than Emily Maynard. Your own eyeballs will tell you she's beautiful, but in addition to that she's got a warmth and a genuine kindness that her fellow contestants from Brad Womack's season of The Bachelor remarked on repeatedly. ABC has paid tribute to her super-desirable status by...  More >>

ABC's 2012-2013 Schedule: Revenge Moves to Sundays, Comedy Expands to Tuesdays and Fridays

Tim Surette — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:20:00 PDT
Thank you ABC, for making this busy week of Upfronts a little less boring. The network took a sledgehammer to its schedule today, giving it the biggest makeover of any network schedule so far. Stuff on Tuesdays moved to Fridays, some of Wednesday jumped up to Tuesday and Sunday, and there will be at least 90 minutes of country music a week! Let's break it down day-by-day and overanalyze it, shall we?

Psst! There's an easier-to-read schedule at the bottom of the page.

MONDAY

After all that talk about change, Mondays are staying absolutely the same. But why shouldn't they? Reality...  More >>

Lost Girl: Friendship Lessons From a Mongolian Death Worm

Julia Bergen — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:45:00 PDT
Lost Girl S02E5: "BrotherFae of the Wolves"
Seeing all those flashbacks of Dyson this week got me thinking. In fifty years, the whole gang is going to look exactly the same as they do now, except for Kenzi and Lauren. I almost wish Lost Girl would fast-forward to when Kenzi's a smack-talking 80-year-old hitting on all the younger-looking Fae.
Outside of the flashbacks, we got an episode all about friendship.
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Open Caption: NCIS's Season 9 Finale

C. Killian — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:45:00 PDT
Good going on the caption suggestions yesterday, everyone! I'm loving this string of finale photos we've got going�which is why it pains me to report that I've got to snip that string for a few days: I'm off to the oral surgeon to get the wisdom plucked from my brain. Wait! No, my wisdom teeth drilled out from my jaw. Either way, it'll incapacitate me for a few days. But I'll be back... unless, you know, something goes terribly wrong�yikes, let's not think about that. Let's think, instead, about your winners from yesterday's contest:

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America's Got Talent: How'd Howard Stern Do?

MaryAnn Sleasman — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:15:00 PDT

I grew up listening to old-school '90s Howard Stern because my parents didn�t understand the concept of age-appropriate entertainment and I was pretty stoked when the man himself was announced as Piers Morgan�s replacement for the seventh season of America�s Got Talent. I was excited, but at the same time, I took it all with a grain of salt because let�s be real�he�s not going to get too foul on NBC at 8pm on a Monday night. At least, not if he wants to keep his job.
Still, muzzled by polite...  More >>

What to Watch Tonight: The Season Finales of NCIS, NCIS:Los Angeles, and 90210

Price Peterson — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

What to watch on Tuesday, May 15...

Tuesday? More like CHOOSEDAY. Because of choosing. Between all the shows. That are on. Here are five!

SEASON 4 FINALE, 8pm, CW
90210
In "Forever Hold Your Peace," the characters all find themselves at various season finale-related crossroads: Naomi decides to move to New York...  More >>

Fox 2012-2013 Video Preview: Watch Trailers for The Following, The Mindy Project, The Mob Doctor, and More

Tim Surette — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:06:00 PDT
Fox officially announced its 2012-2013 schedule today, and it's making a big deal out of comedy. The network is aggressively trying to join the live-action comedy-block party, and has ordered three new laughers this season. But the two new dramas in its lineup might actually be the saving grace of Fox's new shows. We have video evidence below.

THE DRAMAS

The Mob Doctor

Fox's pitch: The compelling new drama The Mob Doctor will debut this fall. Executive-produced by Josh Berman (Bones,...  More >>

Game of Thrones: Talk It Out

Tim Surette — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:30:00 PDT
Game of Thrones S02E07: "A Man Without Honor"

One unfair disadvantage of being an epic fantasy drama involving war, magic, and mythical beasts is that it's very apparent when there isn't any war, magic, or mythical beasts on screen. One common complaint about individual episodes of Game of Thrones is that "there wasn't enough action," and "things got all talky."...  More >>

Celebrity Apprentice: Skits and Giggles

Lily Sparks — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:41:00 PDT
The Celebrity Apprentice: "And Then There Were Two"

Well, the dancing girl Aubrey was thoroughly chastised last night. Even after weeks of being pleasantly disgusted by her oversized hair, lashes, and ego, I was slightly stung on her behalf by her swift firing and then the fact she was last-picked for the two teams. Luckily her rampant narcissism can skillfully warp the wholesale rejection into yet another tribute to her creative skills. Arsenio and Clay, the last two standing, are "haters." What Aubrey has failed to grasp (despite the fact that it's often...  More >>

The Big C: Is There Anyone Left to Like on This Show?

MaryAnn Sleasman — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:33:00 PDT
The Big C S03E06: �Life Rights�

Over the course of this season, I�ve found that if I approach The Big C the same way I approach It�s Always Sunny in Philadelphia�with the understanding that every single character is an awful human being�then it�s easier to stomach everybody�s actions. Make no mistake: I miss the quirky, flawed, but ultimately human characters from previous seasons. There was a time when...  More >>

SNL: Will Ferrell, We'd Missed You!

Price Peterson — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:16:00 PDT
Saturday Night Live S37E21: "Will Ferrell & Usher"

SNL can often feel like a 90-minute party, at least for the people on stage, and the proceedings are rarely as festive as when a former cast member returns as a host. Usually the very fact that he or she is now hosting implies a post-SNL success of some kind, either in movies or primetime TV, which is cause for celebration in itself. But even better, returning alumni tend to travel in...  More >>

Saying Goodbye to Desperate Housewives: What'd You Think of the Series Finale?

TV.com Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:15:00 PDT

Well, it's over. After eight seasons (and a shockingly high death rate considering the suburban setting), Desperate Housewives aired its series finale last night, wrapping things up fairy-tale-style with lots of heavily ever afters. Let's break down the highlights character by character:

Bree:

� All charges were dropped in the case once Karen lied and took the blame for the murder�though of course it wasn't that simple. Tripp called Gaby to the stand again after he kissed Bree and she spilled the whole truth to him; he...  More >>

NBC 2012-2013 Video Preview: Watch the Trailers for Revolution, Go On, The New Normal, and More

Tim Surette — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:05:00 PDT
After picking up several new series last week, NBC followed up yesterday's scheduling announcement with its official Upfront presentation today, which means we finally get to see the new-show trailers the network unveiled for advertisers in hopes of convincing them to by commercial time. Below, we've embedded the official first-look promos for new dramas Revolution and Chicago Fire and new comedies Go On, Animal Practice, The New Normal, and Guys With Kids. (There are also clips, but not official trailers, for Infamous, Do No Harm, 1600...  More >>

Once Upon a Time: There's a Cloud Hanging Over Us

Lily Sparks — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:12:00 PDT
Once Upon a Time S01E22: "A Land Without Magic"

How are you doing? Are you doing okay? I'm assuming you watched Once Upon a Time's finale last night and if that's the case you probably need someone to check in on you and lord knows you're not going to find that at work. Are you somnambulating from your desk to the copier with a vague sense of ill-ease? Did you spend a little extra time in the car before you went inside, fingers white-knuckled on the wheel? Were your dreams troubled?
Because...  More >>

True Blood: Finally, a Season 5 Trailer With All-New Footage! (VIDEO)

Lily Sparks — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:55:00 PDT
You guys, this hot new True Blood trailer is jam-packed with quickly cut new episodic footage. Watch it immediately! Then we'll talk about it.

This first extended look at Season 5 discreetly avoids any Tara reveals but seems to hint at a season geared toward inner-vampire political turmoil, as well as the human world growing even less tolerant of supernatural neighbors. It looks like things are about to get much heavier with regard to inner-vampire struggles: More >>

Fox's 2012-2013 Schedule: Glee Moves to Thursdays, Touch to Fridays

Tim Surette — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:20:00 PDT

Fox will follow up its strong 2011-2012 season with a 2012-2013 schedule aimed at getting even stronger. The network is particularly skilled at diversifying, and with a new comedy block planned for Tuesdays, it's serving up weekly helpings of all five television food groups: animation, drama, comedy, reality, and sci-fi.

Psst! There's an easier-to-read schedule at the bottom of the page.

MONDAY

With good old Dr. House retiring to play golf for the rest of his life, fan favorite...  More >>

Mad Men: Pride Comes Before a Fall

MaryAnn Sleasman — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:51:00 PDT
Mad Men S05E09: �Dark Shadows�

Mike Ginsberg quoted �Ozymandias� by Percy Bysshe Shelley, �Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!� Clearly, he was aiming for badass, but Stan put an end to that with his advice that Ginsberg read the rest of the poem. There are only three more lines after the ones that Ginsberg invoked, but you only need to go one further to see Stan�s point, �Nothing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal wreck...� The line paints the reality...  More >>

Open Caption: Bones Makes a Killing

C. Killian — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:53:00 PDT
Here's a happy little Monday treat: Friday's photo brought forth twice as many caption suggestions as usual! How do you like them apples? (I happen to like them very, very much). Speaking of apples, here are your winners from Friday's contest:

From AnimeMadness:

Red: "Snow if you don't wake up, I'm gonna huff, and puff, and I'm gonna cut you!"

From...  More >>

The Winner of Survivor: One World Is... Exactly Who You Expected

Price Peterson — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:42:00 PDT

Here's how great of a Survivor player bridal shop owner Kim Spradlin was: Not only was she the clear strategic frontrunner for most of the season, she swept the final four immunity challenges, breezed through the jury's cross-examinations, and won the million dollars by a landslide (7-2-0). AND THEN she won an additional $100,000 as America's favorite player. Though Kim's ultimate victory over Sabrina and Chelsea rendered a majority of Survivor: One World dull and suspense-free, there's no denying that the most deserving person won.
The most...  More >>

CBS Orders 7 Series, Including Dennis Quaid's Vegas and a Sherlock Holmes Drama

Tim Surette — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:55:00 PDT
CBS has finally jumped into the scheduling fray! Set to hold its official Upfront presentation on Wednesday, the network stayed relatively quiet last week as NBC, Fox, ABC, and The CW got busy canceling and renewing existing shows and ordering tons of new ones. Before Saturday's announcement that Two and a Half Men will return for Season 10�not exactly the shocker of the year�we hadn't heard so much as a peep. But the network broke its silence on Sunday with a flurry of pickups. Let's take a look!

Friend Me
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What to Watch Tonight: The Finales of Bones, Gossip Girl, and Smash

Price Peterson — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

What to watch on Monday, May 14...

Why are all the Monday shows in such a rush to say goodbye? We'll miss you, shows!

SEASON 7 PREMIERE, 8pm, NBC
America's Got Talent
While everyone's bracing to see just how shocking or controversial More >>

CBS Cancels CSI: Miami, Unforgettable, A Gifted Man, Rob, NYC 22; Renews CSI: NY

Jen Trolio — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:21:00 PDT

Put on your sunglasses and dust off your Horatio impression before you finish reading this sentence, because CBS has just done a drive-by... on CSI: Miami. Yes, the network that's known for its procedurals has axed one of its veterans: The David Caruso-starring CSI spin-off will not live to see Season 11. Though Miami wasn't the lowest-rated series of the three in its franchise�that would be CSI: NY�it was...  More >>

NBC's 2012-2013 Schedule: Community Moves to Fridays, The Voice Will Air in the Fall

Jen Trolio — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:55:00 PDT

NBC announced its 2012-2013 schedule today, one day ahead of its official Upfront presentation, and because most of the renewals and cancellations�not to mention new series pickups�were revealed/leaked/tortured out of those in the know last week, the real news today is where everything has landed.
We'll go through the new schedule on a day-by-day basis in just a second, but before we do, here are the basics: Get ready...  More >>

FTW vs. WTF: The TV Week in Review (May 13)

TV.com Staff — Sun, 13 May 2012 11:15:00 PDT
Oh, what a wild week it's been! And so there's no way you can blame us for selecting so many FTWs and WTFs that are season finale- and/or Upfronts-oriented, right? RIGHT? Whoops, sorry, didn't mean to lose control there; we are so exhausted, you guys. So let's get right to it: Check out what made our list of TV woes and "whoa!"s this week and let us know if you've got anything to add in the comments.

Jack's ridiculous, clean-shaven '90s heartthrob look on Revenge

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The Secret Circle: A Farewell to Charms (PHOTO RECAP)

Price Peterson — Sun, 13 May 2012 02:19:00 PDT
The Secret Circle S01E22: "Family"

I fell in love with The Secret Circle basically at first sight. It happened right at the beginning of the pilot but it's probably not the part you're thinking of. Minutes before Charles Meade burned Amelia Blake to death in one of television's best and most brutal cold opens, there was one moment�one shot, really�when I realized, "Oh, this show is for me." It was Cassie driving alone on a dark highway singing along to "Young Blood" by The Naked and Famous, her "undersized head" bobbing along to the infectiously...  More >>

Common Law: Characters Welcome; Plot, Use the Back Door

MaryAnn Sleasman — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:02:00 PDT
Common Law S01E01: �Pilot�

I can�t help but wonder if it wouldn�t be easier for everyone if detectives Wes Mitchell and Travis Marks just requested new partners. According to their co-workers, in the past, the duo have derailed cases by arguing over testimony details in court, come to physical blows with such regularity that when it happened in the office during the pilot, everyone in the immediate vicinity just kind of shrugged and went back to work, and finally, apparently, Wes once...  More >>

Is One of Mad Men's Characters Going to Die? (And If So, Who Will It Be?)

MaryAnn Sleasman — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:45:00 PDT

Mad Men does nothing by accident. I know, I know, tell us something we don�t know, MaryAnn. But seriously, this show loves throwing clues around like candy at a Memorial Day parade. At the start of the series, Peggy went looking for birth control�and lo and behold, by the end of Season 1, she was knocked up. In Season 4, a reporter�s simple question��Who is Don Draper?��set the theme for the remainder of the season. All of the nuances and blink-and-you�ll-miss-it details provide great �Aha!� moments later on, especially during...  More >>

CBS Renews Two and a Half Men for Season 10

Jen Trolio — Sat, 12 May 2012 12:13:00 PDT

It's official: Two and a Half Men will be back for a tenth season on CBS. We pretty much knew this was coming, but now it's confirmed�the network announced Saturday that the long-running comedy, now in its ninth season, has reached new agreements with series stars Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer, and More >>

Grimm: The Big Foot's Out of the Bag

Josie Campbell — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:55:00 PDT
Grimm S01E21: "Big Feet"

In last night�s �Big Feet,� Grimm made up for �Happily Ever Aftermath�s� lackluster showing, giving us a Monroe-driven episode that deepened the show's mythology and furthered its character development. It also gave us a woman shrieking, �Big Foot killed them!� so all my benchmarks for great TV were hit.
A group of cryptozologists was in the Portland woods chasing a Big Foot report; the scene was shot Blair Witch-style, and the cryptos quickly suffered the same fate as...  More >>

ABC Orders 9 New Series, Including an Alien Comedy and Connie Britton's Country Musical

Tim Surette — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:00:00 PDT
ABC went a little crazy on Friday with pickups, ordering nine new series covering a really wide range of topics�including country singers, aliens, submarines, haunted apartments, and divorced moms. That's pretty much all the possible types of shows possible, if I'm not mistaken! Let's get to know them a little better.

Nashville

What it is: A musical drama set against the backdrop of country music. Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights, American Horror Story) stars as an...  More >>

Fringe: Doing God's Work

Tim Surette — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:50:00 PDT
Fringe S04E22: "Brave New World: Part Two"

So I tuned into the Season 4 finale of Fringe, when all of a sudden a mediocre summer blockbuster disaster movie broke out! It's a shame, too, because the show's fourth season had some fantastic moments in the face of an uncertain future. But that uncertain future might have been what transformed the tone of the show in "Brave New World: Part Two." Before you all Google my address, gather up some paper bags and matches, and feed...  More >>

ABC Cancels Pan Am, The River, and Missing

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:45:00 PDT

The dude represents ABC.
The flight crashed, the Amazon dried up, and that backpacking kid might never be found by his mom. ABC has canceled a trio of dramas to end its busy day, saying goodbye to Pan Am, The River, and Missing.
We can't say that any of these cancellations come as a surprises. Pan Am was one of the season's period pieces inspired by the Mad...  More >>

ABC Renews Private Practice, Don't Trust the B----, Body of Proof, and Last Man Standing

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:19:00 PDT

Hey ABC, would it kill ya to make all these announcements at one time so we don't waste valuable computer-screen ink and clutter the internet with pages and pages of renewals? The network has continued its slow trickle of scheduling announcements all evening, handing out late renewals to a quartet of bubble shows. All day I've been saying, "Oh [this renewal] wasn't a surprise" and "[this renewal] was expected," but I think we have our first real surprise!
Dana Delaney's Body of Proof will return for a third season, and I certainly did not see this...  More >>

Magic City: Down and Out at the Miramar Playa

MaryAnn Sleasman — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:00:00 PDT
Magic City S01E06: �The Harder They Fall�

Ah, that awkward moment when Jackie Kennedy cancels her lunch date with your wife and you blow $25,000 betting on the wrong fighter in a rigged match�guys, Ike Evans had a hard time in this week�s Magic City. It started out alright enough, as alright as things ever are over at the Miramar Playa... which when you really think about it, can more...  More >>

The CW Orders 5 New Series, Including Arrow and The Carrie Diaries

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 18:53:00 PDT
The CW had some tough decisions to make regarding the pilots it had in development, but the network narrowed its choices today, granting five lucky shows a life of sub-1.0 ratings and an audience rivaling that of Univision's second-string shows. Here they are now�let's see what we can make of them!

Arrow

What it is: With Smallville gone, The CW needed a brave character to step in and lead a new superhero drama. So it went with The Green Arrow, a character that was actually featured in Smallville. But this will be a darker version of character, a...  More >>

ABC Renews Scandal, Cancels GCB

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:40:00 PDT

Shonda Rhimes is staying busy. The television producer will have at least two shows on ABC next season, thanks to ABC renewing new series Scandal for Season 2. The news comes straight from Shonda herself, via her Twitter feed:

Am super proud to say that @More >>

The CW Cancels The Secret Circle and Ringer

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:45:00 PDT

The CW giveth and The CW taketh away. It giveth more Nikita, Hart of Dixie, and Gossip Girl, and taketh Ringer and The Secret Circle to a remote desert location to dig their own shallow graves. Yes, it's true: The Secret Circle and Ringer have both been canceled.
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The CW Renews Nikita, Gossip Girl, and Hart of Dixie

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:10:00 PDT

Just a week ago, The CW renewed The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, and 90210, leaving Hart of Dixie, Gossip Girl, More >>

The Vampire Diaries: Into the Blue (PHOTO RECAP)

Price Peterson — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:52:00 PDT
The Vampire Diaries S03E22: "The Departed"

Have you ever, on your last day of school, gotten all your year-end tests back and actually cared one bit about what you got wrong on them? Like, just ignored all your classmates' requests to sign yearbooks and demands to stay cool over the summer in order to fret over some incorrect Scantron bubble or an algebraic equation for which you forgot to show your work? I know I didn't ever do that! School was OUT, guy! Time to stop worrying about junk like that and be proud of ourselves that we finished the...  More >>

NBC Cancels Awake, Are You There, Chelsea?, Two More

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:49:00 PDT

After a flurry of renewals in which it looked like NBC might begin to stand for "NoBody's Canceled," the network made some room for new shows by cancelling a quartet of freshman series, reports TV Line. And not one of them was a surprise.
Let's get the worst news out of the way first: Kyle Killen's drama Awake, received the bad news a day after one of its best...  More >>

Touch: A Peek Behind the Veil

MaryAnn Sleasman — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:33:00 PDT
Touch S01E09: �Music of the Spheres�

Musica universalis�the music of the spheres. It�s the philosophical concept that when the celestial bodies (the sun, moon, stars, etc.) are properly revolving around each other, they create a sort of musical harmony that influences the quality of life on Earth. It�s probably why the saying �the stars were aligned� came to describe good fortune, because theoretically, if the sun and moon are NOT properly revolving around one another, the music of the spheres...  More >>

ABC Renews Happy Endings For Season 3

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:05:00 PDT

I supposed it's fitting that a well-loved show called Happy Endings would get good news way after nearly all the other shows on its network were renewed. But come on, ABC, don't play with us like that. The Alphabet has renewed Happy Endings for a third season. Yay!
Even better news, the renewal is for 22 episodes, says TV Line. Happy Endings...  More >>

NBC Renews Parks and Recreation, The Office, Up All Night, and Whitney

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:38:00 PDT

Fear not, Knopers. Parks and Recreation will be back for a fifth season. And really, was there any doubt? NBC has handed out a ~~13-episode order~~ 22-episode order to the Amy Poehler-starring comedy, according to multiple reports, which is all we have to go...  More >>

Community: Return of the Clip Show

Tim Surette — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:41:00 PDT
Community S03E19: "Curriculum Unavailable"

How's this for an opening number: Community got renewed yesterday! Hooray, yay, yippee. But Community didn't use the good news as an excuse to take the night off, airing its final episode before next week's 90-minute triple-dose finale blowout. Last night's "Curriculum Unavailable"...  More >>

Scandal: Teen Drama for Adults

Lily Sparks — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:45:00 PDT
Scandal S01E06: "The Trail"

Last night's episode of Scandal, "The Trail," featured a flashback from two years ago where Olivia Pope strode into the midst of Grant's campaign and told him brusquely that he didn't need to worry about the issues, he needed to worry about romantic chemistry and PDA. And frankly I think this was basically a re-eanctment of Shonda Rhimes marching into the show's first writers' meeting and breaking the series arc. "Don't worry about the cases or politics, worry about the love story...  More >>

Parks and Recreation: That's What Friends Are For

Michael Svoboda — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:10:00 PDT
Parks and Recreation S04E22: "Win, Lose, or Draw"

SPOILER ALERT! YOU WILL KNOW WHO WON THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION IF YOU READ THIS!

Our dear Leslie was so tired by the end of the city council race that she tried to eat her iPhone. Even with a healthy dose of cream cheese, that was one hard bite. But it didn�t compare to the B, S, and T that Leslie and her team of friends poured into her bid to be the first female city...  More >>

Open Caption: Once Upon a Time

C. Killian — Fri, 11 May 2012 08:24:00 PDT
Hey, whatever happened to Rebecca Black? It's Friday! Before you start packing your bags for weekend adventures, let's send ourselves off with one more caption. I more-or-less let YOU guys choose the winners today and ranked each suggestion on how many likes it got. This means FringeFanatic wound up with a second consecutive win�well played, sir! Here are your winners from yesterday's contest:

From FringeFanatic:

Faye: "MOM! MOM! Snap...  More >>

Hey TV.com, Should I Watch Common Law?

MaryAnn Sleasman — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:58:00 PDT

We've already screened the pilot of Common Law, the new (anti-)buddy cop series premiering tonight on USA. But is it worth your time? Here are some first impressions that might help you decide.

What's the show, and when can I watch it?
Common Law premieres Friday, May 11 at 10pm on USA.

Who's in it?
Michael Ealy and More >>

What to Watch This Weekend: The Finales of Fringe, Once Upon a Time, Survivor, and Desperate Housewives

Price Peterson — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Man, this week, am I right? Get out of here, week! You were hard and slightly annoying. Fortunately the weekend is now here, and with the sunshine and naptimes it brings we'll also get a batch of some pretty great television. Buckle up, fella!

What to watch on Friday, May 11...

SERIES (?) FINALE, 8pm, Fox
The Finder
What was to...  More >>

Awake: I See a Little Silhouetto Of a Man

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:21:00 PDT
Awake S01E11: "Say Hello to My Little Friend"

Ever since Awake started, one of the main drives for protagonist Michael Britten has been to hold on to two realities to keep his family together the only way he knew how. And over the course of the series' first 10 episodes, we've seen one reality occasionally threatened, and the result isn't good for Michael. As he said in the pilot, he doesn't want...  More >>

The Big Bang Theory Blasts Off In Its Season 5 Finale

MaryAnn Sleasman — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:15:00 PDT
The Big Bang Theory S05E24: �The Countdown Reflection�

I love a season finale that manages to bring an entire cast together. 2 Broke Girls and New Girl both managed to do so in their respective finales this week, and I�m thrilled to add The Big Bang Theory to that list. There�s something about getting the whole gang together to say...  More >>

ABC Renews Revenge, Once Upon a Time, Castle, and 7 More Shows

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:25:00 PDT

If you're an ABC series, you may have just received some good news! In advance of its upfront presentation on Tuesday, the network made the rounds today and called producers of seven shows to say, "Congratulations, you've been renewed."
Renewals went out to Grey's Anatomy, Castle, Revenge, Once Upon a Time, More >>

NBC Renews Community for a Shortened Season 4

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:53:00 PDT

It may not be #sixseasonsandamovie, but #threeandahalfseasonsandalunchbox is better than nothing. NBC has made the decision to renew Community for a fourth season, according to multiple reports, but it comes with a catch: only 13 episodes.
Earlier today, NBC renewed 30 Rock for a 13-episode final season, falling in line with rumors that the network would More >>

NBC Picks Up Jimmy Fallon's Comedy and Two New Dramas

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:46:00 PDT
Chalk up three more new series for NBC's 2012-2013 season! The network has had a busy few days as it prepares to announce its schedule on Monday. Today, The Peacock ordered a comedy and two dramas to add to its previous pickups. Allow me to introduce them!

Guys With Kids

What it is: This comedy was created by Jimmy Fallon, so it had an automatic in with NBC brass. The premise is pretty simple: Three 30-something dudes (More >>

Fox Renews Family Guy and American Dad for the 2013-2014 Season

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:45:00 PDT

While all the other networks are busy announcing their renewals for next season, Fox is doing them one better by announcing renewals for NEXT next season. Okay, it's only because animated shows run on a year-in-advance production cycle, but still.
Fox has ordered an eleventh full season of Family Guy and an eighth full season of American Dad, ensuring that both series will remaind on the air through the 2013-2014 season. Wait, American Dad has been on...  More >>

NBC Renews Parenthood, Orders a Final Season of 30 Rock

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:17:00 PDT

NBC continued its flurry of renewals today by picking up bubble show Parenthood and a final season of Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock, says TV Line. NBC is expected to announce its 2012-2013 schedule on Monday at its official Upfront presentation, but at this point, most of the surprise will already have left the building.
Parenthood had danced along the line between getting renewed and getting canceled, but a...  More >>

Up Front About the Upfronts, Part 4: CBS Will Continue to Dominate

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:15:00 PDT

Next week, the major TV networks will announce their 2012-2013 schedules to a crowd of advertising executives in hopes that those executives will throw down a ton of money to run ads during the networks' programs. These sessions are known as the Upfronts, and they're where we'll all find out for good (mostly) what shows are renewed, what shows are canceled, and what new shows we can look forward to next year. It's, like, a really big deal you guys! So in preparation, we're spending this week looking at each one of the five major networks by reviewing what they've done in the past year and predicting what's in store for 2012-2013. Next...  More >>

Ranking ABC's Wednesday Comedies: Apartment 23 Is My Jam

Lily Sparks — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:45:00 PDT

We successfully and proudly vaulted over another hump day to reach the comedy horn o� plenty laid out by ABC last night. But which episodes of the network's comedy block were soaring over the everyday sitcom tropes like angular pole vaulters arching heaven-ward, and which ones caught their chunky white sneakers on the lowest-slung hurdle and fell, quivering like jelly, in a half-hour nationwide face plant? Let�s get out our speedometers and sip some Gatorade while we get ready to place first, second, third, and LOSER, because it's...
FOR THE WINSDAY!

The...  More >>

Revenge: Early Aughts Rewind!

Lily Sparks — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:15:00 PDT
Revenge S01E20 "Legacy"

It was an EARLY AUGHTS REWIND on Revenge last night (does it make anyone else feel wizened that 2002 was a decade ago? Ugh, I was in college getting "strung out" on curly fries and experimenting with short-shorts). "Legacy" was as close as show could get to treading water, and truthfully we didn't learn a whole lot of anything new, but it was filmed so cinematically and the hair was styled so entertainingly that I really didn't notice until the end that we'd been hoodwinked of our normal "Buh-Bwha-HUH?!" moment. Seriously, this ish was directed with aplomb, and it felt...  More >>

Cougar Town Is Renewed For Season 4... on TBS

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:45:00 PDT

Bad news first: ABC has canceled Cougar Town. Boo! Good news second: TBS has saved it. Yay! The cable channel will become the new home of the Courteney Cox-starring comedy, and has picked up the show for a 15-episode fourth season with an eye on early 2013 for the show's TBS debut.
Word of TBS getting involved in discussions to save the show broke last week as it became more and more apparent that its future at ABC was murky. The arrangement is currently only...  More >>

Once Upon a Time Q&A: Show Creators Kitsis and Horowitz Answer Our Burning Questions About the Finale

Lily Sparks — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:25:00 PDT

That's Horowitz on the left and Kitsis on the right in the overlay.
Have I mentioned how awesome TV.com's Once Upon a Time commenters are? A couple days ago we put out a call for your burning questions going into the finale and I got an amazing flood of really hard-hitting, interesting questions to consider and incorporate. Seriously, there were too many good questions to choose from in...  More >>

Fox Officially Cancels Breaking In and I Hate My Teenage Daughter

Tim Surette — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:53:00 PDT

Remember that little tiny sliver of hope that was just barely visible? It's been squashed! Fox has officially canceled comedies I Hate My Teenage Daughter and Breaking In after pulling both from its schedule months ago, says The Hollywood Reporter. The surprise level on this news is somewhere...  More >>

Open Caption: The Secret Circle Finale

C. Killian — Thu, 10 May 2012 08:42:00 PDT
Holy moly mother of Thursday, let's skip the pleasantries and get straight to business! Also, I tried out a new font for the caption below�do we like? Here are your winners from yesterday's contest:

From FringeFanatic:

Sean: "As if, dude! ...This isn't Glee."

From docspector:

Darrin: "Dude! Your "karate chop" missed me by, like, two feet!"
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The Vampire Diaries' Kat Graham on the Surprising Differences Between Bonnie Bennett and Kat Graham

Price Peterson — Thu, 10 May 2012 01:49:00 PDT

For a character as relatively low-key and inoffensive as Bonnie Bennett, Mystic Falls' #1 witch sure does inspire passion among The Vampire Diaries fans. Some believe that Bonnie Bennett is nothing less than the best character on TV, a true saint and underappreciated heroine who frequently uses the whole of her powers to help friends in need. But a number of others think Bonnie is the worst, a slightly bland and judgmental presence whose spells often cause as much harm as good. Both sides kind of agree that she hasn't quite gotten the full...  More >>

Celebrity High-Five: Jennifer Tilly's 5 Favorite TV Shows

Anngie Dehoyos — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:29:00 PDT

The latest occupant of the Celebrity High-Five hot seat is known to many as the Bride of Chucky, but she's no stranger to TV, particularly in the voice-acting arena: Jennifer Tilly has long provided the pipes of Family Guy's Bonnie, the wife of paraplegic policeman Joe Swanson. She'll also be dropping by The Simpsons next season, making a...  More >>

What to Watch Tonight: The Season Finales of The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle, and Parks and Recreation

Price Peterson — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:21:00 PDT

What to watch on Thursday, May 10...

Lots of goodbyes tonight, so keep those handkerchiefs handy!

8pm, NBC
Community
In "Curriculum Unavailable," Abed pursues a hunch that Dean Pelton is actually an impostor, but his investigation to uncover the truth lands him in trouble with security. Charm your way out of...  More >>

Fox Orders Five New Series, Including Mindy Kaling's Comedy

Tim Surette — Wed, 09 May 2012 22:52:00 PDT
Fox has been making all kinds of big scheduling moves in advance of next week's Upfronts. Just hours before canceling Alcatraz and The Finder and renewing Touch, the network picked up three single-camera comedies and two dramas. Let's meet 'em, shall we?

It's Messy

What it is: Created by and starring The Office's More >>

Fox Cancels Alcatraz and The Finder, Renews Touch

Jen Trolio — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:45:00 PDT

"The numbers in my head point to a Season 2."

The renewals and cancellations continue to roll in as the major networks prepare to announce their 2012-2013 schedules: Fox has renewed Touch for Season 2 and canceled Alcatraz and The Finder, according to Deadline and More >>

News Briefs: Britney Spears Is Joining The X Factor as a Judge

Tim Surette — Wed, 09 May 2012 17:07:00 PDT

JUDGE ME BABY ONE MORE TIME NEWS
... It's finally happened! I think! Britney Spears has signed on as a judge for the next season of The X Factor. The former pop star will get paid $15 million for her opinions as the Fox talent show looks to bounce back from a disappointing first season. And what better way for both Britney and The X Factor to attempt a comeback than to put their hopes on each other's downward trajectory existences? [More >>

Up Front About the Upfronts, Part 3: ABC Is Headed in the Right Direction

Tim Surette — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:44:00 PDT

Next week, the major TV networks will announce their 2012-2013 schedules to a crowd of advertising executives in hopes that those executives will throw down a ton of money to run ads during the networks' programs. These sessions are known as the Upfronts, and they're where we'll all find out for good (mostly) what shows are renewed, what shows are canceled, and what new shows we can look forward to next year. It's, like, a really big deal you guys! So in preparation, we'll spend this week taking a look at each one of the five major networks by reviewing what they've done in the past year and predicting what's in store for 2012-2013. Today...  More >>

Love, Death, and Twists: What Will Happen in The Vampire Diaries' Season 3 Finale?

Price Peterson — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:55:00 PDT

Among the many things The Vampire Diaries does right, season finales have to rank near the top. The Season 1 finale was so stellar that it cast a warm, in-retrospect glow over the preceding mixed bag of a season. The Season 2 finale unleashed all its carnage in the penultimate episode only to focus on deeper emotional issues (and Season 3 teases) in the end. For my money, except maybe for a handful of late-season installments, Season 3 has been the best one yet. That only increases the burden on the writers to stick the landing with this week's finale,...  More >>

New Girl Comes Full Circle in Its Season 1 Finale

MaryAnn Sleasman — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:20:00 PDT
New Girl S01E24: �See Ya�

New Girl flirted with it for a while, especially in the aftermath of the Great Fancyman Break-Up, but we still don�t have a definitive answer to Jess and Nick�s perpetual question of �Will they or won�t they?� But in �See Ya,� we definitely took another...  More >>

AMC Renews Talking Dead and Comic Book Men

Tim Surette — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:59:00 PDT

Remember when AMC used to be full of shows about suave mystery men, drugs, and zombies biting people's faces off? Well that was all just a distraction so it could work on its ultimate plan: UNSCRIPTED PROGRAMMING! The network that put itself on the map with Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and The Walking Dead has steadily increased its reality programming, and has renewed two of its...  More >>

NBC Renews Law & Order: SVU, Orders New Drama Chicago Fire

Tim Surette — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:33:00 PDT

NBC's slow trickle of 2012-2013 scheduling announcements continued today with news of a veteran renewal and a new series order, both of which come from the mind of longtime collaborator Dick Wolf. The network has renewed Law & Order: SVU for Season 14, keeping the long-running franchise alive a bit longer.
The renewal isn't particularly surprising; last month, series star Mariska Hargitay More >>

Glee: Pity Party

MaryAnn Sleasman — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:00:00 PDT
Glee S03E19: �Prom-a-saurus�

In the aftermath of last week�s emotional smackdown, we gathered at McKinley High to dance with tyrannosaurs and brontosauruses because Brittany morphed into a brat while we weren't paying attention to her the past few weeks and decided that the prom theme would be �dinosaurs.�
Actually, that�s a pretty amazing idea. I can�t even tell you what my prom theme was because it was painfully generic, with...  More >>

Watch Will Ferrell's SNL Promos (VIDEO)

Jen Trolio — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:15:00 PDT
"Well, well, well, look who's back"...says Jason Sudeikis in these Saturday Night Live promos, because Will Ferrell is hosting this weekend! (Usher is the musical guest.) I have to say that I love it when the show's veterans return�remember how good Jimmy Fallon was earlier this year? Anyway, here are Ferrell's promos; there isn't any cowbell (which is probably...  More >>

Open Caption: The Middle

C. Killian — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:10:00 PDT
If you've already caught a case of the mid-week blues, suggesting caption ideas on TV stills has been known to help. It's true, ask your doctor! And then check out your winners from yesterday's contest:

From Noobs21:

Winston: "Just because you look like Mark Ruffalo, doesn't mean you can Hulk out, Nick."

From Taccado:

Nick: "I...  More >>

The Voice: And the Winner Is...

MaryAnn Sleasman — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:58:00 PDT
The Voice S02E21: �Live Finale�

Well, that was a little bit unexpected. No, not so much Jermaine Paul sweeping in to win it all on The Voice but the fact that everyone�s favorite mandroid, Chris Mann, came in fourth. For real. Where did all the soccer moms go?
I was just starting to make peace with the idea of him winning, too. I thought for sure that the top two would be some combination of Chris and Juliet Simms.
But hey, even I�m wrong sometimes. Okay, lots...  More >>

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MONDAY

Lost Girl: Friendship Lessons From a Mongolian Death Worm

Open Caption: NCIS's Season 9 Finale

America's Got Talent: How'd Howard Stern Do?

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MONDAY

Mad Men: Pride Comes Before a Fall

Open Caption: Bones Makes a Killing

The Winner of Survivor: One World Is... Exactly Who You Expected

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Fringe: Doing God's Work

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The... More >>

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