ABC Family Cancels 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU

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Per the Hollywood Reporter, ABC Family has pulled the plug on its sophomore comedy "10 Things I Hate About You".

The show will continue to finish its second season.

Marcia Gay Harden Feels ROYAL PAINS

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Oscar-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden has booked a multi-episode arc on USA's "Royal Pains" in the upcoming second season, EW's Michael Ausiello reports today.

Harden will play Dr. Elizabeth Blair, a board member of Hamptons Heritage Hospital who is a surgeon and an adversary-turned-mentor to Jill (Jill Flint).

She will first show up on June 3, when the second season premiers.

TNT Renews SOUTHLAND For Third Season

Per the Hollywood Reporter, in a pretty surprising move, TNT has ordered a third season of cop drama "Southland".

The cable network has ordered 10 new episodes of the modestly performing show.

The new season will start airing next January.

Rob Lowe To Play Hank Moody On CALIFORNICATION

Oh, don't worry, David Duchovny is still the real thing, but:

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Rob Lowe ("Brothers & Sisters) has been tapped to guest star on an episode of the upcoming fourth season of Showtime's "Californication".

Lowe will play an actor who gets the difficult task of portraying Hank Moody in a movie version of his novel. The role could be upped to a recurring part.

LEGEND OF THE SEEKER Canceled - No Third Season

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Per EW's Michael Ausiello and Andy Patrick, ABC Studios has officially canceled "Legend Of The Seeker" after two seasons.

After many Tribune stations have dropped the syndicated show, ABC Studios was shopping the series around, but to no avail. Therefore, a third season won't be produced.

Premiere Dates Galore: MAD MEN, RUBICON, HUNG, ENTOURAGE, RESCUE ME, LOUIE

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Taken from various sources, here are several premiere dates for shows on various networks that have been announced this week.

AMC has set the premiere date for the upcoming fourth season of "Mad Men" for Sunday, July 25 at 10 PM.
And the network's third scripted hour-long series, the conspiracy thriller "Rubicon", will launch on Sunday, August 1, at 8 PM. The new show stars Miranda Richardson and James Badge Dale.

Over at FX, the premiere date for the penultimate sixth season of "Rescue Me", along with the series premiere of new comedy "Louie", has been set for Tuesday June 29. "Rescue Me" opens at 10 PM, with "Louie" getting the 11 PM slot.
"Louie" is a single-camera comedy starring Louie CK as a stand-up comedian raising his two daughters in New York.

HBO, meanwhile, has announced the premiere date for the upcoming seventh season of "Entourage", as well as the sophomore season of "Hung". Both shows will return June 27, following "True Blood", which launches on June 13. "Treme", currently occupying that slot, will have its first season completed by that time.

A&E has booked July 13 as the premiere date for its new scripted drama "The Glades" (formerly "Sugarloaf"). The cop show about a Chicago homicide detective being exiled to Florida stars Matt Passmore ("McLeod's Daughters"), Kiele Sanchez ("Lost") and Carlos Gomez ("Sleeper Cell"), and opens at 10 PM.

Hal Holbrook To Guest Star On SONS OF ANARCHY

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, veteran actor and Emmy winner Hal Holbrook ("Wall Street", "The Fog") has signed on to guest star on a four-episode arc on FX' "Sons of Anarchy".

Beginning with the third season premiere, Holbrook will play Gemma's father (Katey Segal).

Laura San Giacomo Hides IN PLAIN SIGHT

Per Fancast's Matt Webb Mitovich, Laura San Giacomo has booked a guest starring role on the June 2 episode of USA's "In Plain Sight".

In it, San Giacomo plays Laura, a woman who had enough scares and decides to snitch on her family's organized crime activities. A family member takes issue - enter Mary and Marshall. Plus, Laura has a secret that could jeopardize the WitSec operation.

HBO Renews HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA, CURB YOUR ENTHUSISASM

Per the Hollywood Reporter HBO has picked up freshman comedy "How To Make It In America" for a second season.

Production is set to move back to New York for the sophomore year.

Meanwhile, the cable network has also renewed "Curb Your Enthusiasm" for a season eight.

“After much soul searching – and by the way, it was nowhere to be found – I have decided to do another season of 'Curb,' ” creator and star Larry David said. “I look forward to the end of shooting, when I can once again resume the hunt for my elusive soul. I know it’s here somewhere or perhaps in the rugged mountainous regions of Pakistan.”

No TORCHWOOD For FOX

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The Hollywood Reporter reports today that there won't be a U.S. version of "Torchwood", the BBC spinoff of long-running British series "Doctor Who" - at least not at FOX.

“BBC Worldwide Productions and the FOX Broadcasting Company have mutually agreed not to progress together with a 13-episode serialized 'Torchwood' format. We are currently in discussion with several interested networks," BBC Worldwide noted in a statement.

The possibility of a U.S. version of "Torchwood" is still "very much alive", and is making progress, according to BBC Worldwide programming and production vice president Jane Tranter.

As for a U.S. "Doctor Who", there's no chance of that happening. Tranter said: "It may well be confusing to have a British Doctor and an American Doctor at the same time. There is only one Doctor, so I don't see that happening."

NBC Renews PARENTHOOD

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NBC has officially announced that it has picked up its freshman drama "Parenthood" for a second season.

"We are so happy to welcome back this multi-layered and compelling series about an extended American family for another season," said NBC primetime president Angela Bromstad. "It's gratifying that 'Parenthood' continues to garner critical acclaim and is generating highly positive reaction from viewers, thanks to the fearless creativity of its producers and the extraordinary performances delivered by its ensemble cast."

FOX Announces Revised Summer Schedule

FOX has announced its schedule for the summer, and it has made some changes.

The package of "So You Think You Can Dance" will now air Wednesday (performances) and Thursday (results).

"Glee" repeats will still be leading into the "SYTYCD" results, but now on Thursday of course.

However, the last two original episodes of "Glee"'s first season will now be airing as the lead-out of the new season of "Hell's Kitchen" on Tuesday. After "Glee" is done with its season, new reality format "Masterchef" will take over serving as the lead-out of "Kitchen".

Here's the full schedule:

MONDAY

Mondays, beginning June 7 (as previously announced – no changes):

8:00-9:00 PM LIE TO ME (Summer Premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM THE GOOD GUYS (Series Premiere)

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TUESDAY

Tuesday, June 1:

8:00-9:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN (Season Premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM GLEE


Tuesday, June 8:

8:00-9:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN

9:00-10:00 PM GLEE (Season Finale)


Tuesdays, beginning June 15:

8:00-10:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN (Two-Hour Episodes)


Tuesdays, beginning July 27:

8:00-9:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN

9:00-10:00 PM MASTERCHEF (Series Premiere)

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WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, May 19 (as previously announced – no changes):

8:00-9:00 PM THE GOOD GUYS (Series Preview)

9:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL


Wednesdays, beginning June 2:

8:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Two-Hour Episodes)


THURSDAY

Thursdays, beginning May 27:

8:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Season Premiere)


Thursdays, beginning June 10:

8:00-9:00 PM GLEE (Encores)

9:00-10:00 PM SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (One-Hour Episodes)

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FRIDAY (as previously announced – no changes)

Friday, May 28:

8:00-10:00 PM PAST LIFE (Two-Hour Summer Premiere)


Fridays, June 4 and 11:

8:00-9:00 PM PAST LIFE (Time Period Premiere)

9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE (Time Period Premiere) (Encores)


Fridays, beginning June 18:

8:00-9:00 PM BONES (Time Period Premiere) (Encores)

9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE (Encores)

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SATURDAY

Saturdays:

8:00-8:30 PM COPS

8:30-9:00 PM COPS

9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA’S MOST WANTED

11:00 PM-Midnight THE WANDA SYKES SHOW

Midnight-12:30 AM BROTHERS (Encores)

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SUNDAY

Sundays, beginning June 6:

7:00-7:30 PM ‘TIL DEATH

7:30-8:00 PM SONS OF TUCSON (Time Period Premiere)

8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS

8:30-9:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW

9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY

9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD

Anastasia Griffith Joins ROYAL PAINS

EW's Michael Ausiello reports today that Anastasia Griffith ("Damages", "Trauma") has joined the cast of USA's "Royal Pains" in a major recurring role.

The actress plays Dr. Emily Peck, a no-nonsense MD and potential business rival to Hank (Mark Feuerstein). She will first be seen during the show's second season, filling in for Hank, who is MIA.

CALIFORNICATION Adds Carla Gugino, Addison Timlin; Debra Winger Circles IN TREATMENT

More from the casting front, this time from Deadline.

- Carla Gugino ("Entourage")and Addison Timlin have both joined the upcoming fourth season of Showtime's "Californication". Gugino is set to play a sexy defense attorney and love interest for Hank Moody (David Duchovny) in 10 of the 12 new episodes. Timlin, set for eight episodes, will play an actress on a film within the show.

- Debra Winger is currently in talks to join HBO's "In Treatment" as a series regular in season 3. She is set to play a former star battling insecurity and fear who becomes patient of Paul (Gabriel Byrne),

Pilot News: Sarah Chalke, Sophia Bush, Brent Sexton, Billy Campbell, Michelle Forbes, Kristen Johnston, More Cast

And here's the latest batch of pilot casting news.

- Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill") has joined the cast of ABC's comedy pilot "Southern Discomfort". In the story about a hard-edged, conservative Texan (Don Johnson) who gets his life messed up when his kids move back in with him, Bush plays daughter Haley, who is returning home after graduating at Harvard to reunite with her old boyfriend. Mary Steenburgen plays her mother. Bush's role is in second position to her part on The CW's "One Tree Hill". That show is battling it out for a renewal with fellow CW drama "Life Unexpected".

- Sarah Chalke ("Scubs") has booked a second pilot after her commitment to ABC's "Freshman"- In the CBS high school-set comedy pilot "Team Spitz", Chalke plays a guidance cousnselor. Rob Riggle ("The Daily Show") plays the titular football coach, Jeff Spitz. Chalke's role on "Spitz" is set as a guest spot, putting it in second position to "Freshman".

- Michelle Forbes ("True Blood", "24"), Brent Sexton ("W, In The Valley Of Elah"), Eric Ladin ("Generation Kill"), Billy Campbell ("Melrose Place") and Jamie Anne Allman ("The Notebook") have all come aboard the AMC drama pilot "The Killing". In the story focusing on three angles of a police investigation around a young girl's murder, Forbes and Sexton play the victim's parents, Mitch and Stanley. Ladin plays Jamie, campaing manager to a mayoral candidate (Campbell). Allman is set as Mitch's younger sister. Patty Jenkins ("Monster") will direct the pilot.

- Kristen Johnston ("Ugly Betty", "ER") has been added to NBC half-hour comedy pilot "Beach Lane". It centers on a celebrity author (Matthew Broderick) hired by James, an irresponsible millionaire heir to run his struggling small-town newspaper in the Hamptons. Patton Oswalt was recently cast as James, but has reportedly dropped out. Johnston plays James' stepsister, a real estate agent.

- Ben Browder ("Stargate: SG-1") and Sharon Leal ("Private Practice") have grabbed roles on The CW's drama pilot prsentation "Hellcats", about a competitive cheerleading team starring Aly Michalka and Ashley Tisdale. Browder plays Lancer University's football coach, with Leal playing the coach of the "Hellcats" cheerleaders.

- Kyle Howard ("My Boys", "Related") has joined NBC's comedy pilot "Perfect Couples", about three couples with different ideas of a perfect relationship. Howard plays Dave, who is dating low-maintenance Julia (Christine Woods).

- Max Ehrich ("Ugly Betty") has landed roles on two pilots. In "Quinn-Tuplets", the story about the private and professional lives of the Quinn quintuplets, Ehrich plays the teen version of Patrick, one of the five.
Addtitionally, Ehrich has also landed a role on CBS' "Team Spitz", where he plays a member of coach Jeff Spitz (Rob Riggle) football team, a guy who thinks he should be quarterback.

- Chris Gethard has been tapped in the lead role of Comedy Central's "Big Lake" pilot, formerly known as the untitled Jon Heder project. He replaces Heder in the part of a young man who won't let anything get in the way of his big dreams, even if it means losing his job and having to move back in with his parents and sleep on their couch.

- Delroy Lindo ("Kidnapped") has been added to "Ride-Along", FOX' drama pilot about a rogue cowboy cop (Jason Clarke) and his boss, the first female police chief in Chicago (Jennifer Beals), who both want to clean up the town's streets. Lindo plays Alderman Patrick Gibbons, a long-time building magnate-turned-political figure.

- Zach Cregger ("The Whitest Kids U'Know") has come aboard "The Pink House", the NBC comedy pilot about two guys (Cregger, Michael Cassidy) renting a house at the beach after moving to L.A..

Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, EW's Michael Ausiello, The Futon Critic

Casting: F. Murray Abraham To L&O: CI, Lynn Blackburn, Emily Rios To FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, Austin Highsmith to CRIMINAL MINDS, More

And off to some casting news from the past days.

- EW's Michael Ausiello reports that veteran actor F. Murray Abraham has joined the cast of NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" in the role of Det. Nichols' father. Signed on only for the upcoming season finale at this point, Abraham's part could extend into next season.

- Also per Michael Ausiello, Jared Harris has been upped to a full-fledged series regular for season four of AMC's "Mad Men", where he plays the role of Lane Pryce, Sterling Cooper’s new financial officer.

- Meanwhile, Lynn Blackburn has joined the cast of the fifth and final season of "Friday Night Lights" in recurring capacity. She will play a smart, dedicated teacher at West Dillon who becomes friends with Tami (Connie Britton). And per the Hollywood Reporter, Emily Rios ("Men Of A Certain Age") has also joined the cast. In six episodes, she will play a rebellious goth girl.

- Also from the Hollywood Reporter comes the news that "Criminal Minds" is adding a recurring character next season. Austin Highsmith ("Big Love") is cast in the unspecified part. She comes off wrapping a guest spot on "Grey's Anatomy".

- Additionally, Sunny Mabrey has landed a recurring role on TNT's police drama "Memphis Beat". She plays the ex-wife of Dwight Hendricks (Jason Lee).

USA Renews BURN NOTICE For Two More Seasons

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Finally, the very busy week is passing and I get more time to devote to this beautiful place... :-)

And to start off, some very good news for all those fans of USA's spy dramedy "Burn Notice".

The cable network has renewed the show for not one, but two more seasons, the Hollywood Reporter reports.

Means that we all get to spend a lot more time with Michael, Fiona and Sam in the coming years.

BET Returns To THE GAME, HBO Renews TREME

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I'm really glad it's a rather slow news week so far, because I won't be able to update much for another day or two.

Anyway, on to some good news.

BET has announced its upfront presentation. And the most interesting part about that press release is the fact that it has picked up canceled CW show "The Game" for another season. New episodes about the San Diego Sabres and their respective women will launch in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Additionally, HBO has renewed its post-hurricane Katrina drama "Treme" after just one episode.

HBO president Michael Lombardo explains to the Hollywood Reporter: "We would have picked up this show last week. We've seen the first nine episodes; it's as strong as any show we've seen. Much like 'The Wire,' the audience is so passionate and so invested. We're about servicing our subscriber base, and I believe that people will become addicted to this show. We have to be a place where this kind of excellence is given space to continue."

Holly Marie Combs Joins PRETTY LITTLE LIARS

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EW's Michael Ausiello reports today that former "Charmed" One Holly Marie Combs is joining ABC Family's upcoming summer series "Pretty Little Liars".

She plays the mother of Aria (Lucy Hale), one of four young girls - Aria, Emily (Shay Mitchell), Hanna (Ashley Benson), and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) - who start receiving mysterious messages from a former girlfriend who disappeared three years ago, revolving around a dark secret.

The show also stars Laura Leighton and Bianca Lawson, among others.

"Pretty Little Liars" launches on June 8.

Newsies: ABC Finale Dates, Mandy Moore To GREY'S ANATOMY; Showtime, HBO Pick Up Series

Hello Folks!

Here are a few bits from various sources.

- First off, ABC has announced the dates for its various season or series finales. Here it is:

Wednesday, April 14
10:01-11:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty"

Friday, April 23
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"

Thursday, May 13:
10:01-11:00 p.m. "Private Practice"

Sunday, May 16:
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
9:00-10:01 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"
10:01-11:00 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters"

Monday, May 17:
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Castle"

Tuesday, May 18
10:02-11:00 p.m. "V"

Wednesday, May 19
8:30-9:00 p.m. "The Middle"
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Modern Family"
9:30-10:01 p.m. "Cougar Town"

Thursday, May 20:
9:00-11:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" (Special Two-Hour Finale)

Sunday, May 23:
7:00-8:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Lost Recap Special"
9:00-11:00 p.m. "Lost" (Special Two-Hour Finale on a Special Night)

Monday, May 24:
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars" (Performance Show)

Tuesday, May 25:
9:00-11:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars The Results Show"

Thursday, May 27
8:00-9:00 p.m. "FlashForward"

- Per TV Guide's Natalie Abrams, Mandy Moore will check into "Grey's Anatomy" for the season finale. She will play a patient under the care of Bailey (Chandra Wilson).

- Showtime has announced it has picked up "Shameless" to series with an order of 12 episodes. The show stars Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy and, in recurring capacity, Allison Janney. Based on the popular British series by Paul Abbott, the US project, from John Wells and Abbott, is about the Gallaghers, a working class clan from Chicago dealing with recession. With no mother in sight, and the patriarch (Macy) an alcoholic, 18-year old Fiona (Rossum) has to take care of things.

- HBO has greenlit "Enlightened" to series, and has ordered 9 additional episodes to the pilot, the Hollywood Reporter reports. It stars Laura Dern as a woman on the path of self-destruction. After a moment of revelation, she determines to lead an enlightened life, which brings all sorts of trouble to her home and work life.

ABC Announces Summer Schedule - SCOUNDRELS, THE GATES Premier June 20

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ABC has announced its full summer lineup. The press release doesn't give a handy list, so I took one from the Hollywood Reporter.


Monday, May 24, 2010
9:00 - 11:00 pm THE BACHELORETTE - "601" -- Season Premiere

Monday, May 31, 2010

8:00 - 10:02 pm THE BACHELORETTE - "602" -- Regular Time Period Premiere
10:02 - 11:00 pm TRUE BEAUTY - "The Stealing Challenge" -- Season Premiere

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

8:00 - 10:00 pm WIPEOUT -- Sneak Peek

Sunday, June 20, 2010

9:00 - 10:00 pm THE GATES -- Premiere

10:00 - 11:00 pm SCOUNDRELS -- Premiere

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

8:00 - 10:00 pm WIPEOUT -- Season Premiere

Thursday, June 24, 2010

9:00 - 10:00 pm ROOKIE BLUE -- Premiere

10:00 - 11:00 pm BOSTON MED -- Premiere

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

8:00 - 9:00 pm WIPEOUT -- Regular Time Period Premiere
9:00 - 10:00 pm DOWNFALL -- Premiere

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

10:00 - 11:00 pm PRIMETIME: MIND GAMES -- Premiere

Monday, August 9, 2010

8:00 - 10:00 pm BACHELOR PAD -- Premiere
10:00 - 11:00 pm DATING IN THE DARK -- Season Premiere

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

9:00 - 10:00 pm SHAQ VS -- Season Premiere

Thursday, August 19, 2010

10:00 - 11:00 pm HEAD CASES -- Premiere

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

10:00 - 11:00 pm PRIMETIME: CRIME -- Season Premiere

For detailed descriptios of the various series, you can consult the full press release at The Futon Critic. Would be way too much to post here.

Castings: Chad Lowe To PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, Gina Torres Joins HUGE, Seth Gabel To FRINGE

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Chad Lowe has replaced Alexis Denisof in ABC Family's upcoming summer drama "Pretty Little Liars". Lowe will take over as the father of Aria (Lucy Hale), one of four girls getting mysterious messages from a former girlfriend who has disappeared three years ago.

Additionally, Gina Torres ("Firefly") has been added to the cast of "Huge", the new ABC Family comedy set at a weight-loss camp. Torres will play Dr. Dorothy Rand on the show.

And EW's Michael Ausiello reports that Seth Gabel ("Dirty Sexy Money") has joined the cast of FOX' recently renewed drama "Fringe". He will play the lead Fringe investigator in the alternate universe. he is set to appear in the two-part finale, with the option of recurring next season.

Pilot News: Sharon Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Duane Martin, Jonathan Slavin, More Join Casts

Hello Folks!

Here are a few pilot casting bits.

- Sharon Lawrence ("Hidden Palms", "Privileged") and Riki Lindhome have both joined the cast of "Hitched", the comedy pilot from Josh Schwartz for CBS. It revolves around a freshly married couple, Rachel (Kristin Kreuk) and Brett (Jack Carpenter), who now have to deal with their families and friends. Lawrence plays Rachel's mother, a well-meaning but nosy character, with Lindhome playing Rachel's best friend.

- Greg Germann ("Ally McBeal") and Damon Gupton ("Deadline") have come aboard the FOX comedy pilot "Strange Brew". It's about a family who owns a successful regional brewery, dealing with several issues about living and working together. Germann plays the brewmaster, Gupton a rival brewer.

- Robbie Jones ("One Tree Hill") and Heather Hemmens have landed parts on The CW's "Hellcats". The drama pilot, toplining Aly Michalka, centers on a competitive cheereleding team. Jones plays a cheerleading "base" who falls for Michalka's new girl, and Hemmens plays another cheerleader, who has a wrist injury.

- Dejan Loyola ("The Troop") has been added to The CW's medical drama pilot "HMS", about a group of students at Harvard Medical school. He plays one of the students, Krisha, a genial, happy-go-lucky Indian-American uber geek who helps everyone with their technical questions.

- Duane Martin ("All Of Us") is booked for "Next", the NBC comedy pilot starring Paul Reiser, which is described as a semi-autobiographical look at Reiser as a TV star, battling private and public life and all its problems. Martin plays Reiser's friend, a restaurant owner.

- Jonathan Slavin ("Better Off Ted") has joined the cast of the CBS comedy pilot "Team Spitz". The multi-camera project revolves around bombastic high school coach Jeff Spitz (Rob Riggle). Slavin plays Ken Oberdorffer, the head of the arts department, who always loses funding to Spitz and his athletic section. Slavin takes the role in second position to "Better Off Ted", which has only a slim chance of returning in the fall.

- Tisha Campbell-Martin ("Rita Rocks") is the latest to join "Wright vs. Wrong", the ABC comedy pilot about Evelyn Wright (Debra Messing), who is one of the most polarizing figures in America, but is also a conservative pundit. Campbell-Martin plays Gail Donart, Evelyn's clothes, hair and makeup stylist who has no clue about politics, but is heavy into gossip.

Sources: The Hollywood Reporter, The Futon Critic

FOX Pulls SONS OF TUCSON, NBC Renews Unscripted Midseason Series

Hello Folks!

Per the Hollywood Reporter, NBC has officially renewed three unscripted series it launched during midseason.

"The Marriage Ref", ""Minute to Win It" and "Who Do You Think You Are" are all coming back, but with different amounts of episodes. The Peacock has ordered three more episodes of "Ref" for this season, and 13 for the next. "Minute" gets 10 new episodes for season two, with some of them possibly air in the summer. "Who" got an order for eight new segments.

Meanwhile, FOX has pulled its struggling midseason Sunday night action comedy "Sons Of Tucson" off its schedule for the rest of the season. The remaining freshman episodes will air during summer, starting June 6, on Sundays at 7.30 PM.

The now vacant timeslot will be filled by returning show "American Dad", which "Sons Of Tucson" replaced.

S. Epatha Merkerson Exiting LAW & ORDER

EW's Michael Ausiello reports today that after 16 years, S. Epatha Merkerson will be leaving "Law & Order".

Merkerson plays Lt. Van Buren on the show. Her contract is up at the end of this season, and the actress decided not to renew it.

For the full interview, where Merkerson talks about her departure and how it all came about, click the link above.

APRIL FOOLS: The CW Won't Move 90210 To Thursdays

Yeah, OK, this was all me. Happy April Fool's Day!
My apologies to The CW and Dawn Ostroff for making them look a little stupid... ;)

But the premiere date would certainly be a great idea, just for the season premiere. Thursdays are not so fierce this early in September.

The CW Moves 90210 To Thursdays Next Season - To Get A Certain Premiere Date

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The CW has just announced via a press release that it will move its teen drama "90210" to Thursdays next year, where it will face its toughest competition yet.

The reason? The premiere date. The show, which has recently been renewed for a third season, will premiere on September 2. Get it? 9/02/10!

CW Entertainment president Dawn Ostroff acknowledges the risks of this move, but stands behind it. "We know that it's an incredibly competitive night, and really hope that "90210" will hold its own in that slot. But, from a marketing standpoint, it's simply an opportunity we can't miss."

What do you think? Is it a risk, or will "90210" show it really has potential on Thursday?