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By Rick Porter NBC: "The Biggest Loser" finale (14.7 million, 8.8/14) CBS: "NCIS: Los Angeles" rerun (12.2 million, 7.7/12) FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (6.3 million, 3.8/6) ABC: "Scrubs" (5.4 million, 3.3/5)/"Better Off Ted" season premiere (3.8 million, 2.5/4) FOX: "Melrose Place" (1.3 million, 0.9/1)

By Andy Grieser While on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Dec. 8 to promote their new reality series "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty," Tito told Jimmy the call from "American Idol" was supposed to go to his brother Randy, not the music producer Randy Jackson who got the gig. Related: Photo credit: FOX

By Andy Grieser A source close to producer Jerry Bruckheimer tells Zap2it the show will get a second season of 10 episodes. Related: You better be in a bad mood to watch 'Dark Blue' VIDEO SCOOP: 'Dark Blue' Dylan McDermott gets kidnapped? Oh NO! Dark Blue' episode guide

By Lisa Todorovich The episode opened with a flash-forward of the accident, which seems unnecessary in retrospect. Serena -- wearing an excellent hat -- is fighting with Trip, who tells her he loves her. She does the first smart thing she's done in several episodes by telling him it's too late and that everyth...

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By Kate O'Hare We all may be able to sing along with "Plop, plop, fizz, fizz..'' and "If I had an Oscar Mayer weiner ...," but as last Wednesday's episode of FOX's "Glee" demonstrated, you don't need an original jingle to use music in a TV ad -- an existing song will do just fine.In "Mattress," the exuberant cast pe...

By Korbi Ghosh If "Glee" picked a different character to focus each episode on (like "Lost" used to do), "Wheels" would be the Artie Abrams hour. A-squared took center stage, with his disability and different challenges highlighted, while his strengths and talents were amplified as well. And along the...

By Rick Porter Series creator Alan Ball says Pam may become involved in a same-sex relationship in the coming season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Bauer is the third new regular in the cast this season, joining Denis O'Hare and Marshall Allman. Grant Bowler and Shannon Lucio have been cast in rec...

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By Andrea Reiher Gossip Girl" is on hiatus until further notice, as the CW is trotting out new show "Life UneXpected" in its timeslot starting Jan. 18. Lily's 'father' Andrew McCarthy to direct 'Gossip Girl' episode  Gossip Girl' star Leighton Meester cast in country music drama

By Rick Porter Oscar and Emmy nominee Lena Olin will guest-star on an episode of "Law & Order: SVU" later this season.Olin will play the attorney for a billionaire (Richard Burgi of "Desperate Housewives") who becomes entangled in a kidnapping case in the episode, NBC says. Russell G. Jones, who has a...

By Andrea Reiher The final episode will air sometime in September 2010, reports the Associated Press. That will be the 54th year for the daytime drama. "As the World Turns" debuted in April 1956 as a half-hour serial focusing on the wealthy Hughes family. It has won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Drama Seri...

By Andrea Reiher The CW has confirmed to Zap2it that McCarthy directed an episode for next spring -- shooting has already wrapped. McCarthy tells People, "We have a nice episode, all sorts of juicy little things happen" and goes on to hint at a "9 1/2 Weeks" situation in one of the storylines.

By Rick Porter With "House" taking the week off on FOX, CBS coasted to a ratings win Monday night. Comedies "Two and a Half Men" and "The Big Bang Theory" led the way. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 10 p.m. CBS: "CSI: Miami" (12.9 million, 8.2/13) ABC: "Castle" (8.4 million, 5.4/9) NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.7 million, 3.2/5)

By Andrea Reiher Following the dog sketch, we got to the girl group medley by Carrie, Kristin Chenoweth and Christina Applegate. It was... my God. Simon Cowell would rip that performance to shreds. I love all those women but... it was bad. Just bad. Was Kristin Chenoweth drunk? And who told Christina Applegate that sh...

By Hanh Nguyen It's truly gratifying to have been on the air for eight years and to finish the run with a beautiful episode that people wanted to be a part of," said Mandeville Films' David Hoberman, an executive producer on the show. "'Monk' has achieved a lot in its eight years on the air -- this being one of...

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By Hanh Nguyen In other pilot news, CBS is developing a drama based on best-selling author James Patterson's upcoming novel "Private," which centers on Jack Morgan, an ex-Marine and former CIA agent who takes over his dad's detective and security business.

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By Andrea Reiher We've already seen Cuthbert reprising her role of Kim Bauer on at least one episode of "24" on FOX, so it looks like this girl next door is pulling double network duty come spring. There's no word yet on just how many episodes of either show Cuthbert is doing, but still... that's a lotta blonde aft...

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By Andrea Reiher We're a bit surprised they didn't nab Adam Lambert for this after ABC dropped him. Talk about getting the band back together. We'd love to see it; no other season of "Idol" contestants actually seemed like the real friends the contestants were on this last season. Related Photo credit: FOX

By Josh Lasser Purportedly, the teams got to work with Cirque du Soleil's "Love" show tonight, one teammate using a bungee cord to launch the other to some hanging flowers. The scenes we saw of the show itself looked pretty cool, but the teams weren't really working with the performers: There was no show g...

By Andy Grieser The final six contestants will perform Dec. 15, followed by the winner's crowning the next night. Aside from Lambert, FOX promises "surprise guests and special performances" during the show. Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Facebook for the latest TV, movie and celebrity news updates. 

By Andrea Reiher Thoughts & Tidbits I didn't love tonight's episode, but John Noble and Jasika Nicole both did really excellent work in this this episode.I do want to get back into the parallel-dimensions-war plot, though. When do we get more of that? Based on the previews: next week! Squee!

By Liz Pardue Booth and Brennan: An adorably sheepish Booth had Cam drag Brennan to the crime scene even though the body was still ... fleshy. If you can even call that flesh. After Cam busts him on it, she realizes that she's "in the middle" again, after getting "in the middle" of an argument about sports earli...

By Josh Lasser After getting caught leaving the country when he wasn't supposed to, Mark then took his first opportunity to lie to Wedeck. This time he told Wedeck that he had lied to Demetri about getting approval for the trip. That, allegedly, saved Demetri's job. Or would have saved it had Demetri hopped...

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By Liz Pardue Um, I actually watched the show last night, editors. I'm imagining most of us did, if we're watching the results show. So please give our memories enough credit that we can remember what the routines were the next day without a ridiculously lengthy recap at the top of the show. If you can't find...

By Andrea Reiher Psych" aired its fall finale back on Oct. 16, but returns Jan. 27 on a new night (Wednesdays) with an episode titled "You Can't Handle This Episode." The show features James Roday as a fake psychic named Shawn Spencer and Dule Hill as Burton "Gus" Guster, his reluctant accomplice in helping in...

By Andy Grieser CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (8.2 million viewers, 5.2/9 households) ABC: "Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation" (3.7 million, 2.6/5) NBC: "A Muppets Christmas" (4.2 million, 2.4/4) FOX: "Dollhouse" (2.1 million, 1.5/3) The CW "Smallville" repeat (1.8 million, 1.1/2) 9 p.m.

By Rick Porter Ray Romano knows drama. Romano and Royce don't seem to have much problem adapting their writing to the different style and rhythm of an hour-long show. (Slightly) more surprising is how natural an actor Romano has become, even when he's not playing to a live audience as he did on "Raymond." Th...

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By Rick Porter House": Greg House (Hugh Laurie) is a doctor, not a cop, but the show is often plotted and paced like a police procedural, with mysteries, red herrings and last-minute revelations aplenty. The good doctor himself is pretty much a jerk, but he's also the best at making connections between s...

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By Andrea Reiher Do you agree? Is Russell all that and more? Should he come back next spring if the 20th season of "Survivor" is another all-star edition? Survivor' Recaps Should 'Survivor' be the post-Super Bowl show? First season 'Survivor' finale is No. 2 on the Most-Watched Episodes of the Decade

By Korbi Ghosh What else can we expect when the show comes back? Which you clearly did since their chemistry is apparent. Can we assume we'll see a lot more of that in the episodes to come? DG: Yes. But we have two, no three, massively great twists in [the next two] episode[s].

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By Andrea Reiher ABC has confirmed to Zap2it that Arquette has signed on to guest star on one episode of ABC's "Private Practice." She will be playing the crunchy-granola mother of Dink (Stephen Lunsford), who is currently dating Sam (Taye Diggs) and Naomi's (Audra McDonald) daughter Maya (Geffri Maya H...

Boston Globe I like the episode but I still want more from the series. And I'm still waiting for Tiffani Thiessen's Elizabeth to become a more interesting character. ... Manic 'Monk' finaleNew York Post all 351 news articles »

By Rick Porter Take a peek at some clips from the show, which is produced by former "Idol" (and current "So You Think You Can Dance") exec producer Nigel Lythgoe. Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Facebook for the latest TV, movie and celebrity news. Related: Photo credit: FOX

By Lisa Todorovich Blair finds Dorota clutching a bag with a pregnancy test in it, and mistakenly thinks -- based on a package that arrived from her lawyer about her will -- that she's pregnant. Add in the fact that Dorota and Vanya aren't speaking, and if you can't see what's coming from here, I can't help you. Su...

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By Rick Porter 9 p.m. CBS: "CSI" rerun (9.9 million, 6.4/10) ABC: "Private Practice" (9.3 million, 6.3/10) NBC: "The Office" (8.1 million, 4.7/7)/"30 Rock" (6.2 million, 3.7/6) FOX: "Fringe" (6.9 million, 4.2/6) The CW: "Supernatural" rerun (1.9 million, 1.3/2)

By Rick Porter So says executive producer Mark Wahlberg. At the premiere for "The Lovely Bones" Thursday night, he told The Hollywood Reporter that he thinks the show -- which is coming off a ratings resurgence last summer -- has two more seasons left in it. "We'll see. There could be more," he said. "But then...

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By Rick Porter FlashForward" aired a trailer for the second half of the season at the end of Thursday's episode, which was the show's 10th. The March 4 return date means that the show's 19th episode should air April 29, 2010 -- the date to which the shows' characters flashed when they blacked out in the pilo...

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By Rick Porter Steven Seagal Lawman" debuted to 3.5 million viewers Wednesday night, breaking A&E's record for the premiere of an original series -- which had stood for all of two days. The season premiere of "Hoarders" on Monday drew 3.2 million people.

By Korbi Ghosh Though "FF" won't return with fresh episodes until early next year, the powers-that-be have pieced together a preview of what's to come and it will air this evening. What should you expect? Perhaps not. That's all we're saying for now. Watch tonight. You'll see more...

By Korbi Ghosh Well, not Joshua Jackson exactly, but his "Fringe" character Peter. Shall we? Let's offer the "Fringe" writers some assistance... Fringe': Blair Brown talks bionic arms, William Bell & Walter, plus season 2 scoop Photo credit: FOX

By Andrea Reiher Reuters has released a list of the most-watched TV episodes of the last decade. Some are hardly a surprise; some are very surprising (and slightly depressing). The list is as follows (it does not include duplicate titles, so a show can only have their highest-viewed episode on the list):

By Hanh Nguyen NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" repeat (8.3 million, 5.5/9) FOX: "Glee" (8.2 million, 4.8/8) CBS: "Grammy Nominations Concert" (6.5 million, 4.0/6) ABC: "Modern Family" repeat (6.7 million, 4.1/6), "Cougar Town" repeat (5.2 million, 3.5/5) The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" repeat (1.1 million, 0.7/1)

By Hanh Nguyen The Hills" will return for a sixth season, and its spinoff "The City" will get a second season, reports Variety. Also in the cable television landscape, "On the Case With Paula Zahn" has been renewed for a second season. The 13 episodes this spring will continue the newsmagazine's focus on m...

By Rick Porter The success of 'Sons of Anarchy' is very gratifying, and the show has become a bona-fide hit," FX president and general manager John Landgraf says. "The critics have recognized 'Sons' as one the best series on television, and the show has earned its place alongside FX's great drama series....

By Rick Porter 8 p.m. 18-49 leader: NBC (2.1) 9 p.m. CBS: "NCIS" rerun (13.2 million, 8.7/13) NBC: "The Biggest Loser" (9.7 million, 6.0/9) FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (5.8 million, 3.7/6) ABC: "Scrubs" season premiere - two episodes (4.5 million, 2.8/4) The CW: "Melrose Place" (1.4 million, 1.0/2)

By Hanh Nguyen In other FOX news, "Glee" co-creator, writer and director Brad Falchuk has signed a two-year, seven-figure deal with 20th Century Fox TV, in which he'll stay on "Glee," but will be expected to develop and direct other projects, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

By Hanh Nguyen A rather subdued Cutrone outlines what the show is about below: If fashion industry mayhem isn't your bag, then FOX has something that's a tad more male-skewing. The network announced that it gave the cartoon "Bob's Burgers" a 13 episode order. Related:

By Korbi Ghosh Between the makeover, the promotion and the time slot moves, it's hard keeping up with "Ugly Betty" these days.ABC banished "Betty" from Thursdays to Fridays as its fourth season began this fall, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, "Betty" will soon switch to Wednesdays. The recent...

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By Rick Porter The Hollywood Reporter says that "Rex" is in second position to "Heroes" for Ramamurthy, meaning that "Heroes" would take precedence if both shows wind up on NBC's schedule next season. (Both shows come from NBC sibling Universal Media Studios.)

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By Korbi Ghosh It will be very emotional, definitely tissue-worthy and as creator Ed Bernero -- who also directed the landmark episode -- tells me, there will be a pay off for loyal fans who've watched the show since day one. And of course, my camera goes kaput while filming one of the most beautiful men on t...

By Rick Porter See for yourself below. The "Chuck" clock is now at 40 days and counting. Related: Chuck': Preview the new season with Zachary Levi Chuck' gets a January premiere date Chuck' vs. Robert Patrick's Terminator? Scott Bakula would love to return to 'Chuck'

By Darcel Rockett The eight-episode show will center on the single mother as she deals with fame, her career, and family. Follow Zap2it on Twitter for the latest TV, movie and celebrity news. Related: Reality Stars in Trouble Celebrity Reality TV Fantasia Barrino reprises lead in 'The Color Purple'

By Korbi Ghosh Recurring character Sunny Dey (Sonal Shah) was cool enough to give us a behind-the-scenes tour of the new set. ABC's "Scrubs" premieres with back-to-back new episodes at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Follow Korbi on Twitter and follow Zap2It's main feed for all your movies, TV and celebrity new...

By Korbi Ghosh We're not the only ones itching to know what's next though. The man behind the wheelchair (Kevin McHale) said he's pretty much dying to get back into the studio and start filming the second half of the season. At the top of his wish list though: Singing some Michael Jackson. He's pumped for Mado...

By Rick Porter Nip/Tuck" is scheduled to wrap up its sixth season on Dec. 16. It will be off the air for only three weeks before the final nine episodes begin. That's a far cry from FX's original plan, announced in summer 2008, that put the series finale in 2011. Now the final episode is scheduled for March 3.

By Rick Porter The show, which stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Melissa Sagemiller, J. August Richards and Jane Kaczmarek, still has three episodes remaining on its second-season order. A TNT rep tells Zap2it that the network does plan to air the last three episodes but hasn't set an airdate.

By Korbi Ghosh KTV correspondent Marisa Roffman caught up with Mr. Masi Oka at The Diversity Awards this weekend --where he won Best Actor in a TV Drama-- and Oka weighed in on several subjects, including Pasdar's future with the show, plus whether or not his own character could be in legitimate danger (i...

By Rick Porter The hour-long season finale airs at 9 p.m. ET Sunday (Nov. 22), and along with the reunion shenanigans Larry and Jerry Seinfeld are also attending a party for Jason Alexander's new book. Take a look: Follow Zap2it on Twitter for the latest TV, movie and celebrity news.

By Andrea Reiher I did apologize to her when the show was over and we were done filming. I said, "Shambo, if there was something I did that made you feel like I was being mean to you or isolating you, I never did it intentionally. I'm sorry if I did something that made you feel that way." Whether she accepted, I don't...

By Hanh Nguyen We at Zap2it love TV, so we're more relieved rather than gleeful that "Dollhouse" got the ax. The show just wasn't up to Whedon's snuff, despite a few episode/performance gems. Dollhouse' recaps Worst 10 TV theme songs: 'Dollhouse' to 'American Idol,' '90210' to 'Cleveland Show'

By Rick Porter The Joss Whedon-created series is in the midst of shooting its 11th episode of the season and will complete all 13. "We will air all 13 episodes, and this gives Joss the opportunity to end in a significant way," a network rep tells Variety.

By Liz Pardue Is it just me, or was Brennan smiling a bit when she and Booth got doused in yellow goo and paper feathers by the activists?Brennan + children = hilarity. Every time. "Their moods are very capricious." Ha!  Booth: "I don't freak out. Do I freak out?" Brennan (hesitantly): "Sometimes."Ca...

By Rick Porter Roche, who's played Jerry Jacks on the ABC soap for the past couple years, has taken a recurring part on the FOX drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He made his first (very brief) appearance in the Oct. 8 episode. Related: Fringe' teams with Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor

Wow, they really aren't kidding around with the Booth/Brennan stuff this season on "Bones," are they? Not that I'm complaining! ... TV Review: Bones - "A Night at the Bones Museum"Blogcritics.org (blog) Bones' recap: 'I love ancient remains. I really do.'Entertainment Weekly

By Korbi Ghosh The topic today is the second season premiere of Joss' FOX drama "Dollhouse" which debuts this evening. Jamie Bamber is coming to Joss Whedon's 'Dollhouse' Comic-Con: Joss Whedon waits in line just like the rest of us peons FOX renews 'Dollhouse' for Fall '09'

By Eric Almendral The Dollhouse and its engagements seldom make sense. I know, I know. It's awesome, it's the best episode, you loved it. It's not Whedon's fault it didn't air in the U.S. and was only available online or on DVD despite being among the best episodes of the season one.

By Korbi Ghosh We've watched the season premiere, and it's good. Trust. Arguably the best premiere the show has ever done, in fact. Love Emily Deschanel. Psyched for the "Bones" season premiere? Bones': Will Booth & Brennan smooch in the season premiere?