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Television News from the New York Times In an ‘NCIS’ Milestone, Mark Harmon’s Agent Gibbs Looks Back – “NCIS” celebrates its success as No. 1 and its unusual longevity with a special episode on Tuesday night.Television Review | 'The River': ‘The River’ on ABC - Review – “The River,” a new series on ABC, is about a rescue expedition in the Amazon basin. Television Review: ‘Smash,’ on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston – “Smash,” NBC’s series about backstage Broadway, comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d’Arcy James). ArtsBeat: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children? 'Simpsons' Toys Banned in Iran – An Iranian official said on Monday that dolls modeled on characters from "The Simpsons," including Bart, Homer and the other members of that Fox cartoon clan, were unacceptable displays of foreign culture and would be banned along with other popular Western toys. ArtsBeat: 'Big Bang' on CBS Holds On Despite Fox's 'Idol' Comeback – The broadcast networks took an all-hands-on-deck approach to the first night of February sweeps on Thursday and gave television viewers a full slate of new content. ArtsBeat: In 'American Idol' Auditions, a Sigh of Relief – Fans of "American Idol" breathed a sigh of relief as the shows devoted to mass auditions ended last night and the program moves on to the winnowing phase in Hollywood next week. Mike deGruy, Documentary Filmmaker and Marine Biologist, Dies at 60 – Mr. deGruy was an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker and marine biologist. NBC Spends Millions on the Buildup to ‘Smash’ – Estimates are that NBC has spent as much as $25 million promoting “Smash,” a new series that the network hopes will be the hit it desperately needs. |
Television News from the Seattle PI First Look: Jon Hamm And His Dog Get Animated for Martha Speaks –longtime girlfriend, actress Jennifer Westfeldt, couldn't resist an offer to guest star on PBS' kiddie cartoon Martha Speaks.
A chance meeting in an elevator with the show's head writer led to an offer to create an episode revolving around the couple and their German Shepherd mix, Cora. On the Set: Jane Curtin Is Ready For Prime Time in Unforgettable – A familiar face in the corner makes a wisecrack and the Unforgettable cast hold back their laughs.
The Saturday Night Live alum's addition to Unforgettable is part of a mid-season tweak for the CBS procedural, which stars Poppy Montgomery as Wells, a driven cop with the extraordinary ability to remember everything she experiences.
Despite consistently besting time-slot competitors Body of Proof and Parenthood in overall ratings and demos, the crime show is no sure thing for renewal.
Carrie and Webster "quickly bond," Montgomery reveals, especially when the doc volunteers to help Carrie investigate her sister's unsolved murder - the one case in which she can't recall the most important details.
Tonight's episode amps up the adrenaline with the introduction of a serial killer determined to get under Carrie's skin. VIDEO: See Andrew Garfield Transform Into The Amazing Spider-Man – The first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man depicts Peter Parker, played by The Social Network's Andrew Garfield, in search of continuing his father's legacy.
[...] double duty is more complicated when the city's police chief (Denis Leary) is your girlfriend's father. Bruce Greenwood: ABC's The River Is More Than Just a Horror Story – Cell phone to call for help.
From Paranormal Activity's Oren Peli, the new horror-thriller transports audiences to the middle of the Amazon, where famed wildlife expert and TV personality Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) mysteriously went missing six months earlier.
Check out photos from The River "I think it's too simple to call it a horror story," Greenwood says.
Each week, the crew will venture farther down the river in hopes of finding Cole, but instead will come face-to-face with a new supernatural creature or occurrence. Maria Menounos Sports Giants-Inspired Bikini After Losing Super Bowl Bet – After losing a Super Bowl bet with Extra co-host A.J. Calloway, Menounos - a die-hard Patriots fan - wore a New York Giants-colored bikini during Monday's broadcast in the heart of Times Square, where the temperature peaked at 51 degrees.
Check out more of today's news My girl @mariamenounos lost a Super Bowl bet & had to wear a NY Giants bikini! Report: Chris Brown to Perform at Grammy Awards – Chris Brown is returning to the Grammy Awards stage, according to The Associated Press.
The 22-year-old Brown, who's nominated for three awards, is scheduled to perform and attend the show for the first time since his attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Today's News: Our Take - Exclusive: Joanna Johnson Heads Back to The Bold and the Beautiful With a Big Surprise! – Fan fave Joanna Johnson is returning to the role of Karen Spencer on CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful in March - and she's not coming alone! TV Guide Magazine has learned that Karen will be bringing along a daughter the audience never knew existed.
The kid is named Caroline, after Karen's late sister (also played by Johnson), and she's a twentysomething design student who is hoping to land a job at Forrester Creations.
[...] her claim to fame is behind the scenes, as co-executive producer and writer of the hit ABC Family series Make It or Break It.
[...] she'll get the job at Forrester - no suspense there - and control freak Stephanie (Susan Flannery) will invite the girl to live in her guest house. Tuesday TV in Review: A Thrill Ride Down ABC's River, Justified, Southland – If the notion of getting "Lost in the Amazon" and finding yourself in a weekly horror movie has any appeal, then by all means set your compass for ABC's The River, the most exciting thing to happen to TV's midseason since, well, Monday's premiere of Smash on NBC.
The River is framed as a mock-docu-reality show, following a crew of family members and colleagues searching for a famous TV naturalist (Bruce Greenwood) who went missing on the Amazon six months earlier, in a boat tricked out with cameras like a floating studio.
Dark magic anyway, because at every step, be it in water or jungle or forbidding cave, there are mystical dangers of primitive legend awaiting them, none spookier than in tonight's second hour, when they encounter a "spirit tree" of macabre dangling dolls that they actually choose to make camp under.
[...] demanding attention in one of the week's most overcrowded hours (Tuesday at 10/9c) is TNT's Southland, TV's most realistic police drama, which focuses tonight on Det. Lydia Adams, played with a still-waters-run-deep intensity by Regina King.
Compassion on the job is the order of business during another tumultuous day on L.A.'s unforgiving streets, as Officer Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) tends to a dog accidentally shot during a takedown, and Officer Tang (a very impressive Lucy Liu) hits several brick walls of bureaucracy - but never stops firing back - while trying to secure an ID for a homeless ex-Marine.
Comedy veteran Jane Curtin joins CBS' Unforgettable (10/9c) as an unorthodox medical examiner in an episode that finds a serial killer taunting the usually unflappable Carrie. ... | ||
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