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BBC Renews Doctor Who for Season 8
8 hours ago
The Doctor will continue to travel worlds.
The BBC has ordered an eighth season of Doctor Who, the British broadcaster announced on Saturday night, just as Season 7 wrapped with “The Name of the Doctor.”
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Per the announcement, executive producer Steven Moffat is already “plotting a brand new run of adventures for the Doctor.”
On Nov. 23, Doctor Who will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a 3D special starring Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, former doc and companion David Tennant and Billie Piper, respectively, John Hurt, Jemma Redgrave, and Joanna Page. »
- Vlada Gelman
Hot for Summer! Your Guide to 124 Upcoming Premiere and Finale Dates
8 hours ago
As May Sweeps and the “traditional” 2012-13 TV season draws to a close, it’s time to take stock of the ever-abundant summer offerings — including new seasons of True Blood, The Killing and Falling Skies, the Dexter and Burn Notice farewell tours, the series debuts of Mistresses, Devious Maids and King & Maxwell and last hurrahs for 666 Park Avenue and Zero Hour.
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To help you keep tabs on what’s on tap for the remainder of May and all of June, here’s a calendar of more than »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Ben Affleck Hosts Saturday Night Live: What Were the Best and Worst Sketches?
19 hours ago
Fans hoping that Saturday Night Live might close out its lackluster 38th season on a strong note probably abandoned that sense of optimism after the evening’s first three sketches (not counting the opening monologue or that amusing, pre-taped Xanax: Gay Summer Weddings ad parody) proved about as funny as running your winning Powerball ticket through the washing machine.
Yet while Ben Affleck‘s introduction into the “Five-Timers Club” certainly won’t go down as a particularly good episode, there were some rewards in store for those who didn’t shut off their TV sets and call it an early night. »
- Michael Slezak
Finale Ratings: Versus 2012, Shark Tank Surges, Nikita Is Steady and Undercover Boss Drops
18 May 2013 6:06 PM, PDT
Shark Tank‘s Season 4 finale on Friday drew 6.6 million total viewers and a 1.9 demo rating, topping the night on both counts, rising 5 percent week-to-week and improving on last year’s season-ender by 19 percent.
Shark Tank‘s earlier 8 o’clock installment did 5 mil/1.2, leading that hour in the demo.
Elsewhere, Undercover Boss‘ “Epic Bosses” finale special, with 5.4 mil and a 1.0, was down sharply versus last week and off 9 percent from last year’s closer.
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Nikita meanwhile wrapped »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
What to Watch this Weekend: The Simpsons and 4 Other Finales, a Mad Man's Surprise and More
18 May 2013 9:14 AM, PDT
On TV this weekend: Doctor Who‘s secret is revealed, Orphan Black has a civil war on its hands, a new class enters the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ben Affleck is Mr. Saturday Night, a Family Guy moonlights on The Simpsons (and both of those shows end their seasons) and The Cleveland Show has its swan song. Here are 15 programs to keep on your radar.
Saturday, May 18
8 pm Doctor Who (BBC America) | Season finale: The Doctor’s secret is discovered. (If you want a hint about what he’s hiding, check this out.) (Next up: a 50th anniversary »
- Kimberly Roots
Exclusive First Look: The Goodwin Games Cast Takes Part in a Violent Beatdown!
18 May 2013 9:05 AM, PDT
At first, everything’s going so well in this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from a promo shoot for Fox’s The Goodwin Games (premiering Monday at 8:30/7:30c).
The cast — including TVLine faves Scott Foley and Becki Newton — looks great. They’re doing a fine job of explaining the comedy’s premise. But then…
Well, let’s just say that things taken an ugly turn when sticks are pulled out.
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We could describe to you the savage beating that takes place. But really, you have to see it to believe it. »
- Andy Patrick
TVLine's Performer of the Week: Nikita's Maggie Q
18 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT
A weekly feature in which we spotlight shining stars
The Performer | Maggie Q
The Show | Nikita
The Episode | “Til Death Do Us Part”
The Airdate | May 17, 2013
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The Performance | Maggie Q was tasked with a difficult job in Nikita‘s season ender: to portray her typically tough-as-nails heroine as she fluctuated from hopeless to hopefulness then back again a few dozen times — and did she ever deliver. From forcing down heartache after bidding a subtle so long to her Division family to accepting Michael and Alex’s assistance against Amanda to being »
- Team TVLine
Exclusive First Look: AMC's New Showville Puts Spotlight on Townie Talent
18 May 2013 5:29 AM, PDT
Remember your middle school talent show? Imagine it taking place in your town — with a little professional polish — and you’ve got a good idea of what AMC’s Showville is all about.
The new, unscripted competition series visits a different community each week and stages a showcase of local acts — all of which takes place under the tutelage of professional coaches over just four days.
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Press Play on the video below to get a taste of the series’ small town showbiz, then hit the comments: If Showville came to your town, »
- Kimberly Roots
Mike & Molly Creator Steps Down as Showrunner
17 May 2013 7:19 PM, PDT
Whenever it may be that Mike & Molly returns for Season 4, the CBS comedy will have a new man at the helm.
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Series creator Mark Roberts (inset) is stepping down as showrunner after three seasons, producer Warner Bros. TV confirms for our sister site Deadline.
Replacing Roberts as an exec producer (alongside Chuck Lorre) and as showrunner will be Alan J. Higgins, who most recently served as a co-executive producer on Mike & Molly and whose previous TV credits include ‘Til Death and Malcolm in the Middle.
Related | TVLine »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Nikita Boss Weighs In on [Spoiler's] Shocking Sacrifice, Reveals Exciting Final Season Scoop
17 May 2013 6:00 PM, PDT
Warning: If you’ve yet to watch Nikita‘s Season 3 finale, avert your eyes now. Everyone else, read on…
Nikita is a wanted woman.
The CW’s Nikita on Friday wrapped its third season with a twist no one saw coming: In order to save her loved ones — Michael included — from Amanda, The Shop and now even the U.S. government, our leading lady went on the run. Without warning (and without her engagement ring), Nikita high-tailed it out of town after being publicly framed by Amanda for assassinating the “President.” (The real one, unbeknownst to the titular character, is still alive, »
- Megan Masters
Exclusive Grimm Video: Relive This Season's Weird, Wild and Wacky Wesen
17 May 2013 4:01 PM, PDT
Is the poison-spitting Baron Samedi the scariest Wesen we’ve seen all season on Grimm?
Before you answer — and in advance of the NBC drama’s Season 2 finale Tuesday (10/9c) — allow us to jog your nightmares memory with this rundown of the show’s recent beasties.
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They’re all here: the shy Seelengut, the toothy Mauvais Dentes, the fiery Volcanalis… and don’t forget the eye-sucking, tear-drinking Jinnamuru Xunte (which gets our grossed-out vote).
Press Play on the video below, then hit the comments: Which Wesen stuck with you this season? »
- Kimberly Roots
Post Mortem: Vampire Diaries Boss on Silas' Agenda, Tyler's Future and 'Delena' Challenges
17 May 2013 3:08 PM, PDT
Warning: The following article contains major spoilers from Thursday’s season finale of The Vampire Diaries. Proceed at your own risk!
Thursday’s season finale of Vampire Diaries delivered several juicy twists — Stefan is Silas’ doppelganger! Katherine’s human! Jer’s alive, but Bonnie’s still a ghost! — and left us with even more burning questions. Is the newly mortal Kat about to get killed? Will no one notice something’s off with Stefan? And is Tyler finally going to come home?
TVLine went to executive producer Julie Plec to get answers on that and so much more.
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- Vlada Gelman
It's Official: The Voice's Original Coaching Lineup Will Return for Season 5 This Fall
17 May 2013 1:45 PM, PDT
The old gang is officially getting back together!
NBC announced this afternoon that Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green have all signed on to return as coaches for Season 5 of The Voice, which is set to kick off this fall.
The quartet held court in the show’s trademark swivel chairs when NBC premiered the smash singing competition in April 2011, and remained a package set through the end of Season 3, when Aguilera and Green announced they’d be taking leaves of absence to work on outside projects.
NBC added that Shakira and Usher, who stepped in »
- Michael Slezak
Dexter Final Season First Look: Watch the Official, Super-Spoilery, Deb-Centric Trailer!
17 May 2013 12:34 PM, PDT
After teasing us for months with frustratingly short sneak peeks at Dexter‘s upcoming eighth and final season, Showtime is finally giving us what we’ve been waiting for: the first full-length trailer!
The following three-minute promo sheds disturbing new light on the mental and emotional breakdown Deb will suffer in the wake of Laguerta’s murder.
Cocaine binges? Check. Anonymous sex? Check. Prescription drug dependency? Check. DUI bust? Check. Full-on confession? Maybe check.
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Press Play below to glimpse Deb’s downward spiral, then hit the comments with your thoughts/predictions on Dexter‘s last hurrah, »
- Michael Ausiello
Exclusive: How I Met Your Mother Makes Cristin 'Mom' Milioti a Full-Fledged Series Regular
17 May 2013 12:16 PM, PDT
How I Met Your Mother‘s signature quintet is swelling into a sextet.
TVLine has learned exclusively that Cristin Milioti, who was unmasked as the titular mom in this week’s season finale, will take the title of series regular during the comedy’s upcoming ninth and final season.
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This marks the first time Himym will have expanded its core group of regulars beyond stars Josh Radnor, Alyson Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders and Jason Segel.
Series cocreator Carter Bays previously revealed that as Himym »
- Michael Ausiello
Was Arrow Death a Misfire? Um, Can't Castle Just Move? Obvious Grey's 'Shocker'? And More Qs!
17 May 2013 10:46 AM, PDT
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Revenge, How I Met Your Mother, Castle and Arrow!
1 | Orphan Black‘s tail reveal: Crazy awesome or just plain crazy? And did the special insignia ring on Helena’s handler’s finger give any Elementary fans a deja vu moment flashing back to last month’s “Dead Man’s Switch” episode?
2 | Wouldn’t Revenge‘s big Patrick cliffhanger have packed a bigger punch had they actually cast an actor in time for the »
- Team TVLine
Ratings: The Office Surges With Swan Song, Idol Down Sharply Vs. 2012 Finale, Scandal Hits High
17 May 2013 8:44 AM, PDT
Fox’s crowning of a new American Idol on Thursday drew 14.3 million total viewers while scoring a 3.6 demo rating. While that of course marks week-to-week gains, it represents sharp declines of 33 and 44 percent from Season 11′s coronation night and the first time an Idol finale failed to deliver 20 million viewers.
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In fact, The Big Bang Theory‘s season finale (14.8 mil/4.4) scored Thursday’s biggest audience and demo number, while dipping 10 percent week-to-week. (The hitcom’s previous finale did 13.7 mil/4.4.)
Leading out of that, Elementary‘s two-hour freshman finale (9 mil/2.0) ticked up a tenth. »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
What to Watch Friday: Nikita's Season-Ending Choice, Shark Tank and Boss Finales and More
17 May 2013 6:51 AM, PDT
On TV this final Friday of May Sweeps: Nikita can’t catch a break – even in her final Season 3 mission, Maron‘s pop is a piece of work, Jessie bears a huge responsibility and an evil scientist braves the Shark Tank. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Shark Tank (ABC) | Back-to-back episodes: In the first hour (postponed from an earlier date), a New York man peddles his door-to-door, luggage-pick-up service. Then, in the season finale, two Wharton grads gauge interest in their translation app for international travelers, and Phineas and Ferb‘s Dr. Doofenshmirtz pitches his latest »
- Kimberly Roots
Syfy Renews (and Cancels) Warehouse 13
17 May 2013 5:16 AM, PDT
Syfy has renewed Warehouse 13 for an abbreviated fifth and final season, TVLine has confirmed.
According to our sister site Deadline, which first broke the news, production on the six-episode goodbye will begin this summer in Toronto.
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“Warehouse 13 has been an incredible signature series for us,” Syfy President of Original Content Mark Stern said in a statement. “We are grateful to the loyal and passionate fan base and know that Jack Kenny, his gifted creative team, and outstanding ensemble cast will give them an amazing finale season.”
The »
- Michael Ausiello
Elementary Finale Recaplet: Love Hurts
16 May 2013 8:36 PM, PDT
The “M” mystery is solved!
Thursday’s Elementary finally unmasked Sherlock’s biggest foe, Moriarty, and, turns out, it’s his one and only love Irene Adler (guest star Natalie Dormer)!
How’s that for a twist?
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Sherlock first catches on to her when he notices that one of her birthmarks is missing, but he suspects that she’s working for Moriarty, not that she is the Big Bad.
So why did she come after the consulting detective back in London? Because he interrupted several of her meticulously planned assassination plans. Her first »
- Vlada Gelman
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