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Fox's 'Batman' prequel casts 'Southland' star in lead role
7 hours ago
Gotham has found its Gordon.Ben McKenzie has landed the lead role in Fox’s buzzy Batman prequel pilot. The actor is going from The O.C. to Southland to Gotham City, playing Detective James Gordon (who, of course, eventually becomes Commissioner Gordon).The series focuses on Gordon and explores the origin stories of Gotham City’s most legendary residents, including a young Batman, The Joker and The Penguin. Bruno Heller (The Mentalist, Rome) wrote the pilot script and serves as executive producer. Danny Cannon (CSI, Nikita) will direct and executive produce the pilot from Warner Bros. Television.Last month, Fox »
- James Hibberd
Jimmy Fallon's final 'Late Night' scores big ratings: 'I'm not gonna cry'
13 hours ago
Another late-night record this week for NBC: Jimmy Fallon’s final show as host of Late Night scored a series-high rating.
Following NBC’s coverage of the Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony (those numbers here), Fallon’s show had a 4.8 rating in the metered-market households, the best performance ever of the show using this data-set. The prior record was set on Thursday following the final telecast of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Given more than 30 million viewers tuned in for the Opening Ceremony, however, anything except a record for Fallon might have been seen as a disappointment.
Fallon’s final »
- James Hibberd
Olympics Opening Ceremony ratings: Sochi below Vancouver
14 hours ago
Add this to the list of potential #SochiProblems: Lower ratings.
Friday’s Opening Ceremony of the Xxii Olympic Winter Games on NBC came in below 2010′s Vancouver launch. The ceremony hosted by Today’s Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira delivered a 18.5 overnight household rating, down 8 percent from four years ago. The numbers follow Thursday’s “bonus” night of game coverage likewise slipping below the first night of competition coverage from Vancouver.
However: Friday’s tape-delayed coverage from Russia posted gains from the last non-live Opening Ceremony in 2006. In fact, it’s the most-watched Opening Ceremony for a non-live Winter Games since the 1994 Lillehammer Games. »
- James Hibberd
'The Walking Dead': Lauren Cohan on the 'goriest' episodes yet
18 hours ago
So, you just watched your father have his head cut off. Your boyfriend recently was about one more cough away from death himself, and who knows where the hell he is now. Your home has been totaled by a tank and a herd of flesh-eating zombies. And now — somehow, someway — you have to keep yourself alive. That’s where things stand for Maggie Greene when The Walking Dead returns Sunday night for the last eight episodes of season 4. We spoke with Lauren Cohan (who also will be guest-starring soon on Archer) to get some insight into what’s going on »
- Dalton Ross
'Outlander' scoop: Author Diana Gabaldon to cameo
21 hours ago
Fans of the hugely popular Outlander book series should keep their eyes peeled for author Diana Gabaldon when the much-anticipated adaptation bows on Starz later this year: She’ll make a cameo!
The Arizona-based author was in Scotland last week filming the episode. She wrote at length about her appearance on her Facebook page. “Now, originally, they’d asked if I’d like to be an extra, and I said sure, that might be fun, and the fans could play ‘Where’s Waldo?’ when the show is released. But some weeks later, they … the production team … emailed me to say »
- Lynette Rice
CBS orders comedy pilot from 'Happy Endings' creator David Caspe
7 February 2014 5:07 PM, PST
CBS is giving Happy Endings creator David Caspe his second pilot order of the season: The network has issued a thumbs-up to Cuz-Bros, a comedy that he created with fellow Happy producer Erik Sommers. The multi-camera pilot, which will be written and executive produced by the pair, chronicles the exploits of a successful lady killer whose perfect life is thrown out of whack when his “mess of a cousin” moves in with him.
Last month, NBC ordered a pilot for Caspe’s Marry Me, a romantic comedy that stars Childrens Hospital’s Ken Marino and Happy star Casey Wilson. »
- Dan Snierson
Fox cancels 'X Factor'
7 February 2014 4:00 PM, PST
The X Factor has been crossed off Fox’s schedule.
The network is canceling the singing-competition series after three seasons of declining ratings.
The news comes the same day judge and executive producer Simon Cowell announced he would return to the UK version of the show.
Cowell, Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly and FremantleMedia North America president of entertainment Trish Kinane released statements pinning the decision on Cowell deciding to return to the UK series. But Fox had an option to renew X Factor and debated for months whether to bring it back. For awhile, Fox considered renewing the series »
- James Hibberd
'Fifty Shades' actress to star in ABC drama pilot
7 February 2014 2:30 PM, PST
A leading actress from next year’s Fifty Shades of Grey film has been cast in a new ABC drama pilot.
Eloise Mumford, who plays Anastasia Steele’s best friend and roommate Kate in the adult romance, will star in the network’s medical drama Warriors. Inspired by the state of the art Walter Reed Military Medical Center, the series follows “the best and brightest active duty military doctors and nurses as they practice trailblazing medicine.” Before Fifty Shades, Mumford appeared in ABC’s The River.
“Eloise is really special,” said executive producer Chris Keyser (Party of Five), who worked »
- James Hibberd
'Parks and Recreation': Wilco's Jeff Tweedy to guest -- Exclusive
7 February 2014 11:30 AM, PST
A regionally famous rock band may reunite in Pawnee, and its singer will be portrayed by… Jeff Tweedy.
The Wilco frontman has filmed a guest spot in an upcoming episode of Parks and Recreation that has a theme of, shall we say, harmony. “He plays the former lead singer of a band called ‘Land Ho!’ — complete with exclamation point; Tweedy’s pitch — that was very popular in Indiana a while back,” Parks executive producer Michael Schur tells EW. “Leslie (Amy Poehler) and Andy (Chris Pratt) are trying to convince him to reunite for the big Unity Concert they are organizing »
- Dan Snierson
'Game of Thrones' scoop: See who's becoming a series regular
7 February 2014 9:00 AM, PST
A certain Game of Thrones actor is getting boosted to series-regular status.
Nathalie Emmanuel, who played Daenerys Targaryen’s wary and clever translator Missandei last season, will be bumped to a series regular assuming the fantasy hit gets a fifth season (which seems like a pretty safe bet).
For the upcoming fourth season, her character is described as “a former slave with a gift for languages who becomes Daenerys’ confidant and trusted adviser.” Emmanuel has also landed a role in the upcoming Fast & Furious 7.
The promotion follows a similar recent boost for another actor playing a character from Dany’s circle — Michiel Huisman, »
- James Hibberd
NBC's Winter Olympics coverage tops Thursday, yet viewership dips from 2010
7 February 2014 8:59 AM, PST
NBC’s first night of Winter Olympics coverage easily dominated Thursday night in the ratings, yet was down from the start of the network’s coverage in 2010.
Marking the first time NBC’s prime-time event coverage has started before the Opening Ceremony, the Sochi gameplay averaged 19.6 million viewers and a 5.8 rating among adults 18-49 — down 25 percent among total viewers from the first night of Vancouver competition in 2010. The network’s prime-time coverage included figure skating, snowboarding and women’s skiing Friday night.
Competitors were not as injured as much as you might expect by NBC’s ratings surge. Though most »
- James Hibberd
InsideTV Podcast: How long is a spoiler a spoiler?
7 February 2014 8:33 AM, PST
Spoiler Alert! Who shot J.R? It was his sister-in-law and mistress Kristin Shepard. That may sound a bit ridiculous to offer a spoiler alert for something that aired 34 years ago, but consider that someone once sent an angry letter to EW after I offhandedly mentioned the identity of Rosebud from 1941’s Citizen Kane, a “mistake” I do not plan to make again here. But all of this begs the question: When does a spoiler cease to be a spoiler? And whose responsibility is it to prevent the dissemination of information after it has already been made public: the person that has already watched it, »
- Dalton Ross
'The Walking Dead': Showrunner Scott Gimple promises 'answers will come quickly'
7 February 2014 8:14 AM, PST
Good news, Walking Dead fans. Answers are coming! Is Baby Judith dead or alive? Will we ever find out who was feeding rats to zombies at the prison? What was that mysterious radio signal Daryl picked up in the car? Not only are these answers coming, but new characters from the comic like fan favorite Abraham are coming as well when the AMC drama returns with its final eight episodes of season 4 starting on Feb. 9. We chatted with Walking Dead showrunner Scott M. Gimple to get the scoop on what’s in store — for both the survivors and viewers. (Click »
- Dalton Ross
Leno's final show gets biggest audience in 15 years
7 February 2014 7:19 AM, PST
Updated: Jay Leno exited on a very high note: The late-night host’s final Tonight Show delivered his biggest audience since 1998.
In the updated national ratings, Leno delivered 14.6 million viewers and a 3.8 rating among adults 18-49, his biggest overall audience since the night of the Seinfeld finale. In adults 18-49, this is the top Tonight since Conan O’Brien’s last night hosting the show in 2010. The rating more than quadrupled the show’s season average.
Boosted by the big lead-in, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon had its largest viewership ever with 6 million viewers; the highest number for the Late »
- James Hibberd
'Bachelor' behind the scenes? Lifetime orders dark comedy series 'Un-Real'
6 February 2014 4:46 PM, PST
Lifetime has ordered 10 episodes of a brand-new series called Un-Real. Produced by Marti Noxon (Mad Men, Fright Night) and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro (Sequin Raze), Un-Real will give a behind-the-scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program.
Starring Shiri Appleby (Girls), Megyn Price (Rules of Engagement), and Freddie Stroma (Harry Potter, Pitch Perfect), the dark comedy marks the first scripted series that will be fully financed and controlled by A+E Studios.
The show will follow a young staffer (Appleby) working on a hit dating competition show whose sole job is to manipulate relationships with contestants »
- Pamela Gocobachi
'Walking Dead' pranks NYC with zombie attacks
6 February 2014 2:21 PM, PST
As if suffering through a polar vortex wasn’t bad enough, now New York City residents are enduring zombie attacks.
AMC’s The Walking Dead staged a prank Friday in Union Square that put the undead under a sewer grate to scare unsuspecting pedestrians (video below). According to AMC, all the victims were indeed regular people, not actors.
The stunt is to promote the return of the hit drama series Sunday night and marks the latest example of Hollywood using viral prank marketing, particularly for horror projects. For the remake of Carrie in October, marketers staged a telekinesis stunt in »
- James Hibberd
About that 'Biggest Loser' winner's weight loss....
6 February 2014 1:55 PM, PST
The Biggest Loser’s big winner has been making headlines since the finale on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, it’s not all been positive. For those who haven’t been following, fan favorite Rachel Frederickson, 24, a voice-over artist from L.A., beat out the competition by dropping a whopping 155 pounds and going from 260lbs to 105. But many have questioned if maybe Frederickson didn’t go too far.
Today on Sirius Xm, I had the opportunity to talk to EW’s TV editors, Kristen Baldwin and Meeta Agrawal, about Frederickson’s shocking appearance, the math (!) involved in winning the competition, and about »
- Sara Vilkomerson
Michael J. Fox returning to 'The Good Wife'
6 February 2014 12:38 PM, PST
Just a day after NBC yanked The Michael J. Fox Show from its schedule, CBS’ confirms the actor will return to The Good Wife.
Fox will reprise his role as Louis Canning and will appear in multiple episodes later in the current fifth season of the show with his character sparring with Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies). Good Wife returns to original episodes March 9.
NBC pulled the low-rated The Michael J. Fox Show from its Thursday lineup after airing 15 of its 22 produced episodes. The network says the remaining episodes will eventually air. NBC reps say The Michael J. Fox Show wasn »
- James Hibberd
Official: AMC developing 'Preacher' TV series with Seth Rogen, details....
6 February 2014 11:45 AM, PST
Could Preacher become AMC’s next Walking Dead? AMC has officially put into development the long-rumored TV version of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s twisted 1990s comic series. Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad) will serve as executive producer and showrunner, while Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (This is the End) will executive produce and write the pilot draft.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg said in a statement: “This is amazing! We’ve tried for seven years to work on Preacher and we’re so psyched AMC is finally letting us. It is our favorite comic of all time, and we »
- James Hibberd
'Check It Out!': See John C. Reilly as Dr. Steve Brule take his first plane ride -- Exclusive Video
6 February 2014 11:26 AM, PST
For several years — first as part of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and then on his own as the bumbling, dopey host of the not-quite-ready-for-public-access-television Check It Out! With Dr. Steve Brule — Dr. Steve Brule has opened our eyes to a myriad facets of life, ranging from animals to food to money. (Did you know that 1 of paper equals 4 of coin?) Now John C. Reilly’s Dr. Brule returns for Check It Out’s third season, ready and eager to explore such wondrous worlds as skateboards, horses, and children. (The logline for that last topic: “Dr. Steven Brule »
- Dan Snierson
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