John Goodman will join 'The Hangover''s Justin Bartha in the upcoming Fox comedy 'The Station.' Goodman will play a CIA veteran in the new series about a group of CIA officials who try to orchestrate a new dictator in Central America. [Hollywood Reporter]
Next week, Tori Spelling will guest-host the fourth hour of 'Today' with Kathie Lee Gifford. Spelling has been booked July 20-22 while regular co-host Hoda Kotb has the week off. Someone who may not be tuning in: Candi Spelling. [EW.com]
'Britain's Got Talent' runner up Susan Boyle will be featured in an exclusive interview with Meredith Vieira. The interview will air next Wed., July 22, on 'Today,' with an extension scheduled to air during 'America's Got Talent' later that evening. A preview of the interview can be found on the 'Today' show website. [EW.com]
Though still popular with younger audiences, the 'Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien' continues to take a tumble in the ratings. Last week, the show drew in a record-low audience with 2.8 million viewers, finishing third to the 'Late Show With David Letterman' and 'Nightline.' Perhaps it's time for Conan to throw out a few Palin jokes. [NY Times]
Former 'Shark' co-star Sarah Carter has landed a new gig on 'CSI: NY.' Carter will play a forensics-school graduate now working as a crime-scene clean-up technician, who also carries a big secret. Don't expect it to stay secret for long. [Hollywood Reporter]
The season 2 premiere of 'Leverage,' starring Oscar winner Timothy Hutton, netted 3.9 million viewers, down 22 percent from last season. On the bright side: the new Dylan McDermott vehicle 'Dark Blue' held 91 percent of 'Leverage''s lead-in audience to finish with a respectable 3.5 million. [Live Feed]ALSO IN TV NEWS ...
NBC has picked 'Persons Unknown,' a new drama series starring Jason Wiles and Daisy Betts. The network will air 13 episodes of the series about strangers who unknowingly wake up in a deserted town to discover they are being tracked by security cameras. How very 'Big Brother' of them. [Hollywood Reporter]
Reader Comments (24)
kathy at 8:43PM on Jul 17th 2009
i am so mad they are taking some of the best shows off the air. why take the unit, without a trace and monk off the air. what is wrong with the idiots that make these decisions. do we need yet another reality show. i am so sick of them. i want the shows that i mentioned to stay on the air and for the morans that make the choice to think of the people who are watching..that also goes for the guilding light. taking that off after many many years. what fools..
SacMan at 11:27PM on Jul 17th 2009
It's just TV. Let it go.
clarunce at 12:32AM on Jul 18th 2009
I never liked Conan O'Brien, I have nothing against him, but I knew when he took over the Tonight Show, It was the wrong decision for the network to have him host.
Rose at 1:29AM on Jul 18th 2009
I agree, Kathy. They are taking the best shows off for pure garbage that is on for one season and then is canceled due to lack of audience. Most of the TV I view now are reruns of canceled or old shows. I loved "Without a Trace", "Monk", and "The Unit". I can't believe these shows will no longer air. I also enjoyed "Shark"; where is it now? It just ended its season never to be heard from again. :-(
the truth at 1:58AM on Jul 18th 2009
Goodman looks like a whale turd.
cb.. at 3:49AM on Jul 18th 2009
that BIG fat John Goodman is going to have a heart-attack if he's not careful...he's bigger every time you see him...
Paula Robinson at 5:36PM on Jul 19th 2009
Conan should be given more time to find out what the audience wants. He might want to change his writers as they are the main part of the show.
I think he's very cute and I'm not a young person.
Paula Robinson at 5:43PM on Jul 19th 2009
I think that Conan should be give more time so that he can find out what the audience wants as well as what feels comfortable for him.
I also think he should change his writers. Oviously they are not doing too well. Writers are the most important part of his show.
I really like to look at him and I'm an older viewer.
msclaus555 at 8:29PM on Jul 19th 2009
I started watching Conan while he was still in New York, when I heard he would be replacing Jay Leno. I got used to him, it does take a little time. I'm out of his demographics too. He is funny sometimes, but he is no Jay Leno that's for sure. I don't like Letterman any more so I've started watching Jimmy Kimmel, he's pretty funny too. I just need some humor after all the deprssing news coming out of Washington. We are in the Mountain Time Zone so we get the Tonight Show an hour earlier than other zones. I'm kind of an Isomniac so I watch more late TV than the average person would.
alissa at 8:37PM on Jul 19th 2009
TORI SPELLING? On The Today Show? Shes definitely not The Today Show material. She'd be ok on some fashion show, or some gossip show, but The Today Show has intelligent, funny, knowledgeable hosts. If Tori is any of the above she has been hiding it all these years. Why don't they just get Lindsay Lohan as her co-host!