Oprah Winfrey has booked a number of A-list stars for her 24th season's upcoming debut week, beginning Sept. 14. Kicking off the week will be a two-part interview with Whitney Houston (Sept. 14 and 15), followed by a look back at the career of Michael Jackson on Sept 16. Dr. Phil will then make his first 'Oprah' appearance in seven years on Thursday (Sept 16), while Mariah Carey, Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will close out the week on Sept. 18. Oprah will also announce her next book club selection that same day. [Orlando Sentinel]
Megan Mullally ('Will & Grace') has joined the cast of 'Party Down' season 2. The Emmy winner will play Lydia Dunfree on the Starz comedy series, a middle-aged mother who escapes a bad small-town marriage with her 13-year-old daughter, Escapade, an aspiring Hollywood actress. [Hollywood Reporter]
NBC is planning a remake of the hit U.K. drama series 'Prime Suspect,' which starred Oscar winner Helen Mirren ('The Queen'; TV's 'Elizabeth I'). 'Without a Trace' scribe Hank Steinberg will write the two-hour pilot, about Det. Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, a homicide detective who must juggle her work with her "equally harrowing personal life." [Variety]
Rick Fox is moving in to 'Melrose Place.' Fox has reportedly landed a recurring role on the CW remake, playing the owner of the restaurant where many of the show's characters work. 'Melrose Place' premieres Tue., Sept. 8 at 9PM. [Hollywood Reporter]
HBO has given the OK to 'Enlightened,' a new single-camera comedy pilot from writer Mike White ('School of Rock'). Laura Dern will star in the pilot as a self-destructive woman who tries to live an enlightened life after having a spiritual awakening. [Hollywood Reporter]
'True Blood''s Mehcad Brooks is about to take a bite out of ABC's legal drama 'The Deep End.' Brooks will join the cast as a series regular, playing Malcolm Bennet, one of the firm's associates. 'The Deep End' premieres at midseason. [Hollywood Reporter]
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Reader Comments (53)
barb at 8:47PM on Sep 3rd 2009
These are considered "A" list?
lindley at 8:42PM on Sep 3rd 2009
Exactly what I was thinking! Line-up for Wendy Williams??
Kelarae at 10:34PM on Sep 3rd 2009
Maybe she should book you for the show, so you can show America what A-list looks like.
Shadow Cat at 8:26PM on Sep 3rd 2009
Where's the Oprah Bags?????
marie at 8:41PM on Sep 3rd 2009
Oprah please take your show and go away I am so tired of hearing about you I could scream. I used to watch your show but now I wouldnt watch you if you were the only TV show on the air.
OH SHUSH at 9:23PM on Sep 3rd 2009
thank you..
Julie at 5:44PM on Oct 25th 2009
We are sooo sick of this Oprah woman. She needs to get a regular job and know how the real world lives. She is such a spoon fed fake, no talent waste and feminist cult propaganda artist.
Sue Packard at 10:46PM on Sep 4th 2009
Marie, I agree. After she came out with full fledged support for Barack Obama I have never watched her show again. I can do without her and her biases. Most who watch are just hoping to get in on her bag of goodies - which is certainly advertisements to the nth degree. Don't need her or her show!! Certainly not her Obama support.
Sue P
dodah001 at 8:45PM on Sep 3rd 2009
Hey Oprey...here's a clue. Your show has more of a Black slant than when it first started out.
This might be why your ratings are in the toilet.
Please lighten up. How about working by a population percentage, so we are not having the black issues shoved down our throats.
Anthony at 9:21PM on Sep 3rd 2009
You sound like you get something black shoved down your throat at home every night. :-)