Big Shots (tv program)

Paul Blackthorne, who's currently doing a guest stint on "Big Shots," will be joining another new series later this season. The "Dresden Files" star has signed on to be a regular on NBC's midseason show "Lipstick Jungle." He'll be playing the husband...

ABC will debut nine new series in the fall, more than any of its broadcast-network competitors. So it's taking a little time in trotting them all out. Though the network will roll out a good portion of its 2007-08 schedule in the traditional late-...

Just like his character on "Big Shots," Dylan McDermott is splitting with his wife of many years. The 45-year-old actor and his actress wife, Shiva Rose, have separated, reports People. The couple met in a coffee shop and were wed in November 1995. They...

The shoes say it all. From the opening scene of NBC's anticipated "Lipstick Jungle," premiering Thursday, Feb. 7, the camera focuses on three women's feet. Naturally, they're moving fast because this is New York, and everyone except tourists are in a...

TNT has added two more shows to its roster of original series, which is becoming one of the most extensive lineups on cable. The network announced Thursday (Jan. 8) that it's picked up the medical drama "Time Heals" and a show about undercover cops...

In 1882, the United States government declared the first Monday in September to be Labor Day, a day off for workers. But on that day, and for the following week, Discovery Channel keeps working, offering a marathon of "Dirty Jobs," in which host and...

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 "CSI" and "Survivor" led CBS to a ratings win Thursday night, but a preview of the new show "Viva Laughlin" came up snake eyes. CBS earned a 9.0 rating/14 share in primetime, beating out ABC, 8.2/13, for...

THOSE plucky detectives on ABC's "Women's Murder Club" sure do use some innovative crime-solving techniques. Lifting a sheet in the autopsy room, medical examiner Claire Washburn (Paula Newsome) directs her gaze to a certain part of the female corpse's...

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 Game 2 of the World Series didn't get quite the ratings of Wednesday's opener, thanks mostly to increased competition. But FOX still won the night. FOX averaged a 10.1 rating/16 share in primetime (those...

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 The final new episode of "Without a Trace" and a solid rerun performance from "CSI" carried CBS to an overall ratings win Thursday. CBS scored an 8.0 rating/13 share in primetime, beating FOX, 6.1/10,...

Michael Vartan is headed back to TV, joining Jada Pinkett-Smith in a new series from TNT. The former "Alias" star has signed on to "Time Heals," a drama centered on the head of nursing (Pinkett-Smith) at a hospital in North Carolina. Vartan will play the...

Michael Vartan and David Cross are set to play the leads in the comedy "Demoted." Written by Dan Callahan, "Demoted" will be directed by J.B. Rogers ("American Pie 2") for Parallel Media. According to Variety, Vartan and Cross will play rivals at a tire...