May 2009 News Archive (Page 11)

Attention, 90210 fans:

The first season of this CW hit may be over, but we're here to help you relive it all summer long.

We've added songs from every episode of the series to our 90210 music section. Head over there now and purchase such singles as:

• The Veronicas - "Take Me On The Floor"
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero"
• Katy Perry - "Waking Up In Vegas"

Dixon knows a good song when he hears one. Do you?

Based on a seriously angry message Kirk Acevedo left on his Facebook page this week, it's safe to assume Fringe will not be featuring Agent Charlie Francis next season.

The actor that plays that role wrote: WELL BOYS AND GIRLS THEY DONE DID YER BOY WRONG! THEY FIRED ME OFF OF FRINGE, AND IVE NEVER BEEN FIRED IN MY LIFE!!!!"

Meanwhile, Fringe is casting (also in capital letters) for a new FBI agent. We came across the following casting note, courtesy of the series:

MID TO LATE TWENTIES. FBI AGENT SHE IS ATTRACTIVE, BRASH, OUTSPOKEN,QUICK-WITTED AND CAPABLE. CATHERINE HAS A STRONG PERSONAL CENTER THAT COMES FROM A DEEP CORE BELIEF IN THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE. (RECURRING WITH POSSIBLE OPTION FOR SR) PLEASE SUBMIT ALL ETHNICITIES.

Victor has a new son.

Michael Muhney, best known by Veronica Mars fans for his role as Sheriff Lamb, has been cast on the The Young and the Restless as Adam Wilson.

According to TV Guide, Muhney's first air date on daytime's top drama will be Thursday, June 25. The actor replaces Chris Engen, who filled the role since February 2008.

A couple season finales highlight tonight's TV schedule. Excited for Ugly Betty and Southland?

• 8:00 p.m. - The season finale of Ugly Betty (ABC); So You Think You Can Dance is back (Fox).
• 9:00 p.m. - Game two of the Western Conference Finals (ESPN).
• 9:30 p.m. - It's a rerun of 30 Rock, but we promise it's funny (NBC).
• 10:00 p.m. - The first season ends on Southland (NBC).

We posted the first Melrose Place spoilers today, and between that remake, The Vampire Diaries and The Beautiful Life, the CW's freshman class next fall looks hotter than ever.

Regarding The Beautiful Life, starring Mischa Barton and Corbin Bleu, the network released some new pictures of the coming-of-age modeling drama at its upfronts this week.

Here's a photo of the full cast, followed by two shots of stars you might not recognize: Sara Paxton as Raina and Ashley Madekwe as Marissa. This could actually be good ...

With the American Idol finale dominating it's two-hour block from 8-10 last night, there's really no point in even focusing on other programs.

So, as we tip our figurative caps to winner Kris Allen, here are a few figures related to the show...

• An estimated 28.84 million, on average, tuned in.
• This was three million fewer than last season, when David Cook was crowned champion.
• The 2003 finale, won by Ruben Studdard, remains the franchise's most popular ever, with 38 million viewers.

The first season of Southland comes to an end tonight.

In the interview below, star Benjamin McKenzie (who portrays rookie officer Ben Sherman) speaks on the season finale, while peering ahead to the fall. Will the show's shift to Fridays have a negative effect on its success?

Follow this article's jump to take a look and a listen.

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With its upcoming Three Rivers, CBS hopes to work its way into a medical genre that for years has been dominated by NBC (ER) and ABC (Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice).

Three Rivers goes inside the lives of organ donors, the recipients and the surgeons at the preeminent transplant hospital in the U.S. - in Pittsburgh, Pa., thus the name.

The series premieres in the fall of 2009.

As part of a new CBS roster that includes NCIS: Los Angeles, Three Rivers offers stories and characters whose unique, intertwined perspectives show how dealing with donor families and managing the fears and concerns of recipients takes more than a sharp scalpel.

Three Rivers stars Alex O'Loughlin and Julia Ormond.

Here's a three-minute preview of the show:

We're months away from the series premiere of Melrose Place. But it's never too early for a few juicy spoilers, right?

Sources say two major events take place on the pilot episode of this remade series:

1. Katie Cassidy's character is outed as a bisexual after she's spotted kissing a woman at a club.
2. Early on in the episode, a body is found floating in the iconic apartment complex's pool. Supposedly, this is a shot of Ashlee Simpson's character, Violet, reacting to the death.

We have more than just a few storyline rumors, however. Below is a video comprised of couple clips from the series premiere.

In the first, David (Shaun Sipos) confronts Sydney (Laura Leighton); in the second, Simpson's Violet meets Colin Egglesfield's Auggie.

At this week's Friday Night Smackdown taping, the stage for Extreme Rules began to be set.

The next pay-per-view, scheduled for June 7 in New Orleans, WWE Extreme Rules will feature CM Punk vs. Umaga, and Jeff Hardy vs. Edge, in matches with unique stipulations.

What will they be? Our Smackdown recap reveals the answer!