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We didn't think it was possible for Modern Family to get any better.
But the ABC sitcom continues to prove us wrong each week, and will do so again on November 18.
One of our favorite actresses, Elizabeth Banks, guest stars on that date's episode, playing an old friend of Mitchell and Cameron's named Sal.
“We haven’t seen Sal in a while because we’ve been so busy with the baby,” Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell) told theTVaddict.com, “We decide to go out for a night of drinking together and she just kind of crumbles into this heaping mess of drunken nausea.”
We can see that, Jesse...
Were you surprised by Vicki's death on last week's episode of The Vampire Diaries?
If so, producer Kevin Williamson has a message for fans: there's more where that came from!
In an interview with MTV this week, Williamson said he wants to keep viewers on the constant edges of their seats.
"I don't want to be that show where there's no jeopardy. [Some shows] are all very predictable in the sense that, well, 'We know this is the lead character so we know he won't die.' Or, 'That's a regular, so he won't die, it'll be a supporting person."
Might Damon or Elena actually die? Sound off on these characters in our Vampire Diaries forum!
While Kayla Ewell was featured prominently on the show's first six episodes, Williamson intended to kill her character off all along.
Poor Vicki was a sacrificial lamb, one needed to prove to fans that no one is safe in Mystic Falls.
"I want the show to have an unpredictable quality to it, and I think that's going to come now and the audience will realize I will kill them — we will kill the main characters," Williamson said. "This is a show that will go there."
Hopefully, it will do a better job of going there than Heroes has. That show can't even get a major death right.
From the look of the pictures below for this week's new episode of Eastwick - things are bound to be just as intense as last week.
Chad comes to Roxie in a dream and like with Gus, Mia vows to fulfill his last wish - whatever that may be. (Maybe kill Darryl?!)
After being almost burned to death in a blazing coffin, Joanna gets a taste of her own journalistic medicine as she is hounded by her replacement Max (Jason George).
Kat is taken by surprise by not only her new-found ability, but that Bun's old friend Eleanor has something to do with it. How could a crazy cat lady like Eleanor Rougement be a tie that binds?
You must tune in tomorrow night at 10pm on ABC to find out!
On Sunday's new episode of Dexter, everyone's favorite mass murderer will attempt to get even closer to Arthur Mitchell.
What makes this storyline so compelling is the fact that Dexter clearly wants to carve Trinity up, but he also wants to legitimately learn from him.
John Lithgow's performance, meanwhile, gives us the chills. Is he on to Dexter? Or is his benevolent persona the real thing? We'll be clued to our screen through December, itching to find out.
Check out a clip from "Slack Tide" below and remember to visit TV Fanatic after the episode ends for a full recap and review, complete with the latest Dexter quotes and more...
In case the mere appearance of Katee Sackhoff on The Big Bang Theory isn't exciting enough, take note:
The former Battlestar Galactica star will get naked on the CBS sitcom. Seriously! (Editor's note: you won't actually see anything, in case that wasn't obvious.)
As previously reported, the actress will guest star on the November 23 episode of the show. USA Today has run the first photo of Sackhoff on the series, as she'll drink with Simon Helberg's Howard Wolowitz in the bathtub.
The above scene doesn't take place in real life, of course.
As fans know, Wolowitz enjoys the occasional daydream.
"But he can't recognize what's right in front of him because he's mesmerized by fantasies about women from sci-fi," says creator Chuck Lorre. "The scene is his mental image of Katee, but she's telling him the truth, that he's missing out on real life."
For now, Sackhoff - who will appear as a series regular on season eight of 24 - is only booked for one episode. But she's open to more, the newspaper reports.
"That would be terrific," said Lorre. "She could definitely be... his muse, the magnificent woman who tells him the truth. We should all have a conscience that looks like Katee Sackhoff."
Dancing stars and home run-hitting Phillies dominated last night's ratings game. Here's a look at various show figures...
8 p.m.
World Series Game 5: 16.2 million viewers
Dancing with the Stars: 16 million
How I Met Your Mother: 9.05 million/Accidentally on Purpose: 8.5 million
Heroes: 6.2 million
One Tree Hill: 2.4 million
9 p.m.
Dancing with the Stars: 16.4 million
Two and a Half Men: 13.6 million/The Big Bang Theory: 12.7 million
Gossip Girl: 1.9 million
10 p.m.
CSI: Miami: 12.5 million
Castle (pictured): 9.7 million
Almost as much as strong ratings, a sure sign of a successful TV show is the guest stars it's able to snag.
With that in mind, White Collar really is on its way to being a hit.
This week's episode of the USA series - which focuses on Caffrey and Burke's attempt to find a valuable Bible for a mobster - will feature Callie Thorne and Kirk Acevedo is supporting roles.
Thorne will play an art historian. She's best known as Sheila on Rescue Me.
Acevedo, meanwhile, will appear as an FBI nemesis of Peter’s. He was most recently seen on Fringe.
The rumors and spoilers are true: Adrianna will start a relationship with Rumer Willis' Gia on 90210.
The controversial storyline will unfold in January, as the two characters bond at an AA meeting.
"Gia develops a crush on her, and Adrianna is initally freaked out," 90210 producer Rebecca Sinclair told Entertainment Weekly. "But then she starts to question her own feelings."
What about Navid? Tune in tonight, as he turns down Adrianna's advances and makes it clear he's no longer interested in a relationship with her.
As for Lowndes' take on the same-sex relationship, she said: "I've never kissed a girl before so it's a little nerve-racking."
It also seems a little desperate on the show's part, but we're willing to let this plot develop and see how it plays out. Are you?
Promotional photos from this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Invest in Love," show the gang in a festive mood. Or are they? Arizona is under a lot of pressure to save a patient.
Yes, that's always the case for a doctor. But one of this patient's parents has a donation of $25 million Seattle Grace may be able to garner. You can imagine how the Chief reacts.
Arizona, along with girlfriend Callie, is front and center in many of the photos below, as are Mark and Lexie. What a cute couple they make. What do you think they're celebrating?
Click to enlarge the images below and tell us what you think...
