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TCA 2011: The scoop on THE VAMPIRE DIARIES (Hint – Klaus is coming)

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Season Two | © 2010 The CW

While speaking at today’s Winter TCA session, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES actress Nina Dobrev hinted that Klaus will be seen on the show. “He’s coming at some point at the end of the season,” says Dobrev. “He hasn’t been cast yet, but he’s going to be a Big Bad Vampire.” Candice Accola, who also stars on DIARIES, also notes that werewolves will be playing a big part in the latter part of the season. “We’re introduced to more werewolf action,” says Accola. “We show the meeting of vampires and werewolves and how they will be part of each others lives. It’s […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: Breaking News on NIKITA and why Maggie Q kicks-ass with words

Maggie Q in NIKITA - Season One | ©2010 The CW

During a session for THE CW’s KICK-ASS WOMEN OF THE CW, Maggie Q, star of NIKITA said one of our favorite quotes of the day. “I think any guy who doesn’t like a tough chick is a loser,” says Maggie Q. “Man up!” ‘Nuff said. In terms of changes on NIKITA in the latter half of the season, expect the character of Alex (Lyndsy Fonseca) to be leaving the Division and teaming up with Nikita in the field. “Alex graduates to full agent and the show shifts quite a bit when it happens,” says Fonseca. “She faces a lot more […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: (Update) Erica Durance talks about the end of SMALLVILLE

Erica Durance in SMALLVILLE | ©2008 The CW

While speaking at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, Erica Durance spoke about working on SMALLVILLE this season, when she knows it’s the end. This is what she had to say … “It’s pretty bittersweet,” says Durance who plays Lois Lane. “There’s so much work to do, to look forward to the end, you miss doing justice to the scenes you’re working on. You want to do justice, but there are moments you think, ‘My god, this is the last time I’m going to work with you?’ And I remember doing a scene with Allison Mack and […]Read On »


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Exclusive: David Duchovny chats about the status of the X-FILES 3 movie

THE X-FILES - FIGHT THE FUTURE movie poster | ©20th Century Fox

There’s been rumors about a third THE X-FILES movie for some time, and while promoting his hit Showtime series CALIFORNICATION, David Duchovny spoke with ASSIGNMENT X briefly about the status of the project. “There is no deal at this point,” Duchovny told us exclusively. “It’s something I would do in a second and I know Chris [Carter] and Gillian [Anderson] would be interested.” The second X-FILES movie took time to gestate, and the lack of boxoffice heat on that one has slowed things down and Duchovny admits it’s in Fox’s court now. “It’s really just a matter of generating interest […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: Showtime says DEXTER has life beyond Season 6

Michael C. Hall in DEXTER - Season 5 - "My Bad" | ©2010 Showtime

While speaking at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, newly appointed Showtime Entertainment President David Nevins acknowledged that he hopes DEXTER has a long life on Showtime. “I think there’s a lot of life left in DEXTER,” he admits. “DEXTER was up 11 percent in its 5th season which defies the usual ratings decline. The audience is still coming to it, and it’s not a plot driven show. It’s fundamentally a character driven show. A lot of what the show is tracking is the evolution and the maturation of Dexter. He’s barely an adolescent in the way […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: The future of CSI: NEW YORK and CSI: MIAMI secure on CBS

Sela Ward and Gary Sinise in CSI: NY - Season 7 | ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc./Timothy White

Despite CSI: NEW YORK and CSI: MIAMI moving to new time slots this year, at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler says she’s happy with their ratings and feels those shows have many seasons to come on the network. “Both are doing incredibly well in new time periods, given what was there before,” says Tassler. “The audiences love watching how those cases are solved and what has happened, both shows have opened up more to reveal the more personal elements of [character’s]  lives.  Add in the Sela Ward character in CSI: NY […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: CBS feels THE BIG BANG THEORY will hold its own against AMERICAN IDOL

Jim Parsons in THE BIG BANG THEORY - Season Four - "The Alien Parasite Hypothesis | ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved/Monty Brinton

At today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler talked about Fox moving its AMERICAN IDOL results show to Thursday nights opposite its recent move of THE BIG BANG THEORY to Thursdays in the same timeslot. “It will be interesting to see the new cast and changes this year [on IDOL],” says Tassler. “It’s a powerhouse. The good part, BIG BANG has been a superstar and we’re thrilled how well its done on Thursday. It has a very loyal audience. I don’t know what’s going to happen. In terms of BIG BANG fans, we […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: CBS talks about BLUE BLOODS temporary move to Wednesday nights

Tom Selleck in BLUE BLOODS - Season 1 - "Pilot" | ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

One of the fall season’s biggest success stories has been the Tom Selleck CBS drama BLUE BLOODS bringing in the ratings at 10:00 pm on Friday nights – a night that is generally known as the death slot for other networks. With the show doing so well, CBS will be airing new episodes of BLUE BLOODS for a handful of weeks on Wednesday nights to see how it does in the slot and at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler addressed the temporary move. “The show has done incredibly well, and we […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: FLASHPOINT coming back this summer …

FLASHPOINT - Season Three - "Severed Ties" | ©2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. / CTV Television Network

The U.S./Canadian series FLASHPOINT has proven to be a strong performer for CBS in the summer, but at today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler says the network hasn’t picked up a fourth season just yet. “The show has done very well for us,” she admits. “It’s a real utility player for us. We have six more episodes to air which most likely they’ll be on this summer and we can do more. But right now, like I said, we have always been very pleased with the show and it will most likely […]Read On »


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TCA 2011: CBS talks about the secret of its success

With many networks struggling to find new, breakout shows, CBS has proven to be consistent when it comes to nurturing and creating first-year hits. At today’s CBS Winter TCA press day in Pasadena, CA, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler spoke about CBS’s continual winning streak and why they’ve been successful while the other networks continue to struggle. “We’re good at what we do,” she admits. “We have tremendous respect for our audience. I feel when we begin a development season, we don’t go out with a mandate of what we’re going to do and not do. We make the network […]Read On »


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