Trouble Keeping Up With FlashForward? Nope
FlashForward, The Vampire Diaries and The Real Housewives of Atlanta don't have a thing in common. Except that they do.
We'll find out what as we play good week, bad week in the latest TV ratings quiz:
1. Was it a good or bad week for…FlashForward? Good week. ABC got to brag that the Thursday night series is TV's most DVR'd freshman, packing on nearly 2 million viewers over the course of a week. In the latest Nielsen rankings, the show finished 29th, with a 9.9 million viewers (and counting).
2. …The Vampire Diaries? It got picked up for the rest of the season, its reruns are going to replace Melrose Place's on Wednesdays, and its Thursday night rerun last week outdrew all-new episodes of 90210 and Dollhouse, so, yeah, the CW show's good.
3. …Housewives of Atlanta? Good week. Sorry, make that great week.
This Just In: Is Posh the New Mia Michaels?
• So You Think Posh Can Judge? Popcrunch is reporting that Victoria Beckham is in talks to be a judge on the U.K. version of So You Think You Can Dance. However, her rep tells us, "This is not true." What may or may not be true is that Mia Michaels may be back on the U.S. version. "The seat is always there for her," cocreator Nigel Lythgoe said. "We'll keep our fingers crossed and hope she comes back." Sweet. Now can someone tell us why she left?
• Castle Lives! ABC has picked up Nathan Fillion's murder-mystery drama for a full second season, much to the glee of Castle fans everywhere and to the dismay of at least one Whedonite hoping for a second installment of Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog.
• FlashForward Shakeup: Marc Guggenheim, coexecutive producer and show runner, is leaving the series, with cocreator, exec producer David Goyer stepping in as the sole boss. No word yet on whether he saw this coming six months ago.
• Kirstie Alley Just Tweeted: "MY SHOW deal is done..and I will announce it to you next week when it is signed..REALLY excited and ready to entertain you!!" No word yet on what the show will be, but we are very much looking forward to having our "snippy bitch" reporter "Mr. Josh" cover the heck out of it in an effort to continue Kirstie's love-hate relationship with E! Online.
•Happy Glee Day! Sue and Mr. Shue are totally swinging tonight. No, they aren't swapping keys: They're swing dancing! Jane Lynch (Sue) tells us: "I fling him around like a little girl. I'm leading—totally leading—but at one point he was doing a cartwheel off my thighs, and I fell, and he fell, and I almost killed the guy."
Spoiler Chat: Who's Crossing Over Next on Grey's and Private Practice?
Could Izzie (Katherine Heigl) be running away to L.A. to hang with Addison (Kate Walsh)?
Or maybe it's McSteamy (Eric Dane) who's heading down south—what? We mean to Cali!—with his former flame?
Anything is possible, 'cause it looks as though more Grey's Anatomy crossovers are in the works, and sources are rumbling about a possible third show in the mix. (Shhh…)
Meanwhile, we have exclusive news for you Bones fans, courtesy of David Boreanaz: It's official! Emily's sis Zooey Deschanel hits the set for the next episode.
Plus, more juicy goodness on the big Heroes death and who might not be dead on Lost after all...It's all in our latest roundup of exclusive TV scoop.
This Just In: FlashForward Gets Full-Season Order
• FlashForward: ABC has ordered 12 more episodes for freshman sci-fi series FlashForward, meaning that the first season is 24 full hours of sci-fi-y goodness! BTW, in case you don't already have your TiVo set, this week marks Dominic Monaghan's first appearance on the series!
• Private Practice: Stephen Collins, aka 7th Heaven's Reverend Camden, is taking over for Barry Bostwick on Private Practice as Addy's uptight dad, Captain Montgomery. Bostwick exited the show due to scheduling conflicts. (We still want to meet Bizzy, though, darn it!)
• Legend of the Seeker: Star Trek babe Jolene Blalock joins season two of Legend of the Seeker as a recurring "Sister of the Dark" trying—trying and failing, obviously—to destroy Kahlan (Bridget Regan).
• Glee: Good job, America. Songs from Glee are filling four slots on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week.
Future Tense? Not for FlashForward
FlashForward, Grey's Anatomy, The Mentalist and CSI: Which show didn't the future look bright for last night?
First, let's run down what the answer isn't.
• It's not FlashForward, even if the all-new Lost was asked to lead off ABC's Thursday against CBS' Survivor: Samoa and Fox's Bones. In the most impressive launch of the week, FlashForward won the 8 p.m. hour with 12.4 million viewers, per preliminary Nielsen estimates.
• It's not Grey's Anatomy, even if the financially strapped Seattle Grace itself is downsizing. The show's two-hour, season-six premiere ruled the night with 16.8 million gathering for Dr. O'Malley's memorial.
• And nope, it's not The Mentalist, even if last season's freshman hit fell flat in its sophomore premiere—not to mention its new night and time—with a big, but disappointing 14.3 million. Still, the show may rebound as soon as next week when it goes up against Private Practice, and not Grey's, at 10 p.m.
And that means the answer—and the winner of the cloudiest future—is:
Lost Star Finds a Husband
Lost's Penny has found her real-life Desmond.
Sonya Walger, who also stars in ABC's FlashForward (premiering Thursday), wed screenwriter Davey Holmes in July.
"I got married six weeks ago," the 35-year-old actress tells People. "It's just a sweet thing. I haven't got a better word for it. It's an enormous amount of sweetness."
The pair kept the nuptials subdued and intimate, exchanging I dos before 100 close friends and family. They had a Beatles karaoke band for the rehearsal dinner.
No word yet as to whether or not the smoke monster was in attendance.
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Get the 411 on FlashForward right here.
Fall TV Preview 2009: FlashForward
FlashForward (ABC)
Premiere: Thursday, Sept. 24, 8-9 p.m.
Competition: Survivor: Samoa, The Vampire Diaries, Bones, Parks & Recreation
Cast: Dominic Monaghan, John Cho, Joseph Fiennes, Sonya Walger, Courtney B. Vance, Gabrielle Union
Status: We've seen the first episode.
Should you watch FlashForward? Read on...
Flash Forward Shows Flashes of Brilliance
Hello again from the press tour, where we were just treated to a screening of the cinematic Flash Forward pilot, which delivers more action and intrigue than most summer blockbusters at the multiplex.
Two things you need to know: (1) In the series, a global event causes everyone (OK, nearly everyone) on earth to lose consciousness and share a glimpse of their future on April 29, 2010. (2) Find a red magic marker and circle Sept. 24, 2009, on your calendar, because that's when this series premieres and you do not want to be left behind on this epic journey, especially if you were one of those saddies who couldn't watch Lost live until you caught up on DVD.
Wanna get in early on this one? Read on...
Dominic Monaghan Joins Flash Forward, But What About Lost?
In the worst-kept secret at Comic-Con 2009, the Flash Forward show runners revealed via dramatic video footage, and a late appearance by the actor himself, that Dominic Monaghan will indeed star in ABC's newest high-concept sci-fi drama, premiering Sept. 24.
Charlie may be dead on Lost (maybe), but Dom is very much alive as Simon, "a game-changer character who f--ks up a lot of things," as he was described by the ever-pithy show runner David Goyer (Batman Begins, Dark Knight).
Spoiler Chat: Who's Taking a Break From Grey's Anatomy?
Which Grey's Anatomy castmember might be appearing less than usual on season six of the hit ABC drama? Is an original Gossip Girl pairing over for good? And when will the Stackhouse siblings finally reconnect on True Blood? We've got that scoop and much more in this week's all-new Spoiler Chat:
Spoiler Chat: Are Gossip Girl's Chuck and Blair Over Already?
Is there reason to panic over the future of Chuck and Blair on Gossip Girl?
We've received your frantic emails, done a little reporting on your behalf and can now tell you whether or not you should worry. Jump to the Spoiler section to find out the future of Chair's newly established relationship.
In other TV news today, we deputized a fan on the street to get us the scoop on Friday Night Lights season four direct from Taylor Kitsch himself, and we can also tell you about the key creative force who just departed Heroes, whether House's Thirteen is on the chopping block and whether or not Desperate Housewife Bree is still a cheating tramp. Read on for those answers and much more:
Wil in Ottawa, Canada: Is it true that Audrina from The Hills landed a recurring gig on the new CW show The Beautiful Life?
TV Stars Photo Gallery: Then & Now
Remember when Mark-Paul Gosselaar played it direct-to-camera and timed us out on Saved by the Bell? Or when child star Michelle Trachtenberg solved mysteris as a young Harriet the Spy? Or when Jenna Elfman charmed us with her quirkiness on Dharma & Greg?
Of course you do! Well, we're taking a trip down memory lane as we showcase these familiar faces and others in the shows that made them famous and in their new TV gigs now in our Then & Now TV Gallery.
Click on the thumbnails below to take a look.







