“Warehouse 13″ has been cancelled by Syfy. [EW]
Shakira and Usher to return to “The Voice” for the reality sixth season. [EW]
Barbara Walters to retire in 2014. [Variety]
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PBS announced the upcoming season of “Downton Abbey” will debut on Sunday, January 5, 2014.
The 56th Annual Grammys will air from Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2014, while the 57th broadcast will go on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.
Watch the official promo of “Dexter’s” finale season below.
Fox picks up “Glee” for two seasons – season 5 and 6.
“”Glee” debuted as the first and only successful musical comedy series on television, and more than four years later, it continues to defy genres, break new ground and have a significant impact on popular culture,” Fox entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly said in a statement. “Week in and week out, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Dante DiLoreto and the entire Glee team deliver a series that not only delights and surprises fans, but also inspires them to talk about, share, debate and engage with the show — and I’m absolutely thrilled to have them on board for another two seasons.”
Watch the first trailer of “Dexter’s” final season here.
NBC is moving “Grimm” to Tuesdays, beginning April 30.
Eva Longoria’s “Ready for Love” reality series has been cancelled. [EW]
Kris Jenner’s new talk show, “Kris” has been picked up for a six-week test run on select Fox stations beginning July 15.
Ron Livingston is heading to “Boardwalk Empire.”
According to Entertainment Weekly, the “Sex and the City” actor has been cast as a series regular on the HBO series.
Livingston will be playing a wealthy businessman who comes to town and gets attention from Gillian Darmody (Gretchen Mol).
More casting news…
Melinda McGraw (“Mad Men”) will play the “smart and ambitious” wife of Hollis Doyle (Gregg Henry) on “Scandal.” [TVLine]
“Entourage” alum Rhys Coiro has been tapped to play a bail jumper in the upcoming season of “Dexter.” [THR]
Susan Misner has been cast to play a vet in a multiple episode arc in “Nashville.” Misner’s character is also a love interest for Deacon (Charles Esten) . [TVLine]
Christine Ebersole will guest star as herself on an upcoming episode of “Smash.” [BroadwayWorld]
“Dexter’s” next season will return sooner than you excepted.
The series’ upcoming eight season will air during the summer. The season will premiere three months ahead of its normal schedule on June 30 at 9/8c, David Nevins, President of Showtime Entertainment announced Saturday at the TCA winter tour.
“I’m not making any announcements today about when “Dexter” will end” said David Nevins. “There is a clear end game in place, but I can’t talk about it just yet. The decision of when to end “Dexter” is ultimately a creative decision.” The president also added “Dexter is to Showtime what Batman is to Warner Bros. It’s a core franchise.”
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“Dexter” will lead-in new drama series “Ray Donovan,” which debuts Sunday at 10/9c.
Meanwhile “Homeland” is staying put in Showtime’s fall lineup. The series’ third season will launch on Sun. September 29, followed by the premiere of the new Showtime drama “Masters of Sex.” When questioned about the Emmy winning drama unbalanced second season, Nevins said, “I really liked Season 2, I think it started really strong and it ended really strong… Some of the criticism seems fair. [But] suspension of disbelief is the scaffolding all storytelling is based on. I have enormous confidence in the people that write and perform that show [and believe] that it will maintain its quality.”
David Nevins also stated “”Homeland” has a very long life” and “can go in many different directions. Everything on that show is vigorously debated. If at the end of that debate, it made sense story-wise, I could conceivably say yes.”
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More highlights from the Showtime’s TCA winter tour:
“Southland” is adding Anthony Ruivivar and Annie Monroe.
Ruivivar and Monroe have been cast to appear in the drama series upcoming fifth season, according to Deadline.
“Major Crimes’” actor Ruivivar will play Lucero in a recurring role. Lucero is described as “veteran Los Angeles police officer and a Mexican American born and raised in East Los Angeles.”
Meanwhile, Monroe has been booked to play a love interest for Ben McKenzie’s Ben Sherman.
More casting news…
David Zayas to guest star on Fox’s new thriller “The Following.” The “Dexter” star is said to play a former FBI agent and Ryan’s (Kevin Bacon) close friend named Tyson. [Huff Post TV]
“The Practice” alum Steve Harris has joined TNT’s pilot “Legends.” Harris will portray the head of a task force. [Deadline]
Tippi Hedren has been booked to appear on “Cougar Town.” “The Bird” actress will play a Hollywood legend who finds herself in the company of Jules and her father. [TV Guide]
Sam Anderson is joining “Justified.” The “Lost” alum will play a manipulative funeral director in a multi-episode arc on FX’s “Justified.” [TVLine]
Good news “Homeland” and “Dexter” fans!
If you were not one of the 2.1 million viewers who tuned into “Homeland,” or one of the 3 million viewers who watched “Dexter” last night, fret not, for Showtime has shared both premiere episodes via YouTube.
You can watch the full season 2 premiere of “Homeland” and the entire seventh season premiere of “Dexter” online if you missed it or are not subscribed to Showtime. The paid cable network has released the full premiere episodes of its acclaimed dramas.
“Homeland” and “Dexter” air Sundays on Showtime.
Would Dexter kill Deb?
Hmm, the trailer sure hints at the possibility. Following the intriguing teasers of ‘Dexter’, a more detailed and dark trailer was released today.
‘Dexter’ Season 7: Watch the First Two Minutes of the Premiere [Video]
The trailer reveals Maria LaGuerta is not the only cop hot on Dexter’s heels. “It’s the same amount of plastic wrap, the same positioning,” Deb says of the Ice Truck Killer case.
“The only thing worse than not knowing what she’ll do, is not knowing what I’ll do.”
Take a look at the trailer above.
“Dexter” Season 7 premieres Sun., Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.
The upcoming season of “Dexter” picks up immediately where the previous season left off. Watch the first two minutes here. The promotional poster below is taglined ‘It’s all on the table.’ What do you think? Will Deb accept Dexter’s dark passenger?
Take a look at the poster below.
“The Big C” has been renewed for a fourth and final season by Showtime. The series starring Laura Linney will wrap up the show with four one-hour episodes.
Showtime president David Nevins confirmed the renewal Monday at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills.
The series finale is expected to air Sept. 16.
Below are some highlights from Showtime’s TCA sessions…
“Weeds” will end with a two-part series finale on September 16. David Nevins said he has read the series finale script and says it “answers a lot of questions. Mary-Louise Parker told critics, “I think it’s ["Weeds" finale] beautiful. I cried when I read it.”
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“Inside Comedy” was renewed for a season of 10 episodes. The second season guest-stars includes Ben Stiller, Tina Fey, Judd Apatow, Will Ferrell and Albert Brooks.
As for “Dexter,” Nevins stated the series ending after Season 8 is “the likely scenario, [but] plans can always change. Everything has gotten rewired this [upcoming season] given that Deb has to deal with who her brother is. Everything changes… Every scene is fraught because you’re wondering what is she going to do. What does he think she’s going to do.”
‘Dexter’ Season 7: Watch the First Two Minutes of the Premiere [Video].
Nevins also says it is “likely” “Borgias” will conclude after its fourth season.
What about “Episodes” you ask? Nevins said, “I’m expecting “Episodes” to come back.”
TCA Awards: ‘Homeland,’ ‘Louie’ Win Big at TCA Awards.
As for “Homeland” fate, “anybody could go at any time,” teased David Nevins. Showtime president added fans will “understand the trajectory” of “Homeland‘”s second season by the end of the second episode.
“Dexter” returns Sunday, Sept., 30, but first watch the teaser below.
