Topic: 26/03/12 - TV News Weekly Review #57 - Basic Rocket Science
- Renewed:
2 Broke Girls (for a second season)
48 Hours Mystery (for a 26th season)
60 Minutes (for a 45th season)
Blue Bloods (for a third season)
Criminal Minds (for an eight season)
CSI (for a 13th season)
Grimm (for a second season)
Hawaii Five-0 (for a third season)
Magic City (for a second season)
Mike & Molly (for a third season)
NCIS (for a 10th season)
NCIS: LA (for a forth season)
Person of Interest (for a second season)
Smash (for a second season)
The Amazing Race (for a 21 season)
The Good Wife (for a forth season)
The Mentalist (for a fifth season)
Undercover Boss (for a forth season)
- Canceled:
- Casting news:
- Felicia Day will guest-star in an upcoming Season 7 episode of Supernatural. (Source)
- Donal Logue has booked a multi-episode arc on Royal Pains. Also Ben Shenkman has joined the cast as HankMed's newest hire. (Source 1, 2)
- Kathy Bates will guest-star on the April 30 episode of Two and a Half Men as... the ghost of Charlie Harper. Also Jason Alexander has signed on to guest-star in an upcoming episode. (Source 1, 2)
- Mamie Gummer, Hamish Linklater and Brian d'Arcy James will guest-star on The Big C this season. (Source)
- Maria Bello is joining Touch for a multi-episode arc this season with an option to become a series regular if the drama is picked up for Season 2. (Source)
- Rebecca Mader will guest star on the 2-part season (and probably series) finale of Fringe. (Source)
- Tricia Helfer will guest-star in the Season 7 finale of CBS’ Criminal Minds. (Source)
- Gaius Charles has landed a potentially recurring role on on CBS’ NCIS. The Friday Night Lights alum is also joining Necessary Roughness for a major Season 2 arc. (Source 1, 2)
- Maria Bello is joining Touch for a multi-episode arc this season with an option to become a series regular if the drama is picked up for Season 2. (Source)
- John C. McGinley will have a recurring role in the new season of Burn Notice. Anthony Ruivivar and Taryn Manning will also guest star. (Source)
- Treme actress Danai Gurira has landed the pivotal series regular role Michonne, a character popularized in The Walking Dead comics and whose introduction was teased at the end of Season 2 finale. (Source)
- Allison Mack has booked her first new TV gig, and it’s a major recurring role on FX’s Wilfred. (Source)
- Olivia Wilde will reprise her role as Thirteen in the House’s May 21 series finale. (Source)
- Jenna-Louise Coleman has been cast on Doctor Who to serve as the good Doctor’s next companion. (Source)
- Jay Paulson will guest star in an upcoming episode of Bones. (Source)
- Camilla Luddington has landed a recurring role on the upcoming season of HBO’s vampire drama True Blood. (Source)
- Margo Martindale will appear in an episode of USA’s legal drama Suits this summer. (Source)
- Thomas Lennon will guest-star on the May 8 season finale of the hit Fox comedy New Girl as a potential new roommate. (Source)
In other news:
- Live from New York, it’s 30 Rock… again! Tina Fey & Co. are staging yet another live episode, this one set to air on Thursday, April 26. Cheyenne Jackson will be among the recurring players who will be back for seconds (Source)
- Kiefer Sutherland has made peace with Twentieth Century Fox over his "24" movie, but the project has been pushed until next year. (Source)
- Late-night funnyman Jimmy Kimmel will host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, to be held Sept. 23 and broadcast on ABC. (Source)
Weekly Recommendation:
Spyder is recommending TNT drama
Men of a Certain Age