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Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s book to the screen

February 14, 2013 Channel Guide Contributor

Killing Lincoln movie brings Bill O’Reilly’s controversial book to the screen on National Geographic Channel Sunday, Feb. 17. By Kate O’Hare On a sultry summer day in Richmond, Va. — the Confederate capital during the Civil War — a film crew has gathered at a historic building refitted to look like a telegraph office. The scene being shot features Abraham Lincoln (Billy Campbell) receiving a message and then discussing it with Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (Graham Beckel). Despite the sweltering heat, the bearded men wear waistcoats and jackets, and the women are decked out in period dresses with corsets. […]

Steven Spielberg to introduce special airing of Schindler’s List on USA Network Feb. 23

February 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 23, 2013, 10:43am CT As part of its quarterly film series that continues its Characters Unite public service campaign geared toward promoting greater tolerance and acceptance, USA Network will be airing a special presentation of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1993 film Schindler’s List, featuring a personal introduction by the director, who won his first directing Oscar for the film, Saturday, Feb. 23, at 8pm ET. Coinciding with the film’s 20th anniversary, the USA Network airing of Schindler’s List will be commercial-free. “Without question, Schindler’s List is one of the most powerful films I’ve ever seen,” said Bonnie Hammer, NBCUniversal […]

The Walking Dead ratings: Season 3 midseason premiere draws 12.3 million viewers

February 11, 2013 Lori Acken

Not even the Grammy Awards could keep fans of AMC’s zombie smash The Walking Dead from tuning into the show’s Season 3 midseason premiere to find out which Dixon brother prevailed in The Governor’s twisted death match — and just how far off the deep end Rick may have fallen. The much-anticipated episode, “The Suicide King” drew 12.3 million viewers, besting the show’s previous record of 10.4 million viewers for October’s Season 3 opener. • RELATED: Channel Guide talks with Steven Yeun about Glenn’s changing role as the prison and Woodbury collide In a press release announcing the numbers, AMC […]

The CW announces early pickups for Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural

February 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Not surprisingly, The CW today announced early renewals for next season of three of its hottest series — Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. All three will be returning in Fall 2013. “We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on,” said CW president Mark Pedowitz, “and now with our new hit Arrow and fan favorite Supernatural on Wednesday night, and the continued success of The Vampire Diaries on Thursday, we’ve been able to do that.” Pedowitz also expained that The CW has not only been happy with how all three shows […]

Boston’s Finest on TNT — Donnie Wahlberg salutes his hometown police force in new unscripted offering

February 8, 2013 Lori Acken

Donnie Walhberg knows a thing or two about playing a cop on TV and in the movies, having embodied more than a dozen lawmen since he parlayed his New Kids on the Block fame into a successful acting career in the mid ’90s. But when Wahlberg, who currently stars as Detective Danny Reagan in the hit CBS cop drama Blue Bloods, decided to produce a law enforcement show of his own, he knew exactly whom he wanted for his stars — the real men and women of Boston’s police force. The result is TNT’s new unscripted series, Boston’s Finest, which […]

Jennifer Love Hewitt sizzles in “I’m a Woman” music video for “The Client List”

February 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Lifetime released this music video today starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, star of the network’s hit series The Client List, which returns for its second season beginning March 10 at 10pm ET/PT. Produced by Randy Jackson and directed by Matthew Rolston, the video — set to the song “I’m a Woman,” sung by Jennifer Love Hewitt — features the actress having all kinds of sexy, playful fun while offering up her sultry ode to femininity and celebrating the return of her series, which is based on a 2010 Lifetime original movie. Last year, The Client List put Lifetime No. 1 in […]

“Smash” Season 2 brings changes, Jennifer Hudson

February 4, 2013 Tom Comi

When the second season of Smash premieres on NBC Tuesday night (Feb. 5, 9pm ET), fans of the first season might feel like they are watching an entirely different show. And with new producers, actors — including Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson — and the addition of a second musical within the plot, that feeling wouldn’t be too off base. Don’t fret, though, because most of the changes appear to be for the better. Even diehard fans complained last year that some of the storylines and characters became ridiculous, which explained why the drama was hemorrhaging millions of viewers as the season went […]

The Walking Dead star Steven Yeun on Glenn’s changing role as the prison and Woodbury collide

February 3, 2013 Lori Acken

When Glenn Rhee first appeared on The Walking Dead, he was a ball-cap-wearing smartass who put the encyclopedic knowledge of a city that only a pizza-delivery guy can claim to good use in getting his fellow survivors out of tough spots. Not that it earned him much respect. As the AMC hit drama’s third season returns Feb. 10, Glenn has evolved from a flaky kid into a purposeful, mentally and physically adept warrior thanks to the love of a good woman and the realization that he’s capable of so much more than scrambling through sewers. “I think it’s been an […]

Army Wives Season 7 premieres March 10 — Brooke Shields, Ashanti sign on

February 1, 2013 Lori Acken

Brace yourself for big changes to the tribe when Army Wives Season 7 premieres Sunday, March 10 at 9/8CT — which should come as no surprise since Season 6 ended with a plane full of first brigade personnel going down. But is the phone call that sits Gen. Holden down in shock related to the crash or another tragedy that hits even closer to home? As the new season bows, Kim Delaney’s Claudia Joy Holden departs the veteran Lifetime series in what the network is calling “one of the series’ most dramatic and pivotal moments” — if you really want to know […]

Pouch the Dog becomes “Chicago Fire” series regular starting tonight

January 30, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It didn’t work too well when The Itchy & Scratchy Show tried to add “Poochie” into the mix, but NBC’s firehouse drama Chicago Fire is going to try adding a dog to its regular cast of characters when a mutt named “Pouch” gets adopted by the crew of Firehouse 51 starting in tonight’s (Jan. 30) episode. To be fair, a dog in a firehouse makes more sense storywise then just the “edge” Poochie was intended to bring to Itchy & Scratchy (though the cuteness and “aw” factor of Pouch can’t be denied, and must have at least been partly a […]