Catching up with the news
So so so much to catch up with before the long holiday weekend.
Let's get to it!
* "Law & Order: SVU" co-stars Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni have finally ended their months-long contract dispute with TV bosses, after signing two-year deals to remain on the show, per the June 30 report from The Associated Press. Surprise? Ha! You've got to be kidding. There would be no show without them, and Dick Wolf couldn't pull his old habit of dumping actors who got too big for their britches. These two are the britches. How much did they get? Not SiCo's $144 million, but something south of that.
* Rocky Carroll will do both versions of "NCIS." That's the scoop from TV Guide this morning. He's already on "NCIS" mo' ship, and will now move to baby "NCIS" - the Los Angeles spin-off. "I'll be keeping my normal routine on the 'mother ship,' and I'll be doing at least six of the first 13 episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles," he tells the mag.
* Chris Slater could be coming back to a TV set near you; he's in talks to join "The Forgotten," per "Hollywood Reporter." Slater was in one of my favorite new shows of '08, "My Own Worst Eneny." But I was apparently the only one. Gone quickly...
* Hilary Duff to "Gossip Girl," for a multi-ep arc, per Ausiello. Starts in October. HiDu's been quite the TV traveler since "Lizzie McGuire" days, landing bits and pieces in..."Ghost Whisperer," "Joan of Arcadia," "L&O;: SVU"...
* Neil Patrick Harris will probably host the Emmys. Good! He's a heck of a host. "Broadcasting and Cable" has the word on this this morning, and if the Academy is looking for my approval on the matter, I juseet gave it. Get NPH now!
* Jay Leno is still looking for material for his new show. It's not easy, this comedy thing...
* "America's Got Talent's" got viewers. Show was seen by nearly 13 million people Tuesday - and meanwhile, ABC's "The Superstars" is in trouble already - just about 3.5 million watched it at 10 on Tuesday, which is just about as low as you can go before the hook starts to make its way from beyond the curtains...That MJ special on "48 Hours?" Just over 8 million viewers; easily won the time period.