TV Tonight 16th of March 2012

TV Tonight 16th of March 2012

The daily list in alphabetical order, of all the new episodes airing.

    20/20 S34E31: "Season 34, Episode 31"
    7 Days (NZ) S04E05: "Season 4, Episode 5"
    Alaska Wing Men S02E10: "Man Down"
    America's Most Wanted S25E16: "Season 25, Episode 16"
    Ancient Aliens S04E06: "Secrets of the Pyramids"
    Antiques Road Trip S04E25: "Series 4, Episode 25"
    Benidorm S05E04: "Series 5, Episode 4"
    Bering Sea Gold S01E08: "The Bitter End"
    Big Brother Sverige S08E24: "Del 24"
    Black Rock Shooter S01E07: "Wish Upon the Star Shooting Through the Dark"
    Bref S02E14: "Bref. Je suis allé en boîte de nuit"
    Cleverdicks S01E15: "Episode 15"
    Come Dine With Me S18E54: "Series 18, Come Dine With Me"
    Come Dine With Me S18E53: "Series 18, Series 45"
    Comic Relief Does Glee Club! S02E04: "Series 2, Episode 4"
    Coronation Street S53E54: "Fri Mar 16, 2012 [Episode 1]"
    Coronation Street S53E55: "Fri Mar 16, 2012 [Episode 2]"
    Dateline NBC S21E30: "FR2126"
    Days of our Lives S47E90: "Ep. #11800"
    De Stem van Vlaanderen (The Voice of Flanders) S01E17
    Deal Or No Deal (UK) S07E186: "Episode 1866"
    Degrassi S11E36: "Not Ready To Make Nice (1)"
    Dickinson's Real Deal S08E74: "Series 8, Episode 74"
    Doctors S13E221: "Daddy's Girl"
    EastEnders S28E45: "March 16, 2012"
    Eddie Stobart: Trucks and Trailers S03E03: "Series 3, Episode 3"
    Emmerdale S41E65: "March 16, 2012"
    Fairly Legal S02E01: "Satisfaction"
    Flikken Maastricht S06E07: "Season 6, Episode 7"
    Four In A Bed S04E05: "Series 4, Episode 5"
    Four Weddings (2010) S03E32: "...and a Hookah Lounge"
    Fred: The Show S01E10: "Best Freds Forever"
    Gardeners' World S45E02: "March 16, 2012"
    General Hospital (US) S49E244: "#12518"
    Ghost Adventures S06E02: "Peabody-Whitehead Mansion"
    Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden S22E140: "Season 22, Episode 140"
    Guilty Crown S01E21: "Emergence"
    High School DxD S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Hollyoaks S18E55: "March 16, 2012"
    Home and Away (AU) S25E40: "Episode 5475"
    House Hunters S48E54: "Out of Storage in Salt Lake"
    House Hunters International S25E57
    In Plain Sight S05E01: "The Anti-Social Network"
    Inu x Boku SS S01E10: "Episode 10"
    Jeopardy! S28E130: "Show #6335"
    Kill Me Baby S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Killer Trials: Judgment Day S01E12: "Murder in the Mansion"
    Killer Trials: Judgment Day S01E11: "Hidden in Plain Sight"
    Live with Regis and Kelly S29E144
    Livet på Laerkevej S01E06: "Season 1, Episode 6"
    Mastermind (UK) S40E23: "Series 40, Show 23"
    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries S01E04: "Death at Victoria Dock"
    Neighbours S28E50: "Episode 6360"
    Nikita S02E16: "Doublecross"
    Nytt På Nytt S26E11: "Season 26, Episode 11"
    On Death Row S01E02: "Linda Carty"
    Persona 4 The Animation S01E23: "In Order to Find the Truth"
    Phineas and Ferb S03E29: "Let's Bounce"
    Pointless S06E25: "Series 6, Episode 25"
    Popstokk S02E10
    Primetime S23E08: "What Would You Do? (8)"
    Real Time With Bill Maher S10E09: "Season 10, Episode 9"
    Romanii au Talent S02E05: "Auditii #5"
    Safari Vet School S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta S03E15: "Say No to the Ball Gown"
    Senhime Zesshou Symphogear S01E11: "Episode 11"
    Shark Tank S03E09: "Season 3, Episode 9"
    Spartacus: Vengeance S02E08: "Balance"
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) S04E22: "Revenge"
    Supernatural S07E16: "Out With The Old"
    Sweet Home Alabama S03E09: "A Friend In Need"
    The Chase (2009) S05E34: "Series 5, Episode 34"
    The Culture Show S16E07: "Series 16, Episode 7"
    The Ellen DeGeneres Show S09E123: "Amanda Peet"
    The Graham Norton Show S10E20
    The Jeremy Kyle Show S07E130: "Backstage Special"
    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson S08E50: "TBA"
    The Real Hustle (UK) S11E08: "Celebrity Chancers: Episode 8"
    The Revolution (2012) S01E45: "Season 1, Episode 45"
    The Rosie Show S01E85: "Kat Von D, Zachary Knighton"
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno S19E259
    The Ultimate Fighter S15E02: "Season 15, Episode 2"
    The View S15E128: "Eric McCormack, Annie Potts, Isabel Toledo"
    Thuis S17E145: "Season 17, Episode 145"
    Tracy Beaker Returns S03E12: "Series 3, Episode 12"
    WWE Friday Night SmackDown! S12E77: "Season 12, Episode 76"

NBC Announces Three New and Returning Series Premieres for Summer 2012 Schedule

NBC Announces Three New and Returning Series Premieres for Summer 2012 Schedule

"Love in the Wild" Returns June 7 (8-10 p.m. ET) while "Saving Hope" (Working Title) Begins June 7 (10-11 p.m. ET) and "American Ninja Warrior" Debuts May 21 (9-11 p.m. ET)

NBC unveiled premiere dates for three new and returning series for Summer 2012 that include the return of "Love in the Wild" (Thursday, June 7, 8-10 p.m. ET), the series debut of "Saving Hope" (working title; Thursday, June 7, 10-11 p.m. ET) and the return of G4's "American Ninja Warrior" (Monday, May 21, 9-11 p.m. ET).

Following its special two-hour premiere on June 7, "Love in the Wild" will return in its regular time slot on Thursday, June 14 (9-10 p.m. ET). "American Ninja Warrior" will resume in its regular day and time on Monday, May 28 (9-10 p.m. ET). "Saving Hope" will continue in the Thursday (10-11 p.m. ET) time period.

"American Ninja Warrior" will premiere on G4 Sunday, May 20 (9-11 p.m. ET).

The ever-engaging funny woman Jenny McCarthy returns to her hosting roots as she joins NBC's adventure-dating series "Love in the Wild" as the host for the show's second season that will feature even wilder adventures. McCarthy will head to the tropical paradise of the Dominican Republic to guide contestants through rigorous adventures as well as the choppy waters of relationships in their quest to find love. The host, best-selling author and activist recently reprised her recurring role on "Two and a Half Men" and re-joined hosts Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest in reporting live from Times Square on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest" this past New Year's.

The Summer 2011 run of "Love in the Wild" averaged a 1.8 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49 and 5.5 million viewers overall. In adults 18-49, "Love in the Wild" finished #1 or tied for #1 in its time period among ABC, CBS and NBC with seven of eight telecasts.

"Love in the Wild" puts relationships to the ultimate test with exhilarating and wild adventures that push participants to the limit, both physically and emotionally. Single men and single women, all looking for love, will experience a romantic quest unlike anything they could have ever imagined. These singles have tried it all -- speed-dating, blind-dating, Internet dating -- and now, they will journey to a tropical paradise to see if they can find that special someone. During elimination, all of the couples will come together to reveal whether a connection has been formed with their current partner -- or if they would like to switch and get to know someone else. At the end of every episode, heartbroken singles are sent home. The series culminates with just one couple left standing. "Love in the Wild" is produced by Endemol USA. Tom Shelly serves as executive producer.

For embeddable clips from "Love in the Wild," please visit http://www.nbc.com/love-in-the-wild .Please like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/loveinthewild and follow us on Twitter at @LoveInTheWild.

"Saving Hope" is a new, hour-long original drama series that stars Erica Durance ("Smallville"), Michael Shanks ("Stargate Atlantis"), Daniel Gillies ("The Vampire Diaries"), Huse Madhavji ("Combat Hospital," "Star!" "Daily"), Julia Taylor-Ross ("Rookie Blue") and Kristopher Turner ("Rookie Blue," "The Listener"). The series is from acclaimed Gemini Award-winning producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington ("The Eleventh Hour," "Would Be Kings," "Rookie Blue").

In "Saving Hope," when charismatic Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris (Shanks) at Hope-Zion Hospital ends up in a coma, he leaves the hospital in chaos -- and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid (Durance), in a state of shock. Along with newly arrived star surgeon, Joel Goran (Gillies), Reid races to save Harris' life. As the action unfolds, the comatose Harris explores the hospital halls in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination. Reid, along with her fellow doctors, press on to save his life and those of their other patients as they deal with the complicated and courageous decisions that are made in their daily struggle to keep hope alive.

"Saving Hope" is produced by Ilana C. Frank Films (ICFF) with Entertainment One (eOne), in association with CTV and NBC. The series is executive-produced by Ilana Frank and David Wellington for ICFF, Noreen Halpern ("Hell on Wheels," "Call Me Fitz") and John Morayniss ("The Firm," "Haven") for Entertainment One and Lesley Harrison. Executive producers and show-runners are Morwyn Brebner ("Rookie Blue") and Aaron Martin ("Being Erica"). The series was created by Malcolm MacRury ("Crash and Burn," "Republic of Doyle") and Morwyn Brebner. David Wellington directed the pilot.

For embeddable clips from "Saving Hope," please visit www.nbc.com/saving-hope. Please like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/NBCSavingHope and follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/nbcsavinghope

G4 and NBC team up to air "American Ninja Warrior," the heart-racing obstacle course competition series with a nationwide search to find the ultimate athlete who will be crowned the first true "American Ninja Warrior." The networks collaborated with the original Japanese broadcaster, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS), to bring the competitive course over to the U.S., which is being held entirely on U.S. soil for the first time. Following NBC's highly rated special airing of the "American Ninja Warrior" finale last summer, G4 and NBC have expanded their collaboration this year to take the worldwide phenomenon to the next level with G4 airing the preliminary rounds while NBC will broadcast the preliminary finals and the grand finale.

Six regional qualifying competitions throughout the country will determine the finalists who will ultimately have a shot at a $500,000 cash prize and the chance to win the coveted "American Ninja Warrior" title in the national finals in Las Vegas. Over the past 15 years, only three competitors have successfully completed the infamous Ninja Warrior course atop Mount Midoriyama, Japan. "American Ninja Warrior" is back to find the toughest, most skilled U.S. competitors and give them a shot at conquering the almost impossible obstacle course.

A. Smith & Co. Productions returns to produce the fourth season of "American Ninja Warrior." "American Ninja Warrior" is executive-produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions' founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed ("Hell's Kitchen," "I Survived a Japanese Game Show," "Pros vs. Joes"). Holly Wofford and Viki Cacciatore also serve as executive producers.

For embeddable clips from "American Ninja Warrior," please visit http://www.g4tv.com/anw/home . Please like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ninjawarrior and follow us on Twitter at @ninjawarrior.

TV Announces New Celebrity Hosts and Marks for the Much-Anticipated Return of Hit Series "Punk'd," Premiering Thursday, March 29

TV Announces New Celebrity Hosts and Marks for the Much-Anticipated Return of Hit Series "Punk'd," Premiering Thursday, March 29

MTV's pop culture phenomenon series "Punk'd" returns for an all-new season on Thursday, March 29 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, featuring the hottest celebrities in Hollywood, and the most hilarious and crazy moments in "Punk'd" history. This season Ashton Kutcher hands over the hosting reins to a new celebrity each week. Joining previously announced celebrity hosts Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Bam Margera, Hayden Panettiere, "Punk'd" alumni Dax Shepard, and Tyler, The Creator, are Nick Cannon, Lucy Hale, Mac Miller and Heather Morris. Rounding out the ranks of unsuspecting celebrity marks are Dianna Agron, Ron Artest, Lauren Conrad, Zac Efron, Shenae Grimes, Ian Harding, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Hutcherson, "Jersey Shore's" Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Chloe Moretz, New Boyz, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Darrelle Revis, Emma Roberts, Cody Simpson, The Wanted, who join previously announced targets Rob Dyrdek, Liam Hemsworth, Khloe Odom Kardashian, Sean Kingston, Demi Lovato, "Teen Wolf's" Tyler Posey, and Taylor Swift.

The celebrity hosts take "Punk'd" to a whole new level this season, with more complex, hilarious and fun punks than ever before. For the first time in the series' history, the curtain will be pulled back, giving viewers an inside look at what goes on behind-the-scenes to pull off these elaborate pranks. Get ready for some real outrageously fun moments that you wouldn't expect from your favorite stars!

"Punk'd" is executive produced by Katalyst's Jason Goldberg and Ashton Kutcher. Lauren Dolgen, Colin Nash, Kristina Edwards and Jennifer Russakoff are the Executives in Charge for MTV.

British TV viewers becoming nation of 'chatterboxes'

British TV viewers becoming nation of 'chatterboxes'

Almost half of people aged under 35 claim to have commented to others via online or text message while watching a TV programme, in an emerging trend called "chatterboxing".

According to the Telescope 2012 study by the BBC's TV Licensing organisation, the rise of "two-screen" viewing of TV shows, in which people use a laptop, smartphone or tablet while also watching programmes, is changing habits around television consumption.

One in four adults (26%) said that they have commented to others via social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, online forums or SMS about a TV programme they were watching, but this increases to just under half (44%) among people under 35.

Rather than dilute the importance of live TV viewing, this trend of "chatterboxing" has actually done the opposite, said the report. An ICM poll found that 24% of people aged under 35 watch a programme live rather than on catch-up because they enjoy the social media chatter, while 19% do so because they were worried about 'social media spoilers'.

In positive news for Channel 4's new 'social buzz'-driven catch up TV channel 4seven, the report found that social media is also driving people's TV viewing. One in six respondents aged under 35 (17%) said that they can be persuaded to watch a programme if they see online chatter about it.

Psychologist Corinne Sweet said that "chatterboxing" taps into people's desire to share emotional experiences around television with others, even when they are on their own.

"Wanting to communicate with others when you experience emotions such as sadness, entertainment, fear or awe is a part of the human condition," she said.

"As television often prompts these feelings, it is not surprising that more of us are taking advantage of evolving technology to share our thoughts as we watch TV, even if we are home alone."

Twitter UK spokesperson Rachel Bremer added: "People come to Twitter to connect with what they are most interested in, and that may be a TV show, character, or live event.

"The public nature of the platform means that people can easily follow and join conversations about what they're watching in real time, adding to the social experience of television viewing."

The TeleScope survey found that people in Britain consume 28 hours of television every week, of which 2.5 hours is via catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and 4oD on the television set.

TV fans are also topping this up by spending on average three hours per week watching programmes on smaller screens, including laptops, smartphones and tablets, according to ICM polls. In total, this adds up to 31 hours per week, or more than two months of TV per year.

One in four people (25%) said that they have watched TV on the go via services such as iPlayer and Sky Go, rising to 65% among over 35s.

For the London Olympics this summer, 88% of respondents plan to watch the action on a TV set, while 7% will catch the action on a PC or laptop, but only 1% respectively expect to watch on smartphones and tablets.

Live TV remains dominant, but timeshifted viewing via catch-up services or personal video recorders now accounts for 9.2% of all UK TV consumption, up from 7.1% in 2010.

Alongside virtual gatherings around programmes, TV is also bringing people together physically, as a third of adults under 35 have had a TV-themed party in the last five years, including popular themes of The X-Factor, World Cup 2010, Royal Wedding and Eurovision.

BBC TV licensing head of revenue management Pipa Doubtfire said: "This year's TeleScope report points to the fact that people are taking advantage of new technologies to ensure they can enjoy TV in more ways than ever before, whether watching on bigger sets at home, via mobile technologies on the go, or on catch-up. And, of course, the chatterboxing phenomenon is bringing a new dimension to TV as a collective, social experience."

Iain Logie Baird, the grandson of TV inventor John Logie Baird and curator at the National Media Museum in Bradford, said few would have imagined the shape of modern TV viewing when his grandfather introduced the first practical set in 1926.

"Television continues to hold our attention for two reasons. Firstly because of the quality and choice of content. Secondly because a huge range of interfaces have evolved to suit every taste and lifestyle," he said.

"We can easily control how and when we watch TV by creating our own TV schedules from the abundance of content available, or tuning in on-the-go via a mobile device.

"We have more choice than ever before, and each person, family or household has the opportunity to mould their television experience according to their personal preference."

Yesterday, BBC director general Mark Thompson confirmed plans for the corporation to create an iTunes-style store this year, offering paid downloads of BBC programmes.

'Jersey Shore' Finale: Can Motherhood Extend Snooki's 15 Minutes?

'Jersey Shore' Finale: Can Motherhood Extend Snooki's 15 Minutes?

"Jersey Shore" ends its fifth season Thursday on MTV with no renewal for a sixth season in sight and hard-partying star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi pregnant. Sagging ratings, and the network's failure to renew the show yet, suggest the clocking is finally ticking down on the reality TV franchise critics love to hate.

Can Snooki -- arguably the show's biggest breakout -- extend her own tenuous grasp on fame with a bun in the oven? Does she have the potential to remake herself, and even expand her brand, in the vein of reality TV mamas like Tori Spelling, Nicole Richie and Bethenny Frankel?

First, Snooki wanted to star in a spin-off dating series called "Snookin' for Love." Later this year, she will co-star with "Shore" castmate Jenni Farley in the "Laverne & Shirley"-ish spin-off "Snooki and JWoww vs. The World." That MTV show, currently filming in Jersey City, is the second "Shore" spinoff to "The Pauly D Project," debuting later this month.

But in the US Weekly cover story in which she officially announced her mama-to-be status and engagement to Jionni LaValle, Polizzi told the magazine she now wants to star in a family series, "like Tori and (husband) Dean (McDermott)."

Unlikely? Sure, we've seen her fall-down drunk on the beach, flash her ladyparts at fellow clubbers in Italy and discuss all her bodily functions in graphic detail, all behaviors that would suggest she's hardly mother of the year material.

But, as much as reality TV fans love a great hot mess story, they love a makeover tale even more.

Take the woman Polizzi aspires to be, Tori Spelling. In the space of less than two years between 2004-2006, Spelling married Charlie Shanian, began an on-set affair with then-married co-star Dean McDermott, divorced Shanian and married the subsequently divorced McDermott. They soon began their own family, which has resulted in three Oxygen reality series and three books, including the bestselling "Mommywood," penned by Spelling.

Likewise, Nicole Richie was known as the wild child BFF of her equally notorious reality TV co-star Paris Hilton until she traded the party girl life for motherhood in 2008, and Bethenny Frankel was a popular, but still ensemble cast member of the "Real Housewives of New York City" until she became a mommy in 2010 and spun off into solo Bravo reality series, "Bethenny Getting Married?" and "Bethenny Ever After."

Besides, we should all remember that -- gasp -- perhaps certain personas and behaviors we witness on reality TV are exaggerated for maximum shock value.

"I think she has the right to raise her kid how she wants," said Howard Bragman, longtime Hollywood publicist and Vice-Chairman of Reputation.com. "Does that mean she's going to get endorsement deals and be the hero of the mommy bloggers? That remains to be seen.

But I've seen people turn their lives around. Look at Nicole Richie."

The key for Polizzi is deftly managing how she moves forward in pursuit of new opportunities. "It takes a certain amount of fame to change the direction," said Bragman, the author of the fame, branding and publicity how-to book "Where's My Fifteen Minutes?" "But also understand that that ship she's on has been traveling very rapidly in one direction, and it's hard to turn it midstream. And we don't want to lose what made Snooki Snooki … her style choices, her bigger than life personality."

For its part, MTV has wished the pint-sized star well in her impending maternity. "We support her as she starts this new chapter of her life," it said last week. MTV had no additional comment for this story.

Snooki definitely needs to pull off some makeover magic on her lifestyle if she does want to keep that reality TV and endorsement money rolling in. "Jersey Shore" ratings are down -- season five premiered to 7.6 million viewers and last week's new episode (the first to air since Polizzi's pregnancy announcement) drew 4.8 million viewers, the show's lowest ratings of the season.

And Polizzi's Q scores, the numbers that indicate how well-liked a celebrity is -- or is this case, isn't -- are even lower. Snooki's positive Q score is 10. Her negative Q score, i.e. the number of people who rate her as fair or poor: 70.

Based on the 76 reality TV personalities the Q Scores company tracks, the average positive score in the category is 18, and the average negative score is 32. The aforementioned Frankel gets a 20 positive and 49 negative, and Polizzi's "Shore" co-star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino has positive nine, negative score of 66.

"What you have is that people are not liking these major players," said Q Scores president Steve Levitt. "They're watching the shows for other reasons."

He pointed out that reality stars like Polizzi are famous for notorious behavior. "People want to look into their lives to see what they're doing now, but that's not the same as having a good feeling for them," Levitt said.

So what, specifically, can Polizzi do to make her Tori Spelling dreams come true?

"Respect," Bragman said. "Respecting the law, respecting herself, respecting her child."

He said people will be watching what she does after having the baby to see whether she is "going to turn into a New Jersey housewife, basically."

New Jersey housewife … "Real Housewives of New Jersey" … do we smell crossover potential here?

CBS Announces Renewals for 18 Primetime Shows for the 2012-2013 Season

CBS Announces Renewals for 18 Primetime Shows for the 2012-2013 Season

Renewals Showcase the Strength, Stability and Success of Television's #1 Network

In a move that renews a large portion of television's #1 primetime lineup, CBS announced today it has picked up 18 returning series for the 2012-2013 broadcast season.

The renewals include four comedies, nine dramas, three reality series and two newsmagazines. The returning shows encompass every night of the week and every hour, many of which are #1 in their time period and some #1 on the entire night.

The renewed comedies include the previously announced multi-year pickups of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and THE BIG BANG THEORY, the season's #1 comedy and the first scripted program to top "American Idol" in viewers and adults 18-49; 2 BROKE GIRLS, the season's #1 new comedy in viewers and key demographics; and sophomore hit MIKE & MOLLY.

Also in comedy, CBS and Warner Bros. Television are in preliminary discussions regarding future seasons for TWO AND A HALF MEN.

Renewed dramas are NCIS, television's #1 drama/scripted program for the third consecutive year; NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the #2 drama for the second straight year; HAWAII FIVE-0, CRIMINAL MINDS, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, PERSON OF INTEREST, the #1 new series of the season, THE MENTALIST, BLUE BLOODS and the award-winning and critically acclaimed THE GOOD WIFE.

Among the Network's returning reality series are THE AMAZING RACE, UNDERCOVER BOSS and the previously renewed SURVIVOR.

Television's top newsmagazines, 60 MINUTES and 48 HOURS MYSTERY, will also return in the fall.

"This large-scale renewal is testimony to the strength, stability and success of a deep and diverse roster of top-rated programming," said Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment. "It positions us for continued success next season and certainly creates an environment that will give our new shows the best possible chance to succeed."

Season-to-date, CBS is first in viewers (12.13m) and adults 25-54 (4.1/10) and a strong second in adults 18-49 (3.1/08). The Network is posting across-the-board year-to-year growth, up +1% in viewers, +2% in adults 25-54 and +3% in adults 18-49.

Development Update: the 16th of March

Development Update: the 16th of March

CULT (The CW) - Matt Davis ("The Vampire Diaries") has booked the male lead on the drama pilot, about Skye Yarrow (Jessica Lucas), a production assistant on a wildly popular television show named "Cult," who teams with Jeff Sefton (Davis), a journalist blogger, to investigate the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program in real life. Writer Rockne S. O'Bannon and director Jason Ensler are behind the Warner Bros. Television-based hour, which also stars Alona Tal and Robert Knepper. (Deadline.com)

L.A. NOIR (TNT) - Alexa Davalos ("Clash of the Titans") has snagged a role on the drama pilot, about the epic battle between Los Angeles Police Chief William Parker (Neal McDonough) and mobster Mickey Cohen (yet to be cast) in the 1950s. She'll play Jasmine, "a beauty with a complicated past," in the project, from writer/director Frank Darabont. Jeremy Strong, Jon Bernthal and Milo Ventimiglia also star. (Deadline.com)

THE LIFE (ABC) - Suleka Mathew, Jaime Ray Newman, Sterling Beaumon and Jakob Salvati have all been cast in the drama pilot, about Marta Walraven (Radha Mitchell), the widow of an assassinated criminal who is suddenly forced to adopt her late husband's role in order to protect her family. Beaumon and Salvati will play her sons, Gabriel ("handsome in a techno-geek way") and Boris ("slight, sensitive, immediately lovable"); with Newman as her Marta's younger sister Katrina "Kat" Lazarev ("sweet, fun, loyal as hell") and Mathew as Marta's best friend Dina Tomlin ("perfectly manicured, dyed, preserved"). ABC Studios is behind the hour, which also stars Lee Tergesen, Luke Goss and Rade Serbedzija. Mark Pellington is directing from a script by Melissa Rosenberg. (Deadline.com)

MIDNIGHT SUN (NBC) - Alexia Fast ("The Secret Circle") is the latest addition to the pilot, a drama about the FBI's investigation into the disappearance of a remote cult in Dugan, Alaska - led by Bennett Maxwell (Titus Welliver) - which taps into a grander political conspiracy. She'll play Miranda Bailey, a rebellious teen whose boyfriend, Owen Fuller (yet to be cast), is among the missing. Connor O'Farrell, Daniella Pineda, David Harbour, Emma Bell, Julia Stiles and Michael Raymond-James also star. Brad Anderson is directing from a script by Lisa Zwerling for Universal Television. (Deadline.com)

NASHVILLE (ABC) - Charles Esten ("Enlightened") has scored a role on the drama pilot, which centers around the Nashville music scene and its stars, both rising and fading. He's on board as Deacon Claybourne, the strikingly handsome lead guitar player for Rayna James (Connie Britton) with whom she shares a flirty rapport. Clare Bowen, Eric Close, Hayden Panettiere, Jonathan Jackson, Powers Boothe, Robert Wisdom and Sam Palladio also star in the project, from writer Callie Khouri and director R.J. Cutler. ABC Studios ad Lionsgate Television are producing. (Deadline.com)

NOTORIOUS (NBC) - Katherine LaNasa and Neil Jackson are the latest additions to the drama pilot, about Joanna Locasto (yet to be cast), a police detective who returns undercover to the wealthy family she grew up in - as the maid's daughter - to solve the murder of Vivian Lawson, the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend. LaNasa will play Sofia Lawson ("40s, beautiful: don't f--- with her"), second wife of the Vivian's father Robert Lawson (Victor Garber); while Jackson is on board as Julian Lawson ("sweet, sexy, bad boy, sex-addicted"), the youngest son. Liz Heldens is behind the hour, which comes from the Universal Television-based BermanBraun. (Deadline.com)

PARTNERS (CBS) - Molly Shannon and Tracy Vilar have both been cast in the comedy pilot, about two male architects - one straight, Charlie (David Krumholtz); one gay, Louis (Michael Urie) - whose relationship itself resembles a marriage. Vilar will take over for Elizabeth Regen as Ro-Ro, the guys' colorful assistant; while Shannon will guest as Cassandra, a newly created role. In addition, Lucy Davis's character - Renata, the bookkeeper for Charlie's finace Ali (Sophia Bush) - is being written out. Said changes are part of a slight casting overhaul following its audience run through on Friday. Warner Bros. Television is behind the project, from co-creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick and director James Burrows. Brandon Routh also stars. (Deadline.com)

PURE EVIL (Showtime, New!) - Trey Callaway ("CSI: NY") has booked a potential drama at the pay channel about "a brilliant and sinister CEO of the world's largest tech and media conglomerate." Arnold and Anne Kopelson are also on board to executive produce the hour via their Kopelson Entertainment banner alongside Steve Barnett and creator Callaway. (Deadline.com)

REBOUNDING (FOX) - Andrea Savage ("Dog Bites Man") has boarded the comedy pilot, about Danny Markle (Will Forte), a man recovering from the death of his fiance with help from friends on his pick-up basketball team. She'll play his sister Amanda ("33, harried, angry") in the 20th Century Fox Television-based half-hour, which also stars Aly Michalka, Hayes MacArthur, Malcolm Barrett and Matt L. Jones. Jason Winer is directing from a script by Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. (Deadline.com)

THE SELECTION (The CW) - William Moseley ("The Chronicles of Narnia") and Andrew Elvis Miller are both set to board the pilot, a drama set 300 years in the future about America Singer (Aimee Teegarden), a poor woman who is chosen by lottery to compete to become the next queen of a war-torn nation. The former will play America's boyfriend, Aspen Leger ("strong, smart, and bears the burden of supporting his entire family"), whom she must keep a secret due to her being one caste above him. Miller then will guest as Gavril Fedaye ("trim, bright-eyed, smooth-voiced"), the Ryan Seacrest-esque host of "The Capitol Report," a TV series devoted to The Selection. (Deadline.com)

UNTITLED HILARY WINSTON PROJECT (NBC) - Freddie Prinze Jr. and Joanna Kerns are the latest to be cast in the comedy pilot, about Agnes Little (Sarah Wright), a shy, focused woman who, after being dumped by her fiance, leans on her co-workers to help her come out of her shell and plot her revenge. He'll play said ex, Noah Jaworski ("nerdy handsome"), with Kerns as her mom, Connie. Aubrey Dollar, Kyle Howard and Mena Suvari co-star in the Sony Pictures Television-based half-hour, which Adam Shankman is attached to direct. (Deadline.com, TVLine.com)

UNTITLED KARYN USHER PROJET (FOX) - Louise Lombard ("CSI") has booked a role on the drama pilot, about Jane Forsythe (Saxon Sharbino), the orphaned 14-year-old daughter of a CIA agent who is recruited to become an operative herself. She's set as Wendy Hollingsworth ("a beautiful, cosmopolitan woman in a slightly geeky shell"), the ex-girlfriend of Kevin Lear (Julian McMahon), the best friend of Jane's late father. The Brett Ratner-helmed hour also stars Angela Bassett. 20th Century Fox Television is producing. (Deadline.com)

UNTITLED MINDY KALING PROJECT (FOX) - Anna Camp ("The Good wife") has scored a role on the comedy pilot, about Mira Kaviraya (Mindy Kaling), a young doctor trying to navigate both her personal and professional lives. She'll play her best friend Gwen, an attorney-turned-stay-at-home-mom who's always taking care of her. Chris Messina, Dana DeLorenzo, Ed Weeks and Zoe Jarman co-star in the Universal Television-based half-hour, to be directed by Charles McDougall. (Deadline.com)

UNTITLED LOUIS CK/SPIKE FERESTEN PROJECT (CBS) - Stage actress Patti Murin has booked the female lead on the pilot, a multi-camera comedy that revolves around a group of young people working to achieve their creative dreams amid tough financial times. She's set as Anna, an intelligent assertive vintage clothing seller in her twenties. Ashley Tisdale and Dan Byrd co-star in the project, to be directed by Andy Ackerman. CBS Television Studios and Universal Television are producing. (Deadline.com)