Football scores big for week

Network game broadcasts showed typical holiday strength as the "Sunday Night Football" matchup capped a big week of pigskin. In a Thanksgiving frame that saw preemptions or lower-than-usual ratings for some of primetime's biggest hits due to lower television usage, football ruled supreme.Pigskin prevailed in key demos on four nights last week (Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday), with NBC's "Sunday Night Football" matchup between Pittsburgh and Kansas City leading the way as usual (7.9/18 in adults 18-49, 20.34 million viewers overall).And capping a Thursday full of football, NFL Network drew its largest Thanksgiving audience to date for the game featuring the first showdown in league history between head-coaching brothers: John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens and Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers (4.1/13, 10.68m).Overall, CBS used a lengthy NFL overrun on Sunday to win the week across the board, including adults 18-49 (2.5/7 to 2.1/6 for runner-up ABC) and total viewers (9.8 million to 8.7 million for ABC).On the entertainment series side, the week's top-rated draws included CBS Monday comedies "Two and a Half Men" (5.2/13, 15.82m), "2 Broke Girls" (4.6/12, 11.33m) and "How I Met Your Mother" (4.4/12, 10.01m) as well as ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" finale on Tuesday (4.1/11, 19.56m) -- down noticeably year to year but still the week's most-watched non-sports program.ABC also scored with "Modern Family" on Wednesday (4.6/13, 12.72m), though this Thanksgiving Eve original episode was well below its usual ratings level and could establish a DVR playback record when those full-week numbers are issued in a couple of weeks.Sunday saw the fall finale of AMC's "The Walking Dead" (prelim 3.4/8 in 18-49, 6.6 million), which was up week to week for its second highest-rated episode to date. The zombie skein matched the demo score of the same night's "Once Upon a Time" on ABC (3.4/8, 10.69m), which logged its lowest same-night demo delivery in its five airings to date but continues to stand as the season's hottest new drama.Also of note Sunday was a weak start for the Hallmark Hall of Fame on ABC, as the franchise that had aired exclusively on CBS for more than 15 years drew low ratings for the original presentation of "Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" (1.1/2, 6.44m).Among holiday specials, Fox fared best with its Thursday combo of "Ice Age Mammoth" (2.3/7, 7.10m) and "Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown" (1.6/5, 4.92m), while ABC did OK the same night with "A Very Gaga Thanksgiving" (1.6/5, 5.49m).And on Friday, CBS saw modest scores for the premieres of "Hoops & Yo-Yo Ruin Christmas" (0.8/3, 3.54m) and "Elf on a Shelf" (1.1/3, 4.18m). Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the full page of TV ratings charts for the week of Nov. 21-27 will appear in Thursday's paper. Contact Rick Kissell at rick.kissell@variety.com

Seth Rogen Virtually Forgives Katherine Heigl on her 'Knocked Up' Comments

Way in December of 2007, Katherine Heigl designed a splash throughout a job interview with Vanity Fair when she stated that 'Knocked Up' -- the film she co-starred in the earlier summer time that vaulted her towards the A-list -- was "just a little sexist." Stated Heigl concerning the Judd Apatow-directed comedy: "It offers the ladies as shrews, as humorless and uptight, also it offers the males as adorable, wacky, fun-loving men. It exaggerated the figures, and that i were built with a difficult time by using it, on some days. I am playing this type of bitch exactly why is she being this type of killjoy? Why how you are representing women? 90-8 % of times it had been an incredible experience, however it was hard that i can love the film.Inch 4 years later, Seth Rogen, Heigl's 'Knocked Up' co-star, has apparently finally pardoned the open actress. "I believe that at that time I had been upset about this, consider then ... I am talking about, you need to do a lot press that, chances are, you are likely to say something fucking stupid every every now and then," Rogen told Narrow Your Search while doing press for '50/50.' "From the million things I only say every single day, 400 seem to be stupid as hell [laughs]. And one might end up in a newspaper or perhaps a magazine at any time. So at this time I am a lot more forgiving of this type of factor." This is a different tune for Rogen, who, 2 yrs ago -- within an interview with Howard Stern -- appeared much less forgiving of Heigl. "I gotta say it isn't like we are the only real people she stated some batshit crazy reasons for. That's type of her bag now," Rogen stated when faced together with her Vanity Fair comments. (Heigl, obviously, stated many open reasons for 'Grey's Anatomy' too.) When Apatow, who had been also showing up on Stern's show, pointed out that Heigl had likely been doing many interviews consecutively and "ended up," Rogen retorted, "I did not slip and that i was doing fucking interviews all day long too ... I did not say shit!" Take a look at much more of Rogen's interview with Narrow Your Search, where younger crowd defends friend James Franco following the Academy awards debacle captured. [via Narrow Your Search] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Sorry: Hathaway As Catwoman Is Engaged, and 5 Other Tales You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Tuesday! Also in today’s edition in the Broadsheet: Tyler Perry’s amazing letter for the 11-year-old Penn Condition abuse accuser… Jared Harris is Ulysses S. Grant… Who knows just what the fuck Forest Whitaker does… Ben Promote’s musical theater ambitions (!)… plus much more. · Sorry, males: Hathaway As Catwoman is formally engaged to marry her boyfriend of three years, Adam Shulman. Your daughter's groom is “an actor who came out on one season in the NBC series American Dreams, is yet another jewelry designer.” Great! As extended while he doesn’t say he’s designs jewelry for your Vatican. [THR] · “Do you will be aware within the youthful ages of 11 you'd more courage than all the grownups who permit you to lower? All those who didn’t go to the proper government physiques, all those who happen to be worried about their careers, reputations, or livelihoods. All those who didn’t need to get involved. Or possibly those who tried to convince your mother not to fight. You are more effective than these! I question whatever they may have done whether or not this were their particular child.” Stop everything you’re doing and study the most effective factor Tyler Perry has written since the Family That Preys. [Newsweek] · Alas, bearded American stars: Jared Harris is stored directly into experience Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln subsequently subsequently. [Variety] · “Michael Chiklis is joining with former The Shield co-star Forest Whitaker for Pawn, an unbiased crime film centered on a hostage situation that has gone terribly wrong. Also starring inside the film will probably be Common (Hell On Wheels), and Ray Liotta.” That's all. [Deadline] · You understand why I like Ben Promote? Because of this I like Ben Promote: “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’m dying for just about any musical comedy right now!” Somebody please, please attempt. [The Film Experience] · “Cole Hauser Signs With WME.” You now know. [THR] [Photo: Getty Images] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

'Walking Dead' wraps season big for AMC

Sunday night saw AMC's "The Walking Dead" wrap its short fall season with big numbers while viewers continued to cling to the Kardashian clan. Also of note at the end of the long holiday weekend was a sluggish start for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" on its new network home, ABC, while that net's "Once Upon a Time" dipped as it returned following a one-week hiatus but still remains potent. Looking at the preliminary Nielsen estimates, "The Walking Dead" averaged 6.6 million viewers, including 4.5 million among the demo-friendly adults 18-49 crowd. It was up week to week and logged the sophomore skein's second best scores to date -- behind only its season premiere last month. While "Walking Dead" has emerged as basic cable's top-rated original drama series ever in adults 18-49, the new drama airing behind it, "Hell on Wheels," has lost ground after its sturdy start and must now proceed for the next three weeks without its customarily strong lead-in. "Hell" drew 4.4 million for its premiere on Nov. 6 and had fallen to 3.5 million for its third episode; AMC did not issue ratings for the show's fourth episode on Sunday. Elsewhere, it appears the short-lived marriage of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries didn't alienate viewers, who are still keen to follow the family's reality exploits. Sunday's second-season premiere of E!'s "Kourtney and Kim Take NY" drew 3.2 million viewers, slightly better than the numbers for the series launch in January. In the 18-49 demo, "NY" garnered 2.3 million. Going into the season preem, it was difficult to predict whether the divorce brouhaha would bring more viewers to the "Kardashian" series or turn them away from the cabler's franchise. The 3.2 million number was in line with the sixth-season finale of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," which aired in September. October's two-part wedding special averaged 4.2 million viewers. Following "NY," "After Lately" drew a series-high 1.2 million for the net. On the broadcast side Sunday, the down-trending "Hallmark Hall of Fame" franchise opened slowly for ABC, as "Mitch Albom's Have a Little Faith" settled for a preliminary 1.1 rating/2 share in adults 18-49 and 6.5 million viewers overall from 9 to 11 p.m., down a whopping 48% from the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" original presentation of "November Christmas" a year ago on CBS. The Eye net had aired the franchise exclusively from 1995 until earlier this year before relinquishing it due to declining ratings. Also for ABC, "America's Funniest Home Videos" (1.8/4 in 18-49, 7.6 million viewers overall) was up a bit vs. its most recent airing, and "Once Upon a Time" (3.4/8 in 18-49, 10.7 million viewers overall), sidelined last week by the American Music Awards, was down but did draw its largest audience to date among the under-18 crowd (1.5 million). The holiday weekend also saw "Tyler Perry's For Better of Worse" draw 3.4 million viewers (including 1.8 million adults 18-49) for its Friday premiere on TBS. The sitcom, based on the "Why Did I Get Married?" movies, is the latest from multihyphenate Perry, whose "House of Payne" aired more than 200 episodes on the cabler. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com

Lionsgate, Summit revisit merger talks

Are Lionsgate and Summit doing a mating dance again?Speculation about the minimajors reviving their merger talks was spurred Monday by a Bloomberg News report. Lionsgate and Summit insiders were quick to downplay the seriousness of any such discussions. One source noted that there had been some informal flirtation between the companies earlier this year but that those overtures had ended recently.Spokesmen for both companies refused to comment.Another source noted that the companies have held similar discussions in the past but those negotiations have collapsed over issues such as who would control the surviving entity, Lionsgate co-CEO Jon Feltheimer or Summit co-chair Rob Friedman.The two companies have had discussions about uniting going back as far as the fall of 2008, just before the bow of the first "Twilight" pic. Lionsgate in recent years has had on-again, off-again talks about a merger with MGM as well.On the film side, Lionsgate and Summit are both looking for advantage in a marketplace where the major have scaled back the production of mid-budget films in favor of tentpole and franchise properties -- creating an opportunity for sizable indies to fill that gap.Privately held Summit could have the upper hand in any merger negotiation, given the stellar performance of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" with $220.8 million domestically in its first 10 days. It also has a well-established foreign sales operation.Lionsgate has been seen its stock held down in recent years due to mixed performance by its feature films plus a barrage of criticsim from billionaire Carl Icahn, who agreed in late August to sell off his stake. It has an extensive TV operation with "Mad Men" and "Weeds" and could to structure a merger by tapping via a stock offering or with its more than $500 million in debt.Summit refinanced its debt in March, closing a new $550 million term loan as well as a $200 million revolving line of credit with plans to use the funds to pay down existing debt from the $1 billion in debt and equity raised four years ago when the company launched its effort to become a full-fledged production and distribution operation.Ratings agencies Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poors gave B ratings to Summit's debt this year and cited concerns over the end of the "Twilight" franchise next year and the volatile nature of the feature film business. Summit will open the fifth and final "Twilight" film Nov. 16, 2012. It's also developing a sequel to 2010's Helen Mirren-Bruce Willis starrer "Red" and a reboot of the "Highlander" fantasy pic series.As for Lionsgate, it's counting heavily on the four-picture "The Hunger Games" franchise with the first pic opening March 23. The "Hunger Games" trailer is attached to "Breaking Dawn."Lionsgate announced last month that it had pared its net losses by about $5 million to $25 million last quarter while swinging to a $19 million operating loss from a $22 million profit a year ago on box office disappointments including "Conan the Barbarian," "Abduction" and "Warrior." It also announced two weeks ago that Alcon Entertainment had agreed to co-finance Lionsgate's "What to Expect When You're Expecting," scheduled for domestic release on May 11. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Media Stocks On Strong Holiday Sales And Hope Of European Debt Solution

Consumers spent an archive $52.4B within the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, up 16% from this past year, the nation's Retail Federation states. Include that to reviews that European leaders are becoming seriously interested in solving their debt crisis, also it’s easy to understand why traders are in this good mood today. The Dow Johnson U.S. Media Index expires 2.8% at mid-day, comparable because the Dow Johnson Industrial Average. Among Large Media stocks, Time Warner (+4%) leads then The new sony (+4%), Viacom (+3.7%), Comcast (+3.7%), CBS (+3.4%), News Corp (+3.2%),and Disney (+2%). Within the relaxation from the media world several companies which have been pummeled this year take a breather including Crown Media (+17.7%), Real D (+11.8%), and Netflix (+10.5%). Sinclair Broadcast Group expires 9% after it introduced today it really wants to raise its borrowing capacity by $530M, possibly to purchase Tv producers. Madison Square Garden — which is the owner of the NY Knicks — expires 8.7% following the National basketball association introduced that it'll salvage a minimum of thing about this year’s basketball season. The narrow your search of firms that are lower at midday includes New Frontier Media (-2.8%), Cinedigm (-2.7%) and Westwood One (-1.1%).

UPDATE: Bachmann Wanted Demands & Receives Apology From NBC Over Lyin Ass Bitch Intro On Fallon

UPDATE 10 PM: Bachmann Wanted has become an apology from NBC inside the song choice flap throughout her appearance round the network’s Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon on Monday when the show’s house band completed the 1985 Fishbone song Lyin’ Ass Bitch while she was walking on stage. The apology is created in the personal letter from NBC’s V . p . late evening Doug Vaughan. According to Bachmann’s speaker Alice Stewart reported with the AP, Vaughan written the incident was “not only unfortunate but furthermore unacceptable.” She mentioned Vaughn offered his sincerest apologies and mentioned this rock band happen to be “severely punished.” PREVIOUS 11 AM: The controversy over Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon‘s choice of the 1985 Fishbone song Lyin’ Ass Bitch as intro music for guest Bachmann Wanted shows no signs and signs and symptoms of subsiding. Conservative authors started the campaign on Tuesday morning, soon after the show broadcast Monday evening. Last evening, Fallon apologized for the presidential candidate on the phone and via Twitter. Im honored that @michelebachmannwas on our show yesterday and Im so sorry in regards to the intro mess,” Fallon written on Twitter. “I really hope she returns.” Turning up on Fox News Funnel’s America’s Newsroom today, Bachmann mentioned they accepts the comedian’s apology but was adament the network that broadcast the broadcast, NBC, should apologize too. In the event that were Michelle Obama, whod emerge round the stage, so when that song happen to be carried out for Michelle Obama, I have undoubtedly that NBC may have apologized to her and likely they'd have fired the drummer, or otherwise suspended him,” Bachmann mentioned. “None of the happened from NBC. That is clearly a type of prejudice for that Hollywood entertainment elite, nonetheless it is also, In my opinion, sexism also. This wouldnt be tolerated when the was Michelle Obama it shouldnt be tolerated if it's a conservative lady either. Up to now, really the only disciplinary measure toward Questlove, the drummer lately Evening‘s house band The Roots apparently responsible for the song choice, showed up a type of a tweet from Fallon yesterday, “?uestLove is grounded.” Bachmann on Tuesday received support from an unlikely ally, Democratic Congresswoman Nita Lowey. A choice of song presenting Bachmann Wanted on Late Evening With Jimmy Fallon last evening was insulting and inappropriate,” she mentioned in the statement. “I don't share Michele Bachmanns politics, but she warrants being given respect. No female politician without any lady needs to be uncovered to sexist and offensive innuendo like she was last evening. The Roots, Jimmy Fallon, and NBC should apologize.

The Expendables 2 Poster is LOL-splosive, and 5 Other Stories You'll Be Talking About Today

Happy Monday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: The latest on the reopened Natalie Wood investigation… Martin Scorsese may have his next project lined up… Joel Coen digs China… and more. · Good grief, the holiday movie news lull has already commenced, with this new poster for The Expendables 2 pretty much owning the shared cinematic consciousness of moviegoers far and wide. Which is to say, Jesus, WHAT? In keeping with grand Expendables 2 tradition, one can only imagine how many marketers and/or bats died in the process of making this one-sheet. So be sure to temper your LOLZ with a solemn moment of silence. (Click for bigger.) [JoBlo] · Speaking of posters, why can’t Young Adult get theirs right? Even this Japanese one is just… uggghhh. Send for help. [First Showing] · The reopened investigation into Natalie Wood’s death 30 years ago continues, with Christopher Walken hiring a lawyer, Robert Wagner cleared as a suspect and a woman who was on a boat 50 feet away from Wood’s claiming to have heard cries for help and received a note reading, “If you value your life, keep quiet about what you know.” So! Looks like someone stopped valuing her life. Sad face. [THR] · Martin Scorsese is set to direct The Snowman, an adaptation of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo’s crime thriller about an “anti-authoritarian, anti-sobriety cop, who investigates particularly gruesome killings.” Where this fits with the fistful of other planned projects the 69-year-old filmmaker has in his basket — including a Frank Sinatra biopic and the Daniel Day-Lewis/Benicio Del Toro drama Silence. [THR] · At the aforementioned U.S.-China Forum on the Arts and Culture, Joel Coen gave his thumbs up to the nation’s film industry, saying: “Americans don’t have a real clear picture of what Chinese society is like right now. There’s a lot of distortion, there’s a lot of political news. But there isn’t a lot of news or a lot of exposure on how ordinary Chinese people live, or how Chinese artists work.” Hmm, I wonder why. [Variety] · Shelagh Delaney, the playwright best known for her hit A Taste of Honey but most recognized as the cover star of The Smiths’ singles compilation Louder Than Bombs, has died of cancer at age 72. [The Guardian] Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

Gossip Girl

Thank you for going to NY's Upper East side where the wealthy and connected mingle at benefits and continue to deal with their always dramatic love lives, in addition to picking schools. Blair Waldorf might be the so-referred to as toast of adolescence in their world she and her pals, Kati Farkas and Isabel Coates, go to a prep school and fancy parties utilizing their wealthy parents. Blair is envied by her adversaries because she's thought to offer the perfect existence, not just because of her gorgeous boyfriend, Nate Archibald, but because she's also considering participating in her dream college, Yale. With everyone worried about college(or waiting on worrying, which everyone seems to complete), and senior year dragging along, her apparently perfect existence is interrupted by her ex-nearest friend, the attractive Serena van der Woodsen, coming back in to the city once you have began from boarding school. Serena returns into her existence, and to the eyes of Blair's boy friend. When everything Blair knows starts to interrupt apart, everyone will realize that her existence is definately not perfect. Will existence within the top East Side redeem itself from the products it's really stated to become? Or will the false facade demonstrate the wealthy have the identical problems since the much less wealthy (Jenny and Serta Humphrey), or maybe more. And basically maybe Jenny and Serta are much more happy with their simple, much less expectant lives.

Starz Chief Warns Investors That It Will Take Money To Produce The Original Programs It Needs

Although Starz appears to be off the market for now, CEO Chris Albrecht told investors today that his channel should still be in the catbird seat as digital media grow. But it will take money to produce the kind of programming that will set Starz apart from basic cable channels that spend as much as $3M an hour for originals, he said at a conference organized by his parent company Liberty Media. He wants Starz’ shows to have a theatrical feel with iconic, larger than life characters and broad appeal. He assured the audience that he won’t break the bank, though: For example, Spartacus is shot completely inside a warehouse in New Zealand.This is the way they make theatrical movies now. Also Starz has decreased its spending on theatrical films. That money will be reinvested in original programming. Starz still plans to runtheatricalsfrom its premium TV agreements with Disney, which runs to 2016, and Sony, which goes to 2017. The biggest new opportunities are in digital media: Starz next year will launch its own streaming platform for its pay TV customers, similar to HBO Go, Albrechtsays.That will get us in front of younger eyeballs and make our product as compelling as anything in the premium space. Albrecht also is willing to have the conversations with companies that want tochallenge cable and satellite providersby licensing traditional channels for a streamed service. Someone will do it, he says. For now, though, hes focused on makinga subscription VOD deal to replace the one with Netflix that Starz decided not to renew. We are in very active discussions with other players, he says. Starz backed away from Netflix because the channel wants to be seen as specialdeserving a higher price. Albrecht is counting on someone to launch a premium digital subscription VOD service, and if Starz had stuck with Netflix then we would have made it almost impossible for anyone else to come into this space.

What the Broadcast Networks Are Betting on This Development Season

This story first appeared in the Nov. 25 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.our editor recommends10 Biggest Winners of TV Development SeasonIt's Official: NBC Orders 'The Munsters' to PilotChris Columbus to Reboot Western 'The Rifleman' at CBS "An invitation to an invitation to a preparty." That's how ABC chief Paul Lee describes his network's fall script purchases, only a tiny percentage of which will end up on air. Still, every hit show starts with an exec saying yes to a pitch, and during the past few months, networks and studios have bought hundreds of promising projects, from original ideas like "mechanical-human dramas" to remakes of classics like The Munsters and The Rifleman. THR parses the loglines and pilot commitments to analyze what the networks are buying. NBC:With little clicking this season, NBC boss Bob Greenblatt has been spending big to not only revive but also put his mark on the net. He's lured boldfaced names from Roseanne Barr to Snoop Dogg. BestBet(drama):Blue Tilt has Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio attached as fragile homicide detectives balancing work with family. BestBet(comedy):Sarah Silverman's vehicle centers on a woman readjusting to single life after a decadelong live-in relationship. Silverman will co-write alongsideDan Sterling and Jon Schroeder. ABC:Despite strong freshman offerings, the network doled out more put pilot commitments than its rivals. Overall, ABC remains focused on female-centered soaps, with a few supernatural projects thrown in. BestBet(drama):Rand Ravich will write and EP a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama based on the livesof Navy SEALs and their families. BestBet(comedy):A multicam Jim Belushi vehicle about a co-dependent father and his teen daughter, from Murphy Brown creator Diane English. CBS:The projects likely to fill CBS's few holes will look much like what's already on. Save for a handful of en vogue Westerns, CBS' lot is heavy on cops, docs and detectives. BestBet(drama):A drama from Shawn Ryan and Simon Mirren about a genetic scientist who discovers he has the psychopath gene and helps the FBI catch killers. BestBet(comedy):A multicamera workplace comedy project from Cougar Town's Bill Lawrence and Friends writer Greg Malins. FOX:With The X Factor filling several slots on Fox's schedule next fall, the network again will have little need for new shows. Still, Fox is determined tolaunch more comedies in the vein of its freshman hit New Girl and a harder-edged procedural. BestBet(drama):Kevin Williamson's thriller about a diabolical serial killer who uses technology to create a cult of killers, and the FBI agent who finds himself in the middle of it. Best Bet (comedy):Adam F. Goldberg's untitled 1980s family comedy, an autobiographical look at growing up with a highly screwed up but loving family. Related Topics TV Development

'Burn Notice': Michael and Fiona Flirt While Taking Lower Anson (Exclusive Video)

Anson gets a ball blackmailing Michael and Fiona on Burn Notice, nevertheless it's the dynamic duo's chance to drag one inside the evil genius. The Hollywood Reporter posseses an exclusive clip that shows exactly how they'll try to depart the darkness -- or perhaps a hint of tease.our editor recommends'Burn Notice': Watch the opening Scene Within the Midseason Premiere (Exclusive Video)Electricity and USA Launch 'Burn Notice' Digital Comic'Angel's' Charisma Contractor on USA's 'Burn Notice' (Photo) In "Unfortunate Requirement,Inch airing Thursday, Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) runs point around the CIA save mission together with a investigator kidnapped having a warlord. He and Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) go upon themselves to destroy into -- literally -- a skyscraper to have the ability to obtain a maximum submit their fight with Anson (Jere Burns), the man who burned Michael. Once the two-minute scene is any suggestion, there's hardly any other pair than Michael and Fiona who is able to accomplish a task of the quality. And there is an indication of tease happening because the two hang hundreds of foot within the ground pretending being window automatic washers. "A burlap sack might be a noteworthy difference,Inch Fiona states inside the clip as she fiddles along with her drab-searching uniform. ("You need to argue at 300 foot up?Inch is an additional memorable Fiona quote.) "In my opinion that they are gung-ho," Anwar notifies THR of Michael and Fiona's motivation to escape their own conditions. "This character [Anson] remains penetrating their lives for a number of many remains so clever, so careful and therefore cunning, they be capable of weave this kind of complicated web throughout the time of lots of years -- using family people and becoming incredible intelligence regarding Michael." She added: "Now, we're trying to get together with how deep this person has dug this grave. There's plenty of hope, but this character is probably a considerable match for Michael's wiles." Burn Notice airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. round the USA Network. Burn Notice USA Network

Justin Timberlake's Marine Corps Ball Date: It Was About Bringing Sexy Back

Kelsey De Santis and Justin Timberlake Cpl. Kelsey De Santis, who took Justin Timberlake as her date to the Marine Corps Ball, says the event was "wonderful.""It was a really good experience. He had a big smile on his face and so did I," De Santis said on Tuesday's Today show. "The whole thing was about bringing sexy back. It was a good time. We were on the dance floor and having a good time at the table joking and laughing. It was altogether really great."Justin Timberlake keeps his word, attends Marine Corps BallThe combat instructor famously invited Timberlake via YouTube in July after Timberlake's Friends with Benefits co-star Mila Kunis accepted Sgt. Scott Moore's invitation to his ball.Timberlake wrote on his website Sunday that he wasn't prepared to be so moved by Saturday night's experience. "You could see he genuinely cared about what he saw," De Santis said.But De Santis doesn't have any advice for Moore, whose ball is on Friday."I don't think he needs it, with the video he came out with, I'm confident he'll have a great time like I did," she said.Check out her Today interview: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Sweeps Roundup: Nov. 14-20

Caterina Scorsone, Kate Walsh, Taye Diggs These are the guest stars and events that the networks have planned for the second week of November sweeps: Monday, Nov. 14 8/7cHow I Met Your Mother (CBS)Will Barney and Robin be able to keep their kiss a secret? They're going to try! 9/8cTwo and a Half Men (CBS)Alan returns from the hospital and is faced with some tough challenges. Like new furniture. 10/9cHawaii Five-O (CBS)A homeless Danno moves in with McGarrett. What could possibly go wrong? 20/20 (ABC)Diane Sawyer interviews Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly. Tuesday, Nov. 15 8/7cThe Biggest Loser (NBC)The contestants compete in a pentathlon with Olympic skater Apolo Ohno as their coach. Glee (Fox)Sue starts a smear campaign (shocking!) to take down Bert Hummel, her biggest competitor for the congressional seat. 9/8c New Girl (Fox)Jess invites her work crush (guest star Justin Long) to the roommates' Thanksgiving dinner. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)Sam disappears in the Sudan while he's undercover. 10/9cUnforgettable (CBS)Marilu Henner (on whom the lead character Carrie is based) plays Carrie's estranged aunt to helps investigate her sister's murder. Wednesday, Nov. 16 8/7cUp All Night (NBC)Reagan struggles with trying to fire her assistant (guest star Molly Shannon). The X Factor (Fox)We're finally down to the Top 10! 8:30/7:30cSuburgatory (ABC)So much for Tessa's wish to have a low-key birthday. Dallas wrangles Dalia to plan an over-the-top Sweet 16. 9/8cCriminal Minds (CBS)The team searches for Garcia's missing friend, whose daughter also disappeared seven years earlier. Thursday, Nov. 178/7c20/20 (ABC)Katie Couric interviews Regis Philbin on the eve of his final Live with Regis and Kelly broadcast. Community (NBC)Dean Pelton directs a commercial starring the study group; Abed shoots a behind-the-scenes documentary about it. 9/8cPrivate Practice (ABC)In a special two-hour episode, the group rallies to save Amelia by staging an intervention. In rehab, she bonds with a younger patient (Disney starlet Debby Ryan). 9:30/8:30c Whitney (NBC)Whitney and Alex try to convince a dog-pound owner (guest star Lisa Lampanelli) that they'd be worthy adoptive parents. Friday, Nov. 188/7cNikita (CW)Uh oh! Berkhoff is captured and tortured after he refuses to reveal Nikita's whereabouts. 9/8cCSI: NY (CBS)Jo comes face-to-face with a dangerous rapist she might've helped acquit on an earlier charge. 10/9cBlue Bloods (CBS)Thanksgiving plans are thwarted when Henry suffers a heart attack. Saturday, Nov. 19 8/7cBeneath the Blue (CW)The Vampire Diaries might be on hiatus, but you can still watch star Paul Wesley in this movie about a young activist fighting to protect the local dolphin population in the Bahamas. Sunday, Nov. 20 8/7cThe Simpsons (FOX)Homer cashes in on the tween craze by forming a team to write a novel. Andy Garcia voices the publisher. American Music Awards (ABC)Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj are scheduled to perform at this fan-voted awards show. 9/8cThe Good Wife (CBS)Funny lady Amy Sedaris will not be making cheeseballs when she guest-stars as Eli Gold's no-nonsense new rival.

Cars.com Yanks Sponsorship Of Penn State Game Broadcasts On ESPN

Citing “allegations surrounding the Penn State Football program,” Cars.com has yanked its sponsorship from ESPN broadcasts of two upcoming Penn State football games, the Wall Street Journal reports. “As a proud, longtime supporter of ESPN College Football, it’s important to us that we’re building our brand and raising the visibility of our advertisers in a way that celebrates the sport, the dedication of its student athletes and the many reputable universities that field teams,” Cars.com said in a statement. Cars.com is a classified advertising venture under an umbrella known as Classified Ventures owned by the media companies Belo, Gannett, McClatchy, Tribune and Washington Post. The child sex-abuse scandal has resulted in the exits of Penn State president Graham Spanier and football Joe Paterno. Advertisers who’ve hitched their brands to athletes are especially skittish about scandals and eventually if not immediately sever the links.

Joshua Marston to produce and Direct Remake of 'The Double Hour' (Exclusive)

Andreas Rentz/Getty ImagesJoshua Marston Joshua Marston is positioned to produce and direct a remake in the Italian thriller The Double Hour.Roy LeeandNicola Giulianoare creating the project. Starring Ksenia Rappoport and Filippo Timi, Hour followsa Slovenian hotel maid plus an ex-cop who fall crazily for each other after meeting inside a speed-dating event. After they retreat to his employer's house inside the Turin countryside, armed criminals shatter their romantic interlude and throw light on secrets utilizing their pasts. Giuseppe Capotondi directed the first, which was put together by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo.The film was released in Italia soon after its first showings within the Venice and Toronto film festivals this past year. Samuel Goldwyn Films released the thriller inside the U.S. in April. Repped by WME and Anonymous Content, Marston most recently co-written and directed The Forgiveness of Blood stream, that have its premiere within the Berlin film festival and may hit theaters through Sundance Selects in February. More youthful crowd written and directed the 2004 dramaMaria Full of Sophistication. Lee most recently producedThe Incident,Abduction,The RoommateandThe Uninvited.Giuliano(This Ought To Be the region) appeared to become a producer in the original Double Hour.

Sonny Chiba Cuts Four-Picture Cope With Set up Line (Exclusive)

Getty Images Legendary Japanese fighting techinques masterSonny Chiba has signed a four-picture cope with Set up Line. The 72-year-old actor-directorwill start the pact by co-starring with Tony Todd within the action drama Bushido. According to an authentic story from Chiba, Bushido follows a gang of Zoysia Soldiers and Japanese samurai serving together within the American Civil War.Set up Line partners Neal Fischer, Destin Pfaff, Kern Saxton and Suren M. Seron will produce.Three more action projects follows. "This primary project falls right in the alley of why Set up Line was put together, to produce top quality films in a number of genres," stated the Gersh-repped Pfaff (Uniform Matchmaker). "We couldn't be more happy to become joining up having a legend for example Sonny Chiba." Chiba and Set up Linepreviously teamed onSushi Girl, that was compiled by Pfaff and Saxton, who also directed.Todd, Chiba, Mark Hamill, Michael Biehn, Danny Trejo and Shaun Fahey star within the thriller. Set up Lines are also developing Catalytic, Todd's directorial debut about amagician's journey around the eve of the supernatural apocalypse. Chiba continues to be making movies, including Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Executioner, for half a century. Worldwide Asia

Maksim & Hope On Why They Shown A Significantly much softer Side On Dancing

First Launched: November 8, 2011 4:59 PM EST Credit: ABC La, Calif. -- Caption Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy on Dwts, November. 8, 2011Maksim Chmerkovskiy displayed a significantly much softer side on Monday nights Dwts since the program featured footage in the ballerina obtaining a enjoyable family meal along with his partner, Hope Solo, as well as the two mentioned it absolutely was all intentionally. Possibly you've seen the 7 days within our packages? It absolutely was all negativity lots of curse words, me kicking the wall, us being very physical and intense, which is not necessarily fair towards the fans, Hope told Access Hollywood on Monday evening after DWTS. This is often a dance show, those wish that will help you happy and becoming fun. Were rivals, and then we got really intense. Maks noted, however, the intensity is real. It's not a line, Maks added. Continued to be as intense about considering succeeding in this particular competition. We kind of did not take into account that theres cameras inside the room. A number of things that people believe between each other, people dont, because theyre avoid us, Maks ongoing. They just go to a little snippet. We just must be considered just a little politically correct, but when more, we are incompetent at putting on a show to date as acting were not lounging to anybody. DWTS proceeds Tuesday at 8/7 C on ABC. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All rights reserved. These elements is probably not launched, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Brangelina Clan Descends On Tokyo

First Published: November 8, 2011 11:09 AM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and their six children Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox, and Vivienne arrive at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on November 8, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Hollywoods globe-trotting family, The Pitt-Jolies, continue to crisscross the globe! Brad Pitt, 47, Angelina Jolie, 36, and their six children Maddox, 10, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 5, and 3-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox touched down at Tokyos Haneda International Airport on Tuesday. Hundreds of fans who had waited for hours greeted the family, who appeared to travel without the help of a giant entourage or staff of nannies. Besides oldest son Maddox, who walked through the busy airport independently, the rest of the family all held hands while making their way through the terminal. Just days prior, the massive family was in Budapest, where Brad continued to film his latest movie, World War Z, a zombie apocalypse thriller. The actor and the rest of the Pitt-Jolies are in Tokyo to promote Brads baseball movie, Moneyball. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Jane Fonda in the courtroom of Legal Action

An Edgemar Center for that Arts presentation of the play in 2 functions written and directed by Terry Jastrow. Co-director, Michelle Danner. Sets, Chris Stone costumes, Raffel Sarabia lighting, Juliet Klanchar. Opened up March. 14, 2011. Examined November. 5. Running time: 105 MIN.Jane Fonda - Anne Archer With: Terrence Beasor, Robert Promote, Mark Gadbois, James Giordano, Jonathan Kells Phillips, Chauntae Pink, Ben Shields, Don Swayze, Steve Voldseth.It is a mixed verdict for "Jane Fonda in the courtroom of Legal Action.Inch The actress's little-known, unrecorded 1988 confrontation with veterans still furious at "Hanoi Jane" is imagined by author Terry Jastrow as kind of a canned documentary pageant, with stock types mouthing attitudes instead of figures growing and altering. The evening never quite catches fire, but like a primer around the Vietnam era both at home and abroad it's pretty interesting, most likely especially so for individuals who never resided through it. Production's ace within the hole is really a riveting assortment of film clips broadcast overhead - contemporary news reviews footage from the infamous outings to North Vietnam - to assist bring the time to vivid existence, itself almost justifying a visit to the Edgemar Center for that Arts. However the dramatic event is pallid. Waterbury, Conn. protesters were going to flummox local location shooting from the P Niro co-starrer "Stanley & Iris." The pic got made as planned indicates something fundamental happened throughout the June 18 powwow at St. Michael's Episcopal Chapel, but Jastrow's version does not really convince. It's too chronologically structured, more Robert's-Rules-tidy than we'd expect associated with a true-to-existence verbal brawl. Had less veterinarians been incorporated within this version from the meeting, it may have been simpler to assign them identifiable personas and distinct viewpoints. Because it is, the seven antagonists - believably impersonated through the ensemble selected by Jastrow and co-director Michelle Danner - remain largely a blur. Each alternates between antagonism and sympathy toward Fonda (Anne Archer) with techniques impossible to chart. Archer herself is really a rather one-dimensional Joan of Arc, ringingly re-creating such famous moments because the "Klute" Oscar acceptance and Tokyo, japan Rose-tinged broadcast from Hanoi. But though truthfulness and regret come through in pretty much equal measure, Fonda like a character will not make any more genuine breakthroughs throughout the running time compared to the ex-soldiers. Everything feels designed, the developments pre-processed. Around the evidence here, the whole incident boiled lower to those lyrics from Vietnam-era pop hit "Achieve From the Darkness": "I understood a guy that I didn't take care ofOrAnd eventually this guy offered me a call/We sitting and spoken about things on our mind/And today this guy he's a friend.Inch A contented sentiment, although not a really scintillating someone to witness being performed out. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

'Like Crazy' Director Drake Doremus Responds to Next Gen 2011 List (Video)

Within an event at Milk Art galleries in La on Saturday evening, the agents, filmmakers professionals and stars in the Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen 2011 collected with supporters in the Film & Television Fund to celebrate the annual list and experience a evening duration of bloodstream pressure dimensions which told the tales of industry people in addition to their families who've tips from MPTF's services over time.our editor recommendsNext Gen 2011: Hollywood's Fastest-Rising StarsTHR's Next Gen Class of 2011Paramount Vantage Sets Release Date for Sundance Champion 'Like Crazy' PHOTOS: The Hollywood Reporter's Next Gen Class of 2011 Red-colored-colored Carpet Drake Doremus, who directed the Sundance-winning romantic drama Constantly spoken for the Hollywood Reporter about being incorporated available. "It's a true recognition. You will discover lots of great people available. To become arranged together with them, it's exciting," Doremus mentioned. PHOTOS: THR's Next Gen Class of 2011 Constantly, which was bought by Vital at Sundance a year ago and was released in theaters on October 28, has seen good success, recognized for your performances in the stars Felicity Manley (who was simply also a part of Next Gen Class of 2011) and Anton Yelchin. "Once we opened up the film at Sundance taken we would never know what you should expect,In . he mentioned. "It's amazing to check out people communicate with it." STORY: Next Gen 2011: Hollywood's Fastest-Rising Stars Doremus also shared some tips for other youthful filmmakers who may wish to be on THR's Next Gen list afterwards. "Go increase the risk for movies you have to make. Do not let anybody enter your path and don't let necessity stop you making your film. Set a deadline which makes it, do not let anybody stop you,In . he mentioned. The large event, held at Milk Art galleries, was situated by Robert Downey Junior. and featured bloodstream pressure dimensions completed by Jodie Promote, Jennifer Garner, Chris Pine, Nick Offerman and Josh Brolin. "Reel Tales, Real Lives" features bloodstream pressure dimensions which tell the tales of industry people in addition to their families who've tips from MPTF's services over time. A gallery demonstrated also features photography by Scott Caan and Rob Bridges. SUNDANCE REVIEW: Constantly THR's Next Gen list features a choose quantity of 35 people working on the market more youthful than 35. Among people incorporated relating to this year's list are: Armie Hammer, actor in J. Edgar Adepero Oduye, actress in Pariah Elizabeth Olsen from Martha Marcy May Marlene Lauren Abrahams, director of production at Columbia Pictures and Dana Archer, EVP at DDA PR. Over time, this list has furthermore incorporated Stacey Snider, Mike P Luca, Ari Emanuel, Amy Baer, Ben Silverman, Sue Naegle, Donna Langley and Kevin Huvane. Related Subjects Next Gen Drake Doremus Constantly Next Gen 2011

The Hollywood Reporter Announces New Hires

Los Angeles, CA-November 4, 2011-- The Hollywood Reporter announced today that Andy Lewis has joined THR as a staff writer and Gary Baum as a staff reporter; the art department will promote Julie Jamerson to art production assistant manager.our editor recommendsThe Hollywood Reporter Cover Stories Lewis will cover a variety of subjects including books and personal electronics. Over the last six months he has written for THR about the Dodgers' bankruptcy, reviewed books on Steven Tyler and ESPN, and has broken news about the book and movie rights for the SEAL Team Six story. Lewis holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a PhD in American History from the University of Virginia and has taught at Wesleyan University and the University of Richmond. He was also a fellow at Harvard University. He is the author and editor of four books, including his most recent, The Shadows of Youth. His work has also appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Fortune and on NPR. He will report to THR.com Editor Joseph Kapsch. PHOTOS: The Hollywood Reporter Cover Stories Gary Baum will contribute to the Style and About Town sections, including the Rambling Reporter page. He will also cover restaurants and write THR's weekly online Eat Sheet stories. In June he wrote "L.A.'s Power Golf Clubs: Where the Hollywood Elite Play" for the magazine. Baum comes to THR from Angeleno where he was a senior editor covering dining, nightlife, art, culture and business. Baum is a graduate of USC's Annenberg School of Journalism. He will report to Culture Editor Degen Pener. THR Art Production Associate Julie Jamerson has been promoted to Art Production Assistant Manager. Jamerson joined THR for the re-launch in October 2010 and was previously at Atlanta Magazine and Bon Appétit. About The Hollywood Reporter A legendary publication that has serviced Hollywood for 81 years, The Hollywood Reporter underwent a radical makeover in November 2010, with a dramatically redesigned website that now attracts 4.4 million unique monthly visitors and a new, much acclaimed glossy weekly magazine format. The Hollywood Reporter is the definitive interpretive voice of the entertainment industry. Smart, incisive stories and breaking news are delivered across a multimedia platform that also includes a daily news PDF and an iPad app. The Hollywood Reporter is read by the most powerful people in the entertainment industry and the most influential consumers who follow it--those who shape desire, set trends and ultimately drive culture--providing an unmatched level of access and influence. Related Topics Hirings-firings

Due To Jimmy Kimmel To Host Whitened House Correspondents Dinner

Due To Jimmy Kimmel notoriously skewers the leader of ABC each year in the network’s upfront presentation. Now he'll get to get it done towards the leader from the U . s . States. The host of ABC’s late-evening talk show Due To Jimmy Kimmel Live! continues to be drawn on to headline the following Whitened House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on April 28, 2012. He works recent hosts from the event Wanda Sykes, Jay Leno and many lately Seth Meyers this past year. “Jimmy’s humor is sophisticated and edgy while attractive to a large audience,” stated Caren Bohan, a Reuters journalist and WHCA leader. Stated Kimmel, “I anticipate being part of theWhite House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. I really like dinner.” The WHCA dinner is attended through the Leader and First Lady along with other senior government authorities and people from the press corps supported with a slew of celebs.