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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

6 PM:
Independence Day movie on HBO

7 PM:
Castaway movie on Fox Movie Channel

7:30 PM:
The Day After Tomorrow movie on FX
Sweet Home Alabama movie on Oxygen

8 PM:
Switched at Birth on ABC Family (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Secretariat movie on Encore
The King’s Speech movie on TMC

9 PM:
Jane By Design on ABC Family (Spring Finale)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (Reair)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 movie on HBO Family

10 PM:
Justified on FX (NEW)
Switched at Birth on ABC Family (Encore)
Body of Proof on ABC (Reair)
Unforgettable on CBS (Reair)
Flashpoint on ION (Reair)

Enjoy!

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Craig Horner

Fans of now defunct syndicated series The Legend of the Seeker who are attending Wonder Con rejoice!

Actor Craig Horner, who played Richard Cypher, will be making a very rare appearance at the Save Our Seeker fan table (Booth F-16) where he will be presenting a prop replica of The Sword of Truth, the most iconic prop in the series and participating in an autograph session and photo-opp with fans.

He will appear on March 17 and March 18, signing autographs and doing one-on-one photo opportunities for a very limited amount of guests from 12 Noon to 3:30 PM on both days.

Fans are welcome to come dressed in their best Seeker costume or any attire for their 8 x 10 photo with Craig.

Fans are asked to help support this fan effort, as it will be taped for the studios to show them the tremendous love fans have for the show.

Craig will be on a very tight schedule so fans are asked to be patient and keep the conversation quick as a courtesy to others. The autograph schedule each day will be from 12 Noon to 2 PM with press interviews from 2 to 2:30 PM and photo opportunities from 2:30 to 3:30 PM.

For those who cannot attend Wonder Con, a limited number of orders are being taken for personalized 8 x 10 pre-orders. Click here for pricing and choices.

If you have questions, you can send an email to wizardsrule@seekersword.com.

You can learn about the Save Our Seeker campaign here.

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Sarah McLachlan

Sarah McLachlan is teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity to offer fans access to fantastic seats and a special meet and greet opportunity to benefit the Sarah McLachlan School of Music and its mission to bring music education to young people through free music programs dedicated to inspiring confidence, creativity and a sense of community among students.

These VIP Charity Packages will be available exclusively here.

Here are the announced dates:

June 22 – Toronto ON – Moslon Canadian AmphitheatreSarah To Perform Live
June 23 – Montreal QC – Centre de la Nature
June 24 – Shelburne, VT – The Green at Shelburne Museum
June 26 – Canandaigua, NY – Constellation Brands Marvin Sands PAC
June 27 – Toledo, OH – Zoo Amphitheatre
June 28 – Nashville, TN – Schermerhorn Symphony Center
July 1 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook
July 3 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
July 5 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
July 6 – Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion
July 7 – Mashantucket, CT – MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
July 8 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Event Center

For ticket information, including on sale dates and times for each show, please visit Sarah McLachlan‘s site here.

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Hey All,

Here are the news items for today:

TELEVISION

Actor Adam Harrington (The Secret Circle) will guest star on an upcoming episode of Castle, playing Brad Melville, the host of a reality TV dance competition called A Night of Dance. Actress Lauralee Bell (The Young and the Restless) will portray a Paula Abdul-inspired judge on the same episode. (Give Me My Remote)

More cast members are coming back to American Horror Story, including Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters and Lily Rabe. (Jenna Mullins and Tierney Bricker at E! Online)

Actor Paul Blackthorne (The River) will guest star in an upcoming episode of CSI, playing Tom, a pompous, slick and charismatic college professor who teaches a popular class on the nature of celebrity. But a protégé of his who employs some questionable methods to operate his own gossipy video blog ends up dead. Tom ends up defending his methods to investigators but makes no apologies at the same time. (Lynette Rice at Entertainment Weekly)

Veteran actor Michael Gambon has been promoted to series regular for the second season of the HBO series Luck that is just now in its debut season. Also, actress Margarita Levieva (Revenge) will join the series in a recurring role during season two. Gambon plays the mythical Mike, an adversary for Ace Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) while Levieva will play Sarah Israel, sister of Nathan Israel (recurring guest star (and star of USA’s Suits) Patrick J. Adams. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Actress Karinne Vanasse (Pan Am) will guest star in the ABC drama pilot called Scruples, based on the best-selling 1978 novel of the same name. She will guest as a designer named Valentine. The series centers on a rich and powerful clothes designer in a world of sex, revenge and scandal. (Lacey Rose at The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Justin Hartley (Smallville) has joined the cast of the new medical drama pilot at The CW called First Cut. The pilot will revolve around a newly minted female doctor working at a hospital. Hartley will play Will, a handsome and flirty surgical intern, a golden boy that all girls want to date and all guys want to hang out with. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Annabeth Gish (The X-Files) has been cast in ABC drama pilot called Americana, which centers on iconic fashion designer Robert Soulter (Anthony LaPaglia), the patriarch of a sprawling family who just welcomed a new member, Alice Clarke (Ashley Greene), a young designer whose shocking arrival turns the family and the legendary label inside out. Gish will play Alice’s mother, a fading beauty. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Luke Goss (Hellboy II) has joined the ABC drama pilot called Penoza (from Melissa Rosenberg, the writer behind the Twilight saga of films). The pilot is based on the Dutch format, centering on Martha, the widow of an assassinated criminal who is forced to adopt her husband’s role in a crime syndicate in order to protect her family. Goss will play the bodyguard of Martha’s mobster father who is assigned to look after her and her children. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Julia Stiles (Dexter) has landed her first regular TV series gig in the NBC crime drama pilot called Midnight Sun that is being adapted from the Israeli format and revolves around an investigation into mysterious disappearances within a group living on a cult-like commune in Alaska. Stiles will play Leah Kafka, an FBI cult specialist leading the investigation that ultimately uncovers a larger conspiracy. (Deadline and Megan Masters at TV Line)

Actor Jesse Spencer (House) has landed the lead in the NBC drama pilot called Chicago Fire that is about the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department. Spencer will play the lead, Matthew Casey, a firefighter at Firehouse 55, a natural leader who is in his element when on a rescue or putting out a fire but in his personal life, he is grappling with a recent separation from his wife. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actor Austin Butler (Life Unexpected and Switched at Birth) and actress Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who and Law & Order: UK) have joined the cast of the drama pilot The Carrie Diaries for The CW. Butler will play Sebastian Kydd, the principal love interest of Carrie, a childhood crush who moves to Castlebury High after getting kicked out of his old high school. Agyeman will play Larissa, Carrie’s mentor, a hip, cutting-edge editor/party girl who works at Interview magazine. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline and The Futon Critic)

Actor Billy Burke (the Twilight saga films) has been cast in the NBC drama pilot called Revolution (from J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke). The drama follows a group of people struggling to survive and reunite with loved ones in a world where all forms of energy have mysteriously ceased to exist. Burke will play a charismatic Marine. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

Actress Rachelle Lefevre (A Gifted Man) has landed a lead role in a CBS drama pilot called Applebaum, which is based on the Ayelet Waldman series of books “Mommy Track Mysteries. The pilot centers on Juliet Applebaum (Lefevre), a former public defender who becomes a private investigator to keep from being bored to death as a stay-at-home mom. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Emmy Rossum (Shameless) is in final talks to star opposite Viola Davis and Emma Thompson in the upcoming box office film Beautiful Creatures, which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name. Rossum’s role in the film has yet to be disclosed. (Brian Brooks at Deadline)

Here are the top 10 box office films for this past weekend courtesy of Exhibitor Relations:

1. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, $70.7 million
2. Project X, $20.8 million
3. Act of Valor, $13.7 million
4. Safe House, $7.2 million
5. Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds, $7 million
6. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, $6.9 million
7. The Vow, $6.1 million
8. This Means War, $5.6 million
9. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, $4.7 million
10. The Artist, $3.9 million

The folks over at MGM have closed a deal with actor Joel Kinnaman (The Killing) to play the title role in the remake of Robocop. (Mike Fleming at Deadline)

BOX OFFICE TRAILER

Men in Black 3 Trailer

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Can you believe that it has been 10 years since the launch of Firefly?

For those of you unfamiliar, Firefly is the short-lived FOX series from Joss Whedon (the man behind Buffy, Angel and Dollhouse) that starred Nathan Fillion (Castle), Morena Baccarin (Homeland), Gina Torres (Suits), Summer Glau (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Adam Baldwin (Chuck), Ron Glass (Barney Miller), Jewel Staite (Stargate Atlantis) and Sean Maher (The Playboy Club).

Well, it has and according to the folks over at Firefly: The 10th Anniversary, it was back on Tuesday, March 5, 2002, that filming on Firefly began, officially launching what would go on to become one of the most infamously short-lived television series of all time, albeit one with a seemingly long-lived, and very busy, fandom.

To commemorate a decade of flying, Firefly: The 10th Anniversary will tip you to celebrations both major and minor, post obscure ephemera from back in the day, and maybe finagle a guest post or two — from those who made the show, those who watched the show, and those who helped make ten years of Firefly fandom what it was and continues to be.

You can learn more about Firefly: The 10th Anniversary and learn about events as they are posted here.

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Here are the ratings results for this past weekends dramatic programs that aired new episodes on the major networks:

SATURDAY:

The Firm (NBC) [NEW] – 2.2 million

SUNDAY:

8 PM Show:
Once Upon a Time (ABC) [NEW] – 10.6 million

9 PM Shows:
The Good Wife (CBS) [NEW] – 9.7 million
Desperate Housewives (ABC) [NEW] – 8.2 million

10 PM Shows:
CSI: Miami (CBS) [NEW] – 10 million
GCB (ABC) [Debut] – 7.6 million

What did you watch over the weekend? Please share.

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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable
series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

8 PM:
Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family (NEW)
Alcatraz on FOX (Two-Hour Back-to-Back NEW)
Being Human on Syfy (Reair)
Homeland on Showtime (Reair)
NCIS on USA Network

9 PM:
Hart of Dixie on The CW (Reair)
The Lying Game on ABC Family (NEW)
Being Human on Syfy (NEW)
Seabiscuit movie on HBO Family

10 PM:
Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family (Encore)
Lost Girl on Syfy (NEW)
Smash on NBC (NEW)
The Closer on TNT (Reair)
Valentine’s Day movie on Cinemax

10:01 PM:
Castle on ABC (Reair)

Enjoy!

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February – sweeps month – is now over and it is time to review the ratings for the cable series that aired last month as well as the ratings for any made-for-TV movies that can be tracked down for February. Those ratings are all listed below:

CABLE SHOWS

MONDAYS:

Pretty Little Liars – The ABC Family series aired four more new episodes from its second season during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 6 – 2.3 million viewers
February 13 – 2.1 million viewers
February 20 – 2.5 million viewers
February 27 – 2.5 million viewers

This averages out to 2.4 million viewers for the month. Pretty Little Liars will be back with an all-new episode on Monday, March 5 at 8 PM.

The Lying Game – The new ABC Family teen drama also aired four more new episodes of its debut season throughout February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 6 – 1.4 million viewers
February 13 – 1.2 million viewers
February 20 – 1.3 million viewers
February 27 – 1.2 million viewers

This averages out to 1.3 million viewers for the month. The Lying Game will air its season finale on Monday, March 5 at 9 PM.

Being Human – The second season of the Syfy remake of the BBC original series aired four new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 6 – 1.5 million viewers
February 13 – 1.3 million viewers
February 20 – 1.4 million viewers
February 27 – 1.4 million viewers

This averages out to 1.4 million viewers for the month. Being Human will be back with an all-new episode on Monday, March 5 at 9 PM.

Lost Girl – The Canadian hit series aired four more new episodes of its debut season on Syfy throughout February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 6 – 1 million viewers
February 13 – 1.1 million viewers
February 20 – 1.2 million viewers
February 27 – 965,000 viewers

This averages out to 1.1 million viewers for the month. Lost Girl will also be back with an all-new episode on Monday, March 5 at 10 PM.

TUESDAYS:

Switched at Birth – The freshman ABC Family series aired four new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 7 – 1.8 million viewers
February 14 – 1.5 million viewers
February 21 – 1.8 million viewers
February 28 – 1.5 million viewers

This averages out to 1.7 million viewers for the month. Switched at Birth will air an all-new episode on Tuesday, March 6 at 8 PM.

Jane By Design – The new ABC Family series aired four new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 7 – 1.1 million viewers
February 14 – 1.1 million viewers
February 21 – 1.3 million viewers
February 28 – 964,000 viewers

This averages out to 1.1 million viewers for the month. Jane By Design will air its spring finale on Tuesday, March 6 at 9 PM.

Justified – The FX series aired four new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 7 – 2.2 million viewers
February 14 – 2.1 million viewers
February 21 – 2 million viewers
February 28 – 2.1 million viewers

This averages out to 2.1 million viewers for the month. Justified will be back with an all-new episode on Tuesday, March 6 at 10 PM.

White Collar – The USA Network series aired three new episodes, including its season finale during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 7 – 2.5 million viewers
February 21 – 2.3 million viewers
February 28 – 2.5 million viewers

This averages out to 2.4 million viewers for the month. White Collar will be back with an all-new season sometime this summer.

Southland – The transplanted NBC series, now airing on TNT, aired four new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 7 – 1.5 million viewers
February 14 – 1.9 million viewers
February 21 – 1.6 million viewers
February 28 – 1.9 million viewers

This averages out to 1.7 million viewers for the month. Southland will be back with an all-new episode on Tuesday, March 6 at 10 PM.

WEDNESDAYS:

Royal Pains – The popular USA Network medical dramedy aired the final four episodes, including the season finale during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 7 – 4.1 million viewers
February 14 – 3.2 million viewers
February 21 – 3.2 million viewers
February 28 – 3.2 million viewers

This averages out to 3.4 million viewers for the month. Royal Pains will be back with an all-new season sometime this summer.

The ratings for the BBC America series Mistresses were not available for the final two episodes that aired during February.

FRIDAYS:

Merlin – The Syfy series aired four more new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 3 – 1.7 million viewers
February 10 – 1.6 million viewers
February 17 – 1.7 million viewers
February 24 – 1.6 million viewers

This averages out to 1.7 million viewers for the month. Merlin will be back with an all-new episode on Friday, March 9 at 10 PM.

Spartacus: Vengeance – The Starz series actually returned on January 27, but the ratings for that episode were not available until early February; and the series also aired four new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

January 27 – 1.4 million viewers
February 3 – 1.3 million viewers
February 10 – 1.4 million viewers
February 17 – 1.5 million viewers
February 24 – 1.6 million viewers

This averages out to 1.4 million viewers for the month. Spartacus: Vengeance will be back with an all-new episode on Friday, March 9 at 10 PM.

SATURDAYS:

The Fades – The new BBC America supernatural series aired its final three episodes in February, but ratings were not available for any of those episodes.

Being Human – The new BBC America supernatural original series aired its season premiere on February 25, but ratings have not been made available for that episode.

SUNDAYS:

Luck – The new HBO horseracing series aired four more new episodes during February. The ratings for those episodes are as follows:

February 5 – 425,000 viewers
February 12 – 549,000 viewers
February 19 – 445,000 viewers
February 26 – 501,000 viewers

This averages out to 480,000 viewers for the month. There was a new episode of Luck on tonight (March 4) and there will be an all-new episode on Sunday, March 11 at 9 PM.

MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES

The following made-for-TV movies aired during the month of February:

Secrets of Eden aired on Lifetime on Saturday, February 4, but the ratings have been impossible to track down.

The Hallmark Channel movie Cupid aired on Saturday, February 11, but the ratings were also impossible to track down.

The final three parts of Downton Abbey aired on PBS on February 5, 12 and 19. The ratings for the February 5 airing were 4 million viewers, no ratings could be tracked down for the February 12 airing and the final episode on February 19 earned 5.4 million viewers.

Radio Rebel aired on Disney on February 17 and earned 4.3 million viewers.

The Syfy movie Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island aired on February 11 and earned 2.4 million viewers.

Ratings results for the cable series that will air in March as well as ratings for the made-for-TV movies for February that can be tracked down will be provided during the first week of April.

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Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

4 PM:
Braveheart movie on AMC

4:30 PM:
The Fugitive movie on ION

5:30 PM:
Shooter movie on TNT

5:45 PM:
Air Force One movie on TMC

6 PM:
Goodnight for Justice movie on Hallmark

6:30 PM:
Tangled (animated) movie on Starz

7 PM:
NCIS on USA Network
How to Train Your Dragon (animated) movie on HBO Family
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans movie on Syfy
Notting Hill movie on TV Guide Network

7:30 PM:
Alice in Wonderland movie on ABC Family

7:45 PM:
X-Men: First Class movie on Cinemax

8 PM:
Once Upon a Time on ABC (NEW)
NCIS on USA Network
Game of Thrones on HBO2
Terminator Salvation movie on TNT
Firefly on Science Channel
X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie on FX
Goodnight for Justice: A Measure of a Man movie on Hallmark (DEBUT)
Miss Congeniality movie on TV Land

9 PM:
Army Wives on Lifetime (Season Premiere)
NCIS on USA Network
Firefly on Science Channel

10 PM:
GCB on ABC (DEBUT)
Breakout Kings on A&E (Season Premiere)
NCIS on USA Network
Goodnight for Justice: A Measure of a Man movie on Hallmark (DEBUT)
Terminator Salvation movie on TNT
Notting Hill movie on TV Guide Network

Enjoy!

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Here are the overall ratings for the Friday night dramas that aired last night:

8 PM Show:
Nikita (The CW) [Reair] – 920,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
A Gifted Man (CBS) [FINALE] – 9.7 million
Supernatural (The CW) [Reair] – 1 million

10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [NEW] – 11.4 million

What did you watch last night? Please share.

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