1. Lost’s Boone looks likely to be the latest dead castaway to return.
2. Former Bros star Luke Goss is to appear in Fringe!
3. Over in Lie to Me, ER’s Mekhi Pfifer and, erm, Flashdance’s Jennifer Beals will both return.
4. One of the Grey’s Anatomy girls is set for promotion.
5. Bruce Willis’s daughter Rumor will pop up in 90210.
Each week the TV Blog Coalition – of which TV Spy is proud to be a member of – highlights some of the best American TV news and views from around the web…
• Scooter is giving away an Ice Road Truckers prize pack that includes the first two seasons on DVD. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)
• The group dance on the So You Think You Can Dance results show was a perfect time to show the differences in camerawork from the Canadian version. Vance shows an example, plus discusses Top 14 week. (Tapeworthy)
• Jace proposed that not all culinary-themed television series are created equal, ranking such series as Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef Masters, BBC America’s F Word, Food Network’s Chopped, and Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen.(Televisionary)
• As The Fashion Show reaches its halfway point, Dan discovered the cause of all the chew marks on the show’s scenery — useless co-host Kelly Rowland. (TiFaux)
• Matt can’t believe that Showtime has pulled off a half-hour drama, but Nurse Jackie, he says, does it well. (TV Fanatic)
• GMMR & Ducky posted not one, but two new podcasts for your listening pleasure. Check out their So You Think You Can Dance Top 14 podcast as well as their latest summer viewing podcast in which they talk about True Blood, Nurse Jackie, Supernatual and more. (The TV Talk Podcast)
• Buzz is giving away a trip for two to the So You Think You Can Dance finale! All you have to do is test your SYTYCD trivia knowledge to be entered. (BuzzSugar)
9pm, K-Ville, Five USA (Pilot)
NEW SERIES Set in New Orleans, two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city, cops Marlin Boulet (Anthony Anderson) and Trevor Cobb (Cole Hauser) are more determined than ever to clean up the streets of K-Ville (Katrinaville) as the city has become known. In this pilot episode, the duo are on the hunt for the killer of Marlin’s neighbour, who was shot dead during a local charity fundraiser.
9pm, One Tree Hill, E4
NEW SERIES In the first of this two-part opener, Brooke faces an emotional reunion with her mother, and Mouth makes a surprising announcement. Meanwhile, the girl of Lucas’ dreams turns up at the airport, and the consequences of Dan’s accident are revealed.
Also showing…
8pm, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Sky Comedy
Romantic comedy starring Jason Segel. Heartbroken after being dumped by his celebrity girlfriend, a TV composer tries to forget her by taking a holiday at a luxury Hawaiian resort.
9pm, A Good Year, Film4
Comedy drama starring Russell Crowe as an obnoxious City stockbroker who inherits a French vineyard. He then has to decide whether to give up the London rat race or retire to a magnificent chateau in sun-dappled Provence.
8pm Army Wives, Living
Betty takes drastic action when she receives bad news about her cancer - be prepared to have a lump in your throat. Joan’s replacement makes his presence felt, and not in a good way, while Roland gets in training to be a dad.
9pm, Criminal Minds, Living
Hotch is at the centre of the action in this week’s must-see episode when a notorious serial killer from his first-ever BAU case, who has not killed for 10 years, starts murdering again.
9pm, NCIS, FX & FX HD
McGee is in a women’s prison questioning a convicted double murderer over the death of a marine when a riot breaks out and he is taken hostage. And you thought you’d had a tough day at work.
10pm, Dexter, FX & HD
Dexter has the double worry of preparing for his wedding day while planning to remove Miguel from the picture - for good. The situation is further complicated by Miguel being his best man. Oh, the woes of being a serial killer.
9pm, Reaper, E4
NEW SERIES Sam, Sock and Ben are back, but Sam’s still reeling from the news that he’s the son of Satan. As if life couldn’t get any worse, he manages to lose his job and his apartment tonight. There is light at the end of the tunnel though, courtesy of another escaped soul who wrangled his way out of a devilish deal…
• catch it again at on E4+1, 10pm/Saturday, 6pm
9pm, My Own Worst Enemy, Sci-Fi & HD
Henry thinks he’s meeting with an FBI agent, but when he admits that Edward works for Janus, the agent pulls a gun on him, and it leads to some very interesting information about Norah Skinner.
• catch it again Saturday, 8pm
9pm & 10pm, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Hallmark
The first of tonight’s episodes is entitled ‘Please Note We are No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation from Henry Kissinger’, unless you haven’t got a widescreen telly, in which case it’ll just be ‘No Longer Accepting Letters of Recommendation’ which just sounds like they’re fed up with aspiring scriptwriters.
• catch them again tomorrow night, 8pm & 9pm
9pm, The Mentalist, Five
A socialite is murdered at a party at her home, and a napkin with a particularly vicious message is found at the scene. Unfortunately, for all the social niceties of her circle of friends, there’s really not a lot of love lost between the ladies, and it’s not easy to narrow down the list of suspects.
• catch it again, Sunday, 7pm on Five US
10pm, Lie to Me, Sky1 & Sky HD
In an eventful episode, Cal reveals things about his past when he becomes obsessed with a series of suicides, and Torres notices that the case is taking its toll on him. Meanwhile, Gillian and Eli help the Feds determine whether the head of a Wall Street investment firm really did ‘lose’ hundreds of millions from investors.
• catch it again on Sunday, 11pm
10pm, Private Practice, Living
A couple come to the clinic to find out why they can’t conceive, but there’s a shocking outcome. Brace yourselves, it’s even crazier than you might imagine. Cooper turns to estranged pal Violet for help when he realises he has head lice, and during a touching moment of hair-washing he confesses about his affair with Charlotte. It’s like one of those ads that try to make lice shampoo sexy.
• catch it again on Living+1, 11pm/Living+2, 12m’t/Wednesday, 8pm
1. Those nice people at the UK Sci-Fi channel have bought the rights for series two of Dollhouse. Hurrah!
2. Actor/pop star Hilary Duff is joining the cast of Gossip Girl.
3. Dr. Horrible’s Neil Patrick Jones may be hosting he Emmys.
1. Battlestar cylon Leoben is joining 24, leading to a reunion with Starbuck!
2. The UK Sci-Fi channel has bought the entertaining Legend of the Seeker.
3. Old sci-fi show Alien Nation is being primed for a remake.
4. Staked vampire show Moonlight could be turned into a movie.
5. New HBO comedy drama Hung has had a massive start.
ITV2 has had a somewhat erratic record when it comes to scheduling its American shows, pulling series off air mid-run and taking an eternity to get round to showing others (we’re now by our reckoning, two series of The Office behind America, for example).
But credit where it’s due, the powers that be at the channel have really pulled their fingers out where the latest series of Entourage is concerned. The sixth series premieres on HBO in the States on Sunday 12 July and will then air here just four days later at 10pm on Thursday 16 July. Good work, guys!
Here’s a trailer from the States to get you in the mood…
Sorry, folks, it’s been a while since we brought you the leatest from our favourite US TV blogs at The TV Blog Coalition. Normal service, we promise, is now resumed, with your weekly round-up of the best American TV news and views from around the web…
• With network TV ratings on the decline, Buzz wondered if you — yes, you! — are watching less TV this Summer than usual. (BuzzSugar)
• Sandie interviewed Rutina Wesley, who plays Tara on HBO’s True Blood. (Daemon’s TV)
• Scooter pays tribute to Michael Jackson. (Scooter McGavin’s 9th Green)
• Other than So You Think You Can Dance, Vance didn’t have much time to watch TV last week because he was out in the park watching Twelfth Night starring Anne Hathaway, Raul Esparza (Pushing Daisies), Audra McDonald (Private Practice), Hamish Linklater (New/Old Christine) and more. (Tapeworthy)
• Jace offered an elegy for ABC’s canceled The Unusuals and offered advance reviews of Fox’s Virtuality and the first four episodes of HBO’s Hung. (Televisionary)
• After this week’s episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Sara has the irresistible urge to become BFFs with Kathy and Paula Deen. (TiFaux)
• Eric is so glad that Lafayette is back for season two of True Blood and even happier to find out how he gets out of imprisonment this week. (TV Fanatic)
• The TV Addict took a closer at the CW’s unexpected midseason treat, Life Unexpected. (The TV Addict)
8pm, Gossip Girl, ITV2
Georgina (Michelle Trachtenberg) returns to the Upper East Side – but has she completely transformed? Meanwhile, Chuck and Nate’s relationship is at a crossroad because of their mutual interest in Blair.
9pm, Eleventh Hour, Living
This powerful episode revolves around human cloning and the issues surrounding it as Hood suspects his old enemy Geppetto has resurfaced and is involved in a cloning operation.
10pm, The Unit, Virgin 1
A poisonous gas is released in the neighbourhood where the unit families live, killing dozens of people. Jonas and Sam attempt to cut it off before it claims more victims, including their loved ones who are trapped in an apartment.
10pm, Life, ITV3
When a college student is found crushed to death at a wrecking yard, Crews and Reese discover the young man was involved in an online love triangle in which everyone is hiding behind a fantasy identity.
