Thursday, July 28, 2011

NEWS ROUNDUP: Ian Somerhalder testifies before Congress, MAD MEN To Star Shooting Next week, Ratings, CW Show Posters

MAD MEN stars filming next week. How will the show deal with the January Jones pregnancy? Y&R, GH and DAYS up in total viewers. Actress Paz de la Huerta pleads guilty in NY bar scrap. GREY'S ANATOMY's Sarah Drew Is Pregnant. VAMPIRE DIARIES star Ian Somerhalder testifies before Congress. Eddie Izzard to Guest-Star as Lockhart/Gardner Rival on THE GOOD WIFE. The CW releases new posters for THE SECRET CIRCLE and HART OF DIXIE. John Barrowman says "TORCHWOOD sex scene cut was right decision". Alex Trebek snapped his Achilles tendon while chasing a criminal through a San Francisco hotel.  And, don't blame us, ABC releases a trailer for THE CHEW (don't be chewing on anything when watching).

Daytime Soap Ratings Report for the Week of July 11-15, 2011
Y&R, GH and DAYS were up in total viewers from the previous week. GH and DAYS were in the W18-49 demo.

MAD MEN To Begin Shooting Next Week — Will Betty Draper Be Pregnant?
The married Betty Draper, played by pregnant January Jones, could of course be pregnant and it would make sense. Or the pregnancy could be hidden, though it seems unlikely the show would go that way.

Actress Paz de la Huerta pleads guilty in NY bar scrap
"I'm extremely glad this is over," the BOARDWALK EMPIRE actress said after acknowledging in court that she threatened to hit Samantha Swetra in March at a bar at a chic Manhattan hotel.

GREY'S ANATOMY's Sarah Drew Is Pregnant
Less than a month after news broke that Eric Dane's wife Rebecca Gayheart is expecting again, Dr. McSteamy's costar Sarah Drew – who plays Dr. April Kepner on ABC's hit show – is announcing a pregnancy of her own.

BBC America Announces First Scripted Series, Tom Fontana's COPPER
COPPER, which centers on a young Irish cop operating in the immigrant communities of 19th century New York, was co-created by Tom Fontana and Will Rokos.

Ian Somerhalder Testifies Before Congress
The 32-year-old VAMPIRE DIARIES actor went to Capitol Hill to testify before Congress to help save Leatherback turtles.



Eddie Izzard to Guest-Star as Lockhart/Gardner Rival on THE GOOD WIFE
Izzard will play Abbott Thrush, an upper-class English barrister brought in to fight Lockhart/Gardner in a libel case that finds its way into British court.

Nicolette Sheridan's Next Project: Irish 'Honeymoon'
Part of the allure, she says, is that she's playing a kind person who is blindsided by a bad guy, rather than the bad girl doing the blindsiding.

John Barrowman: 'TORCHWOOD sex scene cut was right decision'
The actor told reporters at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego: "I do agree with the decision that was made. Some younger kids are going to watch TORCHWOOD. If they're sitting watching it with their parents, it might make it a little uncomfortable [and] the parents might click off. In order to stop that from happening, we've just taken a snippet off the end of it. You still get a good chunk of it."

FRIENDS hookup chart
Can you imagine something like this for a daytime soap?

No cable? You'll have to wait eight days to see Fox shows on Hulu
Fox has become the first broadcast network to require people who want to watch its programs, such as HOUSE or GLEE, online immediately after they're broadcast to prove they pay for a cable or satellite service.

Is Chad Michael Murray Really a Reformed Man?
"Um, you know, I was a kid," CMM told E! when we asked about his troublesome past. "And I guess I just I didn't see things as clear as I wish I did. I was just living my life, going out, and I changed everything." He goes on to say he would be open to returning to ONE TREE HILL.

THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Season Three Scoop: Here Comes the Hybrid Army!
Next season, it's all about a vampire-werewolf hybrid army!

WATCH: Trailer for THE CHEW
ABC has released a trailer for the ALL MY CHILDREN replacement.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We Love Soaps does not endorse or support THE CHEW in any way. We just want to keep fans informed about what is happening. In our opinion, this trailer is even worse than our already low expectations.

The CW releases new posters for THE SECRET CIRCLE and HART OF DIXIE
Check out HART OF DIXIE here and SECRET CIRCLE here.

Alex Trebek snapped his Achilles tendon while chasing a criminal through a San Francisco hotel this morning
Trebek crutched his way into the National Geographic World Championship at Google headquarters in CA today and explained he was trying to catch a burglar when the injury occurred.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Watch our interview with Lifetime Achievement Award winning Trebek from this year's Daytime Emmy Awards.

Jenny McCarthy Dumps Oprah Winfrey's Struggling Network for NBC
McCarthy has now taken the concept for the show she developed for OWN to NBC to produce, the source tells FOX411.com.

Wendy Moiz joins ONE LIFE TO LIVE
Moniz (ex-Dinah, GL) joins the cast of ONE LIFE TO LIVE in September in the recurring role of Mayor Finn, who replaces Dorian when she leaves town.

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