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Linda Lavin, a versatile actress on stage and screen known for her powerhouse voice, sharp comedic timing, and warm presence, died December 29, 2024. The cause was complications from lung cancer; she was 87.

Born on October 15, 1938, in Portland, Maine, Lavin’s interest in performing began at a young age. Her Broadway debut came in 1966, introducing the song “You’ve Got Possibilities” in the short-lived musical “It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman.” But her early career is defined by her starring turn on the TV sitcom “Alice,” which ran from 1976 to 1985 and earned her an Emmy nomination.

Based on the Martin Scorsese film “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” the show starred Lavin as Alice, a widowed mother who moves to Phoenix to start a new life and work as a waitress. Lavin brought warmth, resilience, and humor to the character, earning critical praise and two Golden Globe awards.

Sad news out of the world of television today, as beloved actress Linda Lavin has passed away at the age of 87.

The news comes as a shock to fans, as Lavin was as active as ever in the weeks leading up to her death.

In addition to promoting her recent Netflix series No Good Deed, Linda was filming another sitcom, Mid-Century Modern, for Hulu.

Linda Lavin attends the premiere of Netflix’s “No Good Deed” at Tudum Theater on December 04, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Linda Lavin’s Cause of Death Revealed

According to sources close to the situation, Lavin passed away on Sunday following a short battle with cancer.

The first report of her death came courtesy of Deadline. The outlet revealed that Linda “passed unexpectedly due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer.”

News of Lavin’s death instantly made her name an instant...

Linda Lavin, the longtime TV and Tony-winning stage actress best known for her Emmy-nominated role as the title character on the sitcom “Alice,” has died, according to her publicist. She was 87.

Lavin died Sunday from complications of a recently discovered lung cancer, according to the rep. She had been promoting her new Netflix series “No Good Deed,” and was shooting an upcoming Hulu comedy series “Mid-Century Modern” when she got the diagnosis.

Lavin’s career began on Broadway as a child actor in the 1960s, and was nominated for her first Tony in 1970. She would go on to six nominations, winning in 1986 for “Broadway Bound.”

Always with a foot in both TV and on stage, Lavin took a recurring role on the ABC cop-shop sitcom “Barney Miller” in 1975, which landed her the role of the titular truck-stop waitress in the 1976 sitcom “Alice.” The series ran for nine seasons on CBS.

The talented actress Linda Lavin passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles. She was best known for her role as a single mother in the hit sitcom “Alice.” She was 87 years old. A representative for Lavin said that she died from problems related to her lung cancer, which had just been diagnosed.

The entertainment business was shocked by her death because she was still working up to the end. She went to the opening of her new Netflix series “No Good Deed” in Hollywood on December 4, just a few weeks before she passed away.

Lavin’s career spanned seven decades and showed how well she could switch between theater, film, and television. She became a well-known supporter of women’s rights, especially at work. In 1976, she played Alice Hyatt on CBS’s “Alice,” her most famous role. The person in the story was a single mother working as a waitress...

“Life is a cabaret, old chum,” a mindful lyric from the iconic Cabaret, performed by Liza Minnelli, perfectly encapsulates the vibrant spirit with which Linda Lavin lived her life. Alas, the world lost a theater giant on December 29, 2024, when Lavin passed away at the age of 87 due to complications from lung cancer.

Known to millions for her unforgettable portrayal of Alice on the beloved CBS sitcom, she was far more than just the face behind a diner waitress.

Linda Lavin in The Back-up Plan (2010) | Credit: CBS Films

From musicals like A Family Affair to the quirky, It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, Lavin brought an energy to the stage that was impossible to ignore. She was a true chameleon, a woman who could transition from drama to comedy without breaking a sweat.

As we bid farewell to the legendary star who passed away at 87, let...

Linda Lavin, a revered Broadway and TV actress and singer best known for hit CBS series Alice, has died at 87. Lavin died unexpectedly in Los Angeles due to complications from lung cancer, according to her PR representative.

Lavin was best known for playing a waitress named Alice Hyatt on Alice, which ran for nine seasons from 1976. During her tenure on the series, Lavin won two Golden Globes and earned an Emmy nomination. She also won a Tony Award in 1987 for her work in Broadway Bound. The actress had a prolific...

Linda Lavin, star of CBS’ long-running sitcom “Alice” and a Tony winner for Neil Simon’s play “Broadway Bound” who remained active in TV and on stage, died Sunday. She was 87.

A representative for Lavin confirmed the actress died unexpectedly Sunday due to complications from lung cancer that had been recently discovered. As recently as Dec. 4, Lavin attended the premiere of Netflix’s dark comedy series “No Good Deed” at the streamer’s Tudum Theater in Hollywood.

Lavin was also ready to co-star with Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane in the upcoming Hulu comedy “Mid-Century Modern,” which is in the midst of filming its first season. The show hails from “Will & Grace” creators/executive producers David Kohan and Max Mutchnick and director-producer James Burrows for 20th Television.

“Working with Linda was one of the highlights of our careers. She was a magnificent actress, singer, musician and a heat seeking missile with a joke.

Linda Lavin, the beloved veteran stage and TV actress known for her Emmy-nominated role in the 1976 sitcom Alice and for her Tony-winning performance in the 1986 play Broadway Bound, died today, Dec. 29. She was 87.

The news comes as a shock as Lavin has been working as recently as this month. She died unexpectedly due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her PR representative told Deadline.

A former child stage actor, Lavin started her Broadway career in the 1960s, appearing in the musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman and the play Last of the Red Hot Lovers, which earned her the first of six Tony Award nominations in 1970.

For the next five decades, Lavin juggled theater and Hollywood careers. Following a memorable recurring role on the ABC sitcom Barney Miller from 1975-1976, she landed the the title role of a roadside diner waitress and widowed...

Despite the fact that it was beloved by critics, adored by its fans and featured the greatest mustache in the history of television, Parks and Recreation was in constant jeopardy of being taken off of the air.

NBC treated the show so shabbily that during the sixth season, it was put on hiatus for months, and replaced with episodes of The Voice, an SNL clip show and a live version of The Sound of Music starring Carrie Underwood. As Vulture noted at the time, this was likely because NBC wanted to boost viewership of Sean Saves the World, a Sean Hayes-led sitcom that lasted for just 13 episodes and is remembered by precisely no one.

Well, it turns out that Parks and Rec was even more endangered than many of us thought.

On a recent episode of the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Rashida Jones, Ann Perkins herself, chatted...

Ryan Murphy and the creators of Will & Grace have partnered up to develop a new comedy series for Hulu. A logline has also been revealed, which has sparked some comparisons to an iconic sitcom from the past.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, a pilot has been ordered by Hulu for a new comedy show called Mid-Century Modern. The show comes from Will & Grace co-creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and the first cast members to be revealed are Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, and Linda Lavin. Murphy is executive producing with Kohan, Mutchnick, Lane, Bomer, and director James Burrows.

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Exclusive: Peacock, NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming platform, has put in development Fan Girl, a single-camera comedy from How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) creator Claudia Lonow, Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills and Universal TV, where Lonow and Hazy Mills are based.

Written by Lonow, Fan Girl centers on badass freedom fighter, Morrigan Chase. Morrigan escapes certain death in a far away galaxy via a wormhole and lands in the closet of her biggest Fan Girl — edibles-loving Beth — who’s watching similar events unfold on her favorite show, Dominion. Each week, Beth and Morrigan battle evil as they try to get Morrigan back home while becoming unlikely best friends.

Lonow executive produces with Hayes and Milliner via Hazy Mills. Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, is the studio.

Fan Girl extends Lonow’s relationship with Hazy Mills. She was a...

Exclusive: Terminator star Linda Hamilton, Mandell Maughan (Bajillion Dollar Propertie$) and Canadian actor Alex Barima (The Exorcist) are set for recurring roles opposite Alan Tudyk in Syfy’s Resident Alien, based on the Dark Horse comics series by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. The series hails from Universal Content Productions, Dark Horse Entertainment and Amblin TV.

Adapted for television by Chris Sheridan (Family Guy), Resident Alien follows Harry (Tudyk), a crash-landed alien who, after taking on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor, slowly begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his secret mission on Earth — ultimately asking the big life questions: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”

Hamilton will play General McCallister, a high-ranking general who seemingly plays by the rules and runs a tight ship but secretly oversees a covert operation looking for aliens.

Maughan will portray Lisa Casper.

Actors Mandell Maughan and David Henrie have signed with Abrams Artists Agency to be represented theatrically.

“Mandell and David are incredibly talented actors whose work across television and film speaks for itself,” said Abrams Artists Agency president Brian Cho. “We are excited to have them on board and surround each one with a team of expert agents who can help them reach the next stage of their careers.”

Maughan is best known for her roles on the hit Seeso show Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ and CBS comedy Me, Myself and I, starring Bobby Moynihan. Her work in television also includes shows such as Sean Saves the World on NBC, The Millers on CBS, House of Lies on Showtime, and Undateable on NBC.

Born and raised in San Diego, Maughan graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bfa in Professional Acting Training from The Arizona Repertory Theatre Company. After graduating, she moved to La,...

Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions is teaming with Avalon Harbor Entertainment to produce the 26th annual SAG Awards, which are set for January 19, 2020. Hayes, Milliner and Kathy Connell will serve as executive producers of the ceremony, which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS, which this year re-upped their rights deal with SAG-AFTRA.

Hazy Mills, whose credits include Hot In Cleveland, The Soul Man, Sean Saves the World, CNN’s The History of Comedy and currently Hollywood Game Night, are familiar with special event programming. It produced 2016’s Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows, and Hayes and Milliner co-wrote and co-produced the 2010 Tony Awards, which Hayes hosted and which won an Emmy.

They now join with Connell, the Executive Producer, Awards and National Programming for SAG-aftra who has served as SAG Awards producer since its inception in 1995. Avalon Harbor, which has...

Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills Productions is stepping up its efforts in the branded content arena, expanding the company’s new branded content division by partnering with Los Angeles-based creative studio Test Pattern Media.

Hazy Mills about a year ago launched the division, which has produced an award-winning spot for Orbitz as well as campaigns for TNT and TBS, among others. Michael Grant Terry, who has worked with Test Pattern on multiple projects, has been tapped to head Hazy Mills’ branded content division.

Operating together as a full-service branded content initiative, Hazy Mills and Test Pattern Media’s combined clients include Lucasfilm, Amazon, Showtime, Starbucks, Orbitz, Capital One, TNT, TBS, Lincoln, P&g and Google.

“In the new world of branded content, we believe we can engage savvy audiences in a way where they forget they’re being sold to,” said Hayes. “Our experience working in all genres of entertainment including drama,...

Netflix has lost its hunger for Santa Clarita Diet: The streamer has cancelled the Drew Barrymore-Timothy Olyphant zombie satire, TVLine has learned. The series’ third season — which dropped March 29 — will be its last.

“The world had never known a ‘zom-com’ until Santa Clarita Diet, and we’re indebted to creator Victor Fresco for bringing this idea to Netflix,” the streamer said in a statement. “To their endless credit, the incredible Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant were totally game, with an uncanny knack for comedy that brought Sheila and Joel Hammond to vibrant life, even though one of them was undead.

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (Lgbtq) media advocacy organization, announced today that they will honor Emmy award-winning actor, prolific producer, author, and comedian Sean Hayes with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 28, 2019.

The organization also announced stage and screen stars who will be in attendance at the Los Angeles ceremony, including the cast of Queer Eye, Jameela Jamil (The Good Place), Imagine Dragons front man and Lgbtq ally Dan Reynolds, and Nico Santos

The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of Lgbtq people and issues. Events will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 28 and continue in New York City on Saturday, May 4. The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Gilead, Hyundai, Ketel One Family-Made Vodka, and Wells Fargo. GLAAD...

Burbank, CA (June 06, 2017) – Just in time for Arrow’s sixth season on The CW, viewers can catch up with the thrilling series as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Arrow: The Complete Fifth Season on Blu-rayTM and DVD on September 19, 2017. Averaging 3 million viewers weekly for each original episode, Arrow is the #2 series on The CW season to-date amongst Adults 18-34, behind only The Flash.* The release contains all 23 exhilarating episodes from the fifth season, the show’s 2016 Comic-Con Panel, never-before-seen featurettes, and much more. Arrow: The Complete Fifth Season is priced to own at $49.99 Srp for the DVD and $54.97 Srp for the Blu-ray which includes a Digital Copy. Arrow: The Complete Fifth Season is also available to own on Digital HD via purchase from digital retailers.

*Source: Nielsen National TV View Live + 7 Day Ratings, excluding repeats, specials, and <5 telecasts; 16-17 Season To-Date = 9/19/16-1/22/17

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CBS on Wednesday unveiled its fall 2017 schedule, along with previews for its upcoming series, including David Boreanaz’s post-Bones vehicle Seal Team and Jeremy Piven’s Wisdom of the Crowd.

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Here at TVLine, we immediately jumped at the chance to screen each trailer — which you can also do by clicking here — and we’re ready to divulge our totally unfiltered, brutally honest snap judgments. (Also included: Reactions to the first trailer for CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery, which you can view here.)

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Michael Schur's choice of TV subjects started out very small, growing over time until his latest show is about life, the universe, and everything. Schur started out writing for Greg Daniels on The Office, telling obscure stories about obscure people whose lives and dreams rarely grew beyond a paper company branch office in Scranton. Then he and Daniels created Parks and Recreation, which began almost as small, focusing on the staff of an Indiana town's parks department, before expanding outward until Leslie and Ben both had prominent national government jobs (one of them perhaps becoming President by the end). Then he and Dan Goor did Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which is about New York cops, focusing mainly on squadroom goofiness but occasionally showing the detectives taking down drug rings, mobsters, and even a serial killer. Now, though, comes the Schur-created The Good Place (it debuts Monday at 10 on NBC with back-to-back episodes,...

After spending years imitating President George W. Bush on Saturday Night Live and on Broadway, Will Ferrell will be taking on another President. The actor has signed on to star in and produce Reagan, where he'll play U.S. President Ronald Reagan. The script by Mike Rosolio landed on The Black List last year as one of the best unproduced screenplays.

The story is described as a "hilarious political satire" by Variety, following Ronald Reagan as he falls into dementia at the start of his second term, when an ambitious intern is tasked with convincing the commander in chief that he is an actor playing the president in a movie. The script got so much buzz on The Black List that the company put on a live reading in Hollywood last month, with James Brolin reading the title role. The rest of the cast for that one-night-only live read included John Cho,...

If you’re a fan of Echo Kellum’s Curtis Holt, then we have some terrific news for you! It’s been confirmed that the Arrow star will be back in season five as a series regular, a definite indication that the Palmer Tech employee is about to take on a much more significant role as part of Team Arrow.

He’s used his technological know how to help the Green Arrow out a number of times, but most of his scenes have been with Felicty Smoak. In fact, it was his expertise which helped her get out of that wheelchair she was left in after being attacked by Damien Darhk and H.I.V.E.

Kellum first appeared in the second episode of Arrow‘s fourth season, and his past credits include the likes of Ben and Kate, Sean Saves the World, and You’re the Worst.

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Here’s some Terrific news for fans of Arrow‘s Echo Kellum.

Fresh off of the episode in which Palmer Tech whiz Curtis Holt stumbled upon the Arrowcave, er, “bunker” and its many secrets, Kellum has been promoted to series regular status, effective with Season 5 (premiering this fall).

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Kellum made his debut on the CW series in Season 4’s second episode, as the genius developer who has helped CEO Felicity Smoak keep Palmer Tech afloat.

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Fade in on a girl with a husband named Frumpkis…

Smash star Megan Hilty will recur on Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce as southern belle Charlene, the woman married to Jo’s oft-referred-to ex, Robert Frumpkis.

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Sterling will play Frumpkis himself — who comes to Los Angeles to be closer to his daughter — while Staton will play Jd, a new love interest for one of the ladies. Both roles are recurring.

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Entertainment Weekly describes Curtis Holt as a "technological savant and inventor," who works for Palmer Industries under the supervision of Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards). You may recall that, in the Season 3 finale, both Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) and Felicity were seen driving away from Starling City together, supposedly starting a new life together. But it apparently doesn't take the couple long to go back home. It remains to be...

Less than a week after the roles were announced at Comic-Con, The CW’s Arrow has cast both Mr. Terrific and Anarky.

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Echo Kellum, whose TV credits include Ben & Kate and Sean Saves the World, will play Curtis Holt aka Mr. Terrific. Though his namesake in DC Comics lore — Michael Holt, the second Mr. Terrific — was an Olympic decathlete/black belt/all-around brainiac (but not Brainiac) and eventual Justice Society leader, Arrow will introduce Curtis as a tech whiz who works for Felicity at Palmer Technologies, EW.com reports.

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Created by Kenny Schwartz and Rick Wiener

Produced by 3 Hounds Productions, Littlefield Company, Mhs Productions, Paramount Networks Television Productions

Aired on The WB for 1 season (15 episodes, 4 Unaired) from September 19, 2002 – December 5, 2002

Cast

Penn Badgley as Joel Larsen

Angela Goethals as Cheryl Larsen

Josh Wise as Pat Brody

Natasha Melnick as Isabelle Meyers

Michael Milhoan as Bill Larsen

Gigi Rice as Karen Larsen

Show Premise

After enduring a jolt to the head from defibrillator paddles, a depressed paper salesman named Joel Larsen is sent back 20 years into his fifteen-year-old body, where he is given a second chance at life to do everything he never allowed himself to do the first time around, including helping out his drug addict sister from going down a bad road and saving his parents’ marriage. Joel quickly adjusts to his new status as a teen, now with knowledge of the future, and lives...

Booth and Brennan’s latest case calls upon a little help from… a sassy diner waitress?

Bones has tapped veteran actress Linda Lavin — known for playing the title role in the ’70s sitcom Alice and last seen as Cary’s pre-trial service officer on The Good Wife — to guest-star as a criminal courts judge, TVLine has learned exclusively.

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Lavin appears in the episode “The Verdict in the Victims,” in which her character is approached by Booth and Brennan to stop the imminent execution of a condemned killer they believe is innocent.

This is, to put it plainly, one hell of a time to be a comic book nerd. All my favorite characters(*) are making the leap from the page to either the big or small screen. Marvel can seemingly do no wrong with its film output, turning an obscure and downright goofy property like "Guardians of the Galaxy" into one of the year's biggest and most beloved hits. TV's most popular comedy ("Big Bang Theory") has a comic book shop as one of its primary sets, and a main character often seen in Flash and Green Lantern t-shirts. TV's most popular drama series ("The Walking Dead") is based on a long-running comic book, and there are currently five other comic-based shows airing on the broadcast networks (ABC's "Marvel's Agents of Shield," Fox's "Gotham," NBC's "Constantine" and the CW's "Arrow" and "The Flash"), with more coming fast. (The CW has "iZombie" set for mid-season,...

Last year, NBC hoped that Sean Hayes and Michael J. Fox, two stars of hit NBC sitcoms from yesteryear, could once again bring big ratings to the network. It didn't work and both Sean Saves the World and The Michael J. Fox Show were cancelled.

Undaunted, NBC execs made a deal earlier this year for a new multi-camera sitcom starring veteran Bill Cosby and executive produced by The Cosby Show's Tom Werner. The untitled comedy, expected to debut Fall 2015, would have seen Cosby playing the patriarch of a multi-generational family who shares his wit and wisdom.

As a result of the multiple rape accusations against Cosby in recent weeks, the network has now cancelled the project. In light of the news, it seems likely that the new show would have been a tough sell to audiences and advertisers alike.

Looks like that decision to add Sean Hayes didn't work out so well. CBS has decided to put the kibosh on more episodes of The Millers, a family sitcom that starred Will Arnett as a divorced news guy with a pair of nutty parents, played by Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges. The comedy has hobbled along on Mondays despite the addition of Hayes, the star of last year's failed sitcom Sean Saves the World. An original episode of the comedy will run Monday, but it seems unlikely the network will air what's left in the can.CBS may eventually fill...

It didn't take long for "The Millers" to go from a freshman "success" -- quotation marks necessary -- to a second year cancellation for CBS. CBS pulled a minor shocker in this week's Friday Evening News Dump, canceling "The Millers" after only four episodes aired in the second season.  It's a slightly odd cancellation, though. "The Millers" is still airing this Monday (November 17) night's episode, with the appropriately grave title "Diggin' Up Bones." In addition, production will apparently continue for at least one more week before ending. Created by Greg Garcia and starring Emmy nominee Will Arnett and Emmy winners Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges, "The Millers" premiered to over 13 million viewers last October and was still drawing just under 10 million viewers by its May finale. Everybody knew that those numbers were basically propped up by its "Big Bang Theory" lead-in, but as a CBS Television Studios production, the comedy...

Sean Hayes is engaged!

According to People and E! News, the 44-year-old actor is set to marry music producer Scott Icenogle.

Rumors began to swirl last week when the Emmy-winning "Will & Grace" alum made numerous press appearances sporting a ring on his engagement finger.

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His rep told RumorFix, "Sean Hayes and Scott Icenogle have been together for eight years. They are not yet married, but they have been engaged for quite some time."

The former "Sean Saves the World" star – who came out in 2010 – is usually very ...

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He won't be "Just Jack" for much longer: Sean Hayes is engaged, People confirms. The Millers actor - best known for his role as the flamboyant Jack McFarland on Will & Grace - set off engagement speculation Monday when he appeared on CBS morning show, The Talk, sporting a band on his left ring finger. "Sean Hayes and Scott Icenogle have been together for eight years. They are not yet married, but they have been engaged for quite some time,” Hayes's rep told RumorFix. Hayes, 44, and L.A.-based music producer Icenogle haven't confirmed how long they've been engaged, but they...

Sean Hayes, who played Jack McFarland on Will & Grace, revealed that he’s engaged to his longtime boyfriend Scott Icenogle.

Sean Hayes Engaged

Hayes, known for keeping his private life private, drew attention while appearing on The Talk this week wearing a band on his left ring finger. Though rumors began to swirl that he and Icenogle had tied the knot, Hayes' reps cleared the air, confiming that the two had been engaged for some time but had yet to say “I do.”

“Sean Hayes and Scott Icenogle have been together for eight years. They are not yet married, but they have been engaged for quite some time,” Hayes's rep told RumorFix.

It's unknown exactly when Hayes and Icenogle became engaged, though Hayes was also spotted wearing the ring last month at a charity event.

Hayes, who most recently starred in the short-lived Sean Saves the World, came out in...

As The CW began its own premiere week, The Vampire Diaries returned to 1.8 million total viewers and a 0.9 rating (per finals), up 13 percent from its May finale but down 30 and 25 percent from its previous premiere. TVLine readers gave the episode an average grade of “B.”

Similarly, Reign (with 1 mil and a 0.4, average grade “A-“) was down 50 percent from its year-ago debut while on par with its freshman finale.

Elsewhere….

ABC | Grey’s Anatomy (9.4 mil/2.7) slipped 7 and 18 percent from premiere week, Scandal (10.7 mil/3.4) was down 12 percent and How to Get Away With Murder (12.2 mil/3.3) fell 15 percent. (Year over year, ABC’s...

Some of NBC's shows have done well while others have really struggled. Which will be cancelled and which will be renewed? Stay tuned!

New NBC shows (so far): The Blacklist, Ironside, The Michael J. Fox Show, Sean Saves the World, and Welcome to the Family.

Returning shows (so far): The Biggest Loser, Chicago Fire, Dateline, Grimm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Parenthood, Parks and Recreation, Revolution, and The Voice.

There's lots of data that NBC looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but the ratings are typically the biggest piece. Here's how the network's shows are doing...

Megan Hilty, was a breakout star of NBC's Smash and starred on Broadway in Wicked and 9 to 5 The Musical. She most recently starred as Liz on NBC's Sean Saves The World with Sean Hayes of Will amp Grace fame. She returns to the original Broadway The Art House series this month by popular demand after her sold-out debut run at the theater last summer. She will be joined by husband and fellow Broadway star Brian Gallagher on guitar August 13, 14, 15 amp 18, and will be joined by series host and SiriusXM star Seth Rudetsky at piano on August 16 amp 17. For tickets please visit The Art House website, or call 508-487-9222.

Some professionals can traverse the line between acting and directing with ease. One such individual is Matt Ross, who has excelled acting on TV shows like American Horror Story, Magic City, Silicon Valley and Big Love and sitting behind the camera on shorts (The Language of Love and Human Resources) and feature films (sexy Sundance drama 28 Hotel Rooms). Currently, Ross is taking on his biggest challenge to date, directing the drama Captain Fantastic. And now, we’ve learned that his cast, previously announced to be led by Viggo Mortensen, has added another huge talent, with word that Frank Langella has signed on.

No word yet on which part Langella will play, but Captain Fantastic centers on an idealistic father (Mortensen) who returns to society from living off the grid for a decade in the Pacific Northwest with his children. George MacKay, Annalise Basso, Samantha Isler, Aussie Nicholas Hamilton, Shree Crooks and Charlie Shotwell all co-star.

It was the ratings, of course. But NBC’s top entertainment executives went on record to give a little more insight into their decision-making process on canceling Community and The Michael J. Fox Show last season.

NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt told reporters at his Television Critics Association press tour session in Beverly Hills on Sunday that the Community fandom’s “six seasons and a movie” mantra had nothing to do with the network.

“That sixth season thing was created by them — I’m surprised they didn’t say ’10 seasons and a movie,’” the executive said. “And before my time...

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Laverne Cox has booked an appearance on Bravo’s upcoming series Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce. She’ll play a war reporter and Lgbt activist who appears at a marriage equality gala.

Sean Hayes has joined the cast of The Millers next season. He’ll play a new pal of Carol (Margo Martindale) whose presence annoys Carol’s son Nathan (Will Arnett). On one hand, seeing Margo Martindale and Sean Hayes sharing scenes sounds amazing. I’m just not sure it will be so amazing on The Millers, considering the episodes I’ve seen.

From Sean Saves the World to The Millers. Ohboy.

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EW reports that Elizabeth Mitchell will be appearing on Once Upon a Time as part of the drama’s Frozen-inspired storyline.

Sean Hayes is moving in with The Millers.

CBS has tapped the former Will & Grace scene stealer for a series regular role on its sophomore comedy, the network announced Tuesday.

Hayes will play Kip Withers, Carol Miller’s new best friend whose presence is a source of friction for Will Arnett’s Nathan.

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“After years of being a fan and hearing from others how wonderful he is to work with, I couldn’t be more excited about Sean Hayes joining The Millers,” series creator Greg Garcia said in a statement.

Sean Hayes is returning to Thursday nights.

The actor-producer has joined the cast of CBS’ The Millers where he will be a series regular for the show’s second season. Hayes will play Kip Withers, Carol Miller’s (Margo Martindale) new best friend and a new source of friction for her son Nathan (Will Arnett). “After years of being a fan and hearing from others how wonderful he is to work with, I couldn’t be more excited about Sean Hayes joining The Millers,” series creator Greg Garcia said in a statement. “The thought of he and Margo Martindale as...

Emmy winner Sean Hayes is heading to CBS. Following the cancellation of his NBC comedy Sean Saves the World, Hayes has boarded Greg Garcia's sophomore comedy The Millers as a series regular, CBS announced Tuesday. The Will and Grace alum will play Kip Withers, Carol Miller's (Margo Martindale) new best friend and a source of friction for her son Nathan (Will Arnett). Photos Broadcast TV's Returning Shows 2014-15 "After years of being a fan and hearing from others how wonderful he is to work with, I couldn’t be more excited about Sean Hayes joining The Millers," Garcia said.

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The CBS comedy “The Millers” has a new addition to its family. “Will & Grace” alum Sean Hayes has joined the series, which stars Will Arnett, Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges. Hayes will play Kip Withers, the new best friend of Carol Miller (played by Martindale), as well as a new source of friction for Carol's son Nathan (Arnett). Also read: Taye Diggs Joining CBS’ ‘The Good Wife’ Hayes, who played Jack McFarland on “Will & Grace,” more recently starred in the NBC comedy “Sean Saves the World” and appeared in the NBC musical series “Smash.” “After years of being a fan and hearing.

Greetings and Salutations.  It's time for another year of Take Me To The Pilots entries, a format that I started way back in The Blogspot Days and I've been doing it regularly for HitFix since 2010. [I honestly don't know why I didn't do Take Me To The Pilots in 2009.] I've been using the same intro post since 2010 and that post featured a header image from Fox's "Lone Star," which famously lasted only two episodes despite being one of my favorite pilots of that fall. It exposes one of the main challenges of the pilot viewing process and the Take Me To The Pilots process, which is that at this stage in the game, it's less about what these things actually Are and more about the potential of what they Might Be. And that potential may never be realized, for good or for ill. Sometimes you fall in love with a pilot and America hates it and it's gone after two episodes. Sorry, "Lone Star.

Exclusive: Six young actors have joined Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic, the drama project about an idealistic father who returns to society from living off the grid for a decade in the Pacific Northwest with his children. A worldwide search was undertaken to cast Mortensen’s brood, and Scottish BAFTA winner George Mackay (How I Live Now, For Those In Peril), Annalise Basso (Oculus, The Red Road), Samantha Isler (NBC’s Sean Saves The World), Aussie Nicholas Hamilton (Strangerland), Shree Crooks (Extant, The New Normal), and newcomer Charlie Shotwell landed the roles. Filming is scheduled to begin in July. Meanwhile, Shivani Rawat […]...

Recently, NBC was the first of the big networks to reveal their Fall schedule line-up for the upcoming 2014-2015 season, and of course, their extremely long-running show, "Law And Order: Svu" drama, is on the schedule. The season 16 debut date will occur on Wednesday night, September 24th, 2014 at 8pm central time, so go ahead and jot that down on your TV calendars. It's going to retain its Wednesday night time slot, so that's always good, especially for the fans to keep up with it. In related news, NBC has ditched: Believe, Community, Crisis, Dracula, Growing Up Fisher, Ironside, The Michael J. Fox Show, Revolution, Sean Saves the World,or Welcome to the Family. So, don't look for any of those shows to return, although a petition to keep Revolution alive, is out there. I don't think it'll do any good,though.