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Adam Goldberg (Fargo, The Jim Gaffigan Show) and Spencer Grammer (Greek, Mr. Robinson, Ironside) have signed on for recurring roles in Season 2 of Epix comedy series Graves. The series, from Lionsgate, has begun production in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, Nm with an eye towards a return on Epix later this year. After a year of public protests against his Presidential legacy, Season 2 finds former President Richard Graves (Nick Nolte) turning inward in search of the man he…...

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Travis Fimmel is such a gift to Vikings, as the latest season 4 episode, Two Journeys, shows...

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4.13 Two Journeys

While this week’s episode was titled Two Journeys, the truth is that what we got was at least double that. But while Bjorn is striking out for new, unseen lands, for the rest of those travelling, the journey is a metaphorical and circular one.

For Ragnar, the return to Wessex is a coming home as both a father and the man we saw in the first season.

Much of the on-screen time dedicated to this storyline focuses on the old king and...

Veteran showrunner Ken Sanzel has signed with ICM Partners. The former New York City cop, who was a member of the Decoy Squad in the NYC Transit Police Department, has served as executive producer/showrunner on the CBS drama series Numbers, Blue Bloods and The 2-2 and on NBC’s Ironside. He was under overall deals at CBS TV Studios and more recently at Universal TV. Sanzel, who wrote and directed the indie feature Blunt Force Trauma starring Ryan Kwanten and Freida…...

Four-time Emmy nominee Danny Glover is heading to CBS’ Criminal Minds, in a key role in a pivotal episode.

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TVLine has learned exclusively that Glover will guest-star in this season’s 16th episode, titled “Derek,” as father to Shemar Moore’s character.

Of course, Derek Morgan’s dad is long-established as being dead. So…. Hmm.

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“It’s an interesting role that he plays,” showrunner Erica Messer shares with TVLine. “The reason Derek needs to call on...

Producer Peter Horton has renewed his first-look deal with Universal Television. Under the deal, Horton will continue to write and produce projects for the studio, as well as direct. Horton co-created and produced geopolitical drama “American Odyssey,” which was cancelled by NBC after one season. He directed the pilots for “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Class Of ’96,” “Birdland,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dirty, Sexy, Money,” “The Philanthropist,” “Deception” and “Ironside.” His work on “Grey’s Anatomy” earned him Golden Globe and PGA awards and Emmy and DGA award nominations. Also Read: 'Taken' Prequel Picked Up Straight to Series at NBC Horton originally signed a four-year deal with the.

NBC has revived its previously cancelled fantasy drama project "Emerald City".

David Schulner ("Dracula," "Ironside") is attached to write, executive produce and serve as show runner on the ten-episode straight to series drama which was originally picked up straight to series in January 2014.

That previous version had Josh Friedman ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") attached to pen the script alongside Matt Arnold. The network opted not to move forward with the project after NBC and producers could not agree on a shared vision for the show.

The new take sees a twenty-year-old Dorothy Gale and her K9 police dog transported to the fabled Land of Oz, a place where wicked witches don’t stay dead for long and a young girl becomes a headstrong warrior who holds the fate of kingdoms in her hands.

This marks the first straight-to-series project to be revived in recent years, several other high profile...

Marvel's Agents of Shield's next episode is to tie in with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it has been revealed.

'One Door Closes' will see characters Bobbi and Macky board the same aircraft carrier that provided the setting for the showdown between Captain America and the Winter Soldier in the 2014 film.

In a further nod to Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Bobbi and Macky also encounter Agent Robert Gonzales, who will later rebuild Shield after the events of the film, Comicbook confirms.

'One Door Closes' will air in the Us on Tuesday, March 31 at 9pm on ABC.

Marvel's Agents of Shield returned to ABC in the Us on March 3, meaning UK fans watching on Channel 4 are a little over three weeks behind.

Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse) has been promoted to series regular status for the new run of episodes, while Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos), Luke Mitchell (The Tomorrow People...

Channel 4 has announced a return date for Marvel's Agents of Shield.

The comic book drama's second season will resume on Friday, March 27 at 8pm.

The first episode back will be 'Aftershocks' - written by showrunners Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon, the episode will explore the shocking ramifications of Skye's transformation.

Agents of Shield returned to ABC in the Us on March 3, meaning UK fans will be a little over 3 weeks behind.

Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse) has been promoted to series regular status for the new run of episodes, while Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos), Luke Mitchell (The Tomorrow People), Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica) and Blair Underwood (Ironside) will all play guest roles.

Underwood will play the estranged ex-husband of Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) on the series.

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The “L.A. Law” alum will first appear in a March episode of the ABC series

Blair Underwood is going to shed some light on Melinda May’s past when he joins ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of Shield” in a recurring role.

A network representative told TheWrap that Underwood will play May’s (Ming-Na Wen) estranged ex-husband, Dr. Andrew Garner. Underwood’s first appearance will be in a March episode.

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Underwood, best known for playing Jonathan Rollins on NBC’s “L.A. Law” from 1987-1994, was last seen in Lifetime’s TV movie,...

Blair Underwood has signed on for a recurring role in Season 2 of ABC's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The actor will portray Dr. Andrew Garner, the estranged ex-husband of Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen). The character will make his debut in a March episode, with filming slated to begin this week.

This will be the actor's first role inside the Marvel Universe, although it isn't known exactly how many episodes he will appear in during the back half of Season 2, or if there is the potential for him to become a series regular if Season 3 should be ordered. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. aired its midseason finale, "What They Become" on Tuesday, with the show going on an extended hiatus before returning on Tuesday, March 3 at 9 Pm Et on ABC. Taking its place will be the eight-episode series Marvel's Agent Carter, which debuts with a two-hour premiere on Tuesday,...

Blair Underwood has booked a role on ABC’s "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." to play a character described as "a key figure from Melinda May’s shadowy past." As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Underwood will recur during Season 2 as May’s estranged ex-husband, Dr. Andrew Garner, whom we first will meet in a March episode. "S.H.I.E.L.D." aired its winter finale on Tuesday this week, and will return on March 3. Underwood’s other previous TV credits include "The Event," "Dirty Sexy Money," "Ironside," and more.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Golden Globe nominated actor Blair Underwood has been added to the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and will start shooting this week. He won't show up on screen until March (!), but is set to have a recurring role as the estranged ex-husband of Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen). For those of you wondering, the character is named Dr. Andrew Garner and doesn't appear to be based on anyone in particular from the comic books. Underwood has a lot of small screen credits, and they include Ironside and The Event among others. How do you guys feel about him joining the show?...

ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has enlisted TV vet Blair Underwood to play a key figure from Melinda “The Cavalry” May’s super-shadowy past.

As reported by The Hollywood Reporter, the former L.A. Lawyer will recur during Season 2 as May’s estranged ex-husband, Dr. Andrew Garner, whom we first will meet in March.

S.H.I.E.L.D. aired its winter finale this past Tuesday, and resumes its sophomore run on March 3.

Underwood’s other previous TV credits include The Event, Dirty Sexy Money, In Treatment and Ironside.

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Prepare to meet someone from Agent Melinda May's past on ABC's Agents of Shield. Two-time Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood has boarded Marvel's second-year drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Underwood, whose TV credits include NBC's sci-fi drama The Event and its remake of Ironside, will have a recurring role and play May's (Ming-Na Wen) estranged ex-husband Dr. Andrew Garner. The actor will make his debut in a March episode and begins filming the role this week. See more Faces of Fall 2014 The Agents of Shield arc will be the L.A. Law alum's first

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Ladies and gentleman: Pornstache has left the prison...at least for season three. Pablo Schreiber announced he will not appear in Orange Is the New Black, which is currently in production in New York, due to his series regular responsibilities on HBO's The Brink. "I'm not taking part in the third season," he told The New York Post. "I'm a member of a show called The Brink that's going to be on HBO. It's a half-hour comedy with Jack Black and Tim Robbins and me [as] the three leads. I'm really excited about it." Schreiber, whose other credits include Law & Order: Svu and Ironside, said, "I respect [creator Jenji Kohan] to no end. I think she writes the best dialogue on TV...

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Cotton Mather has come a long way since Salem first premiered, with the once god-fearing reverend slowly transforming into an almost scientific thinker. “He starts out as a villain,” Seth Gabel tells TVLine.”But the second Giles Corey’s blood splatters on his face it’s like this rebirth of the character. He gets a real sense of the horror and injustice that’s happening.”

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Judy Greer and Nat Faxon are getting frisky between the sheets for FX.

The cable net has released a red band trailer for its upcoming comedy series Married, which features an uncomfortable vasectomy appointment, vacation sex and some suspect parenting.

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* Spencer Grammer (Ironside, Greek) will guest-star on Season 6 of Royal Pains as an aspiring Nascar driver, TVGuide.com reports.

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At last year’s Comic-Con, it was revealed that a deal had been sealed with Universal Television to develop a TV series based on Clone, one of Robert Kirkman’s latest comic book series. We haven’t heard much since then, but Syfy just announced that a number of original programming projects, including Clone, are part of their upcoming development slate:

“New York – April 30, 2014 – Building on the momentum of Syfy’s growing slate of cutting edge, provocative original programming, Syfy today announced it was developing adaptations of the graphic novels Clone, from Robert Kirkman and David Alpert (The Walking Dead) and Letter 44, from Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3), as well as the popular novels The Magicians, based on the book series by Lev Grossman.

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Clone – Based on the best-selling graphic novel. When retired soldier Luke Taylor investigates a break-in at his house, he never expected who the burglar...

Building on its original programming, Syfy has announced several new projects in development, including adaptations of works by Frank Miller and Jonathan Mostow, a series from "The Walking Dead's" Robert Kirkman and David Alpert, plus the return of "Supernatural's" Sera Gamble!

From the Press Releases:

Syfy will develop as longform programming (i.e., miniseries) "Pax Romana," Jonathan Hickman’s graphic novel about a time traveling clash of ages and arms, and "Ronin," based on Frank Miller’s (300) comic book series about an avenging samurai.

"Pax Romana" is about a Special Forces team that travels back in time on the eve of World War III to “fix” the future by altering the past. Their destination: Ancient Rome. Roman legions battle modern day attack helicopters, tanks, and soldiers while thought-provoking themes are explored as the leaders of the expedition fight over their vision for civilization. Writers: Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia ("Jericho,...

Syfy is developing the new drama series “Clone,” from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman and executive producer David Alpert. Based on the bestselling graphic novel by David Schulner, “Clone” follows a retired soldier, Luke Taylor, who discovers a man who burglarized his home is a clone of himself. He is drawn into a vast government conspiracy when his wife is kidnapped, and must use his combat skills and military contacts to uncover a secret biotech program. Also read: Review: ‘Walking Dead’ Comes Back Strong, Thanks to Robert Kirkman The show is written and executive produced by Schulner (“Dracula,” “Ironside”), and executive.

Network: NBC

Episodes: Nine but five unaired (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: October 2, 2013 -- October 23, 2013

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Blair Underwood, Pablo Schreiber, Spencer Grammer, Neal Bledsoe, Kenneth Choi, and Brent Sexton.

TV show description:

On this police drama, no one's tougher than NYPD Detective Robert Ironside (Blair Underwood). A brilliant, tough-as-nails detective who lives and plays by his own rules, Ironside is fearless and his instincts are second to none. When his spine was shattered by a bullet two years ago, he swore he'd never let a wheelchair slow him down.

Ironside and his trusted, handpicked team of detectives each offer a unique background, perspective and skill set. That seems only natural since those around him have to stay on their toes if they want to keep up.

Spencer Grammer (Ironside) has been cast in Saint Francis, Chris Moynihan’s multi-camera comedy pilot for ABC, from ABC Studios and Tagline. It centers on Francis Quinlan (Michael Imperioli), a no-nonsense, blue-collar Long Island cop and family man who butts heads with the modern, liberal world when his 29-year-old sister Heather (Grammer) gets pregnant out of wedlock. Heather is a bit of a born rebel who feels dominated by her older brother and is determined to forge her own path in life. Gremmer is with UTA and Untitled. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots Fran Kranz has been cast in ABC’s drama pilot Exposed, from writer Charles Randolph, Tbd Entertainment, and Uni TV. It centers on Anna, an investigative journalist who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth including making questionable alliances. Kranz, repped by UTA, Berwick & Kovacik and attorney Harris Hartman, plays Jeremy, Anna’s hipster younger brother, a tech...

Kenneth Choi (Ironside) has landed a regular role in the NBC drama pilot Coercion, from Universal Television and Keshet Media Group. Based on the Israeli format The Gordin Cell, the high-octane thriller revolves around the O’Connor family and their extremely intelligent son, Alex (Gavin Stenhouse), a decorated American war hero and newly minted CIA analyst. Choi, repped by Mosaic, TalentWorks and Derek Kroeger, will play Sam Luttrell, the CIA station chief for New York. Comedy Central’s Key & Peele stars Michael Key and Jordan Peele have been tapped for a 4-episode guest arc on FX’s first limited series Fargo, executive produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. The duo will appear in the final four episodes of the 10-episode limited series. Inspired by the Coens’ 1996 film, FX’s Fargo features an all-new true crime story, with the series following a new case and new characters. Key and Peele will...

Back in April, Dolphin Entertainment and Mattel announced that a live-action, feature-length film based on Mattel's Max Steel property was back in the works after the previous attempt (apparently with Twilight actor Taylor Lautner attached) went belly up. We know that Christopher Yost wrote the script and that Stewart Hendler will direct, but now The Tracking Board reckon the following actors are testing for the male and female lead roles. Noah Silver (The Borgias), Ben Winchell (Necessary Roughness) and Dylan Minnette (Prisoners, Lost) are testing to play Max. For the undisclosed female role there's Skyler Day (Parenthood, Ironside) and Skyler Samuels (The Nine Lives of Chloe King, The Gates). The story follows a teenager named Max, who gets imbued with an energy power called Turbo (Tachyon Unlimited Radiant Bio-Optimized) and is then partnered with Steel, a technological alien.

Fifty Shades of Grey

British singer and actress Rita Ora ("Fast & Furious 6") has joined the cast of the "Fifty Shades of Grey" which just began filming in Vancouver.

Ora plays the 22-year-old Mia, a bubbly and outgoing girl who is also the adopted sister of kinky billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). [Source: The Daily Mail]

Mind Games

Vinnie Jones and Luis Guzman have scored recurring roles on ABC's midseason drama "Mind Games". Jones plays the employer of one of the characters, Guzman plays his henchman.

Christian Slater and Steve Zahn play brothers who run a problem solving firm that uses psychological manipulation. [Source: Deadline]

The Brink

Pablo Schreiber ("Orange Is The New Black," "Ironside") will star opposite Jack Black and Tim Robbins in Jay Roach's HBO dark comedy pilot "The Brink".

The story follows a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: the U.S. Secretary of State (Robbins), a...

Bleeding Cool's WB/CW spy is providing the site with all types of details this morning it seems. Fresh off of news on a possible Suicide Squad movie (more details Here) and Young Justice tv show (more details Here), we have details on the plot for the Hourman drama in development at The CW. Bleeding Cool surmises the show may have certain elements reminiscent of another DC comic book, Dial H. BC reports: ...the drug "Miraclo" from the comic book series, in the TV show will have a different effect on each person who takes it, summoning different powers and abilities based on their personality, enhancing existing talents or abilities tenfold, but with terrible side effects. And a different person will get the powers each week… Michael Caleo (Ironside, The Sopranos) is writing the pilot for Hourman while Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Gangster Squad) and Jennifer Gwartz...

It’s the week after Halloween when people put aside their spooky comics, costumes and cheap leftover sweets, and pick up their copies of V for Vendetta for that special time of year in Britain where we celebrate the foiled plot to blow up Parliament by setting off fireworks and burning an effigy of one of the plotters.

In comics news this week, Jim Starlin revealed he was working on a new full length story for Marvel – great news for fans of The Infinity Gauntlet author’s work. Will we see a new Thanos story from his creator in 2014? Here’s hoping! Marvel also announced the new Ms Marvel would be an American/Muslim young woman called Kamala Khan from Jersey City. The new Ms Marvel will debut in February and marks another move on Marvel’s part for more ethnic and gender specific characters in their line-up, with She-Hulk...

Rex Tyler is your average genius pharmaceutical analyst. He’s got a steady job, an estranged ex-wife and son, and a few latent desires to sneak out at night punch evildoers in the face. So when Rex realizes that the visions he’s had since childhood are actually a form of superpower – he’s actually been seeing events that will occur one hour into the future – he dons a nifty hooded cloak and christens himself “Hourman.” Chances are, you’ve never heard of Hourman, and neither has the vast majority of the civilized world. Not surprising, considering that the DC superhero’s popularity peaked during WWII and hasn’t shown any signs of recovery in the last seventy years. Until now, apparently. The Hollywood Reporter has news that The CW is developing an Hourman series to fall in alongside the network’s Arrow and the upcoming The Flash, with Michael Caleo (writer for The Sopranos and Ironside...

That’s right, kids, the network that’s bringing you Arrow and may be bringing you Flash in series form – Flash will definitely be appearing on Arrow this season; the “may be” is whether a spinoff series will be picked up – is working on another series from the DC galaxy: Hourman.

According to THR, this version of Hourman has our hero as a “brilliant-yet-troubled pharmaceutical analyst” who has been plagued by visions since his childhood, and who comes to learn that those visions are actually glimpses of the future – one hour into the future. “Determined to win back his ex-wife and son, he heroically prevents these tragedies from unfolding, finding both purpose and redemption along the way.”

The DC Database describes Hourman thus:

Hourman is the legacy of a masked vigilante who uses a drug named Miraclo to give him incredible super-powers for exactly one hour. Rex Tyler is the original version,...

The CW is working on a new superhero series based on the DC Comics character Hourman. The show will chronicle a pharmaceutical analyst's transition into a superhero after he realizes that he can see tragedies an hour before they happen.

The Hourman pilot will be written by Michael Caleo, whose previous credits include The Sopranos and Ironside, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Initially created in 1940 by Ken Fitch and Bernard Bailey, Hourman is the moniker adopted by Rex Tyler, a scientist who discovers that a new drug, Miraclo, gives him these superpowers.

The success of The CW's DC superhero series Arrow is testing the market with a planned series based on The Flash, but a lesser-known heroic property is also in development.  DC's Hourman, originally introduced in 1940, may be headed to the small screen for his own live-action series.  The title character, aka Rex Tyler, is a brilliant-yet-troubled pharmaceutical analyst who experiences visions of events that occur one hour in the future.  Lin Pictures' Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz will executive produce alongside Michael Caleo (Ironside), who will also pen the script.  Hit the jump for more. THR reports that The CW is busy developing an Hourman drama series.  Per the write up, Tyler "discovers that the visions that have plagued him since childhood are actually glimpses of tragic events occurring one hour in the future. Determined to win back his ex-wife and son, he heroically prevents these tragedies from unfolding,...

The CW has decided the next DC Comics superhero they want to develop as a drama for the network. No, it's not Batman or Wonder Woman or even the Green Lantern. Instead, The CW is working on an "Hourman" TV show, THR reports.

You might be wondering, "Wait, who is Hourman?" The character first appeared in 1940's "Adventure Comics" #48. The original incarnation, a scientist named Rex Tyler, is a brilliant pharmaceutical research analyst who discovered a miracle vitamin that gave him superhuman strength for an hour. When his son took over the role, the idea of being able to see tragic events an hour into the future was introduced. He sets out to stop the tragic events from happening, in an effort to reunite with his ex-wife and son.

The script will be written by Michael Caleo ("Ironside"), who will executive produce with Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz. "Hourman" is...

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that The CW is currently developing a new tv series based on another character from the DC universe, setting their sights on Rex Tyler (aka ‘Hourman’) as their next superhero series. According to THR, the series will tell the story of the “brilliant-yet-troubled pharmaceutical analyst who discovers that the visions that have plagued him since childhood are actually glimpses of tragic events occurring one hour in the future.”

While not as mainstream as Green Arrow or The Flash, the “Hourman” character is one of the oldest in DC Comics’ vast roster of superheroes. Rex Tyler was first introduced in the pages of Adventure Comics #48 in 1940 where he developed a highly-addictive drug called Miraclo that gave him super abilities and strength which lasted approximately 60 minutes.

The plans for an “Hourman” series are just the latest in a long-history of DC-based projects that The CW has attempted...

It has "Arrow," it will soon have "The Flash," and it's still trying to develop a Wonder Woman series with "Amazon". Now, The CW network is looking into a series adaptation of yet another DC Comics hero title - "Hourman".

The series version, which sounds decidedly different to the comic, follows a brilliant-yet-troubled pharmaceutical analyst who learns the visions that have plagued him since childhood are actually glimpses of tragic events occurring one hour in the future.

Determined to win back his ex-wife and son, he heroically prevents these tragedies from unfolding, finding redemption along the way.

Michael Caleo ("Ironside," "The Sopranos") will pen the script and executive produce alongside Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz. If it goes forward it will be one of potentially four new DC comics properties coming to TV next season, alongside 'Flash,' NBC's Hellblazer adaptation "Constantine" and Fox's Batman prequel "Gotham".

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The CW’s heroic plan continues to unfold.

The network that brought you Arrow is developing Hourman, a drama based on a DC Comics character who can see flashes of terrible things that will happen an hour in the future, TVLine has confirmed.

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The hero of this story — who first appeared in a 1940 comic — is a highly intelligent, emotionally burdened pharmaceutical analyst who finds his purpose by preventing the tragedies he sees. Along the way, he hopes to reunite with his ex-wife and son.

Michael Caleo (Ironside) will pen the script, with Dan Lin...

October has always been a make-or-break month for freshman series; as they struggle to build audiences against already-established programs, many falter and eventually fall under the dreaded network cancellation axe. Within the next few days, we’ll likely be seeing a few more cancellations on major networks including ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS. Though the first show to perish this season was ABC’s ill-conceived lottery drama Lucky 7, NBC just one-upped its rival network by killing two freshman flops with one stone: Ironside and Welcome to the Family.

The former, a cop procedural starring Blair Underwood, was a remake of a hugely successful NBC show that aired during the ’60s and ’70s. Centering on a dedicated cop confined to a wheelchair, the new Ironside drew criticism for its heavy tone and monotonous pace. While the original Ironside ran for 199 episodes and a TV movie, NBC’s modern-day take on the...

The original Ironside lasted for eight seasons on NBC but the remake only lasted three episodes. The peacock network has cancelled the Blair Underwood drama, effective immediately. It's unclear what will become of the low-rated show's unaired episodes.

For the immediate future, NBC will fill the Wednesdays at 10pm timeslot with new editions of Dateline and then, holiday specials.

On January 8th, Chicago Pd will premiere. It's the previously mentioned spin-off of Chicago Fire which currently airs on Tuesdays at 10pm.

Ironside follows a smart and no-nonsense NYPD detective (Blair Underwood) who's been confined to a wheelchair for the past two years. The rest of the police drama's cast includes Pablo Schreiber, Spencer Grammer, Neal Bledsoe, Kenneth Choi, and Brent Sexton.

What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that the series has been cancelled?...

Remakes of old TV shows typically don't generate big ratings and get cancelled. Will NBC's Ironside be a different story or will it be dropped after one season like so many others. We'll have to watch the ratings and wait and see.

Ironside follows a smart and no-nonsense NYPD detective (Blair Underwood) who's been confined to a wheelchair for the past two years. The rest of the police drama's cast includes Pablo Schreiber, Spencer Grammer, Neal Bledsoe, Kenneth Choi, and Brent Sexton.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available -- usually the next day, around 11:30am Est/8:30am Pst. Refresh to see the latest.

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NBC has announced the cancelation of two new shows, the return of a long-time favorite and the premiere of a spinoff.

First, the network has brought the axe down on Ironside and Welcome to the Family. Both freshman programs struggled from the outset.

NBC will replace the Blair Underwood-anchored drama in November and December with new episodes of Dateline, SNL holiday-themed specials and other original programming.

Then, Chicago P.D. will debut in this Wednesday-at-10 p.m. time slot on January 8 at 10 p.m. The series will star Jason Beghe, Jon Seda and Sophia Bush and others as police officers in The Windy City.

New Parks and Recreation episodes, meanwhile, will run from 8-9 p.m. on Thursdays, along with other holiday-themed specials.

On Thursday, January 2, Community Season 5 will kick off with back-to-back installments.

On Friday (Oct. 18), NBC announced a major change in its programming schedule.

Blair Underwood's freshman drama "Ironside" and Mike O'Malley's new half-hour comedy "Welcome to the Family" have been canceled, the network announced in a press release. But the good news: the peacock has set premiere dates for the return of "Community" and the series premiere of "Chicago P.D."

Dick Wolf's "Chicago P.D." -- the spinoff of "Chicago Fire" -- will premiere at 10 p.m. Et on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and the Season 5 premiere of "Community" will kick off with back-to-back episodes at 8 p.m. Et on Thursday, Jan. 2. "Community" will then settle into its 8 p.m. Et time period on Thursday, Jan. 9 followed by "Parks and Recreation's" 100th episode at 8:30 p.m. Et.

Before "Chicago P.D." premieres, "Ironside's" 10 p.m. Wednesday time slot for November and December will be filled with...

NBC has canceled drama “Ironside” and comedy “Welcome to the Family.” The network also announced that Dick Wolf’s “Chicago P.D.,” the spin-off of “Chicago Fire,” will premiere on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 10/9c. Plus, the return date for “Community” with creator Dan Harmon back at the helm will be Thursday, Jan. 2 at 8/7c with back-to-back episodes. Also read: A Paraplegic Viewer Reviews NBC’s ‘Ironside’: High Hopes Dashed The final episode of “Ironside” will air next Wednesday. NBC will replace the Blair Underwood drama with original episodes of “Dateline” and the “Saturday Night Live” holiday-themed specials and holiday music specials starring Kelly Clarkson.

Update: David Fincher's big-screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mystery thriller "Gone Girl," starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, has settled on a release date. It's slated for October 3, 2014. This is the same weekend Fincher's Oscar-winning "The Social Network" (for Adapted Screenplay, Editing and Original Score) hit theaters in 2010. Earlier: Tyler Perry is now confirmed to play slick attorney Tanner Bolt in David Fincher's "Gone Girl," adapted from the bestseller by Gillian Flynn. Per Deadline, Neil Patrick Harris is nearing a deal to play Desi Collings, the ex-boyfriend of the gone girl of the title, Amy Dunne (to be played by Brit actress Rosamund Pike). Meanwhile, Kim Dickens ("Treme," "The Blind Side"), Patrick Fugit ("Thanks for Sharing," "Almost Famous") and relative newcomer Carrie Coon (upcoming TV series "Ironside") are rounding out the cast. Dickens and Fugit play the local cops on the case of Amy Dunne's disappearance,...

Producers and studio executives are warming to the idea of putting more actors with disabilities onscreen, according to casting directors and show creators. But disabled performers should be prepared to work hard to distinguish themselves. “You can’t expect to be hired just because you’re in a wheelchair,” said Angela Rockwood, a quadriplegic actor who co-created and stars in the unscripted series “Push Girls,” which airs on Sundance Channel. “If you want to be a serious actor, you’ve got to go out and take the acting classes; you’ve got to bring the juices so that when the roles come in you’re ready.” Even if a disabled performer is ready for her big role, that break won’t always come. Hollywood has a long history of casting able-bodied performers in disabled roles. A recent example advocates point to is NBC’s reboot of “Ironside,” which features Blair Underwood...

The original Ironside lasted for 199 episodes and one TV movie. NBC's remake starring Blair Underwood has been pulled after just three episodes. Canceled along with the freshman drama is rookie comedy Welcome to the Family. In place of Ironside, the network will air Dateline on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. through November and December as well as a roster of upcoming holiday specials. Chicago Fire spinoff Chicago Pd will take over the Wednesday at 10 p.m. slot starting Jan. 8. (The final Ironside will air Oct. 23.) Photos: TV's Quickest Cancellations Back-to-back episodes of Parks

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Dollhouse vet Enver Gjokaj has cast his spell on Witches of East End.

The actor has booked a major recurring role as a mysterious novelist who finds himself drawn to Rachel Boston’s Ingrid, TVGuide.com reports. His reasons for wanting to get to know her, however, reach far beyond her library gig.

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Gjokaj’s recent TV credits include Dexter and Vegas.

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NBC is looking to its past again for another potential hit for its future. The network is developing a sequel to Remington Steele, the ’80s drama that starred Stephanie Zimbalist as a private eye who teams with a mystery man played by Pierce Brosnan.

This version, however, will be developed as a half-hour comedy. Deadline reports that Jay Scherick and David Ronn (Zookeeper, Spin City) are writing the script that will the follow Olivia Holt, the daughter of Remington Steele and Laura Holt, as she reopens her parents’ detective agency. The project is still in the early stages; NBC first...

Ironside fans have Stanley Kowalski to thank for getting Blair Underwood back to television, as the actor revealed to me this morning when we met up for a quick chat about his new NBC series. After playing the iconic character in Broadway's acclaimed A Streetcar Named Desire revival, Underwood was looking to find an equally powerful man to inhabit on the small screen. Enter Ironside.

Dark, complex, mysterious and exciting, the role -- and the show -- have only begun to hint at the seedy underbelly lying in wait for fans and tonight's all-new episode goes to great lengths to prove it. Keep reading to find out what made Ironside the perfect vehicle for Underwood, what surprised him most about the character and why tonight's criminal will give you nightmares!

ETonline: What kind of response did you get to last week's premiere?

Blair Underwood: My Twitter feed was really excited about it. But I will...

The action heats up on this week's Ironside, when the NBC drama's titular character (played by Blair Underwood) and his team try to track down a serial stabber.

As Virgil (Pablo Schreiber) and Teddy (Neal Bledsoe) are hot on the serial killer's trail, Det. Ironside and Holly (Spencer Grammer) investigate a case-within-a-case when they discover a teenage witness to the slashing went missing as a child. Their search takes them to the heart of the New York City's Greenwich Village where Ironside finds himself in the middle of a heated exchange.

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We had a great chat with Blair Underwood on Very VH1 yesterday, during which the actor chatted with us about his new NBC drama, Ironside. Our favorite moment was learning how Blair actually researched his role on La Law in the 80s by spending time with President Obama…way before most of us knew who he was. Check out the amazing story in the clip above.

In a landscape filled with police procedurals, Ironside looks to break away from the herd with the handsome and multi-talented Blair Underwood (L.A. Law). This new series faces stiff competition from within its own network, as NBC pushes to reinvent itself with critically acclaimed shows like Hannibal and The Blacklist.

Mr. Underwood plays a tough police detective that has been put in a wheelchair after a tragic accident on the job. From the beginning of the episode, it’s clear that Ironside is not a “do it by the book” kind of guy, yet his superior officer, Captain Rollins (Kenneth Choi) puts up with his antics due to Ironside’s astute aptitude for solving crimes. Underwood is convincing in his portrayal of Ironside, but his handicap can’t ...

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