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*Some sad news today. Actor and world champion bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay has died. He was the father of Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay. The senior Hargitay died Thursday at the age of 80. His family has not disclosed a cause of death. The Hungary native moved to the U.S. after World War II where he later met and married actress Jayne Mansfield. They had three children together including Mariska. PTR staff writer Trublu found this statement from his family:Words cannot express how saddened we are by the loss of Mickey. At the same time, we are so grateful for who he was and is to all of us, and for the love he gave us in our lives. He will continue to be our source of inspiration and strength.
A private service was held for the family.
*Showtime is showing some love for its freshman series Brotherhood. The premium cable channel is renewing the Providence, Rhode Island set drama despite its lower ratings. The critically acclaimed series will get a 10-episode second season. It wraps up its first season Sunday night on Showtime.
*And finally, TVGuide.com has a ton of casting scoop today:Wayne Brady will guest on Everybody Hates Chris when Julius' successful brother, Louis, spends Thanksgiving with the family in the Nov. 19 episode.... Rescue Me's Callie Thorne is joining Prison Break, and Tori Spelling might stick her face in Clark Kent's business on Smallville. Check out the Ausiello Report for more on either story.... Oliver Platt, John Turturro and Daniel Sunjata will portray George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson in The Bronx Is Burning, ESPN's miniseries about life in New York City at the time of the '77 World Series.... Dancing with the Stars pros Cheryl Burke, Louis Van Amstel and Ashly DelGrosso make their acting debuts on Friday's episode of Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
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About Last Night...
BIGGEST WINNERS: Deal or No Deal, The Class, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Old Christine, CSI: Miami (which beat NBC's much-hyped Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip).
BIGGEST LOSERS: 7th Heaven rerun, Vanished (which landed in fourth for the hour in its first true test) and Studio 60 because it lost a significant amount of viewers during its second half hour.
For a complete breakdown of last night's ratings, visit Zap2it.
~Primetime Pass~
Law & Order: SVU (10 p.m. NBC) - The 8th season premiere finds Olivia going undercover to foil terrorist plots. For more on tonight's premiere, be sure to read new staff writer Trublu's preview.Premiering Tonight!!
@8 p.m. - NCIS
@9 p.m. - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (on its new night), The Unit
@10 p.m. - L&O: SVU, Boston Legal, Smith (read PTR's review HERE)
That's all for today. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for (delayed) thoughts on last night's episode of Vanished and Trublu's thoughts on tonight's big L&O: SVU premiere. Plus, all the latest television news!
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3 comments:
I wouldn't really put Stdio 60 in the loser column because everyone and their mother had already seen it. The true ratings test will be next week with an episode that no one has seen.
Yeah it will. It wasn't really a ratings loser, but the fact that it lost a significant part of its audience for its second half hour is troubling. Hopefully, people will check out the next set of episodes because the critics seem to think that they're better than the pilot.
I'm thrilled to hear Callie Thorne is coming to Prison Break! I love her on Rescue Me!She was really great on ER also.
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