Wednesday, July 04, 2007

News & Notes

*Fans of ABC's summer series Traveler can click on over to MySpace for clues from the conspiracy thriller courtesy of one of the characters. Just log on to Kim Doherty's MySpace profile to learn what information she just discovered in her crusade to prove her boyfriend Jay's innocence. Traveler airs Wednesday nights on ABC.

*Veronica Mars alum Jason Dohring is heading back to TV this fall with the new CBS show Moonlight. The series from Warner Bros. Television follows Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin), a Los Angeles private investigator who hides his real identity from his clients - he's a vampire. Dohring will play Josef, an ancient vampire and close confidante to Mick St. John. Moonlight will air Friday nights on CBS this fall.

*USA's The 4400 and ABC Family's Kyle XY are the winners of TV.com's latest poll. The television site asked more than 8,500 of you which summer series you were most excited to see return this year and the two sci-fi shows topped the list. Here's a look at the site's complete results:
The 4400 17%
Kyle XY 16%
Entourage 12%
Weeds 10%
Eureka 8%
Rescue Me 6%
Monk 6%
Psych 5%
So You Think You Can Dance 5%
Hell's Kitchen 5%
The Closer 4%
Big Love 2%
America 's Got Talent 2%
Dirty Jobs 2%
Top Chef 1%

Total Votes: 8,544

*Speaking of summer series, CBS' Big Brother returns tomorrow night (Thursday) with a new creative twist. Some of the houseguests will share the house with an unwelcome person from their past. In addition, viewers will have more control through a new interactive feature. The 14 contestants for the new season include a shoe salesman from Chicago, a cocktail waitress from Los Vegas, a school counselor from Waldorf, MD, and a former pro football player from Kimball, Minn.

*And finally, find out why fans of CBS' Jericho are passionate enough about the series to convince the network to bring it back for another season. Reruns of the first season begin this Friday night and continue through the summer with a special recap show on July 13th.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those TV.com results are interesting 'cause the TVGuide poll had The Closer and Rescue Me as the winners. I just don't know how reliable these polls really are.

TVFan said...

They're just for fun. Each site probably asked different age groups or something. I wouldn't take either too seriously.