Filed under: TV News , The Show Girl The ‘Law & Order’ franchise drama continues — with or without the shows’ stars. For weeks, rumors have been swirling that Jennifer Love Hewitt might be replacing Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson on ‘Special Victims Unit.’ Fans breathed a sigh of relief when Hargitay signed on for one more season, but now it looks like it’s time to start searching for Elliott Stabler’s replacement. According to TVLine.com, Christopher Meloni will not be returning for the show’s 13th season this fall

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Christopher Meloni Not Returning to ‘Law & Order: SVU’

Filed under: Features , The Show Girl Late Night Lineup is our daily roundup of all the late night show guests, from ‘Conan’ to ‘Chelsea Lately’ and ‘The Daily Show,’ and everything in between.

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Late Night Lineup: ‘Happy Endings’ on Lopez, Courteney Cox Does Ferguson & More

Filed under: Screen Time Sometime in 2013, ‘The Flintstones’ will be part of the fall lineup for the Fox Network. I know it’s not that unusual for businesses to plan several years ahead, but can I just take a moment to say how odd that seems in the context of television?

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Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Flintstones’ Reboot: A No-Win Situation

Filed under: Reality-Free , Features , TV Previews , Celebrity Interviews Long known for its soapy teen fare, The CW is taking risks with the three new dramas it’s premiering in the fall.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rachel Bilson and More CW Stars Preview Their New Shows (VIDEO)

Filed under: Reality-Free , TV News , Stay Tuned We’re in the midst of Upfront Week, which is when the networks present their fall schedules to advertisers and to the world. Four of the five broadcast networks have already presented their 2011-12 rosters, and via clips and show descriptions, it’s possible to discern that which is good or at least interesting (‘Lost’ is back! Sort of! Not really!) and that which is disheartening or downright bad (My God, ABC, what have you done !?), all of which I present below. The Top 6 Good Things about the Next Season of Television Get ready for some interesting scheduling moves

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Upfronts Update: The Best and Worst Things About the New Fall Season

Filed under: TV Previews MONDAY, MAY 16 ‘Chuck’ (8PM, NBC) season finale Though the threat of cancellation has consistently hung over this NBC series, the network officially announced Friday that Chuck Bartowski and his Buy More and CIA colleagues would get a fifth and final season to wrap things up. So rest assured watching the season finale that any cliffhangers will be resolved when the show returns in the fall.

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What to Watch: TV Picks for May 16-22

Filed under: Features , TV Previews , TV Schedules How the logical movement of seconds and minutes soars! Doesn’t it seem like only days ago when we all perched in front of our flat screens to watch the season premieres of our favorite shows? The May Sweeps period is upon us and thus the month is chock full of finales for those same favorite programs

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May 2011 Finale Dates: When Will My Favorite Show End?

Filed under: TV News Fox has ordered a new batch of ‘Bob’s Burgers.’ (Listen, people, the pun writes itself.) The network announced today that its freshman animated series will return for a second season in the fall.

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Fox Renews ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ Robert Sean Leonard Might Leave ‘House’ and More TV News

Filed under: TV News In a press conference call this afternoon, ‘X Factor’ mastermind Simon Cowell confirmed that Fergie’s name was “put forward” in the ongoing saga of settling on a panel of judges for the fall show. Cowell also revealed that Gloria Estefan showed up at the Miami auditions this morning and was “great.” But did she “do that conga?!” Simon, who’s in London at the moment, was not aware that Estefan was planning to crash the auditions but seemed open to considering her for the ever-growing pool of prospective judges. “I had no idea she was going to be there but apparently, she was fantastic,” said Cowell.

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Simon Cowell Confirms Fergie in Talks for ‘X Factor,’ Gloria Estefan Shows Up at Miami Auditions

Filed under: TV Replay On ‘Dancing With the Stars’ last night, Maksim Chmerkovskiy dropped partner Kirstie Alley while performing the rumba, explaining afterward that his “thigh just gave out” and that the fall had nothing to do with her. Chmerkovskiy further clarified the blunder on ‘Good Morning America’ (weekdays, 7AM ET on ABC), claiming that he suffered from a leg cramp. “It was ..

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy Explains ‘DWTS’ Fall on ‘GMA’ (VIDEO)