USA Network Sets Return Dates for Covert Affairs and White Collar

CIA agents Annie and Auggie will swing back into action on Tuesday, Nov. 1, uncorking the final six episodes of Covert Affairs‘ sophomore season, USA Network has announced.

Similarly, Burn Notice — which will air its midseason finale on … READ MORE

Coby Bell Tackles Burn Notice Badassery and The Game's Big Laughs

If you thought the big menace in Burn Notice‘s most recent engagement was two-legged mercenaries laying siege to a Caribbean island, think again. It was eight-legged arachnids. READ MORE

Burn Notice's Lauren Stamile: Pearce 'Doesn't Fully Trust' Michael

The last couple of times a new female character was introduced on Burn Notice (USA Network, 9/8c) — Tricia Helfer’s “Carla,” Moon Bloodgood’s Detective Paxson — it didn’t turn out to be smooth sailing with Michael. But in Lauren Stamile’s Agent Pearce, Michael may have finally found a way back into the CIA’s good graces, if only he can get her on his side. The lady suit will be sticking around for a while — Stamile is scheduled to head to Miami to shoot her eighth episode in a few weeks — and with that comes possible answers and more complications for Michael.

TVLine chatted with Stamile about …READ MORE

FNL Vet Matt Lauria Talks Burn Notice Face-Off, Hails 'Extraordinary' Chicago Code

Michael Westen has met his match, and it’s… Matt Lauria?

When the Friday Night Lights and Chicago Code vet visits Burn Notice this Thursday (USA Network, 9/8c), he’ll come bearing some bad news for Michael: His character, an ex-Special Forces operative named Ethan, has beaten Jeffrey Donovan’s counterpart at one of his own games. But before they can stage a rematch …READ MORE

Matt's Inside Line on Private Practice, Good Wife, White Collar, Burn Notice, SOA and More

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Does Addison still have baby on the brain? Which Good Wife pairing has Alan Cumming licking his lips (and stroking a cat)? Will the treasure tear apart White Collar‘s Neal and Sara? What unites SAMCRO with The Hoff? Read on for those answers, plus other teases  from some of TV’s hottest shows. READ MORE

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Private Practice, NCIS, True Blood, Parenthood, Tree Hill, and More!

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Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com

Question: Got any Private Practice scoop? —Jamie
Ausiello: Something happens during the season premiere that tickles the funny bone of the man upstairs, because sources confirm that the title of the hour is “God Laughs.” I can’t imagine he’ll be giggling in the opening minutes, however. I hear the episode picks up right where the finale left off — with Pete on the floor clutching his chest.

Question: Is there anything new on Supernatural? —Elena
Ausiello: You do not want to …READ MORE

Burn Notice Scoop: Jere Burns Lands Major Arc

Jere Burns (Dear John, Good Morning Miami) has been tapped for a major recurring role on Burn Notice.

In at least at least five episodes this season, Burns will play …READ MORE

USA Network Bosses Share (Some) Secrets of Their Sustained Success – Plus Psych Scoop!

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If it’s getting hot out by you this time of year, know that it’s nothing compared to the  summer USA Network is having.

With White Collar as criminally good as ever, Covert Affairs and Burn Notice serving up irresistible spy games, and the new Suits fitting great on the schedule, the cabler is having a moment. But as USA co-presidents Jeff Wachtel and Chris McCumber point out, it’s the aggregate nature of multiple moments like this that enable the network to trumpet “unprecedented” success and “historic” ratings weeks.

TVLine spoke with the USA bosses, inviting them to survey their ever-expanding slate, cop to a recent risky gamble, size up the competition, and assess the state of the brand. Plus: What’s their message for the passionate — and patient! — Psych fans out there? READ MORE

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Fringe, The Good Wife, Bones, Entourage, Burn Notice and More!

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Just want to say hi? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com

Question: Will Peter come back in Season 4 of Fringe? Will Olivia find out the existence of Fauxlivia’s son? And, if so, how will she react? —Silvia
Ausiello: I don’t have any concrete answers to those questions, but my gut is telling me probably, eventually and not well. Meanwhile, sources confirm that producers are casting a new recurring female character. Interested actresses should be Asian and between the age of 25 and 50. Got casting tips? Hit the comments. I’ll get you started: Ming-Na!

Question: Any more intel on Lisa Edelstein’s Good Wife role? Do you know the nature of her past connection to Will? —Tara
Ausiello: I’m hearing she’s his …READ MORE