Eye on Emmy: How The Following Led Kevin Bacon to a Killer TV Debut, as a Flawed Hero

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He has traveled to the moon, survived Alcatraz, put a few good men on trial and, yes, once almost got arrested for dancing. But in the course of more than 35 years of acting, one of the few things Kevin Bacon never explored was a series regular TV role – until Fox’s The Following invited him to hunt down a clever killer. Now …READ MORE

The Year in DVR Playback: Modern Family, The Following, Hannibal Among Biggest Gainers

The final tallies for broadcast TV’s 2012-13 season are in, and Modern Family enjoyed the biggest gains from Live+7 DVR playback — aka those who watched recorded programs within a week of broadcast.

Elsewhere, The Big Bang Theory got even bigger and freshman fare such as The Following and Revolution …READ MORE

The Following EP Weighs In on Joe's Future, That Killer Cliffhanger and a 'Very Different' Season 2

If The Following‘s Season 1 finale left you slack-jawed with more than a few burning questions, don’t fret! TVLine was right there with you, and we tracked down the Fox drama’s executive producer Marcos Siega for some answers.

Here, one of the brains behind the series discusses …READ MORE

Ratings: The Following and Polarizing Bones Rise With Finales, Voice, Revolution and Castle Dip

Fox’s Monday dramas each went out on an upswing last night, while NBC’s The Voice lowered.

Bones wrapped Season 8 with a controversial twist, 7.4 million total viewers and a 2.1 rating (per finals), rising a tenth in the demo week-to-week and up …READ MORE

The Following Season Finale Recap: Boom Goes the Denouement [Updated]

The following recap contains spoilers for the season finale of The Following. If you haven’t watched yet, be gone! Everyone else, read on…

Remember the The Following‘s pilot, when a really evil, highly intelligent man slayed several prison guards in his intricately planned scheme to break free? Remember how shocking it was when …READ MORE

Kevin Bacon Previews The Following's 'Epic and Gothic' Season Finale: 'Hold Onto Your Hat!'

This Monday at 9/8c, Fox’s The Following turns the page to “The Final Chapter” — as in the title of its freshman finale. But is Joe Carroll (played by James Purefoy) truly ready to close the book on his and Ryan Hardy’s (Kevin Bacon) game of cat-and-mouse? And whom among the good guys might he take out along the way to his killer coda? READ PREVIEW

The Following Exclusive First Look: Joe and Claire Take a Chilling Trip Down Memory Lane

Believe it or not, The Following‘s killer antagonist Joe Carroll really, truly loves his ex-wife Claire. So much so that, in the midst of threatening to murder her, he’s still trying to rekindle their long lost romance! READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO

The Following Finale First Look: Joe Carroll's Final Chapter Begins to Fall Into Place

The Following‘s first season comes to its killer end next Monday (Fox, 9/8c) — and based on this all-new promo, the culmination of Joe Carroll’s murderous mission is well within sight. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO

The Following Recap: Stick a Fork In It

This week’s episode of The Following finds a bleeding madman, marinating in a cocktail of drugs, alcohol and his own deteriorating mental state, still getting the jump on the FBI. In the Bureau’s defense, it’s distracted by townsfolk who’ve chosen to deal with the threat of rampant killers in the same way they would an impending hurricane or catastrophic heat wave. But Joe’s banter, and two really big developments in the final moments of the episode, make all of the aforementioned silliness worth it. For now. READ MORE