TVLine Items: Outlander Adds 5 Actors, Step Up: High Water Renewed and More
Outlander has enlisted a resident of Middle Earth for Season 4: Billy Boyd (aka The Lord of the Rings‘ Pippin) has joined the Starz drama as READ MORE
ABC's Kiefer Sutherland Thriller Adds Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Italia Ricci, More
ABC’s Kiefer Sutherland-fronted drama Designated Survivor is fleshing out the world of its unlikely POTUS, with the casting of Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Italia Ricci and Natasha McElhone. READ MORE
TVLine Items: Supergirl Casts Non, Scream Queens Marathon and More
Take a number, Chris Vance: You’re just the latest in a long line of villains hoping to take down Supergirl. READ MORE
Pilot Scoop: Kal Penn Joins CBS Comedy Ex-Men
Kal Penn is one of CBS’ Ex-Men.
The How I Met Your Mother and House actor has landed the co-lead in the Eye network’s comedy pilot from How I Met Your Mother exec producer Rob Greenberg. READ MORE
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on NCIS, Grey's, Glee, House, HIMYM, Five-0, Gossip Girl 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: How is it that whenever I ask for NCIS: LA scoop, you give me zippo? Mister, you better be holding out on me because you have something especially awesome. —Amy
Ausiello: Is it too early to start teasing the season finale? No? Splendid. “Someone’s gonna die that we know well,” confirms exec producer Shane Brennan. “I’ve got the target, I’m just choosing which missile to fire. And there’s a character or two coming back to tie some things up.” READ MORE & GET SPOILED
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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, HIMYM, Vamp Diaries, Big Bang, Bones 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: Got any Grey’s Anatomy spoilers? It has been a while. —Sami
Ausiello: It’s been way too long, Sami. Way. Too. Long. Here’s your long overdue scoopage: Little Sofia threatens to derail Callie’s big Valentine’s Day surprise for Arizona on Feb. 9, but it’s not the tyke’s fault; it’s Mark’s. Callie asks him to look after their daughter but he’s got plans of his own, so she tries to pawn babysitting duties off on the other docs. I’m guessing it all works out because the episode ends with Callie escorting a blindfolded Arizona to [spoiler].
Question: All I want for Christmas is a good Meredith and Derek scoop. You got any? —Jessica
Ausiello: Santa Clausiello at your service! You’ll be happy to know that …READ MORE & GET SPOILED
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How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders Weighs In On Team Barney vs. Team Kal Penn
Neil Patrick Harris or Kal Penn? That is the question. Or at least that was the question when I cornered How I Met Your Mother’s Cobie Smulders before the Emmys on Sunday. READ MORE & WATCH VIDEO
TVLine Items: Gossip Girl Visits New Girl, The View Honors AMC, Idol Works Blue, and More
Katie Cassidy is ditching Gossip Girl for a New Girl.
The actress will guest-star on an episode of Fox’s new, Zooey Deschanel-starring comedy this fall as a wedding guest who catches the eye of … READ MORE
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How I Met Your Mother Preview: Kal Penn's Role, Barney's Love Hexagon, Robin's Act of Violence
Cobie Smulders fans take heart: How I Met Your Mother executive producer Craig Thomas says Season 7 is “very much a Robin season.” Thomas and fellow EP Carter Bays spilled some key intel to TVLine about …READ MORE
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How I Met Your Mother Exclusive: House's Kal Penn Will Play Doctor With Robin
President Obama’s loss is How I Met Your Mother‘s gain.
Kal Penn — who put the brakes on his acting career two years ago when he traded in his regular gig on House for a job in the Obama administration — is returning to TV with a major recurring role on How I Met Your Mother, sources confirm to TVLine exclusively.
A show rep declined to comment, but a Mother source says Penn will play …READ MORE
