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Today’s Women Behind the Scenes spotlight is shone on Producer and Writer Jill Blotevogel. Jill was born and raised in a small Midwestern town full of what she calls “quirky characters and crazy traditions”; but since 1997, she has been a Los Angeles-based television writer. As she tells it, she got her first break in television by writing a “woman-in-jeopardy” …

Wondering what will happen next on Castle when it returns for its new season on ABC this fall? Well, it seems that executive producer and series creator Andrew Marlowe shared some scoop on what fans of the series can expect this fall. Here is what he had to share: • The season premiere will pick up in the moments following …

Female fans of Supernatural take heed! Sam Wincheseter (Jared Padalecki) is getting a new love interest this fall. Yes, you read that right. And the lucky actress to land this much enviable role: Liane Balaban Okay, so you may not recognize the name, but she has appeared in two episodes of Alphas, an episode of Numb3rs, an episode of NCIS: …

And the casting news just keeps coming! Actor Leslie Odom Jr., who plays Sam, the love interest of lyricist Tom Levitt (Christian Borle) has been promoted to series regular on the NBC musical Smash when it returns for its second season. This news comes just days after the announcement of Karen (Katharine McPhee) getting a new roommate in the form …

With The Closer winding down a long and illustrious run, TNT is looking for the next great crime fighter. They already have Rizzoli & Isles, and Major Crimes will continue the work Brenda Leigh Johnson started when it debuts in August, but tonight viewers will meet the cable network’s first male to step into the role of quirky mystery solver …

While she is a relative newcomer to television (she made a guest appearance on an episode of Gossip Girl), actress Krysta Rodriguez is a musical theatre veteran, who will be getting a lot of attention on NBC’s Smash when it returns for its second season. She has landed the series regular role of Ana, Karen’s (Katharine McPhee) fun and spunky …

The second season of the Syfy series Alphas will return on Monday, July 23 at 10/9c with quite an interesting group of guest stars that will includes a familiar face or two. First let’s take a look at who will be coming back: Summer Glau (Dollhouse and Firefly) will return as Skylar Adams, a fellow Alpha who possesses a 200+ …

Once Upon a Time is adding a pair of princesses in season 2! EW reports that the show will go back to the Disney archives and bring Mulan to the series. Jamie Chung has been cast as the warrior princess in a recurring role. No word yet on what her storyline will be, but I’m going to speculate that she’s part of …

You have probably been hearing about Lifetime remaking the classic film Steel Magnolias, featuring an all-African-American cast of stellar actresses, including Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad and Jill Scott as well as newcomers Adepero Oduye and Condola Rashad. Now get your first glimpse at the trailer for what appears to be a fantastic remake of Steel Magnolias: An official …

TNT has already announced their renewals of the hit crime series, Rizzoli & Isles for a fourth season, and Dallas will be back for season two. The reboot of the longest running primetime soaper is averaging 6.9 million viewers per and TNT has ordered 15 episodes for the second season. Rizzoli & Isles boasts 7.1 million tuning in and maintains …