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TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15InputFOLLOW US> Facebook TV Guide Magazine Twitter @TVGuideMagazineWrite to us: Letters, TV Guide Magazine, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or email letters@tvgm.comQuick Clicks Nancy Culverson “can’t believe”CSI is finally ending after 15 seasons [“Final Investigation,” August 31]. “My attention has wavered, but I’ve always checked in throughout the years,” she wrote. “Marg [Helgenberger, who played CSI Catherine Willows] said she cried reading the final script. I’ll cry watching it!” But she had one stern request for CBS: “Gil and Sara better get back together or you are going to have one angry viewer on your hands!”…Kathy White thinks Stephen Colbert’s off to a great start as the new host of The Late Show. “It is a wonderment to have a host who is asking for compromise…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15Day and KnightTHE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS Weekdays, CBSTwitter@TVGMLoganHE WON THREE Emmys as Tad “the Cad” Martin on All My Children. Now Michael E. Knight brings his mighty chops to The Young and the Restless, where, starting October 15, he’ll play Simon Neville, a shady neurologist hired to help Neil Winters (Kristoff St. John), the crazed alcoholic who has kidnapped his ex-wife, Hilary (Mishael Morgan). Here’s Knight’s diagnosis.Who is this Neville guy? He’s very cool, kind of eccentric and a rule breaker. And hilarious, though he doesn’t mean to be. He makes no apologies for being brilliant and always thinks he has the highest IQ in the room. He’s here to keep [the Hilary] situation under wraps. And that’s all I’m allowed to tell you…he says, twirling his mustache.You’ve gone white since…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15InstagrampIt’s party time on the set of Grandfathered, but the kids aren’t all right. Dozens of pintsize extras are supposed to crowd the dance floor of Jimmy’s, a swanky, upscale Los Angeles restaurant owned by perpetual bachelor Jimmy Martino (John Stamos) as he throws an impromptu birthday bash for his 2-year-old granddaughter, Edie (played by twins Layla and Emelia Golfieri). Former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora takes the stage to provide the soundtrack for the celebration, and everything seems to be going off without a hitch until the children scatter at the sight of Stamos attempting to push his way through the tiny dance mob.“I’m trying to go through them, but they run when they see me,” Stamos explains to creator and executive producer Daniel Chun (The Office). As the…6 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15The Carrie DiariesCarrie Coon has always been obsessed with the apocalypse.“When I was 5 or 6, I used to wake up during Johnny Carson and ask my parents when Jesus was coming back,” she says with a laugh. “They’d assure me that Jesus is not coming back in my lifetime and [tell me to] go back to bed. I was kind of a little freak.”So when she learned that HBO was developing Tom Perrotta’s bestselling novel The Leftovers into a series—which tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of 2 percent of the world’s population—the 34-year-old theater actress from Copley, Ohio, was definitely eager to be a part of it. Luckily for Coon, her Tonynominated performance in the 2013 Broadway revival of the classic Edward Albee play Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15AND DON’T MISS…Fluffy Breaks Even(Premieres Oct. 1, 10/9c, Fuse) Heavyweight comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias pulls back the curtain on what it’s really like to tour on the stand-up circuit.Love at First Swipe(Premieres Oct. 2, 9/8c, TLC) The Tinder generation gets the dating show it deserves as What Not to Wear’s Clinton Kelly styles the lost and the lovelorn for more desirable online profiles.The Jacksons: Next Generation(Premieres Oct. 2, 10/9c, Lifetime) You know all about the Jackson 5, but now meet 3T, the music group composed of Tito Jackson’s sons, Taj, Taryll and TJ.50/50(Premieres Oct. 4, 7/6c, Travel Channel) Random couples on the street are surprised with a trip worth $50,000, which they must agree to embark on ASAP.Art Breakers(Premieres Oct. 4, 8/7c, Ovation) Step inside the world of high-end art collecting in…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15I’LL HAVE WHAT PHIL’S HAVINGMONDAY, SEPT. 28 Series premiere, 10/9c, PBS (check local listings at pbs.org)WOULD YOU LIKE seconds on that muddy-tasting pond loach? Phil Rosenthal, creator of the classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, stars in the new PBS food and travel show I’ll Have What Phil’s Having, which takes the funny man to Paris, Barcelona, Hong Kong and other culinary capitals to mix with the locals and sample their favorite dishes. Sometimes these eats are downright disturbing. Sometimes they have Rosenthal reaching Meg Ryan levels of ecstasy. Warning: He cries a lot. —Michael LoganLook at you on Public Broadcasting! Hey, they started with Julia Child, so I’m at the very birthplace of food TV. I’m really proud to be there. It’s the right audience for me. I’m not young. I’m not cool like…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15THE WALKING DEADSUNDAY, OCT. 11 Season premiere 9/8c, AMCReunited and it feels so good. After Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) awoke from his coma to find himself living in a zombie-infested world in the pilot episode of The Walking Dead, he found refuge with fellow survivor Morgan Jones (Lennie James). Now, after Morgan spent most of last season on the trail of Rick and his group, the two men are back together in the sixthseason premiere when Morgan finally arrives at the Alexandria Safe Zone in search of his long-lost friend.“Morgan had lost the two main people who defined who he was as a human being: his wife and his son,” James says. “Rick Grimes is the last person on the planet who knows Morgan—that is their bond— and it’s why he set…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15CASUALWEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Series premiere, HuluMichaela Watkins is best known for turns on SNL and as Jackie Fisher, the wonky granola mom on the short-lived ABC sitcom Trophy Wife. But her latest role in Casual, the new Hulu dramedy produced by Juno and Up in the Air director Jason Reitman, is far more subtle. (The first two episodes begin streaming today, with new episodes bowing every Wednesday.)Watkins stars as Valerie, a recently divorced therapist who moves in with her lothario brother (The Mindy Project’s Tommy Dewey). Starting life over, she juggles raising her teenage daughter (Tara Lynne Barr) while dipping her toe in the dating pool. You won’t see any over-the-top histrionics here. The quiet comedy takes a darker tone, with Valerie’s sardonic melancholy bringing the laughs. “This is more…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOSSUNDAY, OCT. 11 Season premiere, 7/6c, ABCGET READY TO bust out your best Carlton Dance, ’cause Alfonso Ribeiro is heading to America’s Funniest Home Videos. For Season 26, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum—and former Dancing With the Stars champ—will take over the mic from longtime host Tom Bergeron to crack wise over footage of precocious toddlers and klutzy adults and their furry friends. Here, he reveals what makes him bust a gut.Is DWTS what put you on the radar for this gig? It got it all rolling! The overwhelming support I got from viewers showed ABC that America doesn’t forget what they feel about you. And Tom Bergeron said that I was his choice to replace him, which was the ultimate confidence builder.Which videos tickle your funny bone the…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15THE BIG PictureEXCLUSIVE!THE PLAYER Crime stopper (and titular Player) Alex Kane (Philip Winchester) is tasked with stopping a diamond heist in the October 1 episode of NBC’s new drama— and he gets some unexpected help from standoffish Dealer Cassandra King (Charity Wakefield). “Alex is coming to realize that Cassandra has field skills,” executive producer John Rogers says. “And unlike previous Players, he’ll use them.” That meant harness work for Wakefield, who also learned how to assemble a sniper rifle in under 20 seconds.GOTHAM Whip it good! After a killer last-minute introduction in the season premiere, Jessica Lucas (center) slinks into the role of Tabitha Galavan, a character based on DC Comics assassin Tigress, to terrorize Gotham with bad-to-the-bone brother Theo (James Frain). “Their story is one of revenge,” Lucas says of the…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15TV Guide Magazine on TV!We’re ready for our close-up. TV GUIDE MAGAZINE will cameo on the September 30 episode of ABC’s The Goldbergs. “TV GUIDE MAGAZINE was such a huge deal in my house when I was growing up. I remember so many times battling with my brother, Barry, over who got it first,” says creator Adam Goldberg, whose childhood serves as the basis for the ’80s-set sitcom. “We always knew we wanted to give it a shout-out.”Mission accomplished. The opportunity presents itself courtesy of—what else?— Adam’s (Sean Giambrone) raging hormones. “Puberty is hitting him hard,” Goldberg says, “and he’s suddenly noticing that every woman is attractive to him.” That includes daytime talk show staple Sally Jessy Raphael, gazing out soulfully from the magazine’s cover. Much to the annoyance of crotchety patriarch Murray (Jeff…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15EmpireTwitter@TVGMMattRoushWednesdays, 9/8c, FoxSay what you will—often at your own peril—about Cookie Lyon (the fabulous Taraji P. Henson), Empire’s ever-enterprising she-devil, but the lady has awesome instincts. “Dynasty. Hmmm. That’s a dope name,” she muses during the September 30 episode, as she considers going into business for herself.This could be my favorite in-joke of the new season, because Empire has never been shy about staking its claim as the loud, proud and sensationally entertaining resurrection of the classic Dynasty-style primetime soap. With Cookie as its queen bee, an Alexis in animal prints and wild wigs, last season’s most unexpected smash hit bursts forth after an agonizing six-month break with energy to burn and oh so much story to tell.Packing enough twists and reversals into a single episode that more timid shows…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15L.A.STORIESTHEY WERE THE primetime soaps that put the then-fledgling Fox on the map and kept VCRs humming through the ’90s. And now, Beverly Hills, 90210 and its twentsyomething spinoff, Melrose Place, are the fodder for a pair of campy Lifetime bios custommade for anyone old enough to remember the Peach Pit After Dark. “We want to celebrate the shows,” executive producer Howard Braunstein promises of The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story and The Unauthorized Melrose Place Story. “But we do it with a wink and a nod. We wanted to have fun.”Like Lifetime’s previous unofficial outings about Full House and Saved by the Bell, both new movies draw from public information and press coverage that was lavished on the SoCalcentered hits created by Aaron Spelling and Darren Star (played in…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15Billy the KidderWhether Billy Eichner likes it or not, pop culture has a tendency to follow him wherever he goes. It seems fair, since the 37-year-old comedian has carved a career out of grilling random strangers on the streets of New York City about the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Even on an early September afternoon, in a quiet West Hollywood café thousands of miles away from his hometown, Eichner cannot escape the pull of the latest gossip.“Sorry, I’m getting a lot of beeping, and I don’t know what the situation is,” Eichner says as he removes his phone from his pocket to peruse the notifications. “It’s just my friend sending me five text messages about Madonna’s opening night in Montreal. I won’t tell you who it is because he’s a…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15THE SEASON KICKS OFFHENSON, GOSSELAAR AND LACHEY: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RODELIO ASTUDILLO…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15EMPIRE ’S TA’RHONDA JONESWEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30 9/8c, FoxSHE PLAYS Porsha Taylor, the towering, fabulously mouthy personal assistant to big mama Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson) on Empire. Loyalty is an issue. Last season, Porsha nearly went to work for Cookie’s enemy Anika “Boo Boo Kitty” Calhoun (Grace Gealey). “Porsha has needs, baby!” Jones says. “She needs a new weave. She needs new shoes. You’ve seen the crazy way she walks. Those damn feet hurt! Who wouldn’t go where the money is? This is Empire. Everybody switches sides.”WHERE YOU’VE SEEN HER Probably nowhere. Jones, who’d never acted before Empire, originally auditioned for the role of Tiana, the bisexual hip-hop star. “Can you imagine?” Jones says with a laugh. “Tiana is so cute and dainty, and I’m so big and loud. And she’s such a…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15FRESH OFF THE BOATTUESDAY, OCT. 6 8:30/7:30c, ABCTHE HUANG FAMILY is about to get a Shaq attack! This week’s installment of Fresh Off the Boat— ABC’s sophom*ore series about an Asian-American brood adjusting to life in 1990s Orlando—features a supersize cameo in the form of NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. Although it will be the first actual appearance by the 7-foot-1 former hoops star, his presence has been felt on the sitcom since the beginning. “Even as far back as the pilot, he’s been part of the lore of this world,” creator Nahnatchka Khan says, noting that adolescent eldest son Eddie (Hudson Yang) is a superfan. (In the first episode, when patriarch Louis, played by Randall Park, described his new cowboy-themed steakhouse as “big, brown and beautiful,” Eddie replied, “Like Shaq?”) Then there was…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTELWEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Season premiere, 10/9c, FXGuests check in but don’t check out in Ryan Murphy’s new grimthology. “Every episode is so demented and horrific for so many reasons,” says Wes Bentley, who stars as a cop checking out the Hotel Cortez, an L.A. hot spot owned by Lady Gaga’s twisted Countess. Expect tons of blood and big-name weirdness as the massive cast—including Matt Bomer (right, with Gaga), Chloë Sevigny, Angela Bassett and Kathy Bates—gets entangled in a murder plot…and one another’s body parts. —DHFRIDAY, OCT. 9Red OaksSeries premiere Amazon Instant Video This retro comedy stars Craig Roberts as a struggling college student who picks up a job as an assistant tennis pro at a country club in the summer of 1985.UndateableSeason premiere 8/7c, NBC The quirky sitcom returns as…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15Sports HighlightsMONDAY, OCT. 5Monday Night Football 8:15/7:15c, ESPN Lions at SeahawksTUESDAY, OCT. 6MLB Playoffs Time TBA, ESPN American League Wild Card gameWEDNESDAY, OCT. 7MLB Playoffs Time TBA, TBS National League Wild Card gameNHL Hockey 8/7c, NBCSN Rangers at BlackhawksNHL Hockey 10:30/9:30c, NBCSN Sharks at KingsTHURSDAY, OCT. 8Thursday Night Football 8/7c, CBS and NFL Network Colts at TexansCollege Football 9/8c, ESPN Washington at USCNHL Hockey 9/8c, NBCSN Wild at AvalancheFRIDAY, OCT. 9College Football 8/7c, ESPN North Carolina State at Virginia TechNASCAR Racing 8/7c, NBCSN Xfinity Series in CharlotteSATURDAY, OCT. 10College Football 3:30/2:30c, NBC Navy at Notre DameNASCAR Racing 7/6c, NBC Sprint Cup in CharlotteSUNDAY, OCT. 11Formula One Racing 7am/6c, NBCSN Russian Grand PrixNFL Football 1/noon c, CBS Jaguars at Buccaneers, Browns at Ravens, Rams at Packers or Bills at TitansNFL Football 1/noon…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15Trevor Noah Grabs the Hot SeatReady or not, he’s taking over The Daily ShowIt didn’t take long for new Daily Show host Trevor Noah to face some scrutiny. Just a day after being given the job in March, Noah was criticized for a handful of controversial posts he made on Twitter years ago. Noah told reporters this summer that he learned from the firestorm, and he joked that he’ll have more than 140 characters to better formulate his thoughts on the new show.The Daily Show With Trevor Noah launches Monday, September 28, with a new set, new logo and some new correspondents. Comedy Central’s programming president, Kent Alterman, calls Noah “the perfect choice to replace Jon Stewart.” We spoke with the host about what to expect.You’ve had a few months to prepare for the launch.…4 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15WATCH MY SHOWNARCOSNetflix CHRIS BRANCATO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERNetflix’s Narcos offers a gritty take on drug kingpin Pablo Escobar (Wagner Moura) and the U.S. DEA agents who try to take down the Medellín cartel. Chris Brancato (Hoodlum), who created the show with Carlo Bernard, Paul Eckstein and Doug Miro, explains why we should get hooked. —Michael SchneiderI have time to watch one more show. Why should it be yours? Because it’s the most unique show to grace your television in years: a gripping story of ruthless drug lord Pablo Escobar and the two countries that marked him for death in what was one of the most expensive manhunts in the history of law enforcement.What happens if we don’t watch? You will be shunned by your friends, expelled from your church, fired from your job,…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15The Last KingdomSeries premiere, Saturday, Oct. 10, 10/9c, BBC AmericaSeems everybody’s going medieval these days, seeking gritty and grueling alternatives to the barbarous cable successes of Game of Thrones and Vikings. FX recently joined the grisly party with The Bastard Executioner, but a much more appealing destination lies in wait in The Last Kingdom—which would be 9th-century Wessex, holding out against invading Danish hordes while soon-to-be King Edward puts forth a vision of a united England.Unlike the relentlessly dour Executioner, with its pretentious mystical visions and cartoonishly hissable villains, Kingdom (based on Bernard Cornwell’s series of novels) grounds its sprawling saga with flashes of earthy humor and lusty romance. There’s a page-turning urgency to the central story of co*cky hero Uhtred (an appealing Alexander Dreymon), born a Saxon in Northumbria but captured…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15ANCHORS AWEIGH!Live from New York…it’s Season 41 of Saturday Night Live! The seminal late-night NBC sketch series returns October 3 with host and musical guest Miley Cyrus, a new cast member (stand-up comedian Jon Rudnitsky) and a very busy summer news cycle to lampoon. Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che break down the controversial 2016 presidential race and share their thoughts on the buzzed-about upcoming season.How are preparations coming along?Che: Pretty great! We walk around the office and smell each other’s butts like dogs in a dog park to get to know each other a little bit better.Which summer news stories have stood out to you guys?Che: I really like that Rachel Dolezal. [Laughs]Jost: Did you hear that Trump’s running?Che: Oh, man, that’s going to be fun.Jost: I think…6 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15FALL REALITY PreviewSWEAT INC.Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 20, 10/9c, SpikeAfter leaving The Biggest Loser for a third time, fitness maverick Jillian Michaels is back with a new reality competition, Sweat Inc. But this time, it’s entrepreneurs that she’s whipping into shape. Michaels will assess and test the business plans of 27 men and women who believe they have what it takes to create the next big fitness phenomenon—think CrossFit, SoulCycle or Zumba. Once Michaels is done making them sweat, one winner will walk away with $100,000 and the ability to launch their program in Retro Fitness gyms.As an entrepreneur yourself, are there things you wish someone had told you when you were younger? Oh God, everything. [I’ve made] mistakes that have cost me millions and millions of dollars over the last 13 years.…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15CRIMINAL MINDSWEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30Season premiere, 9/8c, CBS“On CSI, I did a lot of liquefying livers and analyzing fecal matter. With Criminal Minds, I’m out in the field and carrying a gun,” says procedural vet Aisha Tyler of her new recurring gig on the CBS hit. “Both jobs are important, but I definitely enjoy kicking ass just a bit more.”On Criminal Minds’ 11th season opener, Tyler’s Dr. Tara Lewis (whom the actress calls “passionate, brilliant and completely no-nonsense”) helps the BAU catch a killer who tags his victims’ faces. It’s all a far cry from her hosting duties on The Talk, which is one reason she opted to change up her look for Minds— giving Tara a curly, she-meansbusiness cropped ’do.“I didn’t want fans to think, ‘Oh, there’s Aisha! She looks like…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15BONESTHURSDAY, OCT. 1 Season premiere, 8/7c, FoxGuest starring on a show that’s been around for 11 seasons might be intimidating for some actors, but for Kim Raver, who’s joined more than one series several years in (Grey’s Anatomy and 24), it’s old hat. Raver pops in for Bones’ two-part season opener as icy FBI agent Grace Miller, who has been tapped to help solve a special case: the disappearance of ex–FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz).The role is a departure from Raver’s last TV gig as Audrey Boudreau on 24: Live Another Day. “Audrey was strong, but she still had to acquiesce to other people,” Raver says. Not Grace. While Booth’s wife, Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel), and former partner James Aubrey (John Boyd) are sure Booth was taken against his…1 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15BLUNT TALKSATURDAY, OCT. 3 9/8c, StarzMost folks would agree that there’s nothing funny about Alzheimer’s disease. But Blunt Talk begs to differ. The irreverent new Starz comedy—set at a struggling cable news channel—hits the road this week when harried producer Rosalie Winter (Jacki Weaver) and her bombastic star newsman, Walter Blunt (Patrick Stewart), go searching for Rosalie’s husband, Teddy (Ed Begley Jr.), who is suffering from dementia and has disappeared somewhere in the Southern California desert.“Teddy’s condition is certainly sad and tragic, but [creator-executive producer] Jonathan Ames also finds humor and whimsy and sweetness in it—and why the hell not?” Weaver says. “There’s comedy in all of life. I’ve been around deathbeds where some extremely funny things have been said—sometimes by the person who’s dying!”The in-demand Australian actress has earned two…3 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15ARROWWEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 Season premiere, 8/7c, The CWOLIVER QUEEN ISN’T the only swole arm of the law in Starling City! With the hooded vigilante on a romantic escape, Season 4 opens with sidekick John Diggle in superhero mode, and actor David Ramsey is fit for the job.What has Diggle been up to since Oliver (Stephen Amell) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) left town? Digg has been running the show with Canary [Katie Cassidy] and Speedy [Willa Holland]. We’ve been the ones policing Starling City.Then all hell breaks loose with the arrival of Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough). Damien is the big bad this year, and he’s linked to the group who hired Deadshot to kill Diggle’s brother years ago. We find out some very interesting information about my brother, and, this…2 min
TV Guide Magazine|Sep-28-15THE GOOD WIFESUNDAY, OCT. 11 9/8c, CBSCould another Chicago Democrat be the next POTUS? If you’re not a fan of the current crop of presidential wannabes, you may be interested in an Illinois governor who’s ready to declare, armed with a “Genius of Iowa” header for his underdog campaign.As Season 7 of The Good Wife opens, Gov. Peter Florrick (Chris Noth) finally wins the blessing of his semi-estranged wife, Alicia (Julianna Margulies), to run in the Democratic primary. His secret weapon: indomitable political operative Ruth Eastman (Margo Martindale, in a recurring role). “She’s a brilliant campaign manager who wants to bring him beyond Iowa,” says Martindale, 64, who just won a guest-actress Emmy for her role as a KGB spy handler in FX’s The Americans. Her current gig has her quite aglow.…2 min
