Spoiler Chat: House and Office Romance Scoop!
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OK, OK, we hear you!
Apparently all you TV fans want to know about is:
- House and Cuddy and the possibility of hanky-panky
- The Office's new Jim and Pam (is it blasphemy to call them that?)
We've done some digging with inside sources (and a couple of castmembers themselves) to come up with inside info for you.
Read on for our latest roundup of exclusive TV scoop...
Sherrie in Louisiana: Forget Jam. I'm digging this Erin and Andy flirtation on The Office! Will they actually hook up?
Only One Show Can Air After The Office—and It's Not Parks and Rec
30 Rock got The Office. Parks and Recreation got the shaft—and made the best of it.
The Tina Fey comedy parlayed its strong Office lead-in (8.2 million viewers, per preliminary Nielsen estimates) into strong Thursday of its own (7.3 million).
Amy Poehler's Parks and Rec saw its audience fall by about 1 millon viewers from last week's Office-boosted premiere (5.9 million versus 6.9 million). Still, the show continued to be an upgrade over NBC's former 8:30 p.m. occupant, Kath & Kim, and built on new lead-in My Name Is Earl's audience (5.3 million) by 11 percent.
Elsewhere Thursday:
• The Office was the night's No. 1 show among adults 18-49. A smallish CSI, by CSI standards, scored the biggest audience: 15.4 million.
• Southland (9.6 million) continued to impress, and continued to put up numbers for NBC at 10 p.m. that two nights' worth of Jay Leno may not be able to match.
• From the department of What Have You Done for Me Lately?: Bones (8.7 million) was down about 2 million viewers from the previous night.
• Survivor: Tocantins (11.6 million) dominated the 8 p.m. hour, which itself was dominated by the unwatched likes of In the Motherhood (4.7 million).
• Hell's Kitchen (8 million) posted its biggest audience of the season on a non-American Idol night, Fox said.
Parks and Rec's Solid Approval Rating
So far, so good, ratings-wise, for a trio of new Thursday night shows.
Parks and Recreation put up 30 Rock numbers. Harper's Island put up Eleventh Hour numbers. Southland, in the most impressive freshman performance of all, made an argument against Jay Leno at 10 p.m.
Let's break it down...
Get a First Look at Amy Poehler's Parks & Recreation!
Parks & Recreation is almost here, and we're throwing a little pre-party before it premieres this Thursday on NBC because, to quote Brandee, the smartass babe who helps process our video clips, "This show looks awesome, loving it already..."
Check out your first look above and then get four more peeks after the jump!
Amy Poehler's New Show Starts Today
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This just in from our spies over at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood: Amy Poehler's new NBC comedy, Parks and Recreation, has officially started filming today!
Why is this such good news?
Because the script rocks (yes, we've read it), and P&R (not to be confused with Y&R) looks to be the next NBC comedy that's made of 100 percent awesome, thanks to Poehler and the creative efforts of Office mastermind Greg Daniels and Mike Schur (Mose!).
We caught up with Amy herself to, well, mostly drool and gush over how much we love her new show. And she gave us this inside scoop on what Parks & Rec is about, plus we have sneak peeks for you…
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What Did Amy Poehler Get You for Chrismukkah?!
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Your present from Santa is here two days early, and it's a surprise treat from Amy Poehler, star of screen and screen!
The totally-ready-for-prime-time player—who is married to Arrested Development dude Will Arnett, just became a mom to baby Archie and will be starring in the much-anticipated upcoming NBC comedy from the producers of The Office—got you a web series for Chrismukkah, and she made it herself!
Read on to find out how and why she whipped up the homemade treat that is Smart Girls at the Party and what secrets she's able to spill about her new NBC sitcom!
Rashida Jones Joins Untitled Amy Poehler Show
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It's official: Rashida Jones is joining The Untitled Amy Poehler Show (or as we like to call it around here, Amy Poehler Beyond Thunderdome), the new NBC show being created by Office exec producers Mike Schur and Greg Daniels.
The rumors about Rashida first burbled forth in June, and although Schur told me last month that Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari were still the only two official castmembers, it looks like the paperwork went through, and Rashida is now on board.
Want to know who Rashida's playing on the new show?
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