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Colette McDermott as Carly Cassidy and Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 4 episode 17

It’s a family affair on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode 17 when Dylan McDermott’s daughter Colette guest stars. Directed by Sharon Lewis from a script by Stephanie SenGupta, episode 17 – “The Miseducation of Metcalf 2” – will air on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon.

“The Miseducation of Metcalf 2” Plot: The team jumps into action to find two missing coeds after their roommate Carly Cassidy’s (Colette McDermott) older brother is involved in a homicide that took place in their dorm room. Also, Hana becomes distracted when she meets someone online.

The quest to discover a secret treasure might have led to murder on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season four episode four. Directed by Don McCutcheon from a script by Stephanie SenGupta, episode four – “Gold Diggers” – will air on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season four stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, and Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon. Oriana Bustamante recurs as Ingrid Vargas.

“Gold Diggers” Plot: The murder of a geology professor leads the team to uncover an ancient legend regarding a secret treasure dating to the civil war, and they encounter a deadly fugitive determined to kill to find the gold. Meanwhile, an old friend from Remy’s past shakes up his relationship with April.

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“NCIS: New Orleans” will come to an end after Season 7 at CBS, Variety has confirmed.

The season finale scheduled for May 16 will now serve as the series finale. At the time of its conclusion, the show will have aired 155 episodes.

“It has been our sincere pleasure and honor to work on this show and with this incredible cast and crew for over 150 episodes,” said executive producers Christopher Silber and Jan Nash. “As disappointed as we are to see ‘Nola’ end, we couldn’t be prouder of the work we’ve done and are grateful to the spectacular and resilient Crescent City that embraced us for seven wonderful years.”

News of the show ending comes a day after it was reported that “NCIS: Hawaii” is in the works at CBS from Silber, Nash, and “Seal Team” writer Matt Bosack. It was also reported earlier on Wednesday that the CBS sitcom “Mom...

Exclusive: NCIS: New Orleans, the youngest series in CBS’ formidable NCIS franchise, is coming to an end. The current seventh season will be the drama’s last, with the series finale slated for May 16. It will be the show’s 155th episode.

The NCIS offshoot starring and executive produced by Scott Bakula joins another long-running CBS series that is wrapping this season; news got out this afternoon that comedy Mom will end with its current eighth season.

Created by the late Gary Glasberg, NCIS: New Orleans revolves around the local field office that investigates criminal cases involving military personnel in the Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

“Sad to end our love affair with this phenomenal city but so grateful for all the friends we made along the way,” Bakula said. “I will miss the music. Big thank you to CBS for seven years.

Recently, CBS served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 5 of season 7. The episode is labeled, "Payback," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty intense and high drama stuff go down as Alicia gets some aggressive assistance from Jason in her latest case. Florrick family drama gets riled up by Eli, and more! In the new, 5th episode press release: Jason Employs Aggressive Investigative Tactics When He Assists Alicia And Lucca With A Student Loan Case, On "The Good Wife," Sunday, Nov. 1. Press release number 2: Jason will employ aggressive investigative tactics when he assists Alicia and Lucca with a student loan case. Also, Howard Lyman will allege ageism at Lockhart, Agos & Lee, pointing to Cary as the primary offender, and Eli will stir up Florrick family drama on Peter's presidential campaign. Guest stars feature: Christian Borle (Carter Schmidt), Richard Masur...

Reign

Period drama, 22 episodes aired

Created by Laurie McCarthy & Stephanie SenGupta

Starring Adelaide Kane, Megan Follows, Torrance Coombs, Toby Regbo and Alan van Sprang

Returns to The CW for a second season in the fall

Of all the new offerings from The CW in the 2013-14 season, Reign outclasses its competition by delving totally and unashamedly into its melodrama. Historical accuracy be damned, this series ranks among the best of its genre (including Downton Abbey) by being ridiculous and ridiculously fun. Not since the first season of The O.C. have I seen a debut that has burned through story so quickly without faltering much along the way. Of course, that series couldn’t quite match the creative energy of its first season for the rest of its run, but Reign is poised for a solid second season after smartly turning its attention to a show-wide conflict in its first finale.

Jason O’Mara has landed the lead role in Burn Notice boss Matt Nix’s new USA Network drama pilot, Complications.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the Vegas alum will star in the project as a disillusioned ER doctor whose life is forever altered after he saves a boy’s life and kills a man involved in a gang shooting.

O’Mara — whose other TV credits include Terra Nova and Life on Mars — will next recur on The Good Wife.

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• How I Met You Mother is staging another event episode, this time with a poetic twist.

Exclusive: Bestselling novelist Patricia Cornwell, best known for her Kay Scarpetta series, is behind another crime franchise with a strong female character at the center, this time for TV. ABC has put in development Greta Stone, a drama project based on an original idea by Cornwell. Co-written by Cornwell and Law & Order alumna Stephanie Sengupta, Greta Stone centers on a young, orphaned, highly skilled female cop who is has an uncanny ability to solve crime. Cornwell and Sengupta executive produce with Matt Gross who most recently exec produced another ABC crime procedural with a female lead, Body Of Proof. Related: ABC Eyes ‘Body Of Proof’ Resurrection ABC Studios and Gross’ studio-based Gross Entertainment are producing. Cornwell’s previous direct-to-tv effort, the two-hour pilot Aft starring Amy Brenneman and Kathy Baker, also was for ABC, which aired it as an original movie. She is with ICM Partners, which also reps Gross.

Exclusive: Writer-producer Doris Egan (House) has signed a two-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios. Under the pact, she will join the studio’s high-profile new CW drama Reign as co-executive producer. Created by Laurie McCarthy and Stephanie SenGupta, Reign, a soapy reimagining of the teenage years of Mary Queen of Scots (Adelaide Kane) in the French Court, is one of the buzziest new CW series and landed the coveted post-Vampire Diaries slot on the fall schedule. On Reign, Egan will work with McCarthy as SenGupta departed the project last week. Egan, repped by Wme and Rain Management Group, was co-executive producer of House for six years. She most recently was co-exec producer on Starz’s upcoming pirate drama Black Sails, from producer Michael Bay, and also developed/co-wrote a Frankenstein series with Laeta Kalogridis at the premium net.

Exclusive: There is a change at the helm of the CW‘s high-profile new drama series Reign. Co-creator/executive producer/co-showrunner Stephanie SenGupta has departed, leaving co-creator/executive producer Laurie McCarthy as the sole showrunner. The move is not completely unexpected as there had been chatter that the two didn’t quite see eye to eye. SenGupta, who I hear originally came up with the idea for Reign many years ago, is moving on to focus on creating a new show on her own. The CBS TV Studios-produced Reign, a soapy reimagining of the teenage years of Mary Queen of Scots in the French Court, is one of the buzziest new CW series and landed the coveted post-Vampire Diaries slot on the fall schedule. SenGupta most recently served as co-executive producer on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0, also produced by CBS Studios. She came out of the Law & Order camp, having worked...

The CW announced its fall 2013-14 slate earlier today, adding five new dramas including a drama about Mary, Queen of Scots called Reign, as well as the highly anticipated Vampire Diaries spinoff titled The Originals, and The Tomorrow People, starring Robbie Amell, brother of Arrow’s Stephen Amell. The network has also released trailers which you can watch below. Let us know which shows you are interested in watching.

The Originals – Family is power. The Original Vampire family swore it to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together, always and forever. Now, centuries have passed and the bonds of family are broken. Time, tragedy and hunger for power have torn the Original Family apart. When Klaus Mikaelson, the original vampire-werewolf hybrid, receives a mysterious tip that a plot is brewing against him in the supernatural melting pot that is the French Quarter of New Orleans, he...

The Fall TV Season presentations for all the new network shows take place this week with the fifth and final one announced today. Here's a full breakdown of which concepts have made the final list over on The CW.

After targeting teen girls for so long, The CW has widened their demographic focus and in the process have improved their fortunes with three of their five new shows from last year returning. One in particular, "Arrow," has been a big hit for them. As a result this year's line-up sticks heavily with genre fare - sci-fi, supernatural, and even a period piece.

The network's troubled "Nikita" has scored a six episode third season order to wrap up its story lines, no word on when those episodes will air just yet. In fact, specific premiere dates for all their shows have yet to be set.

Several other pilots didn't make the...

The CW has just released teasers or clips for its new fall and midseason series, which it unveiled this morning ahead of its just-concluded upfront session for advertisers in NY. Check them out: The 100 — Midseason Drama (clip) Produced by Bonanza Productions Inc in association with Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios. From executive producers Matthew Miller, Jason Rothenberg, Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo and director/executive producer Bharat Nalluri:

The Originals — Drama Produced by Warner Bros Television, CBS Television Studios, Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with My So-Called Company and Alloy Entertainment. From writer/executive producer Julie Plec and executive producers Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo:

Reign — Drama Produced by CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television. From executive producers Stephanie SenGupta, Laurie McCarthy, Frank Siracusa and director/executive producer Brad Silberling:

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Chicago – The CW is shaking things up this Fall, perhaps recognizing that their audience doesn’t care as much what night of the week their shows are on as they’re getting increasingly likely to DVR, download, or stream them. 40% of the net’s line-up is switching nights, moving around three new shows in the mid-section of the week.

“Nikita“‘s final season is being held to mid-season.

Full schedule below, followed by new show descriptions.

*-new show

Monday

7pm “Hart of Dixie”

8pm “Beauty & the Beast”

Tuesday

7pm “The Originals”*

8pm “Supernatural”

Wednesday

7pm “Arrow”

8pm “The Tomorrow People”*

Thursday

7pm “The Vampire Diaries”

8pm “Reign”*

Friday

7pm “The Carrie Diaries”

8pm “America’s Next Top Model”

New Show Descriptions

“The Originals”

The Originals

Photo credit: The CW

Family is power. The Original Vampire family swore it to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together,...

It’s The CW’s turn in the pickup spotlight.

The network has handed series orders to the dramas Star-Crossed (formerly Oxygen), Tomorrow People, Reign, and The 100, TVLine has confirmed.

They join the previously ordered Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals.

Related | Fall TV Preview: Your Guide to What’s New

Among the noteworthy pilots not getting the go-ahead from The CW was a second stab at adapting The Selection for TV. (The CW’s complete development slate can be found here.)

Here’s the logline/casting/pedigree info for each of the new series:

The 100 (Drama)

EPs | Jason Rothenberg,...

British actor Toby Regbo has been cast as the male lead opposite Adelaide Kane in the CW pilot Reign. Additionally, he has landed the lead in the indie Burden. Reign, from CBS TV Studios, chronicles the rise to power of Mary Queen of Scots (Kane) when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis (Regbo), and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. It details the secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue. Prince Francis is thoughtful and very nervous about inheriting his throne. He doesn’t know if an arranged marriage is what is best for him, and is having an affair. Brad Silberling is directing the pilot from a script by Stephanie Sengupta and Laurie McCarthy. Based on the novel by Tony Walters, Burden follows young Peedie Burden (Regbo) who’s full of guilt...

Exclusive: Young Australian actress Adelaide Kane (Neighbours) has landed the lead in the CW drama pilot Reign. The project, from CBS TV Studios, chronicles the rise to power of Mary Queen of Scots (Kane) when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. It details the secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue. Brad Silberling is directing the pilot from a script by Stephanie Sengupta and Laurie McCarthy. This marks the 2nd major U.S. TV casting for Wme-repped Kane, who has a major recurring role on upcoming Season 3 of MTV’s Teen Wolf.

The CW placed three pilot orders late Friday, including the post-apocalyptic drama The Hundred and the alien-human romantic saga Oxygen.

The Hundred , written by Jason Rothenberg (Body Politic) is set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization. A spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. The project is based on upcoming Alloy book series by Kass Morgan.

Related | Pilot Season 2013: Get the Scoop on This Fall’s (Possible) Newcomers — and Who’s In Them!

Oxygen, from Good Wife scribe Meredith Averill, chronicles an epic romance...

Update, 3:40 Pm: As expected, The CW picked up two more drama pilots: Reign, the untold story of Mary Queen of Scots’ rise to power, from writers/exec producers Stephanie Sengupta (Outlaw) and Laurie McCarthy (CSI: Miami); and Oxygen, written/exec produced by Meredith Averill, about an epic romance between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind are integrated into a suburban high school 10 years after they landed on Earth and were consigned to an internment camp. Reign, from CBS TV Studios, charts Mary Queen of Scots’ rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting. It details the secret history of survival at French Court amidst fierce foes, dark forces, and a world of sexual intrigue. Reign joins another CW costume drama pilot that is set in a kingdom,...

The CW has given a green light to a sci-fi post-apocalyptic thriller called The Hundred.

Here’s the logline: “97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a massive spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents with dark secrets back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet.”

Intrigued? It’s based upon the forthcoming The Hundred young adult book series written by Kass Morgan. Jason Rothenberg is the writer and executive producer with Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo as exec prods. The show is bound to draw some comparisons to Lord of the Flies and...

Exclusive: Big-swing dramas are those that have worked lately — from AMC’s The Walking Dead and HBO’s Game Of Thrones to ABC’s Once Upon A Time and NBC’s Revolution. The CW is taking a step in that direction with Reign, from writers/executive producers Laurie McCarthy (CSI: Miami) and Stephanie SenGupta (Outlaw). The project, which was sold directly to the CW and laid off at CBS TV Studios, is a fantastical reimagining of the teenage Mary Queen of Scots. Mary was 6 days old when she succeeded her father, King James V of Scotland, to the throne. Her mother, Mary of Guise, was French, and Mary spent most of her childhood and teen years in France while Scotland was ruled by regents. She was 16 when she married Francis, Dauphin of France, who became King of France the next year but died a year later, leaving Mary a widow...