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23 minutes ago

That's it. That. Is. It—for another round of the Television Critics Association press tour. After more than 100 TV show panels across 13 days and posting 79 stories, we're about ready to wrap our coverage. Below are some of our favorite news, castings, trailers and moments from the winter tour. (Yes, there are a few more PBS panels left today, but we're boldly dodging Nova: The Great Math Mystery and electing to take a coma-nap instead.) »

- James Hibberd and Natalie Abrams

1 hour ago

For Supernatural fans, the Mark of Cain has never been worse (or better, depending on how you look at it) than the moment it turned Dean into a demon in the season-nine finale. But despite Dean making it back to his normal, human self, the Mark is still around, and fans haven't seen the last of its supernatural effects. When we left the Winchester brothers in 2014, Dean had just murdered an entire house full of normal humans. Sure, they were despicable humans, but as fans of the show know, the Winchesters hunt "things," not people. But thanks to the Mark of Cain, »

- Samantha Highfill

2 hours ago

A bright black voice in the too-white field of fringe-hour topical comedy, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore has been a long time coming—and the show knows it. The former "senior black correspondent" for The Daily Show and celebrated television scribe (he created The Bernie Mac Show and wrote for The Office, among others) opened his new series Monday with a juxtaposition of light jokes and strong visuals that potently expressed his program’s significance, relevancy, and provocative potential. "We talk Selma, Ferguson, and Eric Garner. It’s Comedy Central’s worst nightmare—brother finally gets a show in late night TV, »

- Jeff Jensen

3 hours ago

J.K. Simmons will take a break from collecting accolades for his performance in Whiplash to host Saturday Night Live later this month, EW has confirmed. People first reported that Simmons will hit Studio 8H for the Jan. 31 episode.  This will be the newly-minted Oscar nominee's first time hosting SNL. According to People, the musical guest will be D'Angelo and band The Vanguard. Excited to announce J.K. Simmons will host January 31 with musical guest @TheDangelo! http://t.co/ETC9iKXJ9K #SNL pic.twitter.com/RN47aNmFcJ — Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) January 20, 2015 »

- Esther Zuckerman

21 hours ago

Soon, Larry Wilmore will be famous-famous. Right now, he's what he calls "cable famous": Many people already know him as the "senior black correspondent" from The Daily Show, and hardcore fans know his work as a TV writer (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, In Living Color), showrunner (Black-ish, The Bernie Mac Show), and actor (How I Met Your Mother, The Office). But when his new talk show, The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore, premieres tonight on Comedy Central, he'll get noticed on a whole different level. "I have the best type of fame for this moment," he told EW late last year, »

- Melissa Maerz

19 January 2015 10:10 AM, PST

Has a pre-season TV promo special ever generated so much speculation? The media was abuzz over recent rumors that HBO was planning a Game of Thrones special planned for February. I09 and The Wrap called it "mysterious." Vulture called it "cryptic." Now we can finally reveal what this mystery-crypto special is actually all about. The special is titled Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life. It's a half-hour documentary that covers one day of season 5 production on three different Thrones sets in three different countries – Belfast, Northern Ireland; Dubrovnik, Croatia; Sevilla and Osuna, Spain. The special follows key crew »

- James Hibberd

19 January 2015 8:10 AM, PST

Being a TV executive means having a giant heart. For the past two weeks at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour in Pasadena, top broadcast leaders repeatedly told reporters how much they “loved” certain shows. There was so much l-word in the air, executives practically swooned on stage professing their undying devotion to their current programming -- 46 times, in fact. Take CBS: Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler told reporters she "fell in love" with the pitch for the upcoming comic-book series Supergirl and assured, "I love the superhero genre." She noted many critics "love" their sitcom Mom and confided "we love it too. »

- James Hibberd

19 January 2015 7:30 AM, PST

2014 was a big year for the Original family: They added a new member, four of them came back from the dead, Rebekah found a new life (and then was put in a new body), and we found out they have an evil aunt who's likely still alive. Also, potentially another undead sibling? But with all of that behind them, what will 2015 bring? We talked with executive producers Julie Plec and Michael Narducci, along with Finn himself, Yusuf Gatewood, about tonight's return and where the rest of season 2 is headed. »

- Samantha Highfill

19 January 2015 7:00 AM, PST

Parenthood might only have two episodes left, but life doesn't slow down, and neither do the Bravermans. And with Zeek's illness, Sarah's recent engagement, and Amber's fast-approaching due date, there's still a lot of life to experience before viewers say goodbye to the family for good. In an exclusive sneak peek at the show's penultimate episode, Sarah, Amber, and Hank are spending their afternoon planning a wedding—on a dormant volcano?—when life once again surprises them: Amber goes into labor. It's a good thing Hank built that crib last week. »

- Samantha Highfill

19 January 2015 6:00 AM, PST

Sleepy Hollow fans, get ready to meet the second First Lady. Michelle Trachtenberg joins Monday’s episode as Abigail Adams—and the role suits her. “My pale skin sort of lends itself to the era,” jokes the actress. But the character is true to life in more ways than one. This Abigail is “as historically accurate as possible, with a little twist. She is trying to catch the big bad evil that is ruining her era and becomes a profiler of sorts.” Abigail calls on Katrina’s help in the fight. “I would like to say that they’re sort »

- Kelly Connolly

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