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Looks like DVR numbers are pushing up FOX’s Friday slot with both Dollhouse and The Sarah Connor Chronicles showing strong boosts via the “Live+7” data.
Let’s see if FOX takes into account this (soon to be) major factor for the renewal process.

Not much of a surprise over at ABC with the cancellation of the U.S Life On Mars.

Also at ABC, the V remake has cast Party of Five‘s Scott Wolf as the show’s co-star.

CBS’ Washington Field pilot has in the meantime got itself a couple of actors with both Meet the Parents‘ Teri Polo and Third Watch‘s Eddie Cibrian on the show.

And last but not least we have HBO’s Entourage also bringing in fresh blood with The O.C.‘s Autumn Reeser and Still Standing‘s Jami Gertz joining the cast next season.

Up and Down the Ladder

The chase continues to find the next big show with the greatest cast.

Damages‘ Anastasia Griffith is cast in NBC pilot Trauma.
The pilot for another NBC show, Day One, will bring to the screen E.R.‘s David Lyons, 24‘s Carly Pope, Epic Movie‘s Adam Campbell and Sleeper Cell‘s Thekla Reuten.

Alias/In Treatment/Grey’s Anatomy‘s Melissa George is also now joining Lennie James and Jason Clarke in the still-untitled CBS drama about N.Y. attorneys and prosecutors.

Charmed‘s Alyssa Milano will be on another untitled drama, this time from ABC and Family Guy‘s Ricky Blitt, about a struggling writer, played by Brothers & Sisters‘ Eric Christian Olsen, torn between the love of his life and his BFF. Guess what, Milano will play the woman of dreams.

Continuing on ABC shows, Canned will have David Rosenthal as its show-runner, and Third Watch/24‘s Kim Raver is also set to star in Inside the Box.

Twin Peaks wannabe Happy Town brings in meanwhile other peeps with Angel/Dollhouse‘s Amy Acker, The Wire‘s Robert Wisdom, Gossip Girl‘s John Patrick Amedori and October Road’s Jay Paulson.

I may tune in for this one.

Cast Off

Lots of stuff to catch up on, like how FOX ordered another 2 seasons of The Simpsons (duh).
The same goes for CBS and Survivor.

Some casting news also with American Dreams‘ Brittany Snow starring in the Gossip Girl spin-off set in 1980 Los Angeles. Jericho‘s Shiloh Fernandez also join the cast with Breaking Bad‘s Krysten Ritter.
The backdoor pilot airs May 11.

Speaking of CW shows, big changes over at 90210 with the departure of both showrunners Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, the new showrunner being Rebecca Rand Kirshner Sinclair.

A few ABC, CBS, and NBC pilots also bring in some peeps.

First ABC with Empire State adding John Adams‘ David Morse and The O.C./Damages‘ Michael Nouri to the cast. See Cate Run is also in business with Friday the 13th‘s Ben Feldman, and Monarch of the Glen‘s Lloyd Owen joins Inside the Box.

CBS’ Washington Field will be lead by K-Ville‘s Cole Hauser, and NBC’s Trauma will have Miracle at St. Anna‘s Derek Luke.

FOX’s Walorsky got put on hold due to casting problems.
The same goes for ABC’s Planet Lucy, Funny in the Farsi, and CBS’ Confessions of a Contractor, although for them the hold was linked to unrespected contingencies.

Everything is starting to shape up it seems…