A dish best served hot: 'Revenge' heats up prime time on ABC
The cast of ABC's "Revenge"
Revenge may be a dish best served cold, as they say, but it makes for piping hot television.
Shows about shady characters with sinister motives keep viewers craving more, and one series in particular has audiences hooked. A femme fatale dishes out some serious vengeance on those who wronged her father in ABC's hit drama "Revenge," airing Sunday, Oct. 14.
Far from dead: AMC's 'The Walking Dead' hungry for third season
Chandler Riggs and Andrew Lincoln star in "The Walking Dead"
The month of October means shorter days and some ghoulish good fun.
Beauty and the Beast, on CW
Kristin Kreuk returns to television as Cat Chandler, a tough homicide detective who becomes involved with a man capable of transforming into a terrifying creature. Although Vincent has a good heart, he's unable to control his super-strength when he’s enraged.
Nashville, on ABC
Country music star Rayna James learns she'll have to reinvent herself if she wants to compete with up-and-coming young artists. Connie Britton leads the cast of this new drama, which also stars Hayden Panettiere, Powers Boothe and Eric Close.
Q: I feel like I've seen the actor who plays Capt. Hastings in the Hercule Poirot movies in other things as well. Who is he and what else has he done?
If it's not for playing the frequently inept but always good-natured Capt. Arthur Hastings in the Poirot films on "Masterpiece Mystery" (and originally on ITV in Britain), there's probably one other reason you know Hugh Fraser.
He's also done a longstanding run in another series of telefilms originating on ITV in Britain and subsequently popular in North America: the "Sharpe" films.
Raising Hope, on Fox
The Chances are back with more hilarious hijinks. Now in its third season, the comedy stars Lucas Neff as young father Jimmy, Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton as his zany parents, and Cloris Leachman as great grandmother Maw Maw.
Q: What ever happened to the show, I believe it was just called "3," about three women interviewing men before potentially dating them. I think I saw two episodes, then it was gone.
Well, the good news is you didn't miss a single episode.
CBS canceled the simplistically designed dating show last July, after just two airings.
That's a pretty quick surrender from the network, however the ratings were pretty bad.
Hawaii Five-O, on CBS
McGarrett and Danny set sail for a relaxing day at sea, which turns out to be anything but when their boat is hijacked and they're left adrift in the middle of the ocean. Alex O’Loughlin stars in this remake of the classic cop series about an elite task force.
Carving out a victory: Second season of 'Halloween Wars' debuts
A scene from Season 2 of "Halloween Wars"
Unless you suffer from samhainophobia (a fear of Halloween), ‘tis the season once again for ghouls, goblins, pumpkins and candy.
'Idol' evolution: Hit Fox singing contest gets two new judges
Keith Urban joins the "American Idol" judging panel
'IDOL' EVOLUTION: The recent announcement that Fox will add Keith Urban and Nicki Minaj to the judging panel of "American Idol" ushers in a new era for the country's longest-running singing competition series.