The View, on ABC
Actress and best-selling author Jenny McCarthy joins Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd as a new co-host in this season premiere. The diverse panel of women discusses everyday issues and interview celebrity guests.
Q: Is it true that Jackie Chan is a pop star in Asia?
Though Jackie Chan is certainly a celebrity in North America, it's hard to grasp just how popular he is in Asia.
So popular, in fact, that despite releasing multiple films every year, his fans were still hungry for more. So he moved to music.
New Releases for the week of September 8 - 14
Star Trek Into Darkness
The Enterprise crew returns to Earth and finds that a former Starfleet member has gone rogue, bombing a secret Section 31 installation in London and threatening to leave the world in a state of disorder. Captain Kirk and the Enterprise crew are ordered to find the rogue agent, a mission that sends them into a war zone where Kirk will have to make sacrifices to save his team.
Director: J.J. Abrams. Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch. 2013. 132 min. Action.
Love is All You Need
A hairdresser returns home after successfully battling breast cancer to find her husband has been having an affair with his young co-worker. She travels alone to Italy for her daughter's wedding, where she meets a widower who's been having a hard time coming to terms with his wife's passing.
Director: Susanne Bier. Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Pierce Brosnan, Sebastian Jessen, Molly Blixt Egelind. 2012. 116 min. Comedy.
The Contractor
Elizabeth Chase hires a seemingly friendly contractor to remodel her family's home in time for a big charity event that she's hosting. When her husband's car is tampered with and the plumbing is ruined, Elizabeth becomes suspicious of the man she hired. Soon Elizabeth discovers her family has been targeted all along and it's up to her to save her them from the contractor.
Director: Sean Olson. Stars: Danny Trejo, Christina Cox, Brad Rowe. 2013. 87 min. Thriller.
Frankenstein's Army
Nearing the end of the Second World War, Russian soldiers stumble upon a secret Nazi lab in which scientists had started experimenting with the journal of Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Using the legendary doctor's notes, the scientists stitched together the body parts of their fallen soldiers to create an army of super-soldiers.
Director: Richard Raaphorst. Stars: Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym. 2013. 84 min. Horror.
Sisters & Brothers
Follow the troubled relationships of four sets of siblings, including an actor whose personality clashes with his more globally-minded brother, a sister who tries to nurse her schizophrenic brother back to normalcy, a woman who wants to bring her Hollywood-bound sisters back down to earth, and a teen whose mother surprises her with a long-lost sister from India.
Director: Carl Bessai. Stars: Cory Monteith, Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew. 2011. 90 min. Comedy.
Football Night in America, on NBC
Country music superstar Carrie Underwood makes her "Sunday Night Football" debut when she performs the show's opening theme. The broadcast is followed by a match-up between NFC East rivals when the Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants.
Late Laughs for the week of September 8 - September 14, 2013
Conan: Conan O'Brien
Controversial Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez hit his first home run of the year and the season premiere of "Breaking Bad" aired. It was a big day for drug dealers.
At the Missouri State Fair, a rodeo clown put on a President Obama mask and tried to get a bull to chase him. Yeah. But it backfired because the bull sat down and said, "Let's be fair and see what he does with his second term."
Kids in the kitchen: 'Rachael vs Guy' shrinks down to size
Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri co-host "Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off"
Kids. They're known for picky palettes and unfinished meals. Sometimes just trying to get your little guys and gals to eat their vegetables can feel like a war's broken out in the dining room.
Ladies' night: Season 3 of 'The X Factor' adds some talented women to its roster
Simon Cowell as seen in "The X Factor"
These days, it seems like you can't turn on the television without seeing a panel of celebrity judges critiquing some kind of performance.
Going, going, gone: Sandra Oh to exit 'Grey's Anatomy'
Sandra Oh in "Grey's Anatomy"
Going, going, gone: A beloved member of the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital is taking her leave.
The beloved Sandra Oh, who's been with "Grey's Anatomy" through all nine of its seasons, has announced that the upcoming 10th season of the highly successful medical drama will be her last.
Hell on Wheels, on AMC
While Elam (Common) deals with a dangerous newcomer, Durant (Colm Meaney) files an injunction against Union Pacific and Cullen's (Anson Mount) position is threatened. The Wild West comes alive in this drama, which follows the building of the railroad.
Recaps for the week of September 2 - 6
Casey Moss stars in "Days of Our Lives"
The Bold and the Beautiful
Heartbroken after losing Rick, Maya receives some much needed cheering up from Carter. While Maya concedes that Caroline is the better match for Rick, Caroline works overtime to get Rick to forget all about Maya. Meanwhile, Hope implores Wyatt to stay as he begins to pack his things and move out of the Spencer house. After Wyatt makes her an interesting proposal, Hope tries to change Liam's mind about kicking his brother out. Feeling that his chances to make a name for himself at Spencer Publications and win Hope's heart have gone out the window, Wyatt returns home and admits to Quinn that she was right about Bill all along. Bill and Brooke talk about all of their loved ones who do not approve of their relationship and discuss ways to remedy the situation. Brooke tries to persuade Bill to reach out to Wyatt and try to fix his shattered relationship with his son.
Days of Our Lives
Sami prepares for her trial while Adrienne comes across some information that could help her case. EJ urges Justin to move quickly with Sami's trial, but Justin discovers that EJ planted money in Bernardi's son's account and he confronts him about it. Meanwhile, JJ continues his downward spiral and ends up getting arrested. Jennifer faces the truth about her son and calls him out on all of the antics he's been up to since returning to Salem. Kristen stresses out when Brady suggests they go through pre-cana with Eric. Marlena searches the DiMera mansion for dirt on Kristen and later Nicole makes her an interesting proposal. Sonny tears into Gabi when he learns she slept with Nick and she threatens him to keep him quiet. Kate issues a stern warning to Stefano after he and Rafe have a heated confrontation. Abigail tries to persuade Daniel to give Jennifer another chance.
General Hospital
After Patrick decides to go after full custody of the baby, Britt finally confesses the truth to a shocked Patrick and later is forced to come clean with Nikolas as well. Brad and Felix share a moment, but it's cut short when Patrick walks up. Later, Brad is poised to reveal everything to Nikolas when the two get into a heated confrontation. With the finger pointed squarely at AJ for Connie's murder, he appears in court for his arraignment. Olivia shares some advice with Morgan regarding his tricky situation with Michael. Morgan later goes to visit Kiki, but she is texting Michael when he arrives. Olivia experiences a profound vision about Sonny.
The Young and the Restless
Avery shares her fear with Victoria that the wedding will never happen because Faith hates her and Sharon has been spending a lot of time with Nick. Victor agrees to consider taking over Chancellor Industries, but only if Adam gives him the name of his secret investor. Chelsea is shocked when she and Dylan take Connor for a check-up and the doctor informs them he's likely to develop a disease that could cause him to go blind and that it is inherited from a parent. After landing an internship at Jabot, Courtney flirts with Noah and gets invited to a concert as his date. Friends and family gather in the park for Katherine's memorial. Jill recounts her troubled past with Katherine and how they learned to love each other, Devon recalls the moment he found out she was his grandmother and Todd recites one of Katherine's favorite poems.