FBI Dramas

The list of Top 20 shows in Prime Time Nielsen ratings for the week of March 30 is peppered with crime drama series. If you’ve ever wondered what the rest of us are watching, read Nielsen’s complete list here.  Pictured above are A.J. Cook and Shemar Moore of CBS’s Criminal Minds. Although their show didn’t make the list for last week, there are many times a “Minds” rerun will “top” the new programming in my house.
You can be sure that drama, American Idol and NCAA basketball games also made the list. The next biggest category to dominate the list …read more

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Here at b5media, we have a special love for all sorts of entertainment news, so I thought I’d show a bit of Winter link loving to some of our other bloggers, particularly ones who share a love for crime drama and all things related:
CSI Fanatic – Showcases all the news and gossip about the vast CSI franchise.
Searching Bones – Features everything about the FBI drama Bones – show mysteries, spoilers, cast info and trivia.
New To TV – This blog features the best and worst of all the new TV shows. It seems the networks are ordering up new series …read more

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What do Taylor Swift, Jackson Rathbone and Sean Puffy Combs all have in common? They are all reportedly tapped as guest stars for some of our favorite upcoming crime drama episodes Check out some casting spoilers and show news for Criminal Minds, CSI, and CSI: Miami.
Taylor Swift will be making a cameo appearance on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, specifically the March 5 episode called Turn, Turn, Turn. Evidently, Swift is a big fan of the show, as she recently revealed to Katie Couric in the All Access Grammy video interview that her dream is to portray a character that dies …read more

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So is ABC getting a taste of the Jerry Bruckheimer magic bullet success that CBS has enjoyed for so long? Sounds like it from the latest news (THR) of the network making deals for new pilots.
Of note, Bruckheimer is set to executive produce a yet unnamed series that follows a team of amateur detectives who work on cases of unidentified victims..for ABC!
Written by Mark Friedman, this will be Bruckheimer’s first scripted series on ABC.

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Fringe star Anna Torv will be a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, November 24. Be sure to catch Fringe on Tuesdays at 9:00 PM on Fox.
Anna’s hunky co-star Joshua Jackson made the list of People’s Sexiest Men Alive (No. 14 on the list). Others on the list include Hugh Jackman, Daniel Craig, Robert Pattinson and David Beckham. I’d say he’s in pretty good company. You can see a great scan of Joshua from the People article here, and he looks amazingly GQ in this one.
Former CSI star Gary Dourdan made No. 12 on the list of People …read more

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UK Entertainment channel, ITV3 recently held its Crime Thriller Awards ceremony, and the stars were out. Check out the this video promo for the channel that features some of our favorite FBI drama stars, and find out who the winners were after the jump:

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Criminal Mind’s executive producer Ed Bernero has some exciting news over at Criminal Minds Fanatics. He says the next season is coming alone fantastically, and the scripts are getting “scarier”. He also brags about the crew and addresses some questions about a possible spin-off series. So, what are the odds of a successful spin-off series?

As noted in the title here, he says there is no specific plan. Fan comments seem to indicate they would definitely be up for a spin-off were it to be as good as Criminal Minds (or period). That’s what I call devotion.
Odds of Crime …read more

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Fox’s Fringe May Be Headed To NYIf you live in New York, and are a fan of Fringe, Fox’s new FBI drama with a sci-fi twist may be calling New York its home base.
An expansion of new tax breaks put in place last month by Governor David Paterson are in effect, and extended, from 2011 to 2013. What this means for New Yorkers is more production projects heading your way. Other shows, such as Ugly Betty have already made the jump.
More On FBI & Crime Drama DeparturesAs you probably know, Gary Dourdan is leaving CSI due to a …read more

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