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Despite a drop in ratings this season, the show is still tied with The Office as the network’s top-rated series among adults 18-49 this season. 

The network is also considering Jesse Alexander’s pilot project Day One, about a group of survivors in the wake of a catastrophic global event, as a companion piece to Heroes. They are hoping the popularity of Heroes could help a new series like Day One find an audience, especially if it airs as part of the same Monday night block.

"Day One is a big event and we’re looking at that to come into the Heroes spot," Bromstad said. "It’s right now being looked at as a 13-episode run — something people could commit to and we could make a big splash with."

Bromstad also cited the show’s global popularity as working in Heroes favor.  "Every single place you go has heard about Heroes — whether you’re in China or Japan or Russia," she said. "And to me, that is global content."

The network has privately discussed setting a series end date for Heroes, which has worked in the favor of the quality of shows like Lost and Battlestar Galactica. But even if NBC ever made such a move, Bromstad said, they wouldn’t want to make next season the conclusion.

Of course, this is not yet an “official” renewal, but barring any drastic ratings drop, the show seems safe for renewal at this point.

For all of the latest on Heroes, check out Watching Heroes.

Bob Einstein will again play the self-described “greatest daredevil superstar entertainer of all time,” in a four-part mockumentary-style series on Spike TV premiering this summer. The show will chronicle his preparations for a weekly death-defying stunt.

Einstein originated the character, which was part of the 80’s Showtime hit Bizarre. Super Dave went on to have his own Showtime series which ran from 1980-1985. He spun off the character into the animated series Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, Super Dave’s Vegas Spectacular, and his own feature film The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave. Einstein recently revived the character for an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Tork announced via his website that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma and will undergo extensive surgery today in New York.  The cancer is uncommon and generally grows slowly on a person’s head and neck. It’s most frequently found in the salivary glands but in Tork’s case was discovered on the lower region of his tongue.  Doctors say preliminary findings from a biopsy show the cancer has not spread beyond the initial site and Tork says his prognosis is good.

Tork, 67, was the bassist for the 60’s made-for-TV band.  He was known on The Monkees as “the dummy,” a stark contrast to his real persona.  Though the show only aired from 1967-68, the band garnered a loyal following from fans.  In 1986, for the 20th anniversary of the show, MTV ran a marathon which kickstarted a reunion tour and fueled the success of the band and show once again.  Tork toured with bandmates Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz on and off throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s.  He continues to make music today with his current band, Shoe Suede Blues.

In the 1990’s he was seen on television as Topanga Lawrence’s father on the sitcom Boy Meets World, as well as a guest character on 7th Heaven. In 1995 Tork made a guest appearance on the TV show Wings, playing himself at an auction bidding against Crystal Bernard’s character for the Monkeemobille.

Peter remains cheerful about his condition and hopeful about the future.

“I am extraordinarily grateful, amazed and humbled by the encouragement, affection and support I’ve received so far,” Peter says of the reaction from friends and family to the news of his illness. “Barring any complications, I fully expect to honor a performance date I have this June with Shoe Suede Blues,” Tork states. “We’re appearing in Manchester, Connecticut and I’m looking forward to that and all our tour dates.”

The shows are looking at multi-season deals - Men for 3 years and Big Bang for 2 years.

Both shows are produced by Warner Bros. and co-created by Chuck Lorre. The Big Bang Theory currently airs at 8 p.m. on Mondays and has kept setting new series-high numbers in the ratings this season.  Two and a Half Men airs at 9 p.m. and routinely wins it’s timeslot. 

There has been some discussion about making a switcheroo after a schedule change was made for one night, putting Big Bang on after Men.  Big Bang managed to retain an extremely large amount of the Two and a Half Men viewers in the 9:30 p.m. slot, something other comedies haven’t always been able to do.

The series is based on the British show of the same name, which aired as a limited series.  The ABC version stars Harvey Keitel, Michael Imperioli and Gretchen Mol, in addition to O’Mara.  Gretchen Mol is reportedly already in talks to join the cast of the ABC pilot, Eastwick.

Despite strong support from the network and plum timeslots after huge hits Grey’s Anatomy and Lost, the show never really found an audience.

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Christopher J. Hanke has joined the CBS drama Three Rivers, a show about organ transplants. He will play the assistant to the transplant coordinator.

Anastasia Griffith will play an EMT who lost her paramedic boyfriend in a helicopter crash in NBC’s new medical drama Trauma.

Kim Raver will play a reporter once considered to be the next Diane Sawyer on ABC’s Inside the Box.

Alyssa Milano will star in the untitled Ricky Blitt comedy about a telemarketer and struggling writer, played by Eric Christian Olsen, who is torn between his needy best friend and the newfound love of his life, played by Milano.

Ty Burrell has signed on to star in My American Family. He will play a goofy, upbeat dad who thinks he is cooler than he really is in the comedy that revolves around a traditional couple, a gay couple and a multi-ethnic couple. Julie Bowen will play his wife.

John Patrick Amedori, Robert Wisdom and Jay Paulson have all been added to the cast of Happy Town, ABC’s Twin Peaks-esque mystery.

Sharon Leal and Brooklyn Sudano have joined Limelight. Leal will play a choreographer-turned-actress who returns to the performing arts college where she went to school.  Sudano, the daughter of Donna Summer, will play a young dancer auditioning for the academy.

Leah Pipes has been added to the untitled Dave Hemingson legal drama. She will play a new associate at the LA law firm who was born and raised in Beverly Hills.

Cole Hauser has joined Washington Field, the CBS drama about an elite team of FBI agents who tackle crises around the world. Hauser will play the squad’s supervisor.  Teri Polo has also been cast as Amanda O’Donnell, an expert in medical forensics and weapons of mass destruction whose husband it also on the team. Eddie Cibrian will play the evidence response team coordinator and hazmat expert.

Scott Wolf has been tapped to star in ABC’s remake of the ’80s sci-fi drama V.  Wolf will play Chad Decker, an Anderson Cooper wannabe who is tapped by the Visitors to disseminate their propoganda to the masses.

Jonathan Silverman has been cast in ABC’s untitled Jeff Strauss comedy pilot about three couples.

Michael O’Keefe, Courtney Henggeler, Frances Turner and Beth Broderick will star in Fox’s comedy Two Dollar Beer about a group of twentysomething friends in Detroit. It centers on ex-jock Luke (Jonathan Sadowski), whose parents (O’Keefe, Broderick) live in his house.

Dania Ramirez, Brad William Henke and Patrick St. Esprit have been added to ABC’s untitled Daniel Cerone drama which centers on a detective who gets help from his brilliant 11 year old brother.

Tawny Cypress and Sean Bridgers have joined CBS’ drama House Rules.  The show will tell the story of the freshman class of Congress. Cypress will play a former servicewoman who was stationed in Iraq. Bridgers will play a congressman from Georgia who won a recount.

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In the episode titled “Not All Dogs Go to Heaven,” the Griffin family heads to the annual Quahog Star Trek convention but Stewie “blows a fuse” when he doesn’t get a chance to ask The Next Generation cast any questions.  He devises a plan to build a transporter and manages to beam the entire Enterprise crew - Patrick Stewart, Levar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes - into his bedroom so they can spend a fun-filled day together in Quahog.

The Star Trek-themed episode is set to air on March 29.

NBC
All new episodes of Chuck (8pm), Heroes (9pm) and Medium (10pm). Then, If you care to stay up late, you can catch Jimmy Fallon’s debut as host of Late Night.  Jimmy’s guests tonight are Robert De Niro and Justin Timberlake. Late Night begins at 12:35am ET.

ABC
The season finale of The Bachelor followed by the After the Rose special. It all kicks off at 8pm ET.

Fox
2 hour all-new 24 at 8pm ET.

The CW 
Repeats of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.

ABC Family
All new Secret Life of the American Teenager (8pm) and Kyle XY (9pm).

In other casting news, Melissa George, who just left her role as intern Sadie on Grey’s Anatomy, has been cast as the female lead in the CBS drama pilot US Attorney. She will play Susan, ADA and ex-wife to the section chief (Michael Lange). Attorney centers around a team of federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan.  Lennie James and Jason Clarke have also been cast in the show.