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Oliver Cooper Joins ‘Californication’, Michael Gill Promoted On ‘House Of Cards’, Jennifer Aspen Boards CBS’ Tad Quill Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 16, 2013 @ 8:31am PDTTags: Californication, House of Cards, Jennifer Aspen, Michael Gill, Oliver Cooper
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Oliver Cooper (Project X) has joined the cast of the upcoming seventh season of Showtime‘s Californication. He will play Levon, a budding writer who wants to emulate Hank (David Duchovny), so he insinuates himself into Hank’s life to comic results. The CAA-repped Cooper, who next appears in The Hangover Part III, joins fellow new Californication recurring players Michael Imperioli, Heather Graham and Mary Lynn Rajskub.

There will be more of the President on the second season of Netflix’s House Of Cards. Michel Gill, who recurred on the first season of the Washington DC drama series as President Garret Walker, has been upped to a regular for Season 2, which just began production. The promotion is not surprising given that the President had increasingly relied upon Rep. Frank J. Underwood (Kevin Spacey). Gill is with Harden/Curtis. READ MORE »

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Heather Graham Joins ‘Californication’, Mary Lynn Rajskub Also Books Arc

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday April 15, 2013 @ 8:42am PDTTags: Californication, Heather Graham, Mary Lynn Rajskub
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Heather GrahamEXCLUSIVE: Heather Graham (The Hangover) is set for a season-long arc on the upcoming seventh season of Showtime‘s Californication. Additionally, 24 alumna Mary Lynn Rajskub has been tapped for a three-episode arc. Graham will … Read More »

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Michael Imperioli Joins ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday April 9, 2013 @ 8:14am PDTTags: Californication, Michael Imperioli, Showtime
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EXCLUSIVE: The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli has joined the upcoming seventh season of Showtime‘s comedy series Californication for a major recurring role. He will portray Rick Rath, a successful old-school television producer who will play a key role in Hank’s (David Duchovny) latest venture. Production on Californication‘s 12-episode seventh season begins this month for a 2014 premiere. Imperioli, who co-stars in thriller The Call opposite Halle Berry, will next be seen in  the Oldboy remake, reuniting with director Spike Lee. In addition to Sopranos, which earned him an Emmy, Imperioli’s major series stints include Law & Order, Life On Mars and Detroit 187, playing a detective on all of them. Read More »

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Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’, ‘Shameless’ & ‘Californication’ Renewed

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday January 29, 2013 @ 10:44am PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime
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Three weeks into the season, Showtime has renewed its entire current Sunday lineup: Drama Shameless for a fourth season, comedy House Of Lies for a third and veteran Californication for Season 7. The pickup comes as all three series are off to a strong start this season. They all returned on January 13 with their highest-rated episodes ever. The third season of Shameless is currently averaging 5.4 million weekly viewers across platforms, up 22% from last season and up 63% vs. Season 1. The second season of House Of Lies is averaging 3.2 million weekly viewers, up 10% from Season 1, and the sixth season of Californication is averaging 3.1 million weekly viewers, up 21% vs. season five. Production for the new seasons of all three series will kick-off in Los Angeles later this year for a 2014 launch. “Californication, House Of Lies and Shameless possess highly distinctive comedic voices, and given that all three continue to grow their audience season after season – the pick-up decision was easy,” said Showtime entertainment president David Nevins. Read More »

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Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’, ‘Californication’ & ‘Shameless’ All Return Strong

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday January 14, 2013 @ 12:24pm PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime, TV Ratings

Showtime saw a trio of series return last night with double-digit growth over their previous seasons. Back for its third season, Shameless garnered 2 million viewers at 9 PM, up 26% from the show’s Season 2 premiere and a series high. House Of Lies returned for its second season with 1.19 million viewers at 10 PM. That’s up 15% from the 1.03 million who watched the series’ Season 1 debut and 53% from the number of viewers who tuned in for the season finale. Californication was also back Sunday for its sixth season with 1.07 million viewers. The 10:30 PM airing of the Hollywood-based drama starring David Duchovny was up 41% from its Season 5 premiere viewership of 758,000. The premieres come on a free preview weekend for Showtime. Being that the network only counts subscribers, the actual viewership could be much higher. Read More »

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Potential ‘Californication’ Offshoot Starring Maggie Grace Not Going Forward

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday January 12, 2013 @ 5:55pm PSTTags: Californication, Maggie Grace
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Lost alumna Maggie Grace’s major arc on the upcoming sixth season of Showtime’s dark comedy Californication will remain just that. I hear Showtime has scrapped plans to potentially spin off Grace’s character Faith into her own series. Showtime … Read More »

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Showtime’s David Nevins On End Game For ‘Dexter’, ‘Californication’ & ‘Homeland’: TCA

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday January 12, 2013 @ 3:03pm PSTTags: Californication, Dexter, Homeland
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With Dexter headed into Season 8 and Californication into Season 6, attention understandably is focused on Showtime’s plans for ending the two series. Both series have found a second wind, hitting some of their best ratings in their … Read More »

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Showtime Sets Return Date For ‘Shameless’, ‘House Of Lies’ & ‘Californication’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday September 17, 2012 @ 9:29am PDTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime

The network will bring back all three original series January 13, Showtime announced today. Shameless‘ third season will air at 9 PM, followed by the Season 2 opener of House Of Lies at 10 PM and the … Read More »

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Sarah Wynter Joins Showtime’s ‘Californication’ As Recurring

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday May 21, 2012 @ 11:08am PDTTags: Californication, Showtime
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Sarah Wynter CalifornicationEXCLUSIVE: Sarah Wynter (24) has been tapped for a recurring role on the next season of Showtime’s dark comedy series Californication. The Australian actress will play the wife of rock star Atticus Fetch, played by … Read More »

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Maggie Grace Set For Key ‘Californication’ Role That Could Lead To Her Own Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday May 11, 2012 @ 2:30pm PDTTags: Californication, Maggie Grace, Showtime
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Lost alumna Maggie Grace is set for a major nine-episode arc on the upcoming sixth season of Showtime’s dark comedy Californication, playing the role of Faith. The part was designed as heavily recurring with a regular option behind it, so … Read More »

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Showtime Renews ‘Shameless’, ‘House Of Lies’ And ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 1, 2012 @ 10:12am PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime
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After a strong start to the current season, Showtime has given an early renewal to its entire Sunday lineup of Shameless, House Of Lies and Californication. With the pickup of dark comedy House Of Lies, both of Showtime’s freshman series greenlighted by entertainment president David Nevins are going into a second season, along with drama hit Homeland. Shameless has been picked up for a third season, while Californication was renewed for a sixth. “These three shows are clearly resonating with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights,” Nevins said. “We are extremely pleased with the creative work being done by the casts, producers and writers – and I so appreciate that each of these series has such a clear and distinctive voice.”

Showtime’s Sunday night lineup is posting double-digit year-over-year growth for its returning series and strong numbers for rookie House Of Lies. Shameless averages 4.75 million weekly viewers, up 30% vs. Season 1 to rank as Showtime’s No. 2-rated show behind only Dexter. House Of Lies is on track to be Showtime’s highest-rated comedy. Season 5 of Californication averages 2.96 million viewers across all platforms, up 10% from Season 4. Read More »

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Showtime’s ‘House Of Lies’ Off To Strong Start, ‘Shameless’ Up In Season 2 Debut

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 9, 2012 @ 12:29pm PSTTags: Californication, House of Lies, Shameless, Showtime
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Another solid series premiere for a Showtime series. New dark comedy House Of Lies debuted last night with 1.03 million viewers at 10 PM. It was in line with the network’s most recent series premiere of drama Homeland, which opened … Read More »

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Natalie Zea Closes Deal To Continue On ‘Justified’, Books Arc On ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday June 23, 2011 @ 6:19pm PDTTags: Californication, FX, Justified, Showtime
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EXCLUSIVE: Justified co-star Natalie Zea has signed a new deal to continue on the acclaimed FX drama series, which has been renewed for a third season. Additionally, she has been tapped for a recurring role on the Showtime comedy series … Read More »

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Media Moguls Ask: Is Netflix Friend Or Foe?

By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor | Sunday May 1, 2011 @ 4:35pm PDTTags: 30 Rock, Californication, Camelot Starz, Desperate Housewives, Dexter, Epix, HBO, House of Cards, Law & Order: SVU, Netflix, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, Netflix Online Streaming, Showtime, Starz, The Office

Netflix last week was the object of envy and fear. The firm that’s evolving from DVD-by-mail provider to Web video subscription service showed in latest quarterly earnings that it’s growing at an astonishing rate. By charging as little as $7.99 a month, Netflix … Read More »

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TV CASTINGS: Ed Asner To USA’s ‘Royal Pains,’ Meagan Good To ‘Californication’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday April 29, 2011 @ 11:30am PDTTags: Californication, Ed Asner, Royal Pains, TV Casting
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Last season, USA Network’s flagship series Royal Pains introduced Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein) and Evan R. Lawson’s (Paulo Costanzo) dad Eddie Lawson, played by Henry Winkler. Now the upcoming third season will go down another generation, with veteran Ed Asner … Read More »

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CABLE RATINGS: ‘Shameless’, ‘Army Wives’ Hit Series Highs

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 28, 2011 @ 1:19pm PDTTags: Army Wives, Cable Ratings, Californication, Shameless
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The Season 1 finale of Showtime’s drama Shameless drew 1.16 million viewers at 10 PM last night (1.51 million combined for the two airings). It was the the series’ largest audience to date, up 18% from its previous high, the … Read More »

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TCA: ‘Californication’ Is Not Pornographic, Its Creator/Exec Producer Says

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 5:18pm PSTTags: Californication, Evan Handler, TCA, Television Critics Association, TV

From Ray Richmond who is contributing to Deadline Hollywood’s TCA coverage:

UPDATED: During Californication‘s TCA session, a critic suggested that the dark comedy might have gone too far in Season 3 to resemble porn. “Oh , wait, that’s totally not fair,” star David Duchovny said. Added creator/showrunner Tom Kapinos, “… Read More »

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Showtime Renews ‘Californication’, Picks Up Baseball Reality Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 12:55pm PSTTags: Cable TV, Californication, David Nevins Showtime, Showtime, Showtime Renewals, TCA, TCA Showtime, Television Critics Association, TV
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Showtime’s brass are really happy with the premiere of its comedy veteran series Californication on Sunday. So happy that they have renewed it for Season 5 after one airing. The cable network’s new entertainment president David Nevins just made the … Read More »

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Solid Start For Showtime’s Sunday Series

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday January 10, 2011 @ 12:37pm PSTTags: Cable TV Ratings, Californication, Dexter, Episodes, Showtime Ratings, The L Word, The Tudors, TV, TV Ratings
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Showtime’s series were off to a good start last night. Leading the way was new racy drama Shameless, a remake of the acclaimed British series, which drew 982,000 at 10 PM (1.3 million overall for the 2 runs) to rank … Read More »

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