Rankings: Undercover Boss Will get Greatest Audience each year Kardashians Set Series Record

Ron Tigner Maybe since it qualifies as fantasy fare within the Great Recession, Undercover Boss snapped up its greatest audience since The month of january 2011, based on Nielsen overnights. Meanwhile, the implosion of Kim Kardashian's marriage to Kris Humphries set series records for E!. SAG Top Moments: Drink if a person states Scorsese The preliminary data, not modified for timezones, also reveal that the nation's Football League's Professional Bowl rejected by 18 percent and Not so long ago drawn in the greatest audience in 11 days. Fundamental cable rankings emerge later, so no immediate amounts are for sale to the Screen Stars Guild Honours, that was simulcast on TNT and The best spinner's. But E! reported the Season 4 finish of Kourtney & Kim Take NY published the series' greatest-ranked and many-viewed telecast ever, calculating over 3.5 million audiences. It did very best in its target demo of ladies 18-to-34 (3.3 million). Catch on present day news 8 p.m.CBS: Undercover Boss 13.06 million audiences (3.)ABC: Not so long ago 10.78 million (3.4)Fox: The Simpsons 5.12 million (2.4) Napoleon Dynamite 4.43 million (2.1)NBC: Professional Bowl 10.52 million (3.6) 9 p.m.ABC: A Grin As Large because the Moon 7.46 million audiences (2.6) CBS: The Great Wife 10.95 million (2.2)Fox: Family Guy 5.92 million (3.) American Father! 5.92 million (2.4) 10 p.m.CBS: CSI: Miami 10.48 million audiences (2.2 demo rating)

NBC Developing Work Spin-Off About Dwight Schrute

Rainn Wilson NBC is planting the seed items for just about any spin-in the Office devoted to Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) as well as the Schrute family beet farm, Deadline reviews. The series, which might tentatively launch noisy . 2013, would follow Dwight's existence outdoors of Dunder Mifflin at his family's beet farm and bed mattress and breakfast. The beet farm remains featured in many episodes stemming to Season 2, while using Office and Parks and Entertainment executive producer Mike Schur playing the role of Dwight's business partner and oddball cousin Mose. Watch full cases of Work The chance spin-off will probably be introduced later this season inside an Office episode set at Schrute Farms. Wilson and also the co-star/series executive producer Paul Lieberstein would executive-result in the new show with fellow Office executive producer (and former NBC Entertainment Chief) Ben Silverman, that's been helping develop the spin-off. Greg Daniels, who first modified Work for your U.S., is not involved. News in the potential spin-off comes at any time when the flagship series remains in the transitional period. After longtime star Steve Carell left last April, some audiences (as well as the character Dwight themselves) haven't completely warmed to the idea of Andy (Erection dysfunction Helms) in charge. The comedy's ratings have wound up since Carell left the latest new episode came a 3. rating inside the grownups age groups 18-49 demographic compared to Season 7's average from the 4 rating, nevertheless the Office remains among NBC's finest rated scripted series. Catherine Tate reprising her role round the Office Sitcom spin-offs have created mixed results on NBC. Frasier, which switched from Cheers, went for 11 seasons. Joey, from Pals, made it couple of years. When The Office be restored, Dwight could be featured inside the first half of Season 9 before shifting to their personal show. Are you able to watch a spin-in the Office featuring Dwight? Or you think there's another Dunder Mifflin worker more well worth the spotlight? Appear off inside the comments below!

They're Sundancing as rapidly as they could

'Lay the Favorite' brings Randall Emmett, Stephen Frears, Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall and D.V. DeVincentis to Sundance Film Fest. Sigourney Weaver and Rodrigo Cortes.The Sundance Film Festival found "Red-colored-colored Lights" stars Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen joining with director Rodrigo Cortes and professional producer Cindy Cowan for just about any low-key dinner just before the pic's world premiere within the Eccles on Friday evening. Olsen downplayed her role inside the film, which received ho-hum response.Also on Friday, carrying out a preem of "Celeste and Jesse Forever," director Lee Toland Krieger partied along with his stars, including Rashida Manley and Elijah Wood, who manned the decks within the Grey Goose Blue Door afterparty.Richard Gere held court Saturday within the "Arbitrage" fete, where site visitors incorporated "Simon Killer" thesp Lila Salet."Lay the favouriteInch saved its publish-screening party raging late Saturday evening with stars Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall within the DirecTV- and Sundance Funnel-backed affair.Nevertheless the hardest door to go in what food was in Bing Bar, where rapper Drake switched up after evening time -- greater than two several hours after expected -- only to chuck the ball industry-heavy Primary Street crowd in to a gyrating craze getting a five-song perf that was preceded having a bawdy standup set from Aziz Ansari.Later, lower the hill a couple of blocks, people sufficiently fortunate to get slip past the heavy-handed security at nightly after-several hours hotspot TAO saw multiple thesps dancing onstage, on tables and nearly anywhere their Sorel boots were grown round the snowiest evening in the fest up to now. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com

Abigail Spencer Is Within Your Vision

For Joss Whedon's supernatural romanceWhile she's had more exposure on television up to now (together with a run among Don Draper's more memorable mistresses on Mad Males), Abigail Spencer has seen her film career hit a brand new gear lately. And based on the actress, she's arrived an online insurance lead role on Inside Your Eyes, created by legendary workhorse Joss Whedon.Speaking with Vulture, she says she's obtained a job within the film. "It's my very first time carrying out a project with him, but I have always aspired to use him. I am so excited to get it done.Inch When motivated to spill a couple of more nuggets, Spencer demurred, most likely because she knows Whedon projects include a thick layer of secrecy and that he can spend his Avengers cash on assassins to murderlise anybody who allows slip particulars. All she'd have to say is this: "It is the most romantic film within the good reputation for time. It is a supernatural romance." We are guaranteed more information soon.Eyes was introduced in October, with Whedon speaking up because the first production from his new company Bellwether Pictures he will not personally direct. That job went to Brin Hill, who'll nevertheless work from the script compiled by Joss themself. Shooting is placed to begin the following month in LA, and, when the way his Shakespeare adaptation Much Ado About Nothing was stealthily shot was any suggestion, it could all take place in Joss's garage.But Spencer herself can also be about producing projects: she's written an intimate comedy known as Wrong Number that finds two other people introduced together with a random skipped call. And she's now guaranteed producer backing from James Franco, who Spencer just labored with on Mike Raimi's Oz, The Truly Amazing And Effective.She'll next be observed in What This Means Is War and surfing drama Of Males And Mavericks.

Exclusive: Fairly Legal Adds Melinda McGraw as New Judge

Melinda McGraw Fairly Legal is adding Mad Men's Melinda McGraw just like a new judge next season, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. McGraw may have Judge Victoria Connors, a completely new accessory for that San Francisco Bay Area Supreme Courts. Connors is known to love a clear, crisp and free-spirited recent divorcee recognized for her desire for regulations, and possibly the lawyers themselves. McGraw is slated to appear in one episode. USA sets premiere date for final season of In Plain Sight Furthermore to her recurring role on Season 2 of Mad Males as Don's mistress Bobbie Barrett, McGraw is famous on her concentrate on Males from the Certain Age, Free Air travel Wing as well as the X-Files. She most recently carried out among Gibbs' ex-partners on NCIS. Fairly Legal returns due to its second season on Friday, March 16 at 9/8c on USA.

Open road suits Paramount's 'Devil'

Low-budget 'The Devil Inside' took $33 million at the B.O.For marketers of genre films, the devil is often in the details of timing -- which worked out quite well last week for Paramount's low-budget exorcism pic "The Devil Inside." The pic debuted far better than expected -- with $33.7 million -- leading the first frame of the 2012 domestic box office 24% higher than 2011's."Devil" is the third-highest January opening, behind 2008's "Cloverfield" ($40.1 million) and the "Star Wars" reissue, which bowed to $35.9 million in 1997."Devil's" success should bolster the trend of releasing genre films this time of year. For Par, the returns on the pic are particularly heavenly, considering the film cost only $1 million to acquire. Added to a reportedly limited marketing spend, "Devil" already is profitable.That's fortunate for Par because horror films typically see steep declines in subsequent frames. And "Devil" could fall even further than usual. The film received an overall F CinemaScore rating. While some filmgoers rated the pic positively (not representative in its comprehensive appraisal), most gave the pic a C rating or worse.While "Devil" had the recent sesh mostly to itself, this week will see competition from "Contraband" and "Joyful Noise," followed the week after by "Underworld Awakening."For Par, though, "Devil" has already exorcised its box office demons. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com

Imagine Entertainment cuts staffers

Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment has laid off five employees, including top production exec Jeremy Steckler.Cuts come just two days after Imagine reupped its deal with Universal through 2016 -- though the formerly exclusive pact was changed to a first-look deal.Imagine prexy Michael Rosenberg said the layoffs have more to do with the changing economic landscape in the business and less to do with the new deal. He added that while Steckler was a part of the layoffs, his contract was up in a couple of months and both parties had decided not to extend it. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com

Variety honors Charlize Theron

Variety's Timothy Grey with Shailene Woodley Company directors Gareth Evans, Zal Batmanglij, Phillipe Falardeau, Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh, Gerardo Naranjo, Matt Piedmont, Michael Roskam and Lynn Shelton join Variety s Steven Gaydos at Palm Springs brunch. Variety's Indie Impact and 10 Company directors to look at 2012 brunch unspooled under vivid blue desert skies Sunday in the Parker Hotel in Palm Springs. Honoree Charlize Theron stated, "I've the career I've today due to independent films," crediting "Monster" helmer Patty Jenkins with seeing her potential. All of the company directors she's labored with deserve credit, she came to the conclusion, "even the poor quality ones.Inch Variety's Steven Gaydos introduced the ten helmers to look at, saying, "What they've in keeping is really a resolve for indie cinema -- even if they create a studio film, it feels independent." One of the company directors in the relaxed event were Mexican helmer Gerardo Naranjo, who stated he's almost wishing "Miss Bala" does not get Oscar nommed so he is able to leave the campaign trail and to work. "Seem of My Voice" helmer Zal Batmanglij stated his next film, "The East," will even feature "Voice" star Brit Marling, this time around inside a story in regards to a lady who infiltrates an anarchist group. Also brunching around the Parker lawn were Palm Springs Film Fest director Darryl Macdonald, fest chairman Harold Matzner and artistic director Helen du Toit, in addition to thesps Shailene Woodley, Robert Forster and Erectile dysfunction Lauter. Contact Pat Saperstein at pat.saperstein@variety.com

Jordi Molla in talks for 'Riddick'

After coming close to nabbing the coveted villain role in J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek 2," Spanish thesp Jordi Molla is taking his sinister sneer to another sci-fi franchise, as he's in negotiations to play the villain opposite Vin Diesel in David Twohy's "Riddick." Molla is in talks to play Santana, a mercenary who heads up an eight-man crew tasked with finding and killing Riddick. Production on the second "Pitch Black" sequel recently resumed after a two-month hiatus while the producers finalized financing. 2004's "The Chronicles of Riddick" grossed more than $115 million worldwide, indicating there's still plenty of interest in another sequel, with this one being made for a price. Molla most recently starred opposite Zoe Saldana as the villain in "Colombiana." In addition to co-starring alongside Johnny Depp in "Blow," Molla has also matched wits against two of the biggest movie stars in the world -- Will Smith and Tom Cruise -- as the villain in "Bad Boys II" and "Knight and Day." Molla is repped by Paradigm and Artists Independent Management. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com