Drop Dead Diva

Celebrity Apprentice: All Fired Up, Nine, 7.00pm
How does Nine get more people to watch what is essentially a weekly summary show? Easy. Put Donald Trump’s appearence into the Friday night episode.

Drop Dead Diva, GEM, 7.30pm
One of the few new programs on GEM these days. Dream Big. Jane represents a mother whose son is pushing for her to sue the sperm bank she used to conceive him.

Movie: Last Chance Harvey, Seven, 9.00pm
Harvey shine is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Travelling to London for his daughter’s wedding he is devastated to learn he is merely a guest and not considered father of the bride. Leaving before the reception he has a chance encounter with Kate Walker. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives. With Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson

Happy Hookers, SBS ONE, 10.00pm
Is prostitution becoming an acceptable career choice? Journalist Alex Bedford wants to find out. Alex meets a variety of 20-something women at the forefront of an emerging shift in the sex industry: young, trendy women in London who are turning to high-end escorting to finance their expensive taste for lavish goods.

The Graham Norton Show, ABC2, 11.17pm
Final. Graham Norton presents his unique celebrity chat show focusing on the people, trends, stories and pop culture that interest him most, featuring trademark Norton comedy monologues and celebrity chat.

House, 8.30pm, Ten
In the series return, a year has passed since House crashed his car into Cuddy’s home, and we find House spending time behind bars at the East New Jersey Correctional Facility under the close watch of the prison warden.

Rules of Engagement, 7.30pm, TEN
Russell is forced to move into Timmy’s apartment after his mother cuts him off.

Young Guns, 10pm, GO!
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor.

Drop Dead Diva, 7.33pm, GEM
Following the car accident that left Grayson in a coma, Jane finds herself struggling with her desire to reveal herself as Deb when he wakes up, despite warnings from Fred.

As it Happened: Bloody Omaha, 8.30pm, SBS ONE
More than 60 years ago, the fate of World War Two turned on five beaches in Normandy, France. D-Day was the greatest amphibious invasion ever attempted. History remembers it as a great victory, but it could have turned out alot differently.

Bullock joining new Gervais comedy

Sandra Bullock has reportedly signed on to feature in the new Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant comedy Life’s Too Short for the BBC. Bullock will join the cast that already includes the likes of Johnny Depp and Sting as guest stars.

Modern Family recasting Lily

Modern Family execs are looking to recast the role of Lily, the adopted daughter of Mitchel (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and Cameron (Eric Stonestreet). The character was played in the first two seasons by a pair of twins.

Sopranos actress to guest on Drop Dead Diva

Former Sopranos actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler will join the cast of Drop Dead Diva for its third season finale. Producers say they have written the role purposely for Sigler.

Glee to scale back music

Glee’s executive producer Brad Falchuk says they are planning to scale back the amount of music in the drama series and concentrate more on character relationships in the third season. “We’re really focusing a lot more on larger story arcs and less about romantic relationships and more on character relationships, outside forces pushing inward on the glee club,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.

Leonardo da Vinci series in the works

American network Starz is reportedly working on a new series centring on Leonardo da Vinci. The project will focus on the artist’s early days and will be written by Blade: Trinity director David S. Goyer.

Morag departing Home and Away

Cornelia Frances, who plays Morag on Home and Away, has wrapped up filming her final scenes on the soap. The actress, who has played the character on and off for the last 23 years, will depart the series in what is being described as “abrupt” circumstances.

More original songs for Glee

More original material is set to feature on future episodes of Glee, adding to the tally of two that have featured this season. 

Sheen in talks for return?

Charlie Sheen is claiming that he is in talks about a possible return to Two and A Half Men. The actor told a Boston radio station that “there’ve been discussions, buts I’ve been asked not to divulge anything.”

Advertisers apologise for ill-placed billboard

An advertising company in the UK has apologised for placing a billboard for TV series The Walking Dead right next to a funeral parlour. The Co-operative Funeralcare company were unhappy that they had not been consulted prior to the billboard going up.

Griffin to guest on Drop Dead Diva

Kathy Griffin has signed on for a guest role on the new season of Drop Dead Diva. The actress will play the sister of one of the main characters.

Liz Hurley joins Wonder Woman pilot

Liz Hurley has signed on to appear in the upcoming Wonder Woman pilot as a villain. The actress/model will play the lead character’s nemesis in the pilot for American network NBC.

Snoop Dogg and Larry King to roast Donald Trump

Snoop Dogg and Larry King have been confirmed to be a part of the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump this month. The rapper and former talk-show host will join Jersey Shore’s Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and Roast host Seth MacFarlane in roasting Trump.

LeAnn Rimes to guest on Drop Dead Diva

Country singer LeAnn Rimes will make a guest appearance on new drama series Drop Dead Diva. The show’s executive producer said:  ”When we created this role, we specifically had LeAnn in mind. Her character is complex, brilliant and just when you think you know her, she’ll throw in a twist you won’t see coming.”

Michael Lohan filming for Celebrity Rehab

Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael has reportedly begun filming for the new season of Celebrity Rehab. TMZ reports that the 50-year-old has joined the series to confront anger issues.

The first week of summer on GO sees some significant programming changes, most notable The Big Bang Theory drops down to one episode per week, while the number of Two and a Half Men and Seinfeld episodes in prime time increase.

The Middle has gone, Top Gear on Thursday moves to Wednesday, swapping with Wipe Out USA, while Community returns for its next season on GO. Hit US series Pretty Little Liars premieres on Monday November 29, in a two hour premiere.

Gossip Girl, Fringe, Drop Dead Diva, Nikita and Human Target all remain at their usual times. Hellcats does as well, but repeats will fill gaps in the US schedule.

Here is the summary of week 49:

Sunday November 28
5.30 Wipeout
6.30 Top Gear
7.30 Two and a Half Men
8.30 Movie: Dukes of Hazzard
10.40 Movie: Old School
12.30 Star Trek – The Original Series 
1.30 Help Me Help You 

Monday – Thursday 6.00 – 7.30pm
6:00 The Flinstones
6:30 Total Wipeout UK

Monday November 29
7.30 Hellcats Rpt
8.30 Pretty Little Liars – two hour premiere
10.30 The Big Bang Thoery
11.00 Two and a Half Men
11.30 Gossip Girl Season 3
12.30 Pretty Little Liars replay. 2.30 Home Shopping.

Tuesday November 30
7.30 Drop Dead Diva
8.30 Seinfeld
9.30 Community – series return
10.30 South Park double ep
11.30 Reno 911
12.00 Community replay
1.00 Drop Dead Diva replay

Wednesday December 1
7.30 Top Gear (new night)
8.30 Human Target
9.30 Fringe S3
10.30 Two and a Half Men
11.30 South Park
12.00 Human Target replay
1.00 Fringe replay

Thursday December 2
7.30 Wipe Out USA (new night – swapped with Top Gear) 
8.30 Seinfeld
9.30 Nikita
10.30 Movie: Vacancy
12.20 Eclipse Music TV
12.50 Nikita replay

Friday December 3
6.00 Movie: Tom and Jerry The Fast and the Furry
7.30 Movie: The Three Amigos
9.40 Movie: History of the World Part 1
11.35 Survivors – 3 episodes
2.45 Go filler. 3.00 Starsky and Hutch
4.00 Just Shoot Me. 4.30 TMZ

Saturday December 4
5.30 Unnatural History  
6.30 Movie: Speed racer
9.15 Movie: Mama’s Boy 
11.15 Star Trek The Original Series
1.15 Movie: And Starring Pacho Villa as Himself
3.30 Get Smart. 4.30 The Flintstones

Click here for GO! TV guide.

9:30pm – Monday, September 28 on Channel Nine

After nearly spilling her secret to Grayson, Jane is approached by Claire Porter, a mother looking to sue a diet guru whose drastic weight loss plan has caused heart problems in her teenage daughter, Hannah. Claire insists that the Jillian Ford diet relies on false advertising, but Hannah remains steadfastly committed to it, despite its dangerous side effects. So when Jillian refuses to include a warning on her products, Jane heads to court. Meanwhile, as Fred’s sudden disappearance and everyone else’s collective amnesia about his ever having worked at the firm puzzles Jane, Grayson defends Kim when a former assistant sues her for sexual harassment.

After quickly turning the case into a referendum on Claire’s fitness as a mother, Jillian’s lawyer calls Jane as a witness and produces an old TV commercial that features a younger Jane Bingum enthusiastically endorsing the diet plan that she now says is dangerous. Embarrassed that she didn’t remember having made the commercial, Jane consults her doctor, who fills in the details about her sad history with radical weight loss schemes. Meanwhile, hobbled by Kim’s reputation as a difficult boss, Grayson sends Teri to find a former assistant who will testify on Kim’s behalf. And just as Jane is about to tell Grayson the truth about who she really is, Teri interrupts to say that she’s uncovered a problem with Adam Bay’s lawsuit against Kim.

Although Parker wants to settle, Teri and Grayson reveal that Bay lifted his story virtually word for word from another lawsuit against an attorney at a firm where he used to work. After Jane calls Jillian to the stand and proves that she relied on radical bypass surgery, and not her own products, to stay thin, Hannah is convinced that the Ford diet is a fraud. Finally, after learning that Fred’s budding romance with Stacy resulted in his being summoned back to his celestial headquarters, Jane is stunned to see Kim thanking Grayson for saving her job – with a passionate kiss.

9:30pm – Monday, September 7 on Channel Nine

Upon waking with a post-birthday party hangover to discover that Fred spent the night caring for Stacy, Jane heads for the office.

Finding Teri in a panic over the suspicion that she’s about to be replaced by a new assistant, Jane is met by Marianne Neely, a nurse for whom she once did some pro bono work. But before Jane can learn why she’s there, the police arrive to arrest Marianne for murder. Meanwhile, Parker assigns Grayson to handle longtime client and legendary TV star Larry Baxter’s lawsuit against a website for mistakenly declaring him dead, and Fred opts to play hard-to-get with Stacy.

At the county jail, Marianne tells Jane how she fled after being charged as an accomplice in a fatal armed robbery almost 20 years ago. After changing her name, she became a nurse, got married, had a family, and lived an exemplary life until being tracked down. However, when Jane tells Philip Neely that his wife’s fate rests on his testifying on her behalf, he cannot forgive Marianne’s betrayal. So when the testimony of the murder victim’s son impresses the jury, Jane knows that Marianne’s only hope is to tell them what she has wanted to tell her own family for many years. Although he gets an apology from the website, Baxter annoyingly insists on suing the networks who spread the false rumor. And when Grayson balks, Baxter threatens to take the matter up with Parker. Meanwhile, Jane claims to know nothing about the stream of applicants who are showing up to interview for Teri’s job.

After recommending that Fred ease up and call Stacy for a date, Jane walks Marianne through her courtroom testimony. Upon hearing his wife’s moving apology, Philip changes his mind and wants to take the stand, but the judge says he can’t since Jane has rested her case. So while the prosecutor offers a deal that will send Marianne to prison for ten years, Jane cleverly includes a letter from Philip in her closing arguments that sways both the judge and the jury and ultimately sets Marianne free. Finally, after discovering that Parker is the one who’s angling to replace Teri, Jane insists that the choice of an assistant is hers alone. And as she discovers that Stacy has actually fallen for Fred, Jane starts to find her way into Grayson’s heart.

9:30pm – Monday, August 31 on Channel Nine

Though she’s looking forward to working alongside Grayson for the first time, Jane is disappointed when Kim replaces her so she can represent Michael Fernandez, who was recently released after spending ten years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.

While Michael is happy with the $15,000 he’s been offered by the Compensation Board, Jane isn’t. However, after hearing from D.A. Henry Callahan, who was responsible both for putting Michael behind bars and then releasing him after another man confessed to the crime, the board denies Jane’s request and awards Michael nothing at all. Meanwhile, Grayson is uncomfortable with defending Barry Schuster, the owner of a website that helps married people arrange extramarital affairs. And upon discovering that it’s her birthday, Jane learns she is now eight years older than Deb.

Despite being under fire from Parker for antagonizing Callahan, Jane decides to sue the D.A. Though she’s unhappy to learn that the real killer died five years ago, after reviewing his confession and the testimony of an eyewitness, Jane concludes that, because the killer drank a soda and ate a box of Cracker Jacks as he fled the scene, Callahan should have realized that the diabetic Michael couldn’t have committed the crime. Meanwhile, though Kim has no problem with the case, Grayson struggles to come up with a closing argument in defense of a client who he finds reprehensible.

After Jane convincingly argues that the D.A.’s zeal to get re-elected drove him to do nothing when faced with the evidence of her client’s innocence, Callahan offers Michael $100,000 for his wrongful imprisonment. And though Jane wants more, Michael accepts the offer so he can get on with his life. Finally, as the settlement saves Jane’s job, Grayson wins over the jury to Schuster’s side after claiming that while he finds his website repugnant, his client isn’t the one who really causes marriages to fall apart. And after Kim rebuffs Schuster when he suggests having an affair while his wife is away, Jane uses her birthday party to send a passionate message to Grayson.

9:30pm – Monday, August 24 on Channel Nine

Though Kim is excited when she and Jane are assigned a lawsuit for David Beckham, she’s disappointed when, rather than the soccer star, their new client turns out to be a golden retriever. According to his despondent owner Wallace Haft, this David Beckham is a clone he paid $200,000 for after his first dog, the prize-winning David Beckham I, died. But because the new dog is just a shadow of his genetic predecessor, Wallace wants his money back. Jane’s day then takes an unexpected turn when Deb’s mother, Bobbi Dobkins, shows up wanting to hire Grayson to represent her in a divorce. Stunned by the news that Deb’s parents are splitting up, Jane discovers that Grayson is already representing her dad and, with Parker’s blessing, she signs on as Bobbi’s lawyer.

As the trial gets underway, Wallace documents everything Beckham I could do that his new dog cannot. But when the defense lawyer blames the new pup’s poor performance on its owner, the judge is inclined to dismiss the suit once genetic tests proving Beckham II’s lineage are confirmed. Realizing that Joe and Grayson have been planning the divorce for some time, Jane uses her intimate knowledge of the family to get as much as she can for Bobbi. However, when her mom accidentally leaves her phone at the office, Jane discovers that she has been seeing someone else. Meanwhile, as Fred redoubles his efforts to woo Stacy, Jane must fend off the advances of Hank, a courtroom bailiff whom she dated prior to the gunshot wound that changed her life.

Reeling from the shock of Bobbi’s affair, Jane looks for answers at the house where Deb grew up. But when Bobbi drops by the office to explain that her marriage was a sham perpetrated for Deb’s benefit, Jane refuses to represent her. Upon seeing some suspicious video footage, Jane sends Teri and Bobbi to a dog show for a DNA sample from the winning golden retriever. Though tests prove that David Beckham II was just one of four clones that were produced and Jane and Kim convince the lab to settle, Wallace realizes how fond he’s grown of his new dog and asks to keep him. Finally, as Fred sees a small chink in Stacy’s armor, Jane gently lets Hank down as she watches Grayson and Parker put the final touches on the Dobkins’ divorce.