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LUCIOUS AND COOKIE are doing it wrong. Building a music empire is fine, but if those two wanted to amass some real power, they should consider getting into the TV business. After all, the Lyons have nothing on the real-life success of Fox’s Empire, this year’s biggest TV juggernaut. In Hollywood, television has usually played second fiddle to the glitz and glamour of the film world. But that has changed over the past decade as A-list stars, writers and producers have discovered the power that comes from a hit TV franchise. Consider the real-life empires built by powerhouses Shonda Rhimes (the creator of Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy, above) and Greg Berlanti (The Flash, Blindspot). Both producers have become so successful that they could probably sell the networks on a weekly,…

THE Power MAINSTAYS T hey are some of the most influential, creative minds in TV, and they show no signs of stopping. A handful of producers have changed the game when it comes to today’s hit programming, from the rebirth of the multicamera sitcom (Chuck Lorre) to the establishment of reality competition franchises (Mark Burnett) and the endurance of late night (Lorne Michaels). And their influence is only growing, with new projects that are replicating—and in some cases even overshadowing—their earlier successes. “I love going to work,” Lorre says. “I love the writing, the rewriting and the shoot nights. Maybe the love of doing it is translating onto the screen.” Lorne Michaels First gig: The Canadian comedy producer moved south of the border to write for Laugh-In and The Beautiful…

THIS WEEK’S EPISODE of Rosewood is a shocker—just not in the way you’d think. Turns out there’s another doctor in Miami who’s just as smart and handsome as private medical examiner Beaumont “Rosie” Rosewood (Morris Chestnut): his medschool chum pathologist Dr. Mike Boyce (guest star Taye Diggs, starting a multiepisode arc). When Rosie and his cop partner, Annalise Villa (Jaina Lee Ortiz), get stumped in the case of a poisoned fashion designer, they seek Mike’s expert help. And to Rosie’s annoyance, Mike catches Villa’s eye. Chestnut tells us about reuniting with Diggs (his costar in the films The Best Man and The Best Man Holiday) and what’s in store (romantically) for Villa and Rosie. How was reteaming with Taye Diggs? We’re actually very close. We’re both Capricorns, so we’re similar…

News flash: You can find things more meaningful than a used couch on Craigslist. That’s what California college student Jackie Turner, who grew up parentless, discovered in December 2013 after posting an ad requesting a mom and dad for the holidays. The reaction was so overwhelming that she ended up hosting a soiree for all the respondents. My One Christmas Wish, starring former Glee star Amber Riley, is Turner’s story (with a few twists, like a love interest, thrown in). Riley took a break from rehearsals for NBC’s The Wiz Live!, in which she plays Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North (see feature on page 38), to chat about Jackie, holiday movies and her Christmas traditions. What makes Jackie special? She is so resilient. Many people would have just…

SHE PLAYS Lucy Elkins, the meek, religiously raised nurse from Appalachia who blossoms—in the most outrageous ways—in Steven Soderbergh’s 1900s-era medical drama The Knick. “Steven told me Lucy was heading down a rabbit hole but wouldn’t elaborate,” Hewson says. “He just kept saying, ‘It’s f---ed up! It’s f---ed up!’ ” And it is. After being callously dumped by her lover, Dr. Thackery (Clive Owen), Lucy “can’t put up with people pushing her around anymore,” Hewson says. “Now she’s ballsy. She wants to move up in society and will do whatever it takes.” That includes sexually pleasuring Chinese drug lord Ping Wu (Perry Yung) in order to afford nice outfits. WHERE YOU’VE SEEN HER Hewson plays Tom Hanks’s daughter—and narrowly escapes death—in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. And she was just…

FOLLOW US> TV Guide Magazine @TVGuideMagazine Write to us: Letters, TV Guide Magazine, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or email letters@tvgm.com Quick Clicks Despite its low ratings, we can’t break up with The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and at least one reader agrees with us. “I love this show,” wrote Faith Schafer. “Rebecca [Rachel Bloom] is a great combination of authentic, charming and, yes…crazy. Watching her navigate her new life—accompanied by the occasional song-and-dance number—it’s hard not to laugh, cry, see yourself, cringe. If you haven’t given it a second look, please do!”… Jacqueline Diamond doesn’t think the male-nudity trend on TV, which we recently detailed, measures up [“The Full Frontal Frontier,” November 9]. “A TV exec claims that male nudity is about ‘authenticity.’ That’s delusional,” she…

THE Power DAYTIMER IN THESE DAYS of roller-coaster ratings and shrinking budgets, it’s hard to have a hit soap. It’s even harder to have a hit and take big chances with it. That requires balls and power. And Bradley Bell has ’em both to spare. Of the four remaining daytime dramas, only Bell’s CBS show, The Bold and the Beautiful, delivers what made soaps so popular in their golden age (lush romance, juicy melodrama, trashy behavior) while pushing them into the future with hot-button topics and dazzling visuals. Bell has been B&B’s executive producer– head writer since the mid-’90s, and he operates with freedom and confidence—rare in this era of network interference—reminding us that soaps can be more than cool, goofy fun. They can also be important. “My goal for…

You’ve heard the rumors: Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard can’t stand each other. But what’s the real deal? When we sat down with them on the set of Empire—an interview they asked to do in tandem—there was no doubt they can fight like bobcats. But the mutual respect is unmistakable. They were playful, hilarious and—though these two badasses won’t want to hear this—absolutely adorable. Ultimately, they’re in it together. Just like Cookie and Lucious. The relationship between your characters can change from hate to love and back again several times per episode. What’s with those two? Howard: Cookie and Lucious don’t have anyone else worthy enough to fight with, so they find reasons to fight with each other. [Laughs] Just so they’ll have something to do. Henson: I believe…

As always on The Walking Dead, safety is not a guarantee, especially on the midseason finale after Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his fellow crew of survivors find themselves trapped inside the Alexandria Safe Zone thanks to the zombie herd that surrounds the walls. “The world they have fought for and committed themselves to surviving in has become a prison,” executive producer Greg Nicotero says. “Ideas on how to lure [the zombies] away are bandied about, but they’re not all on the same page as to what the execution is.” While the Alexandrians fight to keep the undead out, another threat brews inside the gates as Morgan (Lennie James) holds a dangerous member of the Wolves gang hostage. “It really is a matter of time before either someone discovers him…

The holiday season is here and so is the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, easily one of the most beloved yuletide specials of all time. And even though small-town pageants and aluminum trees are as dated as Flashbeagle, Linus’s center-stage message of peace on Earth and good will toward man is evergreen. “The world is different today, but the things Charles Schulz wrote about are as enduring now as they were when we started,” says Lee Mendelson, who executive produced the classic cartoon with the Peanuts maestro. To honor the gang’s holiday milestone, a slew of celebs are sharing their memories of the cartoon in a Kristen Bell–hosted special featuring musical performances by Kristin Chenoweth and Pentatonix, as well as a digitally remastered airing of the 1965 gem.…

NOVEMBER 23, 2015 | PUZZLE #1268 ACROSS 1 Doctor Holland on Swamp Thing 5 ____ of My Best Friends 9 Grauer of Black Sash 12 Producer of Maude 13 October birthstone 14 Aranha of Married People 15 Elvis’s job on Pacifi c Blue (2 wds.) 18 Brauner of B.A.D. Cats 19 Brand of Laredo 20 Tear 22 ____ and the City 23 Dateline ____ 26 Family on What a Dummy 31 Hearing devices 33 Dined at Jack’s Place 34 Flack of Black Scorpion 35 To air on TV 38 Vegas move 39 Negative word 40 Tic- ____ -Dough 42 Actor Prinze, Jr. 46 Director Welles 50 Used for recording 52 ____: Crime Scene Investigation 53 Addy of Still Standing 54 Where plants grow 55 Anna and ____ King 56 Partner 57 An impudent…

The fall’s most sought-after celebrity guests are named Trump, Clinton and Carson. As presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle work the campaign trail, they’re goosing ratings on daytime and late-night shows. “Politics has always been an important part of who we are,” says The View’s consulting producer Candi Carter. “It’s a long race. Everyone is on our wish list!” AMERICA’S MOST WATCHED TOP 25 SHOWS Source: Nielsen Media Research, week of November 2–8, 2015, in millions. THE Power EVENT 9.3 million Viewers who watched Donald Trump host Saturday Night Live Trump predicted that his November 7 hosting gig would go “through the roof,” and it did, earning the NBC sketch show its biggest audience since December 21, 2013. Winning the silver: Hillary Clinton, whose appearance in the October…

She’s the creative force behind Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy and an executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder. Her knack for crafting character-rich, intricately plotted and effortlessly diverse dramas inspired ABC to commit its entire Thursday lineup to her hyper-addictive hits and brand it “TGIT.” This spring, she’ll launch another promising female-driven drama, The Catch, starring Mireille Enos (The Killing) and backed by her own production company, Shondaland. What’s more, the single mom of three daughters recently became a first-time author with the publication of her memoir, Year of Yes. But for Shonda Rhimes, TV phenomenon and pioneer, the definition of success boils down to one simple question. “It’s literally just: Am I happy?” she says. “Has my day gone well? If you’re not having a good time…

THE Power PRODUCER WITH FIVE SHOWS ON the air ( Arrow, Blindspot, The Flash, The Mysteries of Laura and Supergirl), one set for midseason (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and at least two more in development (see “To-Do List”), Greg Berlanti is either the hardest-working man in television, a member of a clone army intent on taking over Hollywood or a cyborg that doesn’t need sleep. “I actually wake up around 5am and do the creative stuff first because my brain is so fresh,” laughs the youthful 43-year-old, adding that he typically follows his predawn work with a trip to the gym— “from, like, 8:30 to 10am”—before heading to one of his two Burbank offices, at Warner Bros. or NBC. Feel like a sloth yet? Well, get ready to, because we…

TIME TO FACE facts. Chinese fortune cookies are actually Japanese. Italians did not invent spaghetti. And “Freedom fries” might be the more appropriate name for French fries after all—it was founding father Thomas Jefferson who introduced them to America after taking a liking to them during his European travels. The new Cooking Channel series Food: Fact or Fiction? is packed with such useless but delicious trivia. Even host Michael McKean is amazed at the findings—when, that is, he’s not freaking out. What’s the wildest food factoid you folks have uncovered? How Genghis Khan is connected to the creation of the hamburger. It’s shocking. Not Soylent Green shocking. But it’s pretty dire. A few things have taken me to the limit. Don’t get me started on oysters, which to me taste…

TO FIRE UP Season 13, Top Chef is hitting the road and trekking across California to explore the state’s eclectic culinary identity. We caught up with the show’s longtime host, Padma Lakshmi, to see how things pan out. How do you keep the series fresh 13 seasons in? Not since the Texas season have we been in more than one city. But this was different. We were really on a road trip, up and down the Pacific Coast Highway: San Diego and Palm Springs and San Francisco and Santa Barbara and Los Angeles twice. So it really did feel like this gypsy caravan, which was fun. Exhausting, but fun. What was your favorite challenge? The contestants have to cater a wedding in Palm Springs. We married 25 couples. I got…