Patricia Heaton News

October is spooktacular on ABC, as the network gets into the spirit of things (literally!) with Disney•Pixar's first special for television, "Toy Story OF TERROR!

“The 100th” – Marking the 100th episode milestone of 'The Middle,' the citizens of Orson, Indiana celebrate the Orsontennial - the town's 100th anniversary.

Daniels beat out Hugh Bonneville on Downton Abbey, Bryan Cranston on Breaking Bad, Jon Hamm on Mad Men, Damian Lewis on Homeland, and Kevin Spacey on House of Cards.

In anticipation of the live 65th Annual Emmy Award broadcast on CBS this Sunday, BWW will be spotlighting the Emmy nominated TV performances of some of Broadway's biggest stars. Today, we take a look back at the career of Jeff Daniels; from his early career in films like TERMS OF ENDEARMENT, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, and even DUMB AND DUMBER to his Tony-nominated role in GOD OF CARNAGE to his Emmy-nominated turn as newsman Will McAvoy in HBO's THE NEWSROOM.

The Middle on ABC Family is settling into its regular timeslot weekdays 5:00 pm ET/PT, starting tonight, September 17.

To commemorate the 12th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Sarah Tuft's prestigious and storied play '110 Stories', will be presented in Los Angeles on Sept. 11th at The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center.

NBC has given a second-season, 10 episode-renewal to Thursday night alternative series 'Hollywood Game Night.' The game show, hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jane Lynch, is the brainchild of award-winning actor-producer Sean Hayes and is based on his real-life game nights. The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

THE MIDDLE will begin airing on ABC Family, kicking off with an 8-hour marathon on Monday, September 16 from 11:00 am-7:00 pm ET/PT before settling into its regular timeslot weekdays 5:00 pm ET/PT, starting Tuesday, September 17.

New series for the 2013-14 season are "Back in the Game," "Betrayal," "The Goldbergs," "Killer Women," "Lucky 7," "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," "Mind Games," "Mixology," "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland," "Resurrection," "Super Fun Night," "Trophy Wife" and new alternative series "The Quest."

On the next episode of ABC's THE MIDDLE titled "The Ditch", while waiting in line at the power company to pay a late bill and dressed in her lab coat for her new dental assisting job, people mistake Frankie for a doctor. Get a sneak peek below!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, BBC One has greenlit a British version of the long-running U.S. comedy series EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND. The pilot, to be titled 'The Smiths', will star comedian Lee Mack and 'The Office's Catherine Tate.

On the next episode of ABC's THE MIDDLE titled "Hallelujah Hoedown", as Mother's Day approaches, Frankie wants to ensure that Mike gets her something she actually wants for a gift and informs all of the kids of her wish so that at least one of them will clue in a clueless Mike. Get a sneak peek below!

KATIE has announced the lineup of guests and performances when the syndicated daytime talk show broadcasts from Los Angeles for 'Katie's Hollywood Takeover,' airing the week of today, MAY 6-10.

KATIE has announced the lineup of guests and performances when the syndicated daytime talk show broadcasts from Los Angeles for "Katie's Hollywood Takeover," airing the week of MAY 6-10.

On THE MIDDLE's upcoming episode, titled 'The Ditch,' while waiting in line at the power company to pay a late bill and dressed in her lab coat for her new dental assisting job, people mistake Frankie for a doctor and let her cut in front of them so that she can finish her business quickly and get back to saving lives. But when one of those people shows up at Dr. Goodwin's (Jack McBrayer, '30 Rock,' 'Wreck It Ralph') office for a dental checkup, Frankie tries to keep up the charade, which leaves her new employer completely perplexed. Meanwhile, Axl discovers that Sue has a perfect attendance record at school and convinces her to ditch a day to live life on the edge; Dr. Fulton (Dave Foley) tries to find out why Brick is so opposed to going to middle school; and Mike and Axl's fishing trip takes a turn for the worse when a distraction causes Mike to crash the boat he's towing, wedging it into a ditch, on WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on ABC.

On THE MIDDLE's upcoming episode, titled 'Hallelujah Hoedown,' as Mother's Day approaches, Frankie wants to ensure that Mike gets her something she actually wants for a gift and informs all of the kids of her wish so that at least one of them will clue in a clueless Mike. Meanwhile, Sue asks Reverend TimTom for advice when she begins to resent her friends' happiness over getting their driver's licenses after she has repeatedly failed the test, and Cassidy stuns Axl with some bad news during the prom, on WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on ABC.

Katie Couric announced today that 'Katie' will travel to Los Angeles to tape five shows originating from Disney's El Capitan Theater, home to 'Jimmy Kimmel Live,' in the heart of Los Angeles' star-studded Walk of Fame. Couric will broadcast her syndicated daytime talk show in front of a studio audience, and has planned a full week of back-to-back stars including:

Jack McBrayer ("30 Rock," "Wreck It Ralph") guest stars as a potential employer for Frankie on tonight's episode of THE MIDDLE titled "Dollar Days". Get a first look below!

Here are some of the familiar Broadway faces appearing in prime time tonight (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)!

On THE MIDDLE's first episode in May, titled 'From Orson with Love,' after discovering that Sue's life, as defined on Facebook, is pretty pathetic, Frankie creates an online alias (or two or three) and tries to make her daughter as popular as possible. Meanwhile, after reading Tuesdays with Morrie, Frankie's healthy dad, Tag (Jerry Van Dyke), coerces Mike into listening to his long-winded life stories on a weekly basis; and Axl and Brick attempt to garner interest in getting a bunch of baby bunnies and kittens adopted by producing a viral video starring the animals in a James Bond knockoff, on WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET) on ABC.