Peter Facinelli News

Viewers nationwide can now sample the series premieres of the hit SHOWTIME returning series THE BORGIAS, NURSE JACKIE and THE BIG C, two weeks before they premiere on the network.

Viewers nationwide can now sample the series premieres of the hit SHOWTIME returning series THE BORGIAS, Nurse Jackie and THE BIG C, two weeks before they premiere on the network. The premiere episodes can be accessed on the SHOWTIME website www.sho.com/preview, on YouTube www.youtube.com/SHOWTIME, and via select television providers' free On Demand channels and websites, reaching over 40 million digital households across 26 distributors. The series premieres are also available on Showtime ANYTIME®, Showtime apps on iPhone®, iPod Touch®, Android smartphones and tablets, and Nook® tablets, as well as the Showtime Social app for iPad®, on connected TV platforms, major web portals, and for download as a free video podcast on iTunes. The fourth season premiere of NURSE JACKIE airs on Sunday, April 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME, followed by the third season premiere of THE BIG C at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, and the second season premiere of THE BORGIAS at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The first three episodes of all three series will be made available on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and Showtime ANYTIME the day after their series premieres.

Syndicated morning show LIVE! WITH KELLY announces the lineup of co-hosts and guests who will join host Kelly Ripa for four shows from beautiful Banff, Alberta, Canada during the week of April 2, 2012.

On Sunday, April 8th, three hit SHOWTIME series will return to the network in a triple-header night of programming.

LOOSIES is coming to theaters on January 13th, 2012. The comedy drama is directed by Miachael Corrente and written by Peter Facinelli. It stars Peter Facinelli, Christy Carlson Romano, Michael Madsen, Jaimie Alexander , William Forsythe, Joe Pantoliano, Vincent Gallo, Alex Ziwak, Marianne Leone, Billy 'V' Vigeant, David Gere, Johnny Cicco, Sera Verdi, Glenn Ciano, Rebecca Forsythe, Chad A. Verdi, Peter Berkrot, Tom DeNucci, Tom Paolino and Eric Phillips.

'Breaking Dawn,' the final installment in the popular 'Twilight Saga' of books and films, will be broken into two separate films, deadline.com reports. The first half of 'Breaking Dawn' will be released on November 18, 2011; production on the film will begin in fall 2010.

Talk show listings for Friday, November 18.

Last year Jimmy Kimmel declared November 17 - National UnFriend Day (NUD). NUD is a holiday dedicated to giving Facebook users the opportunity to 'unfriend' people without any guilt. This annual event was created to weed out people on Facebook whom users wouldn't usually have contact with in their day to day lives, reserving the connection only for true friends.

Talk show listings for Thursday, November 17.

Talk show listings for Friday, November 18.

Talk show listings for Thursday, November 17.

Last year Jimmy Kimmel declared November 17 - National UnFriend Day (NUD). NUD is a holiday dedicated to giving Facebook users the opportunity to 'unfriend' people without any guilt. This annual event was created to weed out people on Facebook whom users wouldn't usually have contact with in their day to day lives, reserving the connection only for true friends.

A brand new trailer for TWILIGHT:BREAKING DAWN Part 1 has just been released. In the trailer, The Cullen family are seeking blood to save Bella's (Kristen Stewart) life as shows Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) tells Carlisle (Peter Facinelli) and Esme Cullen (Elizabeth Reaser) that the vampires have exhausted their blood supply.

Award-winning actors Aida Turturro and Joel Grey will each guest star on one episode of the upcoming season of NURSE JACKIE. This will mark a reunion for series star Edie Falco and Turturro as both starred together on the long-running hit drama series The Sopranos. Production on season four of NURSE JACKIE is currently underway in New York for a 2012 premiere. The two stars join the recently announced Rosie Perez and Bobby Cannavale as season four guest stars.

As first reported on TV Line, Academy Award winner Joel Grey will guest star in an upcoming episode of Season 4's NURSE JACKIE on Showtime. According to TV Line, Grey is set to play a patient who comes to All Saints Hospital due to a severe case of dementia.

Talk show listings for Tuesday, November 8.

Talk show listings for Tuesday, November 8.

The ABC Television Network announces highlights of its upcoming November sweeps programming, including special Halloween and Thanksgiving-themed episodes of some of television's biggest hit series, 'The 45th Annual CMA Awards' and '2011 American Music Awards,' a one-hour 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition A Veterans Day Special,' and of course 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'

According to published reports, Broadway veteran and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will guest star in the season premiere of the fourth season of NURSE JACKIE. His character is described as: ' a badass, has a tattoo that says No Regrets and is a drug user who meets Jackie one night. He is chasing after that ultimate high. Has kids and a wife who don't talk to him anymore.'

Twilight fans on Long Island will have the opportunity to meet and greet Twilight actor Peter Facinelli (a.k.a. 'Dr. Carlisle Cullen') today from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Westfield South Shore Mall, 1701 Sunrise Highway, Bay Shore, NY 11706.