scifiwire
01-11-2010, 07:40 PM
A roundup of news in brief.
<img border="0" alt="News briefs: <i>Chuck</i> scores high; <i>Jonah Hex</i> re-shoots" src="http://scifiwire.com/assets_c/2010/01/Chuck_Strahovski_Levi_newseason-thumb-550x367-30954.jpg"><p>Sunday's two-hour return of <i>Chuck</i> gave NBC its highest ratings so far for the show since a special 3-D telecast that aired the day after last year's Super Bowl, The Hollywood Reporter's <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/holy-chuck-highest-ratings-since-3d-telecast.html" target="outside">Live Feed</a> blog reported; the first new episode of the year drew 7.7 million viewers and a healthy 3.0 preliminary rating among adults 18-49, with the second drawing 7.2 million and a 2.9 rating.<br />
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<p>Irish actor Stuart Townsend has left the production of Kenneth Branagh's <i>Thor</i>, in which he had been cast in the role of Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, over creative differences; he has been by virtual unknown Joshua Dallas (<i>The Descent: Part 2</i>), the Associated Press reported.<br />
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More... (http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/news-briefs-chuck-scores.php)
<img border="0" alt="News briefs: <i>Chuck</i> scores high; <i>Jonah Hex</i> re-shoots" src="http://scifiwire.com/assets_c/2010/01/Chuck_Strahovski_Levi_newseason-thumb-550x367-30954.jpg"><p>Sunday's two-hour return of <i>Chuck</i> gave NBC its highest ratings so far for the show since a special 3-D telecast that aired the day after last year's Super Bowl, The Hollywood Reporter's <a href="http://www.thrfeed.com/2010/01/holy-chuck-highest-ratings-since-3d-telecast.html" target="outside">Live Feed</a> blog reported; the first new episode of the year drew 7.7 million viewers and a healthy 3.0 preliminary rating among adults 18-49, with the second drawing 7.2 million and a 2.9 rating.<br />
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<p>Irish actor Stuart Townsend has left the production of Kenneth Branagh's <i>Thor</i>, in which he had been cast in the role of Fandral, one of the Warriors Three, over creative differences; he has been by virtual unknown Joshua Dallas (<i>The Descent: Part 2</i>), the Associated Press reported.<br />
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More... (http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/news-briefs-chuck-scores.php)