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CBS today made its new series pickups, going for one drama,Good Sam, headlined by Sophia Bush, and one comedy, the multi-camera Smallwood starring Pete Holmes. The network also passed on political drama Ways & Means, starring Patrick Dempsey, the untitled Sarah Cooper/Cindy Chupack single-camera comedy, as well as…

How is this for symbolism — the Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, which featured the surprise return of Patrick Demsey as Derek Shepherd, added +3.09 million viewers after three days of playback. That is the show’s largest Live+Same Day to Live+3 increase among total viewers in more than 5½ years – since the…

Days after his character’s surprise appearance in the Season 17 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to talk about his return to the ABC medical drama. Derek, who died tragically five and a half years go, came back in a beach dream Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) slipped into after…

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. The two-hour Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy ended with a jaw-dropping moment five and a half years in the making. The series’ original male lead Patrick Dempsey made a return, with his character, Derek Shepherd…

It was a good night for the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football, but it was a really big night for Grey's Anatomy fans as Patrick Dempsey's McDreamy returned after a five-year absence. Last night the Shonda Rhimes medical drama dedicated its two-hour Season 17 season premiere to frontline healthcare workers…

SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details about tonight’s Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. EXCLUSIVE: ABC's promo for the Season 17 premiere of Grey's Anatomy teased a "shocking, jaw-dropping ending." That was an understatement. In one of the series' biggest twists ever, a beloved character, Patrick Dempsey…

The CW has picked up Sky Italia original Devils, starring Patrick Dempsey, as it continues its acquisition of international shows for its fall schedule. The move means a slight schedule change to accommodate the hour-long drama with Two Sentence Horror Stories and Dead Pixels moving from their previously announced…

EXCLUSIVE: Sky’s London-set financial thriller Devils is set to journey to 160 territories internationally after NBCUniversal Global Distribution closed a raft of deals for the Patrick Dempsey series. Produced by Italy’s Lux Vide in association with Orange Studio for Sky Italia, Devils premiered at Mipcom last year…

Pretty Little Liars alumna Troian Bellisario is set as the female lead opposite Patrick Dempsey in CBS’ Ways & Means. Phil Abraham has come on board to direct the political drama pilot from former SEAL Team showrunner Ed Redlich, Republican political consultant Mike Murphy, Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi's PatMa…

Amanda Warren (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) is set as a series regular opposite Patrick Dempsey in CBS political drama pilot Ways & Means (fka The Whip), from former SEAL Team showrunner Ed Redlich, Republican political consultant Mike Murphy, Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi's PatMa Productions and CBS…

Sky has unveiled the first trailer for its Patrick Dempsey-fronted financial thriller Devils. The broadcaster is launching the series, which comes out of its Italian division, in April. Dempsey, who is to star in CBS pilot Ways and Means, plays bank CEO Dominic Morgan in the ten-part drama, who welcomes Massimo…

Grey’s Anatomy alum Patrick Dempsey is returning to broadcast television as the star and executive producer of Ways & Means (fka The Whip), a Washington D.C. drama that has been picked up to pilot by CBS. The project comes from former SEAL Team showrunner Ed Redlich, Republican political consultant Mike Murphy, Nina…