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Mariska Hargitay recently signed a new deal to return to NBC’s Law & Order: SVU but this time she wont be taking on the female lead role and now it’s rumored that Jennifer Love Hewitt may take on this role.
Deadline Hollywood are reporting that producers are eying up Jennifer to replace Mariska as the leade role because Mariska want’s to cut back on the amount of hours she puts into the show.
Jennifer recently guest starred on SVU last season as a rape victim so I’ve no idea how they will make her now become the female lead on the show. Christopher Meloni still hasn’t signed a new deal to return for the 13th season of the show because he is looking for more money to continue playing the lead male role on the show, where as Mariska agreed to stay on $385,000 per episode while working less hours.
I love SVU but if Jennifer Love Hewitt is now going to be the lead on the show I think I will have to move on because I couldn’t bare to watch her every week. What are your thoughts on all of this?
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Forbes have come up with their annual list of the 10 top-earning women in Prime-Time television and it’s full of the usual people you would expect to appear on the list.
10. (tie) Jennifer Love Hewitt, Estimated earnings: $6.5 million
The CBS show Ghost Whisperer, on which Hewitt served as producer and star, ended its run in May after five seasons. The former Party of Five star also played a prostitute in the Lifetime movie The Client List and offered a scene-stealing cameo in NBC’s Love Bites pilot. In March she shared personal relationships struggles in her book The Day I Shot Cupid.
10. (tie) Calista Flockhart, Estimated earnings: $6.5 million
Though her on-screen struggles, be them health-, politics- or marriage-related, as Kitty Walker have been many, Flockhart has little to complain about off-screen. As the ensemble cast’s top-earner, the former Ally McBeal star banked $6.5 million last year. Arguably better: she finally tied the knot with long-term beau and fellow actor Harrison Ford.
8. (tie) Marcia Cross, Estimated earnings: $7 million
Cross’ comedic turn as the all-too-perfect Bree Van De Kamp on ABC’s hit series has earned her critical accolades, countless fans and a $250,000-per-episode paycheck. The mother of twins padded her Wisteria Lane income with a lucrative turn as a Motts spokeswoman.
8. (tie) Ellen Pompeo, Estimated earnings: $7 million
Now in its seventh season on the air, viewers still flock to ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. Having spent years watching Pompeo’s Meredith Grey simultaneously push away and pine after her now husband, Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd, they got to see her move on to the next struggle this past spring: a child. In the high stakes season finale, her character miscarries. Off camera, Pompeo has been busy caring for her own healthy baby, Stella, with her real-life producer husband Chris Ivery.
7. Tina Fey, Estimated earnings: $7.5 million
What 30 Rock lacks in prime-time viewers (the series averages 6.5 million weekly viewers last season) it makes up for in critical and award show acclaim. The series had won the Emmy for best comedy for three consecutive years, upstaged this year by ABC’s Modern Family. Fey, too, has picked up statues for her role as the series’ creator and star, Liz Lemon. She reprised her Emmy-winning Sarah Palin impersonation on an episode of Saturday Night Live last season, and appeared opposite Steve Carell in the big-screen romantic comedy Date Night.
6. Mariska Hargitay, Estimated earnings: $9.5 million
Though ratings for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit took a hit when it was bumped up an hour to make room for Jay Leno’s short-lived 10 p.m. talk-show last season, the series remains the franchise’s strongest effort. At the forefront of both that show and its success is Hargitay, who has been rewarded with an Emmy and Golden Globe win in the past. Now that the Law & Order mothership has concluded its lengthy run, the New York-based actress becomes the unofficial face of the larger franchise.
5. Marg Helgenberger, Estimated earnings: $10 million
The Emmy-winning actress recently launched her 11th season as showgirl turned blood-spatter analyst Catherine Willows on the lucrative CBS procedural. In an era where few shows deliver sizable ratings–much less massive profit–her series continues to stand out.
4. Eva Longoria Parker, Estimated earnings: $12 million
Like her fellow leading ladies, the Desperate Housewives siren pulled down an estimated $250,000 per episode last season. Off screen, Longoria Parker’s lengthy list of endorsements included L’Oreal Paris, LG Fashion Touch, Heineken and London Fog. The restaurant owner, who donates much of her personal income to charity, also dipped her toe into the celebrity fragrance marketplace with the spring launch of Eva by Eva Longoria.
3. Katherine Heigl, Estimated earnings: $15.5 million
With both a newborn and a film career to nurture, Heigl walked away from her Emmy-winning role as Izzie Stevens on Grey’s Anatomy. Thanks to a string of box office successes, like Knocked Up and 27 Dresses,Heigl commands $12 million a flick, which puts her among the best-paid ladies in Hollywood. More recently her turn opposite Ashton Kutcher in the critically panned Killers proved a dud. Up next: Life As We Know It, where she and co-star Josh Duhamel become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.
2. Tyra Banks, Estimated earnings: $25 million
Though the supermodel turned super-personality concluded her daytime talk show run in May, she’ll continue to serve up ABC’s True Beauty and her popular unscripted model competition series, America’s Next Top Model. In addition to producing the latter, Banks has licensed it in territories throughout the world. First up from the newly minted book division of Bankable, her multimedia company, is Modelland.
1. Ellen DeGeneres, Estimated earnings: $55 million
In addition to her short-lived gig judging American Idol, DeGeneres remains host of her popular talk-show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and lends her face to ad campaigns for American Express, CoverGirl and new entry Vitamin Water. More recently, she announced she was launching her own record label, eleveneleven, and promptly signed 12-year-old YouTube sensation Greyson Chance as her first artist.
I was feeling great about myself after taking a loan out from the bank today, until I read this. Now I feel depressed.
source: Prime Time’s 10 Top-Earning Women [Forbes]
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Law & Order : SVU’s Mariska Hargitay is blaming Jay Leno and NBC for the reason that SVU’s ratings have took a dip.
SVU has always received over 10 million viewers but the show, which is now in it’s 11th Season was moved from Tuesday nights at 10:00 pm to Wednesday night at 9:00 pm in September 2009, is now getting between 8 and 9 million each week.
Mariska is blaming NBC and The Jay Leno Show for this reason, she tells the new issue of More Magazine “It ruined our numbers,” she says bluntly. “The first four episodes, we were considerably down because nobody knew when the show was on. Finally, we’re starting to find our audience again.†Given Leno’s disappointing ratings, she hopes “we go back to where we belong. It was doing so well. Why mess with it?”
I wonder if NBC regret all the decisions they have made in the past year? I also wonder if they regret still having Heroes on the air. But Heroes is a whole different subject (seriously how is that crap still going?). Jay Leno should just go hide in a hole because the hate for him is not dying down.
source: The Sexiest Cop Alive [More Magazine]
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Forbes have release their prime time top earning women list from June 1, 2008 to June 1, 2009. When coming up with the list they take into account earnings from television work, producing, movie work and any endorsements.
10. Ellen Pompeo (tie) – $6 million
Now in its sixth season, viewers still tune in to see the latest as Pompeo’s Meredith Grey simultaneously pushes away and pines after her husband, Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd, on ABC’s medical hit. Off camera, the Massachusetts native gave birth to her first child with her producer husband Chris Ivery.
10. Jennifer Love Hewitt – $6 million
Hewitt’s CBS star vehicle rolled out its fifth season last month. As she’s done in seasons past, she serves as a producer and lead actor on the female-friendly series. The former Party of Five star also shills pimple cream and other products for skincare company Proactiv.
9. Marcia Cross – $6.2 million
Cross’ comedic turn as the all-too-perfect Bree Van De Kamp on ABC’s hit series has earned her critical accolades, countless fans and a $225,000 per episode paycheck. Off set, she took on a role as a Motts spokeswoman.
8. Tina Fey – $7 million
Despite just 7 million weekly viewers–up 10% from last season–Fey’s comedy consistently garners critical and award-show praise. Still more impressive, she serves as creator, writer and star. She grabbed gobs of attention last fall for her impersonations of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. In addition to striking a lucrative book deal during the 12-month period, she also filmed Date Night, a romantic comedy opposite fellow NBC star Steve Carell.
6. Maura Tierney – $8 million (tie)
As nurse turned doctor Abby Lockhart, Tierney spent a decade stitching up bodies at County General Hospital on NBC’s long-running medical drama ER. After a lengthy and lucrative run, the series and its fictional hospital finally closed its doors this past spring. The Emmy-nominated actress had grand plans to take on a new NBC drama, the upcoming Parenthood, before bowing out for health reasons.
6. Julia Louis-Dreyfus – $8 million (tie)
While its hardly Seinfeld money, Dreyfus makes a more than a healthy living as the star of CBS’ Wednesday night comedy. She’s also seen money from Seinfeld residuals and a Seinfeld-themed guest arc on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. Lest it stop there, the famously goofy star also serves as spokeswoman for Conagra’s Healthy Choice.
5. Mariska Hargitay – $8.5 million
After 10 seasons on the NBC program, the Emmy-winning actress and co-star Chris Meloni found themselves in the middle of a protracted contract dispute this past spring. Off-camera, Hargitay also struggled with a collapsed lung.
4. Eva Longoria Parker – $9 million
The Desperate Housewives vixen may have shed her model body and sexpot image in the show’s leap forward, but she still commands a pretty paycheck. In addition to her $225,000 per episode payday last season, she rakes in additional dough with endorsements like L’Oreal Paris.
3. Marg Helgenberger – $9.5 million
The Emmy-winning actress recently launched her 10th season as showgirl turned blood-spatter analyst Catherine Willows on the lucrative CBS procedural. In an era where few shows deliver massive ratings much less massive profit, her series stands out.
Kathernie Heigl – $18 million
As cancer patient Izzie Stevens on the ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy, Heigl garnered tears and fans alike last season. Whether her character will ultimately survive the illness–and thus remain on the show–remains one of prime-time’s biggest guessing games. Over on the big-screen, the 30-year-old star appeared opposite Gerard Butler in another romantic comedy, The Ugly Truth. Proving her range, she’ll follow that with a starring role opposite Ashton Kutcher in the Lionsgate action comedy Five Killers.
Tyra Banks – $30 million
When it comes to supermodels turned super-personalities, Banks has her competition beat. Among the former cat-walker’s projects: her own production company, along with a slew of TV shows, including model competition series America’s Next Top Model, beauty competition show True Beauty and daytime chat-fest The Tyra Banks Show.
source: Prime-Time’s Top-Earning Women [Forbes]
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Mariska Hargitay was rushed to a hospital in New York last night after suffering chest pains.
This is the third time Hargitay has been hospitalized since December — the previous two times were for a collapsed lung.
We’re told Mariska complained of chest pains while on the set of “Law & Order: SVU,” but was taken to the hospital after filming.
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 TV host Howie Mandel was hospitalized Monday with an irregular heartbeat, but his condition was not believed to be serious.
“Doctors expect him to be released and back to work [Tuesday],” rep Lewis Kay says.
 “He did not have a heart attack,” adds Kay, refuting reports.
The Deal Or No Deal host, 53, was in Toronto to shoot his new NBC show Howie Do It.
Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay has a partially collapsed lung, but won’t miss any work, according to her rep.
“Mariska Hargitay has been sidelined with a pneumothorax (a partially collapsed lung),” the rep says.
In spite of her condition, the 44-year-old actress “will appear in all episodes for the rest of the season of Law & Order: SVU,” the rep says.
According to a source, the actress has been on vacation and her injury did not occur on the set of her show.
Hargitay was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress in a television drama, but did not attend Sunday’s ceremony.
Access Hollywood was first to report the news.
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