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The actor will play mission commander Frank Pike in the two-hour pilot set aboard a starship from Earth.
Meanwhile, Roseanne actress Laurie Metcalf has signed up to play the lead in Easy Money, a new series for The CW. The drama centres on a family of loan sharks, in which Metcalf's character is the matriarch and boss.
Also for The CW, Anne Archer (Ghost Whisperer) has been hired to co-star on new drama Privileged as rich widow Laurel Limoges, who is raising her twin granddaughters.
The series is based around a well-educated woman who is hired as a tutor and full-time life coach for a pair of wealthy 16-year-old sisters.
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'How I Met Your Mother' for Fox comedyBecki Newton will star in Fox pilot The Goodwin Games.
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Grammy Awards most-watched since 1984The 54th Grammy Awards is seen by over 40 million viewers for the CBS network.
