Season 5 runner up Katharine McPhee has landed another TV role after NBC's two-season run of "Smash." Now she's on CBS in "Scorpion." She plays a waitress whose son she considers "challenged" but is actually a genius. Ho does she find out? A genius tells her so. It's a show full of socially awkward geniuses helping solve complex problems. It sounds very much like a show CBS would embrace and is based loosely on a true story.
"Scorpion" debuts Monday, Sept. 22. Here's an extended trailer culled from the first episode:
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Caleb Johnson and Jena Irene somehow work well as a duo. Check this cover of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" they released last week:
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Former season eight "American Idol" finalist Jasmine Murray made the top 10 of the Miss America pageant Sunday night as Miss Mississippi.
Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
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Jordin Sparks was recently in an Excedrin ad I saw on TV. Totally random:
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Paul McDonald of season 8 performed on Craig Ferguson's late show last week:
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