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Fans of the show will remember Nate's sudden and tragic death caught in the crossfire of a brutal gang war; Sammy returning home to learn his wife was pregnant by another man; Ben's short temper causing him to hit a civilian... more than once.

Officer Jessica Tang stepped into Southland this fourth season, but in many ways it feels like she has always been a part of the team.

So what happened to Southland, the terrific and highly acclaimed American cop show that ran on TV One's Monday night schedule at 8.30pm? Just when the drama focusing on the on and off-duty lives of LAPD officers was becoming interesting, the show was pulled, to be replaced by the emotionally arid and pretentious Person of Interest.

Steven Tyler of 'American Idol' on Fox Q: How much did your first-year experience sell you on the idea of returning to "American Idol"? A: It was a whole year of, "What?" I was living in L.A., and it was pretty amazing.

Ringer "It Just Got Normal" Bridget offers to host a fundraiser that her friend Greer is holding for Juliet 's school and discovers that Greer knew one of Siobhan 's deep dark secrets.

As Det. Lydia Adams on TNT's cop drama, Regina King has broken the rules of what Hollywood offers African-American women.

Nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2011 in five film and eight primetime television categories and for the SAG honors for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles were announced this morning in Los Angeles at the Pacific Design Center's SilverScreen Theater in West ... (more)

The 2012 SAG Awards show is just three days away, so get set for some big time Hollywood excitement.

Regina King's Los Angeles detective is a rare character of color who isn't a best friend, girlfriend or stern boss.

This gritty police drama began its fourth season last week with a great opener. All the elements that have made this series compellingly watchable are intact, including a stellar ensemble and story lines that make you laugh one minute and exclaim "Did they just do that?" the next.

A tour bus carrying country music star Lee Brice caught on fire outside a restaurant in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa, forcing the musician and his crew to flee.

Actress Marla Gibbs will reunite with her 227 co-star Regina King in a special episode of TNT's SOUTHLAND entitled 'Underwater' on Tuesday, January 24, at 10/9c. Gibbs played King's mother on the long-running 1980's sitcom.

If you notice a plethora of reruns this week, blame it on sweeps. The February sweeps, that is, one of the periods during the year when television networks load their schedules with programming designed to attract eyeballs.

Southland has returned to Channel 26 in Tempe, and now fans are being given a glimpse at two future episodes, Southland episode 4.03 titled Community and episode 4.04 titled Identity .

The best drama on TV is back for its fourth season. "Southland," TNT's gritty police drama starring Ben McKenzie, Regina King, Shawn Hatosy and Michael Cudlitz premieres tonight at 10 P.M. The show is about the personal and professional lives officers and detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department.

TNT 's " Leverage " ended its fourth season last Sunday night with a rightful title " The Last Dam Job " in which the Leverage team leader Nate Ford recruits the team due to an old foe spying on the team's developments and supposedly knowing their secrets.

"This is basically what our new season has been like," Southland series star Shawn Hatosy previewed for LA TV Insider Examiner during a conference call just last month.

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Do you roll your eyes in disbelief when a network TV show presents a female cop in a tight shirt, leather jacket and lots of cleavage? Then imagine how Regina King feels, starting her fourth season playing one of the realest female cops on TV in TNT's Southland , when she comes across a typical portrayal of a woman detective on television.