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Fast National ratings for Wednesday, May 16, 2012

The news wasn't as good for ABC. Its comedy lineup was down from last week, with the finale of "Suburgatory" drawing some of its worst ratings of the season. "Modern Family" was down some too, and at 10 o'clock "Revenge" took a slight dip from last week.

FOX easily led the night with 17.3 million viewers and a 10.3 rating/17 share in households. CBS was the best of the rest with 10.4 million viewers and a 6.5/11. ABC (6.6 million, 4.3/7) came in third, followed by NBC (4.5 million, 3.1/5). The CW drew 950,000 viewers and a 0.7/1.

FOX also dominated the 18-49 demographic with a 4.8 rating, finishing way ahead of CBS' 2.7. ABC took third with a 2.3, while NBC averaged 1.3 and The CW 0.4.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (16 million viewers, 9.6/16 households)
ABC: "The Middle" (6.5 million, 4.1/7)/"Suburgatory" season finale (5.4 million, 3.6/6)
NBC: "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" - two episodes (5.25 million, 3.4/6)
CBS: "Mike & Molly" rerun (4.45 million, 2.9/5)/"Rules of Engagement" rerun (4 million, 2.6/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (800,000, 0.6/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.4)

9 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (18.6 million, 10.9/17)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" season finale (12.6 million, 7.8/12)
ABC: "Modern Family" (9.3 million, 5.7/9)/"Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" (4.8 million, 3.3/5)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" rerun (2.8 million, 2.0/3)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1.1 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (5.2)

10 p.m.
CBS: "Criminal Minds" season finale (14.3 million, 8.9/14)
ABC: "Revenge" (6.85 million, 4.7/8)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (5.5 million, 3.8/6)
18-49 leader: "Criminal Minds" (3.8)

Revenge Stars Tease "Major Explosion" in "Insane" Season Finale!

The countdown to Revenge's highly anticipated season finale is officially on, people! The ABC hit series is closing out its breakout first season with "a major explosion" and a possible shift in the hot love triangle between Emily (Emily VanCamp), Daniel (Josh Bowman) and Jack (Nick Wechsler)! Plus, what final trick does Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) have up her sleeve?

So what can fans expect from Revenge's finale next week? And which guy will Emily be sharing "a beautiful moment" with in tonight's episode? We chatted with Emily, Josh and Madeleine at the EW/ABC upfront party to get all the scoop...

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"Oh my god, so much happens!" Emily teases of the finale. "It was like multiple cliffhangers. We read the script and our jaws were all dropping in the read-through. It was insane."

Madeleine adds, "I think the audience is going to be in for quite a shock. Let's just say there's going to be a major explosion!"

By now we all know there's a major death in the finale, one that Josh admits he was shocked by but at the same time says, "Nothing surprises us anymore on the show. If it was me dying, I would've been like, 'All right, I had a good season. It's been fun!' Mike [Kelley] is so good at keeping us as actors on the cusp of what's happening."

Emily teases, "There's a really good fight coming up in the last episode, which I had a lot of fun with." So who might Emily be battling in the final two episodes? Why, the man that killed her father, of course!! "The white-haired man is in town, and he's become a villain not to reckon with," she says ominously. "I mean, he's really, really great, a wonderful character, and I hope he comes back as a villain because he's great."

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As for tonight's episode? Emily teases that it should make fans rooting for Emily to be with Jack very happy. "We have a beautiful moment between Emily and Jack that's born out of tragedy and grief but is really beautiful," she tells us. "[It's] one of my favorite moments of the season, to be honest, and I think probably one of the moments that people have been looking forward to the most."

So will Emily be marrying Jack in the flash-forward to Emily's wedding that will kick off season two that Kelley told us about? "I don't know. I don't know if I would trust what Mike Kelley says about that wedding," Emily tells us. "He brings it up a lot, but I don't know. Nothing is ever as it seems, and I think that things always change!" As for Bowman, he has no idea either, saying, "I don't know who that's to!"

Finally, Madeleine teases that Victoria isn't done causing mayhem yet and may just be saving the best for last. "Her final action at the end of the season finale is a chance for her to make up for everything she's done, and it goes very awry," she says. So what's Lady Grayson's end game then? "There are multiple end games," Madeleine explains. "I think she's very Lady Macbeth in a sense that she's very driven and she's very ambitious and she wants to protect her family, but she also wants her to redeem herself."

To hear more from Emily, Josh and Madeleine, including their thoughts on moving to Sunday at 9 p.m. next fall, watch our interviews with them above! Then head on down to the comments to get your Revenge speculation on: Who's dying? Who will Emily choose?

'Revenge' Season 2: Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe move to Sunday with fewer repeats

Next year, ABC plans to air the show with fewer repeats. During his announcement of the Fall 2012 schedule on Tuesday morning, ABC TV president Paul Lee told the media that he intended to find a way to broadcast "Revenge" in a more continuous block next season.

"The intention is to have 'Revenge' absolutely do 22 episodes," he says. First of all, he intends to stagger the fall premieres so that each show can get a strong promotional push, a technique typically used by cable networks. "So stagger your launches, make sure you have room to do it, make sure you can throw a network behind it and support it, and not have as much clutter on your own network as you launch," Lee explains. "I think certainly you're not going to see as many repeats as you did last year."

As for the somewhat surprising relocation of "Revenge" out of its 10 p.m. Wednesday slot into Sundays at 9 p.m., Lee says it's a move designed only to bring more attention to the show, which will now air after "Once Upon a Time."

"That's moving to the highest night, on Sunday," he says. "It's got a fabulous drama lead-in. We had a very successful drama season last year, and this is a show our audiences love... We're desigining it as a win-win for 'Nashville' and 'Revenge.'"

We've got to admit, there's something to be said for Lana Parilla's evil queen Regina and Madeleine Stowe's evil mom Victoria going back-to-back on Sundays. There's serious marketing potential in that double-punch.

ABC's Fall Schedule: Revenge to Sundays; TGIF Comedy Block Returns

Also of note: The network is reviving its TGIF comedy block, pairing Tim Allen's Last Man Standing with Reba McEntire's new series Malibu Country.

Dancing with the Stars, which will feature an All-Stars cast next season, sticks to its Monday/Tuesday schedule, but Tuesday's results show will move up from 9/8c to 8/7c, where it will face off against The Voice's results show. When Dancing's season wraps, Tuesdays will host four back-to-back comedies: new shows How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) and The Family Tools, and returning favorites Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.

New comedy The Neighbors will get the post-Modern Family on Wednesdays at 9:30/8:30c, leading into Connie Britton's new drama Nashville. Shawn Ryan's new series Last Resort will lead off Thursday nights at 8/7c.

New series Mistresses, Red Widow, Zero Hour, and veterans Body of Proof and Wife Swap are on tap for midseason.

Check out the full schedule below:

Monday
8/7c: Dancing with the Stars
10/9c: Castle

(In January)
8/7c: The Bachelor

Tuesday
8/7c: Dancing with the Stars Results Show
9/8c: Happy Endings
9:30/8:30c: Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
10/9c: Private Practice

(In January)
8/7c: How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) (New)
8:30/7:30c: The Family Tools (New)

Wednesday
8/7c: The Middle
8:30/7:30c: Suburgatory
9/8c: Modern Family
9:30/8:30c: The Neighbors (New)
10/9c: Nashville (New)

Thursday
8/7c: Last Resort (New)
9/8c: Grey's Anatomy
10/9c: Scandal

Friday
8/7c: Shark Tank
9/8c: Primetime: What Would You Do?
10/9c: 20/20

(In November)
8/7c: Last Man Standing
8:30/7:30c: Malibu Country (New)
9/8c: Shark Tank
10/9c: Primetime: What Would You Do?

Saturday
8/7c: Saturday Night College Football

Sunday
7/6c: America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00/7:00c: Once Upon a Time
9/8c: Revenge
10/9c: 666 Park Avenue (New)

ABC Confirms Dancing All-Stars; Calls Sunday Lineup "A Battle Between Good and Evil"

The All-Stars edition is currently in the midst of casting and Lee wouldn't comment on specific contestants the network is hoping to bring back.

Dancing's results show will move up to 8/7c on Tuesdays, to make way for "an edgy, sophisticated, incredibly inappropriate comedy block," consisting of Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. After Dancing wraps in January, the comedy block with expand to include How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) (a title Lee refers to as "our highest-testing title of the year") and The Family Tools.

As for Revenge's move from Wednesdays to Sundays, following Once Upon a Time, Lee said, "Both have real cinematic ambition. They're going to be a great pairing."

Lee also has high hopes for new drama series 666 Park Avenue, which is positioned at 10/9c after Revenge. "This show is as delicious as its lead-in. It has a fabulous cast and a real dark twist to it... Sunday night will be a battle between good and evil from 8 until 11."

Nashville, starring Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton, will take over Revenge's Wednesday slot — a move Lee calls a "win" for both shows.

In November, the network wants to resurrect TGIF, turning Fridays into "a destination for broad family entertainment." The comedy block — featuring Tim Allen's Last Man Standing and Reba McEntire's new series Malibu Country — will be followed by Shark Tank, a show Lee says the network was "very patient with."

"I seem to remember Jimmy Kimmel taking cracks at me for it last year, but it has become a huge asset for us. People love it, families watch it together. We think it's really an anchor for our Friday night."

Lee is confident that midseason newcomer Zero Hour will be a "crowd-pleaser," comparing it to The Da Vinci Code. It marks Anthony Edwards first prime-time series since leaving ER 10 years ago. Mistresses and Red Widow will also debut midseason.

Who do you want to join Dancing with the Stars All-Stars? Are you looking forward to ABC's new fall lineup?

'Revenge' plus six other ABC shows officially renewed for 2012-13 season

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, May 9, 2012

FOX grabbed 16.1 million viewers and a 9.8 rating/16 share in households, beating second-place CBS (10.6 million, 6.6/11) by more than 5 million viewers. ABC (7.1 million, 4.6/7) took third. NBC came in fourth with 4.95 million viewers and a 3.3/5. The CW finished with just under a million viewers and a 0.7/1.

FOX also dominated the adults 18-49 demographic with a 4.4 rating, down slightly from last week's 4.6. CBS was the best of the rest with a 2.7, followed by ABC's 2.5 NBC averaged 1.3 in the demo and The CW 0.4.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (14.9 million viewers, 9.1/15 households)
CBS: "Survivor: One World" (9.7 million, 5.9/10)
ABC: "The Middle" (6.6 million, 4.3/7)/"Suburgatory" (6 million, 3.9/6)
NBC: "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" - two episodes (5.5 million, 3.5/6)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (920,000, 0.6/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.0)

9 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (17.25 million, 10.4/16)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (11.5 million, 7.3/11)
ABC: "Modern Family" (10.4 million, 6.4/10)/"Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" (6 million, 3.8/6)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (3.65 million, 2.4/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1.05 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.8)

10 p.m.
CBS: "CSI" season finale (10.6 million, 6.7/11)
ABC: "Revenge" (7 million, 4.7/8)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (5.7 million, 4.0/7)
18-49 leader: "CSI" (2.4)

ABC tries social network experiment with 'Revenge'

There's an enticement, too. People who download and click onto the "Into Now" application during the May 16 and 23 showings of "Revenge" become eligible for a free summer trip to New York's Hamptons beach area, where the drama's story is based.

The companies are trying to take advantage of the growing trend of multiscreen use, or people who spend time on their phones or iPads while the TV is on. Yahoo's "Into Now" app tries to make all of that easier.

"The world changed dramatically with all the smartphones and tablets," said Adam Cahan, vice president of "Into Now." ''People are multitasking while they are watching TV. We came up with a way of connecting that community."

When used, the app can identify what show a viewer is watching and immediately spot Facebook friends who are doing the same thing, Cahan said. It taps into Twitter feeds about the show, including those from actors and producers. Trivia and other details about the show are also readily available, he said.

"We know the finale is going to be big," said Victoria Chew, vice president of strategic marketing partnerships at ABC. "We know the story lines are going to be things that the fans are going to buzz about and talk about when it's over. We wanted to encourage fans to watch it live."

While most television is still viewed live, the rapid growth of digital video recorders usage and video on demand means many more fans are watching programs later than when they are aired on TV, and networks have a harder time measuring this viewership. It is considered a factor in a major ratings slump at the networks this spring.

The Nielsen company estimated that 44 percent of all U.S. homes with TVs had DVRs in April, up from 19 percent in September 2007. Nielsen said 8 percent of all TV viewing is now material recorded on DVRs.

So, for ABC other networks, anything that might encourage live viewing is considered worth a try. ABC is examining partnerships with companies that have technology similar to "Into Now," but it has no other agreements set, Chew said.

"We're really interested in learning more about the second screen-experience," she said.

For "Into Now," the ABC deal also provides an important marketing boost as it tries to establish itself in a growing marketplace.

Hollywood Names Its Brightest Young Stars!

For the young men, ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Andrew Trischitta (Jack) and Austin Williams (Shane) tied for Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series, while ALL MY CHILDREN's Tate Berney (AJ) tied THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS' Robbie Tucker (Fen) in the 12 And Under category.

AMC alum Emily Alyn Lind (Emma) won the Best Performance In A TV Series by a Recurring Young Actress 10 And Under for her role on REVENGE, while Y&R grad Erin Sanders (ex-Eden) was named in the Recurring Actress 17-21 category for her part on Nickelodeon's BIG TIME RUSH.

Emily VanCamp Doesn't Want to Date a Stoner

"I'll tell you one thing I don't want," the actress tells Lucky for its June issue (out May 8). "A guy who sits around and plays video games and smokes pot."

VanCamp does reveal she's attracted to a paternal kind of guy. "I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not," she says. "It's important to me that a man is good at taking care of people."

And if any non-stoner, potential dads-of-the-year are interested, they should know that VanCamp, whose soapy drama is a hit for ABC, is now firmly in paparazzi crosshairs.

"It's so great to have all this stuff happen to you," of her show's success. "But you know, to all of a sudden have photographers snapping photos of you, it's a big change."

She continues: "You know, I see pictures of myself I had no idea were being taken. I'm generally very aware of what's going on around me, and I really don't know where they hide."

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, May 2, 2012

CBS' dramas were also off a little from their most recent originals, but "Law & Order: SVU" improved slightly. And once again, a repeat of "The L.A. Complex" on The CW drew a bigger audience than its initial airing on Tuesday.

FOX drew 16.3 million viewers and a 10.0 rating/16 share in households for the night, beating CBS (10.1 million, 6.4/10) by a wide margin. ABC came in third with 7.1 million viewers and a 4.6/7. NBC (5.2 million, 3.5/6) finished fourth, while The CW finished with about 950,000 viewers and a 0.7/1.

In the 18-49 demographic, FOX's 4.6 rating was two points better than CBS' 2.6. ABC came in third with a 2.4, followed by NBC, 1.4, and The CW, 0.3.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (15.5 million viewers, 9.6/16 households)
CBS: "Survivor: One World" (9.2 million, 5.6/9)
ABC: "The Middle" (6.6 million, 4.2/7)/"Suburgatory" (5.8 million, 3.7/6)
NBC: "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" - two episodes (5 million, 3.3/5)
The CW: "The L.A. Complex" rerun (857,000, 0.6/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.4)

9 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (17.1 million, 10.4/16)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (11.4 million, 7.3/11)
ABC: "Modern Family" (9.95 million, 6.0/9)/"Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" (5.85 million, 3.7/6)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (4.2 million, 2.8/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1.05 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.8)

10 p.m.
CBS: "CSI" (9.7 million, 6.3/10)
ABC: "Revenge" (7.1 million, 4.9/8)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (6.45 million, 4.5/7)
18-49 leader: "CSI" (2.3)

Daniel Grayson is released from prison but not without fanfare

Whether the vandal is referring to Emily or to Daniel, we don't know, but it doesn't end there. "Occupy Daniel" trends on Twitter, and the anger from the disenfranchised begins to eat away at Daniel's reputation even further. In order to smooth things over with the public, the Graysons see fit to have Daniel to an interview with a news magazine show.

The reporter, played by Cynthia McFadden, gets straight to the point. "Just for the record, did you murder Tyler Barrow?" she asks.

The media-trained Daniel has a well-rehearsed answer. "Tyler threatened my whole family. We struggled for control of the gun, it went off, and the next thing I knew I was knocked out by the guy who finished the job." He refers, of course, to Lee Moran, who "confessed" to the murder. "The truth is, I'll never know exactly what happened between Lee and Tyler on that beach. I only know how it ended."

Ultimately, the interview may serve to endear Daniel to the public -- but there's always a twist on this show. Tune in on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. EST to find out what it is this time. (Video)

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, April 25, 2012

"Revenge" was also down a bit this week for ABC, though it won the most viewers and the 18-49 demo in its time slot.

FOX brought in 16.48 million viewers and a 10.0 rating/16 share in households for the night. CBS was a much more distant second place with 7.9 million (5.1/8). ABC came in third with 5.6 million viewers (3.7/6), while NBC (4.8 million, 3.2/5) finished fourth. The CW trailed with 908,000 viewers and a 0.6/1.

FOX dominated the 18-49 demographic with a 4.6 rating. CBS finished second with a 1.9, narrowly edging out ABC, which had a 1.8. NBC got a 1.2, and The CW finished with a 0.4.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (15.66 million viewers, 9.5/16 households)
CBS: "Survivor: One World" (9.5 million, 5.7/10)
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (4.9 million, 3.2/5)/"Suburgatory" rerun (4.5 million, 3.0/5)
NBC: "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (5.8 million, 3.6/6)/"Best Friends Forever" (2.7 million, 1.8/3)
The CW: "The L.A. Complex" rerun (721,000, 0.5/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.3)

9 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (17.3 million, 10.4/16)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" rerun (7.6 million, 5.0/8)
ABC: "Modern Family" rerun (5.8 million, 3.6/6)/"Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" (4.88 million, 3.2/5)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (3.8 million, 2.6/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1.1 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.9)

10 p.m.
ABC: "Revenge" (6.8 million, 4.6/8)
CBS: "CSI" rerun (6.65 million, 4.5/7)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (6.4 million, 4.4/7)
18-49 leader: "Revenge" (2.0)

Emily's manipulation brings Daniel's dark side back to the surface

Seeing Daniel get violent with Emily is jarring to viewers -- particularly when we think back on the pilot and the guy we first met on the boat. He'd had his dark days, yes, but he seemed to be getting his life together when Emily entered the picture. After falling for her, his entire world came crashing down.

She's manipulated him and lied to him, and now he's lashing out at her -- looks like these two may be just plain bad news for each other.

And then there's Jack Porter, who Emily obviously has genuine feelings for. When we reconvene with him, Jack's been away from Long Island -- and away from his brother -- for an extended period of time... but he hasn't gotten rid of his bloody hoodie from the beach. He's still determined to protect Amanda, even if that means incriminating himself.

His devotion to her is impressive, if misguided. Would he love Emily as unconditionally if she came clean about their history? Video.

Sneak Peek: Watch the Scene That'll Change Daniel and Emily's Relationship Forever!

That's all we have to say about watching this sneak peek of Wednesday's episode of Revenge. Sure, the show has a lot of OMG moments, but this one...well, it's a different kind of OMG.

Daniel (Joshua Bowman) lovers, you may want to take a breath before viewing this clip because it shows off a pretty nasty side of the Grayson golden boy. So what does he do to Emily (Emily VanCamp) that has her possibly crossing over to Team Jack (Nick Wechsler)...forever?

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Emily enters her house to see Daniel waiting there for her...which is obviously a bad idea considering his being there is violating the terms of his house arrest.

Daniel begins to question Emily about all of her suspicious behavior, the phone calls and random outings, saying, "Maybe my mom was right about you. Maybe Tyler was, too." Ouch! He then accuses her of having an affair with Jack. "I saw you yesterday with Jack. Is that where you went, to see him?" he questions. (Sure Daniel, she is having an affair. Not with Jack, but with her revengenda!)

But wait, it gets worse! When Emily tries to calm Daniel down, he pushes her away. Hard. When he tries to apologize, a police team comes in to apprehend him. Yikes!

Are you shocked by Daniel's behavior in this sneak peek? What do you think Emily will do?

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, April 18, 2012

ABC's "Don't Trust the B--- in Apt. 23," meanwhile, turned in a decent performance in its second week, falling only a little bit from its premiere. "Revenge" also returned to ABC with decent numbers.

FOX brought in 16.5 million viewers and a 10.0 rating/16 share in households for the night, more than doubling the viewership of second-place CBS (7.9 million, 5.0/8). ABC came in third with just over 7 million viewers and a 4.5/7. NBC (4.4 million, 2.9/5) finished fourth, and The CW trailed with 1.25 million viewers and a 0.8/1.

FOX also dominated the 18-49 demographic with a 4.7 rating. ABC was the best of the rest at 2.4, followed by CBS at 2.0. NBC posted a 1.2 and The CW a 0.5.

Wednesday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (15.9 million viewers, 9.7/16 households)
CBS: "Survivor: One World" (9.4 million, 5.7/9)
ABC: "The Middle" rerun (4.7 million, 3.0/5)/"Suburgatory" (5.8 million, 3.7/6)
NBC: "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (6.2 million, 3.8/6)/"Best Friends Forever" (3.15 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1.1 million, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.6)

9 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (17.05 million, 10.2/16)
ABC: "Modern Family" (10.1 million, 6.1/9)/"Don't Trust the B---- in Apt. 23" (6.6 million, 4.2/6)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" rerun (7.5 million, 4.9/8)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (2.9 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1.35 million, 0.9/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.8)

10 p.m.
ABC: "Revenge" (7.6 million, 5.1/9)
CBS: "CSI" rerun (6.7 million, 4.5/7)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (5.7 million, 3.9/6)
18-49 leader: "Revenge" (2.3)

Revenge Cheat Sheet: Everything You Need to Know Before Tonight's Return...and What's to Come!

It's been a long and cold seven-week hiatus for fans of the ABC hit drama (including us!), but we persevered and made it through these dark days. As a reward, we're being treated to an all-new episode of Revenge tonight, and it's safe to say Emily (Emily VanCamp) & Co. haven't gotten any less dramatic (or delicious) since we last saw them way back in February.

In case your memory is a little foggy, we've put together a handy-dandy cheat sheet. Plus, we've got scoop from creator Mike Kelley and the cast on what to expect from the rest of the season!

Emily Thorne (VanCamp): Oh, Emily. We're pretty sure you never intended for things to get this, well, twisted, when you decided to get your revenge on at the Hamptons. Last we saw, Emily had, for the first time, completely lost her cool as mentor Takeda set her fiancé Daniel up to take the fall for Tyler's murder. The only way she can save Daniel? By throwing her childhood love Jack under the Grayson bus.

Fans can definitely expect to see the love triangle heat up, Kelley tells us: "The reason that we exited Amanda (Margarite Levieva) is in service of the triangle." VanCamp takes it even one step further, teasing, "Something happens in a few episodes that really changes Emily's mind. Her mind is changed almost permanently, I would imagine, from a decision that is made by one of these characters…I think the audience might change their minds a little bit as well."

Daniel Grayson (Joshua Bowman): See that face in the picture above? It's currently sitting (very) pretty in jail for the murder of Tyler. Yeah, he's totally screwed, especially considering that the pro-Occupy Wall Street judge denied bail and is using Daniel to set an example. When we chatted with Mike Kelley, he told us we'll be seeing "a much darker side" of the Grayson golden boy very soon. But don't worry, Daniel fans! Bowman says, "There may be some redemption for Daniel at the end of the season."

"We resolve that way before we get to the end of the season and where this is really driving is toward...oh boy, I always struggle with what to give away," Kelley says of the murder trial.

"It's all heading toward the larger reason that Emily came back to the Hamptons. We're getting away from the murder on the beach and by the time we get to the end of the season we're going to be in the larger mythology."

Jack Porter (Nick Wechsler): Look up "fool for love" in the dictionary and we guarantee you'll find a picture of Jack. The bartender left a trail of DNA at the crime scene after telling Amanda (Levieva) to run when he stumbled upon her with the gun. Now that Amanda has gone MIA, Jack is determined to find her while the Graysons are determined to pin Tyler's murder on him. Their key witness? His brother Declan (Connor Paolo)! "You won't learn exactly what happens to Amanda until the end of the season," Kelley teases.

"He's pretty screwed," Kelley says of Jack. "Don't worry. He'll have Emily on his side. You'll want Emily on your side when you're screwed."

Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe): Is the Hamptons' resident Ice Queen starting to thaw? Not a chance! Desperate to get her son out of jail, Victoria will go to some pretty drastic lengths to secure Daniel's long-term safety. As for her estranged husband, Conrad (Henry Czerny), Victoria was seen holding an SEC card, ready to use it if necessary to report some illicit business activity. Fans can also look forward to the debut of a new love interest, played by James Purefoy, to shed some light on Victoria's past.

Of Victoria's upcoming bad behavior, Stowe says, "I'm going to do something pretty shocking to help my son Daniel that is so morally objectionable, the audience will really have to stop and think about it and struggle with it...I can tell you that I will do anything, and I do mean anything, for my son." Yikes!

Nolan Ross (Gabriel Mann): The double polo wearin', witty one-liner wieldin' billionaire is finally back in our lives! Wheeee! Too bad Emily's revenge sidekick isn't exactly on her good side after learning he was working with Takeda behind her back. He also tried, yet again, to protect Jack by telling him to get the hell out of Dodge, but was, yet again, unsuccessful.

As for what's coming up between partners-in-crime Nolan and Emily, Kelley says, "We're going to get into that sort of family feeling between the two of them. They're kind of a weird brother-sister to me and that is by design. David Clarke was his father figure really."

Charlotte Grayson (Christa B. Allen): Homegirl is a bit of a mess and by bit of a mess we mean a total mess. After learning that David Clarke (Emily's father who was sent to prison by the Graysons and labeled a terrorist in the process) is her real father, Charlotte turned to pills to help her cope. Boyfriend Declan tried to help, but what does a 17-year-old kid really know about addiction? Expect the young couple to head off to prep school together...and most likely Splitsville after Declan's testimony in the murder trial.

Revenge returns tonight at 10 p.m. on ABC.

Are you excited for Revenge's return? What do you think will happen to Daniel and Jack?

Revenge Star Christa Allen: Get Ready for 'Explosive Scenes'

"So much can happen in an episode. At this point I've resorted to flipping to the very last scene the minute I get the script to see where [my character Charlotte Grayson] is going to end up," actress Christa Allen told PEOPLE recently while on break from filming.

Allen admits the nature of the primetime soap opera means that any character could "fly off the handle and become the enemy of any other character," but she calls the cast a "family."

"I don't know how I would do it without them," she said. "Every single person on the cast just has so much love for one another."

The cast is known to play dodgeball, attend concerts together and recently planned to celebrate the 24th birthday of Joshua Bowman, who plays Daniel Grayson, at the home of costar Emily VanCamp, according to Allen.

Even Allen's most frequent on-screen advisory – her character's mother, Victoria (played by Madeleine Stowe) – has taken on a "motherly role with me."

"She always have a little golden nugget of advice to offer up," she said of Stowe. "From fashion on the red carpet to the way we deal with things on set, she's given me tidbits that make the day easier to get through."

Allen teases that there are twists and turns to come as the cast members' characters continue to piece together what happened on the night con artist Tyler Barrol (Ashton Holmes) was shot.

"We're starting to put the pieces of the puzzle together and we have these big explosive scenes," she said. "I feel like the Graysons should just stop hosting dinners at their place. Something horrible always happens."

10 Revenge Burning Questions: Does Daniel Suspect Emily? Where the Heck Is Amanda?

But before we can even start to guess what's next, it's time to look back at where the ABC drama left off and the biggest burning questions in need of answers.

1. Does Daniel suspect Emily? It remains to be seen if he still trusts his fiancée after Tyler's show-and-tell of the Grayson Global group photo that Emily used to keep track of her victims. (Note to future vengeance-fueled folk: Next time maybe come up with something less obvious than drawing a red "X" on people's faces). Daniel seemed to take Emily's side when he first asked her about the hole in her floorboards, but even so, there must be something nagging at him that Tyler knew about the secret hiding place to begin with. To add insult to injury, Daniel was already suspicious of Emily when — just as mommy Grayson predicted — she refused to run away to Paris with him. It doesn't help that Daniel's going to have a lot of time to think while holed up in his maximum security cell at Riker's.

2. Where is the real Emily Thorne? Amanda was last seen running from the crime scene ... and into Takeda's car. So did Emily's old teacher squash the annoying distraction like a bug as he did with Tyler? Or is he training her to be Emily 2.0 now that Miss Thorne is distracted and has let her ultimate goal hit a few speed bumps. No matter where in the world is she is, we don't think she'll be gone for too long. As Nolan put it so eloquently, when everyone wants Amanda to go away "girlfriend keeps popping up like the homicidal stripper version of a Whack-a-Mole." So who's ready to play?

3. Does Amanda trust Emily? Before he died, Tyler did quite a bit of damage, including ratting out to Amanda that Emily blackmailed her for burning down Mason Treadwell's house. Amanda was easily swayed once, so will she come back still a devoted soldier in Emily's army (she did give her $500,000 and Jack told Amanda that Emily wanted them together) or will Amanda turn against her?

4. Speaking of, where is Takeda? It would nice to know where he is since a) he was the one who really killed Tyler b) he knows where Amanda is and c) he seems to really want to take Daniel down. But is it really just because Emily's feelings for Daniel are distracting her from her master plan or is there some other motivation?

5. How deep do Nolan's allegiances to Takeda lie? Color us paranoid, but knowing Nolan went behind Emily's back to disable the security cameras at the Fire & Ice Ball simply because Takeda, some guy he barely knows, asked him to, is a little fishy. Also, Nolan didn't think twice before jumping into bed with Tyler so what does that say about his judgment, and his commitment to protect Emily.

6. How much damage is Ashley capable of? This working girl has pretty much signed her life away to the Graysons, but few knew how far she was really willing to go to make a name for herself until Nolan discovered she was the one to leak the photos of Daniel at the crime scene on the beach. She also admitted to the Graysons' big city lawyer that she thought Daniel was the killer, so what's her prerogative? And what other damage has she possibly already done?

7. Will Charlotte keep her promise to Grandpa Grayson? Or will she accidentally — or maybe even purposefully — let it slip to someone outside the inner Grayson circle that David Clarke is her real father? Now that she's popping those prescription pills like there's no tomorrow, it's hard to tell what she'll do next.

8. What happened to Jack's bloody sweatshirt? Declan pledged to start taking care of his older brother, but it's unclear exactly what he did with the evidence. If that piece of apparel gets in the wrong hands, it now has both Porter brothers' fingerprints on it.

9. More importantly, what happened to Emily's revenge box? Emily showed Daniel a box in the floorboard, but it sure didn't look like the box. She buried it in the sand the night of the engagement party, but like so many secrets in Southampton, things tend to not stay buried for long. Could someone have stumbled on it? Or did someone possibly see her bury it and take it? Like maybe ... Takeda?

10. Who is Emily's mom? Almost nothing has been said about the former Mrs. David Clarke. On a show where everyone's dirty laundry has a way of coming out, it has to only be a matter of time before something juicy is revealed about Emily's biological mother, and perhaps why viewers have heard or seen didly squat about her thus far.

Revenge airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on ABC.

Tupper believed in 'Revenge'

"I was walking down the street the other day and someone yelled to me, 'You're not dead, are you?' " Tupper said with a laugh.

Dang, and we thought we were the only ones thinking that Tupper's character in Revenge -- which airs Wednesdays on ABC and Citytv -- at some point might be revealed to be alive. Apparently the speculation is everywhere.

But whether Tupper's character David Clarke exists in flashbacks or in living-and-breathing form, the veteran Canadian actor's role on the hit rookie drama is alive and well.

"I saw a little bit of what they'd shot in the beginning before I was hired, and I thought, 'This thing is going to be a hit,' " recalled Tupper, a native of Nova Scotia. "I've actually become prescient, like a fortune-teller.

"I told my whole family, and they were like, 'You're crazy, whatever.' And it is a hit. So now they come to me and ask, 'Is this show going to make it? Is that show going to make it?'

"But I really did think there was something special right off the bat with Revenge. There's not a bad actor on the series. Everybody's terrific."

Revenge stars another Canadian, Emily Van Camp, as Emily Thorne, a rich young woman who seems to have everything going for her when she moves to the Hamptons and meets the man of her dreams living right next door.

But only a few people know the truth: Emily Thorne's real name is Amanda Clarke, a.k.a. David Clarke's daughter. She's back in the Hamptons with meticulous plans to get even with the powerful clan -- primarily characters played by Henry Czerny and Madeleine Stowe -- that framed her late father for an act of terrorism he did not commit.

Tupper's character has existed only in flashbacks, to this point, anyway.

"I think the producers realized early on that they needed those flashbacks, both to the good times and the bad times, so viewers would understand why (David Clarke's daughter) is so determined," Tupper said.

"Otherwise, people might be saying, 'Why is she so cranky? Why is everyone acting this way?' When you understand what she lost, you understand her need for revenge. It justifies her anger."

It's interesting to notice when certain TV shows start to enter the wider pop-culture consciousness. Case in point, in a recent episode of 30 Rock, which airs Thursdays on NBC and Citytv, Jenna (Jane Krakowski) asked Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) if he knew anything about revenge.

"Well, The Bible says it's wrong," Kenneth replied. "But it's the surprise hit of the season on ABC, so I don't know."

A surprise to everyone but Tupper, that is.

"The story is complex, yes, but it's also accessible," Tupper said. "It's not so complex that you can't follow it. They walk that line really well."

James Tupper's character on Revenge is walking a line, too. It remains to be seen whether he really is one of the walking dead, or merely one of the walking wounded.

Fast National ratings for Wednesday, April 11, 2012

"American Idol," meanwhile, was fairly steady for FOX, dipping slightly in viewers compared to last week but improving on its adults 18-49 rating.

FOX led the night with 16.4 million viewers and a 9.8 rating/15 share in households. CBS (10.4 million, 6.5/10) came in second, a good distance ahead of ABC (6.9 million, 4.4/7). NBC posted 4.2 million viewers and a 2.8/4, while The CW managed only 1 million viewers and a 0.7/1.

"Idol" also gave FOX the top spot among adults 18-49 with a 4.9 rating. CBS scored a 2.6 in the demographic, beating out ABC's 2.4. NBC averaged 1.1 and The CW 0.4.

Wednesday hour by hour:

8 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (15.6 million viewers, 9.4/15 households)
CBS: "Survivor: One World" (9.6 million, 5.8/9)
ABC: "The Middle" (7 million, 4.4/7)/"Suburgatory" (6.1 million, 4.0/6)
NBC: "Betty White's Off Their Rockers" (6.2 million, 3.8/6)/"Best Friends Forever" (2.9 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (945,000, 0.8/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (4.7)

9 p.m.
FOX: "American Idol" (17.1 million, 10.2/16)
CBS: "Criminal Minds" (11.8 million, 7.5/11)
ABC: "Modern Family" (10.25 million, 6.3/10)/"Don't Trust the B--- in Apt. 23" premiere (7 million, 4.4/7)
NBC: "Rock Center with Brian Williams" (2.75 million, 1.8/3)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" (1 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "American Idol" (5.1)

10 p.m.
CBS: "CSI" (9.8 million, 6.3/10)
ABC: "Revenge: From the Beginning" (5.6 million, 3.8/6)
NBC: "Law & Order: SVU" (5.4 million, 3.8/6)
18-49 leader: "CSI" (2.3)

Report: ABC Close to Renewing Grey's, Revenge, Once, Castle and More

According to the site, the shortlist includes Grey's Anatomy, Modern Family, Castle, Happy Endings, The Middle, and freshmen hits Once Upon a Time, Revenge, Suburgatory and Last Man Standing. ABC is also still negotiating with original Grey's cast members Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson, whose contracts are up this year.

A rep for the network could not confirm the report.

The fates of Cougar Town, Private Practice, GCB and Missing have yet to be determined, the site says. Private Practice's future may depend on how well Shonda Rhimes' upcoming show, Scandal, performs in Practice's timeslot. The show premieres Thursday, April 5 at 10/9c.

On the flip side, Body of Proof, Pan Am and The River, which aired its finale this week, are unlikely to return. As previously reported, The River could possibly continue on Netflix.

Revenge Goes To Hogwarts?

The actors admit they had visions of wizardry when they got their first look at their costumes: navy blazers, sweater vests and ties. All that was missing were capes and magic wands. "We were shooting in El Segundo High School while school was in session and the kids were like, 'What is this? Harry Potter?' recalls Christa. "It really does look like we're enrolled at Hogwarts."

And just like those Potter flicks, Connor teases, "by the time you see us in the school halls, some bad stuff is happening between us. It's a rather dark, contentious environment." Where's Dumbledore when you need him?

Revenge Scoop: Emily's Expanding Hit List, the Truth About Her Mom and Two Flashbacks

"Obviously, we're going to end with a cliff-hanger," Kelley said Sunday at the show's PaleyFest panel, moderated by TV Guide Magazine's Debra Birnbaum.

Heading into the season finale, there will be new drama, new alliances, and "a lot more questions, so we have a great launching pad for Season 2," Kelley said. Although he knows a renewal is "not a guarantee," everyone is hopeful. Either way, a tentative plan is better than no plan at all, especially after the success the show has had with planning ahead (see also: the Labor Day weekend Fire & Ice Ball). "Flying blind is not as fun as knowing where you're going," Kelley said.

What else should fans should expect before the end of the year? Here are nine points ahead on Emily's twisty road to revenge:

1. Emily's waitressing days revealed. Kelley said that an entire upcoming episode will take place in 2002 at Lydia's New Year's Eve party, at which Emily served her future revenge targets (as seen in the photo Lydia found shortly before her disastrous fall). "We just thought it would be really terrific to do an entire episode... that takes place in 2002," Kelley said. "We get to bring back all of the people that [Emily's] taken down in Season 1." At the time of the party, Emily was still trying to grapple with all the information her father left her in his journals. "There's a really big event at the New Year's Eve party and its really sort of solidifies what her father has been telling her in these journals," she said. Producers will push the clock back even further when the show flashes back to when Victoria first met David Clarke back in 1990.

2. And what about the original Mrs. David Clarke? Very little is known about Emily's mom, but new information will slowly surface later this season. "We'll find out certainly more about what happened to her mother," Kelley said. "It's really exciting and it's all ... leading towards a lot more story if we get a Season 2." Could the mysterious woman in question make an appearance, whether it be in present time or a flashback? "I think it'd be great to see her mother," Kelley teased. There's even the possibility that David Clarke may not really be dead. When asked, Kelley said "My answer is...," before a taking a sip of water. If David comes back from the dead, Kelley said it wouldn't happen until Season 2.

3. Will she or won't she? That question will come up not once, but twice for Emily. The first will be when she must face "the ultimate line," Kelley teased. "Will she or won't she cross it? It's really interesting to me to see just how far she'll go." That dilemma rises just as Emily loses her way a bit and starts to feel guilty about the consequences of (some of) her actions. "I think there is definitely a line she won't cross, but that's what interesting about her," Emily VanCamp said. I don't think she thought through a lot of the collateral damage." The second time that question comes up will be in regards to her unrequited — and well-hidden — feelings for Jack while Daniel is locked up. "[Amanda] leaving again and Daniel being removed from the equation, that could open some door of possibility," Nick Wechsler said. However, Emily won't be able to turn off her growing feelings for Daniel. "Someone makes a decision and that betrays that relationship. ... It kind of steers one way coming up," VanCamp said. "You get to see how far she is willing to go for Daniel as well as Jack."

4. Emily's revengenda is growing. "The list will expand," Kelley said of Emily's targets, "and we'll get a lot more specific." Looking further into the future, Kelley said he is excited to dive into the many videotaped interviews author Mason Treadwell catalogued for his book on David Clarke. Those interviews will only add to the information David already provided Emily in his journals. "We look forward to exploring all those next season," he said.

5. Revenge is not about to turn into Law & Order. It usually takes months for a murder allegation to even make it to trial, but in Southampton, the allegations against Daniel will be swiftly handled in the next three episodes, when the series presses the fast-forward button to mid-December and the middle of his trial. "We wrap up the prosecution's case in the first couple of minutes of Episode 18 and then we launch into the defense of Daniel Grayson," Kelley said. "I believe the trial is done in Episode 19, so we take care of this in short order."

6. Mommie Dearest. In the next episode, Daniel will get very bloodied and bruised by several other inmates, who we will later find out were sent by ... his mother?! "Victoria would do anything to protect her son," Madeleine Stowe said. "In reality, would you do that for your son if you know he could receive much worse in prison?" However, it will definitely cause some problems when Daniel finds out the truth. "He'll have to find someone new [to trust]," Kelley said, adding that Daniel will gain "a new respect and understanding" for his father.

7. No more Mr. Nice (and Slightly Clueless) Grayson. When Daniel is (presumably) freed from prison, he won't return to the Grayson compound the same man he was before. "He remembers quite a bit and he's definitely catching on to something," Josh Bowman said. "He's going to come to a crossroads about making a decision between good and evil." He is, after all, a Grayson. Added Kelley: "He's no angel. He shot a guy. He didn't have to. He could have done something different with that moment but he didn't."

8. Who will save Charlotte? After learning the real identity of her father, Charlotte has been in a deep downward spiral that might be too much for her and Declan's young love to overcome. "I don't think Declan understands the scope of how deep it goes or how shattered she is," Connor Paolo said. But "he's more of a rock than he might have otherwise appeared." Christa B. Allen isn't so convinced her on-screen boyfriend will be her knight in shining armor. "I think ultimately Charlotte needs somebody to step in and guide her in the right direction and it remains to be seen whether it is Declan," she says.

9. Ashley may go to the dark side. "I think that there's a duality in her. Nobody is all good or all bad," Ashley Madekwe said. And although the actress believes that Ashley and Emily's relationship started as a genuine friendship, it may not stay that way for long. "She'll have a definite shift in loyalty coming up," Kelley said. "She's going to do something that she has to make a big decision about regarding [Emily]." One thing is for sure, Madekwe is ready and willing to fill in the void left by dearly departed psycho villain Tyler. "If I had my way, she would be running around with an ax killing everybody," she said with a laugh.

A "Major" Death, a Wedding and a Love-Triangle Deal Breaker?! Spoilers From the Cast!

And after prying secrets out of the entire cast and creator Mike Kelley at today's PaleyFest, we can tell you that the series—which we would argue is just about the best thing airing on TV right now—is about to leave your jaw unhinged.

Get ready for a wedding (for Emily?!), a deal-breaker in the love triangle (Jack or Daniel, what have you done?!), a sibling(-ish) surprise and, oh, no, it can't be, but yes, there is talk of...a death in the season finale that is "more major" than the one we just went through...

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A Big Death Is Coming! The cast reveals there will be a death in the season finale that is "major," "huge," and "even kind of more than the one before." "It's a big finale," creator Mike Kelley explains. "There are going to be a number of characters in jeopardy and we will definitely have somebody not make it through." Dun dun dun. And to make matters worse? Sounds like it may be a fan favorite: "Normally you kill off characters you don't like, but in this case, unfortunately, the nicest people are the ones that you kill off." Ashley Madekwe (Ashley) and Nick Wechsler (Jack) both heard the news from me and quipped, "I hope it's not me!"

Emily Will Change Her Mind About Jack or Daniel… "Almost Permanently!" Get ready for major love-triangle drama for Jack, Emily (Emily VanCamp) and Daniel (Joshua Bowman)! Now that Daniel is behind bars for Tyler's murder and Jack's hoodie is covered in his blood, Mike Kelley teases "Takeda's right. [Emily] can't protect both of them. So only one of them is going to make it through." And Emily Van Camp drops this bomb: "Something happens in a few episodes that really changes Emily's mind. Her mind is changed almost permanently I would imagine, rom a decision that is made by one of these characters…I think the audience might change their minds a little bit as well." (??!!)

Wechsler (Jack) insists, "I don't actually know which one she picks. But I think ["Team Jack"] is what we would all say, unless we are just like, following our boners, and we're like, ‘I just like [Daniel] he's so cute.' The show is designed to make us want her to choose Jack."

And Kelley teases how Emily will choose: "We'll have a marathon dance/kiss-off and whoever dances and kisses the longest and the best will win her heart!" Yes, he is joking, but we so want to see that anyway. Maybe on the season-one DVD?

There Will Be a Wedding at the Start of Season Two: Kelley confirms his plan for season two is to start off with a wedding. And though he originally told us it would be Emily's wedding, he now tells me, "I'm not gonna say anything more than a wedding… The idea is to do something to keep with what was working in the first season, which is starting by showing the audience a glimpse of a big event that's coming down the road. So we're going to keep with that tradition." Josh Bowman (Daniel) is buying a nice suit just in case. "Maybe I'm the page boy for Emily and Jack?" he muses. "No, I'd rather be the groom!"

"Emily and Nolan Are Siblings…Ish" Though some "Nemily" fans are hoping for an Emily and Nolan (Gabriel Mann) hookup, Kelley confirms to me: "They'll never kiss, sorry!" When I ask if that's because they are brother and sister, he answers: "Yeah! And no I didn't just give away some big thing. I look at them as brother and sister. Honestly, I think they have a very brother-sister relationship. I try to honor that. They both look at David Clark as their defacto father. So I think they look at each other as siblings and I'm gonna keep it that way." Still, Kelley adds that if the show stays on long enough, anything is possible: "If we get into a seventh or eighth season, we'll see."

That sure would make at least one actor jappy. "I'm a ‘Nemily' shipper, too," Gabriel tells me. "I can't seem to let go of that concept so I'm not going to."

Best Tease on the Final Episodes, Courtesy of Mr. Gabriel Mann: "It's now winter in the Hamptons. It's scary. It's The Shining. Everyone has gone away. It's just us and the lawyers and the cops and people hiding behind houses and in bushes. This is not family television. It's time to put the kiddies to bed and put your Revenge on." Done and Done.

P.S. Best line of the event? You caught that from Nick Wechsler about Daniel fans following their you-know-what's, right? Dying!

Check out all the exclusive video interviews above for much more scoop from this awesome cast, including more on the big death ahead, the wedding, whom Emily might pick, whether Jack will find out she's the real Amanda and who appears to know they are not dying...

Daniel's in Danger and Four Other Things to Know About the Show's April Return!

So just how much danger is Revenge's Daniel currently in? And will Emily (Emily VanCamp) choose to save him or her childhood love Jack (Nick Wechsler)? And how far is Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) willing to go to get her son out of jail?

We just screened the first two acts of Revenge's return episode (set to air in April, boo!) and let's just put it this way: no one is safe. Here are five things you can expect from the episode, plus a few teases from the cast and creator Mike Kelley that they so graciously dished out during their Paleyfest panel...

Daniel's in Danger: The episode starts off with Daniel writing a letter to Emily, one very similar to another letter she received from an imprisoned man: her father David (James Tupper). Don't worry, Emily gives Daniel some tips she learned from her juvie days. Too bad she didn't teach him how to properly protect himself from his mother. You see, Daniel's trial is not for another three months, so he'll be stuck in Rikers for that period of time, unless he's in a life-threatening situation. Victoria (being Victoria) goes to extreme lengths to get Daniel out of jail. Yeah, it's not pretty and he will eventually find out that his mother orchestrated his beatdown.

Don't worry, we won't have to endure Daniel in jail for long. Episode 18 will jump ahead a few months and take us to the trial, which will then wrap up in episode 19. How's that for breakneck pacing?!

The Hunt Is On: Jack isn't the only one looking into Amanda's (Margarita Leveiva) disappearance...in fact, almost everyone is looking for her. Victoria is desperate to pin Tyler's murder on Amanda and is working with Daniel's lawyer to find her. When they have no leads, Victoria sets her sights on another person to take the fall: Jack. Yikes! Yes, Emily will try to protect Jack and the audience will learn just how far she's possibly willing to go for Montauk's most popular bartender.

However, Connor Paolo might have let something slip while listing all of the things Declan will be dealing with in upcoming episodses when he included "Jack's trial."

Blood Is Thicker Than Water: Declan will find himself torn between protecting his brother, whom he knows was on the beach that night, and being there for his troubled girlfriend Charlotte (Christa B. Allen). While we don't see a lot of Declan in the opening two acts, we hear he's "essential" to the murder trial and Paolo tells us Declan will always choose family. "Charlotte isn't family yet," he teases.

Mason's Back: Mason Treadwell (Roger Bart) comes back into the picture when Emily realizes they can use him to their advantage in Daniel's trial by having him report on the trial and perpetuate that it was Amanda who killed Tyler. While he's hesitant at first, considering he lost his house and beloved typewriter the last time he was in the Hamptons, he changes his tune when he realizes just how big Daniel's trial will be.

In episode 20, we'll flashback to 2003, where the show will reassemble all of the people Emily has taken down (or planning to take down) in one room and it'll be an event that finally convinces her of her father's innocence. Plus, we'll get to see Jack with really long hair! In that episode, we'll also flashback to the '90s.

Love Triangle Scoop: The Daniel-Amanda-Jack love triangle will be heating up with Amanda's exit and VanCamp teases that Emily will start leaning towards Jack in the upcoming episodes, though she still has feelings for Daniel and we'll see how far she's willing to go for him at the end up episode 17.

P.S.: Per usual, Nolan's (Gabriel Mann) one-liners are awesome and he shares some juicy scenes with Amanda, Jack and Mason...all while wearing two polos.

Are you looking forward to Revenge's return? What are you hoping to see? Are you Team Jack or Team Daniel?

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