Ratings: Touch Posts Second-Biggest Drama Debut of the Season

Kiefer Sutherland They can obsess about these numbers on Touch: Wednesday night's preview of the series that begins March 19 pulled in the second-biggest audience of any prime-time premiere this season. It was second only to ABC's Once Upon a Time, which reeled in 12.79 million viewers and a 4.0 rating among industry-prized 18-to-49-year-olds on Oct. 23, and Kiefer Sutherland's TV comeback surpassed the debut of two other ballyhooed Fox shows this season, Alcatraz (9.97 million/3.3 on Jan. 16) and Terra Nova (9 million/3.1 on Sept. 26), according to preliminary Nielsen figures. Of course, Touch had the benefit of following American Idol, which was the night's most-watched show by far (despite its relatively lagging numbers), and kept 61 percent of its lead-in's viewership. Read our American Idol recap In prime time's final hour, the departure of Marg Helgenberger's Catherine from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation gave the show an uptick of nearly 20 percent compared with last week. Check out the rest of the day's news on TVGuide.com 8 p.m.CBS: Criminal Minds [rerun] 7.91 million viewers (1.7 demo rating)ABC: The Middle [rerun] 5.26 million (1.5); Suburgatory [rerun] 4.21 million (1.4)Fox: American Idol 19.51 million (6.4)NBC: Whitney 4.50 million (1.4); Are You There, Chelsea? 3.90 million (1.4)CW: One Tree Hill 1.47 million (0.7) 9 p.m.CBS: Criminal Minds 13.70 million viewers (3.6 demo rating)ABC: Modern Family [rerun] 6.49 million (2.5); Happy Endings [rerun] 4.02 million (1.7)Fox: Touch 11.87 million (3.9)NBC: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [rerun] 3.75 million (1.2)CW: Remodeled [rerun] 659,000 (0.3) 10 p.m.CBS: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 14.03 million viewers (3.3 demo rating)ABC: Revenge [rerun] 3.12 million (0.9)NBC: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit [rerun] 4.01 million (1.4)

Seal: I have No Intentions of Getting rid of My Wedding Ring Soon

Seal A following day of verifying his impending divorce, Seal is opening about his friendly split to Heidi Klum (and why he's still wearing his wedding ring.) "In my opinion i had been shocked," Seal told Ellen DeGeneres on Monday's show. "You choose to use to those things while using finest intentions if you say 'I do' and you also say ''til dying do us part.' People vows hold value ... These items happen." Heidi Klum and Seal divorcing The pair, who married in 2005, introduced their split Monday, stating: "We have had the finest respect for one another throughout our relationship after which love each other greatly, but we have grown apart." See photos in the couple with time Seal also referred to for the talk show host why he had been wearing his wedding ring. "I believe that it is simply virtually a manifestation of techniques I'm relevant for this lady," he mentioned. "Due to the fact we have made a decision to part ways doesn't imply you decide to go without your ring and you're simply forget about mounted on that each ... Are we able to placed on the ring for your relaxation within our lives? Who knows? But at this time around it feels really comfortable in my hands therefore i have intentions of getting rid of it soon.In . Seal, whose new album dropped Tuesday, also came out on Tavis Smiley, which airs Friday on PBS. "What one should do in this case is remain civil also to retain an individual's dignity also to be professional also to understand that we aren't the only people on the planet which are through this," he mentioned. "It is simply sadly an instalment of existence." Watch a clip of Seal's interview with Smiley:

Kristin Chenoweth Heads to Hot in Cleveland

Kristin Chenoweth Cleveland is about to get even hotter. Kristin Chenoweth has been tapped to guest-star in an upcoming episode of Hot in Cleveland, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Series executive producer Sean Hayes took to Twitter Monday morning to announce Chenoweth's appearance, which is slated to air in May. Hot In Cleveland gets a fourth season and a spin-off The 43-year-old actress, who occasionally appears on Glee and will next star in ABC's GCB, will portray a friend of the girls from L.A. who comes to stay with them after breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, a Beverly Hills dermatologist to the stars. The ladies must put the two back together or face the possibility of never getting another appointment with the exclusive doctor again. Hot in Cleveland airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on TVLand.

Roseanne Barr among NBC pilot orders

NBC ordered three comedy pilots Monday, including a potential comeback vehicle for Roseanne Barr. Barr would star in "Downwardly Mobile" as the proprietor of a mobile home park and surrogate mother to all of the unique people who live there in a challenging economy. "Mobile" is from 20th Century Fox TV with executive producers Eric Gilliland, John Argent and Barr. Gilliland was executive producer of the original "Roseanne," a smash hit for ABC during the 1990s. NBC also ordered "Animal Kingdom," a single-camera office comedy centered on a "House"-like veterinarian who loves animals but usually hates their owners. From Universal Television and American Work, the half-hour is executive produced by Brian Gatewood, Alex Tanaka, Scot Armstrong and Ravi Nandan. The third project is also a single-camera production from Universal TV: "Go On," in which an irreverent yet charming sportscaster tries to move on from a loss and reluctantly finds surprising solace from the members of his mandatory group therapy sessions. Executive producer Scott Silveri is also an NBC veteran of "Friends" and its spinoff "Joey"; he most recently cracked the Peacock lineup with the short-lived "Perfect Couples." Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

Golden Globes Video: New Girl Cast Discuss Show's Success

Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone and Lamorne Morris New Girl's Hannah Simone posseses an inkling about Fox comedy's success. "It's a show that's most apparent towards the generation at this time around, that amount of your existence where you stand just trying to decipher it along with your pals would be the family," she told TV Guide within the Golden Globe Honours. "It's people awkward moments around that are funny searching back.Inch Dermot Mulroney to romance Jess on New Girl Plus, star Max Greenfield added: "There is available a sizable celebrity this is actually the lead within our show, Zooey Deschanel - that will help a good deal.In . Watch the interview:

New poster for Jason Statham's Safe

It appears amazing to consider that simply fifteen years ago, Jason Statham was most widely known as Sausage from Guy Richie's knockabout crime caper Lock, Stock And 2 Smoking Barrels. Nowadays he's a genuine action star, and also the new poster for approaching thriller Safe, takes this and runs by using it.The poster shows Statham at his most imposing, looking lower your camera while brandishing a ruddy massive gun. No surprise that young girl is cowering behind him. It's clearly the most secure spot to be.The film sees Statham play an old cop switched cage fighter, who transpires with witness the attempted abduction of the young girl around the NY subway. In addition, the gangsters creating a grab on her are the identical ones who wiped out his wife...It soon emerges the girl is aware of an elaborate code the Russian Mafia, the Triads along with a corrupt branch from the NYPD are prepared to kill to get hold of. Can the Stath keep her protected from each one of these wrong'uns? What is your opinion?Aimed by Recall The Leaders helmer Boaz Yakin, Safe can come roaring into United kingdom movie theaters on 11 May 2012. Grab yourself towards the local multiplex and book your tickets now. Don't make Statham request you two times...

Cheers & Jeers: Justified, My Love

Natalie Zea Cheers to Natalie Zea for giving double-timing an excellent title. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! The dazzling actress has returned to her regular role on FX's Justified as Winona Hawkins, the now-pregnant ex-wife of Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant). Meanwhile, she also came out round the recent season opener of Showtime's Californication as Barbara, the bitter ex-girlfriend of David Duchovny's Hank Moody. Clearly, Zea's got the ex factor. She's only a few of the one yanking dual purpose on Foreign exchange and Showtime. Dexter cop Desmond Harrington labored lack of in the law on Justified's season premiere as Fletcher "The Ice Pick" Nix, popular guy so terrifyingly sadistic he may make even Dexter's "Ice Truck Killer" melt with fear. Honestly, can it be a lot of that you should for House of Lies' Don Cheadle to guest on Justified next? Whoever else consider Justified's season opener? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Jeremy Renner Thailand Bar Fight? 'Mission: Impossible' Actor Apparently in the finish of Evening Scuffle [UPDATE]

It appears Thailand may have Jeremy Renner now. Using what appears just like a removed scene from 'The Hangover Part II,' the actor was apparently in the heart of a bar fight in Phuket, Thailand that ended with one guy in serious condition after being stabbed inside the neck by getting an axe. According to TMZ, the ideal began at 4:30 a.m. local time when someone in Renner's quantity of pals -- apparently a man named Vorasit Issara, the gm in the Siri Panwa Resort -- "dropped a glass on the floor that started the melee." Inside the ensuing scuffle, Issara was stabbed, while Renner experienced minor injuries. Growing star is onscreen now in 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol,' and might be seen in the arrival features 'Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters' and 'The Bourne Legacy.' UPDATE: According to Renner's reps, he is at the place where the fight began, but wasn't mixed up in altercation. [via TMZ] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook