How I Met Your Mother

7:30pm – Monday, March 14 on FOUR

You may have heard that Carrie Underwood recently revealed that she will be ending her music career; “I have officially decided that I’m giving up the music business,” the country singer wrote on her blog. “I’m going to become a professional sitcom actress!”

“Gotcha! LOL! Just kidding,” she added, stating that she simply got carried away filming her guest starring role – her sitcom debut – on How I Met Your Mother, screening on Monday, March 14th at 7:30pm on FOUR.

This week’s How I Met Your Mother will see Underwood portraying Tiffany, a pharmaceutical rep, or as Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) calls them, “the Official New Profession of Hot Chicks”.

“The show was so much fun,” the former Idol winner gushed, adding that she had “a blast”, and that the cast and crew “made me feel right at home and were super nice and great with me and my lack of experience.”

Could Underwood prove to be a potential candidate for the series’ yet to be revealed ‘mother’ character? Find out when How I Met Your Mother continues its latest season on Monday, March 14th at 7:30pm on FOUR.

How I Met Your Mother renewed

How I Met Your Mother has been renewed for a further two seasons by its American network CBS. The sitcom is still rating well after six seasons, averaging 9.1 million viewers per episode in the US.

Carell films final episode of The Office

Steve Carell has filmed his final episode of The Office after announcing in June last year that he was exiting the series. Will Ferrell will be making a four-episode guest appearance but won’t be replacing Carell fulltime.

Lambert to perform on Idol

Former Idol runner-up Adam Lambert has been confirmed to perform on American Idol in the coming weeks, confirming via Twitter that he would be singing a track from his debut album.

Stamos lands guest role on Law & Order: SVU

John Stamos has landed a guest role on Law & Order: SVU where he will appear alongside Footloose actress Lori Singer. Stamos, who also has a recurring role on Glee, will feature in one episode of the series.

Darby confirms Office talks

Rhys Darby has confirmed that he met producers of The Office last year regarding a role on the comedy series. The Flight of the Conchords actor met with the show’s production team but said he never heard back from them after the interview.

Prime secures rights to Top Gear USA

Prime has picked up the new American version of Top Gear, entitled Top Gear USA. The network is among a range of international broadcasters who have purchased the series, with others including Channel Nine in Australia.

Scrubs actor to guest on Cougar Town

Another former Scrubs cast member will guest star on Cougar Town in the show’s second season. Sam Lloyd, who played Ted Buckland on the medical sitcom, will play the same character in the second season finale of Courtney Cox’s comedy.

NPH to direct new comedy pilot

How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris will reportedly direct a new pilot for CBS. The sitcom is said to focus on a team of young people who work at a high-power venture capital firm.

Viewers complain about new UK MasterChef format

The BBC are fielding complaints over the format changes to the new season of MasterChef in the UK which has adopted the style of the Australian version. Viewers are complaining that the series is too different now from its original, minimalist format.

Harry Potter actor lands pilot role

Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs will return to TV in a new NBC pilot called REM. The British-born actor, who featured in the Harry Potter franchise as Lucius Malfoy, will join former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon on the pilot.

7:30pm – Monday, February 7 on FOUR

This week sees the much anticipated return of Ted (Josh Radnor) and co. in the continuation of the latest fifth season of How I Met Your Mother, returning on Monday, February 7th at 7:30pm on FOUR.

And what better way for all new episodes of How I Met Your Mother to return to our screens than with the series’ 100th episode!

Titled “Girls vs. Suits”, the episode will feature the musically inclined cast performing Barney’s (Neil Patrick Harris) ode to suits, “Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit”, backed by 65 dancers and to the strings of a 50-piece orchestra.

“The whole concept of this was to have an on-air 100th episode celebration party and just [go] nuts and have three minutes of unadulterated, joyful fun and… just kind of share our joy and pride in 100 episodes and throw a little party for the fans,” explains executive producer Craig Thomas.

On top of this, the episode also sees Project Runway mentor to the designers Tim Gunn helping Barney, well, make it work.

“[Gunn] was every bit the wonderful man you think he’s going to be. I want him back in every episode,” says series star Alyson Hannigan. “I’ve never seen people that happy about a guest star. He was more popular than Britney Spears. That’s saying something.”

Make sure not to miss these festivities when all new How I Met Your Mother returns to our screens on Monday, February 7th at 7:30pm on FOUR.

Tuesday, February 1st at 8pm

Britney Spears and Scrubs’ Sarah Chalke guest star in this week’s How I Met Your Mother, screening on Tuesday, February 1st at 8pm on C4.

“We’re thrilled to have Britney Spears on the show,” How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas tells Entertainment Weekly.

“Britney is an exciting new talent and we can’t wait for the world to meet her. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go check out this ‘Internet’ thing everyone’s talking about,” he adds.

But before Thomas disappeared home to play with his dial-up modem, he also weighed in on the casting of Scrubs’ Sarah Chalke as Ted’s doctor turned love interest, Stella. 

“We couldn’t be happier to have Sarah Chalke joining us,” he says. “Not only is Sarah smart, funny and charming, but we already know she looks damn good in a lab coat.” 

Make sure not to miss Britney Spears and Sarah Chalke when they guest star in How I Met Your Mother, screening on Tuesday, February 1st at 8pm on C4.

8:00pm Tuesday, October 5 on C4

Narrated through flashbacks from the future, How I Met Your Mother revolves around Ted and his friends as he embarks on his quest for true love.

Tonight: ‘The Window’. The gang helps Ted out when he finds the perfect girl is available to date.

The Stig joins rival motoring show

Top Gear’s The Stig has been recruited by rival motoring show Fifth Gear, which features on the UK’s Channel 4. Ben Collins, the racing driver recently revealed to be the famous test driver, has signed on to feature as a test driver on Fifth Gear in a very similar role.

Producers blame Top Model hitch on human error

The producers behind the now infamous Australia’s Next Top Model live finale mix-up have come to the conclusion that it was “human error” that caused the wrong information to be fed to the show’s host Sarah Murdoch. Any talk of it being a planned publicity stunt has also been quashed by Foxtel.

Wolfe joins Cougar Town

Collette Wolfe, who featured in the movie Hot Tub Time Machine, has signed on for a recurring role on comedy series Cougar Town. Wolfe will join the Courtney Cox series as a graduate student who becomes involved with one of the main characters.

MacLachlan to feature on HIMYM

Desperate Houswives actor Kyle MacLachlan will feature on the new season of How I Met Your Mother in a recurring role. The actor, who played Orson on DH, will feature on at least two episodes of the sitcom.

Wonder Woman series in development

A Wonder Woman series is set to be developed by the showrunner behind the likes of Ally McBeal and Boston Legal. The series will be a modern-day take on the classic DC comic book superhero.

8:00pm Tuesday, September 28 on C4

Narrated through flashbacks from the future, How I Met Your Mother revolves around Ted and his friends as he embarks on his quest for true love.

Tonight: ‘Slapsgiving 2: Revenge Of The Slap’. Barney freaks out when Marshall bequeaths one of only two remaining slaps from his slap bet to Ted and Robin. Guest starring Chris Elliot.

Spartacus lead to be recast

The Starz network behind the Spartacus: Blood & Sand series is looking to recast the lead role of Spartacus left vacant by departed actor Andy Whitfield who is sidelined by a return of his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A new actor will most likely fill in the role for the second season of the series which is behind schedule.

Lost actor to guest on HIMYM

Former Lost actor Jorge Garcia will make a guest appearance on the new season of How I Met Your Mother, playing an old college friend of Ted (Josh Radnor) and Marshall (Jason Segel).

Ruffalo developing drama series

Actor Mark Ruffalo is developing a new drama series in the US which will see him star and produce alongside fellow actor Anthony Edwards. The drama will be based around two partners running a crisis management firm.

Conchords make Simpsons appearance

Flight of the Conchords made their appearance on The Simpsons last night in the US, voicing characters for the cartoon. Bret and Jemaine played camp counsellors at a music camp where Lisa .and a few of the Glee kids visit.

8:00pm Tuesday, September 21 on C4

Narrated through flashbacks from the future, How I Met Your Mother revolves around Ted and his friends as he embarks on his quest for true love.

Tonight: ‘The Playbook’. Barney and Robin break up, and Barney gets serious aboutdating again by consulting his ‘playbook’ containing all of his greatest techniques.