It’s been a while since viewers were forced to say goodbye to The CW sitcom Aliens in America, but fans of series star Adhir Kalyan (pictured at right in the photo with Aliens co-star Dan Byrd), also known as Muslim exchange student Raja Musharaff on the series, have a reason to get happy early in the New Year.
Next week, the actor debuts on the FX dramedy Nip/Tuck, which resumes its fifth season — after almost a year away! — with the midseason premiere “Ronnie Chase.” The big event takes place at 10pm EST on Tuesday, January 6.
Kalyan plays Dr. …read more

Entertainment Weekly reports that 22-year-old Aliens in America star Dan Byrd (Justin Tolchuck) is joining the cast of Heroes for a minimum of three episodes during the upcoming “Volume 4: Fugitives” segment of the superhero saga.
Says the website: “Byrd has been cast on Heroes in the recurring role of David, a dark and twisted kid who tells lies easily and has a cruel streak. Word is he’ll be a possible apprentice to Sylar (Zachary Quinto).”
Wow! I didn’t see that casting coming, but I can totally see Byrd doing a fantastic job in the role. He looks like he …read more

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Everybody Hates Chris — Full order

Reaper — 13 Episodes

The Game — Full order

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Aliens in America — The biggest travesty of the upfront season

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Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Graduation: Seinfeld alum Jason Alexander directed this episode, the third-season finale, on which Chris learns the depressing news that he and his best friend Greg will be attending different high schools. [8pm EST/The CW]
Aliens in America
Raja Sixteen: I can’t believe this entertaining sitcom was canceled so quickly. But it was, making tonight’s episode both the first-season finale and the series finale. At least we end with a Raja-centric plot when the exchange student lucks out and hooks up with a Muslim girl named Sadika, leading to some typical competition from Justin, who hasn’t …read more

Well, I can’t exactly say I didn’t see it coming.
TV Guide reported the bad news on Friday (yesterday) evening that insiders have unofficially confirmed the cancellation of the delightful rookie sitcom Aliens in America. Talk about bummer and a few other choice expletives I choose not to include.
The writing was very clearly on the wall, however, not only because of the show’s consistently poor ratings throughout its first season — although the numbers weren’t that bad for a generally low-rated, aspiring network like The CW — but because of the outside ventures recently announced for some of the series’ …read more

Original Air Date: April 27, 2008
JUSTIN becomes Mr. Know It All after dinner one night when his fortune cookie tells him he’s “the excellent judge of character.” RAJA, however, definitely doesn’t know much about character, at least when it comes to girls. As a result, his niceness and compassion for those who are ostracized allows one painfully irritating student named MINDY WEINBLAU to ensnare him, seemingly forever at first. Everybody else just wisely runs in the opposite direction whenever Mindy approaches.
When Mindy — nicknamed Mental Mindy and whom Justin describes as overbearing, needy, and compulsive, her good …read more

That’s right, Aliens in America fans. Adhir Kalyan, who plays Muslim high-school exchange student Raja on The CW’s entertaining but underrated rookie sitcom Aliens in America, is heading to the McNamara and Troy offices on Nip/Tuck to play a 16-year-old wonder-surgeon.
How old is Kalyan in real life, you wonder? Twenty-five this year! So, what’s up with all of these Doogie roles?!
In any case, Kalyan’s Nip/Tuck character, unimaginatively named Raj, will step in to help out one of the series’ central plastic surgeon after bad luck befalls the other. My only hope is that Aliens in America …read more

Monday | April 21

The Big Bang Theory: Roseanne’s Sara Gilbert makes another guest appearance as Leslie Winkle on The Bat Jar Conjecture. [8pm EST/CBS]
How I Met Your Mother: A new Robin Sparkles video premieres on Sandcastles in the Sand, and James Van Der Beek guest stars. [8:30pm EST/CBS]
Two and a Half Men: Both Jane Lynch and Emmanuelle Vaugier drop by to resurrect their previous roles on the ridiculously titled Rough Night in Hump Junction. [9pm EST/CBS]

Tuesday | April 22

According to Jim: Younger viewers especially will probably appreciate the guest-star turns of The Suite Life of Zack and …read more

Here come the Tolchuks, Canada! …or maybe not.
Wonder Years star Fred Savage takes the directing reins for this installment of Aliens in America, “One Hundred Thousand Miles.”
All of the Tolchuks prepare to go on a family vacation to Vancouver, with student guest Raja in tow. But, when they get to the airport, something happens that totally and thoroughly derails their plans. This event then leads to a number of consequences, some good and some (temporarily) bad.
Aliens in America airs Sundays on The CW at 8:30pm EST.

Original Air Date: March 2, 2008
After FRANNY horrifies JUSTIN with the news that she’s scored two tickets for them to the forthcoming Sound of Music sing-along, Justin and CLAIRE are horrified again to learn that RAJA has asked their mom to drive them to school.
Raja can’t understand why the siblings are so against an easy trip, until they arrive at school and Franny embarrasses Justin by yelling after him to pick up their Sound of Music tickets while also calling him Pumpkin. This grabs the attention of super bully TREY TOZER (Enormous Guest Star Dylan Taylor), who’s obsessed with …read more