
The multi-talented, multi-hyphenate Bucatinsky will be appearing tonight (Tuesday, June 12) at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood, to sign the book (and next Monday, June 18 at the B&N at The Grove in LA). In addition to juggling raising two kids, ages 7 and "4 3/4" with husband Don Roos, the author is about to be plenty busy: late in this past season, he appeared in a recurring role on Shonda Rimes' Scandal, and he revealed on the air this morning that he's about to join Rimes' original, flagship show, Grey's Anatomy, as a member of its writing staff. Bucatinsky also continues to produce, along with Lisa Kudrow, Showtime's hit comedy series Web Therapy, which is about to debut its second season on July 2 with episodes featuring none other than Meryl Streep. (Season 1 will be released on DVD and Blu Ray next week.)
But the one thing I didn't expect to hear from the busy Bucatinsky on the show this morning was a piece of bad news: his and Kudrow's beautifully produced celebrity genealogy show, Who Do You Think You Are, will not be returning to NBC. I don't remember hearing this at the upfront, where NBC did trumpet its moves of Whitney and Community to Friday nights, where the network (ill-advisedly) hopes to create a hip comedy block. I had thought that, as in past years, WDYTYA might return to NBC's Friday night at midseason; however, Bucatinsky says this is not to be.