Auburn Annie
04-14-2006, 06:42 AM
Big 'Crossing' point
arrives for Hennessy
By MARISA GUTHRIE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Jill Hennessy will work on her 'folky Americana' record during the 'Crossing Jordan' break.
NBC's "Crossing Jordan" ends the season with a milestone and a cliffhanger.
The May 7 finale, in which Jordan (Jill Hennessy) finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of her former beau, marks the show's 100th episode.
The hour ends ambiguously: The murder leads Jordan to Washington, D.C., in search of the truth. But fans of the show may have a long wait for answers to this mystery.
The Sunday night show will be displaced in the fall by football. According to Hennessy, the network is likely to keep the show on Sundays, but delay the premiere until January.
"I think [the network] is definitely going to wait until midseason," said Hennessy. "That's sort of the in-house rumors I've been hearing, and I think it's a really wise move on NBC's part to acquire Sunday night football and target that male demographic, especially since ABC's [Sunday] lineup is such a female juggernaut."
Hennessy said there was another rumor, that "Crossing Jordan" would be moved next fall to Friday, a night that has been challenging for NBC.
But, she said, after five seasons and 100 episodes, "I'm just happy to be on at all."
An NBC spokeswoman said no programming decisions have been made for the fall.
Hennessy will spend her hiatus at home in New York, recording her first CD. The actress, who names Sarah McLachlan, Gordon Lightfoot, Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen among her influences, calls her style "folky Americana."
"Some of it's a little dark," she said. "A couple of people started crying when they heard one of my songs."
Before her big acting break on "Law & Order," Hennessy was a regular on the New York City music scene. She played guitar and sang in bands that gigged at places like Cafe Sine, Back Fence and the Red Lion.
Since she'll be taking time to work on her music, might she take it for a test drive at, say, friend and former "Law & Order" castmate Chris Noth's club The Cutting Room?
"He's actually asked me to sing there a couple of times, and I've never been in town at the appropriate time to make that work," said Hennessy. "I'd love to sing at Chris' place. I love that guy."
Originally published on April 14, 2006
arrives for Hennessy
By MARISA GUTHRIE
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Jill Hennessy will work on her 'folky Americana' record during the 'Crossing Jordan' break.
NBC's "Crossing Jordan" ends the season with a milestone and a cliffhanger.
The May 7 finale, in which Jordan (Jill Hennessy) finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of her former beau, marks the show's 100th episode.
The hour ends ambiguously: The murder leads Jordan to Washington, D.C., in search of the truth. But fans of the show may have a long wait for answers to this mystery.
The Sunday night show will be displaced in the fall by football. According to Hennessy, the network is likely to keep the show on Sundays, but delay the premiere until January.
"I think [the network] is definitely going to wait until midseason," said Hennessy. "That's sort of the in-house rumors I've been hearing, and I think it's a really wise move on NBC's part to acquire Sunday night football and target that male demographic, especially since ABC's [Sunday] lineup is such a female juggernaut."
Hennessy said there was another rumor, that "Crossing Jordan" would be moved next fall to Friday, a night that has been challenging for NBC.
But, she said, after five seasons and 100 episodes, "I'm just happy to be on at all."
An NBC spokeswoman said no programming decisions have been made for the fall.
Hennessy will spend her hiatus at home in New York, recording her first CD. The actress, who names Sarah McLachlan, Gordon Lightfoot, Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen among her influences, calls her style "folky Americana."
"Some of it's a little dark," she said. "A couple of people started crying when they heard one of my songs."
Before her big acting break on "Law & Order," Hennessy was a regular on the New York City music scene. She played guitar and sang in bands that gigged at places like Cafe Sine, Back Fence and the Red Lion.
Since she'll be taking time to work on her music, might she take it for a test drive at, say, friend and former "Law & Order" castmate Chris Noth's club The Cutting Room?
"He's actually asked me to sing there a couple of times, and I've never been in town at the appropriate time to make that work," said Hennessy. "I'd love to sing at Chris' place. I love that guy."
Originally published on April 14, 2006