her sitcom tella novella didn't make the cut and was not renewed. but all love and happiness for michael weatherly. nearly 18 million people watched his swan song on ncis last night. now on to his new project which airs right after "ncis" in the fall. >> we all know this is a blessing and we take it very seriously. we all jumped up and down and got excite, then we took it really seriously. >> in bull, weatherly plays a trial consultant based on dr. phil. that's right, before he was this guy. >> what are you, a step ford wife? >> he worked in the legal field helping defendants. weatherly has dr. phil's hard-ball demeanor down. >> i do know you're lying about something. >> any part of his portrayal surprise you? >> he's got a smart-alecky attitude when he needs to have it. >> we have a defendant going in front of a conservative judge with a boy band haircut and pimp sneakers. >> dr. phil is exec froif deucer of the drama and cc-wwote the pilot. >> this is not biographical, because he breaks a lot of laws that i didn't break. >> and there's more news a