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August 21, 2009

The Royal Pains Wrap Rap



Clearly the cast and crew of USA Network's summer hit Royal Pain's are having a great time. Lead actors Mark Feuerstein, Paulo Costanzo, Reshma Shetty, and the crew busted out this post-production wrap number, combining the flavor of the series with 2 Live Crew. Think of it as Two Live... [Full Story]

May 21, 2009

CBS Announces 2009 Fall Line Up



N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT) MONDAY 8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (NT) 8:30-9:00 PM ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE (N) 9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN 9:30-10:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (NT) 10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI TUESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM NCIS 9:00-10:00 PM NCIS: LOS ANGELES (N)... [Full Story]

May 19, 2009

Fox announces its Fall 2009 schedule



Fox announced its schedule on Monday morning as upfronts week kicked off in New York City. The network is holding most of its new offerings until midseason when postseason baseball is out of the way. But the musical "Glee" and two comedies -- the animated "The Cleveland Show" and... [Full Story]

November 4, 2008

TV & Movie News



The networks response to the fast-spreading rumor that Pushing Daisies has been canceled is NO. ABC has yet to decide what to do with the show and NO decisions have been made. So hang in there fans! The NBC show Chuck has closed a deal for Andy Richter and Jenny... [Full Story]

October 24, 2008

Curb Returning for Tenth Season



HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" will be back in production in December, with 10 season-seven episodes slated for next year, sources close to the series said. The pay cabler has yet to release an airdate or exec producer lineup for season seven of the comedy skein created, exec produced and... [Full Story]

October 10, 2008

ABC Confirms Plans For New 'V' Series



The news has been confirmed. "V," the 1980s miniseries about alien lizards visiting Earth, will invade primetime once again, reports Variety. ABC is developing a new adaptation of the franchise -- which spawned a second mini and TV spinoff -- written by "The 4400" co-creator/exec producer Scott Peters. Warner... [Full Story]

September 29, 2008

Futuristic series will depict mass exodus from U.S.



What if the current financial crisis in the U.S. becomes so severe that Americans start to flee the country? Welcome to "Americatown," a Chinatown-like enclave of U.S. immigrants in cities around the world. HBO is developing the futuristic drama series, which hails from writer Bradford Winters and producers Tom... [Full Story]

September 11, 2008

Television News Blurbs



90210 will carry on without Shannen Doherty. The tv terror finished her 4 show arc and producers say she wont be back. Jeanie Garth will remain. Neal McDonough is joining the cast of Desperate Housewives next season as a series regular. It's ok if you don't know him. His... [Full Story]

August 29, 2008

Gossip Girl May Not Make It



It's possible that the CW's Gossip Girl wont make it through season two. The paltry ratings are making no one happy at head quarters. The cast, featuring Blake Lively, Penn Badgely and Chace Crawford, have become media darlings and household names. But the show's paltry Nielsen ratings - it... [Full Story]

June 27, 2008

Goldblum to replace Noth on Criminal Intent



He may not have made it as a hallucinating detective, but Jeff Goldblum has been assigned to Major Case. USA confirmed Thursday that the veteran actor will be replacing Chris Noth on Law & Order: Criminal Intent next season. Noth, who perhaps became a little too Big for the... [Full Story]

May 15, 2008

'DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER' TO RETURN TO A&E



Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman's cable TV show will soon be back on the air. Filming has begun on the fifth season, according to executives with A&E, the cable network that broadcast "Dog the Bounty Hunter. Reruns of the show will start June 25, with new episodes coming a... [Full Story]

May 8, 2008

"Breaking Bad" gets good news from AMC



AMC has renewed "Breaking Bad" for a second season. The cable network ordered 13 new episodes of the series, which stars Bryan Cranston as a chemistry teacher who begins cooking up crystal meth to make some extra money after he's diagnosed with cancer. Wednesday's official renewal of "Breaking Bad,"... [Full Story]

April 29, 2008

The Tudors Renewed for a Third Season



History has repeated itself once again. Showtime has given The Tudors a third season order just a few weeks after the show returned on the air for a sophomore run. The drama series loosely based on the early reign of Henry VIII has significantly surged in the ratings, prompting... [Full Story]

April 8, 2008

Everything I know I learned at the Upfronts



George Lucas' animated tv show for Cartoon Network, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", will begin in the fall on Friday nights. [here] Thank you for being a friend. The Golden Girls is moving to the Hallmark channel. [here] Never capable of leaving well enough alone, NBC announced they are... [Full Story]

March 13, 2008

90210 to return to the air via Spin off



The most popular ZIP code on television is coming back. The CW is developing a contemporary spinoff of Aaron Spelling's seminal 1990s teen soap "Beverly Hills, 90210." "Veronica Mars" creator Rob Thomas is in talks to pen the project, which has been put on the fast track by the... [Full Story]

March 6, 2008

When your TV Shows are coming back!



Kristen, from the much beloved 'watch with Kristen', put out a list this week keeping us all informed as to when our favorite shows will reemerge. Sunday, Mar. 2 Aliens in America (CW) Dirt (FX) Tuesday, Mar. 4 New Amsterdam (Fox) Monday, Mar. 10 Canterbury's Law (Fox) Tuesday, Mar.... [Full Story]

March 4, 2008

NBC lines up spooky stars for horror anthology



Director John Landis and "Superman" star Brandon Routh have joined the lineup for NBC's 13-part horror anthology series "Fear Itself," which is slated to run in the summer. With teen-targeted horror movies continuing to generate solid box office returns, NBC hopes to crack the scariest plot of all: the... [Full Story]

February 21, 2008

This week in TV News



ABC's top-rated "Grey's Anatomy" will return to its usual Thursday night time period in April, bumping "Lost" to the less desirable 10 p.m. slot. "Law & Order" veteran Jesse L. Martin is leaving the long-running NBC drama after nine years, and will be replaced by Anthony Anderson. CBS is... [Full Story]

February 14, 2008

New History Channel special a big joke



If you liked " The Aristocrats" and believe in the artistry of comedians, you're going to love "The Greatest Joke Ever Told." Host Lewis Black, with the help of a few dozen fellow comedians, analyzes what makes jokes funny and looks at the conventional wisdom of stand-up comedy. Writer-director... [Full Story]

January 25, 2008

Women leave town and children in hands of men



What would happen if all the women were to disappear from a town, leaving the men to not only work, but also take care of the family and the home? "It will be a disaster, a complete disaster," said Kelly Weatherly, who was sent off for a week at... [Full Story]

August 24, 2007

Cavemen Flip Out



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July 30, 2007

Jimmy Fallon to take over Conan's spot?



'SATURDAY Night Live" stalwart Jimmy Fallon is the top candidate to replace Conan O'Brien in 2009 - when O'Brien is set to take over "The Tonight Show" from Jay Leno. According to a report today in the authoritative trade magazine Broadcasting & Cable, NBC and Fallon are deep in... [Full Story]

May 9, 2007

TV NEWS



FX has had some decent shows in the past but the future isn't looking as bright. Both "Dirt" and "The Richies" have been renewed for a second season. Good for them. Word on the street is that NBC's 'Law & Order' may migrate to TNT if they get bagged... [Full Story]

March 8, 2007

'Naughty hottie' has sex with 'God' on TV



Comedy Central consummated its season of "the Sarah Silverman Program" last night by featuring the title character having sex with God, and then trying to brush him off after a night of lovemaking. Silverman was shown in bed with an amorous Almighty, whom she referred to as "Black God,"... [Full Story]

March 5, 2007

Goran Visnjic Quits ER



ER heart-throb GORAN VISNJIC has reportedly quit the hit hospital drama. The Croatian actor, who plays DR LUCA KOVAC, is thought to be leaving the show at the end of the current sason. However, TV bosses want Visnjic to star in a further six episodes, to allow them time... [Full Story]

February 14, 2007

Bionic Woman Chosen



Former EastEnder Michelle Ryan is to star in a U.S. remake of Seventies TV show The Bionic Woman, it was announced today. She will play Jamie Sommers, a tennis pro who suffers a near-fatal skydiving accident before her body is transformed with $50m-worth of bionic wizardry. Producers say the... [Full Story]

January 23, 2007

The Isaiah Hits The Fan?



Eonline is reporting Isaiah Washington may be getting the boot asap. Maybe they'll just replace Isaiah like they do on the soaps, with a quiet voice announcing before his first scene: "The role of Dr. Preston Burke will now be played by Ted McGinley." Statement reads: I just received word... [Full Story]

December 18, 2006

ABC cancels Day Break and Show Me the Money



"Day Break" is done. ABC has decided to yank the Wednesday drama from its sked, effective immediately. It'll be replaced by repeats of unspecified comedies. Meanwhile, ABC Friday decided to yank another one of its underperfoming newbies. Quizzer "Show Me the Money" has been shown the door, with the Alphabet... [Full Story]

December 7, 2006

Rebecca Romijn joins the cast of 'Ugly Betty'



"Rebecca Romijn ('X-Men' movies) has signed to be a series regular on ABC's 'Ugly Betty,' one of the season's few new hits. She'll play the mystery woman who's been conspiring with Vanessa Williams' Wilhelmina character to take over the publishing company at the heart of the show. The character... [Full Story]

December 1, 2006

CBS Oders 'Fugly' New Show



Do yourself a favor... don't image google the word 'Fugly'. CBS has found beauty in "Fugly," ordering a pilot for an old script from the creator of "My Name Is Earl." The project revolves around three homely siblings in North Carolina -- identical twin sisters and a brother -- who... [Full Story]

November 28, 2006

The 100 top TV catchphrases?



Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in television history. The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV, from the serious -- Walter Cronkite's nightly signoff "And that's the way it is" -- to the... [Full Story]

November 26, 2006

Your Guide To Holiday TV Viewing



Tvguide.com has put together a list of the Christmas specials airing this season and I felt it was my duty to share. A Charlie Brown Christmas Nov. 28, 8pm/ET, ABC The Great American Christmas Nov. 28, 9 pm/ET, USA Christmas in Rockefeller Center Nov. 29, 8 pm/ET, NBC Frosty's... [Full Story]

November 14, 2006

Perfecting 'Strangers' with a Russian twist



Warner Bros. is on a roll in Russia with a local version of its 1980s TV hit "Perfect Strangers," featuring two local actors playing reincarnated versions of the show's original central characters Larry and Balki -- but with the new monikers of Andrei and Ivan. This is a distinctly... [Full Story]

November 9, 2006

Studio 60 gets Full Season!



So much for all that cancellation talk. Just got word that NBC has given Aaron Sorkin's struggling Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip a full-season order. (That recent Lauren Graham cameo must've marked a turning point.) Source... [Full Story]

October 29, 2006

STUDIO 60 to swim with the fishes



Here we go: despite receiving an order for three more episodes on Friday, the Aaron Sorkin NBC drama "Studio 60 on Sunset Strip" is about to be put out of its misery. Cast members are already confiding in friends that the end is near. It's likely NBC will pull... [Full Story]

October 20, 2006

Bindi Irwin nature series on hold for a year



The 8-year-old daughter of Australia's "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to wait a year before starring in a new TV nature series amid fears her childhood could disappear emulating her father's animal exploits. Bindi Irwin was next year to star in a 26-part series on Discovery Kids network, with... [Full Story]

October 14, 2006

Ugly Betty gets a full season



ABC thinks Ugly Betty looks just fine. The Salma Hayek-produced comedy, which is based on a Colombian telenovela, has been picked up for a full season by the net. Betty has averaged 15.3 million viewers a week. Ugly Betty has improved the time period for ABC by almost 100... [Full Story]

September 28, 2006

Sheen poised to become top sitcom earner



After two months of negotiations, "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen is close to finalizing a new salary pact with producer Warner Bros. Television that would make him the highest-paid comedy star in television today. Sources said Sheen will earn in the neighborhood of $350,000-$400,000 per episode... [Full Story]

September 27, 2006

Chevy Chase to guest star on 'Law & Order'



NBC announced today that Emmy winner and comedy superstar Chevy Chase (Caddyshack, Fletch) begins filming this week on NBC's "Law & Order." Chase guest stars as a television celebrity who is pulled over for drunk driving while wearing blood-soaked clothes, and whose religious prejudice comes out after his arrest.... [Full Story]

September 25, 2006

Degrassi High Goes Into Syndication!



Here's something you may not know about me. I'm a thirty-something who has an unnatural love of adolescent TV programming. Disney Channel and Nick are on as much as all other channels combined. And the idea of Degrassi coming to a non digital cable channel near me... Well, tv just... [Full Story]

New on TV Tonight: 09.25.06



CW: 7th Heaven 8pm Runaway 9pm NBC: Heros 9pm... [Full Story]

September 22, 2006

TV Premieres Sept 22nd



CBS Ghost Whisperer: 8pm Close to Home: 9pm NUMB3RS: 10pm NBC Law & Order: 10pm... [Full Story]

September 21, 2006

Brooks dusts off "Spaceballs" for TV cartoon



Mel Brooks is developing an animated TV series based on his comedy feature "Spaceballs." Like the 1987 movie, which parodied well-known science-fiction movies, "Spaceballs: The Animated Series" will spoof current blockbusters as well as every genre of entertainment from movies and reality TV to culture and politics. It is... [Full Story]

Premiering Tonight on TV: Sept 21st



ABC Grey's Anatomy: 9pm Six Degrees: 10pm CBS CSI: 9pm Shark: 10pm NBC My Name Is Earl: 8pm The Office: 8:30pm Deal or No Deal: 9pm ER: 10pm... [Full Story]

September 19, 2006

Premiering Tonight on TV



ABC Boston Legal: 10pm CBS NCIS: 8pm The Unit: 9pm Smith: 10pm NBC Law & Order:Criminal: 9pm Law & Order:Special Victims Unit: 10pm... [Full Story]

September 18, 2006

Premiering Tonight on TV



ABC: Wife Swap: 8pm CBS: The Class: 8pm How I Met Your Mother: 8:30 Two and a Half Men: 9pm New Adventures of Old Christine: 9:30 CSI: Miami: 10pm NBC: Deal or No Deal: 8pm Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: 10pm... [Full Story]

September 12, 2006

Stork Pays Visit to "Housewives"



Less than a week after Marcia Cross announced she was expecting her first child with husband Tom Mahoney comes word that Bree Van De Kamp is expecting her third child with, well, who knows. Eva Longoria spilled the news that her costar's pregnancy would be written into Desperate Housewives'... [Full Story]

September 11, 2006

TV's Worst Bosses



CNNMoney.com recently ranked TV's worst bosses and leading the pack? C Montgomery Burns. One boss calls employees "donkeys." Another tried to block the sun in order to create a market for his company. Sound too bad to be true? They are. Because these bosses, such as "The Simpsons'" Montgomery... [Full Story]

September 6, 2006

WB will sign off on Sept 17 by airing pilots



This is gonna be a wet dream for several dorks I know. WB will sign off on Sept 17 by airing the pilots of 4 of its most popular shows Pop culture sensations and critical darlings “Dawson’s Creek,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Felicity” and “Angel” will air pilot episodes from... [Full Story]

August 27, 2006

White Stripes on Simpsons: First Look



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August 23, 2006

TV Is Now .1 Percent Less Gay



According to GLAAD, the new TV season features nine homosexual characters, a decrease from last year's tally of 10 and representing 1.3 percent (down from 1.4 percent) of the lead or supporting characters on the six major networks (MyNetworkTV generously included). What's more, the prominence of any such roles... [Full Story]

August 20, 2006

2006 Fall TV Season Premiere Dates



This is a huge list so I stuck it in the jump but I picked out a few I'm looking forward to: Tuesday, September 19 : 10:00pm Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) Thursday, September 21 : 8:30pm The Office (NBC) Wednesday, October 4 : 9:00pm Lost (ABC)... [Full Story]

August 19, 2006

Have You Seen Mr Meaty??



Nickelodeon has a new show called Mr Meaty that I almost can't believe is being shown on Nick. It's much more a Cartoon Network type show and I think I love it. Two losers in a fast food spot at the mall. Down to the theme song that goes... [Full Story]

August 13, 2006

TV embrasses 9/11



Not only are a handful of 9/11-related programs airing against each other that night, but several live sporting events will be broadcast from New York that day. CBS will rebroadcast an updated version of its "9/11" documentary on Sept. 10 from 8 to 10 p.m., opposite the first night... [Full Story]

August 12, 2006

'Deadwood' Creator Takes on Surfing Drama Pilot



Bruce Greenwood is in final negotiations to star in David Milch's pilot "John From Cincinnati," which Emmy winner Mark Tinker has come aboard to direct. Written by "Deadwood" creator Milch and author Kem Nunn, "John" is a drama set in the world of Southern California surfing. Greenwood will play... [Full Story]

July 31, 2006

FUNNY LADY



KATHY Griffin just got an Emmy nomination for her hilarious show, "My Life on the D List," but Bravo still hasn't renewed it. "I don't know why," a mystified Griffin told us at "The View" queen Joy Behar's Upper West Side apartment during a party for stylist/interior decorator Robert... [Full Story]

July 30, 2006

LAGUNA BEACH SEASON #3



This year, a variety of coming of age stories that surround high school life will be revealed. A girl will find love for the first time, but will she hold onto it? Will a lifelong friendship turn into something more? Does a high school rock band have a chance... [Full Story]

July 28, 2006

Fox to launch a late-night 'Talkshow'



One of Fox's first programming ventures as a network was a late-night talk show hosted by Joan Rivers, which bombed, as did a subsequent, famously failed attempt by Chevy Chase. Well, if at first (and at second) you don't succeed, try, try again - and Fox is doing just... [Full Story]

July 25, 2006

Dr. Phil, White Stripes on 'Simpsons'



Natalie Portman, Kiefer Sutherland, the White Stripes and Dr. Phil McGraw will be among the guest voices on the upcoming season of "The Simpsons." Joe Mantegna will reprise his role as Springfield's infamous mob boss Fat Tony when the animated Fox show begins its 18th season Sept. 10. Joe... [Full Story]

July 17, 2006

CBS's Fall Lineup, Check Inside Your Fridge



It's the next best thing to actual good programming. IN September, CBS plans to start using a new place to advertise its fall television lineup: your breakfast. The network plans to announce today that it will place laser imprints of its trademark eye insignia, as well as logos for some... [Full Story]

July 14, 2006

Gandolfini Surgery Stalls Final 'Sopranos' Episodes



The final season of TV mob drama The Sopranos has been delayed to allow actor James Gandolfini to recover from knee surgery. The actor's "unexpected" surgery comes just weeks after he took a tumble from his scooter after colliding with a taxi in New York City - and insiders... [Full Story]

July 5, 2006

Ben Stiller, Wife Partner on Sitcom



Big-screen comic Ben Stiller is teaming with CBS on a comedy series to headline his wife and sometime costar, Christine Taylor (Zoolander). The untitled project, now on the fast track for a possible summer production start, is about a small-town girl transplanted to Hollywood as the wife of a... [Full Story]

June 25, 2006

"Futurama" Pulls a "Family Guy"



Fans continue make it harder for me to find a decent tv show. Comedy Central is going back to the Futurama. Three years after the show last aired on prime time, the cable net has signed a deal to resurrect the former Fox animated series for a minimum 13-episode run.... [Full Story]

June 5, 2006

HBO probes plastic surgery disasters



For years, airbrushed magazine photos and such TV shows as ABC's "Extreme Makeover" and Fox's "The Swan" have turned remaking yourself into an attainable magic brought with the flick of a scalpel or the brush of a suction hose. Reality, however, tends to intrude, as HBO's hour-long documentary "Plastic... [Full Story]

June 4, 2006

Green set to host online talk show



Hollywood REporter: Tom Green is getting another late-night talk show -- this time online. Nearly three years after MTV axed his show, ManiaTV.com will begin hosting a weekly call-in show with the comedian on June 15, live from his living room in the Hollywood hills. "It seemed like the... [Full Story]

June 2, 2006

Matt Lauer Trades Even



Matt isn't losing an over inflated ego he's trading one in for another. NYDN: Matt Lauer was sure in a lovely mood the night Katie Couric left the "Today" show for good. Emceeing Wednesday's fund-raiser for the Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces "Sesame Street," the new king of morning... [Full Story]

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