CANCELLED! THE US VERSION OF THE JEREMY KYLE SHOW
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 11:58 AM,
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2012 IN REVIEW: BEST TV SHOWS
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
It pays to pay for cable. AFI is out with their list of the 10 best TV shows of 2012 and many of them are from premium channels. (Thanks to TV Week for this list.)
"Modern Family" (ABC comedy series)
"American Horror Story" (FX miniseries)
"Louie" (FX comedy series)
"Breaking Bad" (AMC drama series)
"Mad Men" (AMC drama series)
"The Walking Dead" (AMC drama series)
"Game Change" (HBO TV movie)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO drama series)
"Girls" (HBO comedy series)
"Homeland" (Showtime drama series)
"American Horror Story" (FX miniseries)
"Louie" (FX comedy series)
"Breaking Bad" (AMC drama series)
"Mad Men" (AMC drama series)
"The Walking Dead" (AMC drama series)
"Game Change" (HBO TV movie)
"Game of Thrones" (HBO drama series)
"Girls" (HBO comedy series)
"Homeland" (Showtime drama series)
Labels: television, year in review
posted by jc @ 5:24 PM,
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EXTREME CHEAPSKATES
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Roy freely admits he's the world's biggest cheapskate and he's proud of it. TLC followed Roy and other penny pinchers around for their new documentary, "Extreme Cheapskates." Cameras caught Roy grabbing leftover food from other people's tables at restaurants. He uses paper towels more than once and was even caught picking up grains of rice off of a dirty sidewalk. Nasty.
Unfortunately for Roy's wife, it was 25th anniversary and Roy wasn't about to splurge. He jumped into a dumpster to find her some tokens of (in) affection. It was Roy's lucky day. He discovered some half-dead roses and a used tea pot in the trash. What a stud. Then, he went to his local discount store and bought her some animal crackers and a bottle of water for 15 cents. To top it all off, he recycled a "get well soon" card, scratching off the words to fit the occasion. It's amazing that she didn't go running to divorce court 25 years ago.
You can see Roy and other cheap fools in TLC's "Extreme Cheapskates" On Demand.
Labels: reality shows, television
posted by jc @ 12:41 PM,
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STEVE URKEL TO DANCE WITH THE STARS
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The cast of characters set to dance on the new season of Dancing with the Stars is out.
- Jack Wagner, acted on General Hospital
- Melissa Gilbert of Little House on the Prairie fame
- Donald Driver, Green Bay Packers
- Gladys Knight
- William Levy, unheard of actor/model
- Sherri Shepard of The View
- Katherine Jenkins, singer from the UK
- Gavin DeGraw, singer
- Martina Navratilova, tennis icon
- Roshon Fegan, Disney actor
- Maria Menounos, co-host of Extra!
- Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel
The new season of DWTS starts on March 19 on ABC.
Labels: reality shows, television
posted by jc @ 9:33 PM,
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SUPER BOWL 2012: HIGHEST RATED TV SHOW EVER
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
The Giants and Patriots match up in Sunday's Super Bowl proved to be big business for NBC. An average of 111.3 million viewers watched the game, making it the highest rating TV show in American history. The most eyes were on Madonna's halftime performance. 114 million people watched the Material Girl's big show.
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 11:17 AM,
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2011 IN REVIEW: TELEVISION
Thursday, December 29, 2011
HITS
American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Hardcore Pawn, Modern Family, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Survivor, SNL, NCIS, The Jersey Shore, 16 & Pregnant, Pawn Stars, Tanked, Louie, Portlandia, Justified, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad
MISSES
The X-Factor, Terra Nova, The Playboy Club, Charlie's Angels, Skins, The Rosie Show, Oprah's Lifeclass, H8R, Whitney
RETURNS
Fear Factor, Beavis & Butthead, Lingo
CANCELLATIONS
Hannah Montana, Medium, Friday Night Lights, Rescue Me, All My Children, The Nate Berkus Show, Kate Plus 8, Charlie's Angels, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Judge Karen's Court, Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, Don't Forget The Lyrics, Skins, The Playboy Club, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
DEPARTURES
- Meredith Viera left The Today Show
- Oprah Winfrey left her talk show after 25 years
- Regis Philbin left Live!
- Entourage
- Katie Couric left the anchor desk at CBS for a talk show at ABC.
- Mary Hart left "Entertainment Tonight."
- Steve Carell left "The Office."
HEADLINES
- Charlie Sheen left Two and a Half Men, bad-mouthed the show and then made nice.
- The MTV show Skins was about teen sex and drugs. It was canceled after one season.
- Veteran J.R. Martinez won Dancing with the Stars.
- "The Chew" replaced legendary soap "All My Children" on ABC.
- The Jersey Shore kepy getting huge ratings for MTV.
- Oprah launched her OWN newtork to less than stellar ratings.
- Brian Williams launched his own weekly magazine show, Rock Center, on NBC.
Labels: television, year in review
posted by jc @ 1:27 PM,
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HOWARD STERN JOINS AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
Friday, December 16, 2011
Howard Stern ended 2011 with a bang. On Thursday, he put weeks of rumors to rest, announcing he will be a judge on NBC's America's Got Talent next summer. For weeks, rumors have been swirling about Stern joining the show. It will now be taped in New York City to accommodate Stern's Sirus/XM radio show. Howie Mandel is psyched about Stern judging along with him. Of course, the Parents' Television Council is already blasting NBC for hiring Stern. If you don't like it, don't watch it! Stern knows music and is a fan of the show. He'll be a great addition to AGT. Piers Morgan probably should have stayed on board. His CNN show is not doing well in the ratings.
Labels: howard stern, reality shows, television
posted by jc @ 10:56 AM,
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CANCELLED: EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION
You had to figure it was coming. After moving Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to the dead zone of Friday nights, ABC has announced it's canceling the long-running show. Makeover will wrap in January after nine seasons. ABC says the show will be back now and then for specials. On the January 13th finale, the team will build seven homes in seven days in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri. The show's host, Ty Pennington, is going on to co-host ABC's new daytime talk show, The Revolution. The new talker will also debut in January.
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 10:46 AM,
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NEW SHOWS IN DAYTIME
Monday, September 12, 2011
Many of your favorite daytime shows are returning today. There are also some new shows premiering.
SEPTEMBER 12 DEBUT/RETURNS
Anderson - Anderson Cooper launches his new topical daytime talk show from New York City. Amy Winehouse's parents are his first guests.
The Wendy Williams Show - Wendy returns for her third season.
Judge Joe Brown - new season
Judge Judy - new season
Swift Justice with Jackie Glass - Nancy Grace left his court show after one season to spend more time with her family. Jackie Glass replaces her.
The Insider - new season
Entertainment Tonight - new season
Excused - New dating show where viewers can date people they see on the show. First dating show to be syndicated since Blind Date was canceled.
We the People with Gloria Allred - You may want to watch this show based on the famous judge, but it's all fake. Just like America's Court with Judge Ross, all of the people you see on this show are actors. Why not have real people like all the other court shows? The real problem is these Entertainment Studios fake court shows try to pass themselves on as having real cases. Unless you read the fine print at the end of these shows, you'd think it's real. Not fair to the viewer.
'Til Death - Awful FOX sitcom that no one watched premieres in syndication. No way this will last more than one season.
SEPTEMBER 13 DEBUTS/PREMIERES
Dr. Phil - Dr. Phil starts his 10th year with an interview with Casey Anthony's parents.
SEPTEMBER 19 DEBUTS/PREMIERES
Jerry Springer - new season
Steve Wilkos - new season
Maury - new season
The Jeremy Kyle Show - He's a big name across the pond, now Jeremy Kyle brings his no nonsense show to the USA. If you like Maury, you'll love this show.
The Bill Cunningham Show - The Chicago radio host launches his Maury-like show in select markets.
30 Rock - NBC comedy premieres in syndication
American Dad! - FOX cartoon premieres in syndication
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX comedy premieres in syndication
Labels: daytime tv, television
posted by jc @ 11:30 AM,
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MDA TELETHON RAISES $61.5 MILLION
Monday, September 05, 2011
No Jerry Lewis didn't mean no money for the MDA Telethon. The much scaled down Labor Day tradition raised $61.5 million, more than $2.6 million.
The telethon wasn't the same without the man who hosted for 60 years. The show began with each of the co-hosts saying kind words about Mr. Lewis. Nigel Lythgoe claimed Lewis "retired." Neither Lewis nor the MDA have said why he left the telethon, which was onlt 6 hours this year instead of the traditional 20 hours. There probably wasn't a single person who didn't miss Jerry's annual rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" at the end of the show.
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 9:32 PM,
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REAL-LIFE "SUPERHEROES" FIGHT CRIME IN HBO DOCUMENTARY
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Superman isn't just in the comic books. There are real-life super men working to keep you safe from coast to coast. The HBO documentary, "Superheroes," follows these costumed warriors as they try to fight crime on the streets. They wear masks. They wear capes. Some of them even claim to have super powers. The superheroes say the world is corrupt, so it's up to them to make things better again.
This documentary follows the heroes around in their day-to-day life. Heroes like Master Legend who wears armor and claims to protect the people of Orlando, Florida. He's the head of a non-profit known as "Team Justice" and like the average man, Master Legend enjoys himself an iced cold beer or two. Then, there's Mr. Xtreme, who lives in the Xtreme Cave, preparing for battle watching shows like the Power Rangers. We meet this parents who think his real-life crime-fighting is too dangerous.
"Superheroes" is about 80 minutes long and is running on HBO On Demand. It's simply fascinating. You won't be able to turn away.
Labels: documentaries, television
posted by jc @ 11:47 AM,
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YOU KNOW IT'S SWEEPS WHEN...
Monday, May 16, 2011
It's the last big sweeps period of the TV season. Legedary shows like Oprah are ending. Mary Hart is leaving Entertainment Tonight and network TV shows are airing their season finales. Of course, there are plenty of sweeps stunts. The over-the-top things your favorite TV shows do to up their ratings.
Oprah - She's been counting down to her last show everyday this month. Celebrities are saying goodbye. She's catching up with her favorite and least favorite guests.
Entertainment Tonight - Even though her replacement, Nancy O'Dell, has been on all season, the show is saying goodbye to Mary Hart. Tonight, Neil Patrick Harris surprised her on set with 29 yellow tulips. One for each year she's been with the show. Tomorrow, Mark Harmon says goodbye.
Inside Edition - The stories always get real trashy on Inside Edition during sweeps, and this may has been no exception. They've done stories on a mom who gave her daughter Botox and a boy who wears dresses.
Labels: sweeps stunts, television
posted by jc @ 9:24 PM,
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HAS YOUR FAVORITE SHOW BEEN CANCELED?
The ax fells on several low-rated shows today. Here's what won't be back this fall:
ABC
Better With You
Brothers & Sisters
Detroit 1-8-7'
Mr. Sunshine'
My Generation
No Ordinary Family'
Off the Map
V
NBC
America's Next Great Restaurant
The Cape''Chase
The Event
Friday Night Lights
Law & Order: LA
Outsourced
The Paul Reiser Show
Perfect Couples
School Pride
FOX
America's Most Wanted (quarterly specials will air)
Breaking In
The Chicago Code
Human Target
Lie to Me
Lone Star
Running Wilde
Traffic Light
CBS
The Defenders
Mad Love
Medium
$#*! My Dad Says
THE CW
Life Unexpected
Smallville
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 5:27 PM,
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TRUTV RENEWS SEVERAL POPULAR SHOWS
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
TruTV has renewed Hardcore Pawn, Full Throttle Saloon, Lizard Lick Towing and Black Gold. The network has also announced plans for eight new shows. It has also aquired the rights to ABC's Wipeout, which will air on TruTv starting in fall 2011.
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 5:46 PM,
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YOU KNOW IT'S SWEEPS WHEN...
Friday, February 11, 2011
It's February sweeps and every show on TV is doing outrageous things to get ratings. Here's a sampling of what went down this week:Live! with Regis & Kelly - Regis & Kelly are celebrating 10 years together. On Wednesday, they had David Letterman and First Lady Michelle Obama both on one show.
Swift Justice with Nancy Grace - On today's show, a woman sued a stripper because she didn't return her stripper pole kit. There was a pole in court. Both women demonstrated their dancing skills, with the lights down and porn music playing in the background. Later on, Nancy blew into a breathalyzer during another case.
The Doctors - Dr. Ruth was on the show on Friday talking sex. The doctors brought out an "orgasm buffet," filled with foods that put you in the mood. Potatoes, basil and a "frisky fruit salad" were on the list.
Oprah - The entire cast of THE VIEW was on Oprah, sitting on her stage at a roundtable like they do on their show.
Labels: sweeps stunts, television
posted by jc @ 4:26 PM,
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COMEDY CENTRAL CHANGES ITS LOGO
Friday, December 10, 2010
Comedy Central is changing its logo. According to Broadcasting & Cable, the new logo is also designed to work on new digital platforms and work in social media, where it will fit in nicely with the familiar logos of Facebook and Twitter.
"The Comedy Central brand is as strong as it's ever been and it was time to refresh the look," said Comedy Central President Michele Ganeless.
The new logo will begin airing on Comedy Cental on New Year's day.
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Labels: television
posted by jc @ 3:59 PM,
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MAJOR CHANGES TO JERRY LEWIS TELETHON
Thursday, October 07, 2010
The annual Jerry Lewis Telethon will only air in primetime next year. Instead of 20-plus hours, the show will only air from 6pm to midnight in 2011. It will be broadcast live only on the east coast. In this year's telethon, the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised $59.8 million. The rand total was down for the second year in a row. Organizers hope the shorter show will attract bigger stars to the show. Not to mention, it will be easier for its 84-year-old host. Read more about the Telethon's changes in TV WEEK.
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 6:13 PM,
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MICHAEL GRIMM WINS AMERICA'S GOT TALENT
Thursday, September 16, 2010
The underdog prevailed on America's Got Talent. Singer Michael Grimm won the $1 million prize in last night's finale, besting favorite Jackie Evancho.
“Michael’s genuine, he’s sincere, he’s very talented, he got better with every round, and (on Tuesday night) he gave the performance of his life. He’ll have a huge career. I think he’s like a young Van Morrison,” judge Piers Morgan told People.com.
The 30-year-old was raised by his grandparents. They lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. Grimm tells People that he plans to buy them a new house with his winnings.
Grimm says he thought Evancho had it in the bag.
“I was preparing my speech to leave. I couldn’t believe I heard my name," Grimm told People.com.
Evancho joined the season halfway through on a show featuring YouTube acts. The 10-year-old opera phenom blew the audience away with her voice.
Labels: television
posted by jc @ 9:51 AM,
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ROGER EBERT STARTS NEW MOVIE SHOW
Friday, September 10, 2010
Roger Ebert is coming back to television as producer of a new movie review show. "Roger Ebert Presents At the Movies" will air on PBS starting this January. It will be hosted by Christy Lemire, a film critic for the Associated Press, and Elvis Mitchell of NPR. Just like Siskel and Ebert, Lemire and Mitchell will debate the movies and give them a "thumbs up" or a "thumbs down."
Roger Ebert himself will appear on every episode in a segment called, "Roger's Office." Ebert will talk about classic, overlooked and new films. Ebert has lost his voice to thyroid cancer. He will talk using a computerized voice generator.
Labels: movies, television
posted by jc @ 5:48 PM,
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"THE SITUATION" AND BRISTOL PALIN TO DANCE WITH THE STARS
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
In case you want even MORE Bristol Palin in your life, you're about to get it. Sarah Palin's baby-mama daughter is one of the contestants tapped for the new season of Dancing with the Stars. "Stars" being used very loosely here.
Here's the list:
Bristol Palin
David Haseelhoff
Michael Bolton
Brandy
Margaret Cho
Rick Fox (basketball player)
Jennifer Gray (of "Dirty Dancing")
Kyle Massey (Who? He's some Disney channel "star")
Florence Henderson
Audrina Patridge
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino
Kurt Warner (NHL quarterback)
The show returns on September 20th.
Labels: pop culture, television
posted by jc @ 4:49 PM,
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WATCH THIS
CATFISHMTV, Mondays 10pm/ET
Based on a popular documentary film, this weekly series follows people who are in online relationships. They meet their longtime loves with the help of the show, but things aren't always what they seem.
FAST FOOD MANIA
DESTINATION AMERICA, Sundays 10pm/ET
If you listen to the Howard Stern show, the you already know that Jon Hein is the biggest fan of fast food around. Join Jon as he checks out the best places to chow down for cheap on this new show on the new network, Destination America. If you're not craving something greasing after watch this show, then something is wrong with you.
TRISHA
Syndicated, Weekdays/ET
Trisha Goddard hosted talk shows overseas for years. Now, she's the star of her own show, a spin-off of Maury, here in the states. Topics have included a man with 5 wives and women who eat strange objects like drywall and dirt.
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