Chance of Survival for New Fall Shows
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC,
If you’re like me, you can’t wait for the fall TV season to begin. The summer programming has grown tiresome—our favorite shows will soon return, as well as some freshman offerings. The Programming Insider has released their odds for survival for the new series, with 1-1 being a sure thing and 10-1 considered a long shot. The odds are calculated by looking at the time slot competition, lead-in show, the “current viewing climate” and the quality of the show.
- Shark (CBS) – Thurs. 10 p.m.: 1-1
- The Class (CBS) – Mon. 8 p.m.: 2-1
- ‘Til Death (Fox) – Thurs. 8 p.m.: 3-1
- Brothers & Sisters (ABC) – Sun. 10 p.m.: 4-1
- The Nine (ABC) – Wed. 10 p.m.: 4-1
- Vanished (Fox) – Mon. 9 p.m.: 4-1
- Day Break (ABC) – Wed. 10 p.m. (filling in for Lost beginning on Nov. 15): 5-1
- Six Degrees (ABC) – Thurs. 10 p.m.: 5-1
- Smith (CBS) – Wed. 10 p.m.: 5-1
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC) – Mon. 10 p.m.: 5-1
- Heroes (NBC) – Mon. 9 p.m.: 6-1
- The Game (CW) – Sun. 8:30 p.m.: 7-1
- The Knights of Prosperity (ABC) – Tues. 9 p.m.: 7-1
- 30 Rock (NBC) – Wed. 8:30 p.m.: 7-1
- Stand-off (Fox) – Tues. 8 p.m.: 7-1
- Twenty Good Years (NBC) – Wed. 8 p.m.: 7-1
- Friday Night Lights (NBC) – Tues. 8 p.m.: 8-1
- Happy Hour (Fox) – Thurs. 8:30 p.m.: 8-1
- Help Me Help You (ABC) – Tues. 9:30 p.m.: 8-1
- Justice (Fox) – Wed. 9 p.m.: 8-1
- Kidnapped (NBC) – Wed. 10 p.m.: 8-1
- Runaway (CW) – Mon. 9 p.m.: 8-1
- Men In Trees (ABC) – Fri. 9 p.m.: 9-1
- Ugly Betty (ABC) – Fri. 8 p.m.: 9-1
- Big Day (ABC) – Thurs. 8 p.m.: 10-1
- Jericho (CBS) – Wed. 8 p.m.: 10-1
- Notes From the Underbelly (ABC) – Thurs. 8 p.m.: 10-1
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Entourage: The Release
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Cable, HBO, Entourage, Features,
Vince and the boys are heading to the agency. Ari has another ‘surprise’ for Vince and has asked them to stop by. Drama uses the car ride as an opportunity to read aloud the pilot’s script. The audition Lloyd scored for Drama will give him an opportunity to work with Ed Burns. Given Drama’s history with Ed, he believes he will have a good chance of getting the part. Meanwhile, Lloyd has been swamped answering calls all day at the office. Word about Ari’s new building space has leaked and now their lines have been flooded with inquiries. Although Lloyd hate lyings, Ari insists that he continue to deny, deny, deny.
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Three New Employees Join The Office
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Daily Show, The, The Office,
Oh my, I don’t know if I can handle more characters on The Office. The cast is just too perfect… so what will happen when three new people join the payroll? I wouldn’t want them to spoil a great thing, but the new additions will certainly spice things up anyway. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ed Helms, of The Daily Show, and Charles “Chip” Esten, of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, will be series regulars. Rashida Jones, from Boston Public, will join the third season in a recurring role. Helms and Jones will be new employees, while Esten reprises his role as the regional manager from another Dunder-Mifflin branch (seen previously in the Valentine’s Day episode). Does that mean that Helms will be leaving his post at The Daily Show? If so, he will surely be missed—of course, reuniting with former Daily Show alum Steve Carell on one of the hottest shows on primetime isn’t such a bad deal.
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E! Entertainment Television will be offering a number of its programs for download and purchase on Apple’s iTunes. The Hollywood Reporter reports that the network will make weekly episodes of The Girls Next Door, The Soup, Dr. 90210 and The Simple Life: ‘Til Death Do Us Part available the day after they have broadcast. Each episode will cost $1.99. Ted Harbert, E! Entertainment president and CEO says the move reinforces their “E! Everywhere” initiative, by making their programming available on multiple platforms. “E!‘s programing appeals to a very young demographic, and these viewers are the most aggressive users of this technology,” Harbert said. “We thought the relationship between our programming and iTunes would be the perfect match.”
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Zach Braff May Star in Upcoming Fletch Prequel
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Scrubs, Talent,
Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence is on board to adapt and direct Fletch Won, a prequel to 1985’s Fletch, starring Chevy Chase. Lawrence’s top pick for the actor to play the young Fletch-ling? None other than Scrubs star, Zach Braff. Being a huge Braff fan (and ok, a fan of Fletch—who isn’t?), I couldn’t be happier about the news. If you recall, Fletch is the funny-guy investigative journalist made famous by Chase, and Braff should have no problem filling those shoes. The film will be based on Gregory Mcdonald’s comedy-mystery that follows reporter Irwin Fletcher on his first murder case. Lawrence is thrilled to take on the job, saying, “Like Batman Begins, I think people will enjoy seeing how Irwin Fletcher became Fletch. Not only can I recite the original Fletch movie line for line, I actually read all the Greg Mcdonald books as a kid. Consider me obsessed—I’m going to try as hard as I can not to screw this up.” In response to his determination to get Braff to star, Lawrence said, “Zach is perfect for the role. I’m going to use all my pull trying to make him do it.” And what perfect timing – Fletch Won is scheduled to begin shooting in April, during Scrubs’ hiatus.
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Desperate Housewives Character to Die
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, Desperate Housewives,
Big news for the upcoming season of Desperate Housewives. It has already been leaked by Marc Cherry that a leading character will die next year. The show’s creator tells TV Guide that the death will be connected to a supermarket hostage situation. Several major characters will be inside that store including Lynette (Felicity Huffman). Expect to see that storyline come November sweeps. I wonder if this is Cherry’s way of cleaning house??
In addition to the obvious ratings ploy, it has also been announced that a new character will be visiting Wisteria Lane. Josh Henderson, recently part of FX’s Over There will become a regular cast member. As Edie’s nephew, Austin, Henderson will be brought on to stir things up on the street. Maybe he can stir up some new storylines for Mike and Susan?
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Coming Soon to Amazon: TV and Movie Downloads
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Internet, News,
Amazon.com is jumping on the bandwagon. Where once they considered getting into the downloadable music scene, Amazon wised up and saw that iTunes held the lion’s share of that market. With Amazon Digital Video, however, they have more of a playing field to conquer, offering full-length movies and TV shows for download. According to AdAge, the service will be launched next month, with subscription or pay-per-view options. The details about the cost of a subscription or per download have yet to be disclosed. Similarly, the variety of downloads that will be offered for download are not yet known.
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Already embarrassed by the outcome of his threesome, Eric faces more humiliation from the boys for snuggling a woman he wasn’t even allowed to sleep with. To make matters worse, Eric needs to face both ladies again sooner than he had hoped. Sloane is hosting a charity auction that evening and wants him to stop by for a second opinion. Hoping that he can bail early from a potentially awkward meeting, he recruits the boys to come with him.
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Last Comic, America’s Got Talent Renewed
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, NBC, Talent, Renewals,
NBC announced that it has ordered additional seasons of Last Comic Standing and America’s Got Talent, set to air in 2007. Last Comic will return next summer, while the second season of Talent promises a January midseason premiere, following the end of the NFL season. Says NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly, “Both of these series have been bright spots on the summer television landscape. We think they’ll be around for a long time.” Talent has definitely improved NBC’s summer ratings, ranking as the most watched original show of the season. The episodes average about 11.7 million viewers a week. Next month, the million-dollar winner will be announced. Similarly, NBC has seen good ratings for Last Comic, drawing about 8.2 million viewers per week. Personally, I tuned out pretty early on with both of these shows, but hey, somebody’s watching!
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Tina Fey Resigns From SNL
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Prime Time, NBC, Saturday Night Live, News,
The rumors have come to fruition. Tina Fey is leaving Saturday Night Live to pursue her new gig on the NBC series 30 Rock, which premieres on October 11th. Fey has been with SNL since 1997, starting as a writer and becoming the first female head writer in 1999. Her role as co-anchor for the “Weekend Update” segment of the show began in 2000. During Fey’s appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, she said, “The new show’s going to take a lot of time. I wanted to stop doing Saturday Night Live so I could spend more time with Star Jones.”
The plot of 30 Rock in many ways mirrors her role on SNL—she’ll play the head writer of a fictional late-night sketch show. So, not much of a stretch, I suppose… but she has a lot of great experience to work with. Fey told Leno, “This is the big leap I’m making, it’s a show about working at a late-night comedy show… I’m very creative.”
According to Lorne Michaels, executive producer of 30 Rock and SNL, they will test various individuals and duos in September to find a replacment for Fey on “Weekend Update.” “If you’re asking if I’m happy about it, no,” said Michaels. “Tina disappearing is a huge hole in the writing staff.”
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