This Week on TV (4/5-4/11)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Video,
Make sure to check out TV Envy’s Programming Schedule.)
MONDAY (4/5)
- Life Unexpected (CW, 8pm): “Cate, Lux and Baze go on a road trip to track down Cate’s long-absent father (Peter Horton).” When they realized he was the guy with the mullet, they kept on driving.
- Rules of Engagement (CBS, 8:30pm): “Audrey tries to give her unattractive friend confidence by lying to her and telling her she’s on Jeff’s list of women he would sleep with if Audrey wasn’t around.” By lying about it, she ironically gave Jeff permission to possibly one day do it.
- Runaway Squad (A&E, 10pm): Series premiere. “In the opener of a series following a team that searches for runaways and reunites them with their families, a Long Island teen is sought.” He was eventually tracked down after becoming a mayor on Foursquare.
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Wednesday Ratings: Oprah Winfrey Special Anything But
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Don’t be fooled—Oprah Winfrey doesn’t always have the Midas touch. Despite the A-list filled roster, yesterday’s Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special failed to dazzle. The program came in last during its hour and did worse than the last original Ugly Betty episode.
8pm
- American Idol (23.5 million, 8.5/23 in 18-49) added on 700,000 more.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (1.7/5) and Gary Unmarried (2.0/5) both pulled in 6 million.
- Mercy (1.6/5) also raised 6 million.
- Approximately 6 million watched The Middle (2.1/6) as well.
- A Modern Family* repeat (1.7/5) scored 5.2 million.
- Life Unexpected* (1.1 million, 0.5/1) did about the same as last week.
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Preview Kathy Griffin’s Appearance on SVU
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC, Gossip, Spoilers, Video,
Kathy Griffin has always been vocal about loving her “gays,” so it’s only appropriate that she defend them in primetime.
On next Wednesday’s episode of Law & Order: SVU, the comedienne will guest as Babs Duffy - the president, founder, spokeswoman of a lesbian-rights organization. Despite the serious tone of the drama, Griffin still manages to infuse a bit of her famous humor and salty language in the scenes included here. (She also gets a chance to check out A.D.A. Alexandra Cabot.)
For the full episode, make sure your DVRs are set to 10:00 on March 3—SVU‘s new hour. (Thanks, Jay!)
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Casting Corner: Hawaii Five-O, CSI: Miami and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, CBS, NBC, Gossip, Spoilers,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Hawaii Five-O: The pilot for CBS’ upcoming remake is already starting to flesh out. Lost‘s Daniel Dae Kim - an island expert - has been cast as Detective Chin Ho Kelly while Moonlight‘s Alex O’Loughlin (Steve McGarrett) will head the elite branch of Hawaii’s State Police. Hustle & Flow‘s Taryn Manning has joined the cast as Mary Ann McGarrett, Steve’s sister.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (1/20)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, CBS, NBC, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you will and won’t be seeing in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- The Good Wife (CBS) - Season 2
- Men of a Certain Age (TNT) - Season 2
- NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) - Season 2
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NBC Lays Out Post-Leno Schedule
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Reality, NBC,
Although it’s still unclear exactly when Conan O’Brien will finally depart The Tonight Show (it’s believed his last day will be January 22), we do know what will air in place of Jay Leno’s soon-to-be-old time slot.
As NBC Universal TV chairman Jeff Gaspin stated earlier, the network will not be introducing five new dramas to that time period. Instead, the network has basically reshuffled programs already placed on their midseason schedule.
Starting Monday, March 1, these are the shows that will air at 10:00: Law & Order (a move from Friday time slot), Parenthood, Law & Order: SVU (originals will move to later time slot), The Marriage Ref and Dateline NBC.
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)
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Wednesday Ratings: No Mercy for Idol Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Ratings,
Despite being down 3.5 million from its Tuesday debut, American Idol was still strong enough to blow away the competition.
8pm
- American Idol (26.4 million, 10.1/27 in 18-49) had its lowest demo for a first Wednesday since 2003.
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (1.9/5) kicked off the night with 6.3 million.
- The Middle (6.1 million, 2.1/6) was off 2.1 million from last week.
- Mercy (5.9 million, 1.6/4) reached a series low.
- Gary Unmarried (1.9/5) pulled in 5.8 million.
- Modern Family* (1.7/5) turned in 5.3 million.
- One Tree Hill* (908,000, 0.4/1) was up slightly.
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Casting Corner: SVU, Glee and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Desperate Housewives, Gossip, Spoilers,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Glee: Singer Olivia Newton-John is the one creator Ryan Murphy wants for his show. In the upcoming episode, the Grease star will perform a duet with…Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). The two will team up for a rendition of Olivia’s classic “Let’s Get Physical.”
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Wednesday Ratings: CBS was the People’s Choice
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Despite strong performances from (most of) ABC’s comedies and SVU, viewers made CBS their choice last night. Yesterday’s People’s Choice Awards broadcast earned its best demos and viewers since 2007.
8pm
- A new edition of I Get That a Lot (2.9/8 in 18-49) brought in 8.5 million for CBS.
- An early edition of The Middle (2.2/6) raised 7.5 million; the comedy’s second half hour (8.2 million, 2.7/7) hit season highs.
- Mercy (7.3 million, 1.7/5) sunk to a demo low.
- A Glee* repeat (1.3/4) had 3.4 million singing.
- One Tree Hill* (0.4/1) dialed up 895,000.
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2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (TV)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, TNT-HD, 30 Rock, House, Medium, The Office, News,
Squeezed in between the Golden Globes broadcast and the Oscar nominations is an awards ceremony voted on solely by the actors. (So unlike the People’s Choice Awards, this actually has meaning.)
For the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, we’ll see a lot of the old and just a little bit of the new. Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of television nominees:
- The Closer, Dexter and 30 Rock lead this year’s pack with three nominations each.
- Despite no individual mentions, freshman comedies Modern Family and Glee were both honored in the Best Ensemble category.
- Samantha Who‘s Christina Applegate received a nomination despite starring in a canceled show.
- True Blood received its first nom—but just for its cast, not for any single actor.
The SAG Awards will air Saturday, Jan. 23 on both TNT and TBS.
(You can find the full list of TV nominees after the jump. Click here for the film nominations.)
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