Blog Profile / The TV Column
| URL : | http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column | |
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| Filed Under: | Entertainment / Television | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1738 | |
| Posts / Week: | 15.9 | |
| Archived Since: | April 20, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Mike Darnell, the man behind ‘American Idol,’ steps down from Fox.
Mike Darnell — the evil-genius who brought us “Alien Autopsy,” the Rick Rockwell/Darva Conger insta-marriage train wreck “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire,” the singles-in-a-hot-tub series “Temptation Island,” the slice-and-dice-a-chick...Show More Summary
NBC to air Blake Shelton concert telethon to raise money for Oklahoma tornado victims
NBC will air, live on Wednesday at 9, a concert/telethon to raise money for Oklahoma tornado victims, organized and starring “The Voice” judge, and Oklahoma native, Blake Shelton. Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Vince Gill, and others...Show More Summary
Sunday Night Football, ‘NCIS’ squabble over season’s top ratings spot
Two days after CBS proclaimed its prime-time drama “NCIS” to be the season’s No.?1 program for the first time, NBC Sports announced that its “Sunday Night Football” was, once again, prime-time television’s No.?1 program. Read full article >>
Only on live TV: Wolf Blitzer inadvertently creates priceless moment on CNN during tornado coverage
One of the more priceless exchanges of this week’s Oklahoma City tornado news coverage happened about 5:35 p.m. Tuesday. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was interviewing a young woman named Rebecca, whose husband was traveling when the tornado hit, and who was prepared to ride out the tornado with her 19-month-old son Anders. Read full article >>
Broadcast network ratings: CBS wins the season
Now that Nielsen numbers for last week are finally out, and with the TV season almost over (it officially ends Wednesday night), CBS officially pronounced itself the winner Tuesday, snagging the biggest prime-time audience for the 10th time in the past 11 seasons. Read full article >>
Rowland and Rubio join ‘The X Factor’
Former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland, and Mexican singer/actress Paulina Rubio have joined Fox’s singing competition “The X Factor” as judge/mentors, the network announced late Monday. They’re replacing LA Reid and Britney Spears. Read full article >>
Ang Lee backs out of directing ‘Tyrant’ pilot on FX
Remember back in March, when FX announced Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee was going to make his TV directorial debut on the pilot for FX’s new drama series “Tyrant”? Never mind. Lee has backed out of the project, which would have been his first since “Life of Pi,” for which he won this year’s best-director Academy Award. Read full article >>
CBS pre-empts ‘Mike & Molly’ season finale due to Tornado storyline
CBS yanked Monday night’s season-finale episode of its comedy series “Mike & Molly,” owing to the episode’s reference to a tornado hitting Chicago. “Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight’s season finale of ‘Mike & Molly,’ which has a related storyline,” a CBS spokesman said in a statement issued to the press. Read full article >>
NBC debuts sci-fi drama in same time slot as CBS’s summer series ‘Under the Dome’
NBC is taking a poke at CBS’s summer Stephen King series, “Under the Dome,” by scheduling its acquired sci-fi drama, “Siberia,” in the same time slot. “Dome” will debut June?24 at 10 p.m.; “Siberia” will launch the following Monday. Read full article >>
Deborah Turness named president of NBC News
NBC on Monday officially named Brit news exec Deborah Turness as the first woman to run a network news division in the United States, ending weeks of speculation. Turness has spent the past nine years heading ITV News, the UK’s most watched commercial network news service. Show More Summary
Seth MacFarlane confirms he won’t host Oscars again
“Traumatized critics exhale: I’m unable to do the Oscars again,” Seth MacFarlane tweeted Monday afternoon, ending speculation he’d be back, after producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan were asked back for a second round. Read full article >>
ABC puts unaired episodes of ‘Don’t Trust the B----’ online and on mobile devices
Those of you seeking “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23” closure, ABC said Friday the unaired episodes are now available online and on select mobile devices. Those episodes, in which Chloe drugs June, calls off her friendship with...Show More Summary
‘American Idol’ finale fumbles third of last year’s crowd, early stats say
Bye-bye “American Idol” judges: Thursday night’s finale clocked an average of 14.2 million viewers – that’s an all-time low for the Fox franchise. Last year’s finale copped 31 percent more viewers – 20.7 million – and that was nothing to rave about, compared to seasons past. Read full article >>
A look at CW’s new series: ‘The Originals,’ ‘Reign,’ ‘Tomorrow People,’ ‘The 100,’ ‘Star-Crossed’ [VIDEO]
CW announced five new dramas at its upfront presentation, three to air this fall, and two to air midseason. Here’s a look at the first clips: “The Originals” (Tuesdays at 8): Spin-off of “The Vampire Diaries,” centered on Klaus (Joseph Morgan) living in New Orleans. Read full article >>
USA Network gets in scripted comedy game, orders two original series
USA Network has ordered the first scripted comedies in its history, executives announced Thursday before the channel’s annual upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. Known for its dramas, mostly ones that all vaguely look and sound the same — “Burn Notice,” “White Collar,” “Covert Affairs,” etc. Show More Summary
CW’s new schedule: ‘Hart of Dixie,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Supernatural’ switch timeslots
CW will use its most successful freshman drama, “Arrow,” and its biggest hit, “The Vampire Diaries,” to launch its first crunchy gravel drama, as well as a drama about teens with supernatural abilities, on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Read full article >>
A look at CBS’s new series: ‘Mom,’ ‘Hostages,’ ‘We Are Men,’ ‘The Crazy Ones’ and more [VIDEO]
“We Are Men” (Mondays at 8:30): A 20-something guy gets left at the altar, and winds up moving into a short-term apartment complex that’s filled with single men, most recovering from a romantic misstep of their own — he immediately bonds with three others. Read full article >>
TBS and TNT upfronts: Networks will live stream all content online starting this summer
Starting this summer, TBS and TNT will be the first major entertainment networks to stream all on-air content — so subscribers can watch the channels, live, on any mobile device. “Tablets and smartphones become television sets,” explained...Show More Summary
CBS’s new schedule: Thursday night comedy block, ‘Person of Interest’ moves to Tuesdays
Here’s a first look at CBS’s schedule for the fall — big moves include a four-comedy block on Thursdays; ‘Person of Interest’ to join the ‘NCIS’ night on Tuesdays; and ‘Hawaii Five-0’ for Fridays. (Note: “Mike & Molly” and new comedy “Friends With Better Lives” will air midseason.) Read full article >>
A look at ABC’s new series: ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.LD.,’ ‘Super Fun Night,’ and more [VIDEO]
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (Tuesdays at 8): From Joss Whedon; with Clark Gregg back in his role as Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films, he leads a small group of agents from a worldwide law-enforcement organization. Read full article >>