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Good News, Bad News: CBS, MOMMA’S BOYS & CANADIAN IDOL

Good News: CBS is attempting to snag the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics from NBC. Bad News: We’re not so sure how we feel about their rebranding strategy, “CSI: Olympics” [Source] Good News: MOMMA’S BOYS, NBC’s latest stab at reality show success tanked in the ratings. Bad News: Yet still managed to do [...]

3 Posted in Canadian TV, CBS, NBC

Today’s Pet Peeve

From CouchTater: Can someone explain to me why everything from THE BEST OF PASSWORD (seriously?) to MANNIX has been released on DVD, but not THE POWERS THAT BE? For the love of all things politically incorrect, the show stars David Hyde Pierce, John Forsythe, Holland Taylor and a slew of other stars in one of [...]

5 Posted in TV on DVD

Tonight’s TV Addictions: December 18, 2008

NEW & NOTABLE: MILLION DOLLAR PASSWORD (8PM CBS) We’d pass on this game show redux, but since the secret word is Shatner, we’re so there. SCAM OF THE CENTURY (9PM CNBC) Talk about ripped from the headlines! If you wanna know how Bernie Madoff pulled off that $50 million ponzi scheme (whether as a guide [...]

0 Posted in This Week on TV

TV Talk From Fellow TV Addicts

Each week the TV Blog coalition — of which theTVaddict.com is proud to be apart of — highlights some of the best TV news and views from around the web. For the latest news that’s fit to print, simply click the link below.

0 Posted in This Week on TV

We Give FOX its Mid-Season Report Card

THE GOOD: Afters years of being shuffled around the schedule, BONES has settled nicely into its Wednesday night time-slot to become one of the evening’s highest rated shows. After shifting the focus to Walter (our new favorite mad scientist), FRINGE survived a shaky start to their season to finish off the year strongly. While THE [...]

8 Posted in Fox

Advertising Anarchy: TRUST ME

In our fifth installment of Advertising Anarchy (theTVaddict.com’s take on how networks might wish to consider promoting some of our favorite new and returning shows come January 2009] we offer up the one line that perfectly captures TNT’s highly entertaining take on the advertising industry. Related Posts: Advertising Anarchy: TERMINATOR Advertising Anarchy: SMALLVILLE Advertising Anarchy: [...]

2 Posted in advertising anarchy, Trust Me

The TV Addict Podcast: Better Late Than Never [S02E17]

Under the category of “Better Late Than Never” comes a newest TV Addict Podcast featuring hosts Daniel (theTVAddict) and Ari talking TV. Don’t hesitate to let us know what you think by leaving us a comment, reviewing us on iTunes! or sending us an email at info@thetvaddict.com or ariel@thetvaddict.com. [Audio clip: view full post to [...]

1 Posted in Podcast

Tonight’s TV Addictions: December 17, 2008

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE (8PM CBS) No word on whether Christine and Barb are turning their workplace into a day spa just so Julia Louis-Dreyfus can re-inact one of her most iconic SEINFELD scenes. “They’re real… and they’re spectacular…” GARY UNMARRIED (8:30PM CBS) Look, we admit it, we like GARY [...]

2 Posted in This Week on TV

First Look: SMALLVILLE Returns

How many days until January 15?

4 Posted in Smallville

2009 Star To Watch: 24′s Annie Wersching

Anybody who caught Annie Wersching as GENERAL HOSPITAL’s Amelia — aka the producer who sought revenge against Kelly Monaco’s Sam by, um, making her a star (even for a soap, that one didn’t make much sense!) — could see that this woman’s star was on the rise. As 24′s FBI agent Renee Walker, the wildly [...]

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