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This Just In: One Showrunner’s [Not So] Shocking Admission!

Television showrunners have a way with words. Ask them about an upcoming episode and they’ll more often than not call it a “game changer!” Express your disdain for a storyline that may-or-may-not have completely come out of left field and they’ll defend it as “organic.” Dare to point out that the network moving their show [...]

0 Posted in Human Target, WTF?!

Watch, PVR, Pass: Monday October 25, 2010

3 Posted in on tv tonight

TV Ratings: Sunday October 24, 2010

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM NBC Football Night in America 18.43 6.6/18 CBS The Amazing Race 13.56 3.4/9 ABC Extreme Makeover: HE 9.10 2.4/6 FOX The Simpsons (R) 3.91 1.6/4 8:30PM NBC Sunday Night Football 23.38 8.6/21 FOX American Dad! 3.89 1.7/4 9PM NBC Sunday Night Football 23.21 8.5/20 [...]

0 Posted in Nielsen Overnight TV Show Ratings

The Backlot: A Last Minute Halloween Costume Idea for the TV Addict in Your Life

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1 Posted in Featured, Lonestar, The Backlot

Must Read TV: RUBICON, TORCHWOOD, SKINS & More!

• I spy… RUBICON Boss making a cast for a second season. • It pays to be mean, assuming of course your name is GLEE co-creator Ian Brennan. • 3 Reasons to consider the switch to Starz, DOLLHOUSE, GREEK & ONE TREE HILL stars eye key roles in TORCHWOOD’s upcoming season. • Girl power! SKINS [...]

1 Posted in Morning Static

Watch, PVR, Pass: Sunday October 24, 2010

3 Posted in on tv tonight

TV Ratings: Friday October 22, 2010

Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM CBS Medium 6.52 1.4/55 ABC No Ordinary Family (R) 3.66 0.9/3 NBC School Pride 2.76 0.7/3 FOX House (R) 2.48 1.1/4 CW Smallville 2.48 1.0/4 9PM CBS CSI: NY 10.26 1.9/6 NBC Dateline 3.94 0.9/3 ABC What Would You Do? (R) 4.04 1.3/4 FOX [...]

7 Posted in Nielsen Overnight TV Show Ratings

Your TV Tech Fix: Hulu Cutting Subscription Fee in Half?

< Not long ago, Hulu announced Hulu Plus would be accessible through TiVo and Roku boxes. Now, it looks like they may be taking steps to ensure people actually use it. I’m usually not one to report on speculation, but as a TV loving cheapskate, even the rumor of Hulu cutting the monthly subscription  price  [...]

2 Posted in Your TV Tech Fix

Good News, Bad News: CW PICK-UPS, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA & THE WHOLE TRUTH

Good News: The CW has given full-season orders to freshman dramas NIKITA and HELLCATS as well as veteran sudser ONE TREE HILL. Bad News: For LIFE UNEXPECTED, which was conspicuously absent from the network’s plethora of pick-ups despite a recent order for two additional scripts. [Source: Ausiello]

4 Posted in Battlestar Galactica, Hellcats, Life Unexpected, Nikita, One Tree Hill

We have a bone to pick with Fox (Re: The BONES spin-off)

Earlier today Fox made headlines with the news that they’re developing a potential BONES spin-off based upon the popular Locator series of books. Unfortunately, we’re having trouble pinpointing just how we feel about this. On the one hand, we have the utmost respect for BONES creator Hart Hanson who will be spearheading the project which [...]

5 Posted in Bones