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Archives for March 2011
Morning Static: Elizabeth Hurley, James Callis, J.J. Abrams & More!
• Coming to America: Elizabeth Hurley!
• And taking an early lead in the race to be fall’s most anticipated new show: James Callis and Matt Long join Jamie Bamber in Ron Moore’s magical NBC pilot.
• Still #1! Fox execs breath a sigh of relief over a Cowell-less IDOL.
• She’s a survivor, Brett Butler on addiction, Charlie Sheen and working with Chuck Lorre.
• Taraji P. Henson is… J.J. Abrams PERSON OF INTEREST.
AMERICAN IDOL Season 10 Results: Who Went Home
Dying to know which contestants America sent packing, but not enough to actually sit through the commercial-filled, over-produced, two-hour-long borefest that was tonight’s AMERICAN IDOL results show? Never fear… theTVaddict.com is here with the results, after the jump.
Rant Alert! Stop Spoiling Our Shows
WHY DO NETWORKS INSIST ON SPOILING THEIR OWN SHOWS IN SEARCH OF THE ALL MIGHTY RATINGS POINT? That’s the infuriating question we find ourselves asking hot on the heels of the recent news that has a certain actor* appearing in a cameo capacity on an upcoming episode of FRINGE.
Now don’t get us wrong, we completely appreciate the perilously bubblicious** position FRINGE currently finds itself in when it comes to their renewal prospects, and of course applaud anything and everything that helps contribute to an uptick in ratings. That said, despite his popular following as a result of his previous role(s), we highly doubt this cameo by an actor who shall not be named is going to make even the slightest bit of difference ratings wise.
On TV Tonight: Thursday March 3, 2011
Separated at Birth: UNDERCOVER BOSS and SECRET MILLIONAIRE
Just when you thought Hollywood couldn’t get any lazier… brace yourself for the latest installment of our popular ongoing “Separated at Birth” series. Today’s targets — CBS’ UNDERCOVER BOSS and ABC’s SECRET MILLIONAIRE — both of which are not only based on already popular UK formats, but feature remarkably similar structures that see successful American business people leave the comforts of their own home and/or office behind them in order to go undercover and work with those less fortunate. What’s more, both BOSS and MILLIONAIRE culminate in an emotional reveal in which the aforementioned business person discloses their true identity and rewards the hard-working people that have touched them. Agree… disagree… still trying to wrap your head around the idea that programming executives are now ripping off shows that have already been ripped off from other countries!? Post away in the comments below.
TV Ratings: Wednesday March 2, 2011 (Simon Who?)
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | FOX | American Idol | 20.65 | 7.0/21 |
CBS | Survivor: Redemption Island | 10.93 | 3.1/9 | |
ABC | The Middle | 8.11 | 2.3/7 | |
NBC | Minute To Win It (R) | 3.32 | 0.9/3 | |
CW | America’s Next Top Model | 1.89 | 0.8/3 | |
8:30PM | ABC | Better With You | 5.92 | 1.8/5 |
9PM | FOX | American Idol | 24.24 | 8.4/22 |
CBS | Criminal Minds | 13.41 | 3.4/9 | |
ABC | Modern Family | 10.11 | 4.1/11 | |
NBC | Minute To Win It | 2.86 | 0.8/2 | |
CW | Shedding for the Wedding | 1.01 | 0.4/1 | |
9:30PM | FOX | Traffic Light | 7.39 | 2.8/8 |
ABC | Mr. Sunshine | 7.02 | 2.4/7 | |
10PM | CBS | Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior | 10.73 | 2.8/8 |
ABC | Off the Map | 5.14 | 1.8/5 | NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 5.05 | 1.5/4 |
This Just In: The only thing you really need to know about GREEK’s upcoming series finale
This Monday at 9PM on ABC Family will see the series finale of GREEK — and with it — the end to one of the biggest mysteries to hit the small screen since Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse divulged the nature of the LOST’s mysterious island.
Laugh Break: TWO AND A HALF MEN’s Jon Cryer Lands a New Job!
FRINGE: A Tale of Three Broken Lives
In FRINGE’s most recent episode “Subject 13,” the final layer was peeled back revealing a horror story of a different kind. In the earlier episode “Reciprocity,” the kaleidoscope shifted and we saw a side of Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) that we never envisioned existed: Peter, the killer — an assassin searching for clues. Then, in “Subject 13,” we discovered perhaps the root of Peter’s villainy: he learned from the best villain of all — his surrogate father, Walter Bishop (John Noble).
We have always wondered what was so dangerous that Walter had William Bell (Leonard Nimoy) remove a portion of his brain and hide it. It was not just that Walter discovered an alternate dimension, nor that Walter figured out how to cross-over into that dimension, it was the depths of Walter’s own evilness.
In “Subject 13,” we discovered that Walter was not just a brilliant scientist, befuddled and well-meaning — he had a dark side — a side that was so ruthless that he returned a young child to an abusive environment so that she would continue to experience heightened fear and emotion — the magic ingredients that enabled her to crossover to the other side. Walter was so intrigued and enthralled with the idea that Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) as a child could seamlessly cross over into the alternate universe that he willingly turned a blind-eye to the violence she was suffering at the hands of her stepfather to further his own research.
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