Can’t get enough of your favorite Fox shows? Neither can we! Which is why we thought now might be as good a time as any to share a handful of behind-the-scenes photos from the likes of BONES, THE FOLLOWING and TOUCH and more. See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
Archives for March 2013
DOWNTON ABBEY! AMERICAN HORROR STORY! DALLAS! ARCHER! SURVIVOR! CULT! The TV Addict Week in Rewind
Coolest Casting: Ryan Murphy revealed that Kathy Bates has been cast in season three of AMERICAN HORROR STORY as a character “five times meaner than her Misery character!
Worst Trend: DOWNTON ABBEY’s duplicitous Ms. O’Brien (Siobhan Finneran) is following in Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) and Lady Sybil’s (Jessica Brown Findlay) footsteps by announcing her exit from the hit UK series.
Most Surprising News: The CW announced 90210 would end after this season. Oh, that wasn’t the shocker. For most of us, it was that this show is still on the air.
Smartest Move: With ratings down so far this season, TNT put the past six episodes of DALLAS on-line in the hope of getting people interested in (and caught up on) the drama before the highly-anticipated funeral of the late Larry Hagman’s alter ego, J.R. Ewing.
Why The Soap Fan In Your Life Celebrated This Week: ALL MY CHILDREN — the legendary soap ABC foolishly canceled — went back into production this week in preparation for a return (via Hulu) later this spring. ONE LIFE TO LIVE is expected to begin production in two weeks.
Most Mixed Message: Although Netflix’ president said there wouldn’t be a second season of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, a spokesperson kept hope alive by saying that decision wasn’t carved in stone.
Least Aware: SURVIVOR’s Shamar insisted he didn’t want to be labeled as the show’s “angry black guy,” yet his behavior pretty much assured that’s how he’ll be remembered. [Read more…]
Trailer Park: BBC America’s ORPHAN BLACK
TV Ratings: Thursday February 28, 2013
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | FOX | American Idol | 12.47 | 3.8/11 |
CBS | The Big Bang Theory (R) | 10.69 | 2.8/9 | |
ABC | Zero Hour | 5.03 | 1.0/3 | |
NBC | Community | 2.74 | 1.1/4 | |
CW | The Vampire Diaries (R) | 1.14 | 1.4/1 | |
8:30PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men (R) | 8.36 | 2.2/6 |
NBC | Parks and Recreation (R) | 2.16 | 0.9/3 | |
9PM | FOX | American Idol | 12.47 | 3.8/11 |
CBS | Person of Interest (R) | 9.50 | 1.9/5 | |
ABC | Scandal (R) | 3.34 | 0.9/2 | |
NBC | The Office (R) | 2.25 | 1.0/3 | |
CW | Beauty and the Beast (R) | 800,000 | 0.3/1 | |
9:30PM | NBC | 1600 Penn | 2.23 | 0.9/2 |
10PM | CBS | Elementary (R) | 7.72 | 1.6/5 |
NBC | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 3.80 | 0.9/3 | |
ABC | Jimmy Kimmel Live (R) | 2.76 | 0.8/2 |
March TV 2013: Print and Download Your Calendar Here!
While not quite as action-packed as January and February, this March still has a few eagerly anticipated dates fellow TV Addicts are probably going to want to take a note of. Thus, here as usual to ensure you don’t miss the much-anticipated returns of REVOLUTION and GAME OF THRONES, not to mention the broadcast premieres of BATES MOTEL, VIKINGS and ORPHAN BLACK is theTVaddict.com with our monthly TV Addict calendar: Available for download as either a High Quality PDF or JPG.
On TV Tonight: Friday March 1, 2013
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Last Man Standing | Malibu Country | Shark Tank | 20/20 | ||
CBS | Undercover Boss (R) | Blue Bloods (R) | Blue Bloods (R) | |||
CW | Nikita | The Vampire Diaires (R) | ||||
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | Touch | ||||
NBC | Dateline NBC | Rock Center with Brian Williams | ||||
MISC | Spartacus: War of the Damned (Starz) | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) Banshee (Cinemax) Portlandia (IFC) Merlin (Syfy) Out There (IFC) |
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Cold Hard Truths About Television Pilot Season
With the immediacy of Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and even Facebook making it so easy to broadcast news throughout the digital realm within seconds, the annual television pilot season has become akin to a virtual game of fantasy-football. Each TV pilot is eagerly touted as the next big TV show and, with the casting of each new hot celebrity name attached, the teams are being critiqued and weighed without consideration whether the final product will be actually worthy of earning one of the few coveted slots on the primetime broadcast grid. And, sometimes, a pilot that is worthy has the misfortune of finding itself plum out of luck simply because there are no available time slots for the network that paid for it. So here’s the five cold hard truths about television pilots: [Read more…]
Morning Static: LOST GIRL, VERONICA MARS, SONS OF ANARCHY & More!
• Trailer Park: NBC’s HANNIBAL
• Awwwwwww Alert: VERONICA MARS reunion FTW!
• Good News: The CW puts 90210 out of its misery.
• Pilot Watch: SCRUBS’ John C. McGinley to co-star in TBS GROUND FLOOR pilot, reuniting with Bill Lawrence.
• The Business of Show: Syfy renews LOST GIRL for a fourth season.
• SONS OF ANARCHY Scoop: Jimmy Smits returning full-time in season 6.
• How Do You Like to Watch? Pitch your digital series @ WB’s Tell-A-Vision space at @SXSW Interactive!