NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Fresh Off the Boat | Fresh Off the Boat | Marvel’s Agent Carter | Forever | ||
CBS | NCIS | NCIS: New Orleans | Person of Interest | |||
CW | The Flash | Supernatural | ||||
FOX | MasterChef Junior | New Girl | The Mindy Project | Justified (FX) | ||
NBC | Parks and Recreation | Marry Me | About a Boy | Chicago Fire | ||
MISC | Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) | Switched at Birth (ABC Family) | Being Mary Jane (BET) Ground Floor/Cougar Town (TBS) Girlfriends Guide to Divorce (Bravo) Kroll Show (Comedy) |
Archives for February 2015
Breaking TV News: BETTER CALL SAUL Nets AMC Record Ratings
Press Release: The premiere of “Better Call Saul” on AMC last night was the biggest series premiere in cable history, drawing 4.4 million adults 18-49 and 4.0 million adults 25-54. The second episode of “Better Call Saul” airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, as part of a two-night television premiere event. [Read more…]
First Look: Kyle Chandler Returns to Television with Netflix’s BLOODLINES
Press Release: On March 20th, Netflix audiences around the world will meet the Rayburns, a contemporary American family who are hard-working pillars of their Florida community. But when the black sheep and eldest son, Danny (Ben Mendelsohn) comes home for the 45th anniversary of his parents’ hotel, he threatens to expose the Rayburns dark secrets and shameful past, pushing his siblings to the limits of family loyalty. [Read more…]
Morning Static: GAME OF THRONES, THE VIEW, NETFLIX & More!
• This Week in Tech: Sling TV Adds AMC Networks to $20 Per Month Core Package, Launches Nationwide
• That Was Fast: Netflix Launches Streaming Service In Cuba
• Newsworthy: ‘Nightly News’ Takes Ratings Hit During Brian Williams Crises
• Nostalgia Alert: Reba McEntire Reuniting with Reba Co-Star on Baby Daddy
• Shakeup: Rosie O’Donnell Leaving ‘The View’ for Health Reasons
• Funny Business: 5 Things You Never Knew About Comedian Larry Wilmore
• Q&A: Annie Wersching Previews Bosch Debut and Castle Encore, Offers Vampire Bites
• Awwww Alert: Melissa Rivers’ Grammy Speech Will Make You Miss Joan So Much
• ‘Shameless’ Postmortem: Noel Fisher on Mickey’s Feelings of “Helplessness” About Ian
• Post-mortem: ‘Girls’ Director Jesse Peretz on Hannah and Adam’s Big Cliffhanger
• HAPPYish Spot: A World Gone Mad
• Game of Thrones Season 5: 7 Exciting Bits from A Day in the Life
• Scoop: Netflix Is Reportedly Making A Live-Action ‘Legend Of Zelda’ Series
• 19 Life Lessons You Learned From Larry David: Wisdom from TV’s favorite anti-social hero.
• Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Brings Back Lady Sif — With a Big Twist
• Are You Ready to Laugh: And Justin Bieber’s Roast Master Is…
• Casting Coup: Walton Goggins To Star In HBO Comedy ‘Vice Principals’, Shea Whigham Cast
On TV Tonight: Monday February 9, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Bachelor | Castle | ||||
CBS | 2 Broke Girls | Mike & Molly | Scorpion | NCIS: Los Angeles | ||
CW | The Originals | Jane the Virgin | ||||
FOX | Gotham | Sleepy Hollow | ||||
NBC | The Celebrity Apprentice | State of Affairs | ||||
MISC | The Fosters (ABC Family) | Chasing Life (ABC Family) Ellen’s Design Challenge (HGTV) | Better Call Saul (AMC) Eye Candy (MTV) |
Get to Know THE STARTUP HOUR
‘Shark Tank’ just got some competition.
A new business-themed reality program will let everyday TV viewers watch entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas — and then invest in them from the comfort of their living room. [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Sunday February 8, 2015
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM | |
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ABC | The Hunger Games (Movie) | ||||||
CBS | Grammy Awards | ||||||
FOX | The Simpsons | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Family Guy | Bob’s Burgers | |||
HBO | The Jinx: The Life & Deaths of Robert Durst | Girls | Togetherness | Looking | |||
NBC | American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. the World | ||||||
AMC | The Walking Dead | Better Call Saul | |||||
PBS | The Great British Baking Show (PBS) | Downton Abbey (PBS) | Grantchester (PBS) | ||||
SHO | Shameless | House of Lies | Episodes |
FRESH OFF THE BOAT! EMPIRE! THE MINDY PROJECT! GENERAL HOSPITAL! The TV Addict Week in Rewind
Best Twist: EMPIRE’s Cookie ordered a hit on the person who’d been threatening her… only to find out she’d actually had an innocent man executed!
Least Twisted Twist: Despite lots of buzz about how this week’s THE MINDY PROJECT would end, the lead character’s pregnancy wasn’t exactly a stunner.
Trend We Want To Encourage: Bravo, home to more trashy reality shows than any other network, renewed it’s first scripted series, GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE, for a second season.
Best Hashtag: Brian Williams of NBC News admitted he “made a mistake in recalling the incidents of 12 years ago.” From there, Twitter took over with the hashtag #BrianWilliamsMemories following statements such as “I didn’t inhale” and “I created the Internet, then Post-It Notes.”
Best Surprise: Despite fears, FRESH OFF THE BOAT was not offensive… and actually managed to be pretty darn funny! [Read more…]
Morning Static: BETTER CALL SAUL, DOWNTON ABBEY, GAME OF THRONES & More!
• Dan Rather Supports Brian Williams: He’s an ‘Honest, Decent Man’
• This Week in Tech: GoPro to Launch Streaming Channel on Roku
• Friday Fun: Fictional Billionaires Charted From Good To Evil
• Awwwwwwww Alert: 3-year-old cancer patient dressed as Wonder Woman gets actress Lynda Carter’s attention
• Count Me In: Baz Luhrmann Is Making A Hip-Hop Musical Series For Netflix About 1970s New York
• For Andrew Lincoln, ‘Walking Dead’ never felt so alive
• WOWZA! ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Breaks Thousand-Year-Old Strength Record
• “Mary, Mary, Mary!” Proof That Lady Edith Is The Jan Brady Of Downton Abbey
• Strange But True: ‘Two And A Half Men’ Continues To Mess With Fans Over Charlie Sheen’s Return
• ‘Better Call Saul’ Wants ‘Breaking Bad’ Viewers… But Not the Comparisons
• News You Can Use: What I learned watching 10 seasons of ‘Friends’ in 1 month
• Cool Beans: Kurt Sutter’s ‘The Bastard Executioner’ Begins Filming In Wales Next Month
• A Happy Ending? Damon Wayans Jr. is leaving New Girl again
• Kleenex Alert: What “Parenthood” Taught Us About Mourning And Celebrating Those We’ve Lost
• Super News: ‘Agents of SHIELD’ Casts ‘Tomorrow People’ Alum as Inhuman
• It Gets Better: A Groundbreaking Coming-Out Story Was Told Entirely In Japanese On “Days Of Our Lives”
• Who Knew? 25 Extremely Important Life Lessons Walter White Taught Us
• Must Read TV: What I Learned Trying to Write a Muslim-American Cop Show for HBO
• Coup: Courtney B. Vance Set as Johnnie Cochran in FX’s ‘American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson’
• Comic Vs Show: An illustrated guide to who dies in ‘The Walking Dead’
AMERICAN IDOL Hollywood Week Recap: A Tale of Two Idols!
It was a tale of two ‘Idols’ last night, as has become commonplace in their newfound aversion to a true Hollywood week through the last couple seasons. But, after ninety minutes of nonsense, we finally got a glimpse at what makes this week great. Of course, it was only a glimpse.
But first, the nonsense. ‘Idol’ is really hell-bent on taking us on a journey with its contestants. It expects to be able to make us care deeply for the entire roster by the time they reach the live shows and has attempted to do that through showing endless 30-second auditions from almost everybody who made it to Hollywood.
The premise is horribly flawed. With so many auditions crammed into a total of about 65 minutes of airtime, it’s impossible to get to know anybody. I just had 50 or so auditions rammed in my face and I couldn’t name a single contestant that I saw. I know that the cute blonde chick has a crush on the guy with dreads wearing a suit, but that’s really about it. That’s really about all I took away from ‘Idol’s’ relationship building exercise.
The rest was just a blur of acoustic guitars and singers of all shapes, sizes and genders who somehow manage to sound exactly like one another. A succubus of conformity affects the talent this year, or maybe it’s just that it was such a ramrod of auditions that I just assume everybody’s the same person at this point. Whatever happened, the constant quick-bit singing did not have its intended effect on me.
Really, I’d rather build my relationships with contestants through seeing them behave like fever-dream hellions as they attempt to put their egos far enough aside to be able to sing as a group for 3 minutes. It shouldn’t be so hard, but it always is and that’s where I really begin to develop my relationship with these contestants.
In the second half of last night’s episode, the show finally hit its Hollywood Week stride with a blend of behind-the-scenes drama and the always ridiculous group performances. With the Grammys coming up, it seems like a perfect time to give out some awards.
First Person Left Without a Group
The honor this year goes to Alexis. Normally, we’d see more transient people on the verge of a nervous breakdown attempting to find a home within a group, but this year it was just Alexis, who wandered for a brief moment of distress until she found her home. Of course, her troubles weren’t quite over, but we’ll get to that.
The “I Still Hate You” Award
This dishonor goes to Sal who after his pigheaded attempt to get J-Lo up to his hotel room last night went rebuffed, took his next opportunity on camera to exclaim that he loves being surrounded by women. There’s very little to like about this guy at this point.
Best Mascot Award
This goes to the group Double Stuf who took the stage with a stuffed yellow teddy bear. Not quite left shark in terms of onstage animals, but he’ll do here. Plus, Double Stuf wins the unofficial “First Team to Go to Bed” Award.
Mom Alert! Award
Goes to Tianna’s mom. Of course, I don’t know who Tianna is because I don’t know who anybody is on this show, but I know Tianna’s mom. And Tianna’s mom insists you sing your heart out. She also gets easily dismayed by mediocre singing of any time.
Most Inappropriate Team Name Award
Goes to the Dream Team which contained Tianna! They had the requisite forgotten lyrics, zero choreography, and horrible song choice coupled with terrible singing. Amazingly, all but one got through, despite Tianna’s mom’s displeasure with their performance.
Panic Attack Award
It’s Alexis again! Even after she found a team, she still couldn’t calm down and had a good ol’ call the EMT’s panic attack where they, of course, told her absolutely nothing was wrong with her.
So after she recovered from nothing, she seemed poised to take the stage with her group until she…had another panic attack!
Will she survive her bout of nothing? Check back in next week.