• Cappie Graduates… to PARENTHOOD special guest star.
• That 20-Something Show, Laura Prepon to play Chelsea Hanson in the NBC comedy inspired by the comedienne’s best-selling book Are You THere Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea,
• Cheers to TVGuide’s Bruce Fretts, for jeering Chuck Lorre’s most recent vanity card that had him poking fun at star Charlie Sheen.
• You know who’s not president of the Hannah Montana fan club? Billy Ray Cyrus.
• Holy Frak! Jamie Bamber to reunite with BATTLESTAR Boss for NBC’s PRECINCT.
Archives for February 2011
Anything CLEVELAND SHOW’s Mike Henry Can Do, a Machine Can’t Do Better!
Great news for humans currently living in fear that this week’s Man vs. Machine battle on JEOPARDY is merely the opening salvo in the eventual enslavement of the human race by our soon-to-be Robot overlords. When the inevitable does happen, there will still be a need for a handful of fairly talented flesh-bots. Or at least that was what the titular voice of THE CLEVELAND SHOW, executive producer Mike Henry (pictured above, top left), indicated during a recent conference call with reporters.
On TV Tonight: Tuesday February 15, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | No Ordinary Family | V | Detroit 1-8-7 | |||
CBS | NCIS | NCIS: Los Angeles | The Good Wife | |||
CW | One Tree Hill | Hellcats | ||||
FOX | Glee | Raising Hope | Traffic Light | Lights Out (FX) | ||
NBC | Biggest Loser: Couples | Parenthood | ||||
MISC | Southland (TNT) |
Bubble Watch 2011: 5 Factors That Go Into Deciding Whether or Not Your Favorite Show Will Be Cancelled
If five years of television blogging has taught us anything, it’s that nothing attracts more attention to a website than alerting a fandom to the fact that their show is on the proverbial “bubble.” So let’s get right to it shall we…
But before we do (We’re sorry, we know good link bait when we see it!), we thought we could at least do you, and by “you” we mean the incredibly passionate fan who lives and dies with this type of thing, the favor of talking to an expert. Which is why we enlisted the help of a highly-placed executive at one of the big four networks to provide a little background on just what factors, aside from ratings, go into deciding whether or not your favorite show is getting cancelled. See for yourself, after the jump.
TV Ratings: Monday February 14, 2011 (It’s Curtains for THE CAPE)
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 |
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8PM | FOX | House | 9.91 | 3.4/10 |
CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 9.60 | 3.7/11 | |
ABC | The Bachelor | 8.60 | 2.6/8 | |
NBC | Chuck | 5.48 | 1.7/5 | |
CW | 90210 | 1.38 | 0.7/2 | |
8:30PM | CBS | Mad Love | 8.84 | 3.0/8 |
9PM | CBS | Two and a Half Men | 14.52 | 4.2/11 |
ABC | The Bachelor | 9.36 | 3.0/8 | |
FOX | The Chicago Code | 7.29 | 2.0/5 | |
NBC | The Cape | 4.07 | 1.2/3 | |
CW | Gossip Girl | 1.31 | 0.7/2 | |
9:30PM | CBS | Mike & Molly | 13.12 | 3.8/10 |
10PM | CBS | Hawaii Five-0 | 10.59 | 2.8/8 |
ABC | Castle | 10.59 | 2.8/8 | |
NBC | Harry’s Law | 8.49 | 1.7/5 |
A Delightful Surprise: The Intersection of HELLCATS and Plato
In last week’s episode of HELLCATS “Remember When” (written by James Eagan), the show highlighted a powerful message by tapping into a particularly haunting quote from the ancient philosopher Plato. The quote was so unexpected that I actually had to re-watch the entire scene to fully appreciate how beautifully the quote was used.
HELLCATS is a show about competitive cheerleading, and most recently how the demands of maintaining a scholarship has put Marti Perkins (Aly Michalka) at odds with her law school studies and her efforts to free a man currently on death row. In “Remember When,” in order to convince Marti to bury an incriminating DVD implicating the school’s star quarterback in the crime that put another man in prison – a move that would destroy simultaneously the school’s football program and cheerleading program, thereby putting everyone’s scholarships in danger — the Hellcats cheerleaders shared their stories of what motivated each of them to become competitive cheerleaders.
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Morning Static: GREY’S ANATOMY, FRINGE, BONES & More!
• Located: A female lead for Fox’s BONES spinoff.
• She’s Baaaacckk! Roseanne Barr to launch Lifetime reality show.
• … So is he, James Tupper to return to GREY’S ANATOMY.
• Is FRINGE a goner? AirlockAlpha makes their case.
• HALLELUJAH! Marc Cherry’s ABC pilot has a lead.
Found: A First Look at LOST Star Michael Emerson’s PARENTHOOD Guest Spot
Just when you thought LOST’s Michael Emerson was done with creeping audiences out, along comes “Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs!” Literally. Guest starring on Tuesday’s episode of PARENTHOOD as a smart albeit socially awkward man living with Asperger’s syndrome, Emerson plays Andy (of Amazing Andy’s Wonderful World of Bugs!), the entertainer hired for Max’s birthday party. More first look photos of which can be found after the jump.
On TV Tonight: Monday February 14, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Bachelor | Castle | ||||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother | Mad Love | Two and a Half men | Mike & Molly | Hawaii Five-0 | |
CW | 90210 | Gossip Girl | ||||
FOX | House | The Chicago Code | ||||
NBC | Chuck | The Cape | Harry’s Law | |||
ABC FAM | Pretty Little Liars | Greek |
5 Really Cheesy Valentine’s Day One-Liners for the TV Addict in Your Life
Looking for a way to tell that special someone in your life that they’ve just been promoted from occasional guest star to series regular status? Too busy watching TV to come up with the one line guaranteed to make them swoon? Well, never fear, the TV Addict is here… with today’s TV Addict Top 5 featuring a handful of super cheesy one-liners for the TV Addict in your life. [Read more…]