Archives for October 2011
Morning Static: NEW GIRL, APARTMENT 23, MYTHBUSTERS & More!
• DVR FTW! UP ALL NIGHT and COMMUNITY are among the shows getting the much sought after ratings bump.
• Gone But Not Forgotten, Discovery orders Steve Jobs documentary with MYTHBUSTERS hosts.
• Must Read TV: What’s it like to be on a show in trouble.
• From the Department of Sad But True, FOX benches NEW GIRL until November.
• Spotlight: Stephen Root Steadily Built His Career with Perseverance and Nerve(s).
• Love the ’90s? Well then you’re really going to love APARTMENT 23’s upcoming guest stars.
• Having trouble keeping up with all of your new and returning Fall favourites? Catch up on what you missed for free online at clicktowatch.tv.
On TV Tonight: Monday October 10, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Dancing with the Stars | Castle | ||||
CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 2 Broke GIrls | Two and a Half Men | Mike & Molly | Hawaii Five-0 | |
CW | Gossip Girl | Hart of Dixie | ||||
FOX | Terra Nova | House | ||||
NBC | The Sing-off | Prime Suspect (R) | ||||
Misc | The Lying Game (ABC Family) | Bored to Death (HBO) Five (Lifetime) | Enlightened (HBO) Five (Lifetime) | Five (Lifetime) |
Red Carpet Redux: Charlyne Yi Talks HOUSE
Morning Static: Netflix, Roseanne, Johnny Drama & More!
• Netflix Flip-Flops! Abandons Plan to Rent DVDs on Qwikster.
• Johnny Drama Can’t Catch a Break: CBS cancels HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN.
• Pilot Watch: New Roseanne Barr family sitcom lands at NBC.
• THE SIMPSONS Boss: We’re not approaching the next 2 years as the end.
• In Case You Missed It: Your October 2011 TV Calendar, Print and Download it Here!
• Having trouble keeping up with all of your new and returning Fall favourites? Catch up on what you missed for free online at clicktowatch.tv.
Your Favorite TV Quotes of the Week
On TV Tonight: Sunday October 9, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Desperate Housewives | Pan Am | |||
CBS | Amazing Race 19 | The Good Wife | CSI: Miami | |||
HBO | Boardwalk Empire | Hung | How to Make it in America | |||
FOX | MLB Playoff Game 2: Tigers at Rangers | |||||
NBC | Football Night in America | Sunday Night Football: Packers at Falcons | ||||
MISC | Betrayed at 17 (Lifetime) | Breaking Bad (AMC) Against the Wall (Lifetime) | ||||
SHO | Dexter (TMN in Canada) | Homeland |
Morning Static: THE SIMPSONS, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY & More!
• Woo-Hoo! Fox renews THE SIMPSONS for 2 more seasons.
• First Look: Former doc T.R. Knight returns to TV in LAW & ORDER: SVU.
• Woo-Hoo-Too! RULES OF ENGAGEMENT gets moves to Thursday, replacing the under-performing HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN.
• Because it’s Never too Early to start Worrying About the Fate of Your Favorite Show, COMMUNITY’s third season may be its last!
• Boo-Hoo! Why those super-sized reality shows
• CHEERS to friends, as Rhea Perlman to reunite with Kirstie Alley in her ABC Comedy pilot.
On TV Tonight: Friday October 7, 2011
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | Modern Family (R) | Suburgatory (R) | Revenge (R) | 20/20 | ||
CBS | A Gifted Man | CSI: NY | Blue Bloods | |||
CW | Nikita | Supernatural | ||||
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | Fringe | ||||
NBC | Up All Night (R) | Whitney (R) | Dateline NBC | |||
MISC | Majors & Minors (The Hub) | Say Yes to the Dress (TLC) | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO/HBO Canada) Sanctuary (Syfy) |
REVENGE! GOSSIP GIRL! H8R! DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES! The TV Addict Week in Rewind
Reason To Thank Every Celeb You Hate: The CW pulled the plug on moronic reality outing H8R and will put in its place reruns of RINGER… which is awesome news for anyone whose taping schedule didn’t allow them to catch that show in its first-run slot!
Most Misleading Title: If there is one single thing in CBS’ AMANDA KNOX: THE UNTOLD STORY that hasn’t been reported elsewhere in the endless coverage of the story, I’ll eat spinach AND brocolli. Yes, I’m that confident.
Best Celeb Blog: THE OFFICE’s Mindy Kaling (creator of Things I’ve Bought That I Love) is now writing on theconcernsofmindykaling… largely about things she’s bought and loves. (Don’t miss her lovely tribute to Steve Jobs!)
Coolest Idea: Sure, you still have to sit through commercials, but Hulu.com’s “Ad-Swap” button at least gives you an option as to which commercials to watch!
Lamest Programming Slate: The folks at Yahoo announced a series of on-line shows, all of which were unscripted reality offerings with not a single original idea among them.
Best Read Of The Week: EW’s PopWatch featured a hysterical piece by Joshua Malina on the 7 reasons SPORTS NIGHT will never be made into a movie. Reason No. 4? “Felicity Huffman lives on an enormous pile of $50 bills somewhere in the Himalayas. Access to her is limited.” [Read more…]