• GREY’S ANATOMY FTW! Stars Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and Justin Chambers close deals to return.
• Interview: NEW GIRL creator Liz Meriwether post-mortems season 1.
• The Business of Show: Britney Spears inks $15M “X Factor” deal.
• Guaranteed to be the Funniest Thing That You Will See All Day! Nina Dobrev uses Conan as her human yoga wall!
• DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES: Another one bites the dust.
• Fall TV Scoop: NBC renews LAW & ORDER: SVU, Picks Up New drama CHICAGO FIRE.
Archives for May 2012
Good News, Bad News: Special FOX Pilot Pick-Up and Cancellation Edition!
Good News: Fox has picked up IT’S MESSY, Mindy Kaling’s Bridget Jones-esque single-camera comedy that sees the former OFFICE star attempt to navigate both her messy (hence, the title) personal and professional life. Bad News: For THE OFFICE, which effectively just lost the only bright spot in an otherwise bleak season. [Read more…]
Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Reasons Why the Fate of Your Favorite Show May-Or-May-Not Have Anything To Do With Ratings
What’s ratings got to do with it? Well, when it comes to the down-to-the-wire renewal of shows that are on the proverbial “bubble,” not nearly as much as one might think. Which is precisely why, in anticipation of next week’s annual UpFronts in New York City that will see each of the five major Networks (along with a handful of Cable outlets) officially unveil their 2012-13 schedule, theTVaddict.com thought we’d take this opportunity to remind fans fretting over the fates of their personal favorites of a few of the factors outside of ratings that may-or-may-not save (or sink!) a show. See for yourself, after the jump. [Read more…]
Channel Surfing: GAME OF THRONES, GOSSIP GIRL, THE L.A. COMPLEX & More!
Two down, one to go for GAME OF THRONES’ Arya, who has been doing her late papa proud since winding up in service of Tywin Lannister. Fingers crossed that the third name on her list is Joffrey’s… not that I actually want to see my favorite love-to-hate character killed, but man, he’s a bitchy little thing, isn’t he? By far my favorite scene so far this season has to have been Tyrion calling out the snot-nosed king. Although watching Robb Stark be cockblocked by his mom was pretty entertaining too. Meanwhile, anyone else find themselves obsessively researching the history of Westeros? Having never read the books, and being unsure as to whether or not I actually want to dive into them, I’ve spent far too much time going from website to website reading about the GoT world. Maybe I should just read the books after all… [Read more…]
On TV Tonight: Wednesday May 9, 2012
NET | 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30PM |
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ABC | The Middle | Suburgatory | Modern Family | Don’t Trust the B… | Revenge | |
CBS | Survivor: One World | Criminal Minds | CSI | |||
CW | America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion (R) | America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion | ||||
FOX | American Idol | |||||
NBC | Betty White’s Off Their Rockers | Betty White’s Off Their Rockers | Rock Center with Brian Williams | Law & Order: SVU | ||
MISC | Ghost Hunters International (Syfy) | Hot in Cleveland & Happily Divorced (TV Land) The Soup (E!) Monster Man (Syfy) America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV) Around the World in 80 Plates (Bravo) |
We Shine the Spotlight on Hollywood’s Go-to Guest Star Jessy Schram
Rising to the top of genre television is a feat in and of itself, but young star Jessy Schram has had a great year, co-starring in the TNT alien-invasion series FALLING SKIES, making guest appearances in the ABC fantasy drama ONCE UPON A TIME, and was cast in Shawn Ryan’s hot new military drama series LAST RESORT. Taking a few minutes to chat in an exclusive interview, Jessy shared what draws her to these diverse and fascinating roles and what we can expect from the upcoming season of FALLING SKIES and LAST RESORT. [Read more…]
TV Ratings: Tuesday May 8, 2012 (Audiences Check Out of PRIVATE PRACTICE, Into GLEE, NEW GIRL and THE VOICE)
Time | Network | Show | Rating | 18-49 | VS. |
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8PM | CBS | NCIS | 17.82 | 3.0/9 | |
ABC | Last Man Standing | 6.60 | 1.7/5 | ||
FOX | Glee | 6.49 | 2.6/8 | ||
NBC | Fashion Star | 4.40 | 1.3/4 | ||
CW | 90210 | 1.31 | 0.6/2 | ||
8:30PM | ABC | Cougar Town | 4.72 | 1.5/4 | |
9PM | CBS | NCIS: Los Angeles | 14.49 | 3.0/8 | |
ABC | Dancing with the Stars: Results | 13.31 | 2.3/6 | ||
NBC | The Voice | 11.59 | 4.3/11 | ||
FOX | New Girl | 5.53 | 2.8/7 | ||
CW | The L.A. Complex | 678,000 | 0.3/1 | ||
9:30PM | FOX | New Girl (R) | 3.44 | 1.6/4 | |
10PM | NBC | The Voice | 11.59 | 4.3/11 | |
CBS | Unforgettable | 10.73 | 2.0/5 | ||
ABC | Private Practice | 6.08 | 1.5/4 |
Daytime Emmy Nominations 2012: Let The Speculation Begin!
If you’re a soap fan — or follow folks on Twitter who are — you no-doubt know that this morning, the Daytime Emmy nominations came out. And as always during award season, the biggest buzz is not necessarily about who’ll win… but who didn’t make the cut. Certainly this year is no exception, with more than a few folks baffled by and furious about the fact that ONE LIFE TO LIVE — which was canceled this January — was snubbed in the Outstanding Drama category. (Technically, it could still be nominated next year, as the judging period runs January to January, and the show ended on January 13th of 2012… but the odds are against that happening.) So who will be vying for a trophy on daytime’s biggest night? Here, courtesy of our friends at Soaps In Depth magazine, are the nominees!
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Fox’s NEW GIRL
One has to love it when the cast of a new comedy series gets together to celebrate because it allows us to peek behind the curtain and see what is going behind the scenes. At the recent Academy of Television Arts & Sciences screening of the season finale for NEW GIRL, it was a night of hilarity and funny reveals as the cast good-naturedly poked fun at each other. This is what I learned the cast, characters and show: [Read more…]
Morning Static: FRINGE, PRIVATE PRACTICE, BURN NOTICE & More!
• Trailer Park: Leonard Nimoy and John Noble tease FRINGE finale.
• Wisteria Wow! Teri Hatcher excluded from DESPERATE HOUSEWIVE’s cast “Thank You” present.
• PRIVATE PRACTICE’s Shonda Rhimes: Season finale will leave some questions unanswered.
• Don’t Get Burned! Vote on BURN NOTICE’s Season 6’s Opening Credits.
• TV Upfronts 2012: A closer look at the best pilot scripts from MASTERMIND to RALPH LAMB.
• From the Department of Class Acts, Joss Whedon pens a thank-you to his fans.
• THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Round Table: Pre-Finale Edition!