The time is here, once again, for the least respected/most enjoyed awards ceremony of the year: The Golden Globes Sunday, NBC, 8/7C. Once again, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has cobbled together a lisyt of nominees that both amazes and confounds. Nobody has a clue as to how or why the HFPA makes its selections; […]
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Television: The Hasselhoffs Drown in Poor Ratings & Love Bites Gets Less Bite Time
Not even a skilled Baywatch lifeguard could resuscitate The Hasselhoffs after the first two episodes aired to dismal ratings. On Friday, December 10th, A&E announced that that were removing the reality show The Hasselhoffs from their Sunday night schedule. The Hasselhoffs featured former Baywatch and Knight Rider star David Hasselhoff and his two daughters, who […]
Television: NBC’s Chase Gets Shorter As Network Cuts Episode Order from 22 to 18
NBC has decided that Chase doesn’t need to go on for so long this season. Executives at the Peacock Network have changed their mind about giving the series a full 22 episodes. The freshman drama series about a team of U.S. Marshals, and stars Kelli Giddish, Cole Hauser and Jesse Metcalfe,hasn’t pulled in the expected […]
“Days of Our Lives” Celebrates 45 Years with a Prize Pack for You
NBC’s “Days of our Lives” celebrates its 45th anniversary this month! Created by Ted and Betty Corday in 1965, the show began as a half-hour drama, and expanded to an hour 10 years later. The show takes place in the fictional city of Salem, a Midwestern town, as it chronicles the lives of the Horton, […]
NBC Announces Mid-Season Schedule: Four New Series Premiere, Four Series Move!
Well, now we know what’s happening at NBC for the rest of the 2010-11 regular season. The network has released its mid-season schedule – which includes two new dramas [The Cape, Harry’s Law], one new sitcom [Perfect Couples] and one unscripted/alternative series [America’s Next Great Restaurant]. As well, four current series will be moving to […]
Vote for Chuck for TV Guide Cover
Ok, Marla made her pitch to have you fine EM readers vote for Smallville and Supernatural to get the cover of TV guide. But me being your fearless leader have to go with Chuck for the cover. Smallville and Supernatural are in their last seasons, but poor Chuck can’t get no respect, so how could […]
Undercovers: Thrills, Chills, Spills and… Catering?
J.J. Abrams’s new spy series, Undercovers [NBC, Wednesdays, 8/7C], is structured around a married couple who left the spy game behind to devote themselves to building a life with each other – and a successful catering business. When a CIA agent goes missing, putting a key operation at risk, they are asked to step in. […]
The Event Takes Conspiracies to a Whole New Level!
The Event [NBC, Mondays, 9/8C] is a smart, complex and thoroughly entertaining new series. The premiere is easily the best pilot of the season. With a cast of dozens [if you include guest stars], this is a series that can provide at least a couple characters with whom everyone in the audience can identify, while […]
Bruckheimer’s Chase Lives Up To Its Name!
Chase [NBC, Mondays, 10/9C] certainly lives up to its name. The premiere opens with two U.S. Marshals chasing a fugitive – through a herd of cattle being driven through a downtown area as part of a state fair, through an arena and, finally, down a tunnel that splits into two paths. He ambushes the female […]
NBC & DC Team Up For Big Event!
Here’s a promotion that makes more than a little sense: NBC and DC are teaming up for a unique campaign – involving some of DC’s most important game changing comics mini-series – tied to the premiere of NBC’s conspiracy blockbuster series The Event. Follow the jump for details.
Mark Twain Checks Into NBC’s Conspiracy Series The Event!
Hal Holbrook, best known for his one-man show, Mark Twain Tonight, has joined the cast of recurring actors on NBC’s The Event – the sprawling conspiracy series that the network hopes will generate the kind of buzz and loyalty achieved by ABC’s Lost. Details follow the jump.