2011-related stories
Posted Nov 19th 2009 6:55PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: TV Royalty, Industry, Daytime, Talk Show, Cancellations, Reality-Free
There had been lots of
speculation that Oprah Winfrey was going to be giving up on her juggernaut of a syndicated talk show soon, but many of those rumors had been dismissed as negotiating ploys or some other silly rumor. Now, however, it seems like Oprah's departure from daytime is official: Tim Bennett, president of Harpo, confirmed that
Oprah will announce on her show tomorrow that she will be ending the program on September 9, 2011.
Not coincidentally, that date is the day after the 25th anniversary of her first nationally-syndicated episode, and she'll mark the anniversary on her last show. Bennett told WCCO that this decision was under discussion for months, but the decision ultimately came down to the big O herself.
Continue reading Oprah to end syndicated show in September 2011
Posted Aug 29th 2009 1:02PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: Rescue Me, Video, Cancellations, Reality-Free
The boys of 62 Truck are finally calling it quits. According to TVGuide.com, Tommy, Lou, Franco and the rest of the
Rescue Me crew have
fought their last fire, polished the rig one final time, and will hang up their boots for good in 2011.
Details on how it'll end, who might be back, and a preview of this Tuesday's season five finale are after the jump.
Continue reading The fire is out: Rescue Me done in 2011
Posted Jul 10th 2008 9:07AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Reality-Free, Mad Men
Is there a new trend in the television landscape? Could be. At the TCA panel for
Mad Men, creator Matt Weiner, revealed that the show is only going to
run four more years.
That's right, the man has a plan. Each season of
Mad Men will jump ahead approximately two years, so that when Don Draper's story comes to an end, it will be 1969. Can you imagine how radically the show will look by the end of the 1960s? With their attention to detail, it'll be amazing.
So what's the trend? It's setting an endpoint for a series.
Battlestar Galactica did it, and
Lost has as well. Traditionally, American television series run and run and run until the creators choose to end or the network calls it quits which usually corresponds to viewers having tuned out.
Continue reading Mad Men has a ten-year plan
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