Army Wives-related stories
Posted Oct 12th 2009 4:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S03E18) Army Wives is the highest rated series in the history of Lifetime, and this season has done little to infringe on the show's popularity. For me, though, this past season has been a bit of a drag... until tonight's dramatic finale. In the tradition of the show, cliffhanger endings are its specialty and more than a few lives were torn asunder by the time the credits rolled on tonight's show.
There's a lot up in the air going into next season (which
has already been ordered by Lifetime, so don't worry about these storylines not being resolved). Before looking at the couples, one by one, overall I think
Army Wives could use some shaking up. There's a bit of complacency setting in, but more on that and the couples after the jump.
Continue reading Army Wives: Fields of Fire (season finale)
Posted Oct 11th 2009 12:17PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TBS has Baseball Playoffs all night.- At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Three Rivers, and Cold Case.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, then the Colts vs. the Titans.
- FOX has a new Brothers at 7.
- At 7:30, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos (30 minutes), followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- At 8, FOX has a new episode of The Simpsons, then new episodes of The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Next Iron Chef and Iron Chef America.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- HBO has a new Curb Your Enthusiasm at 9, then a new Bored To Death.
- Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, then a new Californication.
- Lifetime has the season finale of Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by the season finale of Army Wives.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Titan Maximum.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Oct 4th 2009 12:19PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then a new Amazing Race, the series premiere of Three Rivers, and a new Cold Case.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Chargers vs. the Steelers.
- At 8, FOX has a new episode of The Simpsons, then new episodes of The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then the season premiere of The Next Iron Chef.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- HBO has a new Curb Your Enthusiasm at 9, then a new Bored To Death.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 8, followed by a new Army Wives.
- Showtime has a new Dexter at 9, then a new Californication.
- Discovery has two new episodes of Raging Planet at 9.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- At 10:30, HBO has the season finale of Entourage.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Titan Maximum.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 20th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.- At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then the Emmy Awards.
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Giants/Cowboys game.
- At 8, Great American Country has a new Soundstage.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- HBO has the season premiere of Curb Your Enthusiasm at 9, then the series premiere of Bored To Death.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
- Cartoon Network has a new Total Drama Action at 9.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- History Channel has a new Pawn Stars at 10.
- At 10:30, HBO has a new Entourage.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 13th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then a new Big Brother and the two-hour season finale of There Goes The Neighborhood (Note: CBS' schedule might be changed due to U.S. Open tennis).
- NBC has Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Bears vs. the Packers.
- At 8, FOX has the series finale (two episodes) of King of the Hill.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Shark Tank, then a new Defying Gravity.
- PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery! at 9.
- ESPN2 has the U.S. Open Women's Final at 9.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
- MTV has the 2009 Video Music Awards at 9.
- There's a new Total Drama Action on Cartoon Network at 9.
- Also at 9: HBO has the season finale of True Blood, then the season finale of Hung and a new Entourage.
- At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 16th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- TCM has Elvis Presley movie all night.
- At 7, CBS has a new Michael Vick interview on 60 Minutes.
- NBC has two new episodes of Merlin at 7.
- The CW has a new Easy Money at 7.
- Retro TV has Airwolf at 7, followed by the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries and two episodes of the original Mike Hammer.
- At 8, ABC has a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then new episodes of Shark Tank and Defying Gravity.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8, followed by a new There Goes The Neighborhood.
- There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8.
- ESPN2 has Little League Baseball at 8.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance, followed by a new Jonas.
- At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, then a new Army Wives.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Pawn Stars.
- At 10, AMC has the season premiere of Mad Men.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 10th 2009 3:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Ratings, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
A lot of times, the news about ratings isn't good. Or not good enough, so shows that you care about have to hope for the kindness of TV executives to give that show more time to improve or find a new time slot or something ... just to survive. That's why it's such a pleasure that
Burn Notice did great in the ratings for the summer season finale last Thursday. According to the numbers, 7.6 million total viewers were glued to the set, the most eyeballs for any scripted TV shows that night.
Continue reading Great news for Burn Notice
Posted Aug 9th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, followed by Pre-Season Football, Bills vs. Titans.
- At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
- At 8, ABC has the premiere of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then the series premiere of Shark Tank and a new Defying Gravity.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8, then the series premiere of There Goes The Neighborhood.
- Retro TV has two episodes of the original Mike Hammer at 8, then The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, followed by a new Army Wives.
- USA has the season finale of Law and Order: CI at 9, then the season finale of In Plain Sight.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, then Animal House: The Inside Story.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by two new episodes of Pawn Stars.
- There's a new Web Soup on G4 at 9.
- Also at 9: Food Network has a new Iron Chef America.
- At 10, Comedy Central has the Joan Rivers Roast.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 2nd 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Shark Week stars on Discovery Channel today.- Travel Channel has a Man vs. Food marathon all night.
- At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, followed by a new Merlin and the conclusion of The Storm.
- At 8, ABC has Ty's British Adventure, then the series premiere of Defying Gravity.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
- Food Network has the season finale of Next Food Network Star at 9, followed by a new The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, then a new Army Wives.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9.
- There's a new Ice Road Truckers on History Channel at 9, followed by two new episodes of Pawn Stars.
- G4 has a new Web Soup at 9.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
- At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 19th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- Nickelodeon has a marathon of new SpongeBob SquarePants episodes starting at 7.
- At 7, CBS has That's The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite, then a new Big Brother.
- The CW has a new Valentine at 7.
- At 8, NBC has a new Merlin, followed by the conclusion of Meteor.
- ABC Family has the movie Labor Pains at 8.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 8.
- TCM has An American in Paris at 8.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- ESPN has the ESPY Awards at 9.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
- Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9, then the season premiere of Ace of Cakes.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of Hammertime.
- Also at 9: History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers, followed by the series premiere of Pawn Stars (two episodes).
- At 10, HGTV has the season premiere of Design Star.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
- At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 12th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, The CW has a new Valentine.- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new Merlin at 8, then the miniseries Meteor.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Iron Chef America.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery.
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
- Lifetime has the series premiere of Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of Hammertime.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, followed by a new Hung and the season premiere of Entourage.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 9th 2009 10:16AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Early Looks, Reality-Free
Certain shows seem to be perfect for certain television networks. That's the point of programming, no doubt, and Lifetime has done a good job filling their female-centric niche with TV movies and series like
Army Wives. That said, I think there will soon be a new favorite on Lifetime and it's called
Drop Dead Diva. It's chick-flick, rom-com for weekly TV viewers, and while men might enjoy the whimsical plot and attractive characters, this is a show that ladies will adore.
If you were talking high concept like a Hollywood pitchman, you could describe
Drop Dead Diva as
Ally McBeal for the Lane Bryant set. Or maybe it's Sara Lee meets
Heaven Can Wait. However, you put it,
Drop Dead Diva is a switcheroo story about a vapid, but lovable, gorgeous size 2 model who dies at the exact same time as a brilliant, generous size 16 workaholic attorney, and in one of those wonderful Hollywood comedy devices, shallow Deb's spirit winds up in good Jane's body.
Continue reading Drop Dead Diva -- An early look
Posted Jul 5th 2009 4:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Bravo has a Law and Order: CI marathon all night.- At 7:30, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
- At 8, NBC has a new Merlin.
- FOX repeats the Michael Jackson episode of The Simpsons at 8.
- There's a new Hannah Montana on Disney at 8, then new episodes of Sonny with a Chance and Jonas.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9, then a new Iron Chef America.
- G4 has a new Web Soup at 9.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 21st 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.- At 8, NBC has the two-hour series premiere of Merlin.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
- Nickelodeon has the movie Mr. Troop Mom at 8.
- At 9, ABC has part one of the miniseries Impact.
- PBS has as new Masterpiece Mystery!
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9.
- A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Hammertime.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, then a new Expedition Africa.
- Sci-Fi has the movie Rise of the Gargoyles at 9.
- Also at 9: WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- HGTV has the season finale of HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 14th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed by the Lakers/Magic game.- NBC has a new Dateline at 7.
- At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
- The CW has the original version of The Taking of Pelham 123 at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Chopped.
- Also at 8: TCM has To Have and Have Not, then The Big Sleep.
- At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has the season premiere of True Blood at 9.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by the series premiere of Hammertime (followed by another new episode).
- Retro Television Network has two episodes of the 50s Mike Hammer show at 9, followed by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- There's a new HGTV's $250,000 Challenge on HGTV at 10.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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