Posts with tag Dancing With the Stars
Posted Jul 17th 2008 2:22AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Game Show, TCA Press Tour, Eli Stone, Reality-Free
The remaining panels on ABC's first day were for
Eli Stone, the Ashton Kutcher-produced game show
Opportunity Knocks, and a panel for the upcoming Country Music Association events on the network. For the latter panel, Julianne Hough, who has twice partnered with the celebrity champion of
Dancing with the Stars, sang a few songs from her current country album. Pretty girl. Nice voice. Dancer's body. But that's all I can say about the panel, because I bolted shortly after she was done singing.
The
Eli Stone panel featured the entire cast along with executive producers Greg Berlanti (who seems to be producing two-thirds of ABC's scripted dramas) and Marc Guggenheim. Surprisingly enough, there was only one question about the presence of
Katie Holmes as a guest star this season. The reason why she's there is a shock -- they brought her in to get ratings! Will wonders never cease?
Continue reading ABC wrap-up: Eli Stone, a DWTSer sings, and Ashton Kutcher hates my question - TCA Report
Posted Jun 25th 2008 7:05PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Music and Variety, Casting, Reality-Free
Jerry Springer and Mel B will host the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant live from Vietnam. Both Springer and the former "Scary Spice" are excited about the pageant. Mel B, former contestant on
Dancing with the Stars, exclaims, "I'm thrilled to be a co-host of the
Miss Universe Pageant. I believe the diversity and dedication that the pageant brings inspires and empowers young women across the globe." Springer, host of the hit summer show
America's Got Talent, is also happy to take on the hosting duties. He says, ""This is obviously a great honor and getting to work alongside Mel B makes it even better."
The competition will feature contestants from eighty countries. Each pageant hopeful will be judged on three categories:
swimsuit (the eye-candy category),
evening gown (the shameless endorsement category) , and
interview (the "We swear, we didn't just want to see them in swimsuits." category). Last year's winner Riyo Mori of Japan will be on hand to crown this year's Miss Universe.
The
Miss Universe Pageant will air on July 13th at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBC (and simulcast on Telemundo).
Posted Jun 11th 2008 6:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, TiVo
Father's Day is this Sunday, June 15, and in celebration TiVo conducted a poll to find out which TV shows that dads say they hate but they secretly love. This is like looking into the secret diaries (you know, the ones with those flimsy little locks on them?) of dads around the country, but here are the results:
1. Dancing with the Stars
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Desperate Housewives
4. Access Hollywood
5. TMZ
I think this poll has revealed one thing: most dads in the United States are...women?
Continue reading Dads secretly love Dancing with the Stars, apparently
Posted Jun 6th 2008 9:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars
There's no doubt a run on
Dancing with the Stars is a boost to careers. Just consider Marie Osmond; was anybody knocking on her door for work before she fainted in between the waltzes and sambas? Well, according to
Cybill Shepherd, the producers of Dancing with the Stars want her to take part in the competition. Whether they want her or she's saying they want her to get some press, Cybill goes on to say that she could consider being a contestant on the uber-popular reality show, but only if she can find the time to devote to rehearsing.
Cybill has been busy acting of late.
She's going to appear on PSYCH in July when the show comes back with new episodes, playing Shawn's mother. There's also a feature called
Barry Munday. Seemingly, she could make room in her work schedule for
Dancing, and she claims she's really good at it and has fielded offers from them, "I love ballroom dancing. I've been offered
Dancing with the Stars and I'd love to do it. I'm sure I could do it. It's just a really hard training period and I just haven't had time to devote to that."
Continue reading Cybill Shepherd contemplates Dancing with the Stars
Posted May 28th 2008 7:24PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings, Reality-Free
Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.
It will be interesting to see what the top shows are next week, since American Idol and Dancing with the Stars both had their season finales last week. And a lot of the scripted shows had their season finales too. I'm sure So You Think You Can Dance, at number 19 this week, will soar up in the ratings as spaces open up.
Hell's Kitchen finished a little higher than usual, and Ugly Betty a lot higher than usual.
1. American Idol - Weds (FOX)
2. American Idol - Tues (FOX)
Continue reading Nielsen ratings for the week ending May 25
Posted May 27th 2008 10:46AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free
Well, the
Daytime Emmy nominations were not exactly soul-stirring -- lots of repeat nominees, the same old, same old -- so the producers of the Emmy broadcast are trying to inject something new: that means new hosts. Call them the newest odd couple.
Cameron Mathison will team up with Sherri Shepherd to co-host the ABC broadcast of the 35th Annunal Daytime Emmy Awards on June 20. Not coincidentally, Cameron and Sherri are ABC stars. He's Ryan Lavery on
All My Children (and a former contestant on Dancing with the Stars); she's one of the five talkers on
The View. And if you think they didn't ask Whoopi Goldberg first, you don't know TV.
Continue reading Daytime Emmys hosts announced
Posted May 23rd 2008 11:10AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings, Reality-Free
We continue with our roundup of the season-ending ratings (here is the season winner and the May sweeps winner) with a list of the top 20 shows for the season. The first two shows aren't going to be a surprise to anyone (though the number of times one show shows up on the list might be surprising to some). How many shows on this list do you watch? I watch one show all the time and I watch another show a little bit. The other 18 1/2 shows I don't watch at all, which is odd because I watch a ton of television every week.
Only one sitcom made the top 20, and there was only one show from NBC. Do you know what those two shows are? Answer after the jump.
(Oh, I know The CW logo is in the pic above, but you won't find any of their shows on the list.)
Continue reading Here are the top 20 shows of the season
Posted May 21st 2008 1:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps
(S06E20) Episode 20. The big show. We've followed these three couples for two and a half months and it's finally time to crown a champion and put season six in the books. As Tom called them out, we have the Olympic gold medalist, the one-armed hero, and the grid-iron god. You could make a case for any of them taking home the mirror ball, and the title of season six champion. But first, there was one more round of dances to get to. We'll have that, the winner, and so much more, after the jump.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 10 results (season finale)
Posted May 20th 2008 7:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Ratings, Reality-Free
Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers.
Not many surprises this week, if any at all (maybe a slight surprise that Dancing with the Stars was broken up by the season finale of CSI), so I thought I'd open up the comments for you to answer two questions. One, what show do you watch that isn't on this list and surprises you that more people don't watch it? And two, what show on here makes you shake your head and say "how they hell can so many people watch that?!"
1. American Idol - Weds (FOX)
2. American Idol - Tues (FOX)
Continue reading Nielsen ratings for the week ending May 18
Posted May 20th 2008 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, CBS has the season finale of NCIS, followed by the series finale of Shark. - NBC has a new Most Outrageous Moments at 8.
- FOX has a new American Idol at 8, then a new Hell's Kitchen.
- PBS has a new Nova at 8.
- Also at 8: TCM has Rear Window.
- At 8:30, ESPN has the NBA Playoffs.
- At 9, ABC has a the season finale of Dancing with the Stars.
- The season finale of Reaper airs on The CW at 9.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9.
- At 10, Bravo has a new Work Out.
- Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 20th 2008 7:01AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Interviews, Dancing With The Stars
With the finals upon us, we call in our favorite ballroom pro for one last chat about the goings on down at the DWTS studio. This week Jonathan gives us his thoughts on the new cha cha faceoff, as well as the freestyle performances from the remaining couples.
He also offers up his pick to take home the big mirror ball. Getting to some viewer questions we talk about the music, the judges comments, and get an update on those future plans he hinted at earlier in the season. All that, and more, after the jump.
Continue reading Jonathan Roberts on Dancing With The Stars: Week 10
Posted May 19th 2008 11:05PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews
(S06E19) After two and a half months, it all comes down to this. As Tom put it, the end is near and the trophy is within reach. Like we have seen in the past, finals week brings with it the big freestyle numbers. There was a new twist this year though, the Cha Cha Faceoff. The couples were tasked with sharing a cha cha number, each of them providing a one minute segment. It all came together to make for a great night of dancing. Read on past the jump for the scores, and a look at each of the performances.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 10, The Finals
Posted May 19th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- TNT has NBA Playoffs all night.
- At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by the season premiere of The Bachelorette (God help us all).
- CBS has the season finales of Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men and Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
- FOX has the season finale of Bones at 8, then the season finale of House.
- NBC has a new American Gladiators at 8, then a new Dateline.
- The CW has the season finale of Gossip Girl at 8, followed by the season finale of One Tree Hill.
- There's a new Antiques Roadshow on PBS at 8.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World starting at 8.
- Also at 8: ABC Family has a new Greek, then a new Wildfire.
- At 8:30, Food Network has a new Heavyweights.
- At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs.
- MTV has two new episodes of Life of Ryan at 9.
- GSN has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
- TV Land has the M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special at 9.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Drive-Ins, Diners, and Dives.
- MTV has a new episode of The Paper at 10.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 16th 2008 6:07PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Casting
TLC has a new competition series called Master of Dance (worst title ever). The show will test dancers' skills by changing the song mid-performance to measure the breadth of their repertoire and the level of their creativity. This sounds a little too much like
Freezedance but for prize money. The grand prise is $50,000 to be exact.
Joey Lawrence will host and there will be three judges: Lucinda Dickey (
Solid Gold,
Breakin'), Tyce Diorio (choreographer on
So You Think You Can Dance), and Loni Love (comedienne voted one of Comedy Central's Top 20 Comics to Watch in 2008).
Continue reading Joey Lawrence is hosting a new dance show for TLC
Posted May 14th 2008 12:11AM by Erin Martell
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Dancing With The Stars, Episode Reviews, Episode Recaps
(S06E18) Since the bottom two couples weren't revealed last week, it was difficult to predict who would make it to the final round. I never would have imagined that Mario and Shannon would be absent from the final four. Nevertheless, it was time to send one last couple home.
We had to wait until the last minutes of the results show learn the celebrities' fates, but we had plenty of entertainment to hold us over. The Junior Champions finalists took over the dance floor, and Omarion performed in a high-energy tribute to the
Thriller album.
Continue reading Dancing With The Stars: Week 9 results
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