Shaq-related stories
Posted Jul 31st 2009 2:32PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Sports, Celebrities, Reality-Free

They've had Seth Green, Shaq, and ZZ Top already, and now
Monday Night RAW has another special guest this Monday. Guess who.
a. Jeremy Piven
b. Jeffrey Donovan
c. Dule Hill
d. Jeff Goldblum
e. Anthony Bourdain
The answer.
Posted Jul 22nd 2009 9:00PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals

I can't help but think of the old "Bo Knows" commercials, where professional baseball and football player Bo Jackson showed us that he could do literally anything. Now, it's the big man's turn.
Shaquille O'Neal stars in Shaq Vs., where the basketball star shows his own diversity by taking on the likes of Michael Phelps and Albert Pujols.
The idea is that Shaq will take on the guest athlete's sport, meaning he'll swim laps with Phelps and go to bat against Pujols. The ABC series premieres Tuesday, August 18 at 9 PM, but there's no word as to how many episodes they're signed up for. If it's a huge hit, though, you have to think they're going to need to find more athletes and more challenges for Shaq.
Can he Trade powerslams with Randy Orton? Pump more steroids than Manny Ramirez? Make a better blacklight sex tape than Paris Hilton? Get more tabloid headlines than the Gosselins? The real challenge would be if Shaq starts taking on actors in their chosen field.
Posted Jun 4th 2008 3:03PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Sports, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

The late night comedian will be appearing during your primetime schedule. Starting tomorrow,
Jimmy Kimmel LIve will run
special half-hour shows each night that ABC airs the basketball finals. Special guests include: David Beckham, Edward Norton, Charles Barkley, Liv Tyler, Adam Sandler, Eminem, Shaquille O'Neil, Magic Johnson and New Orleans Hornets guard and 2008 MVP contender Chris Paul, among others.
Out of the celebrities mentioned, I'm most interested to see Eminem. I haven't seen the Real Slim Shady on TV in awhile. He's always a good interview though -- all that contrived hostility and testosterone in overdrive. Who are you looking forward to seeing? Or is Kimmel's fabulousness enough to get you to tune in?
The schedule is after the jump.
Continue reading Jimmy Kimmel to air primetime specials
Posted Jul 24th 2007 5:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight

- At 7:30, WE has Tammy Faye: Death Defying.
- At 8, ABC has two new episodes of Just For Laughs, followed by a new Shaq's Big Challenge.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 8, then a new Singing Bee.
- FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
- There's a new Nova on PBS at 8, then a new Wide Angle.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- TBS has a new Bill Engvall Show at 9.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
- At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter.
- At 10, FX has the series premiere of Damages.
- TLC has a new Miami Ink at 10.
- ESPN has the next installment of The Bronx is Burning at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
- At 10:30, Giada goes to Washington, D.C. for one of her Weekend Getaways.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 17th 2007 5:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, NBC has a new America's Got Talent, then a new episode of The Singing Bee.
- FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
- ABC has two new episodes of something called Just For Laughs at 8, then a new Shaq's Big Challenge.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8, then a new installment of The Bronx is Burning.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother, followed by a new Pirate Master.
- TBS has the premiere of The Bill Engvall Show at 9.
- There's a new episode of Dirty Jobs on Discovery at 9.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, followed by a new ECW.
- At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
- A&E has a new Criss Angel Mindfreak at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
- At 10:30, there's a new Giada's Weekend Getaways on Food Network (in New Orleans).
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 3rd 2007 5:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent.
- FOX has a new On The Lot at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Shaq's Big Challenge, followed by a new Primetime: Family Secrets.
- PBS has a new Wide Angle at 9.
- Lifetime has the new movie The Staircase Murders at 9, with Treat Williams.
- HGTV has a new Decorating Cents at 9.
- The only good thing about having FOX Reality Channel: they're showing repeats of the Anderson Cooper-hosted The Mole. Two episodes start at 9.
- Also at 9: Sundance has a new Big Ideas For A Small Planet.
- At 10, TLC has a new Miami Ink.
- Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
Check your local TV listings for more.
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Filed under: Video, Podcasts, TV Squad Daily
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