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Posted May 11th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TNT has Basketball Playoffs all night.- WE has a Golden Girls marathon all night.
- At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, then the season finale of Castle.
- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory, followed by new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
- FOX has the season finale of House at 8, then a new 24..
- NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8, followed by a new, two-hour Medium.
- The CW has new episodes of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.
- ABC Family has a new Greek at 8.
- PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Experience.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Masters of Illusion at 8, followed by a new Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- History Channel has a new Ax Men at 10.
- Also at 10: E! has a new The Soup Presents.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Basketball Playoffs, House, Greek, RAW, Medium
Posted May 4th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TNT has Basketball Playoffs all night.- Sci-Fi has a Star Trek: TNG marathon all night.
- At 7, ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game.
- Bravo has a new Inside The Actor's Studio (with Denis Leary) at 7.
- At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.
- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has a new Deal or No Deal, followed by a new, two-hour Medium.
- FOX has a new House at 8, then a new 24.
- The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, then a new One Tree Hill.
- There's a new Antiques Roadshow on PBS at 8, followed by a new American Experience.
- ABC Family has a new Greek at 8, then four new episodes of Roommates.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Masters of Illusion at 8, then a new Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.
- Also at 8: Food Network has a new Good Eats.
- At 9, HBO has three new episodes of In Treatment.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- History Channel has a new Ax Men at 10.
- A&E has a new Paranormal State at 10.
- MTV has a new episode of The Hills at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Gossip Girl, Good Eats, In Treatment, Medium
Posted May 3rd 2009 2:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Chuck, Reality-Free
To me, this should be a no-brainer. NBC should renew
Chuck for a third season, even if it only commits to 12 episodes, it should bring the show back. However, I'm not one of the geniuses in
Jeff Zucker's world; you know, those mental giants that have committed five hours of prime time to Jay Leno starting next fall and recently signed up for more
Donald Trump celebrity/reality BS. No, I'm just a loyal
Chuck viewer who has seen a show improve from week to week culminating with a superb final two episodes in 2009.
Well, there were rumors that on Monday at NBC's "infront" -- a preview for the "upfront" -- that
Chuck would get a pick up.
TV Guide says that's not the case. On Friday,
Chuck star Zachary Levi told a reporter that Josh Schwartz, the
Chuck exec producer, had emailed him that
NBC's decision about Chuck was on hold. The pick up, if it comes, won't be for a couple of weeks.
Continue reading Renewal for Chuck? Not just yet...
Posted Apr 17th 2009 11:08AM by Allison Waldman
10. Samantha Newly,
Samantha Who? - Real Estate
9. Christine Campbell,
The New Adventures of Old Christine - Gym Manager
8. Jim,
The Office - Salesman
7. Betty Suarez,
Ugly Betty - Editorial Assistant
6. Chuck Bartowski,
Chuck - IT Guy
5. Kenneth Parnell,
30 Rock - Page
4. Gary Barnes,
Gary Unmarried - House Painter
3. Susan Mayer,
Desperate Housewives - Children's Book Author
2. Adrian Monk (
Monk); Shawn Spencer (
Psych); Patrick Jane (
The Mentalist) - Police Consultants
1. Penny,
Big Bang Theory - Cheesecake Factory waitress/aspiring actress
Want to see the pictures or leave a comment? Click here.Posted Mar 16th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, then a new Castle.- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, followed by new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
- FOX has new episodes of House and 24.
- The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, followed by a new One Tree Hill.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then a new Kyle XY.
- Also at 8: ESPN has coverage of the World Baseball Classic.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new Will Work For Food, then a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- TCM is showing The Brain That Wouldn't Die at 9:30.
- At 10, TNT has a new Saving Grace.
- History Channel has a new Ax Men at 10.
- A&E has a new Paranormal State at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Big Bang Theory, Baseball, Brain That Wouldn't Die
Posted Mar 9th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.- Sci-Fi is showing Star Trek: The Next Generation all night.
- At 7, G4 has a Watchmen debate on a new Attack of the Show.
- At 8, ABC has the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars, then the series premiere of Castle.
- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, followed by new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and Medium.
- FOX has a new House at 8, then a new 24.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, followed by a new Kyle XY.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 10, Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Dancing With The Stars, 24, Medium, Anthony Bourdain
Posted Mar 2nd 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has the season finale of The Bachelor, followed by the reunion show.- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men, the season premiere of Rules of Engagement, and then a new CSI: Miami.
- NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and Medium.
- FOX has a new, two-hour 24 at 8.
- MyNetwork TV has Masters of Illusion at 8.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, followed by a new Kyle XY.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
- Also at 8: Food Network has a new Good Eats.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new Will Work For Food.
- At 10, TNT has a new Saving Grace.
- History Channel has a new Ax Men at 10.
- A&E has a new Paranormal State at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: The Bachelor, 24, Chuck, RAW, Saving Grace, Fallon
Posted Mar 2nd 2009 11:35AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
I don't usually watch the CBS Monday night comedy lineup anyway (I watch
Chuck and
Heroes), but even if I did I think I might want to skip tonight's episodes, or at least put the mute on during the commercial breaks.
In a move that is probably more about promoting Craig Ferguson's show during the debut week of
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Ferguson and Paris Hilton will host the CBS lineup tonight. That means that at the start of (and probably during the middle of)
Big Bang Theory,
How I Met Your Mother,
Two and a Half Men, and
Rules of Engagement, Hilton and Ferguson will be shown sitting on a couch, watching the lineup along with viewers, probably making funny and/or sexually suggestive comments. They're already running a promo that shows Hilton saying "that's hot." Ugh.
Not sure if they're also going to host the only drama in the lineup,
CSI: Miami. If you are regular viewers of the comedies, I'd just like to say:
I'm sorry.
Posted Feb 9th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.- At 8, the major networks and the news channels have President Obama's speech to the nation.
- There's a new Antiques Roadshow on PBS at 8, followed by a new American Experience.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then a new Kyle XY.
- Lifetime has a new Rita Rocks at 8.
- USA has the Westminster Kennel Dog Club Show at 8, then a new Monday Night RAW.
- BBC America has a new Top Gear at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelor.
- CBS has a new Two and a Half Men at 9, followed by new episodes of Big Bang Theory and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has a new Heroes at 9, then a new Medium.
- FOX has a new 24 at 9.
- TNT has new episodes of The Closer and Trust Me.
- Also at 9: Food Network has a new Unwrapped, then new episodes of Will Work For Food and Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- At 10, Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Obama, Heroes, RAW, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
Posted Feb 3rd 2009 2:10AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
(S02E14) Yay,
The Big Bang Theory is back, and it didn't let me down. While this episode as a whole wasn't overly spectacular, it was full of fun interactions that definitely makes it one of the better ones of the season so far. As soon as we saw Penny and Sheldon together, you knew it was going to be good. Even better? Sheldon, for perhaps the first time, shows a side of his crazy that isn't completely off-putting.
I really like how, in his own way, Sheldon tries to be the best friend possible. In the cold open, where the gang was trying to figure out where they would go to the movies, and everyone decided to just go without him, Sheldon didn't get angry -- he realized that it was, in fact, the only option. While self-awareness may not be his strong suit, at least he does recognize that people can't always bend to his idiosyncrasies.
Continue reading The Big Bang Theory: The Financial Permeability
Posted Jan 20th 2009 1:15AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
(S02E13) This episode was much better than last week's,
which made me really uncomfortable. It was a Sheldon-centric episode, and while those can be hit or miss, I thought this one was pretty good. I enjoyed the subject of the episode, Sheldon trying to make a friend, because I'm sure that everyone who watches
BBT has at some point wondered how this guy has any friends at all.
Sheldon has no idea how he has any friends either, so he has to invest a lot of time in research in order to come up with some sort of answer: the friendship algorithm. He's got some pretty strong science behind it; I may just have to reference it the next time I'm in the market for a friend.
Continue reading The Big Bang Theory: The Friendship Algorithm
Posted Jan 19th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, Bravo has a new Inside The Actor's Studio, with Ricky Gervais.- At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Bachelor, then a new True Beauty.
- CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, followed by new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Superstars of Dance at 8, then a new Momma's Boys.
- FOX has new episodes of House and 24.
- The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, followed by a new One Tree Hill.
- There's a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then a new Kyle XY.
- Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8, followed by the series premiere of Will Work For Food.
- Also at 8: Disney has Kid's Inaugral: We Are The Future.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- ESPN has more coverage of The Australian Open at 9.
- At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Gossip Girl, 24, Australian Open, Will Work For Food
Posted Jan 13th 2009 12:02AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
(S02E12) You guys, this episode made me really uncomfortable. I was still riding high on the glow of the last episode, which was probably the best episode of the
BBT ever, so I expected this one to be great. It... wasn't.
It started out promising enough, what with the killer robot and all. I mean, who
wouldn't love a killer robot? The whole gang was hanging out in the apartment, doing what they do best: engaging in complicated geek pastimes. They killed a toaster oven with a robot! That's some good stuff right there.
Unfortunately, as soon as we're done with the opening credits, the episode really starts to go downhill for me. Penny starts out by being really mean to Wolowitz, and while she does have a point, it was really uncomfortable to watch. Yes, Wolowitz is creepy, but all of the guys are socially awkward. She wouldn't yell at Raj for not being able to talk to her, why yell at Wolowitz for talking to her the only way he knows how?
Continue reading The Big Bang Theory: The Killer Robot Instability
Posted Jan 12th 2009 4:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.- At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour episode of The Bachelor, followed by a new True Beauty.
- CBS has new episodes of Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Worst Week, and CSI: Miami.
- FOX has a new, two-hour 24 at 8.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Superstars of Dance at 8, then a new Momma's Boys.
- The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, followed by a new One Tree Hill.
- There's a new Antiques Roadshow on PBS at 8.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the season premiere of Kyle XY.
- BBC America has a new Top Gear at 8.
- At 8:30, Lifetime has a new Rita Rocks.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- MTV has a new Bromance at 9.
- At 10, Discovery has the season premiere of Man vs. Wild.
- Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations at 10.
- Also at 10: Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Big Bang Theory, Rita Rocks, Kyle XY, Man Vs. Wild
Posted Dec 16th 2008 12:34AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, The Big Bang Theory
(S02E11) It's as though the folks behind
The Big Bang Theory have been listening to me. This episode had everything I've been wanting: a bigger part for Wolowitz and Raj, acknowledgment of Penny and Leonard's relationship, and a good amount of Sheldon, without making the episode Sheldon-centric.
I don't recall if
BBT had a Christmas episode last year, but if not, they should be sure to do one every year, because this is one of the best of the season. Penny finally got out of the laundry room and was front and center, when she not only decided to give Sheldon a Christmas gift, but took up with the hot new physicist at the university.
I'm kind of surprised that Sheldon succumbed to the social obligation of gift giving. I would have figured he would just refuse to participate in such an antiquated ritual. But since he did decide to participate, the generic girl gift of bath items was a perfect choice.
Continue reading The Big Bang Theory: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
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