black.white-related stories
Posted Mar 5th 2006 4:51PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, ABC, CBS, Cable
Things are really starting to heat up
on the networks this week as seven new shows grace the schedule. Most notable, Dennis Haysbert returns to television in
The Unit, which is produced by genius playwright David Mamet. ABC also
launches its new part-scripted, part-improvised comedy,
Brothers and Sisters,
and the race-swapping reality show,
Black.White, makes its debut on FX. Oh,
and Lil' Kim gets her last 15 minutes of fame before going to the slammer.
- Pros Vs. Joes, Mondays @ 10pm on
Spike (premieres March 6)
- Ordinary people face off against pro athletes like Karl Malone, Bo
Jackson, Jerry Rice, Jennie Finch, etc. This is for sports fans with big mouths.
- The Unit, Tuesdays @ 9 on CBS (premieres
March 7)
- Dennis Haysbert returns to action-packed television, this time as the leader of a
special ops team that goes on risky missions across the globe. The show is about the missions, but also about how the
families at home handle the stress of living in secret. Produced by David Mamet.
Continue reading New programs for March 5-11
Posted Feb 20th 2006 9:11AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Cable, Industry
While HBO is tapping into
Google Maps to promote the
upcoming season of
The Sopranos, F/X is taking its promotions to MySpace. Starting today through February
26th, F/X is offering a new music video by Ice Cube to MySpace members (it's also available on the show's
official website). He's the executive
producer on the race-swapping documentary,
Black.White, and sings the title song,
Race Card. After
Feb. 26th, the video will also be available on AOL, Yahoo!, TVGuide.com, and BlackAmericaWeb.com and it will also be
available cell phone users of Sprint Nextel and Boost Mobile networks.
F/X found huge success with its
MySpace page for the Carver mystery on
Nip/Tuck last season and is hoping for the same "viral"
marketing in the case of
Black.White, which premieres March 8 at 10 pm.
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