cold case-related stories
Posted Jun 24th 2009 11:10AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free
You think
Bobby Cannavale has felt the sting when all those episodes of the failed second go-round of
Cupid have been burned off by ABC this past few weeks? It's got to be a shot to the ego, even for an established, successful Emmy-winning actor. Well, here's some news that should puff him back up again.
Cold Case is bringing Bobby Cannavale back for the new season.
Cannavale appeared last season on
Cold Case as Detective Eddie Saccardo, an undercover narcotics cop -- think Serpico with a sense of humor -- who had a brief romantic fling with Lily. It was one of the only happy things in Detective Rush's life last season, so the return of Eddie could be just what the doctor ordered for Kathryn Morris's character.
Continue reading Bobby Cannavale bounces back to Cold Case
Posted May 15th 2009 1:35PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Upfronts, Reality-Free
Next Wednesday, CBS will be announcing its schedule for the new season, and while rumors have swirled that
Cold Case or
Without A Trace might be on the chopping block -- despite good ratings -- one sure thing seems to be the spinoff from
NCIS.
Well, now that I've seen the two-part
NCIS episode that served as a pilot for the show, I'm hoping that CBS gives this new series a thumbs-down. I don't expect that to happen, but if it were my decision, I wouldn't dump a solid series with a loyal viewership like
Cold Case or
Without A Trace, for the hope of LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell's overly fussy, overly procedural
NCIS derivative step-child.
Continue reading Why CBS shouldn't pick up the NCIS spinoff
Posted May 13th 2009 7:04PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, The Amazing Race, The Apprentice, CSI, House, Lost, Smallville, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, 30 Rock, Reality-Free, Fringe, The Big Bang Theory, Parks and Recreation
Do the American people really like watching their favorite shows this way? Assuming you have more than one or two shows you enjoy following, this week is daunting to say the least and beyond exhausting. Just last night I had a three-hour finale of
The Biggest Loser and that awesome
Fringe finale. In the past few days we've said goodbye to
The Amazing Race,
The Apprentice,
Cold Case,
The Unit,
Brothers & Sisters,
The Big Bang Theory,
House and
Castle. And that's just on the major networks.
Over the next two days we have
America's Next Top Model,
Lie to Me,
Lost,
Bones,
My Name Is Earl,
Smallville,
Parks & Recreation,
CSI,
Grey's Anatomy,
Hell's Kitchen,
The Office,
Supernatural and even
CSI: NY on a special night. And it goes on through the weekend. In an era where ratings are slipping, how can it make good business sense to put all of these finales on against one another all within a few days of each other. I know they've always done that, but I just don't think it makes sense anymore.
Continue reading We're barely halfway through and I've already got finale fatigue!
Posted May 11th 2009 8:45AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
CBS hasn't made a decision about
Cold Case yet, so this could actually turn out to be the series finale (
Without A Trace is on the bubble too). We'll find out on May 20 when CBS announces their fall schedule, but until then, could this episode serve as a good series finale, or do you want to see more more more?
Posted May 10th 2009 4:00PM 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 the season finales of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 7, followed by the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice.
- FOX has a new Sit Down, Shut Up at 7.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- TCM has Bunny Lake Is Missing at 8.
- HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, followed by The Alzheimer's Project.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
- Nickelodeon has a marathon of The Nanny starting at 9.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted May 4th 2009 10:09AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
This was
the season finale the next-to-last episode
Cold Case for the season, but next week could be the
series finale. We'll find out at CBS' upfront presentation in a couple of weeks. But if it does serve as the series finale, at least you had the music of Pearl Jam to play it out! I always think it's weird when the show has a cold case from three or four years ago. That's not cold, that's slightly nippy. But I guess
Nippy Case would have been an entirely different type of show.
Posted May 3rd 2009 4:01PM 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 episode of The Amazing Race, the season (series?) finale of Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, followed by a new, two-hour Celebrity Apprentice.
- FOX has a new Sit Down, Shut Up at 7.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, followed by two new episodes of In Treatment.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic.
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- Sci-Fi has the movie Fireball at 9.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Apr 26th 2009 4:01PM 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 new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, then a new Celebrity Apprentice.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, followed by new episodes of Sit Down, Shut Up, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- TV Land has The TV Land Awards at 8.
- ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8.
- TNT has the Trail Blazers/Rockets game at 8.
- HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, then two new episodes of In Treatment.
- There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Theater.
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors at 9, followed by a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
- G4 has a new G4 Underground at 9.
- Also at 9: MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, followed by new episodes of Bully Beatdown and Nitro Circus.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Apr 12th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, then a new Celebrity Apprentice.
- At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Extreme Makeover.
- TBS has The World's Funniest Office Commercials at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
- HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, then two new episodes of In Treatment.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance, followed by a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- At 9, MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, then new episodes of Bully Beatdown, Nitro Circus, and College Life.
- There's a new episode of The Tudors on Showtime at 9, followed by a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- At 12:30AM, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Mar 29th 2009 4:00PM 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 a new, two-hour Extreme Makeover.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 7, followed by new episodes of Kings and Celebrity Apprentice.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons.
- HBO has the series premiere of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8.
- Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance at 8.
- At 9, FOX has a new Family Guy, then a new American Dad.
- PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic at 9.
- MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory at 9, followed by new episodes of Bully Beatdown and Nitro Circus.
- Also at 9: Comedy Central has the standup special Jim Gaffigan: King Baby.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- Showtime has a new United States of Tara at 10.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Delocated, then a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Mar 15th 2009 4:03PM 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 new episodes of The Amazing Race, Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new Dateline at 7, followed by the series premiere of Kings and a new Celebrity Apprentice.
- FOX has a new Hole in the Wall at 7, then new episodes of The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- ABC Family has the movie Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- At 9, MTV has a new Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, followed by new episodes of The CollegeHumor Show, Nitro Circus, and How's Your News?
- HBO has a new Big Love at 9, then new episodes of Flight of the Conchords and Eastbound & Down.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- Showtime has a new United States of Tara at 10.
- Comedy Central has the Larry The Cable Guy Roast at 10.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Delocated, followed by a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listing for more.
Posted Mar 11th 2009 2:28PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Programming, TV Squad Polls, Cancellations, Reality-Free
Citing "multiple sources," Michael Ausiello is reporting that both
Cold Case and Without a Trace might be canceled.
The reason? The usual: ratings and money. The sources say that the ratings that each show gets just don't warrant a renewal for another season. But another source says that they might try to convince the stars and staff to take a pay cut so they can do another year.
I can't say I would miss either of these shows. For a while there,
Cold Case was a very effective drama, telling some rather interesting stories and using period music to get the emotion across. I never warmed to
Without a Trace. It's not a bad show, it's just that I decided to watch it one night and the episode ended with them finding the body of the kid who was missing the whole episode. What a downer. So I didn't watch it again.
Continue reading Cold Case and Without a Trace might be goners
Posted Feb 15th 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then the season premiere of The Amazing Race and new episodes of Cold Case and The Unit.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, followed by the conclusion of XIII.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- PBS has a new Nature at 8, followed by a new Masterpiece Classic.
- TNT has the NBA All-Star Game at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8 (with Miley Cyrus!), then the season finale of Ultimate Recipe Showdown and a new Iron Chef America.
- Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance at 8, then a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- VH-1 has a new Confessions of a Teen Idol at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Desperate Housewives, then a new Brothers & Sisters.
- HBO has a new Big Love at 9, followed by a new Flight of the Conchords and the premiere of Eastbound & Down.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new episode of The L Word, then new episodes of The United States of Tara and Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
- At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jan 25th 2009 4:03PM 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 a new, two-hour Extreme Makeover.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then a new Cold Case and the movie Loving Leah.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, followed by the premiere of the miniseries The Last Templar.
- FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, then a new Simpsons.
- At 8, TBS and TNT have The Screen Actors Guild Awards.
- VH-1 has a new Confessions of a Teen Idol at 8.
- Also at 8: Hallmark has the movie Rio Bravo.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic.
- HBO has a new Big Love at 9, then a new Flight of the Conchords.
- Showtime has a new episode of The L Word at 9, followed by new episodes of The United States of Tara and Secret Life of a Call Girl.
- There's a new Ultimate Recipe Showdown on Food Network at 9.
- ESPN has more coverage of the Winter X Games at 9.
- ESPN2 has The Australian Open at 9.
- At 9:30, FOX has a new American Dad.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jan 11th 2009 4:00PM 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.
- NBC has the Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet at 7, then The Golden Globe Awards.
- At 8 (or whenever football is over), CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of Cold Case and The Unit.
- FOX has the season premiere of 24 at 8.
- PBS has a new Nature at 8, followed by a new Masterpiece Classic.
- Disney has a new Hannah Montana at 8.
- At 9, Food Network has a new Ultimate Recipe Showdown at 9.
- Lifetime has the movie Trial By Fire at 9.
- At 11, E! has the Golden Globe Awards After Party.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Drinky Crow Show.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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