Harry Smith wasn't on The CBS Early Show this morning. Well, he was, but via webcam from his house. Why? He may have H1N1! But he got to appear on the show and wear a comfy t-shirt!
By the way, H1N1 & Harry is a new show this fall on CBS.
[via TV Newser]
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Warning! Don't get too close to CBS Early Show host Harry Smith!
Isn't Montel on or something? Not anymore
During my senior year of college, my friend Ken, suffering through a tough job market right after he graduated, worked as a cook in the fraternity house in which he (and I) lived his college years. As he was preparing our lunches and dinners, he'd walk into the living room, see us slumped in front of whatever crap was on daytime TV at the time, and say, "Isn't Montel on or something?"It became a bit of an inside joke that year. But even fifteen years ago, it seemed that Montel Williams' talk show was always on. But as of the end of this season, Montel is departing the syndicated airwaves, after 17 years.
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Donald Trump taking on daytime TV
Donald Trump is apparently throwing his hat into daytime TV by starring in a television show in which he mediates disputes regarding money. The half-hour series will be co-produced by Reveille (Ugly Betty, The Office) and is looking to make a fall 2008 debut.Despite his showmanship, Trump isn't that great a businessman. If he was, he wouldn't need a television show (or multiple ones, as it were). He has had more failures than successes and given that the market in daytime TV (stay-at-home moms) isn't exactly his demographic, I have my doubts about the ability of this show to be successful.
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The Five: Things I'd change about TV if I was in charge
Every once in a while, we here
at TV Squad give our opinions about what we'd like to see/not see on television. And since last week was my one-year
anniversary here, I figured I'd give my current list:1. Bring back game shows. I don't mean a syndicated game show or a game show/reality show like Survivor or American Idol, I'm talking about real, honest to goodness, daytime game shows on the networks. The Price Is Right is the only one left, and the rest of the schedule has been taken over by the likes of Maury Povich, Dr. Phil, The View, Starting Over, and a third hour of The Today Show. Wouldn't it be great to just dump all those shows and bring back a Card Sharks, a Concentration, a Blockbusters, a High Rollers, a Sale of the Century. Hell, I'd watch Match Game again over Jerry Springer.
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