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Posted Aug 18th 2009 9:07PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, Cable/Satellite, Animation, Adult Swim
It seems that all of television is slowly losing its identity. The History Channel doesn't cover history. TV Land clogs their airwaves with run-of-the-mill reality shows. Comedy Central gives Carlos Mencia his own show.
It must be hard to draw in the kind of ratings the average television executive expects (average=viewers who are willing to commit mass suicide if they miss a rerun of
Chico and the Man) when you're anchored to one theme or genre. But it's not impossible.
One network that seems very close to giving up entirely is the Cartoon Network. According to the
Los Angeles Times,
CN's new lineup of live-action, reality-based programming is tanking in the ratings and
rumors are swirling that the CN may drop the "C" in its name. Does the head of
Radio Shack now work for the Cartoon Network?
Continue reading Will Cartoon Network become "The Network"?
Posted Jul 4th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Discovery's Deadliest Catch marathon continues all night.- USA's James Bond movie marathon continues.
- Sci-Fi's Twilight Zone continues all weekend.
- Military Channel has a marathon of The Revolutionary War.
- At 7, ESPN Classic has the 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
- At 8, NBC has a new Kings, then Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.
- PBS has A Capitol Fourth at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new BrainRush at 8, followed by a new Destroy Build Destroy.
- At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
- At 10, ABC has a new Eli Stone.
- CBS has the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at 10.
- At 10:15, TCM has 1776.
- At 12:30AM, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 14th 2009 11:02AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Children, Game Show
Contrary to what his album covers may suggest, Andrew WK is adorable. No, really.
Adorable. I first learned this when I saw him on on MTV's
Crashing With Andrew WK, a program in which the frontman hung out with some girls at a North Carolina Central University sorority (I found the
first installment here, by the way). It's taken the rest of the world a little more time to catch on, but since Andrew WK kicked off his motivational speaking/performing career, people are starting to get it. The folks over at Cartoon Network saw something in his personality and evidently thought, "Hey! This guy should
blow things up with kids!" And they're right. They're so right.
Continue reading Andrew WK rocks so hard, cars explode
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