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Posted Aug 20th 2009 9:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals, Ratings, Reality-Free
See, this is a reason why cable is becoming the best place to watch TV.
Lifetime has picked up Drop Dead Diva for a second season. The show is a real chick-flick kind of comedy/drama that has done well in the ratings ... for Lifetime.
The 2.6-3 million viewers would mean a cancellation on the networks – think
Pushing Daisies – but on Lifetime, the charm and whimsy of
Drop Dead Diva, the appeal to the female demographic, and the pairing with
Army Wives on Sunday nights spells success.
Continue reading Lifetime loves the Diva
Posted Jun 6th 2006 9:25AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Talent, Industry, Commercials, Celebrities
It had to happen sooner or later: Quizno's has
given the boot to Baby Bob.
The talking baby has been doing commercials for the sub chain for a number of years now, never aging in that
Simpsons-characters never age sort of way (though creepier because it's a human and not a cartoon). This article at Adfreak actually reminded me exactly how long this ad had been running. Bob started online, as the mascot for Freeinternet.com, then he got his own TV sitcom (
remember?). Then he was brought back as the
spokesman spokesperson spokesbaby for Quizno's.
So now they have a new direction they're going in. Regardless of who's in the ads, I really love their Chicken Milano sub. I think I'll get one tonight. In honor of Bob.
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