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Posted Nov 2nd 2009 2:04PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free, Nurse Jackie
A funny thing happened when I turned on
Bravo over the weekend. Instead of an avalanche of
Flipping Out flip outs or
Real Houswives' table-flipping or Tabitha's disgusting beauty salons, there was drama on the cable net. Bravo aired NBC's medical drama
Mercy on Saturday morning.
On Saturday morning there really wasn't a lot going up against
Mercy. In fact, it had the field pretty much to itself for any viewers looking for a quality, fresh TV show.
I say fresh because unlike the reruns of
House or
NCIS on USA, I hadn't seen these episodes of
Mercy. So, rather than watch infomercials or pre-game college football chatter or animated cartoons, I watched
Mercy.
Continue reading Bravo boosts Mercy with Saturday marathon
Posted Oct 20th 2009 12:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7:30, FOX has Baseball Playoffs, the Yankees vs. the Angels.- At 8, ABC has the season finale of Shark Tank, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- The CW has new episodes of 90210 and Melrose Place.
- PBS has a new Nova at 8, then a new Frontline.
- TCM has Mr. Sardonicus at 8.
- At 9, Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- IFC has another installment of Monty Python: Almost The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) at 9.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- ESPN has a new World Series of Poker at 10.
- Syfy has a new ECW at 10.
- Bravo has a new Flipping Out at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Bizarre World at 10.
- Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of The Hills, followed by a new episode of The City.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Shark Tank, NCIS, ECW, Sons of Anarchy
Posted Oct 20th 2009 11:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Interviews, Celebrities
Bravo's resident house flipper, real estate guru and OCD interior designer, Jeff Lewis, is a very complicated guy. When I spoke to him recently, I was actually a little concerned. If you've seen Jeff on Bravo's
Flipping Out, you've seen him lose it on occasion. Would he yell at me on the phone if I asked the wrong question?
In fact, Jeff Lewis was extremely friendly and funny. We had a great talk and he couldn't have been nicer. He was also really forthcoming about the past seasons of
Flipping Out, including this one that's concluding tonight.
What has it been like to be turned into a reality TV star?
Because of the reaction of the show, some people see me as a villain and that could be the way I do business. I handle my employees in a rather non-traditional way. I was concerned about how people would react in public, but it's actually been pretty positive. Overall, it's been a very positive experience. Many people are very nice and complimentary and supportive.
Continue reading Flipping Out's Jeff Lewis: An interview with Bravo's OCD realtor
Posted Oct 6th 2009 12:11PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Shark Tank, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.- CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has new episodes of Hell's Kitchen and So You Think You Can Dance.
- There's a new 90210 on The CW at 8, then a new Melrose Place.
- PBS has a new, two-hour Nova at 8.
- At 9, Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics, then a new ECW.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, followed by a new Ghost Lab.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Lifetime has a new Sherri, then a new Rita Rocks at 10.
- A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
- ESPN has a new World Series of Poker at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Flipping Out.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, Nova, Dragon's Den, The Forgotten
Posted Sep 22nd 2009 12:15PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by the series premiere of The Forgotten.- CBS has the season premiere of NCIS at 8, then the series premieres of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser at 8, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new, two-hour Hell's Kitchen at 8.
- There's a new 90210 on The CW at 8, then a new Melrose Place.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- Biography has The Star Trek 25th Anniversary at 8, followed by Star Trek: A Captain's Log.
- G4 has a new Web Soup at 8.
- TCM has North By Northwest at 8, then Psycho.
- At 8:30, ABC Family has a new Ruby & The Rockits.
- At 9, Syfy has the season finale of Warehouse 13, then a new ECW.
- At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- Bravo has a new Flipping Out at 10.
- Sundance has a new Brick City at 10.
- HBO has a new Joe Buck Live at 10.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: NCIS, Hell's Kitchen, The Forgotten, Joe Buck Live
Posted Sep 15th 2009 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, NBC has the two-hour season premiere of The Biggest Loser, then a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has the two-hour season finale of More To Love.
- The CW has a new 90210 at 8, then a new Melrose Place.
- At 9, CBS has the two-hour season finale of Big Brother.
- ABC has a new Shaq Vs. at 9, followed by Barbara Walters: Patrick Swayze.
- Syfy has a new Warehouse 13 at 9, then a new ECW.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- Also at 9: ESPN has a new World Series of Poker.
- At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
- FX has a new Sons of Anarchy at 10.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- There's a new Flipping Out on Bravo at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World at 10.
- HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Biggest Loser, Big Brother, Bizarre World, Bryant Gumbel
Posted Sep 1st 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ESPN2 has U.S. Open coverage.- At 8, FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen, followed by a new More To Love.
- ABC Family has a new 10 Things I Hate About You at 8, then a new Ruby & The Rockits.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Shaq Vs., then a new Primetime: The Outsiders.
- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 9.
- PBS has a new Nova scienceNOW at 9.
- Syfy has a new Warehouse 13 at 9, then a new ECW.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
- At 10, FX has the season finale of Rescue Me.
- A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
- There's a new Flipping Out on Bravo at 10.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has the series premiere of Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, World Series of Poker, Rescue Me
Posted Aug 25th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen, followed by a new More to Love.- ABC Family has a new 10 Things I Hate About You, then a new Ruby & The Rockits.
- Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, DDS at 8.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- ESPN2 has more coverage of The Little League World Series at 8.
- At 9, ABC has a new Shaq Vs, then a new Primetime: The Outsiders.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 9.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- There's a new Nova scienceNOW on PBS at 9.
- Syfy has a new Warehouse 13 at 9, followed by a new ECW.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me.
- A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
- Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Flipping Out.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Hell's Kitchen, 10 Things I Hate, Rescue Me, Chopped
Posted Aug 20th 2009 8:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Food/Home/DIY, OpEd, Ratings
Last night, everybody's favorite obsessive compulsive decorator and house flipper, Jeff Lewis, was back on Bravo, and the ratings for
Flipping Out were through the roof. The Season Three premiere was the highest ever for the reality show, up 53 percent from last season's opener.
More important than the numbers, though, was the show itself. If you want to see how the recession has hit the real estate business, check out this show. Instead of flipping million dollar homes in Southern California, Jeff is now reduced to taking renovation jobs and working for other people. He's not used to having to work for others, but it's great to see it happen.
Continue reading Ratings boom for Bravo's Flipping Out
Posted Aug 18th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, followed by the series premiere of Shaq Vs and a new Primetime: Outsiders.- FOX has a new Hell's Kitchen at 8, then a new More to Love.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker starting at 8.
- Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, DDS at 8.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- PBS has a new Nova scienceNOW at 9.
- TNT has a new Hawthorne at 9, then the season finale of Saving Grace.
- History Channel has a new episode of The Universe at 9.
- There's a new Miami Social on Bravo at 9, followed by the season premiere of Flipping Out.
- Also at 9: Syfy has a new Warehouse 13, then a new ECW.
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me.
- Discovery has a new episode of The Colony at 10.
- HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Shaq Vs, The Universe, Flipping Out, Saving Grace
Posted Dec 13th 2008 12:06PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Celebrities
When you hear about this celebrity tussle, I think you'll feel like me: "I would love to be a fly on the wall to watch these two go at it!" It turns out that Bravo's reality star,
Flipping Out's Jeff Lewis,
is fighting with Ashley Jensen, who plays Christina on
Ugly Betty.
Jeff, who specializes in buying properties then fixing them up and selling them -- flipping -- has a house under construction right next door to the home of Ashley and hubby Terence Beesley. If you've watched even one episode of
Flipping Out, you know that Jeff has OCD and is extremely difficult to work for -- he fires workers at least twice a season -- and presses buttons like nobody's business.
This tussle falls under the pressing buttons category. Lewis had a deck built onto the house he was re-constructing, the one right next door to Ashley's, and went over the property line. Now, in Yonkers that would be a reason to get upset; in Hollywood, it's a good enough reason to go to war.
Continue reading Ugly Betty versus Flipping Out...in court!
Posted Dec 9th 2008 12:06PM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals
I'm overly excited about the news that
The Rachel Zoe Project has been
picked up for a second season on Bravo. I got hooked on the first season this fall, and have grown to love that pixie stylist and her dysfunctional assistants.
If you haven't watched the show, it follows the crazy life of Rachel Zoe, an L.A.-based stylist to celebs like
Debra Messing and
Molly Sims. She makes the stars look good on the red carpet, on magazine covers, and at fashion shows, and mixes with all sorts of interesting people, like designers
Marc Jacobs and
Michael Kors.
But all the fun really happens inside Rachel's studio, where she tries to keep everybody happy, including hubby Rodger, and squabbling assistants
Taylor Jacobson and
Brad Goreski. Those two are as opposite as they come, but that's what makes it fun for the rest of us.
Continue reading Rachel Zoe returns - Shut.Up!
Posted Aug 12th 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
NBC has Olympics coverage all night.- At 8, ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of The American Teen at 8.
- TCM has Pushover at 8, followed by 5 Against The House.
- At 9, ABC has a new Wanna Bet?, then a new Primetime: Medical Mysteries.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 9.
- PBS has a new Wide Angle at 9.
- Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
- There's a new Flipping Out on Bravo at 9, followed by a new Million Dollar Listing.
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new Road Tasted with The Neeleys.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me minisode.
- Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked at 10.
- Discovery has a new Smash Lab at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 5th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by the two hour season finale of I Survived A Japanese Game Show.
- ABC Family has a new Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the new movie Picture This!
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new America's Got Talent at 9.
- Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
- Food Network has a new Food Detectives at 9, followed by a new Road Tasted with The Neelys.
- At 9:30, HGTV has a new episode of The Stagers.
- At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
- FX has another new Rescue Me minisode at 10.
- There's a new How To Look Good Naked on Lifetime at 10.
- Discovery has a new Smash Lab at 10.
- At 11, Bravo has the season premiere of Million Dollar Listing.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 29th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of I Survived A Japanese Game Show and Primetime.- NBC has a new Celebrity Family Feud at 8, then a new America's Got Talent.
- ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker at 8.
- At 8:30, Food Network has a new Good Eats.
- At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- Sci-Fi has the season premiere of Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
- PBS has a new Wide Angle at 9.
- Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9 (part of Shark Week).
- At 9:30, Food Network has a new Road Tasted with the Neelys.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked.
- FX has another Rescue Me webisode at 10.
- A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Flipping Out.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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