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Posted Oct 2nd 2009 9:30AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, OpEd, Pickups and Renewals, Ratings
I can't even blame the cable networks for this anymore. The History Channel is expanding its repertoire of reality programs as a direct response to the record ratings they've seen with the ones they have now. What do we expect them to do when we don't show up to watch until they throw
Ice Road Truckers and
Pawn Stars at us? Apparently, we don't want history on the History Channel.
They've heard us, which is why
The History Channel is bringing us more reality, starting with a spi-off of the aforementioned
Truckers.
Extreme Trucking will travel the world looking for the most treacherous roadways anywhere, and the brave men and women who drive them.
We can also look forward to traveling the US with
Pickers, as people hunt for rare artifacts. And we'll get down and dirty with a 61-year old feud at a North Carolina NASCAR track with
Madhouse. Even more unusual is
Sliced, a series where objects are cut in half so we can see what they look like. Hey, if they cut a tree in half we can look at the history of it!
Continue reading The History Channel dilutes its brand with even more reality shows
Posted Aug 16th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- TCM has Elvis Presley movie all night.
- At 7, CBS has a new Michael Vick interview on 60 Minutes.
- NBC has two new episodes of Merlin at 7.
- The CW has a new Easy Money at 7.
- Retro TV has Airwolf at 7, followed by the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries and two episodes of the original Mike Hammer.
- At 8, ABC has a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then new episodes of Shark Tank and Defying Gravity.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8, followed by a new There Goes The Neighborhood.
- There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8.
- ESPN2 has Little League Baseball at 8.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance, followed by a new Jonas.
- At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, then a new Army Wives.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Pawn Stars.
- At 10, AMC has the season premiere of Mad Men.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 9th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, followed by Pre-Season Football, Bills vs. Titans.
- At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
- At 8, ABC has the premiere of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then the series premiere of Shark Tank and a new Defying Gravity.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8, then the series premiere of There Goes The Neighborhood.
- Retro TV has two episodes of the original Mike Hammer at 8, then The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- ESPN has the Red Sox/Yankees game at 8.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva, followed by a new Army Wives.
- USA has the season finale of Law and Order: CI at 9, then the season finale of In Plain Sight.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, then Animal House: The Inside Story.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by two new episodes of Pawn Stars.
- There's a new Web Soup on G4 at 9.
- Also at 9: Food Network has a new Iron Chef America.
- At 10, Comedy Central has the Joan Rivers Roast.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Aug 2nd 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Shark Week stars on Discovery Channel today.- Travel Channel has a Man vs. Food marathon all night.
- At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, followed by a new Merlin and the conclusion of The Storm.
- At 8, ABC has Ty's British Adventure, then the series premiere of Defying Gravity.
- CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
- Food Network has the season finale of Next Food Network Star at 9, followed by a new The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, then a new Army Wives.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9.
- There's a new Ice Road Truckers on History Channel at 9, followed by two new episodes of Pawn Stars.
- G4 has a new Web Soup at 9.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
- At 12:30am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 19th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Nickelodeon has a marathon of new SpongeBob SquarePants episodes starting at 7.- At 7, CBS has That's The Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite, then a new Big Brother.
- The CW has a new Valentine at 7.
- At 8, NBC has a new Merlin, followed by the conclusion of Meteor.
- ABC Family has the movie Labor Pains at 8.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 8.
- TCM has An American in Paris at 8.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- There's a new Law and Order: CI on USA at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9, followed by new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- ESPN has the ESPY Awards at 9.
- Lifetime has a new Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
- Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9, then the season premiere of Ace of Cakes.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of Hammertime.
- Also at 9: History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers, followed by the series premiere of Pawn Stars (two episodes).
- At 10, HGTV has the season premiere of Design Star.
- At 12:15am, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
- At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 12th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, The CW has a new Valentine.- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- NBC has a new Merlin at 8, then the miniseries Meteor.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Iron Chef America.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery.
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
- Lifetime has the series premiere of Drop Dead Diva at 9, followed by a new Army Wives.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, then two new episodes of Hammertime.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, followed by a new Hung and the season premiere of Entourage.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jul 5th 2009 4:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Bravo has a Law and Order: CI marathon all night.- At 7:30, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
- At 8, NBC has a new Merlin.
- FOX repeats the Michael Jackson episode of The Simpsons at 8.
- There's a new Hannah Montana on Disney at 8, then new episodes of Sonny with a Chance and Jonas.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- Food Network has a new Next Food Network Star at 9, then a new Iron Chef America.
- G4 has a new Web Soup at 9.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 25th 2009 12:03PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Documentary
It's doubtful the tough guys (and gal) driving north to Alaska on the current season of
Ice Road Truckers are big video game players. They're too busy staying alive while driving tons of cargo over roads would keep sane people home from school.
But, that's not stopping The (former) History Channel from launching its first paid
iPhone and iPod Touch game with an application that allows users to command 18-wheelers across Arctic roads.
Fans of the show -- and of snowy truck driving in general -- can download a free, "lite" test version of the game now through Apple iTunes.
Continue reading Ice Road Truckers iPhone app lets fans hit the frozen road
Posted Jun 21st 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.- At 8, NBC has the two-hour series premiere of Merlin.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and The Best Thing I Ever Ate.
- Nickelodeon has the movie Mr. Troop Mom at 8.
- At 9, ABC has part one of the miniseries Impact.
- PBS has as new Masterpiece Mystery!
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has a new True Blood at 9.
- A&E has a new Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Hammertime.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, then a new Expedition Africa.
- Sci-Fi has the movie Rise of the Gargoyles at 9.
- Also at 9: WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- HGTV has the season finale of HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 14th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, ABC has a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed by the Lakers/Magic game.- NBC has a new Dateline at 7.
- At 8, CBS has a new Million Dollar Password.
- The CW has the original version of The Taking of Pelham 123 at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Chopped.
- Also at 8: TCM has To Have and Have Not, then The Big Sleep.
- At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has the season premiere of True Blood at 9.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by the series premiere of Hammertime (followed by another new episode).
- Retro Television Network has two episodes of the 50s Mike Hammer show at 9, followed by The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- There's a new HGTV's $250,000 Challenge on HGTV at 10.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Jun 7th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, ABC has a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed by the Lakers/Magic game.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7.
- At 8, CBS has The 63rd Annual Tony Awards.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by the season premiere of Next Food Network Star and Iron Chef America.
- Disney has a new Sonny with a Chance at 9, then a new Jonas.
- At 9, Retro Television Network has two episodes of the original Mike Hammer, with Darren McGavin.
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- History Channel has a new Ice Road Truckers at 9, followed by a new Expedition Africa.
- G4 has the series premiere of Web Soup at 9.
- WE has a new Bridezillas at 9.
- Also at 9: Nickelodeon has a new Nick News Special Edition.
- At 10, Lifetime has the season premiere of Army Wives.
- HGTV has a new HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
- At 11, E! has the season premiere of Denise Richards: It's Complicated.
- A&E has the season premiere of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 11.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Squidbillies.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted May 20th 2009 5:12PM by John Scott Lewinski
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Documentary
The History Channel has updated its website and schedule for the the return of one of its toughest and most popular reality series,
Ice Road Truckers.
Set to return Sunday nights on May 31, new episodes of
Ice Road Truckers take the show's cameras from the diamond mines and frozen highways of Canada's Northwest Territories north to the oil fields of Alaska.
Previous seasons featured rugged truck drivers (like Hugh "The Polar Bear" Rowland, right) braving subzero temperatures to drive rigs weighing thousands of tons over ice pathways smoothed out over frozen lakes.
Continue reading Ice Road Truckers heads north to Alaska for third season
Posted Dec 31st 2008 7:18PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Here's what's on TV tomorrow. Lots of marathons, movies, and bowl games.
- Sci-Fi's Twilight Zone marathon continues from last night.
- AMC is showing classic westerns all day.
- Cartoon Network has Looney Tunes all day.
- Hallmark has Christmas movies all day.
- At 6am, USA has a Monk marathon.
- At 7, NBC's Today, ABC's Good Morning, America, and CBS' The Early Show will all have New Year's tips, predictions, advice, and recipes.
- At 8, TNT has a Bones marathon.
- History Channel has Ice Road Truckers episodes all day starting at 8.
Continue reading What's On New Year's Day
Posted Dec 15th 2008 6:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.Oh, I've been waiting for
The Biggest Loser: Work Out - Boot Camp DVD for weeks! Now I know what to get my family for Christmas! Can I use anymore exclamations in a sarcastic way?! Yes I can!
I have the
Mr. Bean Ultimate Collection already and it looks quite good. Review coming up later this week.
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Vol. 6
- The Biggest Loser: Workout - Boot Camp
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog (Amazon.com only)
- Generation Kill - Complete Miniseries
- Ice Road Truckers - Season 2
- Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh!
- Mr. Bean - The Ultimate Collection
- The Mummy (animated) - Vols. 1, 2, and 3
- Petticoat Junction - Season 1
- Poor Little Rich Girl - Complete Miniseries
- Power Rangers Jungle Fury - Vols. 1 and 2
- Transformers: Energon - The Ultimate Collection
Posted Sep 7th 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7 (or after the Men's U.S. Open Men's Semi-Final), CBS has a new 60 Minutes, followed by new episodes of Big Brother and the U.S. Open Women's Final).
- NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Bears vs. the Colts.
- At 8, FOX has the premiere of Hole in the Wall.
- ABC Family has a new Samurai Girl at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then a new episode of Iron Chef America and the premiere of Feasting on Waves.
- At 9, ABC has the special America United: In Support of Our Troops.
- PBS has a new Masterpiece at 9.
- MTV has the 2008 MTV Music Video Awards at 9.
- HBO has the series premiere of True Blood at 9, followed by the season premiere of Entourage.
- At 10, Lifetime has a new Army Wives.
- There's a new Mad Men on AMC at 10.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At midnight, Cartoon Network has a new Metalocalypse, then a new Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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