in plain sight-related stories
Posted Aug 10th 2009 3:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Ratings, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
A lot of times, the news about ratings isn't good. Or not good enough, so shows that you care about have to hope for the kindness of TV executives to give that show more time to improve or find a new time slot or something ... just to survive. That's why it's such a pleasure that
Burn Notice did great in the ratings for the summer season finale last Thursday. According to the numbers, 7.6 million total viewers were glued to the set, the most eyeballs for any scripted TV shows that night.
Continue reading Great news for Burn Notice
Posted Aug 4th 2009 8:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, OpEd, Law and Order, Pickups and Renewals, Ratings, Reality-Free, Burn Notice
Things are really cooking at the USA Network. Not only has the new show
Royal Pains been renewed for a second season, but
Burn Notice is also coming back for a fourth.
Law and Order: Criminal Intent is on the verge of being re-upped, and now
In Plain Sight has just gotten a pick-up for Season Three.
Wow! Talk about a winning formula. This part of the Universal family, as opposed to NBC, seems to have figured out how to make dramas work and work well.
Continue reading USA signs up for more In Plain Sight
Posted Jul 29th 2009 9:00PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Watercooler Talk, Celebrities, Reality-Free, Burn Notice, The Mentalist
Sometimes when I'm watching USA Network, I'm as tickled with the promotions for the shows as I am the shows themselves. That's saying a lot, because as a rule, networks are not very clever about commercials hawking their shows. However, USA is the exception to the rule. Just yesterday,
Kona wrote about the Psych promo that took a shot at
The Mentalist -- completely justified, too -- and here's another that caught my eye. It's a tribute to Monk.
This is the last season for
Monk, so USA gathered some of the stars -- in character -- from its other programs to give a little tribute to Adrian Monk. What a stroke of genius!
Continue reading USA scores with Monk tribute promo
Posted Jul 26th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- Discovery has a Cronkite Remembers marathon all night.
- At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, followed by a new Merlin and the miniseries The Storm.
- The CW has a new Easy Money at 7.
- At 7:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
- At 8, CBS has a new Big Brother.
- TCM has High Noon at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin.
- At 9, PBS has a 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, then new episodes of Hung and Entourage.
- There's a new Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime 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 two new episodes of Pawn Stars.
- Also at 9: G4 has a new Web Soup.
- At 11:30, Cartoon Network has a new Robot Chicken.
- At 12:30, 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 Jun 28th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 7, NBC has a new Dateline, then a new Merlin.
- The CW has a new episode of Valentine at 7.
- At 7:30, ABC has a new Just For Laughs.
- At 8, USA has two new episodes of Law and Order: CI, followed by a new In Plain Sight.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then new episodes of Next Food Network Star and Iron Chef America.
- At 8:45, Disney has a new Jonas.
- At 9, ABC has the continuation of the miniseries Impact.
- PBS has a new Masterpiece Mystery at 9.
- A&E has two new episodes of Gene Simmons' Family Jewels at 9, followed by a new Hammertime.
- Nickelodeon has a new Nick News at 9.
- Also at 9: HBO has a new True Blood, then the series premiere of Hung.
- At 10, Lifetime Movie Network has Killer Hair.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
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 31st 2009 4:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, CBS has the season premiere of Million Dollar Password.- NBC has the Penguins/Red Wings game at 8.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, then a new 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.
- History Channel has the season premiere of Ice Road Truckers, then the series premiere of Expedition Africa.
- MTV has the 2009 MTV Movie Awards at 9.
- Lifetime has the miniseries Maneater at 9.
- Also at 9: GSN has a new High Stakes Poker.
- At 10, AMC has the season finale of Breaking Bad.
- HGTV has HGTV's $250,000 Challenge at 10.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has the season finale of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, then a new Squidbillies.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted May 24th 2009 1:31PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Reality-Free
In Plain Sight has become one of my favorite TV shows. I didn't think that way last year, its rookie season, when the show lurched a bit to try and find balance between Mary's professional life as a U.S. Marshal in the Witness Protection Program and her dysfunctional personal life with an alcoholic mother, a troubled younger sister with a drug-dealing boyfriend, and an on-again/off-again relationship with a hot Latin minor league baseball player.
When it went well, it was very satisfying, but the show seemed to be struggling to find its tone. Well, this season is a whole new thing. Perhaps there were changes behind the scenes, perhaps the first year was about shaking out all those story strands and building a stronger foundation, perhaps it was simply the actors getting more comfortable in their roles. Whatever the case,
In Plain Sight is now hitting on all cylinders.
Continue reading In praise of In Plain Sight
Posted May 17th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Celebrities, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, ABC has two new episodes of Extreme Makeover, then the two-hour season finale of Desperate Housewives.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, followed by the season finale of Survivor.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, then Saturday Night Live Just Shorts.
- At 8, FOX has the season finale of The Simpsons, then the season finales of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- PBS has a new Nature at 8, followed by a new Masterpiece Mystery!
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 8.
- Disney has a new Jonas at 8, followed by a new Sonny with a Chance.
- Also at 8: TNT has the Celtics/Magic game.
- At 9, USA has a new Law and Order: CI, then a new In Plain Sight.
- HBO has two new episodes of In Treatment at 9, followed by a new Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices.
- There's a new episode of The Tudors on Showtime at 9, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- GSN has a new High Stakes Poker at 9.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted May 4th 2009 8:15AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
In Plain Sight is one of those shows that completely escapes my radar. That's not a comment on its quality or lack thereof, it's just that I didn't catch it when it first came on. It's a cable show, so the schedule is more unpredictable than the major networks, and I guess the plot doesn't grab me enough to remember to watch it so late at night on a Sunday (unlike
Mad Men, which has the same time slot). But if you're a fan, feel free to go crazy and discuss last night's episode.
Posted May 3rd 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters.
- CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then a new episode of The Amazing Race, the season (series?) finale of Cold Case, and The Unit.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 7, followed by a new, two-hour Celebrity Apprentice.
- FOX has a new Sit Down, Shut Up at 7.
- At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of King of the Hill, Family Guy, and American Dad.
- HBO has a new No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency at 8, followed by two new episodes of In Treatment.
- At 9, PBS has a new Masterpiece Classic.
- USA has a new Law and Order: CI at 9, then a new In Plain Sight.
- Sci-Fi has the movie Fireball at 9.
- Also at 9: Showtime has a new episode of The Tudors, then a new Tracey Ullman's State of the Union.
- At 10, AMC has a new Breaking Bad.
- At 11:45, Cartoon Network has a new Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- At 1AM, Cartoon Network has a new Mighty Boosh.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Apr 20th 2009 12:04PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S02E01) After the harrowing
conclusion from last season, Mary Shannon was back and after 30 hours of sleep, she actually seemed ready to return to work. However, as Marshall soon found out, looks can be deceiving. Mary and Jinx and Brandi were still together and coping, but the effects of one of them nearly being raped, killing a man, concealing drugs, having their home turned inside out and suffering the indignity of the FBI invading every corner of your life took a toll. They thought they had come out the other side unscathed, but as the episode unfolded, damage was evident.
For Mary, getting back on a case, even as Marshall's sidekick, was a welcomed relief from administrative leave. Her denial of post-traumatic stress disorder was typical for her. In fact, she was suffering, but it manifested itself as a happy, chipper and congenial Mary. Stan, Marshall and Bobby D. were baffled by this alternate universe Agent Shannon, but for viewers wise to the ways of TV, it was clear that something was amiss.
Continue reading In Plain Sight: Gilted Lily (season premiere)
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