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Posted Nov 10th 2009 10:18PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free
If you're an
Ugly Betty fan, you might be wondering why ABC has been treating the show like a stepchild lately. I know I've wondered why the Peabody-award winning, Emmy-winning, universally hailed, feel-good show was getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Instead of a big, splashy Season 4 premiere,
Ugly Betty was sort plunked onto the schedule on Friday night at 9 p.m. in mid-October. There was little fanfare and the ratings were underwhelming.
Well, things might be changing for the better for
Betty -- like her gradual on screen makeover. With the
cancellation of Eastwick, ABC has confirmed to AfterElton.com that
Ugly Betty will move to Wednesday at 10 p.m. It won't happen right away, but if ABC is smart, the sooner they can shift
Eastwick out of that slot and hand it over the
Betty, the better.
Continue reading Things are looking up for Ugly Betty... perhaps
Posted Sep 16th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- ESPN2 has WNBA Basketball Playoffs all night.
- At 8, ABC has a new Wipeout, followed by new episodes of Crash Course and Primetime: The Outsiders.
- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8, then a new Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has a new So You Think You Can Dance at 8, followed by a new Glee.
- The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8, then the series premiere of The Beautiful Life.
- There's a new Live From Lincoln Center on PBS at 8, with the New York Philharmonic.
- Spike has a new, two-hour UFC Fight Night at 8, followed by a new Ultimate Fighter.
- Cartoon Network has a new Bobb'e Says at 8, then a new Dude, What Would Happen?
- At 9, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns.
- Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, followed by a new Destination Truth.
- History Channel has a new Nostradamus Effect at 9, then a new MysteryQuest.
- BBC America has a new Gordon Ramsay's F Word at 9.
- At 10, TNT has the season finale of Dark Blue.
- Bravo has a new Top Chef: Las Vegas at 10.
- MTV has a new Real World at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Man vs. Food at 10.
- TruTV has a new Black Gold at 10.
- Also at 10: Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Crash Course, The Beautiful Life, Top Chef, Black Gold
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.
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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 14th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, The CW has the season premiere of One Tree Hill, then the season premiere of Gossip Girl.- NBC has a new, two-hour America's Got Talent at 8.
- ABC Family has the season premiere of Lincoln Heights at 8, followed by a new Greek.
- ESPN has the season premiere of Monday Night Football at 7, the Patriots vs. the Bills.
- At 9, TLC has a new Jon & Kate Plus 8.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- There's a new Unwrapped on Food Network at 9.
- At 10, NBC has the series premiere of The Jay Leno Show.
- A&E has a new Hoarders at 10.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup Presents at 10.
- Also at 10: Travel Channel has a new Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: One Tree Hill, Lincoln Heights, Monday Night Football, Jay Leno
Posted Aug 26th 2009 12:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free
I'm not quite sure I get what Tom Shales says near the end of this piece about his
recent visit to the set of The Tonight Show.
Shales tries to get to the heart of why Conan O'Brien, after a big start (of course), is losing more and more ground. He is even
losing to David Letterman when Letterman is in repeats (overall ratings - Conan still wins the younger demographic).
He makes a lot of good points about how the set might be doing him in (too big), how the interviews are too rehearsed, and that there's too much prepared comedy. Those are all things that Conan and his crew will look at in the coming months, I'm sure. (I also think part of the problem is Conan's personality - I think he's more of an acquired taste than either Leno or Letterman.)
Continue reading Conan's problem is ... his location?
Posted May 29th 2009 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, FOX has a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- TNT has the Lakers/Nuggets game at 8.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new Secrets Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place.
- At 9, ABC has Unbroke: What You Need To Know About Money, with Will Smith, The Jonas Brothers, and others, followed by a new 20/20.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline at 9.
- TLC has the season premiere of What Not To Wear (with Blossom's Mayim Bialik) at 9.
- At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup.
- HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher at 10.
- Current has the season finale of SuperNews at 10.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Unbroke, Bill Maher, Leno's Last Show
Posted May 28th 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has the final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- TNT has the Magic/Cavaliers game at 8.
- At 9, CNBC has The Oprah Effect.
- TLC has a new American Chopper at 9, followed by a new Street Customs.
- There's a new Dear Food Network on Food Network at 9.
- Also at 9: Spike has a new TNA Wrestling.
- At 10, Bravo has a new episode of The Fashion Show.
- Current has a new infoMania at 10, then a new Rotten Tomatoes Show.
- Sundance has a new In Short at 10, featuring David Lynch.
- HBO Comedy has 1991's 14th Annual Young Comedians Show at 10, with Jon Stewart and Drew Carey.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Spelling Bee, American Chopper, Fashion Show
Posted May 27th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has the season premiere of Wipeout, followed by the series premiere of The Goode Family and new episodes of Surviving Suburbia and The Unusuals.
- CBS has George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All-Star Concert.
- FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- PBS has new episodes of Great Performances and American Masters.
- Discovery has a new Time Warp at 8, then new episodes of Mythbusters and Pitchmen.
- Also at 8: ESPN has the NBA Shootaround, followed by the Lakers/Nuggets game.
- At 8:30, Food Network has a new Throwdown with Bobby Flay, then a new Dear Food Network.
- At 9, TBS has two new episodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne, followed by two new episodes of Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns.
- A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter at 9.
- History Channel has a new MonsterQuest at 9.
- At 10, Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter.
- E! has a new "10 Greatest Stories" episode of E! True Hollywood Story.
- TCM has Shane at 10.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Wipeout, George Strait, Meet The Browns, Pitchmen
Posted May 26th 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has two new episodes of According To Jim., then the continuation of the miniseries Diamonds.
- The CW has the series finale of Reaper at 8, followed by the series premiere of Hitched or Ditched.
- TNT has the Magic/Cavaliers game at 8.
- At 8:30, Food Network has a new Good Eats, then a new Dear Food Network.
- At 9, FOX has the series premiere of Mental.
- PBS has a new Frontline at 9.
- Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch at 9, then a new Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment.
- At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me.
- History Channel has a new Life After People at 10.
- Sci-Fi has a new ECW at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern at 10.
- Also at 10: Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New Jersey.
- At 10:30, TBS has the season finale of My Boys.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: According To Jim, Reaper, ECW, Deadliest Catch
Posted May 25th 2009 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
Sci-Fi has a Land of the Lost marathon all night.- At 8, ABC has a new episode of The Bachelorette, followed by the premiere of Here Come The Newlyweds.
- NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline, then a new Medium.
- PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8.
- TCM has Sergeant York at 8, then Dawn Patrol.
- At 8:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, followed by new episodes of Dear Food Network and Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- At 9, TLC has the season premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8, then the premiere of Cake Boss.
- USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
- HBO has three new episodes of In Treatment starting at 9.
- Also at 9: ESPN has the Lakers/Nuggets game.
- At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Land of the Lost, Unwrapped, Jon & Kate, Medium
Posted May 22nd 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
USA has an NCIS marathon all night.- At 8, PBS has a new Washington Week, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- TNT has the Magic/Cavaliers game at 8.
- Versus has the Black Hawks/Red Wings game at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new Secret Saturdays at 8, followed by a new Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
- At 8:30, HGTV has a new Myles of Style.
- At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
- There's a new SuperNews on Current at 10.
- Also at 10: Starz has the season finale of Head Case, then the season finale of Party Down.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Smackdown, Batman, Head Case, Party Down
Posted May 21st 2009 4:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has the two-hour season finale of Ugly Betty.
- FOX has the two-hour season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
- GAC has a new GAC Nights at 8.
- At 9, TLC has a new American Chopper.
- Spike has a new, two-hour TNA Wrestling at 9.
- Also at 9: ESPN has the Lakers/Nuggets game.
- At 9:30, TCM has West Side Story.
- At 10, NBC has the season finale of Southland.
- Bravo has a new episode of The Fashion Show at 10.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: So You Think You Can Dance, Ugly Betty, Fashion Show
Posted May 20th 2009 4:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has the two-hour season finale of American Idol.- CBS has the season finale of Old Christine at 8, followed by the season finales of Gary Unmarried and Criminal Minds (two episodes).
- TNT has the Magic/Cavaliers game at 8.
- At 9, Discovery has a new Mythbusters, then a new Pitchmen.
- PBS has a new World War II: Behind Closed Doors at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order.
- Spike has a new Ultimate Fighter at 10.
- Also at 10: TV Land has a new episode of The Cougar.
- At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911!
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: American Idol, Gary Unmarried, Mythbusters
Posted May 19th 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has the three-hour season finale of Dancing with the Stars.- CBS has the season finale of NCIS at 8, then the season finale of The Mentalist.
- FOX has a new American Idol at 8, followed by a preview of Glee.
- The CW has a new Reaper and the season finale of 90210.
- History Channel has Nostradamus: 2012 at 8, then a new Life After People.
- At 9, Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch.
- ESPN has the Lakers/Nuggets game at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order: SVU.
- There's a new Rescue Me on FX at 10.
- Travel Channel has a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern.
- Also at 10: IFC has a new The Whitest Kids U'Know.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: NCIS, Glee, Reaper, Deadliest Catch
Posted May 18th 2009 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
WE has a Golden Girls marathon all night.- At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by the season premiere of The Bachelorette.
- CBS has a new Rules of Engagement at 8, then the season finales of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
- NBC has two new episodes of Deal or No Deal at 8, followed by a new Medium.
- FOX has the two-hour season finale of 24.
- The CW has the season finale of Gossip Girl at 8, followed by the season finale of One Tree Hill.
- PBS has a new Antiques Roadshow at 8, then a new American Experience.
- ABC Family has a new Greek at 8.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Masters of Illusion, followed by a new Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed.
- Food Network has a new Good Eats at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Monday Night RAW.
- History Channel has two new episodes of Ax Men at 9.
- There's a new Unwrapped on Food Network at 9.
- Also at 9: HBO has three new episodes of In Treatment at 9.
- At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills.
- Spike has the season premiere of 4th and Long at 10.
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local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Bachelorette, Two and a Half Men, Good Eats, In Treatment
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