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Posted Sep 4th 2009 1:05PM by Jason Hughes Other Drama Shows , Pickups and Renewals , Reality-Free
Utilizing the same international cost-cutting model that brought us
Mental and
Defying Gravity this summer,
FOX is moving forward with Jack and Dan , a comedic procedural from Matt Nix . Nix is best known for being the creator of
Burn Notice , a smoking hit for USA.
J&D is more a straight-up cop drama, telling the story of two partners on the street.
Jack is ambitious and follows the rules. Dan is a drunken lech who should have been fired years ago. Probably would have been, too, if it weren't for a heroic act earlier in his career. I have to say, lighter fare is a better direction for these lower budget direct-to-series projects than what we saw this summer.
Cable has it right. People want fun and sexy for summer. The shows under this model get a 13-episode commitment; so why not go all the way with it and try to compete directly with cable? After all, cable is winning summers right now.
Continue reading Burn Notice creator Nix bringing similar tone to FOX's Jack and Dan
Posted Aug 17th 2009 8:10AM by John Scott Lewinski Other Drama Shows , Other Comedy Shows , Other Reality Shows , Cancellations , Ratings
It's not really possible that every summer premiere on the great
American broadcast TV schedule crashed and burned, is it?
But, out of all the original programs that premiered on the major networks after the completion of the fall 2008 season, not a single one got traction.
According to
analysis reports , you can take your pick from any of the following shows:
Defying Gravity ,
The Superstars ,
The Listener ,
Mental ,
The Philanthropist ,
Hitched or Ditched ,
Merlin and
Great American Road Trip . All of them bombed -- each hovering just above a one market share.
In fact, you don't need numbers to prove that the fall crop crapped out. Ask your friend what his/her favorite summer replacement show was. You'll be waiting awhile.
Continue reading Entire summer TV schedule declared a failure
Posted Aug 14th 2009 4:03PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Neil Diamond: Hot August Night: NYC FOX has the two-hour season finale of Mental
PBS has a new Washington Week NOW Bill Moyers Journal
ESPN has Little League Baseball
The N has the movie Degrassi Goes Hollywood
At 9, NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline
USA has a new Monk Psych
Syfy has a new Eureka
History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey
Travel Channel has a new Whale Wars
Also at 9: VH-1 has Woodstock: Now & Then
At 10, ABC has a new 20/20
HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher
Food Network has a new Chefs vs. City
E! has a new episode of The Soup Comedians of Chelsea Lately
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Neil Diamond, Degrassi, Woodstock, The Soup
Posted Aug 7th 2009 4:09PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Surviving Suburbia The Goode Family MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown!
PBS has a new Washington Week NOW Bill Moyers Journal
Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place Suite Life on Deck
Also at 8: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
At 9, FOX has a new Mental
NBC has a new, two-hour Dateline
USA has the season premiere of Monk Psych
Syfy has a new Eureka
At 9:30, ABC has another new episode of The Goode Family 20/20
At 10, Food Network has the series premiere of Chefs vs. City
There's a new episode of The Soup
HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Jonathan Ross, Goode Family, The Soup, Psych
Posted Jul 31st 2009 4:05PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia Goode Family
PBS has a new Washington Week NOW Bill Moyers Journal
Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place
ESPN has more X Games
At 9, FOX has a new Mental
NBC has a new Dateline
History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey
Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars
Also at 9: Syfy has a new Eureka
At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher
E! has a new episode of The Soup
At 11, ESPN2 has coverage of the Los Angeles Open
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Wizards of Waverly Place, Lock 'N Load, Eureka
Posted Jul 24th 2009 4:06PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Surviving Suburbia Goode Family NBC has a new episode of The Chopping Block
FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? Mental
PBS has a new Washington Week NOW Bill Moyers Journal
At 9, Syfy has a new Eureka
BBC America has the conclusion of Torchwood: Children of Earth
Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures
National Geographic has a new Dog Whisperer
Also at 9: Hallmark has the movie Mending Fences
At 10, ABC has a new 20/20
There's a new Real Time with Bill Maher
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Chopping Block, Torchwood, Eureka, Bill Maher
Posted Jul 10th 2009 4:05PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Entourage At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia Goode Family
NBC has a new Chopping Block Dateline
FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Mental
PBS has a new Washington Week NOW Bill Moyers Journal
Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place
There's more Tour de France
TCM has three Karl Malden movies starting at 8: On The Waterfront A Streetcar Named Desire Birdman of Alcatraz
Also at 8: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
At 9, Syfy has the season premiere of Eureka
Animal Planet has a new Whale Wars
Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Surviving Suburbia, Mental, Ghost Adventures
Posted Jul 3rd 2009 4:04PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Sci-Fi has more of their Twilight Zone
Animal Planet has a Whale Wars
At 8, NBC has a new Chopping Block Dateline
FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Mental
PBS has a new Washington Week NOW Bill Moyers Journal
ESPN has the Winn Dixie 250
ESPN2 has The Complete Wimbledon
The N has a new Degrassi: The Next Generation
Also at 8: BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
At 8:30, ABC has a new episode of The Goode Family
At 9, Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Adventures
At 10, E! has a new episode of The Soup
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Chopping Block, Degrassi, Ghost Adventures, The Soup
Posted Jun 29th 2009 5:28PM by Bob Sassone Celebrities , Casting , Reality-Free , Burn Notice
It seems like everyone is out to get
Burn Notice's Michael Westen in one way or another. An old buddy from the spy days will come back to see him and he'll end up being a bad guy, or he'll have other evildoers trying to kill, control and/or blackmail him. Now we have another one coming to the show for four episodes, and it's someone who was in not one but two different recent FOX shows.
That's right, it's Cleveland from
Family Guy and
The Cleveland Show ! OK, that's not true. It's actually
someone who was in both Prison Break and Mental .
Posted Jun 24th 2009 2:02PM by Kona Gallagher Other Drama Shows , Early Looks , Reality-Free
NBC has been promoting the crap out of their new summer adventure series,
The Philanthropist , for weeks now. Starring
James Purefoy as Teddy Rist, a billionaire playboy who decides to save the world, The previews held absolutely no interest for me. Now, after having seen the pilot, I realize that my first impression was the correct one.
Premiering tonight at 10 PM,
The Philanthropist is basically an hour of an insufferable rich dude talking about how awesome he is. We watch the premise of the show unfold through the eyes of Rist himself, as he tells his tale of heroism (saving a Nigerian boy from drowning; surviving a shoot-out and a snake bite in order to deliver some Cholera vaccines to a village) to a bored bartender.
Continue reading The Philanthropist - An early look
Posted Jun 23rd 2009 4:01PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
The Superstars NBC has a new I'm A Celebrity... America's Got Talent
At 9, FOX has a new Mental
The CW has a new Hitched or Ditched
PBS has a new Frontline/World
TNT has a new Hawthorne Saving Grace
Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch
At 10, ABC has a new Primetime: Family Secrets
There's a new Rescue Me
A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner
Bravo has the series premiere of NYC Prep
Spike has a new ECW
HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Also at 10: Food Network has a new Chopped
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Superstars, America's Got Talent, Saving Grace, Chopped
Posted Jun 16th 2009 4:02PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Citizen Kane At 9, FOX has a new Mental
The CW has a new Hitched or Ditched
PBS has a new Frontline
TNT has the series premiere of Hawthorne Saving Grace
Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch
CMT has the CMT Music Awards
At 10, ABC has the series finale of Cupid
FX has a new Rescue Me
Food Network has a new Chopped
Bravo has the season finale of Real Housewives of New Jersey
History Channel has a new Life After People
MTV has a new Paris Hilton's My New BFF
Also at 10: Spike has a new ECW
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Mental, Frontline, Hawthorne, Real Housewives
Posted Jun 10th 2009 10:31AM by Bob Sassone Other Drama Shows , Watercooler Talk , Reality-Free
OK, I have to admit that I was a little uneasy watching
David Carradine's performance last night. Maybe it's the fact that he died just last week, but watching him in a wheelchair, unable to move and just staring into space, that was a little strange.
I also have to say I'm not a fan of this show's hero. What's up with that evil smile at inappropriate moments and his overall weird demeanor? Is he always like that?
Posted Jun 9th 2009 4:00PM by Bob Sassone Late Night , Programming , Celebrities , Talk Show , What To Watch Tonight , Reality-Free
Jimmy Kimmel Live Magic/Lakers game.NBC has the Penguins/Red Wings game at 8.
TCM has High Noon
At 9, FOX has a new Mental
Discovery has a new Deadliest Catch
At 10, FX has a new Rescue Me
Bravo has a new Real Housewives of New Jersey at 10.
History Channel has a new Life After People at 10.
There's a new Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
Spike has a new ECW at 10.
Also at 10: MTV has a new Paris Hilton's My New BFF
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Mental, Deadliest Catch, Real Housewives
Posted Jun 8th 2009 2:27PM by Bob Sassone Other Drama Shows , Video , Celebrities , Reality-Free
I'm wondering if David Carradine's guest role on this tomorrow's
Mental will be met with controversy. Is it exploitative to air this episode so soon after his death? A tribute? Should they shelve it forever? Here's a sneak peek of the episode.
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Utilizing the same international cost-cutting model that brought us Mental and Defying Gravity this summer, FOX is moving forward with Jack and Dan, a comedic procedural from Matt Nix. Nix is best known for being the creator of Burn Notice, a smoking hit for USA. J&D is more a straight-up cop drama, telling the story of two partners on the street.
American broadcast TV schedule crashed and burned, is it?
At 8, CBS has Neil Diamond: Hot August Night: NYC.
At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new episode of The Goode Family.
At 8, ABC has a new Surviving Suburbia, followed by a new Goode Family.
HBO2 has an Entourage marathon all night.
It seems like everyone is out to get 
At 8, ABC has the series premiere of The Superstars.
At 8, TCM has Citizen Kane.
OK, I have to admit that I was a little uneasy watching 
At 8, ABC has a new Jimmy Kimmel Live, followed by the Magic/Lakers game.
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