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Was Fox rooting for the Yankees to win the World Series?

Posted Nov 5th 2009 4:04PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Programming, OpEd, Bones, Ratings, Reality-Free

Considering the incredible overnight ratings that Fox got for Game Six of the World Series, you might think I'm crazy to suggest that the network would be rooting for the New York Yankees last night to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, but I have evidence. All through the game, Fox was promoting Fringe and Bones, urging viewers to tune in tomorrow night -- tonight -- for new episodes. Why would the network be sending that message when there was a possibility of a Game Seven?

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USA scores with Monk tribute promo

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!

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SyFy wants you to forget Sci-Fi and just Imagine Greater

Posted Jul 6th 2009 7:30PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Video, Reality-Free

Joel told you a while back about the Sci-Fi Channel changing its name to SyFy for some reason. Now they've unleashed a series of promos and commercials to get you used to the name change, which happens tomorrow.

One of the longer promos features several cast members of SyFy shows getting together for a big party in a big house (must be a running theme this season). I think it's less sci-fi and more Willy Wonka/Beatles acid trip.

(UPDATE 7/7: If you tune over to SyFy now, you'll see that the changeover took effect. So long, Sci Fi...)

The Simpsons Movie on DVD December 18

Posted Aug 31st 2007 10:02AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: TV on DVD, TV on the Bigscreen, The Simpsons

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What do you think of Oprah's secret?

Posted Feb 18th 2007 8:10PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: TV Royalty, OpEd, Daytime, Syndicated, Celebrities, Talk Show

Yeah, sure, I was snookered. Oprah dipped into the Viral Marketing 101 handbook when she ran promos asking, "What is the secret?" It wasn't enough to get me to watch Oprah, but I did investigate online to find out what "secret" was being kept from me by the good people at Harpo Productions.

What "secret" could Oprah possibly have left to share? Over the years, she's told me to embrace my spirit, cut out the "white" stuff, wear cotton underwear and drive a Pontiac. Apparently, Oprah's "secret" is The Secret by Rhonda Byrne - another in a long line of vaguely spiritual Four Agreements/Celestine Prophecy/Miracle Matrix self-help tomes.

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NBC to play nice with YouTube

Posted Jun 28th 2006 8:10AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: NBC, Industry, Video, Web

NBC has been fighting with YouTube ever since fans of Saturday Night Live started publishing clips from the show, starting with the well-known 'Lazy Sunday' digital short a while back. It seems NBC may have finally realized what a hit YouTube made of the digital shorts from SNL and will start placing promos for upcoming shows on the site, including some Tonight Show clips.

What I wonder now is, will NBC still cry foul when SNL digital shorts appear on the site, or will they simply start showing them themselves?

[via Digg]

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