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TV Recommendations: Monday, July 4

Posted in Television, TV Calendar on July 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

NOTE: Have a terrific Fourth of July!

6:30 PM:
Letters to Juliet movie on Showtime

6:55 PM:
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie on Showtime 2

7 PM:
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief movie on HBO2
Ice Age 3 (animated) movie on HBO Family
The Bourne Identity movie on Starz

7:15 PM:
Daredevil movie More Max

8 PM:
NCIS on USA Network
Platoon movie on Cinemax
Batman movie on Fox Movie Channel
Father of the Bride movie on TMC

9 PM:
Switched at Birth on ABC Family (NEW)
True Blood on HBO2 (Reair)
Teen Wolf on MTV (Reair)
2012 movie on Starz

9:30 PM:
The Big C on Showtime (Reair)

10 PM:
Teen Wolf on MTV (NEW)
The Closer on TNT (Reair)
Lemonade Mouth movie on Disney (Reair)

10:30 PM:
The Big C on Showtime (NEW)

Enjoy!

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TV Recommendations: Sunday, July 3

Posted in Television, TV Calendar on July 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

4:45 PM:
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King movie on TNT

5 PM:
The Perfect Storm movie on AMC

6 PM:
The Losers movie on HBO

6:10 PM:
Burlesque movie on Starz

6:45 PM:
Sherlock Holmes movie on More Max

6:55 PM:
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie on Showtime

7 PM:
Ocean’s Eleven movie on HBO Signature

8 PM:
Titanic movie on AMC
Lemonade Mouth movie on Disney (Reair)
My Best Friend’s Wedding movie on Flix
Speak movie on Lifetime Movie Network

8:10 PM:
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice movie on Starz

9 PM:
Leverage on TNT (NEW)
True Blood on HBO (NEW)
Teen Wolf on MTV (Reair)
Hallowe’en Party (Poirot Masterpiece Mystery) movie on PBS
Castle on ABC (Reair)

9:30 PM:
The Big C on Showtime

10 PM:
Falling Skies on TNT (NEW)
The Glades on A&E (Reair)
Body of Proof on ABC (Reair)
Clueless movie on Oxygen

10:05 PM:
Point of No Return movie on Encore

Enjoy!

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TV Ratings: Summer TV (Friday, July 1)

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All of last night’s programming was a repeat except for one new airing of Friday Night Lights on NBC. Here is how the Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Show:
Flashpoint (CBS) [repeat] – 4.5 million
Bones (FOX) [repeat] – 2.6 million
Friday Night Lights (NBC) [NEW] – 2.5 million
Smallville (The CW) [repeat] – 1.4 million

9 PM Shows:
CSI: NY (CBS) [repeat] – 5.6 million
House (FOX) [repeat] – 2.4 million
Supernatural (The CW) [repeat] – 880,000 viewers

10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [repeat] – 6.3 million

What did you watch last night? Please share.

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TV Recommendatons: Saturday, July 2

Posted in Television, TV Calendar on July 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

6:30 PM:
Marley & Me movie on FX

6:45 PM:
Despicable Me (animated) movie on HBO

7 PM:
E.T. (classic) movie on HBO Family
Knight and Day movie on HBO2

7:10 PM:
The Proposal movie on Starz

8 PM:
Falling Skies on TNT (Reair of Two- Hour Debut)
NCIS on USA Network
School of Rock movie on ABC Family
Titanic movie on AMC
Sleepless in Seattle movie on Encore
Waitress movie on Lifetime Movie Network

9 PM:
Outcasts on BBC America (NEW)
NCIS on USA Network
Avatar movie on More Max
Burlesque movie on Starz

10 PM:
Rookie Blue on ABC (Reair)
Falling Skies on TNT (Reair)
NCIS on USA Network
Mrs. Doubtfire movie on Oxygen
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse movie on Showtime

Enjoy!

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Happy Anniversary: Television

Posted in Geekdom, Messages, Television on July 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Original 1941 TV Set

Today – July 1 – is a monumental day! It is the 70th Anniversary of the Television.

It was on this day in 1941 that the Federal Communication Commission authorized the very first TV set and the first legal commercial was televised.

Happy Anniversary to the TV!!

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Entertainment Update for July 1

Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on July 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Hey All,

Today’s news is really short, but here it is:

TELEVISION

Starz has canceled the drama Camelot after airing only one season. (Deadline)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

Actress Anna Kendrick (The Twilight Saga films) and actor Chris Rock have landed roles in the upcoming film What to Expect When You’re Expecting that already includes Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Ed Helms and Isla Fisher. Kendrick will play Rosie, a woman who reunites with an old flame and fellow food-truck owner and becomes pregnant while Rock will play the head of a group of expectant fathers who lectures them on what it’s really like to have a baby and become a father. (First Showing and Deadline)

Actress Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) will be the female lead in the box office film G.I. Joe: Cobra Sticks, playing Lady Jaye. (Deadline and Dark Horizons)

Actor Jason London has joined the cast of independent romantic comedy film called Roswell FM, which already stars actor Brendan Fehr (from the Roswell TV series). London will play a quirky eccentric paranormal talk show host in the film which centers around a radio station in New Mexico. (Variety and Dark Horizons)

That’s it. Enjoy!

Have a great weekend!

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TV Ratings: Summer TV (Thursday, June 30)

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Thursday night is always busy with lots of shows airing even if most of them are repeats, but there were 2 new episodes of shows on ABC and NBC at 10 PM. Here is how the Thursday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Show:
The Vampire Diaries (The CW) [repeat] – 840,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
CSI (CBS) [repeat] – 6.7 million
Glee (FOX) [repeat] – 2.9 million
Nikita (The CW) [repeat] – 880,000 viewers

10 PM Shows:
The Mentalist (CBS) [repeat] – 7.8 million
Rookie Blue (ABC) [NEW] – 5.4 million
Love Bites (NBC) [NEW] – 1.8 million

What did you watch last night? Please share.

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TV Recommendations: Friday, July 1

Posted in Television, TV Calendar on July 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

NOTE: Check your local listings for marathon episodes of both Eureka and Warehouse 13 on Syfy today.

6:20 PM:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie on More Max

8 PM:
Friday Night Lights on NBC (NEW)
Flashpoint on CBS (Reair)
Smallville on The CW (Reair)
NCIS on USA Network
Tombstone movie on CMT
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (animated) movie on FX

9 PM:
Supernatural on the CW (Reair)
Robin Hood movie on More Max

9:30 PM:
The Big C on Showtime2 (Reair of Season Premiere)
The Clocks (Poirot movie) [part of Masterpiece Mystery] on PBS

10 PM:
The Protector on Lifetime (Reair)
Warehouse 13 on Syfy (Reair)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (animated) movie on FX

Enjoy!

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