Posted in Ratings, Television on May 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
SATURDAY:
Here are the few ratings for the new dramas that aired over the weekend, including two season finales:
8 PM Show:
Smash (NBC) [NEW] – 2 million
SUNDAY:
8 PM Show:
Once Upon a Time (ABC) [Season Finale] – 7.2 million
9 PM Show:
Revenge (ABC) [Two-Hour Season Finale] – 6 million
What did you watch over the weekend? Please share.
Posted in News, Upfronts on May 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
It’s that time again: the upfronts presentations are here and both FOX and NBC were on tap for today.
Let’s first take a look at what FOX has in store for this fall:
MONDAYS:
8 PM – Bones (Fall) / Almost Human [NEW] (Late Fall)
9 PM – Sleepy Hollow [NEW] / The Following (Mid-Season)
TUESDAYS:
8 PM – Dads [NEW]
8:30 PM – Brooklyn Nine-Nine [NEW]
9 PM – New Girl
9:30 PM – The Mindy Project
WEDNESDAYS:
8 PM – The X Factor (Fall) / American Idol (Mid-Season)
THURSDAYS:
8 PM – The X Factor Results (Fall) / American Idol Results (Mid-Season)
9 PM – Glee / Rake [NEW] (Mid-Season)
FRIDAYS:
8 PM – JUNIOR MASTERCHEF (working title) [NEW] (Fall) / Bones (Late Fall)
9 PM – SLEEPY HOLLOW encores (Fall) / Raising Hope and Enlisted [NEW] (Late Fall)
SUNDAYS:
7 PM – NFL Game (Fall)
7:30 – The OT (Fall)
8 PM – The Simpsons
8:30 PM – Bob’s Burgers
9 PM – Family Guy
9:30 PM – American Dad
NOTE: The new drama Gang Related has been picked up for the 2013-2014 TV season, but it has not been given a place on the schedule yet.
NEW DRAMA DESCRIPTIONS:
Almost Human – The police drama is set 35 years in the future where police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. The cast includes Karl Urban (Star Trek) and Michael Ealy (Common Law). From J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and J.H. Wyman (Fringe).
Sleepy Hollow – This is a modern-day retelling of the classic story of Ichabod Crane, who is resurrected and pulled 2½ centuries through time to unravel a mystery that dates all the way back to the founding fathers. The cast includes Tom Mison (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) and Nicole Beharie (Shame). From Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Star Trek and Fringe).
Gang Related – This is a gritty action-drama about a rising star in the Los Angeles Gang Task Force, who is actually part of a powerful Latino gang who goes “undercover” in the gang task force. The cast includes Ramon Rodriguez (The Wire) and Rza (Californication). From Chris Morgan and Brian Grazer (among others).
Rake – Based on the Australian series of the same name, the series follows the comedic and chaotic life of criminal defense lawyer Keegan Deane. The cast includes Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Miranda Otto (The Lord of the Rings franchise) and Necar Zadegan (Emily Owens, M.D.). From Peter Duncan, Peter Tolan and Michael Wimer (among others).
UP NEXT: NBC
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Here is a list of the programming options to expect on TV this week:
On May 13, a special 90210 retrospective will air on The CW at 8 PM followed by the series finale of the show at 9 PM.
Also on May 13, Castle will air its season finale on ABC at 10:01 PM.
The season finales of NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles will air at 8 and 9 PM respectively on CBS followed by the series finale of Golden Boy (as the show was not renewed) at 10 PM.
The season finales of Arrow and Supernatural will air on May 15 on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively while the season finale of CSI will air at 10 PM on CBS that same night.
On May 16, the season finales of The Vampire Diaries and Beauty And the Beast will air on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively and Elementary will air its two-hour season finale on CBS at 9 PM the same night.
Also on that same night, the season finales of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal will air on ABC at 9 and 10 PM respectively.
Nikita will air its season finale on May 17 at 8 PM on The CW.
The final episode of Doctor Who will air on BBC America on May 18 at 8 PM.
NOTE: Doctor Who will be back with a holiday episode this Christmas.
On May 19, the Billboard Music Awards will air on ABC at 8 PM.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Television on May 13, 2013| 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:
8 PM:
Bates Motel on A&E (Reair)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
Defiance on Syfy (Reair)
Man on Fire movie on AMC
The Proposal movie on FX
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen movie on Showtime
9 PM:
Defiance on Syfy (NEW)
Bates Motel on A&E (Reair)
Game of Thrones on HBO2 (Reair)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
The Big C: Hereafter on Showtime2 (Reair)
Shrek 2 (animated) movie on HBO Family
10 PM:
Bates Motel on A&E (NEW)
Rectify mini-series on Sundance (NEW)
The Big C: Hereafter on Showtime 2 (NEW)
Warehouse 13 on Syfy (NEW)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back movie on Lifetime
10:01 PM:
Castle on ABC (Season Finale)
Revolution on NBC (NEW)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Television on May 12, 2013| 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
The Big C: Hereafter on Showtime (Reair)
7 PM:
Rectify movie on Sundance (Reair)
Your Love Never Fails movie on Hallmark
Shark Tale (animated) movie on HBO Family
7:30 PM:
The Borgias on Showtime (Reair)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 movie on ABC Family
8 PM:
Once Upon a Time on ABC (Season Finale)
Call the Midwife mini-series on PBS (NEW)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
Rectify mini-series on Sundance (Reair)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (animated) movie on HBO2
The Help movie on TMC
9 PM:
Revenge on ABC (Two-Hour Season Finale)
Game of Thrones on HBO (NEW)
Army Wives on Lifetime (NEW)
Mr. Selfridge mini-series on PBS (NEW)
Rectify mini-series on Sundance (Reair)
Beverly Lewis’ The Confession movie on Hallmark (Reair)
10 PM:
The Borgias on Showtime (NEW)
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on May 11, 2013| 2 Comments »
As the season comes closer to an end and with the announcement of a cancellation in hand from CBS, here is how the Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
Nikita (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million
9 PM Shows:
Vegas (CBS) [Series Finale] – 7 million
Touch (FOX) [Series Finale] – 2.5 million
10 PM Show:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [Season Finale] – 9.9 million
What did you watch last night? Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Television on May 11, 2013| 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:
7 PM:
Pride & Prejudice movie on E!
Dolphin Tale movie on HBO Family
Walking Tall movie on Spike
7:30 PM:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie on ABC Family
8 PM:
Doctor Who on BBC America (NEW)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Banshee on More Max (Reair)
The Scorpion King movie on AMC
9 PM:
Orphan Black on BBC America (NEW)
Beverly Lewis’ The Confession movie on Hallmark (DEBUT)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows movie on HBO Signature
10 PM:
Psych on ION
Jerry Maguire movie on TV Guide Network
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
TNT has canceled Southland after five seasons as well as freshman drama Monday Mornings. (Jon Weisman at Variety and The Wrap)
The CW has given a renewal notice to both Nikita and The Carrie Diaries for this coming fall with Nikita possibly getting a 6- to 10-episode final season while The Carrie Diaries get a 13-episode order. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
CBS has finally given a renewal to Criminal Minds. Meanwhile, CSI: NY, Golden Boy and Vegas have all been canceled. (Twitter)
FOX has not only canceled the drama Touch but is considering bringing 24 back as a limited series. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Nicole Gale Anderson (Beauty And the Beast) has landed the lead role of Miranda on the Pretty Little Liars spin-off Ravenswood. (Sandra Gonzalez at Entertainment Weekly)
Syfy has given a second season order to its new drama Defiance. (Syfy at Twitter)
The USA Network is pulling the plug on their long-running drama Burn Notice after its upcoming 7th season, which is set to air this summer, staring on June 6. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)
Actress Justina Machado (Private Practice) has joined the cast of the new ABC Family drama The Fosters (from executive producer Jennifer Lopez). Machado will have the recurring role of Sofia Rivera, the outspoken and extremely protective mother of Mariana Foster’s (Cierra Ramirez) best friend, Lexi Rivera (Bianca Santos). She will appear in at least two episodes beginning in July. The Fosters is set to debut on June 3. (Philiana Ng at The Hollywood Reporter)
EARLY UPFRONTS NEWS
The CW has picked up four new dramas (as well as the previously announced The Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals). Here are the details on the new shows:
The 100 – Ninety-seven years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, a spaceship housing the lone human survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth to investigate the possibility of re-colonizing the planet. Based on the forthcoming The Hundred book series by Kass Morgan.
Oxygen – Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl (Aimee Teegarden) and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind (known as The Orion 9) are integrated into a suburban high school ten years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they’ve been imprisoned ever since.
Reign – The previously unknown and untold story of Mary Queen of Scots’ rise to power when she arrives in France as a 15-year-old, betrothed to Prince Francis, and with her three best friends as ladies-in-waiting.
The Tomorrow People – Based on the U.K., the drama tells the story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the forces of evil. (Variety)
Meanwhile, NBC has picked up the remake of Ironside that will star Blair Underwood in the lead role as well as the Chicago Fire spin-off that is to be called Chicago PD. (Variety)
And, CBS has picked up the dramas Hostages and Intelligence for this fall. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
It has been confirmed that actor Enrico Colantoni will appear in the Veronica Mars movie that is to film this summer. (Official Kickstarter Update)
Young actress Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass and the upcoming Carrie remake) will appear in the big screen adaptation of the classic 80’s TV show The Equalizer alongside Denzel Washington. (First Showing)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Hot Trailer: Sandra Bullock & George Clooney’s ‘Gravity’
That’s it. Enjoy!
Have a terrific weekend!
Posted in Ratings, Television on May 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
It was another full night of programming on the major networks last night that included the finales of two of the night’s dramas (as the 2012-2013 TV season starts to wind down).
Here is how all of the Thursday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
The Vampire Diaires (The CW) [NEW] – 2.2 million
9 PM Shows:
Person of Interest (CBS) [Season Finale] – 13 million
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) [NEW] – 8.6 million
Glee (FOX) [Season Finale] – 6.1 million
Beauty And the Beast (The CW) [NEW] – 1.3 million
10 PM Shows:
Elementary (CBS) [NEW] – 9.2 million
Scandal (ABC) [NEW] – 8.9 million
Hannibal (NBC) [NEW] – 2.7 million
What did you watch last night? Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Television on May 10, 2013| 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 PM:
Enchanted movie on ABC Family
8 PM:
Nikita on The CW (NEW)
Lake Effects movie on Hallmark (Reair)
The Incredibles (animated) movie on Disney
Soul Surfer movie on FX
The School of Rock movie on Showtime
My Week with Marilyn movie on TMC
9 PM:
Touch on FOX (Season Finale)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (NEW)
Game of Thrones on HBO Signature (Reair)
9:30 PM:
The Vow movie on Encore
10 PM:
XIII: The Series on Reelz Channel (NEW)
Merlin on Syfy (NEW)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Encore)
Strike Back on More Max (Reair)
New Year’s Eve movie on HBO Signature
Enjoy!
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