Posted in Ratings, Television on April 15, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Last night’s programming options were half and half; half repeats and half new airings.
Here is how the Monday night dramas that aired new episodes fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Shows:
Bones (FOX) [NEW] – 5.7 million
Star-Crossed (The CW) [NEW] – 790,000 viewers (OUCH!)
9 PM Shows:
The Following (FOX) [NEW] – 4.4 million
The Tomorrow People (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million
What did you watch last night? Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on April 15, 2014| 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:
7:30 PM:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie on ABC Family
8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (NEW)
The Originals on The CW (NEW – Return)
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (Reair of Last Week’s Episode)
Real Steel movie on FXX
8:45 PM:
42 movie on HBO Family
9 PM:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (NEW – Special Time)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
Supernatural on The CW (NEW – Return)
Game of Thrones on HBO (Reair)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
True Lies movie on More Max
Notting Hill movie on TMC
10 PM:
Chicago Fire on NBC (NEW)
The Listener on ION (NEW)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
Castle on TNT
10:01 PM:
Person of Interest on CBS (NEW)
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on April 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for today:
TELEVISION
Syfy has picked up a 10-episode order of a new series called The Expanse, a space opera in the tradition of Battlestar Galactica that follows the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship’s captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
Actress Emily Bergl (Southland and Shameless) will guest star in an upcoming episode of Elementary, playing Marion West, an alternative tattoo artist who becomes a suspect in her ex-husband’s murder. (Natalie Abrams at TV Guide)
Actress Meaghan Rath (Being Human) will recur on the Cinemax series Banshee, playing Aimee King, the sole deputy in the corrupt Kinaho Reservation Police Department. (Andy Swift at TV Line)
Veteran actress Carol Burnett will guest star in the upcoming new Hallmark Channel series Signed Sealed Delivered, playing the grandmother of Norman Dorman (Geoff Gustafson), a core member of the quartet of untraditional mail detectives. The series will debut on April 20. (The Futon Critic)
Actress Dominique McElligott (Hell on Wheels) has joined the cast of the upcoming ABC drama The Astronaut Wives Club that is based on the Lily Koppel book of the same name that tells the real story of the women who stood beside some of the biggest heroes in American history during the height of the space race. McElligott will play Louise Shepard, a real life “Sabrina” whose father was the head of maintenance at a luxury estate. She struggles to uphold her “perfect” image and her complicated marriage once her husband Alan becomes the first American in space. (Nellie Andreeva at Deadline)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Actor Bruce Greenwood and veteran actress Jane Fonda have joined the cast of the upcoming box office film Fathers And Daughters that will star Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger, Quvenzhane Wallis and Octavia Spencer. The film is a love story between a troubled father and his daughter who lives in New York 25 years after him. Crowe plays a famous novelist suffering from depression as he tries to raise his 5-year-old daughter. Seyfried plays the girl as an adult, who has struggles of her own, shrapnel from that childhood. Fonda will play the novelist’s longtime friend and literary agent while Greenwood will play the writer’s brother-in-law, who with his wife (Kruger) wages a legal battle to forcibly adopt the young daughter (Kylie Rogers). (Mike Fleming, Jr. at Deadline)
Here are the top 10 box office films for this past weekend courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier – 41.4 million
2. Rio 2 – 39 million
3. Oculus – 12 million
4. Draft Day – 9.7 million
5. Divergent – 7.5 million
6. Noah – 7.4 million
7. God’s Not Dead – 5.5 million
8. The Grand Budapest Hotel – 4 million
9. Muppets Most Wanted – 2.2 million
10. Mr. Peabody & Sherman – 1.8 million
Q&A SECTION (with Leanne Aguilera at E! Online and Matt Roush at TV Guide)
Question: Reign is without a doubt, the best drama on the CW right now. Will Mary get a happy ending this season? – Talia
Leanne: We agree, we’re addicted to the royal new series and after chatting with its star actress, Adelaide Kane, we’re waiting on pins and needles for the final few episodes. “There’s blood and guts and dying and fights and everything. Our last couple of episodes have these amazing battles,” the brunette beauty promised us. “There’s going to be returning heroes. There’s going to be a couple of deaths, it’s all going to happen. We have some really, really big stuff coming up. I guess the best I can tell you is just stay tuned.”
Question: What do you think of the “Uprising” arc in the second half of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s first season? I think it is miles better than the first half of this season, which was pretty so-so at times. [Spoilers ahead] The tie-in with Captain America: The Winter Soldier, with Hydra infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Garrett being revealed as the Clairvoyant working for Hydra, were very good plot twists, along with Agent Ward being a turncoat to work for Agent Garrett and Hydra — or could Ward be going undercover for Agent Coulson to help S.H.I.E.L.D. bring down Hydra? I really hope this show gets renewed for a second season by ABC, so that it will continue to improve and be a better show that everyone can enjoy to watch! – Chris
Matt Roush: I wouldn’t worry about S.H.I.E.L.D.’s chances for renewal. ABC has plenty of more pressing problems than this show’s slow build, and there are good corporate if not creative reasons to ensure its survival. But there’s no doubt that S.H.I.E.L.D. has stepped up its game with the twists and the action in the ongoing “Uprising” arc and its intersection with the events in the latest Captain America movie — which I haven’t seen, and I wasn’t all that confused by what was going on last week (which if you missed it will be repeated Tuesday in front of a new episode). The show is certainly more focused and entertaining now — it could hardly have gotten worse (I bailed a few months ago, but came back for the last few episodes) — so if this is the jumpstart the show needed, I’m all for it. Even the wooden Agent Ward is suddenly interesting. I’ve also been asked if it’s wise to tie the mythologies of the Marvel movies and this series so closely, risking alienating those who aren’t keeping up (like me), but I don’t see any other way for S.H.I.E.L.D. to be relevant to even the casual genre fan.
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on April 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
It was a very full night of programming last night on the major networks.
Here is how all of the Sunday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
Once Upon a Time (ABC) [NEW] – 6.3 million
9 PM Shows:
The Good Wife (CBS) [NEW] – 9.7 million
Resurrection (ABC) [NEW] – 7.1 million
Believe (NBC) [NEW] – 4.4 million
10 PM Shows:
The Mentalist (CBS) [NEW] – 9.1 million
Revenge (ABC) [NEW] – 5.1 million
Crisis (NBC) [NEW] – 4 million
What did you watch last night? Please share.
Posted in Ratings, Television on April 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Sorry for the delay with the Friday ratings, but it was pretty typical night for the major networks (but a busy weekend for me in terms of getting posts done)
Here is how the Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:
8 PM Show:
Unforgettable (CBS) [NEW] – 7.7 million
9 PM Shows:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW] – 9.1 million
Grimm (NBC) [NEW] – 4.8 million
Hart of Dixie (The CW) [NEW] – 1.1 million
10 PM Shows:
Blue Bloods (CBS) [NEW] – 11 million
Hannibal (NBC) [NEW] – 2.4 million
What did you watch on Friday night? Please share.
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on April 14, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Here is a list of all of the programming options to expect on TV this week:
On April 14, the final season of Warehouse 13 will start on Syfy at 9 PM while the new anthology series Metal Hurlant Chronicles will debut on Syfy at 10 and 10:30 PM. The series is based on the popular comic of the same name, each of the 12 episodes (from season 1 and season 2) takes place on a different planet with a different cast, linked together by the presence of an asteroid, which plays a vital role in their lives and the future of their civilization. The cast includes James Marsters (Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and Caprica), Joe Flanigan (Stargate Atlantis), Michael Jai White (Arrow) and legendary actor Rutger Hauer. Also, Dallas will air its mid-season finale on TNT at 9 PM.
On April 15, The Originals and Supernatural will both return from a short break on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively. Meanwhile that same night, the new FX drama Fargo – based on the box office film – will debut at 10 PM. Billy Bob Thornton will play Lorne Malvo, a manipulative man who meets a small town insurance salesman and sets him on a path of destruction. The cast includes Kate Walsh (Private Practice), Colin Hanks (Roswell), Martin Freeman (Sherlock), Adam Goldberg (Saving Private Ryan), Rachel Blanchard (Clueless) and newcomer Allison Tolman.
On April 17, The Vampire Diaries will be back with new episodes on The CW at 8 PM while the season finales of both Parenthood and Scandal will air at 10 PM on NBC and ABC respectively.
On April 19, the second season of Orphan Black will air its season premiere on BBC America at 9 PM. While the Hallmark Channel original movie A Lesson In Romance will debut at 7 PM. Money can’t buy happiness for career-driven mom Megan Mills (Kristy Swanson from Psych), or her family. Even a multi-million dollar windfall from a company merger is not enough to make up for the time that Megan lost with her husband, Mike (Scott Grimes from ER) and her twin children, Sean (Paul Butcher from Zooey 101) and Zoe (Allie Gonino from The Lying Game), while building a career. When Mike leaves her and joins Sean and Zoe in college, Megan realizes she must take drastic measures to bring her family back together. In order to save her marriage and reconnect with her children, she enrolls alongside them as a college undergrad. Megan quickly discovers that rebuilding her family while surviving freshman year is going to take much more than just business prowess and school spirit.
That same night, the Lifetime original movie A Day Late and a Dollar Short will debut at 8 PM. Based on the New York Times bestseller by Terry McMillian the film stars Whoopi Goldberg as irascible matriarch Viola Price, who learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her. Because of that she is determined to fix her fractured family before she leaves this world. The cast includes Mekhi Phifer (Torchwood), Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman), Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls) and Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris).
Meanwhile over on BBC America, that same night, The Real History of Science Fiction, Robots special will air at 10 PM. The special delves into the real history of science fiction with filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists looking back on their experiences and on how their obsession and imagination has taken them into the unknown. Among some of the famous faces taking part in the special include actors William Shatner, Nathan Fillion, Zoe Saldana, Richard Dreyfuss, David Tennant, Christopher Lloyd, Karen Gillan, Scott Bakula, Nichelle Nichols and Edward James Olmos as well as creative minds such as Steven Moffat, Chris Carter, Ronald D Moore John Carpenter and Neil Gaiman.
On April 20, the first drama to air on the cable channel WGN America, the period piece Salem will debut at 10 PM. The series revolves around the infamous trials of witches in Salem, Massachusetts in the 17th century. The cast includes Janet Montgomery (Human Target), Shane West (Nikita), Seth Gabel (Fringe and Arrow), Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and Xander Berkeley (Nikita). Meanwhile, that same night, Devious Maids will air its second season premiere on Lifetime at 10 PM.
The new Hallmark Channel drama Signed, Sealed, Delivered will also debut on April 20 at 8 PM. The series, based on the 2013 made-for-TV movie of the same name, follows the lives of four postal workers who transform themselves into an untraditional team of detectives to track down intended recipients of undeliverable mail The cast includes Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty), Kristin Booth (The Kennedys), Crystal Lowe (Smallville) and Geoff Gustafson (Primeval: New World).
And lastly, that same night, the new Hallmark Hall of Fame movie In My Dreams will debut on ABC at 9 PM. Nick (Mike Vogel from Under the Dome) and Natalie (Katharine McPhee from Smash) are the perfect couple, but there are a couple of things blocking their path to romantic bliss. First, they’ve never actually met, except in their dreams. Second, they have precisely seven days to turn those sweet dreams into romantic reality. The cast includes JoBeth Williams.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on April 14, 2014| 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:
5 PM:
Gone with the Wind (classic) movie on TCM
6:50 PM:
Underworld movie on Starz
7 PM:
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (animated) movie on ABC Family
Forrest Gump movie on AMC
8 PM:
Star-Crossed on The CW (NEW)
Bones on FOX (NEW)
Metal Hurlant Chronicles on Syfy (DEBUT)
Castle on TNT
Columbiana movie on FXX
8:30 PM:
Metal Hurlant Chronicles on Syfy (DEBUT)
9 PM:
The Tomorrow People on The CW (NEW)
Warehouse 13 on Syfy (Season Premiere – Final Season)
Dallas on TNT (NEW – Season Finale)
Game of Thrones on HBO2 (Reair)
A Bug’s Life (animated) movie on ABC Family
Man of Steel movie on HBO
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones movie on Starz
10 PM:
Warehouse 13 on Syfy (Season Premiere Encore – Final Season)
Intelligence on CBS (Reair)
10:01 PM
The Writers’ Room: Scandal on Sundance (SPECIAL)
The Blacklist on NBC (Reair)
Dallas on TNT (Encore of Season Finale)
Castle on ABC (Reair)
Forrest Gump movie on AMC
Tron: Legacy movie on Fox Move Channel
10:30 PM:
The Writers’ Room: Scandal on Sundance (Reair of SPECIAL)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on April 13, 2014| 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:
4:30 PM:
Forrest Gump movie on AMC
5:55 PM:
The Cold Light of Day movie on Showtime
5:58 PM
Despicable Me (animated) movie on ABC Family
6 PM:
Elevator Girl movie on Hallmark
7 PM:
Leverage on ION
Raiders of the Lost Ark movie on Syfy
7:30 PM
Turn on AMC (Reair of 90-Minute DEBUT)
8 PM:
Once Upon a Time on ABC (NEW)
Call the Midwife mini-series on PBS (NEW)
Game of Thrones on HBO2 (Reair)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
Leverage on ION
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (animated) movie on ABC Family
Puss in Boots (animated) movie on FXX
Signed, Sealed, Delivered movie on Hallmark (Reair)
9 PM:
Resurrection on ABC (NEW)
Believe on NBC (NEW)
Mr. Selfridge mini-series on PBS (NEW)
Turn on AMC (NEW)
Game of Thrones on HBO (NEW)
Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime (NEW)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
Leverage on ION
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom movie on Syfy
10 PM:
Crisis on NBC (NEW)
The Bletchley Circle mini-series on PBS (Season Premiere – Part 1 of 2)
Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime (Encore)
Leverage on ION
A Bug’s Life (animated) movie on ABC Family
Steel Magnolias movie on TV Guide Network
10:01 PM:
Revenge on ABC (NEW)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on April 12, 2014| 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:
6:50 PM:
Beautiful Creatures movie on HBO Signature
7 PM:
Be My Valentine movie on Hallmark
8 PM:
Orphan Black: The Cloneversation Special on BBC America (SPECIAL)
Resurrection on ABC (Reair)
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
Despicable Me (animated) movie on ABC Family
Titanic movie on Bravo
Men In Black movie on Oxygen
9 PM:
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (NEW)
Ripper Street on BBC America (NEW – Season Finale)
Pitch Perfect movie on HBO Signature
10 PM:
The Listener on ION (Reair)
Happy Feet Too (animated) movie on ABC Family
10:05 PM:
Da Vinci’s Demons on Starz (Reair)
10:15 PM:
Game of Thrones on HBO (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on April 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for today, few though they may be:
TELEVISION
Canadian actress Melanie Papalia (The Newsroom and the Canadian series Motive and Endgame) has landed a recurring role on the USA Network series Suits, which will be back this June with its fourth season. She will play Amy, the executive secretary for Mike (series lead Patrick J. Adams) at his new job at Sidwell. (Joyce Eng at TV Guide)
Actress Michelle Forbes (The Killing and Battlestar Galactica) will be seen in Orphan Black, which returns to BBC America for its second season starting on April 19. She will play the boss of Dr. Leekie (Matt Frewer) and “proclone” Rachel (series lead Tatiana Maslany). (Dalton Ross at Entertainment Weekly)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Talented young actress Chloe Moretz (Carrie and Kick-Ass) has landed the lead role in the box office adaptation of the Ricky Yancey 2013 young adult sci-fi novel The 5th Wave, which is the first book in a trilogy that focuses on Cassie Sullivan, who survives four waves of deadly attacks of human-looking aliens against Earth. On the run to save her younger brother, she meets a mysterious young man who may become her final hope to survive. (The Wrap and First Showing)
BOX OFFICE TRAILER
Q&A SECTION (with TV Scoop Team at E! Online)
Question: Don’t make me put a spell on you to get some Witches of East End scoop! – Elisabeth
TV Scoop Team: Please, no curses. The new season will introduce viewers to Eva, an exotic and mysterious woman. She’s sweet, yet sexy. Every guy wants to be with her, every woman wants to befriend her, but there’s a danger beneath the surface.
That’s it. Enjoy!
Have a great weekend!
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