TV Notebook: 11/5/09
Not much today. Bravo has the premiere of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” at 10 p.m., and Investigation Discovery starts “Cold Blood,” also at 10. ABC announced that “The Bachelor: On Wings of...
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“The Wanda Sykes Show” premieres tomorrow night at 11 on FOX. The big finale this week is “Mad Men” on Sunday at 10 on AMC. VH1′s “Tool Academy” finale is at 9, so get excited. NUMB3RS might be...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/09/09
George is throwin’ a party tonight, and it’s taking over the Turner cable world. “Lopez Tonight” premieres tonight at 11 on TBS, with simulcasts on TNT and truTv. The lone finale tonight is “Lincoln...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/10/09
Sunday’s finale of AMC’s “Mad Men” sent 2.3 million total viewers to the cable network, a 33 percent spike over last season’s finale for the Emmy-winning show. A&E will premiere two episodes of...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/11/09
Tonight’s premiere is “Ghost Hunters Acadamy” on SyFy at 10 p.m. The lone finale is “Secret Girlfriend” on Comedy Central at 10:30. In the news today, ABC made some moves, giving an order for five...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/12/09
Today was the day of reckoning for several faltering television shows. “Dollhouse,” “Hank” and “Brothers” all got the proverbial pink slip. “Dollhouse” through no fault of its own was set in no man’s...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/13/09
Good TV night on Sunday coming up with premieres of AMC’s “The Prisoner” at 8 p.m., “Drive-Thru” on Fuel at 8:30 p.m., “Tough Love” on VH1 at 9 p.m., and a great feature called “WWII IN HD” on History...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/16/09
If you need more proof that the new “Stargate SG-1″ DVD is never going to get made, here it is: MGM Studios is seeking a buyer. The cash-strapped studio got permission from lenders to skip interest...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/18/09
Two very different season finales tonight: “America’s Next Top Model” at 8 p.m. on The CW and “South Park” at 10 on Comedy Central. No premieres on this Wednesday. In the news, MTV will have exclusive...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/20/09
Here are today’s top TV stories. First and foremost, Oprah Winfrey will talk on the air today about ending her iconic syndicated daytime talk show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” She will tell viewers that...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 11/30/09
FOX announced its lineup for early 2010, which includes the return of “Dollhouse” on January 8 and two “Simpsons” special episodes: January 8: “Dollhouse” at 9 p.m. January 10: “The Simpsons” 450th...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/2/09
The price is $5.8 billion for the 20 percent of NBC Universal held by Vivendi. GE will acquire this 20 percent and then immediately sell 51 percent majority control of NBC Universal to cable giant...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/3/09
The 90-minute season finale of “Sons of Anarchy” drew 4.33 million total viewers, making it the best-rated episode ever for this series, now through two seasons. FX announced it has ordered 13...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/4/09
A big night for USA Network with the series finale of “Monk” at 9 p.m. and the fall finale of “White Collar” at 10. On Sunday, CBS has the finale of “The Amazing Race” at 8 p.m. ABC will return “Flash...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/8/09
Tonight we have the premieres of ABC’s “Better off Ted,” MTV’s “Teen Mom” and SyFy’s new idiot box series, “Outer Space Astronauts.” Add those to the finales of “The Biggest Loser” at 8 p.m. on NBC...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/9/09
Tonight at 11, G4′s new “Campus PD” comedy starts about college police departments. The big fall finale tonight is “Glee” on FOX at 9. Bravo’s “Top Chef Part 2″ also airs its finale tonight at 10....
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/14/09
The New Zealand folk-pop duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie of the HBO comedy “Flight of the Conchords” announced that they will not renew the show for a third season. No finales tonight, but...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/15/09
A few interesting shows tonight. FOX has a special cooking show one-hit called “Gordon Ramsay: Cooking Live” at 9 p.m. following part 1 of the finale of “So You Think You Can Dance,” which is at 8....
View ArticleTV Notebook: 12/18/09
Fun weekend coming up. Tonight is a busy one for TLC with the premiere of “Four Weddings” at 10 and the finale of “Say Yes to the Dress” at 9. On Sunday, E! has “Kendra” premiering at 9 p.m., and CBS...
View ArticleTV Notebook: 1/5/10
Happy New Year! Here’s what’s on TV: NBC has the premiere of “The Biggest Loser” at 8 p.m. At 10 History starts up “Life After People” again, and Discovery has the start of the new “Howe & Howe...
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