FOX to Bring Bones and Family Guy Together
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, FOX, Family Guy, Gossip, Spoilers,
In what could be one of the strangest cross-promotions FOX has ever tried (ponder the weight of that statement a moment), the night time drama Bones will soon feature an animated character from the ribald comedy Family Guy. That’s right, FOX fans: David Boreanaz and Stewie Griffin will soon share screen time.
Evidently, Boreanaz’s character will suffer hallucination-generating health problems during episodes of Bones which will air in May. He’ll end up in Quahog, Rhode Island, home to the animated Griffin family. “This is going to sound odd,” began executive producer Stephen Nathan, “but it is a completely believable event.”
He’s right…that does sound odd. And extremely, wholly unlikely.
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Judge Rules in Favor of Family Guy
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Animation, Comedy, Prime Time, FOX, Family Guy, Gossip,
FOX’s animated Family Guy is not guilty of copyright infringement, per court ruling, for a song parody featured in one of the episodes.
The episode offered up a new version of Disney’s “When You Wish Upon a Star,” which subsequently launched a lawsuit from the major corporation in 2007. The ditty originally appeared in the 1940 flick Pinocchio. The Family Guy version, “I Need a Jew,” was perhaps a little less family-friendly…but it wasn’t illegal.
Despite the content of the song - “anti-Semitic lyrics” - a U.S. District Judge ruled that the lyrics of the song and tone of the piece was “strikingly different” from the original version. Since winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song after its film debut, “When You Wish Upon a Star” has been recorded by more than one hundred subsequent recording artists and orchestras.
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Sunday Ratings: Kings is No Ratings Ruler
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Apprentice, The - Donald, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Ratings,
One of these evenings NBC will get it right. Just days after witnessing a painful debut by The Chopping Block, the network did it again. Yesterday’s premiere of Kings failed to deliver any power to the Sunday night lineup. CBS wound up winning the viewers while ABC topped the demos.
8pm
- The Amazing Race 14 (10.4 million, 3.0/8 in 18-49) picked up 200,000.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (9.5 million, 3.0/8) did the same as last week.
- The Simpsons (6 million, 2.8/8) remained steady.
- Kings (6 million, 1.6/4) had the lowest demo of any original last night.
- King of the Hill (5.4 million, 2.4/6) added on 500,000.
- CW’s broadcast of Moonstruck (0.2/1) attracted 1.2 million.
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TV on DVD: March 17, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, On Demand/PPV, WB, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- Barney Miller (Season 3)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (Season 7)
- The F Word (Series 2)
- Ghost Hunters (Season 4, Part 2)
- Head Case (Season 1)
- JAG: Judge Advocate General (Season 8)
- Married with Children (Season 10)
- Mr. Belvedere (Seasons 1 & 2)
- The Nanny (Season 3)
- WWE: No Way Out 2009
- The Zeta Project (Season 1)
Click here to see the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week.
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Sunday Ratings: Celebrity Apprentice Pales Against Housewives
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Apprentice, The - Donald, Desperate Housewives, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
Looks like the economy isn’t the only thing Donald Trump should be worrying about. Despite a solid debut, The Celebrity Apprentice was served a cold dose of reality this week. When pitted against Sunday night regulars (Desperate Housewives, Cold Case), the reality hit showed signs of weakening. NBC’s performance helped CBS win the viewers while ABC took the demos.
8pm
- The Amazing Race (10.2 million, 3.0/8 in 18-49) lost 600,000 at the pit stop.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (9.5 million, 2.9/8) slipped by 1.5 million.
- A Saturday Night Live special (2.1/6) and The Simpsons (2.8/8) both pulled in 6 million.
- King of the Hill (4.9 million, 2.4/6) gave up 1.8 million.
- CW’s broadcast of Easy Money (0.2/0) registered 900,000.
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TV on DVD: March 10, 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, NBC, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday.
- The Baron (Complete Series)
- The Best Years (Season 1)
- Caroline in the City (Season 2)
- Family Ties (Season 5)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (Season 2)
- Get Smart (Season 2)
- The Girls Next Door (Season 4)
- Kenichi (Season 1, Part 1)
- Samantha Brown: Passport to Great Weekends (Season 1)
- South Park (Season 12)
- The Starter Wife (Season 1)
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This Week on TV (3/9-3/15)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, TNT-HD, America’s Next Top Model, Apprentice, The - Donald, Dancing With The Stars, Everybody Hates Chris, Family Guy,
(You can view TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY 3/9)
- Dancing with the Stars (ABC, 8pm): Season premiere. “This season, a new feature in the early weeks is a dance-off between the bottom two couples facing elimination.” Steve Wozniak + moon walk = elimination-proof.
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8pm): “The guys’ trip to San Francisco takes a detour once they learn that actress Summer Glau (appearing as herself) is on their train.” If you don’t already know who Summer Glau is, you probably shouldn’t be watching this show.
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8:30pm): “Ted reunites with his college girlfriend (Laura Prepon), prompting Lily and Marshall to reveal how much they loathed the snooty woman.” From what I recall, one can easily bond with Prepon over a quick smoke break.
- Castle (ABC, 10pm): Series premiere. “Well-known mystery writer Richard Castle is questioned by a fiery detective about a serial killer reenacting murders from his books.” Kinda sounds like Basic Instinct, sans a naked Michael Douglas. Or Sharon Stone. Or Jeanne Tripplehorn.
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Sunday Ratings: Two-Hour Events Dominate Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Amazing Race, The, Apprentice, The - Donald, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live, Ratings,
Last night, viewers had a mixed bag of celebrities to choose from. On ABC, we had a special Brothers & Sisters event. On NBC, the two-hour premiere of Celebrity Apprentice. On CBS, the return of Tom Selleck. So who won out? Although the Eye network attracted the largest audience, the Alphabet network had the demos that mattered.
8pm
- Approximately 12.6 million watched The Simpsons after a NASCAR overrun.
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (3.5/9 in 18-49) nailed down 11 million.
- The Amazing Race (10.8 million, 3.0/8) did better on this non-Oscars and/or holiday weekend night.
- King of the Hill (3.0/7) had 6.7 million laughing.
- A Saturday Night Live special (2.2/5) pulled in 5.9 million.
- CW‘s airing of Rain Man (0.5/1) took in 1.8 million.
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Thursday Ratings: Idol Disrupts the Evening
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Survivor, The Office, Ratings,
Despite hitting season-low audience numbers, a delayed episode of American Idol was still a nuisance for Thursday’s nights staples.
8pm
- American Idol (7.1/19 in 18-49) raised 20.7 million viewers.
- Survivor: Tocantins (12.3 million, 4.0/11) took a 1.4 million hit.
- Ugly Betty (6.8 million, 1.9/5) lost 900,000.
- NBC’s Kung Fu Panda special (1.4/4) entertained 4 million; Kath & Kim (3.4 million, 1.5/4) plummeted by 1.7 million.
- Smallville* (2.1 million, 0.7/2) was down a few notches.
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TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (2/26)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, CBS, FOX, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Survivor, Renewals,
Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:
RENEWALS- 90210 (CW) - Season 2
- The Academy (FOX Reality) - Season 3
- America’s Next Top Model (CW) - Seasons 13 & 14
- Crash (Starz) - Season 2
- Gossip Girl (CW) - Season 3
- One Tree Hill (CW) - Season 7
- The Simpsons (FOX) - Seasons 21 & 22 **It will now be TV’s longest-running primetime series**
- Smallville (CW) - Season 9
- Survivor (CBS) - Seasons 19 & 20
(To get a look at TV Envy’s Midseason Programming Schedule, click here.)
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