Emmy Finalists for Acting Categories
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, Cable, CBS, FX, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, Entourage, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, Medium, Saturday Night Live, The Office, Rumors,
Last week, we told you which Emmy contenders were still in the running for the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories. And while these names are not official, we now have the rumored finalists for several of the main acting awards. (NOTE: Some categories have not yet been leaked.)
Best Actor, Drama
- Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
- Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
- Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
- Patrick Dempsey, Grey’s Anatomy
- Michael C. Hall, Dexter
- Jon Hamm, Mad Men
- Eddie Izzard, The Riches
- Hugh Laurie, House
- Denis Leary, Rescue Me
- James Spader, Boston Legal (last year’s winner)
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Emmy Finalists for Best Series
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, HBO, NBC, Showtime, Entourage, Family Guy, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Lost, The Office, News,
For the first time, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled its list of remaining contenders for the top two Emmy categories: Best Comedy Series and Best Drama Series.
The groups of ten will eventually be whittled down to five after a set of Blue Ribbon panel screenings. Those final names - along with the rest of the nominees - will be revealed early on Thursday, July 17. The ceremony for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards will then be held on September 21 on ABC.
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The CW Fails to Sell, Continues With Youth
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Heroes, Lost, The CW, Cancellations, News, Ratings,
Not only do television stations have to deal with battling technology nowadays, but they also have been fighting another war when it comes to selling ads. Unfortunately for the CW, it seems to be losing quite a bit on both fronts, selling nearly 40% less of prime time ads than they did the previous year.
The drop in sales is not merely from the drop in ratings this year (down 23%)—in actuality, it may be largely due to the fact that the troubled station has cut down its programming from 15 to 10 hours a week, eliminating Sunday night from their lineup. Marketing was, however, able to sell 8% more in ad prices compared to last year, solely relying upon its appeal to younger audiences with shows like Gossip Girl, America’s Next Top Model, and the upcoming Beverly Hills 90210 remake. With their break from WWE, the CW will have to pray that more pre-teen girls jump on board to watching their shows to cover the lack of ratings pull Smackdown received.
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Lost’s Harold Perrineau Lands ABC Pilot
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Action, Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Lost, Announcements, News,
After making some bitter remarks about his last series, former Lost star Harold Perrineau clearly had no worries, as he has secured a role in an upcoming ABC pilot.
Whether you were disheartened or rejoiced upon his exit on Lost, the Brooklyn native is definitely not without work. The ABC pilot, titled The Unusuals, is a police “dramedy” set in New York (what a surprise!). His character, Leo Banks, is a very agitated and somewhat paranoid detective (he never takes off his kevlar vest).
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Thursday Ratings: Lost Finds A Win
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Lost, The Office, Ratings,
While it was down about 17% from last year’s numbers, Lost was still the night’s top draw. The season finale gave ABC a win in both the viewers and the demos.
8pm
- So You Think You Can Dance (9.4 million, 3.6/11 in 18-49) climbed by 800,000.
- Lost* (2.1/7) helped 6.8 million get caught up.
- The Big Bang Theory* (4.8 million, 1.4/5) improved by 500,000; How I Met Your Mother* (4.9 million, 1.5/5) tacked on another 400,000.
- The Office* (1.2/4) checked in with 3.5 million.
- Smallville* (1.9 million, 0.7/2) was down 300,000.
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A Vocal Actor Speaks Out About Lost Finale
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Lost, Editorial, News,
WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
Believe me, devotees of Lost are not the only ones talking about the things that happened last night. The show’s cast also had a stake in the events that transpired. And unfortunately, most of them had no clue how things were going to turn out until right before the end.
After the jump, read what one person had to say about Season 4’s closer.
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Lost’s Alternate Finale Endings
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Lost, Spoilers, Video,
WARNING: Spoilers ahead!
Still recovering from last night’s whopper of a finale?
Well, if you’re still wondering how that crazy ending will affect the rest of the series…know that there were two other ways this season could have ended. The Lost producers - realizing there might be a leak - shot alternate reveals for that last scene.
You can see those two clips after the jump.
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Review Lost’s Future in Chronological Order
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Lost, Video,
Have you been struggling to piece together Lost‘s flash-forwards this season? Are you still trying to remember what happened just two weeks ago? Well, then you’re in luck.
Some kind person out there has nicely compiled all of this year’s off-island segments into a comprehensible piece. This brisk 8.5 minute clip might save you hours of needless frustration before Thursday’s two-hour finale.
New York Magazine
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This Week on TV (5/26-6/1)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Food & Home, Games, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, MTV, NBC, The CW, Lost, So You Think You Can Dance,
(You can view TV Envy’s Summer Television Programming Schedule here.)
MONDAY (5/26)
- American Gladiators (NBC, 8pm): “A tree climber tries to rise above a SWAT officer.” If tree boy gets a chance at the wall, his opponent will have no choice but to gas him.
- Flavor of Love 3 (VH1, 9pm): “The cast of Season 3 reunites.” I often wonder what a sober Brigitte Nielsen thinks about this.
- Denise Richards: It’s Complicated (E!, 10pm): “Denise goes on a blind date with a so-called regular guy.” When you’re getting alimony and child support from your celebrity ex, you can afford to go out with “regular guys”.
- Living Lohan (E!, 10:30): The title of the tonight’s premiere is “Mommy Will Fix It.” I hope she’s referring to Ali’s hair.
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Wednesday Ratings: American Idol Slightly Better Than Before
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, American Idol, Lost, Ratings,
Thanks to a night of repeats - oh, and American Idol - FOX easily whipped the competition Wednesday evening.
8pm
- American Idol (31.7 million, 11.4/30 in 18-49) was only up a million from last season. It was also down about 1% in the demos.
- The Price is Right (7.7 million, 1.8/5 in 18-49) improved by 400,000 from last week.
- A block of Law & Order* repeats (1.3/4) settled in at 5.2 million.
- Lost* averaged 3.1 million (1.0/3) over two hours.
- Back-to-back episodes of Farmer Wants a Wife* (0.6/2) was far behind at 1.6 million.
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