The Stars Reunite For The West Wing
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, NBC, Talent, West Wing, The,
Expect some good news and bad news in May for NBC’s The West Wing. The bad news, obviously, being the end of the series and of John Spencer’s character. The silver lining? You will be able to catch up with a list of characters that have exited over the past couple of years. Those expected to reprise their roles during the last few weeks include: Annabeth Gish, Emily Proctor (now currently on CSI: Miami), Marlee Matlin, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Mary-Louise Parker and last but not least - Rob Lowe. The finale will air on May 14.
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Bradley Whitford Moves From The West Wing To Studio 60
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Drama, NBC, Talent, West Wing, The,
West Wing star Bradley Whitford will join an esteemed cast, including Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet, in the new comedy Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. He’ll also reunite with Aaron Sorkin, creator of the West Wing, who heads this new show. Studio 60 is a drama/satire of a late night sketch show reminiscent of Saturday Night Live. How can the show fail with this much talent? Of course…NBC is notorious for canceling excellent shows. (Can we all have a moment of silence for Freaks and Geeks?)
Whitford will play a producer-director and recovering cocaine addict who has come back to run the sketch show he used to work for. Also joining the cast is Sarah Paulson, who plays a Christian fundamentalist, and Timothy Busfield as the control-room director.
Whitford won an Emmy in 2001 for his role as deputy chief of staff Josh on West Wing. Paulson most recently appeared in the feature Serenity and on HBO’s drama Deadwood.
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The Apprentice Returns Tonight; Will The Move Destroy Ratings?
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Prime Time, Reality, NBC, Apprentice, The - Donald,
In a highly-publicized fight far nastier than any boardroom brawl, Donald Trump and Martha Stewart have traded barbs and slung mud with the best of them. Hmm…could it have possibly been a publicity stunt designed to promote Season 5 of The Apprentice, debuting tonight? Not that the show couldn’t use it, having slipped to 38th place from its former number one spot.
Maybe this will be the shot in the arm Donald needs, but will the high-rish move to Monday nights reduce viewership?
The blood feud between Martha Stewart and Donald Trump evokes the same feelings as, say, Iran attacking North Korea. But there is something important to keep in mind. It erupted less than a week before the fifth edition of Trump’s “The Apprentice” premieres in a new time period Monday (Feb. 27). Each of the past three has produced lower ratings than its predecessor. Shows switching nights almost always lose audience, and another such decline could allow Stewart to turn the tables and lecture Trump on what went wrong with his show.
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iTunes Users Enjoy An Early Premiere Of NBC’s Conviction
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Drama, NBC, Internet, News,
The NBC series Conviction, which follows a band of idealistic, young, and photogenic attorneys, will premiere March 3rd - unless you’re an iTunes user - in which case, you can watch it right now.
NBC says it will offer the premiere episode of “Conviction” as a free download on the Apple music-and-video service, beginning Tuesday (Feb. 21) and running until the show’s debut. After the show premieres, episodes will be available for the standard iTunes price of $1.99 each.
“We believe we have a youthful and energetic cast that should appeal to a new audience that is increasingly comfortable with this downloadable format as a viewing option,” NBC CEO Jeff Zucker says. “The multi-platform efforts are a buzz-generator for certain shows such as ‘Conviction,’ and we want to proactively reach out to these viewers.”
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Most Anticipated Olympics Event Airs Tonight
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Sports, NBC, Editorial,
Tonight, the airways will glitter will sequins, salchows, and slippery spills. Ladies Figure Skating, the mega ratings blockbuster of the Winter Olympics, will debut tonight. Ever since the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan showdown of 1994, this event has no equal. Just to give you an idea how enormous the impact was, the 1994 long program segment of the ladies competition remains the sixth-highest rated television show ever. That’s not the sixth highest rated sporting event. That’s number six on the list of every single television episode or event ever.
Tonight, drama reigns supreme as fans and press still buzz about the absence of Michelle Kwan, her replacement Emily Hughes, and whether Sasha Cohen will blow it yet again. Frankly, we’re a bit tired of this, because of one competitor - Kimmie Meissner. Poor Kimmie. She beat Emily in the Olympic trials, but nobody ever mentions her. Just try to find a single story about Kimmie anywhere. Anywhere. It’s nothing but Emily Emily Emily, Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, and Sasha, Sasha, Sasha.
In fact, a poll showed that many people didn’t even know Kimmie was on the Olympic team.
An extraordinarily talented skater, Kimmie has every chance of making the medal stand. In fact, we’re predicting she’ll grab the bronze, while Sasha, armed with superior training and a far better attitude than she previously held, will finally get the gold. Emily just isn’t experienced or talented enough to medal yet, although she does have a winning personality and the cutest smile on the ice.
Tune in tonight, but first - who are your picks for the medal stand?
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Though ratings for the Winter Olympics have waned, the memories of past glories never will. Filled with drama, tears, and laughter, the Olympics have served up more moments of entertainment and heartbreak than could ever be completely documented. Lucky for us, television was there to catch them all. TV Guide has announced its picks for TV’s 10 Most Memorable Winter Olympics Moments. Be sure to find out if your favorite made the list.
Will Tuesday night add more to this mix? Ladies Figure Skating—the gala event of the winter Olympics—will be covered by NBC from 8 to 11:30 pm. Experts are predicting that the skating competition, full of drama before it even hits the ice, will be the highest-rated television event in the history of the Winter Olympics. It’s doubtful that anything could ever top the Nancy-Tonya showdown, but you never know.
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Gallery: Relive the Top 10 Winter Olympics Moments
Jeff Goldblum To Star In NBC Crime Drama Seeing Red
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Drama, NBC, Talent,
Jeff “The Fly” Goldblum will star in a new NBC crime drama series, Seeing Red. Technically, the actor is still in negotiations, but who wouldn’t do whatever necessary to hire Jeff Goldblum? Goldblum will star as a troubled (is there any other kind on TV?) cop who can communicate with dead people. Talking to dead people has become quite the trend in television lately.
Most famous for his film roles in hits such as The Fly and Jurassic Park, Goldblum’s intense presence should light up the small screen. We’ll certainly be tuning in.
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The Apprentice Shakes It Up With Monday Move
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Reality, NBC, Apprentice, The - Donald, News,
Donald Trump’s mega-hit reality series will move to Mondays this season, beginning February 27th. With 18 contestants ready to become grist for the TV mill, the season promises to be filled with the usual drama and blowouts. The move to a new night surprised many viewers, as this is usually an act of desperation. Perhaps it was; with The Apprentice suffering waning ratings the past season, maybe NBC didn’t want the show competing against Thursday’s extremely strong lineup.
Will you be tuning in?
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Figure Skater Michelle Kwan Declines NBC Job Offer
Posted by Rhys Alexander Categories: Sports, NBC, Talent, News,
After a groin injury forced her to withdraw from the Olympics, fan favorite Michelle Kwan was offered a commentator job from NBC, which she politely refused. She claimed she did not want to be a ‘distraction’ from the other skaters, and went on to wish the team much success. Kwan will be replaced by Emily Hughes, younger sister of 2002’s Olympic champion Sarah Hughes. What do you think? Was this a wise move by Michelle? It’s possible her athletic career is over, and a commentator job could prove to be a lucrative next step. Or is it the best that she go home to recover, and remove herself from the spotlight? Whichever decision may be the right one, there is no doubt that her beauty and strength will be missed, both by her team and her fans.
“After I got evaluated, I had to make a decision to withdraw from the team,” Kwan said Sunday. “I’d love to compete in my third Olympics. But I love and respect the sport. I think it’s all about the United States presenting its best team to the Olympic Games. And I wouldn’t want to be in the way of that.
“I can’t even think past right now,” she said. “It’s physical pain that’s keeping me from performing and skating. But it’s also emotional pain as well.”
The loss of Kwan’s familiar face may wind up costing NBC viewers the network can not afford to lose, as its Olympic coverage has so far drawn only marginal ratings as compared to the numbers generated by the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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The fine minds of American television have ripped off yet another European series and hope to make it work. And perhaps it will, if it’s as much like American Idol as it sounds. Although…there can be such a thing as too much American Idol, right?
For 50 years, or 45 years more than “American Idol” has been on the air, Europeans have been tuning in to the annual Eurovision Song Contest, in which singers and groups compete to have their song named the continent’s best.
NBC will try to import that tradition—which draws up to 100 million viewers across Europe for the finals—to this country by adapting Eurovision into its own nationwide talent contest.
The network has teamed up with production company Reveille (“The Office,” “Blow Out”) to produce an American version of Eurovision—Amerovision?—that will take performers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and have them compete for viewers’ affections.Eurovision has helped launch the careers of ABBA (who won in 1974) and Celine Dion (1988, representing Switzerland), among others.
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