TV Extensions, Renewals and Cancellations (12/21)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Bravo, Cable,
Here’s an update on the shows you’ll be seeing more of in the months to come:
RENEWALS
- Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E) - Season 6
- Ghost Hunters (Sci Fi) - Season 6
- Ghost Hunters International (Sci Fi) - Season 2
- My Big Redneck Wedding (CMT) - Season 3
- My Boys (TBS) - Season 3
- Paranormal State (A&E) - Season 3
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Bravo) - Season 2
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Celebrate the Holidays with Bravo Marathons
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable,
The bad news about the holidays? Repeats are hard to avoid. The good news about the holidays? You can now catch up on programs you missed the first time around.
Starting next week, Bravo will air a series of their best marathons. If your DVRs are in need of space, you might want to start making room now.
Sunday, December 21
The Rachel Zoe Project (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
The Real Housewives of Orange County (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.)
Tuesday, December 23
Flipping Out (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Wednesday, December 24
Top Chef: Chicago (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
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Will Real Housewives’ Kim Zolciak Really Make an Album?
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, Gossip, Video,
Anyone with a pair of ears - or any set of standards - knows one thing: Kim Zolciak can’t sing. Unfortunately, that’s something the delusional star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta refuses to believe.
Despite her disastrous recording session with producer Dallas Austin - and her cringe-inducing lesson with a vocal coach (that can be seen above) - Zolciak insists her career is still a go. In an interview with Essence magazine, the woman with the “God-given talent” warned us to be on the lookout for her upcoming single.
My first song, “Tight Rope,” will be out the first week in January, but I’m not sure when the album will be coming out. [Dallas Austin] wrote and produced it. He originally sent me three but I fell in love with the beat and lyrics. The song is about walking a tight rope with somebody. It [speaks] to my personal life and my relationship and just life in general. It definitely applies to my life, but after seeing that footage on the show where it looks like I can’t sing! I guess it makes for good television but it looked awful to me. People will just have to wait for my album to see the deal.
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TV on DVD: November 4, 2008
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, HBO, WB, DVD,
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today:
- Batman (Complete Animated Series)
- Fraggle Rock (Complete Series)
- JAG (Judge Advocate General) (Season 7)
- Primeval (Complete Series 1 and 2)
- Project Runway (Season 4)
- Reaper (Season 1)
- Route 66 (Season 2)
- Spin City (Season 1)
- Tori and Dean: Inn Love (Season 2)
- The Wild Wild West (Complete Series)
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Shows Planning a Return in 2009
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, CBS, FX, HBO, Entourage, Renewals,
While it’s probably be safe to assume that Fringe and 90210 would both be handed 2009 renewal notices - especially since they’ve already been given full season orders - this television season is still far too young.
Here is, though, what we do know already about next year’s programming calendar:
- Big Brother (CBS) - Season 11
- Entourage (HBO) - Season 6
- Flashpoint (CBS) - Season 2
- Here Come the Newlyweds (ABC) - Season 2
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo) - Season 5
- My Boys (TBS) - Season 3
- Sons of Anarchy (FX) - Season 2
- True Blood (HBO) - Season 2
Bravo Announces Top Chef: New York Contestants
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, News,
Although it seems like most reality shows kick off in New York, it’s surprisingly taken Top Chef five seasons to get there.
For the show’s fifth installment, a change of location won’t be the only new thing viewers see. This fall, food critic and author Toby Young (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People) will be joining Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons on their culinary rounds.
Other additions to the series will be of the celebrity kind. (It is Bravo after all.) Celebrity guests this season will include Martha Stewart, the Foo Fighters, Rocco DiSpirito, and Natasha Richardson.
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Project Runway’s Move to Lifetime Blocked
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, NBC, News,
Despite Lifetime’s plans to unveil Project Runway this January, the reality hit’s future is now a big mystery. A New York Supreme Court judge has just temporarily blocked the reality program’s move to its new network.
This ruling comes months after The Weinstein Company announced it was ending Project‘s run on Bravo after five seasons. Believing the producers had violated a “right of first refusal” agreement, NBC Universal (Bravo’s parent company) filed suit. On Friday, the judge issued the preliminary injunction barring Lifetime from any marketing of the series until after the issue is settled.
Although NBC Universal was pleased by the ruling, the Weinsteins (who have vowed to appeal) also declared a minor victory. “We are glad that the court held that NBC Universal cannot exhibit the program on Bravo and that the court required NBC Universal to post a minimum $20 million bond,” a company statement read.
The season finale of Project Runway‘s current season will air on Wednesday, October 15. Meanwhile, production on the show’s sixth installment is scheduled to continue during the ongoing dispute.
Variety
Jennifer Lopez Cancels on Project Runway Judging
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, News,
As they say, the show must go on.
The producers of Project Runway had planned to introduce another surprise judge for this season’s upcoming. And thanks to an interesting twist of fate, they now will.
As rumored, fashionista Jennifer Lopez had been scheduled to play guest judge for the show’s Fashion Week finale. (Her appearance would have followed the job done by Victoria Beckham in Season 4.) Unfortunately, a last-minute foot injury forced the style icon to bow out of today’s taping.
It’s not known whether the injury was somehow related to Lopez’ current triathlon training. It also wasn’t made clear why Jennifer couldn’t still judge while sitting down.
Fortunately for the producers, they didn’t have to go far to find a knowledgeable replacement. For the first time in five installments, mentor Tim Gunn will be given his chance to have a say in the final selection.
Now, really—wasn’t this the way it should have been anyway?
Us Magazine
Lifetime Delays Project Runway’s Start
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, News,
Lifetime, the future home for Heidi Klum and crew, has just announced that the start of Project Runway‘s sixth season will be delayed.
Although Bravo is currently airing its last round of the series, another was scheduled to unfold just months from now. But Lifetime - probably realizing it had to handle this major coup with care - has decided to push their premiere until the beginning of next year.
This move will reportedly give the channel more time to promote Project. It will also allow the network a chance to overexpose the reality hit. (If that hasn’t been done already.) A spokesperson told EW the January 2009 debut will officially kick off twice a year installments of the program.
Assuming the pending lawsuit doesn’t screw up matters up altogether, production on the show’s upcoming season will be split between New York and LA.
Entertainment Weekly
Project Runway’s Season 5 Cast and Judges
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Bravo, Cable, News,
While it may be hard for Project Runway to land style icons bigger than Sarah Jessica Parker or Victoria Beckham, the producers will always try to outdo themselves.
Here are the list of celebrity names we should expect to see on the reality show’s last season on Bravo: Diane Von Furstenberg, Sandra Bernhard, Apolo Ohno, Brooke Shields, LL Cool J, RuPaul, Rachel Zoe, Cynthia Rowley, and Francisco Costa.
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