Quote(s) of the Day: Pat Sajak vs. Keith Olbermann
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Late Night, Talk Shows, CBS, Gossip, Video,
"I'm not sure how he morphed into the bitter-sounding, hate-mongering name-caller he's become, but I'm sorry he did."
-Conservative game show host Pat Sajak in an article he titled "Mea Culpa: I put Keith Olbermann on national TV." (Olbermann guested several times on Pat's old late-night program, The Pat Sajak Show.)
"I think if he needs to apologize for anything, it needs to be that talk show."
-MSNBC's Keith Olbermann responding to Sajak's comments.
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Conan O’Brien, Night Two: Heavy Losses Reported
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Late Night, Talk Shows, Cable, Ratings, Video,
Viewers were excited to tune into Conan O’Brien’s Monday premiere … but they weren’t as pumped on Tuesday. Conan’s cable show lost one-third of its viewers in the transition from Day 1 to Day 2.
Maybe Jon Stewart is to blame? O’Brien’s new late night talk show is competing directly with the cable king, and we don’t like his odds. Monday’s Conan scored 4.2 million viewers, compared to 2.8 million the following night. (His rival Jay Leno averages around 3.6 million for his famous network gig.)
Critics were largely unenthusiastic with the Monday premiere. One writer at the Los Angeles Times complained about O’Brien’s endless NBC jokes, a gag that’s running a little thin nine months after the Tonight Show fallout.
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TV Talk: DWTS May Welcome Same Sex Couples, Gene Shalit Says Goodbye
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Kids, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, NBC, Dancing With The Stars, Gossip, Rumors,
-Could Portia DeGeneres find herself waltzing with a female professional on Dancing with the Stars? It’s believed American audiences could soon see its first same-sex DWTS pairing since the Israeli version recently did the same.
-Is Disney's Sonny with a Chance in jeopardy? It’s unclear how Demi Lovato’s decision to seek treatment for personal issues will affect production. The show was set to resume filming in mid-January.
-Today will be Gene Shalit’s final morning on the Today show. The longtime film critic will be signing off the program after 40 years. “It’s enough already,” the 85-year-old said.
-Speaking of retirement, this will be Jo Frost’s last season as Supernanny. "[Having children] is not an option when you are traveling and working 46 weeks out of the year. Proper balance will allow me to date and have a relationship and look at my own future of having a family," she explained.
Hot Cleveland Tidbits: Bonnie Franklin to Reunite with TV Daughter
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Cable, Gossip, Video,
Bonnie Franklin is doing a guest stint on Hot in Cleveland, which will reunite the actress with her One Day at a Time daughter Valerie Bertinelli.
In that old CBS series, Franklin played divorcee Ann Romano, who raised her two daughters (Bertinelli and MacKenzie Phillips) in an apartment in Indianapolis. One Day at a Time ran from 1975 to 1984.
Franklin and Bertinelli aren’t the only former costars who will reunite during Cleveland’s second season. The show also has a guest spot planned for TV legend Mary Tyler Moore, who worked with Betty White on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Season 2 of TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland -- which also stars Wendie Malick and Jane Leeves -- will debut in January.
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Chelsea’s Booking Some Big Names Lately
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Late Night, Specials, Talk Shows, Cable,
E!’s Chelsea Handler is getting some of Hollywood’s most recognizable movie queens on her couch.
In an upcooming special, the Chelsea Lately host will talk to Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Aguilera and Anne Hathaway.
Paltrow is doing a much-touted guest spot on Glee and starring in Country Strong. Meanwhile, Aguilera and Hathaway are busy promoting Burlesque and Love & Other Drugs, respectively.
Chelsea's Big Interview Special is on E! November 22 at 10 p.m. EST.
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Glee Recap: Kisses, Twists and the New Voice
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip, Video,
Glee’s newest cast member, Darren Criss, made his big debut Tuesday night -- and, it was awesome.
Criss plays Blaine, the openly gay lead singer of the Dalton Academy Warblers. New Directions must beat the Warblers to win at Sectionals. They performed “Teenage Dream” during Kurt’s spy mission to the Dalton Academy, imposed upon him by the male members of the club. But instead of focusing on beating the competition, Kurt is sleeping with the enemy. He and Blaine hit it off instantly, and Kurt spoke about how painful it is for him at William McKinley High, where he is constantly bullied (and ignored by his fellow glee clubbers). Blaine encouraged Kurt to fight back, since it’s unlikely he can afford the Academy’s tuition.
Kurt’s story was the focus of the night, but there’s lots of other stuff happening in the halls of William McKinley right now …
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VIDEO: Conan O’Brien Returns to Late Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, Cable, Video,
If you weren't one of the 4.2 million people watching Conan O'Brien last night (seeing him at 11:00 is still a weird concept), you can catch a highlight from Conan's debut here.
How exactly did O'Brien wind up on basic cable -- and what would he look like as a (real) clown? Check out the video above.
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MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, who recently made waves in the media community, issued an apology … or, what’s going to pass for one. The newsman was suspended from the cable news network after he donated to three separate (Democratic) political campaigns -- hardly the stuff of objective journalism.
Olbermann, who hosts MSNBC’s Countdown, apologized to fans for all the “unnecessary drama” surrounding the situation. He says he didn’t know the existence of the rule, which he says is applied inconsistently by NBC. He also stated he was told no form of discipline would follow his actions … just before he was suspended from the network.
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Glee Chat: Are You Ready for Wedding Bells?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Prime Time, FOX, Spoilers,
One of the primary characters on Glee is getting married, and we know who (we just don’t who the lucky spouse is going to be!).
Somebody’s getting hitched within the next three or four episodes of the series, and if you want to know who just follow the jump …
Click to continue reading Glee Chat: Are You Ready for Wedding Bells?
Read More | Entertainment Weekly
Tim Allen: Ready to Man Up for ABC
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, ABC, News, Video,
Tim Allen will return to TV soon (can we get a grunt on that one?), and we couldn’t be more thrilled.
Allen will return to ABC (where his successful series Home Improvement ran for eight seasons) for the new sitcom Man Up.
The show is described as a man “fighting for his manhood in a world of women.” That’s not a lot of information, but already Tim Allen seems perfect for the role.
The series will mark the actor’s first serialized TV role since Home Improvement went off the air in 1999. Thank goodness he was finally let out of the Disney vault so he can go back to doing what he does best.
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