Tiffani Thiessen Joins Cast of What About Brian
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Dancing With The Stars, Ratings,
With the recent news that Stacy Keibler, of Dancing With the Stars, is joining What About Brian, and now Tiffani Thiessen, it seems that the show is desperately scrambling to build viewer interest. How best to do that? Hiring on a couple of hot women certainly can’t hurt. Of course, maintaining some more interesting storylines would be a good start too. I don’t know what happened to this show—this mid-season replacement was so great last year, then just seemed to go nowhere this season.
Thiessen, of Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills 90210 fame, will play Natasha Dylan, an intern of Dave’s who is now his boss at KC Gaming. Apparently, she’ll be sexy (naturally) and manipulative, and will be playing mind games with both Brian and Adam. Stacy Keibler will play an actress and model named Stephanie, who moves in downstairs from Brian (Barry Watson). She’ll be on hand to provide additional sexiness, and to create tension between Brian and his girlfriend. My question is, whatever happened to Marjorie (played by Sarah Lancaster)?
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Megan Mullally Show Canceled
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, Syndication, Cancellations, Ratings,
I feel really bad about this cancellation. I loved Megan Mullally on Will & Grace, and when I heard she would have her own show, I thought it would be a really good fit. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of spare time to watch daytime talk shows, but what little I saw of The Megan Mullally Show, I wasn’t thrilled. Some of it was interesting, but I think Mullally’s interviewing could have had a little more zip.
I guess I’m not the only one who was expecting more—after less than five months, the syndicated show has been canceled. The show wasn’t even given the green light to finish out the season, so you know things must have been bad. Production was halted immediately, and the remaining episodes will be shown through January. “I am extremely proud of the show we created and am thankful for the passion and tireless efforts of (executive producer) Corin Nelson and the entire staff,” Mullally said in a statement Wednesday. Not to fear, I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of Mullally in some format (stage, TV, movies) in the future.
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The O.C. to Take Final Bow
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Cable, FOX, The O.C., Cancellations, Ratings,
There was a lot of speculation about what would become of The O.C. once Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) was killed off. Looks like the show, which was given an abbreviated order for season four, will be wrapping up in late February. Fox announced Wednesday that The O.C. was canned, and the season finale will be the series finale. The last episode (ever!) of The O.C. will air February 22nd.
O.C. creator and executive producer Josh Schwartz said of the series, “This feels like the best time to bring the show to its close. Thanks to the hard work of our cast, crew and writers, we have enjoyed our best season yet, and what better time to go out than creatively on top.” Since the show’s high ratings in the first season, subsequent seasons have not fared as well. Some speculate that the “real-life O.C.” portrayed on MTV’s Laguna Beach led to the series’ demise. This last season drew much smaller numbers, just 4.1 million, and faced off against heavyweights CSI and Grey’s Anatomy.
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View Part of The Apprentice Premiere Online
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Reality, NBC, Apprentice, The - Donald, Internet,
If you can’t wait any longer until Sunday’s premiere of The Apprentice, you don’t have to. Well, sort of. NBC.com has included the first 24 minutes of The Apprentice on their site, giving eager fans an early peek. If you haven’t heard, this edition of The Apprentice takes place in Los Angeles and promises plenty of twists. Check it out—the clip opens with Trump talking to his wife and baby, Baron, before launching into his signature full-on screaming as he introduces the show and the 18 candidates. We even get to see a bit of his little tyke. The candidates’ first assignment? Building a tent together. Watch as 18 people quibble over how to get a tent built!
The Apprentice: Los Angeles airs on Sunday, January 7th, from 9:30-11:00 p.m.
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Chef Ramsay Brings “Kitchen Nightmares” to Fox
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Reality, BBC, FOX,
For those of you who can’t get enough of Hell’s Kitchen chef Gordon Ramsay, he’s cooking up (sorry, couldn’t resist) a whole new hellish reality kitchen show. This time around, Ramsay is developing a show called Kitchen Nightmares for Fox, the same network that brought you Hell’s Kitchen. In this unscripted series, Ramsay visits failing restaurants and gives them his brand of tough love by getting the eateries back on track. This show proves to be a full-scale restaurant makeover—from waitstaff, to chefs—and all in one week. The show begins production in February, and actually has been a successful show for BBC and BBC America.
Never fear though. Hell’s Kitchen will begin production later this month for its third season. You can expect it to air on Fox in the spring.
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Mario Lopez Next Miss America Host
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Prime Time, Cable, Dancing With The Stars,
Fresh off of his successful turn on Dancing With the Stars, Mario Lopez will next be taking on hosting duties for the Miss America pageant. No stranger to hosting duties, Lopez hosted Pet Star on Animal Planet, a contest looking for the most talented animal. So maybe hosting a beauty pageant won’t be too much of a stretch. I kid! He also hosted the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2003, so he has experience with both beauty queens and pets.
“I’m honored. I think it’s going to be great,” Lopez commented to The Associated Press. Last year, Miss America was hosted by Desperate Housewives James Denton. Lopez doesn’t, however, plan to sing the theme of “There She Is, Miss America” when the pageant airs January 29th from Las Vegas.
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“Grease” Reality Competition to Feature Newton-John
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, NBC,
Okay, so Grease: You’re the One that I Want doesn’t immediately sound like a hit. But what if they raised the stakes with the promise that Olivia Newton-John, who starred as Sandy in the film Grease, would be on hand to dole out the complements and criticisms. Hmmm, the show now sounds slightly more interesting to me. And she ought to know what flies and doesn’t in this talent competition—the film was the most successful movie musical of all time, with the soundtrack being the most successful musical soundtrack.
Newton-John, who went on to earn multiple Grammy awards and star in other films, will guest star on the first two episodes of the talent show. Like American Idol, Grease: You’re the One that I Want will be looking to America to choose the most talented “Sandy” and “Danny” for the Broadway revival of Grease. The show will begin airing on Sunday, January 7th at 8:00 p.m.
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Introducing Desperate Housewives Dolls
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Desperate Housewives, Internet, Ratings,
What could have prompted doll maker Madame Alexander to create a line of Desperate Housewives dolls? The leading ladies—Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, and Nicollette Sheridan—will each have a likeness of themselves in 16-inch plastic. I ask you, who will these dolls be marketed to? Are they simply a novelty item, or does the doll maker actually expect these things to fly off of the shelves? We shall find out soon enough, as the line will be featured in the spring 2007 issue of Fashion Doll Quarterly. As action figures and dolls go, these hardly look like their real-life counterparts, except possibly for Bree Van de Kamp, whose red hair makes her the most recognizable. Even die-hard fans fail to see the marketing opportunity with the dolls. One posting on desperateblog.com said, “I can see crazy fans like myself getting them as keepsakes but I just don’t think the dolls will be all that popular.” You never know though, with 21.3 million viewers each week in their third season, maybe someone will be interested in playing with the ladies of Wisteria Lane. Er, um, playing with the dolls, that is.
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Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune Through 2012
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Games, Syndication, Ratings, Renewals,
Wow, here are two shows that have legs. I mean, I can remember both of these when I was a kid, and that was ages ago! Seriously though, both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune have been around since the mid-70s and this latest announcement proves that the shows’ concepts translate through the years. The renewal will take both game shows through 2012, with CBS Television Distribution giving each a two-year extension of their current deal. At the end of it all, Wheel will have run 29 years on the air, with Jeopardy! trailing closely behind at 28 years. Harry Friedman, the shows’ executive producer through Sony Pictures TV, said “With these unprecedented renewals, we will continue to infuse our classic games with energy and originality through 2012 and beyond.” Who can go wrong with the colossal viewership of both shows—Wheel averages more than 46 million per week; Jeopardy! comes in at 37 million per week.
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Studio 60’s DVR Viewership
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, NBC, DVR, Ratings,
I found this bit of news particularly interesting because I can relate. Seems Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip is getting a large portion of viewership from those who record the show on DVR and watch it later. Count me as one of those viewers. I typically record it because I watch What About Brian during that timeslot. Last season, What About Brian was so great, but this season—eh. Studio 60, on the other hand, has great writing, acting, and storylines going for it. While this show had been a bit shaky in ratings, it seems things are looking up once they count the faithful DVR viewers. Nielsen has deemed Studio 60 the most “time-shifted” series on TV, with more viewers recording and watching later than anything else on the major networks.
For those who watch a show as it airs or a few hours later (known as “live plus same-day”), Studio 60 tracks around 8 million viewers. The “live plus seven” ratings measures those who record and watch within a week. With that category, Studio 60 adds almost 11 percent of its total audience. So, the 8 million bumps up to almost 9 million viewers for the season. Sadly, it takes me weeks to catch up on Studio 60—I wonder how many others out there are like me?
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