Poor Friday Night Lights. Despite its critical acclaim and high quality production, it's been on-the-bubble practically since its debut. Given extended life via a special deal with DirecTV, the show has continued to air despite its low viewership, but it couldn't last … [Read more...]
Why The Event is a big deal
If AMC's The Walking Dead was the most talked-about new TV show of Comic-Con, then NBC's The Event was undoubtedly the runner up. It's been a long time since NBC had a show that was a hit among genre fans, but The Event looks like it just might change things. The mystery-laden … [Read more...]
Linda Hamilton joins cast of Chuck
Linda Hamilton best known for her role as Sarah Connor in Terminator has signed on for a recurring role on the upcoming season 4 of Chuck. Hamilton will play the long-lost mother of Chuck and Ellie. The announcement of her role was made at Comic-Con by show producer Josh … [Read more...]
Can The Office work without Steve Carrell?
It's official: Steve Carrell is leaving The Office. Come May, when the show's seventh season ends, Carrell will make his exit to head for greener pastures (aka, the big screen). But Carrell seems to think that the show's ensemble is strong enough to live on without him, maybe … [Read more...]
Year-end ratings put CBS on top
For the seventh time in the last eight years, CBS has emerged as the overall ratings winner for network television. Nielsen's annual ratings report indicates that CBS was boosted to the top of the heap thanks to the record-breaking broadcast of the Super Bowl showdown between … [Read more...]