Barb Oates, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Season 3 of Wicked Tuna finds Tyler McLaughlin battling his mentor TJ Ott

February 16, 2014 Barb Oates

National Geographic Channel’s highest-rated series Wicked Tuna returns for its third season tonight (Sunday, Feb 16) at 9pm ET. The competition is fierce in Gloucester as seven captains battle it out for a big payday using their traditional rod and reel to yield Bluefin tuna. Last season’s winner Tyler McLaughlin returns for Season 3 of Wicked Tuna with two new and inexperienced mates for Pin Wheel, as well as, new competition from his mentor Captain TJ Ott. McLaughlin worked for Ott exclusively for four years before parting ways to make a go at it on his own. Although initially they […]

Long Island Medium on the go: Theresa Caputo 2014 live tour schedule

February 14, 2014 Barb Oates

Show dates continue to be added to the Theresa Caputo 2014 live tour schedule. The insanely popular Long Island Medium, whose TLC series of the same name has become one of the network’s most popular series, has been touring between seasons giving fans a chance to connect with their departed via her live show. Caputo’s live show titled “Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience” has sold out already in some markets prompting the addition of second shows. As for what to expect at “Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience,” it’s not all that different from what you see on her TLC series, […]

Winter Olympics preview: 11 Olympic factoids

February 4, 2014 Barb Oates

11 Olympic factoids: Fun facts, figures and more from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Winter Olympic history. 11. The 2014 Games in Sochi will feature 12 new events in eight different disciplines. Some of the more anticipated new events are slopestyle snowboarding and slopestyle skiing, where athletes perform flips and spins while on boards and skis, competing to “wow” judges. 10. Team figure skating is another addition this year — think of it like team gymnastics — where winners are determined by their combined overall scores. According to the International Olympic Committee, the figure skating team event will […]

5 Things To Know About Season 2 of “The Following”

January 27, 2014 Barb Oates

OK, first things first. So when does Season 2 of The Following premiere? A lot of confusion happened last week when FOX did some rejiggering of their schedule and added a “sneak preview,” which was more like the season premiere of The Following, which aired immediately after the NFC Championship game. Our DVRs weren’t prepared when post-game coverage stopped mid-hour and The Following immediately started resulting in many people missing the first 12 minutes. Not to worry. FOX always intended to re-air the episode as part of tonight’s two-hour premiere event. So here’s the lineup: The Following: “Resurrection” begins at […]

“The Haves and the Have Nots” star Jaclyn Betham calls Amanda a little crazy this season

January 21, 2014 Barb Oates

Providing much of the drama in Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots is Jaclyn Betham, who plays Amanda Cryer in OWN’s top-rated drama that airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET. This season of The Haves and the Have Nots finds the once-fragile Amanda in full-out beast mode looking to extract revenge on all who have wronged her. “She’s coming out of her shell in more dark ways than others, for sure, she’s not as introverted,” Betham says of her character. “She does seek her revenge. I think people are going to be really shocked this season […]

Interview with Andrew Mayne of “Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne,” new A&E series

January 13, 2014 Barb Oates

Magician Andrew Mayne helps people get even using magic in his humorous “OMG, how did he do that” series Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne. In our interview with Andrew Mayne, the prankster didn’t reveal his secrets but did give us insights on his 13-episode new series that debuts Monday, Jan. 13 at 10pm. Mayne uses his in-your-face, man-on-the-street magic style to punk unsuspecting wrongdoers with hilarious results. Consider the series a little bit Punk’d mixed with a little bit Penn & Teller. “I’m very sneaky,” Mayne says about his craft. “I go about this in a way that I don’t advertise […]

TCA: FOX says killing off pilot season

January 13, 2014 Barb Oates

At the Television Critics Association’s Winter Press Tour FOX chairman of entertainment Kevin Reilly took the stage and announced that he’s finally doing it — he’s killing off pilot season. The jumbo screen showcased a graphic of a tombstone that read “RIP Pilot Season” and listed the years 1986 to 2013. “R.I.P. Pilot Season,” Reilly said. “I’ve been trying to do this for a long time on FOX. We collectively have been trying to do this on FOX for a long time. Many of you heard from Damon Lindelof last week in his HBO session … and he said something […]

TCA: FOX announces premiere date for 24: Live Another Day

January 13, 2014 Barb Oates

At the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour FOX announced the premiere date for 24: Live Another Day as Monday, May 5 at 8pm ET/PT. The highly anticipate 12-episode series will kick off with a two-hour start, and then take its regular timeslot of Mondays at 9pm ET/PT the following week. The series is set and shot in London and finds star and executive producer Kiefer Sutherland restarting the clock for another go around as Jack Bauer. The series picks up with Jack in exile but willing to risk his life to thwart an unthinkable terrorist attack that could change […]

2014 Golden Globe best lines, winners

January 12, 2014 Barb Oates

The Hollywood Foreign Press honored the best in TV and Movies tonight in their 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler rocked it again, calling this year’s award with some “legit” nominees, Mr. Golden Globe spiff (Poehler) and hilariously calling out a handful of stars. Some of the 2014 Golden Globe best lines were in the opening monologue when Poehler and Fey called out a series of stars including: George Clooney (“Gravity – it’s the story of how George Clooney would rather float away into space and die than spend one more minute with a woman […]

TCA: REVOLT looks to be “CNN of music”

January 12, 2014 Barb Oates

What’s new, what channel is REVOLT on … When Sean Combs launched his music network REVOLT in October of 2013 he set out to create a channel created entirely from the ground up helping new artists reach the masses. At the Television Critics Association 2014 Winter Press Tour, REVOLT president Andy Schuon told critics they are ready to be the “CNN of music” and announced the rollout of a new live news show. REVOLT Live will serve as a multi-platform live news show that will air at 5pmET and 8pmET beginning Jan 27. The series will focus on breaking news, […]