Articles by Barb Oates

TCA Thursday, Aug. 1: Simon Cowell baby news Simon Cowell did a good job dodging questions at the Television Critics Association Summer Press tour today in regards to him expecting a child with 36-year-old, New York socialite Lauren Silverman, who is also the wife of his close friend Andrew Silverman. When a critic congratulated Simon about his new addition he played dumb asking, “You mean the girls?”  Referencing the new The X Factor judges Paulina Rubio and Kelly Rowland. But he wasn’t about to get off that easy, as the critic elaborated: “The addition to your family, and was that […]

It’s official – Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24: Live Another Day! FOX announced that 24 fan-favorite Mary Lynn Rajskub will reprise her role as Chloe O’Brian, CTU’s system analyst and Jack Bauer’s (Kiefer Sutherland) faithful sidekick, for their event series 24: Live Another Day, set to premiere in May 2014 on FOX. In the press release, Rajskub said: “I am thrilled to be working with Howard and the writers again – and, of course, Kiefer! There’s a lot more room to grow in my character…I’m going to start sharpening my computer skills now!” 24: Live Another Day restarts the Emmy-winning […]

Finally you can watch Showtime anytime and everywhere live! That means when you are on vacation, at a friend’s house or even in your backyard and you really want to watch Ray Donovan or Dexter the same day and time that it airs — you can … well, at least some of you can. Showtime Networks announced the addition of live East and West Coast feeds of Showtime to their SHOWTIME ANYTIME, the network’s TV Everywhere service.  This makes Showtime the first time premium network to offer live TV viewing on an authentication service. Subscribers of Showtime can now watch […]

Amish Mafia Season 2 slated to begin Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 9pm ET/PT The Discovery Channel docuseries that puts the spotlight on the “risky underbelly” of the so-called Amish Mafia returns next month. The series was one of Discovery’s highest rated freshman series ever, and certainly a topic that generated plenty of crazed comments on the personalities involved. In Season 2 Lebanon Levi and his team of enforcers are back to preserve the peace in their Lancaster, PA, community, however, not without some serious drama and bullying. Press materials detail that the new season will find Levi continuing to maintain […]