Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

THIS TV remembers Annette Funicello with movie marathon

April 12, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Actress Annette Funicello passed away this week at the age of 70. As a child, she was one of the most famous Mouseketeers on the original Mickey Mouse Club, but as a film actress, she really made her memorable contributions to pop culture by acting in several of the “beach party” movies of the 1960s, along with costar Frankie Avalon. The duo made this genre of film popular at the time, and enduring ever since, and this Sunday, when THIS TV airs a four-movie tribute to Annette Funicello, a few of those titles will naturally be included. The THIS TV […]

General Hospital 50th anniversary week ratings

April 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Today, ABC reported that last week’s (April 1-5) General Hospital 50th anniversary week delivered the most-watched week in one-and-a-half years in the Women 25-54 demo (918,000/1.5 rating — since Sept. 26, 2011), ranked a solid No. 2 for the week in that demo, and posted a 6-week high in Total Viewers (2.79 million — since the week of Feb. 18, 2013) and a 5-week high in Women 18-49 (660,000/1.0 rating — since the week of Feb. 25, 2013). General Hospital registered solid double-digit percent increases year-to-year across target demos, including by 25% in Total Viewers (2.79 million vs. 2.24 million), […]

River Monsters Season 5 premiere does monster ratings for Animal Planet

April 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Animal Planet says that last Sunday’s (April 7) two-hour River Monsters Season 5 premiere was the most-watched season debut in network history, reeling in 1.8 million viewers P2+. RELATED: RIVER MONSTERS SEASON 5 EPISODES That number also made the River Monsters Season 5 premiere the second-most-watched episode of River Monsters ever. The episode, “Face Ripper,” followed host Jeremy Wade as he investigated a horrific death in a Bolivian river where a man’s face was ripped to shreds. The River Monsters Season 5 premiere saw significant delivery increases among several key demos versus last year’s average, according to Animal Planet. This […]

Science Channel airs Fringe Season 3 marathon April 13-14

April 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

The fan-favorite science-fiction series Fringe, which recently ended its run on FOX, returns to Science Channel in repeats this weekend, April 13-14, as the network airs all 22 episodes from Fringe Season 3 (which originally aired on FOX 2010-11) over two days. Science Channel will air the first 11 episodes of Fringe Season 3 on April 13 from 9am-8pm ET/PT, and the final 11 episodes of Fringe Season 3 on April 14 from 9am-8pm ET/PT. Several of the episodes are making their Science Channel network premieres. In Fringe Season 3, the Fringe team escapes from the parallel universe — except […]

Syfy’s “Deep South Paranormal” a creepy gumbo of reality series trends

April 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Befitting its Bayou/Southern setting, Syfy’s new series Deep South Paranormal, premiering April 10, is a gumbo of elements from other reality/Southern/paranormal programs that have proven to be successful. And the final mix is mostly pretty tasty. There is the whole ghost-hunting element, to begin with, which is the premise of a number of shows; the Southern setting, particularly its focus on swampy areas of the Deep South (perhaps a callback to any number of the shows with “Swamp” in its title); its genial, plain-speaking, folksy characters; the night vision and infrared cameras we’ve become familiar with from shows like Ghost […]

Turtleman returns in Call of the Wildman Season 2 starting June 2

April 10, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

“Live Action” returns as Animal Planet’s hit series Call of the Wildman — and its charismatic star, Ernie Brown Jr. (a.k.a. Turtleman) — is back for a second season starting June 2 at 9pm ET/PT, the network announced today. Call of the Wildman Season 2 will feature 20 new episodes. RELATED: OUR INTERVIEW WITH CALL OF THE WILDMAN’S TURTLEMAN With his crew of backwoods buddies known as “Team Turtle,” including banjo-toting Neal James, Turtleman continues to protect homes and businesses from all sorts of critters, including coyotes, llamas, venomous snakes, pigeons, skunks, crocodiles and even bulls. Call of the Wildman Season 2 […]

General Hospital Paley Center panel event to stream live April 12

April 9, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated April 12, 2013, 8:05pm CT ABC’s daytime drama General Hospital celebrated its 50th anniversary last week, and that celebration has continued this week with further episodes taking place at the beloved Nurses Ball, the fictional event that was reprised for the show in honor of its anniversary. In the real world, General Hospital‘s 50th anniversary will also be celebrated and discussed at an event this Friday, April 12, at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Following up on the 30th Annual PaleyFest, the center will be holding a special panel event called, “General Hospital: Celebrating 50 Years […]

Where to watch Starz free preview April 2013

April 9, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Starz free preview and Encore free preview will be taking place this weekend, April 11-15 (dates vary by distributor), the networks have announced. The Starz free preview and Encore free preview will be made available to U.S. households nationwide, including subscribers with AT&T U-verse, Cox Communications, DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS TV, along with many other regional multichannel affiliates. The Starz free preview and Encore free preview weekend is geared to give non-subscribers the chance to sample Starz and Encore original series and movie programming for free from April 11-15, 2013. Dates and availability of channels vary by distributor; see […]

WWE Hall of Fame 2013 induction ceremony date, time, channel

April 8, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

WWE Hall of Fame 2013 induction ceremony airs April 9 at 10pm ET on USA Network. If you’re still buzzing from the excitement of WrestleMania 29, where John Cena defeated The Rock to become the new WWE champion, Alberto Del Rio beat Jack Swagger to defend his World Heavyweight title, Triple H defeated Brock Lesnar in a No Holds Barred match, The Undertaker beat CM Punk, and more — there’s other action that surrounded the WrestleMania 29 event yet to come to your TV. The night before WrestleMania 29, six WWE legends were immortalized during the WWE Hall of Fame […]

BET’s Celebration of Gospel 2013 leads into new series “The Sheards”

April 6, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s an especially spiritual Sunday on BET on April 7 as the network airs the annual Celebration of Gospel 2013, followed by the premiere of the new docu-series The Sheards, which follows the lives of the popular Detroit-based family of gospel singers. Celebration of Gospel 2013 The evening of April 7 kicks off at 8pm ET/PT with Celebration of Gospel 2013, hosted by Steve Harvey and taped March 16, 2013, at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. Musical director Ray Chew and his 24-piece orchestra are on hand as this annual tribute to the rich history of gospel music features […]