Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

“The American Bible Challenge” returns for Season 2 March 21 on GSN

March 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

GSN is bringing back its popular original series The American Bible Challenge for Season 2 starting March 21. The one-hour game show tests contestants on their knowledge of the Bible, and Season 2 finds 18 new teams putting forward that knowledge. Jeff Foxworthy returns as host, with Grammy-winner Kirk Franklin joining him as a musical co-host. The American Bible Challenge Season 2 will also be featuring a Bible Study element online (read more below). The American Bible Challenge tournament starts with 18 three-person teams playing for their favorite charities — three teams in each of the first six episodes of […]

Rip the Runway 2013 airs March 20 on BET

March 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Rip the Runway is an annual fashion show and music show broadcast by BET, featuring music and television celebrities showcasing top emerging designers in street wear, swimwear and high-fashion couture. The event is now in its ninth year, and Rip the Runway 2013 was held Feb. 27 at the historic Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and taped for broadcast, which will air tonight, March 20, at 10pm ET on BET. Kelly Rowland and Boris Kodjoe (pictured) host Rip the Runway 2013, which includes performances by Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Trinidad James, Luke James, Omarion, Sevyn Streeter, Jaden Smith and […]

Erik Estrada is back on the bike in Syfy’s “Chupacabra vs The Alamo”

March 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

With a ridiculous title that sounds like it could have come straight from one of those 1960s Mexican wrestler-superhero-horror movies (like Samson vs. The Vampire Women, or Santo and Blue Demon vs. The Monsters), Syfy’s latest original movie, Chupacabra vs The Alamo, indeed offers a similar cheesy but fun Mexican/Southwestern pop-culture/horror flair, beyond its moniker. Again borrowing from the public domain/urban legend bestiary, Syfy this time uses as its title monster the chupacabra — a legendary beast that has been reported throughout Latin America and the American Southwest, and that has been said to have attacked and sucked the blood […]

Cedric the Entertainer named new host of “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire”

March 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

When the syndicated game show Who Wants To Be a Millionaire returns for its 12th season this fall, it will have a new host — comedian and actor Cedric the Entertainer will be replacing Meredith Vieira, who has served as host for the syndicated program’s first 11 years, it was announced today. “I’m truly looking forward to hosting Millionaire,” said Cedric. “The show is a modern-day game show GIANT, and … I’m excited to entertain all those who watch and play as Season 12 launches. It’s going to be a good time every day.” “We are thrilled to announce […]

ABC partners with amfAR as “General Hospital” reprises the Nurses Ball

March 19, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated March 26, 2013, 8:58am CT Approaching the historic General Hospital 50th anniversary on April 1, and to help mark the daytime drama’s Golden Anniversary, ABC has partnered with amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, for a storyline integration as the show brings back the popular GH Nurses Ball. The Nurses Ball is a fictional charity event complete with musical performances from the characters of General Hospital‘s setting of Port Charles, and is dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness. The inaugural GH Nurses Ball aired in 1994 and became an annual event and fan favorite until 2001. It is returning in 2013 for […]

Weather Channel special details how winter storm names came to be

March 19, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

As Winter Storm Ukko works its way toward dumping more snow on the Great Lakes and Northeast United States, you might be wondering a few things. Or perhaps you already have been wondering, every time a winter storm has gotten large enough that you have become aware of its name. Since when were there winter storm names? We’re up to “U” already? Who’s coming up with these winter storm names like Ukko, Nemo, Orko, Q, etc.? Your questions may be answered in a special airing on The Weather Channel called A Storm Named Winter. The half-hour program looks at the […]

“The Bible” maintains divine ratings after Episode 3

March 19, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Despite some controversy that brewed on Twitter from folks who thought that, as portrayed on the program, Satan looked a little too much like President Obama, History’s The Bible once again was the No. 1 show in all of television after its third episode this past Sunday. The Bible Episode 3, which began its foray into the New Testament and introduced Jesus, had 10.9 million total viewers, with 4.2 million Adults 25-54 and 3.5 million Adults 18-49, according to a release from History. That same release also says that The Bible has now reached over 68 million viewers since its […]

River Monsters Season 5 will include visits to Chernobyl and Loch Ness

March 16, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated April 11, 2013, 11:38am CT “I realize there will come a point at which my searching must come to an end — once I’ve found every river monster and all the world’s underwater mysteries are solved,” says biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade, host of Animal Planet‘s best-performing series in its history, in a release announcing the premiere of River Monsters Season 5. “That time hasn’t come; [River Monsters Season 5] continues to drive my quest to reveal the fascinating mysteries of the deep.” Premiering April 7 and airing Sundays, River Monsters Season 5 certainly brings Jeremy Wade to […]

Honduras vs Mexico 2013 World Cup qualifier March 22 on Telemundo

March 15, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated March 26, 2013, 12:28pm CT San Pedro Sula’s Olympic Stadium in Honduras is the site for the World Cup qualifying match of Honduras vs Mexico on Friday, March 22, live at 4pm ET on Telemundo‘s Rumbo al Mundial. Andrés Cantor will call the play-by-play action, with analysis by Sammy Sadovnik. Cantor and Sadovnik will be joined by Jessi Losada, Karim Mendiburu, Oscar Guzmán and Kaziro Aoyama during the “Junto Al Tri” and “La Antesala” pregame shows. Mendiburu will also be following the conversation online and interacting with fans on social media. According to Telemundo, Rumbo al Mundial can also […]

Special episode of Science Channel’s “Through the Wormhole” looks at Higgs boson “The God Particle”

March 14, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated March 20, 2013, 3:18pm CT On the heels of the newest data released by physicists at the CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Conference held in La Thuile, Italy, regarding the Higgs boson “The God Particle,” Science Channel will be premiering a special episode of Through the Wormhole, hosted by Morgan Freeman, called “Is There a God Particle?” March 20 at 9pm ET/PT, with an encore March 27 at 9pm ET/PT. This recent data update of the Higgs boson again underscores the unpredictable nature of “The God Particle,” finding an inconsistency with the boson’s decomposition into photons. Evidence of […]