Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

USA Network’s “Psych” Slumber Party looks to psych fans up for Season 7

February 14, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Season 7 of USA Network’s quirky comedy-mystery series Psych premieres Feb. 27 at 10pm ET. To get fans “psyched” up for the return, USA Network and some of the Psych cast will be hosting a social media Slumber Party event this Friday, Feb. 15, starting at midnight ET (late-night Friday) and ending at 6am ET Saturday, Feb. 16. Psych Season 7 will explore Gus’ (Dulé Hill) personal life, feature the wedding of one of the main characters and deliver new ‘PSYCH-isms’ crafted for the series’ legions of devoted fans, affectionately known as PSYCH-Os. Parminder Nagra will recur as Gus’ girlfriend, […]

“Reventon” returns with dual premiere on Telemundo and mun2

February 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Reventon on mun2 is returning with a new season this weekend, Feb. 16-17, when it will be offered in a dual network premiere, shared between mun2 and Telemundo. The popular Regional Mexican music and lifestyle series will air Sundays at noon ET on mun2, and Saturdays at 1pm ET on Telemundo. Starting this Saturday, Feb. 16, at 1pm ET, Telemundo will premiere the first 2013 Reventon episode featuring exclusive interviews with regional Mexican music star Intocable. mun2 will then air the one-hour episode the following day, Sunday, Feb. 17, at noon ET. As part of the revamped 2013 Reventon, resident […]

Steven Spielberg to introduce special airing of Schindler’s List on USA Network Feb. 23

February 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 23, 2013, 10:43am CT As part of its quarterly film series that continues its Characters Unite public service campaign geared toward promoting greater tolerance and acceptance, USA Network will be airing a special presentation of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1993 film Schindler’s List, featuring a personal introduction by the director, who won his first directing Oscar for the film, Saturday, Feb. 23, at 8pm ET. Coinciding with the film’s 20th anniversary, the USA Network airing of Schindler’s List will be commercial-free. “Without question, Schindler’s List is one of the most powerful films I’ve ever seen,” said Bonnie Hammer, NBCUniversal […]

Swamp People Season 4 begins this Valentine’s Day on History

February 12, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

History has plenty to love about its hit series Swamp People, so it may only be fitting that the network is starting Swamp People Season 4 on Valentine’s Day — this Thursday, Feb. 14, at 9pm ET. Swamp People was, indeed, a real sweetheart to History last year in Season 3, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 2.3 million adult 25-54 impressions (up +7% and +10%, respectively, from Season 2). This set a new record for Swamp People. Among adults 25-54 it also ranked as the No. 6 series in all of ad-supported cable for 2012, and was No. 5 […]

“I Love Jenni” Season 3 will premiere April 14 on mun2

February 12, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated April 9, 2013, 1:31pm CT Despite the tragic loss last December of its star and executive producer, Latin music superstar Jenni Rivera, mun2’s reality series I Love Jenni will go on, the network has announced. Season 3 (the final season) of I Love Jenni will premiere April 14 at 9pm ET on mun2 (in the U.S.) and air Sundays. mun2.tv will stream Episode 1 the day after it airs. (In Mexico and Latin America, the first episode of the final season of I Love Jenni will air on Telemundo’s Internacional cable channel on April 14.) RELATED: APRIL 7 “WE […]

The CW announces early pickups for Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural

February 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Not surprisingly, The CW today announced early renewals for next season of three of its hottest series — Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural. All three will be returning in Fall 2013. “We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on,” said CW president Mark Pedowitz, “and now with our new hit Arrow and fan favorite Supernatural on Wednesday night, and the continued success of The Vampire Diaries on Thursday, we’ve been able to do that.” Pedowitz also expained that The CW has not only been happy with how all three shows […]

Grammys 2013 ratings: Awards telecast draws second-largest audience since 1993

February 11, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

In their reporting of the fast nationals from its coverage of last night’s Grammys 2013 ceremony (using Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings), CBS says that the 55th Annual Grammy Awards scored 28.37 million viewers — the second-largest audience for the awards broadcast since 1993. It was also the second-best delivery in both adults 25-54 and adults 18-49 since 2004 (all behind the 2012 broadcast, which had the extraordinary circumstance of taking place a day following Whitney Houston’s passing). During its live airing from 8-11:30pm ET, the Grammys posted a 15.9/25 with 28.37 million viewers, 11.2 in adults 25-54, […]

2013 State of the Union: Date, time, channels for President Obama address

February 9, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 12, 2013, 12:03pm CT President Barack Obama will be delivering the 2013 State of the Union address — the fourth of his time in office, and the first of his second term as president — to a Joint Session of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Following the president’s address, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will deliver the Republican response. The Obama address to Congress and the nation is expected to begin around 9pm ET, and, naturally, there will be plenty of television coverage. Here are some places you can watch the Obama speech and the Republican response. […]

Westminster Dog Show coverage returns to CNBC and USA Network in 2013

February 8, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 13, 2013, 9:10am CT CNBC and USA Network will once again have live coverage of the famed Westminster Dog Show, now in its 137th year in 2013. In the past, the two networks have split coverage on opening night of the show, with CNBC picking up the last two hours so USA could flip over to WWE Raw. This year, the networks are perhaps trying to head off any confusion and loss of viewers that switchover may have caused by simply giving CNBC coverage of the entire Opening Night on Feb. 11, and having USA Network take over […]

Latinoamérica Televisión brings Carnaval de Oruro and Carnaval de Santa Cruz live to U.S. viewers

February 8, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Latinoamérica Televisión has announced that this Saturday, Feb. 9, it will be broadcasting the Carnaval de Bolivia live from Bolivia to viewers in the United States. Starting at 1pm ET, the network will air Carnaval de Oruro, a religious carnival and cultural event that has been the foundation of a unique celebration for over 2,000 years. Then, at 7pm ET, the network will air Carnaval de Santa Cruz, a popular celebration that attracts thousands of people to witness both the musical performances and water battles between rival groups that is at the core of Carnaval de Santa Cruz, which is […]