Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Super Bowl a ratings touchdown for CBS; MVP Joe Flacco to guest on Letterman

February 4, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 5, 2013, 2:02pm CT Considering a 33-minute delay due to a power outage, and a lopsided 28-6 score early in the second half, there was a time last night when things might have looked a little dicey for the folks at CBS during its coverage of Super Bowl XLVII in terms of viewers continuing to tune in. But with the lights back on, and the San Francisco 49ers storming back to make the game one of the all-time thrillers — with the Baltimore Ravens eking out a 34-31 victory at the last moment — the ratings have proven […]

Season 4 of MTV’s “Teen Mom 2” to pick up right away on Feb. 18

February 4, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Although Season 3 of MTV’s Teen Mom 2 is coming to a close tonight, Feb. 4, at 10pm ET/PT, viewers won’t have to wait very long to see more new episodes. The network announced today that Season 4 of Teen Mom 2 will continue in the show’s Monday evening time slot starting Feb. 18 at 10pm ET/PT, one week following a two-hour reunion special with Dr. Drew Pinsky on Feb. 11 (the Teen Mom 2 reunion special begins at 9pm ET/PT). According to MTV, Season 4 of Teen Mom 2 will pick up right away where Season 3 left off, […]

“Mea Maxima Culpa” documentary a shattering look at church’s silence over priest sex abuse

February 4, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Sexual abuse of a child is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. When that act is committed in the supposedly “safe” environment of a school or a church, and by an authority to whom the safety of the child has been entrusted, it becomes an even greater betrayal of the trust that should exist between adults and children. Further, when acts are committed upon children who are not only vulnerable to exploitation because of their age but also because they have a physical impairment, then those acts become truly enraging and saddening. Such acts are the subject of Oscar […]

First ten “Buckwild” episodes air in MTV’s five-hour “BuckBowl” on Super Sunday

February 2, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Of course, most people know that Feb. 3 is the date of Super Bowl XLVII. But that is also a day when other networks counter-program against the big game, hoping to draw in people who are perhaps uninterested in football, or maybe want to flip away if the game is a blowout. Networks certainly don’t waste this time on trotting out new programming, knowing the historically huge ratings the Super Bowl generally brings in — that would be viewership suicide for such a show (a rare exception might be Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, now entering its ninth year, but even that […]

Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl has grown into a big dog in pop culture

February 1, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Just as the Super Bowl started out as a fairly small event and has now exploded into a global marketing phenomenon — and almost an unofficial holiday in America — so, too, has Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl grown into a commercial powerhouse of Great Dane size. The first airing of the Puppy Bowl in 2005 was intended as counter-programming to the Super Bowl, and was a pretty quiet, relatively low-key affair — almost ambient programming, just puppies at play, accompanied by some calming music. But, just as you can often tell how large a puppy will get by the size […]

ESPN Deportes airs 2013 Caribbean World Series

January 31, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Update Feb. 8, 2013, 9:30am CT The 2013 Serie Del Caribe (The Caribbean Series, also known as the Caribbean World Series), the annual professional baseball tournament for the winter season’s winning teams from the Confederación de Béisbol Profesional del Caribe (Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation), begins this Friday, Feb. 1, and will air on ESPN Deportes for the seventh year. The tournament runs through Feb. 7. The Caribbean World Series is similar to America’s World Series, and is a longstanding tradition among baseball fans in Latin America and the Caribbean. Each year, the series is hosted by one of the league’s […]

Hugh Jackman will sing and dance on second “Inside the Actors Studio” appearance

January 31, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

In his Feb. 13 appearance with host James Lipton on Bravo’s Inside the Actors Studio, 2013 Best Actor Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables) will do more than just share a few anecdotes and acting tips — he’ll also be singing and dancing. Taking the IAS stage for the second time in nine years, the Aussie actor catches Lipton up on the last decade of his career, including talking about his role as Wolverine in the X-Men movies (see video below), and touching on his many accolades over the years, including his Golden Globe award for Les Misérables, his special […]

Pouch the Dog becomes “Chicago Fire” series regular starting tonight

January 30, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It didn’t work too well when The Itchy & Scratchy Show tried to add “Poochie” into the mix, but NBC’s firehouse drama Chicago Fire is going to try adding a dog to its regular cast of characters when a mutt named “Pouch” gets adopted by the crew of Firehouse 51 starting in tonight’s (Jan. 30) episode. To be fair, a dog in a firehouse makes more sense storywise then just the “edge” Poochie was intended to bring to Itchy & Scratchy (though the cuteness and “aw” factor of Pouch can’t be denied, and must have at least been partly a […]

BBC America’s “An Adventure in Space and Time” to explore how Doctor Who series was created

January 30, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

As part of BBC America’s celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the legendary British sci-fi series Doctor Who this year, the network has announced that it will co-produce and premiere a drama called An Adventure in Space and Time, to debut later in 2013. It will tell the story of the genesis of Doctor Who — which first aired Nov. 23, 1963 — and the many personalities involved with its creation and production. Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who) is writing the drama, and co-executive producing along with Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock) and Caroline Skinner (Doctor Who). David Bradley […]

Ben & Jerry’s to reveal new flavor for 30 Rock series finale

January 29, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Feb. 1, 2013, 1:45pm CT Ben & Jerry’s is famed for coming up with creative, sometimes quirky, themed flavors for its popular ice cream, and this week will see the unveiling of another new one. The Vermont-based company has announced that it will reveal a flavor aimed at celebrating the 30 Rock series finale when the hit NBC sitcom ends after seven seasons this Thursday, Jan. 31, at 8pm ET. The flavor will be ceremoniously unveiled by co-founder Jerry Greenfield at a New York City finale party, just steps away from the series’ namesake building at Rockefeller Center. Invitees […]