Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Election Day 2012 TV coverage

November 5, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Nov. 6, 2012, 1:04pm CT It all comes down to this. After over a year of campaigning, Nov. 6 is Election Day in America, when citizens will finally (hopefully) know who will be the President of the United States for the next four years, as well as the results of various other Senate, House and local races and ballot initiatives. While other third-party presidential candidates are on some ballots, the result in the presidential race will either be the re-election of incumbent Democrat Barack Obama, or the election of his Republican challenger, Gov. Mitt Romney. Naturally, with a huge […]

Disney/ABC Television Group dedicates “Day of Giving” Nov. 5 for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy

November 1, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Nov. 5, 2012, 8:45am CT A few days after the networks of NBCUniversal have their telethon to aid in the relief efforts in the wake of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Sandy, various shows and personalities from the Disney/ABC Television Group (DATG) will be helping out in their own ways. Robert A. Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, today announced a $2 million donation for Hurricane Sandy relief and rebuilding efforts, and DATG also announced that it will designate this Monday, Nov. 5, as a “Day of Giving” across network and syndicated programming, spanning News, […]

“SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden” premieres on NGC Nov. 4

November 1, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

There have been a few documentaries chronicling the May 2011 raid by SEAL Team Six that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, and now we are coming to a point where feature-length dramatic films are being made on the subject. Next month, the film Zero Dark Thirty, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, will be released in theaters. But before that, National Geographic Channel (NGC) will be airing on the small screen SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden, making its world premiere on the network this Sunday, Nov. 4, at 8pm ET/PT. While some Republican supporters believe […]

NBCUniversal networks to air a benefit telethon for Hurricane Sandy relief

November 1, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Nov. 2, 2012, 3:48pm CT In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal — including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA Network — will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon called Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together this Friday, Nov. 2, from 8-9pm ET. Today anchor Matt Lauer will host the event, which will be broadcast from the New York studios of NBC at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. The telethon airs live across the East Coast and will be tape-delayed on the West. Additional networks may join the broadcast […]

CMT reveals new cast (and some rejects) of “Redneck Island” Season 2

October 31, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Steve Austin will be back for Season 2 of CMT’s Redneck Island when the competition series kicks up again starting Nov. 10 at 9pm ET/PT. The 10-episode season is again billed as a “redneck-style competition series,” and this time the contestants discover that their first challenge is something called a “game of human cornhole” (pictured below). Whomever proves to be the “reddest” of them all over the course of the season will win $100,000. Austin will be live-tweeting the season premiere on Nov. 10 at his Twitter feed (@steveaustinBSR) using the hashtag #RedneckIsland starting at 9pm. Season 2 “Approved Applicants” […]

Green Day’s “The Forgotten” video from “Breaking Dawn Part 2” soundtrack debuts on MTV

October 30, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Green Day’s new music video for “The Forgotten,” the first video from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 soundtrack, including footage from the film, will make its premiere tonight, Oct. 30, at 6:55pm ET/PT on MTV and MTV.com. This marks Green Day’s first contribution to a Twilight soundtrack. The soundtrack to Breaking Dawn Part 2 from Summit Entertainment, along with Chop Shop Records and Atlantic Records, will be released on Tuesday, Nov. 13, three days before the film’s premiere on Friday, Nov. 16. The film is the final installment in The Twilight Saga. “When we were asked to be […]

Where to watch live Hurricane Sandy coverage

October 29, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Nov. 1, 2012, 3:38pm CT As Hurricane Superstorm Sandy bears down on the U.S. East Coast, here is where you can keep abreast of latest developments, whether you are in the affected areas or elsewhere. (Hurricane Sandy has now been classified as a Superstorm). RELATED: NBCUNIVERSAL NETWORKS TO AIR TELETHON FOR HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF RELATED: ABC DEDICATES “DAY OF GIVING” TO HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS ABC News — ABC News has its Extreme Weather Team dispatched up and down the storm zone, and tonight (Oct. 29) the network will provide comprehensive coverage across all of its broadcasts and platforms. There […]

“Hello?!?” Can you believe it’s been 10 years since Herm Edwards’ famous rant?

October 25, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Oct. 30, 2002, then-New York Jets head coach Herm Edwards came to a press conference three days after watching his team lose at home to the the Cleveland Browns by blowing a 15-point, second-half lead to fall into last place in the AFC East. What ensued became one of the most memorable coach press conferences of all time. New York Times reporter Judy Battista asked Coach Edwards if he needed to talk to his team about not giving up on the season. His answer was the now-legendary, “You play to win the game! Hello?!?” This line still resonates, is […]

“Sabado Gigante” celebrates 50th anniversary Oct. 27 on Univision

October 25, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running variety show in television history, Univision’s Sábado Gigante began in 1962 on a Chilean TV network, created and hosted by Mario Kreutzberger (better known as “Don Francisco”), and eventually became an international hit. Sabado Gigante will be celebrating its milestone 50th anniversary with a special programming event this Saturday, Oct. 27, on Univision. The four hours of festivities are set to begin at 7pm ET with a red-carpet broadcast covering the arrivals of international stars and Univision personalities attending the anniversary gala. This portion of the show will be hosted […]

Link TV, C-SPAN, Free Speech TV to air third party presidential debate Oct. 23

October 23, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Oct. 23, 2012, 7:48pm CT Last night, the final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Gov. Mitt Romney aired. Over the course of the three debates these two men had, along with the one vice-presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan, some voters were disappointed that the other presidential candidates whose names will appear on a number of ballots on Nov. 6 were not involved in any of the nationally televised debates. These third party candidates and their supporters have expressed frustration with the two-party, Republican and Democratic, domination of political discourse […]