Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Where to watch the 2012 Republican National Convention

August 24, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Aug. 29, 2012, 12:23pm CT Several news outlets will be broadcasting the 2012 Republican National Convention, which runs Aug. 27-30, at which Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (both pictured above, at an earlier date) are expected to receive the official nomination of their party for President and Vice President of the United States. (Since this event is being held in Tampa, you also might want to keep an eye on The Weather Channel, to see how Tropical Storm Isaac, which is currently heading toward the Gulf of Mexico, may impact the convention.) Among the notable headliners expected to speak […]

Weather Channel’s Isaac coverage to include first-time live reporting from Cuba

August 24, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

As Tropical Storm Isaac progresses through the Atlantic Ocean and to the Gulf of Mexico (where it may possibly affect the Republican National Convention), The Weather Channel plans to cover the storm with on-camera meteorologists out in the field, including one reporting live from Cuba for the first time ever. Mike Seidel will be live from Varadero, Cuba, on Friday, Aug. 24, beginning at 4pm ET, helping give viewers an eyewitness account of the storm’s effects. Also reporting on TV will be Stephanie Abrams, who hosted an extended version of Wake Up With Al live from the Florida Keys this […]

“Pretty Little Liars” web series – “Pretty Dirty Secrets” – launching Aug. 28

August 21, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Fans of the ABC Family hit Pretty Little Liars won’t have to wait until October for their next fix of Rosewood, because ABCFamily.com is launching a weekly web series, Pretty Dirty Secrets, starting Tuesday, Aug. 28, during the summer finale of Pretty Little Liars. There will be eight different episodes airing every Tuesday on ABCFamily.com beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT. The web series focuses on the time between the Aug. 28 summer finale and the special Halloween episode of Pretty Little Liars airing on ABC Family in October, when the town of Rosewood is getting ready for Halloween. The local […]

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will take on Leno and Letterman directly starting in January

August 21, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

In what it is calling a “strategic shift in late-night strategy,” ABC announced today that starting Tuesday, Jan. 8, Jimmy Kimmel Live will be moving to the 11:35pm time slot, where it will go head-to-head with The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and Late Show With David Letterman. Kimmel’s program is the only late-night broadcast talk show to increase in Total Viewers this past season, growing 3 percent over the prior season to generate its most-watched season in five years. Additionally, ABC’s late-night news program Nightline will at the same time be moving to the 12:35am time slot. Nightline will […]

Kelly Ripa’s new “LIVE!” co-host will officially debut on Sept. 4

August 20, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Updated Sept. 4, 2012 8:43am CT After months of anticipation and speculation, fans of LIVE! With Kelly will finally get the answer to who will replace Regis Philbin as Kelly Ripa’s partner on the syndicated daytime talker on Sept. 4. According to a release today, when Ripa walks into the LIVE! studio that morning, she’ll be joined by her new partner, and LIVE! With Kelly will become LIVE With Kelly and … [????] On Nov. 21, 2011, LIVE! With Kelly debuted, following the departure of Philbin, and in the following months, 59 different men and women sat next to Ripa […]

“Hardcore Pawn” to get a Chicago-set spinoff series

August 16, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

truTV announced yesterday that it would be expanding its hit Hardcore Pawn franchise with an all-new series set in Chicago, as the network has greenlit Hardcore Pawn: Chicago. The nine-episode, half-hour series is set to premiere later this year. Hardcore Pawn: Chicago will go behind the scenes at what the truTV release calls “the baddest pawn shop in Chicago.” One of the city’s largest and oldest establishments in the pawn and gold-buying business, Royal Pawn Shop is owned by Randy and Wayne Cohen, two brothers who don’t always see eye to eye, except when it comes to finding the best […]

NAACP expresses concern over lack of full diversity in presidential debate moderators

August 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

The dates, venues and moderators have now been set for the three October presidential debates between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney, and the one October vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan. Moderators will include Jim Lehrer, host of PBS’ NewsHour (first presidential debate, Oct. 3); ABC News chief foreign correspondent Martha Raddatz (vice presidential debate, Oct. 11); CNN chief political correspondent Candy Crowley (second presidential debate, Oct. 16); and Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’ Face the Nation (third and final presidential debate, Oct. 22). Crowley becomes the first woman to be the […]

Julia Child the latest PBS icon to get the “Remixed” treatment (VIDEO)

August 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

Firs it was Mister Rogers. Then Bob Ross. Now, it’s legendary chef Julia Child’s turn to be auto-tuned by PBS Digital Studios, in the joyous video below. It’s probably no surprise, considering that PBS is in the midst of celebrating Child’s centenary (she was born Aug. 15, 1912, and passed away Aug. 13, 2004). Check it out, and remember to bring on the roasted potatoes and keep on cooking. Bon appetit!

History re-airing “Hatfields and McCoys” this week

August 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

History will be re-airing its acclaimed, Emmy-nominated miniseries Hatfields & McCoys this week, perhaps as a buildup to some hype for the primetime Emmy awards next month. And there certainly is plenty of Emmy buzz surrounding this six-hour series. When the nominations were announced in July, Hatfields & McCoys came away with 16 — the most in the network’s history. Notable nominations include Outstanding Miniseries or a Movie; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton); Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Tom Berenger); Outstanding Supporting Actress in A Miniseries or a […]

Fellas, come on down! “The Price Is Right” is looking for its first male model

August 14, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

The longest-running game show in TV history will be making some more history as it begins its first-ever search for a male model (as if having Drew Carey as host doesn’t sexify things enough already for the ladies). The Price Is Right will air this search as a five-episode web series competition on PriceIsRight.com and Youtube.com/PriceIsRight in late September. The winner, who will be chosen by viewers, will win a one-week modeling gig on the show, which airs weekdays at 11am ET/10am PT on CBS. The model search begins with an open casting call in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. […]