Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

“911 cat” featured on this week’s “My Cat From Hell”

June 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The June 14 episode of Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell will find host/cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy visiting Lux, the infamous “911 cat” with a “history of violence” who earlier this year made headlines by terrorizing his guardians so much that he forced them to call the emergency number. On the 911 call, the terrified family reported that they were shut off in a bedroom, with their infant and dog, as the crazed cat screeched in the background. “He’s trying to attack us,” the man who called the number told the dispatcher. Apparently, the cat would charge at them every […]

Tracy Morgan still in critical condition following car wreck

June 9, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

CNN reported today that Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) remained in critical condition following an early Saturday morning accident in which the limo van in which he was riding was hit by a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike. The crash killed another passenger in the van, comedian James McNair (a.k.a. Jimmy Mack). Injured in the wreck were comedians Ardie Fuqua and Harris Stanton, along with another man, Jeffrey Millea. Morgan himself suffered broken ribs, a broken nose, broken leg and broken femur. Morgan’s publicist Lewis Kay said yesterday that “[Tracy] has been more responsive, which is […]

2014 Tony Awards: Date, time, channel, performers, presenters

June 6, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 2014 Tony Awards — the 68th ceremony honoring the best of Broadway — air June 8 live at 8pm ET on CBS (tape-delayed PT). Hugh Jackman returns as host for the fourth time (he previously hosted the event from 2003-05). Along with nominees and winners, the 2014 Tony Awards will be filled with performances, notably nominee Neil Patrick Harris and the cast of Hedwig and the Angry Inch; nominee Sutton Foster with the cast of Violet; Alan Cumming (pictured) reprising his Tony Award-winning role in a performance from the revival of Cabaret; and nominee Idina Menzel (or, “Adele Dazeem,” […]

Major Crimes Season 2 marathon leads into Season 3 premiere

June 5, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Season 3 of TNT’s drama Major Crimes debuts June 9 at 9pm ET/PT. Leading into that, TNT is airing a 19-hour marathon of the series’ second season. The Major Crimes Season 2 marathon airs on TNT June 8 at 2am ET/PT up until the new season premiere on June 9. (The brunt of the marathon looks like it begins at 6am ET/PT on June 9.) Regarding Season 3 of Major Crimes, a TNT release says that: “Cases the squad will be called upon to investigate in season three of Major Crimes include the disappearance of two kids and their father, […]

2014 CMT Music Awards – date, time, performers, presenters

June 3, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 2014 CMT Music Awards air June 4 live at 8pm ET on CMT, but the network is getting the party started earlier on June 4 — at 7am ET/PT — with a countdown to the big event. The 7am show on June 4 will reveal the six finalists for Video of the Year in a one-hour special. Immediately after the special, fans can vote all day and night throughout the live awards telecast (ET/CT only) at CMT.com, CMT mobile and via text message to determine the big winner. At 11am ET/PT on June 4, CMT will air an encore […]

New episodes of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” preceded by weeklong marathon

May 30, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

New episodes of the inexplicably popular E! series Keeping Up with the Kardashians begin June 8 at 9pm ET/PT, and will include the planning that went into the recent wedding between Kim and Kanye. To gear up fans beforehand, though, E! is airing a weeklong marathon of previous episodes — from the first season up through the most recent episodes — beginning June 2 at 7am ET/PT. The marathon will air June 2-June 6 from 7am-7pm; June 7 from 7am-9am and 11am-12am; and June 8 from 11am-6pm. According to an E! release, the marathon will give viewers a chance to […]

OWN remembers Maya Angelou with a programming tribute

May 30, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network will air a special tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou, the renowned author and poet who passed away Wednesday at the age of 86. The tribute will air June 1 from 5pm-10pm ET/PT on OWN. A statement from Oprah Winfrey about Maya Angelou read: “I’ve been blessed to have Maya Angelou as my mentor, mother/sister, and friend since my 20’s. She was there for me always, guiding me through some of the most important years of my life. The world knows her as a poet but at the heart of her, she was a teacher. ‘When you […]

Kevin Reilly stepping down as FOX Broadcasting entertainment chairman

May 29, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Just a few weeks after presenting the FOX upfronts, FOX Broadcasting company entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly has announced that he will be departing the company by the end of June. Reilly joined FOX in 2007 and was named Chairman of Entertainment in 2012. In a release, Reilly said: “21st Century Fox is a great company that has provided me with choice seats at the head table of pop culture over two very rewarding stints both at FBC and FX, and I am grateful to have benefited from the leadership of Peter Rice, Chase Carey and Rupert Murdoch. Peter and I […]

Discovery’s Monster Weekend highlighted by “Russian Yeti” special

May 29, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

If Animal Planet’s Monster Week wasn’t enough for you, you might want to tune in to Discovery Channel’s Monster Weekend, which begins May 31 at 8pm ET/PT, and culminates the next evening with the two-hour special Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives (pictured). Monster Weekend features four premiere programs, two airing on both May 31 and June 1. Kicking things off, May 31 at 8pm, is Alaskan Monster Hunt: Hillstranded. Here, Deadliest Catch captains Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand return to their hometown of Homer, Alaska, for a different kind of hunt — to investigate sightings of a strange sea animal, known […]

Kathleen Robertson and Taye Diggs talk new series “Murder in the First”

May 29, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

TNT has a busy summer ahead — the network will be rolling out 10 original series over the next few months, a mix of returning and new dramas. The first new series, Murder in the First, debuts following the Season 3 premiere of the hit Major Crimes on June 9. Like the show that leads into it, Murder in the First is a police drama; however, it stands apart in that it follows a single murder investigation over the course of an entire season. “The series is not a procedural,” star Kathleen Robertson, who plays San Francisco homicide detective Hildy […]