Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

2014 Clausura final: Leon vs Pachuca airs on Telemundo

May 15, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Telemundo will air the first leg of the final of Liga MX‘s 2014 Clausura tournament, pitting reigning champ Club Leon against Club Pachucha. Andrés Cantor, Sammy Sadovnik and Carlos Hermosillo have the call for Leon vs Pachuca, which airs live from Leon, Guanajuato, May 15 at 9pm ET. The match will also be streamed at deportestelemundo.com. Leon enters the 2014 Clausura tournament as the eighth seed following defeats of Cruz Azul and Toluca. Pachuca, who entered the postseason as the sixth seed, also eliminated two playoff favorites — Pumas and Santos — on their way to the final. Telemundo recently […]

OWN producing original documentary series featuring Michael Sam

May 14, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

With eight picks left during last week’s NFL draft, Michael Sam was at last selected by the St. Louis Rams, thereby becoming the first openly gay football player drafted into the league. OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the production of a multi-part documentary series following the life of Michael Sam, the former University of Missouri player about to enter America’s biggest pro sports league. The project currently has the working title of The Untitled Michael Sam Project. “We are honored that Michael is trusting us with his private journey in this moment that has not only made history but […]

Billboard Music Awards 2014: Date, time, channel, performers

May 14, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Ludacris will host the Billboard Music Awards 2014, which airs live from Las Vegas May 18 at 8pm ET on ABC. A live-stream of the two-hour pre-show will be available on Yahoo, billboardmusicawards.com and billboard.com starting at 6pm ET. The Billboard Music Awards 2014 are the latest installment of the annual ceremony that showcases the year’s biggest musical stars. According to Billboard, finalists are based on “key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music.” Billboard tracks these […]

ABC 2014-15 primetime schedule

May 13, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Today, the ABC 2014-15 primetime schedule was announced during the network’s annual upfront presentation. “Our schedule reflects a judicious mix of boldness and stability,” said Paul Lee, president of ABC Entertainment Group, in a release. Among the boldness is moving the smash-hit Scandal up one hour, to 9pm ET on Thursdays, to accommodate a new show from Shonda Rhimes — How to Get Away with Murder — at 10pm. Scandal seems like such a surefire show at this point, though, that it’s doubtful fans will not find it and get used to it at its new time. Also on Thursdays, […]

FOX “eventizing” 2014-15 programming slate, says entertainment chairman Kevin Reilly

May 12, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

At a conference call this morning announcing FOX’s 2014-15 programming schedule, Fox Broadcasting Company chairman of entertainment Kevin Reilly (pictured) said that the network is “eventizing” its entertainment slate. This seems to apply to both closed-ended, actual event series such as Gracepoint (based on the British series Broadchurch), coming this fall, along with midseason’s Wayward Pines, from M. Night Shyamalan, as well as regular series that will be brought out with a bang, like the network’s hyped reality series Utopia, and the much-buzzed-about Batman prequel Gotham. RELATED: FOX 2014-15 PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE Reilly restated what he has mentioned earlier about FOX not […]

FBN’s Liz Claman talks about upcoming Warren Buffett interview

May 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Liz Claman, anchor of Countdown to the Closing Bell with Liz Claman (weekdays on FOX Business Network, 3-4pm ET) and co-anchor of FBN’s After the Bell (weekdays 4-5pm ET), has been with the network since October 2007. Along with her business reporting, she has become known for her coverage of the annual Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder meeting, generally held in early May. Berkshire Hathaway is headed by famed CEO Warren Buffett, and Claman has sat down with the “Oracle of Omaha” for one-on-one interviews for nine years now, she tells us. Claman again covered the “Weekend with Warren” this past weekend, […]

Where to watch 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner

May 2, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Joel McHale (Community) will be the entertainer at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, put on by the White House Correspondents’ Association. This year marks the centennial of the organization. The dinner is traditionally attended by the President and First Lady, as well as other senior government officials and members of the press corps. Guests at the event often include celebrities from various fields. President Obama is expected to speak at the 2014 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as well. In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) partnered with History to produce a video, which chronicles […]

41st Annual Daytime Emmy Award nominations

May 2, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Yesterday, the nominations were announced for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be presented June 22, honoring individuals and programs broadcast from 2am-6pm during the 2013 calendar year. CBS leads the way with 61 nominations, followed by syndicated programming with 50, and PBS with 44. CBS’ The Young and the Restless received 26 nominations, more than any other show. Here are selected categories and nominations for the 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. For a complete list of nominees, check out the official release. Outstanding Drama Series Days of Our Lives (NBC) One Life to Live (TOLN.com) The Young […]

Discovery documentary looks at deadly Mount Everest avalanche

May 1, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

What began as efforts to begin production on the live Discovery Channel special Everest Jump Live — which would have seen climber Joby Ogwyn attempt to make the first wing suit flight off the summit of Mount Everest — turned into tragedy on April 18 when an avalanche struck the Khumbu Icefall, the area just above Mount Everest base camp. The disaster killed 13 Sherpas, and left three missing. The NBC News team that was at base camp intending to produce the live event, instead found themselves witnessing the avalanche, which will be chronicled in the 90-minute documentary Everest Avalanche […]

Interview: Josh Hartnett on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful”

April 30, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

An overall sense of mystery has pervaded Showtime’s new psychological horror series Penny Dreadful, premiering Sunday, and that is probably fitting. The eight-episode Victorian-era series is set in 1891 London and focuses on some of the scariest characters in literature, including Dracula, Dorian Gray, and Dr. Frankenstein and his creature. Bringing the gruesomeness and horror to life is an eclectic cast that includes Josh Hartnett, Eva Green and Timothy Dalton. The show is created, written and executive produced by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Hugo, Gladiator), and also executive produced by Sam Mendes (Skyfall). “As the show sort of settles […]