Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Tyler Blackburn returning to “Pretty Little Liars” as series regular

March 13, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Following the cancellation of the Pretty Little Liars spinoff series Ravenswood, Tyler Blackburn — who had left PLL to headline Ravenswood as the character Caleb Rivers — will return to the original show, playing Caleb. ABC Family announced yesterday that Caleb Rivers (Tyler Blackburn) will return to town and back into the lives of his ex, Hanna, and her fellow Liars. He will return early in the upcoming Season 5 of Pretty Little Liars (premiering June 10) as a full-fledged series regular. Along with a press release, the announcement of Tyler Blackburn’s return to PLL was made in a video […]

Comedy Central extends “Key & Peele,” developing “Vandaveon and Mike” animated series

March 12, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Good news for Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, as well as for fans of their hit show Key & Peele — Comedy Central has extended the previously announced fourth season order of the series to 22 episodes. This will bring Season 4 to a total of 20 original episodes, plus two “best of” episodes. Along with this news, Comedy Central announced that it has given a development deal to Key and Peele to expand their Critiquer’s Corner “Vandaveon and Mike” characters into an animated series. The animated project in development is based on the Vandaveon and Mike characters set as […]

FOX ending “Raising Hope” in April after four seasons

March 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

FOX announced today that the comedy Raising Hope will air its series finale with a special one-hour “farewell event” April 4 at 9pm ET. The series will end after four seasons, having debuted in the fall of 2010. “On behalf of myself, [creator] Greg Garcia and Raising Hope’s amazing cast and crew, I would like to thank our audience for tuning in and supporting us over the last four seasons,” said executive producer Mike Mariano, in a release. “We planned our Season Four finale with this possibility in mind, and hope our loyal fans enjoy the way we’ve chosen to […]

Interview: Gillian Anderson of NBC’s “Crisis”

March 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

You’ll be seeing a good amount of actress Gillian Anderson on NBC this spring. Not only is she returning to her recurring role on the acclaimed thriller Hannibal, which started Season 2 on Feb. 28 and airs Fridays, but she is also a regular in the new series Crisis. Crisis examines the extremes to which elite and influential Washington, D.C., parents go when their children are kidnapped during a class outing. Anderson plays one of those elite parents, Meg Fitch. During a recent interview, Anderson told me that Fitch “is a very, very powerful woman — usually the most powerful […]

NBC adds “Dateline” Saturday Night Mysteries to weekend lineup

March 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Friday and Sunday night Dateline episodes not enough for you? You’re in luck! Starting March 8, NBC‘s Dateline is adding two-hour “Saturday Night Mysteries,” perhaps hoping to rival CBS’ 48 Hours mystery programming on Saturdays. As he is on the other Dateline installments, Lester Holt will be the primary anchor of “Saturday Night Mysteries,” which will air at 8pm ET. The first installment on March 8 is called “Miles From Nowhere.” In the California mountains, a young father called 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. With one man dead and two […]

E! is working on its first original scripted series, “The Royals”

March 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

E! is known for covering (and contributing to) real-life celebrity obsessions, so it’s probably no surprise that its first original scripted series will also focus on lifestyles of the rich and powerful. The entertainment network announced recently that it has greenlit The Royals, a one-hour drama about a fictional British royal family in modern-day London. The series is set to premiere in 2015, and will star Elizabeth Hurley (who plays Queen Helena), William Moseley (son Liam), Alexandra Park (daughter Eleanor) and Vincent Regan (King Simon). Executive-produced, written and directed by Mark Schwann (One Tree Hill) and executive-produced by Brian Robbins […]

Destination America announces Mountain Monsters Season 2 premiere date

March 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The first season of Destination America’s Mountain Monsters was the network’s best series ever among key demos in delivery, and also earned DA’s best original series debut among P2+ and HH in delivery. We saw that interest here on our website, as well, with plenty of comments on our initial posts about the series, and with Mountain Monsters winning Best Paranormal/Monster Series or Special in our annual Viewers Voice Awards by a large margin, and Mountain Monsters star Huckleberry winning in the Best Beard Category. Naturally, with success like that, Destination America will be bringing the series back, and Mountain […]

Interview: Johnny Sequoyah and Jake McLaughlin of NBC’s “Believe”

March 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

With a pedigree including executive producers J.J. Abrams (Revolution, Lost) and Alfonso Cuarón (Oscar-winning director of Gravity), you might expect something mysterious and technically thrilling from NBC‘s new series Believe, and you’d be right. Believe reminds me a little of Stephen King’s Firestarter, and follows young Bo (Johnny Sequoyah), a girl with gifts such as levitation, telekinesis and the ability to control nature, among other things. When sinister forces (led by a mysterious character played by Kyle MacLachlan) seek to control her and her abilities, Bo’s protectors (played by Delroy Lindo and Jamie Chung) turn to an unlikely source to […]

NGC re-airing Vladimir Putin documentary

March 6, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In light of current events in Russia, National Geographic Channel (NGC) has decided to re-air a two-hour documentary special called Russia and The West: Putin Takes Control on March 12. The program originally aired in 2012, just prior to Vladimir Putin reclaiming control of the Russian presidency for his second tenure. NGC says that Russia and the West is, “a look back at the story of Vladimir Putin. Putin’s top colleagues – and the Western statesmen who eventually clashed with him – tell the inside story. Putin began his career as a KGB spy, but when he became President of […]

The women of “Suits” talk about the return of the hit USA drama

March 6, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

USA Network’s hit drama Suits airs the back six episodes of Season 3 starting March 6, and things are heating up. Rachel (Meghan Markle) and Mike (Patrick J. Adams) are moving in together, but the bliss may be short-lived as the dogged Louis (Rick Hoffman) comes ever closer to finding out, and revealing, Mike’s secret. Meanwhile, Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Jessica (Gina Torres) find their friendship further evolving as they address the firm’s future. The drama of Suits is interesting because, while it is set at a corporate law firm, a world some would associate with primarily male egos, those […]