Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Day of World Cup test matches on Univision networks includes Mexico vs Nigeria

March 5, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Univision Deportes features a soccer-fest on Wednesday, March 5, as it airs live coverage of four pre-tournament test matches ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, this summer in Brazil. U.S. vs Ukraine, Germany vs Chile, France vs Netherlands and Mexico vs Nigeria will be featured. UNIVISION DEPORTES LIVE COVERAGE OF WORLD CUP TEST MATCHES — WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 (ALL TIMES ET) U.S. vs UKRAINE – LIVE from Antonis Papadopoulos in Larnaca, Cyprus March 5 at 2pm on UniMás Network GERMANY vs CHILE – LIVE from Olympic Stadium in Berlin March 5 at 2:30pm on Galavisión Network FRANCE vs NETHERLANDS […]

NGC to air Carl Sagan’s original “Cosmos” series

March 5, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In advance of the premiere of the new series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (which will debut March 9 at 9pm ET/PT, in a global simulcast on FOX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, FX, FXX, FXM, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Life), NGC says it will rebroadcast all 13 episodes of the original series that inspired it: Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. NGC’s airing of the original Cosmos will take place in a two-day event, March 8 from 12-6pm ET, and March 9 from 12-7pm ET. The classic series first premiered in September […]

Rachel Maddow to host “Why We Did It,” new MSNBC special about Iraq War

February 28, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Last year, MSNBC aired a successful documentary special about the Iraq War called Hubris: Selling the Iraq War, hosted by Rachel Maddow and based on the book by Michael Isikoff and David Corn. That program documented the false public case for the war. Now, MSNBC will be airing a new, related program called Why We Did It, which the network says will “show a whole new, never-before-told story of what was happening behind that public case.” Newly obtained documents from the U.S. and abroad, as well as interviews with key players involved in the planning process and invasion, will feature […]

Talking with the cast of USA’s hilarious new “Sirens”

February 27, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

USA Network has dominated the cable ratings landscape over the past several years — recently finishing as the No. 1 cable network in total viewers for an eighth consecutive year. This was primarily accomplished through the strength of its very popular drama series, including White Collar, Covert Affairs, Suits and the recently ended Burn Notice. But USA Network’s new foray into half-hour, original scripted comedy series looks like it will continue to wow viewers. The first of USA’s comedy projects out of the block is Sirens, a hilarious new series created and executive-produced by Denis Leary and Bob Fisher. Like […]

First Lady Michelle Obama to cameo on “Parks and Recreation” season finale

February 27, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Following in the footsteps of other notable political figures like Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. John McCain, Sen. Barbara Boxer and former Sen. Olympia Snowe, First Lady Michelle Obama will be making a cameo appearance on NBC’s hit comedy Parks and Recreation. Michelle Obama’s special appearance will be on the show’s season finale April 24 from 8-9pm ET. Mrs. Obama’s scene in the episode, titled “Moving Up,” was filmed in late February in Miami, where she celebrated investments in healthier out-of-school programs as part of Let’s Move initiative dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity. (You may have seen […]

Telemundo announces La Voz Kids Season 2 premiere date

February 27, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

La Voz Kids Season 2 will premiere Sunday, March 16, at 8pm ET on Telemundo, the network announced today. Daisy Fuentes and Jorge Bernal will return as hosts, with Roberto Tapia and Prince Royce back as music coaches. Tapia and Royce are joined by new coach Natalia Jiménez (the three coaches are pictured below). This season, the show will be produced out of Universal Studios Florida. Mexican TV personality Paola Pedroza will serve as the show’s digital reporter on telemundo.com. Season 1 of La Voz Kids was a big hit for Telemundo, reaching over 14.5 million total viewers. In Season […]

E! announces Oscars 2014 red carpet and post-show coverage

February 26, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

E! has announced that Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic will host the network’s pre-Oscars red-carpet coverage this Sunday, March 2, beginning at 5:30pm ET (a countdown to the red carpet begins at 1:30pm ET). The network also detailed its post-show coverage. RELATED: OSCARS 2014 DATE, TIME, TV CHANNEL Called Live from the Red Carpet: The 2014 Academy Awards, the E! pre-show coverage will also be featured online. In total, E!’s Oscars 2014 coverage will comprise over 9 hours among the network’s various platforms. Seacrest and Rancic will helm the TV side, with E!’s on-camera coverage including reporting from E! headquarters […]

River Monsters Season 6 finds Jeremy Wade back in the Amazon

February 26, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Animal Planet announced that River Monsters — the network’s best-performing series for five years — will return with a new season. River Monsters Season 6 begins April 6 at 9pm ET/PT. Whereas past seasons of River Monsters found host Jeremy Wade criss-crossing the globe in search of monstrous fish, in Season 6 the biologist/extreme angler will spend the entire season in South America — specifically, exploring the Amazon. “I’ve been fishing the world for decades, but it’s the Amazon that keeps calling me back,” Wade said, in a release. “Now, I’m returning to solve the mission of a lifetime to […]

Ahead of Oscars, Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Kimmel will guest on each other’s shows

February 25, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Ellen DeGeneres will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Kimmel will appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as a lead-up to Oscar Sunday (March 2). DeGeneres will be hosting the Oscar ceremony for her second time, while Kimmel hosts his ninth annual Jimmy Kimmel Live: After the Oscars special following the awards March 2 after late local news in ET/CT, and at 10pm PT on ABC. Each will be speaking about his and her respective Oscar-related gig when they visit each other’s shows on Wednesday. This year, Kimmel’s post-Oscars special will be headlined by Kevin Spacey […]

Oscars 2014 performers and presenters

February 25, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The 86th Academy Awards hosted by Ellen DeGeneres airs Sunday, March 2, live at 8pm ET on ABC. Here is a list of the announced performers and presenters at Oscars 2014. ALSO SEE: Oscar nominations 2014 Oscars 2014 date, time, TV channel, preview and more! Countdown to the Oscars: Oscar Trivia! OSCARS 2014 PRESENTERS Amy Adams Kristen Bell Jessica Biel Jim Carrey Glenn Close Bradley Cooper Penélope Cruz Benedict Cumberbatch Viola Davis Daniel Day-Lewis Robert De Niro Zac Efron Sally Field Harrison Ford Jamie Foxx Andrew Garfield Jennifer Garner Whoopi Goldberg Joseph Gordon-Levitt Anne Hathaway Goldie Hawn Chris Hemsworth Kate […]