Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” announces first week of guests

February 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Jimmy Fallon ended his stint as host of Late Night last Friday (joined by The Muppets in a fun sendoff), and will start as host of The Tonight Show beginning Feb. 17, bringing the program back to New York City. It had already been announced that Fallon’s guests on the first show would be Will Smith and U2, but today NBC fleshed out the full guest list for the first week of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Monday, Feb. 17: Guest Will Smith and musical guest U2. Tuesday, Feb. 18: Guests Jerry Seinfeld, Kristen Wiig and musical guest Lady […]

Interview: Westminster Kennel Club’s David Frei on the 2014 dog show

February 10, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The Westminster Kennel Club’s 2014 Dog Show is being held this week, with TV coverage again being provided by CNBC (Opening Night, Feb. 10, live at 8pm ET) and USA Network (Closing Night, Feb. 11, live at 8pm ET). I was surprised to learn from Westminster Kennel Club Director of Communications, and longtime WKC Dog Show TV co-host, David Frei (pictured) during our phone interview last week that he did not get his first dog until he was in college. Given how passionately Frei has covered Westminster’s famed dog shows over the past 25 years (he’s been doing it since […]

Feline Internet star Lil BUB gets TV special on Animal Planet

February 8, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Lil BUB, the 2-year-old cat who has become an Internet and social media phenomenon over the past few years, is now set to cutely conquer the TV airwaves with her new Animal Planet program, Lil BUB’s Special Special. In the half-hour special, BUB takes advantage of an empty house when her owner is away for the night. Lil BUB invites her assortment of furry friends over for a slumber party to watch rock star Andrew W.K.’s new clip show Party Animals. Amy Sedaris also appears as a special babysitter hired by Lil BUB’s owner to keep an eye on things. […]

New Maria Bartiromo show helps launch updated FBN business day programming slate

February 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

FOX Business Network (FBN) will launch its new business day programming lineup on Monday, Feb. 24, headlined by the debut of Maria Bartiromo’s new, two-hour program, Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo. Bartiromo (pictured), a reporter formerly with CNN and CNBC, joined FBN and FOX News Channel (FNC) last year, and serves as anchor for Opening Bell, which will air weekdays from 9-11am ET. According to an FBN release, Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo will feature the latest news on world market openings and stock moves, as well as the key business headlines of the day. Bartiromo will interview major financial […]

Peter Dinklage voices NBC’s Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony tease

February 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

“Winter is Coming,” indeed. For tonight’s Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony coverage on NBC, the network has recruited Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage to narrate an opening tease just before coverage starts. NBC’s tease will air at 7:30pm ET on Feb. 7. RELATED: 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY TV SCHEDULE In the nearly seven-minute open (a short preview is below), Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister in the HBO hit Game of Thrones, welcomes audiences to Russia and the Winter Games. The opener showcases the history and culture of the country, as well as the athletes viewers will get to […]

Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” era ends on high note

February 7, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Last night, Jay Leno said farewell to The Tonight Show, paving the way for Jimmy Fallon to take over as host of the revered late-night institution on Feb. 17. According to an NBC release, Leno concluded his run by delivering The Tonight Show‘s highest overnight rating since March 2009 (when President Barack Obama made his historic visit to the show). With the star talent on hand to say goodbye to Leno, it’s probably no surprise that the show did so well, ending on an emotional note every bit as high as its ratings. Along with guests Billy Crystal (also Leno’s […]

Da Vinci’s Demons Season 2 key art released

February 6, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Today STARZ released the official image of the key art for Da Vinci’s Demons Season 2, along with a live-action video version of the art. Playing off the myth of Icarus, who paid dearly for trying to fly too close to the sun, the art showcases a freefalling Leonardo da Vinci (Tom Riley) as he strives to reach new heights, as Icarus did. According to a STARZ release, the Icarus story will be a metaphor for da Vinci’s journey in Season 2, as he continues to put himself and those he loves in danger in his quest for truth and […]

USA Network’s “Psych” ending after Season 8; series finale on March 26

February 5, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

USA Network made official today what many Psych fans had dreaded — the network announced that the fan-favorite series’ current Season 8 will be the last for the show. The series finale of Psych will air on USA March 26 at 9pm ET, followed by a one-hour, live, interactive “Psych After Pshow,” featuring a Q&A with the entire cast and creator Steve Franks. The moderated discussion, in which the cast reflects on the series, is hosted by Kevin Pereira (Attack of the Show) and will take place in front of a studio audience in Los Angeles. “Psych has made an […]

Winter Olympics: Sochi’s bobsled, skeleton and luge track safety

February 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Winter Olympics preview: Sochi’s bobsled, skeleton and luge track safety enhancements after the death of luger Nodar Kumaritashvili at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Safer Sledding?: Sochi’s Sliding Track Venue Looks To Diminish Risk Of Crashes A CBC News article published in 2011 revealed that 11 months prior to the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili in a crash on a practice run at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, officials with the organizing committee questioned the safety of the luge track. The possibility of an athlete getting “badly injured or worse” was even brought up in memos. Also in the […]

NGC special looks at the real-life Monuments Men

February 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In advance of George Clooney’s film The Monuments Men, hitting theaters this Friday, Feb. 7, National Geographic Channel is airing a one-hour special looking at the real-life escapades of the people actually involved in saving cultural treasures in Nazi-occupied Europe near the end of World War II. The program, called Hunting Hitler’s Stolen Treasures: The Monuments Men, is billed as a documentary companion to the feature film, and premieres Feb. 5 at 8pm ET/PT on NGC. “Art is the soul of a society; it represents the very best things that we have achieved, and to go after that art and […]