Jeff Pfeiffer, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Shark Week 2013 is most-watched week in Discovery Channel history

August 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Probably not too surprisingly, given the mega-ratings that the Megalodon special did for the network on the first night of Shark Week 2013, Discovery Channel has announced that Shark Week 2013 as a whole from Aug. 4-10 helped deliver the most-watched week (Aug. 5-11) in network history among Persons 18-49. Discovery reports that Shark Week 2013 was the most-watched Shark Week in the 26-year history of that franchise. This was across all key demos, including Persons, Men and Women 25-54/18-49/18-34. Even Discovery’s late-night talk show, Shark After Dark, was a program to beat last week. Discovery Channel says that Shark […]

Premios Tu Mundo 2013 – date, time, channel, info

August 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

What: Premios Tu Mundo 2013 (Your World Awards) When: Aug. 15 live from 8pm-11pm ET (“La Alfombra de Premios Tu Mundo,” coverage of red-carpet arrivals, precedes the ceremony) Channel: Telemundo About: A celebration of U.S. Latino pop culture, Premios Tu Mundo 2013 is the second installment of the annual ceremony that honors the best in novelas, music, fashion, movies and sports. Premios Tu Mundo 2013 will air live from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, with telenovela stars Aaron Diaz and Gaby Espino (pictured) hosting. Nominees for the 20 categories of Premios Tu Mundo 2013 were selected from May 2012 […]

“Songs from Scandal” soundtrack features soul music classics from “Scandal” Seasons 1 and 2

August 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

A soundtrack album collecting classic 1970s soul music as featured in the hit ABC series Scandal will be released Sept. 3, via Stax Records, ABC announced today. Scandal, which chronicles the deception, turmoil and mystery within the American political system, wasn’t only inspired by power and politics, according to creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes in her liner notes for the album. She and music supervisor Alex Patsavas chose certain songs, and a certain style of song, to reflect the fierce determination of the series’ characters, such as Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington), and its storyline. “During those four days [of […]

Syfy series introduces the “Heroes of Cosplay”

August 13, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

It was only recently, after starting to hear the phrase more frequently, that I finally looked up what the term “cosplay” meant. It’s short for “costume play,” referring to a lifestyle in which participants engage in performance art of sorts wherein they, as the name suggests, dress up in costumes. These costumes usually represent a character from fiction, often from comic books, video games and movies. The cosplay lifestyle has developed such that there are now social networks and websites devoted to cosplay activities, and some cosplay figures have become almost as legendary as the characters they dress as. It […]

Official Sharknado 2 title announced

August 9, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

After soliciting Twitter submissions for the subtitle to its announced sequel to the surprise pop-culture hit Sharknado, Syfy said yesterday that the title will be: Sharknado 2: The Second One (they say they waded through over 5,000 Twitter submissions before deciding on this one). Thomas Vitale, executive vice president, programming and original movies at Syfy, said, “Since Twitter played such a huge role in the success of the original movie, we wanted to use that platform to ask our fans to name Sharknado 2. This response is another reminder of how Sharknado has become a pop culture phenomenon. We want […]

Teen Choice 2013 – date, time, info

August 7, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

What: Teen Choice 2013 When: Sunday, Aug. 11, 8-10pm ET live (tape-delayed PT) Channel: FOX About: Darren Criss, who was named the Teen Choice Breakout Star in 2011, and three-time Teen Choice winner Lucy Hale (both pictured), co-host Teen Choice 2013, which celebrates the hottest teen icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web. Stars scheduled to appear at Teen Choice 2013 include Sandra Bullock, Miley Cyrus, Adam DeVine, Gabby Douglas, Ross Lynch, Little Mix, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Maia Mitchell, Jim Parsons, Ben Platt, Brittany Snow, Cody Simpson, Kerry Washington, Ian Harding, Janel Parrish, Shay Mitchell, Erin Andrews, […]

First night of Discovery’s Shark Week 2013 sets viewership records with “Megalodon” special

August 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Although some fans on Twitter were bummed that Shark Week 2013 kicked off with a Mermaids-style “mockumentary” called Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives, its premise nonetheless was enough to get them and many others tuned in. Discovery Channel reports today that Shark Week 2013 broke all viewership records in the programming event’s 26-year history last night, Aug. 4. Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives was, according to Discovery, the highest-rated and most-watched Shark Week program to date, earning a 2.60 P25-54 and 4.8 million total viewers in P2+ delivery. Over this same period in 2012, Megalodon was up 141% in the […]

Joy Behar says goodbye to “The View” this Friday

August 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

After 16 years on ABC’s daytime talk show The View, original cohost Joy Behar is leaving, with her last show this Friday, Aug. 9. On that final episode, she will take a stroll down memory lane with current hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd and Barbara Walters in an episode called “This Was Your Life on The View, Joy Behar.” An ABC release says that Joy Behar’s friends and family will be sitting in the audience as The View looks back at some of her memorable moments, including walking off during Bill O’Reilly’s appearance, being used as a human barbell by […]

The Weather Channel begins Hurricane Week 2013

August 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

This week has turned into a real boon for fans of intense and dangerous natural phenomena. Last night, Discovery Channel kicked off its annual Shark Week event. And tonight, Aug. 5, The Weather Channel begins the latest installment of one of its themed programming blocks — Hurricane Week — which runs through Aug. 11. Now, with this clash of sharks and weather, I don’t want to hear any Sharknado jokes from you folks, even though The Weather Channel made a quip of that sort in its email announcing Hurricane Week. Realizing that they face formidable ratings competition from Shark Week, […]

At the tone, MTV says it will be “Bieber O’Clock”

August 2, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Leading up to its airing of the television premiere of Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, MTV is airing “Bieber O’Clock,” a programming stunt featuring a “special Bieber moment” every hour for 24 hours. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never makes its television premiere on MTV Aug. 4 at 8pm ET/PT. The film follows music superstar Justin Bieber through the course of 10 days during his debut concert “My World Tour” in 2010, which leads up to one of his biggest performances ever at Madison Square Garden. MTV’s “Bieber O’Clock” stunt begins Aug. 3 at 8pm ET/PT, and will include “Bieber-centric” content […]