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Esquire Network to take over Style on Sept. 23

September 9, 2013 Barb Oates

Esquire Network to take over Style! No, the launch of Esquire Network, which was originally suppose to happen in April, hasn’t been delayed again. Instead the new network is going to be a part of some organizational changes at NBCUniversal, one that involves rebranding Style Network as Esquire Network and keeping G4 in tact (at least for now). If you recall, G4 was originally going to be scrapped for the more modern men’s lifestyle network, instead on Sept. 23 Esquire Network will take over Style Network. NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment president Bonnie Hammer issued a statement to staff today detailing that […]

9/11 anniversary TV programming 2013

September 5, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

This Wednesday marks the 12th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that devastated America. Once again, there are several notable new and returning documentaries, specials and movies on TV recalling those events and their impact on our nation. Here are a few, airing on and around the 9/11 anniversary. All times ET; check back for updates and additions. Attack on the Pentagon — Sept. 7 at 8pm & 11pm on Military Channel. This is an account of what happened inside the Pentagon at the moment the building was attacked on September 11. Osama Bin Laden: The Finish — Sept. […]

TV coverage of the March on Washington 50th anniversary

August 23, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Aug. 28 will be the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, the Aug. 28, 1963, gathering for human rights that saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, an event that proved to be a watershed moment in the American Civil Rights Movement. Leading up to the March on Washington 50th anniversary, and on the day of the commemoration itself, various TV coverage will include documentaries about the original event, movies about Dr. King and other civil rights figures and events, and live coverage of this […]

ESPN withdraws from PBS documentary “League of Denial”

August 23, 2013 Ryan Berenz

ESPN has withdrawn its collaboration with PBS on the Frontline documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Oct. 8), which investigates the NFL’s response to head injuries among football players. ALSO SEE: PBS Frontline documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis premieres Oct. 8 Watch “League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis” preview on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. At the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Los Angeles earlier this month, PBS presented a panel on its Frontline documentary League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis (Oct. 8), which investigates the NFL’s response to head injuries […]

Al Jazeera America launches Aug. 20

August 20, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

“We are not just ready, we’re more than ready,” said Ehab Al Shihabi, CEO of Al Jazeera America, on a conference call with reporters last week to discuss the launch of the new network on Aug. 20 at 3pm ET (the first program aired will be This is Al Jazeera Preview Hour). Al Jazeera America is replacing Current TV in some systems, and will launch in just under 50 million homes, with carriage on DirecTV, Comcast, DISH, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse. (UPDATE: The Wrap reports that just before launch, AT&T U-Verse dropped the network due to “contract disputes.”) You […]

The Newsroom recap: News Night with Will McAvoy

August 12, 2013 Matthew Grimm

Episode five of this season’s The Newsroom proved to be a low-key affair, diverging from Season 2’s framing device of the investigation into the actual investigation of Operation Genoa for a real-time, slice-of-life look at the goings on at Atlantis Cable News during one broadcast – little of it seemingly relevant to creator Aaron Sorkin’s marginal attempts to create a linear story this season. Things have jumped ahead in time in the Newsroom continuum, to 2012. Jim (John Gallagher Jr.) is back in the swing at ACN’s New York office; Maggie (Alison Pill) is back from Africa after being horribly […]

Breaking Bad wins program of year, complete 2013 TCA Award winners list

August 4, 2013 Barb Oates

The Television Critics Association recognized the top programs and actors of the 2012-2013 television season at its 29th Annual TCA Awards at the Beverly Hills Hilton on Saturday. Hosting the invitation-only, non-televised event were Comedy Central’s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, who rocked the house in character as their famed impersonations of Obama and his anger translator Luther. In addition to the 200-plus membership of U.S. and Canadian TV journalists and critics (not all in attendance), the room was filled with some of TV’s brightest stars who took home honors for their outstanding year in television. Vince Gilligan, Bryan Cranston, […]

What channel is FXX on? When does FXX launch? Programs on FXX

August 2, 2013 Barb Oates

What channel is FXX on? When does FXX launch? Programs on FXX: FX is growing their brand — and hopefully audience — with the rollout of FXX on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 at 7am ET/PT. FXX will officially replace Fox Soccer channel and be available in 72 million homes at launch. To quickly find what channel number FXX is on in your market, reference Fox Soccer’s current location or go to your cable/satellite company’s website and enter your zip code or go to the channel locator FXX posted on their site. At the Television Critics Association annual summer press tour, […]

FOX to show advance screening of Sleepy Hollow in winning cities

July 23, 2013 Barb Oates

Want to see an advance screening of Sleepy Hollow before its scheduled premiere date of Monday, Sept. 16 (9-10pm ET/PT) on FOX? FOX and Eventful are giving fans the opportunity to do so in a contest that pits city against city for an exclusive screening. Three cities will be awarded with an advance screening of Sleepy Hollow by “Demanding It,” via an online voting system. Fans can vote for their city now by clicking here. Sleepy Hollow takes a modern-day twist on Washington Irving’s classic, where Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) is resurrected and pulled two […]

CNN airs “Will and Kate Plus One” special as world awaits royal baby

July 18, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

New Day cohost Kate Bolduan will be helming a new CNN special called Will and Kate Plus One as royal-watchers everywhere eagerly anticipate the arrival of Kate and William’s royal baby. With a rumored due date for Kate Middleton having come and gone, Kate Bolduan interviews friends and family of the British royals to gain insight into the young couple as the birth of their royal baby rapidly approaches. Bolduan seeks insight into what the world will be like for the firstborn child of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and William, Duke of Cambridge and heir to the throne. Among those […]