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What A Wicked Show! Chris Isaak Gets His Own Chatfest on BIO

January 27, 2009 Lori Acken

Posted by ButtonKnows Music lovers, are you in a bit of a panic now that Sundance Channel’s spectacular Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… is ticking down its final episodes of the season? It’s BIO to the rescue! The net invites Chris Isaak fans, music aficionados and anyone interested in TV with a soul to become part of Isaak’s heart-shaped world via its new original series, The Chris Isaak Hour — hosted by the Wicked Gamesman himself. The hourlong show will air Thursday nights, beginning February 26 at 10pm ET/11pm PT. Isaak will interview his guests in an intimate studio setting and […]

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Comedy

New Late-Night Landscape, Part 1

January 20, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars The countdown is on as Conan O’Brien leaves NBC’s Late Night franchise to move back an hour and take over for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show (weeknights at 11:35pm ET) starting June 1. It was recently announced that Conan’s last Late Night show will be February 20. Jimmy Fallon (SNL) embarks on his tenure as host of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (weeknights at 12:35am ET) beginning March 2. O’Brien and Fallon recently spoke before a television critics press tour, and later to smaller groups of journalists, in separate sessions, to discuss their new […]

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Megan Mullally Gets Her Very Own Talk Show

September 15, 2006 Barb Oates

After eight seasons as the wisecracking socialite Karen Walker on NBC’s Will & Grace, Megan Mullally says it just “felt right” to be hosting her own daytime talk show. Filmed live to tape in Los Angeles, the NBC-syndicated The Megan Mullally Show (airing weekdays beginning Sept. 18) features celebrity and noncelebrity guests, comedy sketches and Mullally’s uncanny wit. Mullally explains that this is a daytime show with a late-night feel. “I’ve gone through and thought about all the shows that I’ve really loved over the years and what my favorite elements were, and then I’ve stolen them.” At age 47, […]