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Best Of Betty White – TCA Press Tour Day 1

January 5, 2011 Barb Oates

TV Land kicked off the first day of the semiannual Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena today. The soon-to-be 89-year-old Betty White was on fire riffling out a bevy of zingers as she discussed her popularity, SNL, the success of Hot in Cleveland, who she thought was hot and Facebook. “What is this Betty White business?” White asks. “This is silly. Really, it is very silly. You’ve had such an overdose of me lately. Trust me. I think I’m going to go away for a while. That’s going to be hard to do since White’s never been hotter, and, […]

TCA: ABC Family announces 2 movie premieres

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Burbank, CA (Jan. 12, 2010) — ABC Family’s two upcoming original movies will have spring premiere dates. The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice, starring Francia Raisa (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) and Brendan Fehr, will premiere on Sunday, March 14 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT). Business of Falling in Love, starring Hilary Duff, with Matt Dallas, Michael McMillan and Chris Carmack, will premiere on Sunday, April 18 (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT). In The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice, Francia Raisa reprises her role as Alexandra “Alex” Delgado in film franchise, whose figure skating career came to an abrupt halt after her partner (on and off […]

TCA: “10 Things I Hate About You” returns March 29

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Burbank, CA (Jan. 12, 2010) — ABC Family’s original comedy series 10 Things I Hate About You will return with ten all-new half-hour episodes beginning Monday, March 29 (8:00PM-8:30PM ET/PT). The critically acclaimed series, recently named by New York Times as one of the “Top 10 Television Shows of 2009,” bowed this summer as the network’s highest rated comedy in its history. The series is executive-produced by Carter Covington and Robin Schiff, and stars Larry Miller, Lindsey Shaw, Meaghan Martin, Ethan Peck, Nicholas Braun and Dana Davis. The half-hour series centers on the Stratford sisters, Kat (Shaw) and Bianca (Martin), as they […]

TCA: ABC Family picks up “Make It,” “Secret Life” for new seasons

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Burbank, Calif. (Jan. 12, 2010) — ABC Family’s two hit original scripted series, The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Make It or Break It, have each been picked up for a new season, it was announced today by Paul Lee, president, ABC Family. Set to return this summer, The Secret Life of the American Teenager has been renewed for a 3rd season and Make It or Break It for its 2nd season. “We’re thrilled to announce both The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Make It or Break It will be coming back this summer for new seasons,” said […]

TCA: ABC premieres “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” March 26

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Jamie Oliver is here to start a revolution. The impassioned chef, TV personality and best-selling author is determined to take on the high statistics of obesity, heart disease and diabetes in this country, where our nation’s children are the first generation not expected to live as long as their parents. Oliver is inviting viewers to take a stand and change the way America eats, in our home kitchens, schools and workplaces, with the thought-provoking new series, Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, debuting Friday, March 26, (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. The series is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and […]

TCA: ABC picks up “Cougar Town,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family” for 2nd season

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment Group, announced early pick-ups of hit Wednesday night comedies Cougar Town, The Middle and Modern Family for the 2010-2011 Season today at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour. Cougar Town (Wednesdays, 9:30pm ET) Courteney Cox, who was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for her role on the show, stars as Jules, a newly divorced single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in our beauty and youth obsessed culture. While most women in their twenties go through life experiencing the challenges and often humorous pitfalls of meeting men, Jules took on […]

TCA: 2nd Richard Castle book coming in September

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Heat Wave by Richard Castle, star of the hit ABC series Castle (Mondays, 10:00-11:00 p.m., ET), has been a successful cross-platform collaboration between ABC and Hyperion. Published at the end of September 2009, Heat Wave has spent 14 weeks on the New York Times Hardcover bestsellers list, currently holding the No. 32 position for Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Hyperion has gone back to press eight times and now has over 170,000 copies in print. With this great success, a second book from Richard Castle will be published at the end of September 2010. Heat Wave is Hyperion’s No. 2 bestselling […]

TCA: “Dancing With the Stars” returns March 22

January 12, 2010 StayTuned Staff

PASADENA, Calif. – Jan. 12, 2010 — ABC kicks off the 10th season of the hit reality series Dancing with the Stars with a huge two-hour premiere, MONDAY, MARCH 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network, as an all star cast of celebrities and their professional dance partners will hit the floor with two hours of dancing. In week two, all of the couples will return and try to outshine each other once again in a two-hour show, MONDAY, MARCH 29 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). The team with the lowest combined judges’ scores and public votes for both performances […]

TCA: Simon Cowell leaving “American Idol” after this season

January 11, 2010 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison PASADENA, Calif. — Making a surprise appearance during the Television Critics Association panel on Monday, Simon Cowell announced that he was leaving American Idol after this season to ready the launch of another talent show, The X Factor, which will premiere on the network in 2011. Cowell has long been trying to get X Factor on the air in the U.S., and he signed the deal on stage with FOX execs Kevin Reilly and Peter Rice next to him, “so that there can be no more speculation,” said Rice, chairman of entertainment for FOX Broadcasting. Reilly, president […]

TCA: FOX to sneak peek “Code 58″ in May before June 7 premiere

January 11, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Code 58 (working title), the new action-comedy from Matt Nix (Burn Notice), will have special previews on two nights, Wednesday, May 12, at 8pm ET, and Wednesdays, May 19, at 8pm ET, before making its series premiere Monday, June 7 at 9pm ET on FOX. “I’m incredibly excited to be doing the show at FOX,” Nix said. “It’s a network that’s known for pushing limits, and that’s what we’re doing here. They’ve really embraced the quirkier, more unconventional aspects of the show, and even encouraged me to go further with them.” Code 58 (working title) is a comedic look at […]