TV News & Program Updates

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Animation

“Simpsons” desktop app available for April Fool’s Day

March 31, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From FOX: Just in time for April Fool’s Day, Simpsons fans have the chance to pull the ultimate Bart-worthy pranks on their friends through The Simpsons Unleashed! desktop application available for download at www.thesimpsons.com. This free desktop app allows The Simpsons to invade your computer screen with irreverent humor and high jinks, as well as the latest news and updates on all things Simpsons. Powered by Adobe® AIR®, The Simpsons Unleashed! gives fans the chance to engage with The Simpsons like never before while interacting with their Facebook friends. After downloading the app, fans can compete against each other to […]

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TV News & Program Updates

MySpace hosts open casting call for “Glee”

March 30, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From FOX: Attention all GLEEks, the opportunity of a lifetime is coming your way! Glee‘s executive producers are holding a nationwide online casting search for fresh, young, talented performers to fill new roles that will be featured during the show’s second season. Beginning March 30, amateur and professional performers between the ages of 16 and 26 will have the opportunity to submit an audition video exclusively on MySpace at myspace.com/gleeauditions.

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Sports

Where to watch the 2010 NCAA Tournament Final Four

March 30, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Well, we’re down to the NCAA Tournament semifinals, the Final Four. Some are calling this an underwhelming Final Four. I heard it described yesterday as “the Great Alaska Shootout.” Which, yeah, I could see that. I’m figuring that Michigan State beats Butler, since MSU has pretty much coasted through the tournament facing weak opposition. Then the Spartans just get pounded in the finals (again) by Duke. CBS has announced the airtimes for the games on Saturday, as well as a feature with President Barack Obama playing CBS analyst Clark Kellogg in a one-on-one game. From CBS: CBS Sports […]

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Sports

Where to watch the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

March 24, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan CBS announced its schedule and broadcast teams for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 beginning Thursday, March 15, at 7pm ET. From CBS: CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINUES ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25 Tip Times and Broadcast Pairings Announced for Regional Semi-finals CBS Sports’ exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship continues with the regional semi-finals on Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the National Championship game (9:00 PM, ET). Following are the tip […]

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Sports

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first-round schedule on CBS

March 17, 2010 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan CBS has announced its first-round schedule and broadcast pairings for the NCAA Tournament March 18-19. Full schedule after the jump. From CBS: CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18 Announce Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage CBS Sports’ exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the national championship game (9:00 […]

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Comedy

Betty White joins “Hot in Cleveland”

March 16, 2010 StayTuned Staff

New York, March 16th, 2010 — TV Land announced today that it has signed Emmy® Award-winning and audience-adored actress Betty White to star in the highly anticipated TV Land PRIME Original sitcom Hot in Cleveland scheduled to premiere in June. Betty White will take on the role of the snarky but lovable Elka Ostrovsky, property caretaker of the home that co-stars — Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick — rent after their plane makes an emergency landing in Cleveland and they decide to stay. Hot in Cleveland is written by Emmy® Award-winning Suzanne Martin (Frasier, Ellen) and is produced […]

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Awards Shows

TV Land Awards to honor casts of “Raymond,” “Charlie’s Angels,” “Glee”

March 15, 2010 StayTuned Staff

March 15, 2010, Los Angeles, Calif. — TV Land announced today that legendary comedians Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner; the cast of Everybody Loves Raymond including Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Madylin Sweeten, Sawyer Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten; Charlie’s Angels stars Cheryl Ladd, Jaclyn Smith and Glee cast members Jane Lynch, Dianna Agron, Jayma Mays, Jessalyn Gilsig and Kevin McHale are among the honorees at this year’s 8th Annual TV Land Awards with more talent to be announced soon. The gala is scheduled to be taped on Saturday, April 17, on the historic Stage 15 on the […]

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Casting Calls

CBS invites “As The World Turns” fans to audition to sing with Eileen Fulton

March 15, 2010 Lori Acken

From CBS: CBS’s As The World Turns and CBS.com are launching a casting call contest to celebrate actress Eileen Fulton’s 50th anniversary on the show.  “50 Fabulous Years With Lisa” — named after Fulton’s character, Lisa Grimaldi — invites fans to upload videos of themselves performing cabaret songs to cbs.com. As The World Turns producers and fans will vote online for the winner.  One lucky fan will perform with Fulton, a cabaret performer in her own right, on the show, Tuesday, May 18, on the CBS Television Network. Beginning Monday, March 15, at 12:00 Noon, PT, viewers can go to cbs.com/daytime/as_the_world_turns/upload to […]

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Documentary

PBS is first major broadcaster to debut full-length doc on Facebook

March 15, 2010 Jeff Pfeiffer

From PBS: American Experience will host a premiere broadcast of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival Closing Night Film, Earth Days, from acclaimed documentarian Robert Stone on Facebook Platform. The 102-minute film honors the origins of the first Earth Day, which took place 40 years ago this April. The online screening, scheduled for Sunday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m ET, represents the first time a major broadcaster has premiered a full-length documentary on Facebook Platform ahead of its national broadcast. Earth Days is scheduled on the PBS series American Experience on Monday, April 19 at 9 p.m.