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A Network Of O’s OWN

April 2, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars It’s been talked about for a while, but at the Discovery advertising upfront presentation today more details came to light about the new Oprah Winfrey Network — OWN (a pretty symbolic acronym relating to this one-woman entertainment empire with self-promotional holdings in most media) — set to launch in early 2010 and replacing what is currently Discovery Health Channel. Man, I’m going to miss shows with titles like I Made Myself Pregnant or something of that nature.

WE tv Debuts Its First Scripted Online Series, “In Men We Trust,” Today On WEtv.com

April 1, 2009 Lori Acken

By ButtonKnows Oh, quit giggling at the title, ladies — you don’t even know what the show is about! It’s about dating. And, yes, it’s called In Men We Trust. And no, that’s not an April Fool’s funny. Resume giggling. Then get ready to hit www.wetv.com/singles/in-men-we-trust today (and then every Tuesday and Thursday beginning April 7) for new episodes of WEtv’s seven-episode, camp-tastic micro-series, which follows the romantic escapades of free-wheeling Liza, straight-arrow Grace and pragmatic Emma, a trio of New York ladies enrolled in relationship guru Mariel Cushing’s “dating boot camp.” Soon enough, the recruits discover their leader’s love life might not […]

Lifetime Is Back On The (Project) Runway This Summer

April 1, 2009 Lori Acken

By ButtonKnows Aw, like you need another reason to look forward to summer. Well, how about two of ’em? Just when its fans — and even its hosts — were losing hope that the long-wrapped sixth season of Project Runway would ever be cleared for takeoff on its new Lifetime Network home, NBC Universal, The Weinstein Co. and Lifetime jointly announced today that they have settled the lawsuit that threatened the show’s future, and that of a planned spin-off, Models of the Runway. Under the terms of the settlement, The Weinstein Co., which produces the show, will pay NBC Universal an […]

“Simpsons” Leave Their Stamp On The Post Office

April 1, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Woo-hoo! Starting soon, when you write those letters to Die Hard or another one of your favorite movies, you will be able to use a Simpsons stamp to send them! Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie will be commemorated on official First-Class stamps from the U.S. Postal Service personally designed by Simpsons creator Matt Groening. Out of the 50,000 stamp suggestions the USPS receives each year, about 20 are considered, and obviously FOX’s first family made the final cut at long last. A sneak peek at what the stamps will look like will be made available on […]

Light’s Out: CBS Soap “Guiding Light” To Broadcast Its Final Episode Friday, Sept. 18

April 1, 2009 Lori Acken

CBS’s daytime drama GUIDING LIGHT will broadcast its final episode on Friday, September 18, 2009. At the time of its final broadcast, the series will have spanned 72 years and more than 15,700 episodes on television and radio. Created by Irna Phillips, the show debuted on NBC radio on January 25, 1937 as the 15-minute radio serial “The Guiding Light.” It made the switch to 15-minute episodes on CBS Television on June 30, 1952, although it continued to air concurrently on radio with the actors playing parts on both shows until 1956, when the radio show ended. In 1967, the […]

Nick Takes A Depp In Bikini Bottom

April 1, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By RabbitEars For the first of its series of special on-air events during a yearlong celebration of SpongeBob SquarePants‘ 10th anniversary, Nickelodeon brings superstar Johnny Depp on board as a guest voice in the “SpongeBob vs. the Big One” episode, premiering April 17 at 8pm ET.

FOX Finds “More To Love”

April 1, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer It appears that TV audiences may slowly be getting used to seeing new, and actually more real, people populate “reality” shows. We have older women seeking love on TV Land’s The Cougar, America’s Next Top Model is searching for more petite women than usual for next season, and now FOX has announced a new dating competition series for plus-size people, set to premiere later this year.

“My Boys” Season 3 Preview

March 30, 2009 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Fans of the TBS comedy series My Boys no doubt know that the show returns for Season 3 on Tuesday, March 31, at 10:30pm ET. When we last saw PJ (Jordana Spiro) and her boys, they were getting ready for Bobby and Elsa’s wedding. Figuring she’s lost Bobby (Kyle Howard) for good, PJ hooks up with Bobby’s brother (Billy Burke). But Bobby got cold feet, and came to the realization that he’s marrying the wrong woman. I’ve seen the first two episodes of Season 3 — Welcome Back Kalla Fotter (March 31) and Private Eyes (April 7) — […]

Childhood Obesity And The Krispy Kreme Challenge: Together At Last On ESPN

March 26, 2009 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan Is this just coincidence, or are there other sinister forces at work in Bristol? My weekly e-mail from ESPN about its Enterprise Journalism features included two tasty nuggets. Sunday’s Outside the Lines (March 29 at 9am ET) is going to include Mark Fainaru-Wada’s story on childhood obesity: Outside the Lines will examine the link between childhood obesity and the de-emphasis on physical education in our schools. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that by 2010, 20% of American children will be considered obese. According to experts, this generation might be the first in recorded history not […]

“The Chris Isaak Hour” Takes On Chicago (The Band Not The City) Thursday Night On BIO

March 25, 2009 Lori Acken

By ButtonKnows Couple things about Thursday night’s episode of BIO Channel’s “The Chris Isaak Hour.” First of all, Rodney’s back and I am relieved with a Capital R. In fact, I considered blaming my delinquency in blogging last week’s Michael Bublé episode on my protesting Furry Little Brother’s recent absence. But mostly I just ran out of time. The show was good. When it repeats, you should watch it — or watch it again — because even if Bublé’s uberslick crooner shtick is not for you, the combination of Chris Isaak and Michael Bublé in a single camera shot is […]