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The Road Begins: GOLF CHANNEL's "Highway 18"

July 7, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Ryan Anyone who’s played golf knows that it’s a stressful game. But a typical round doesn’t also include a road race, tough trivia questions, getting dropped off in a swamp and having eight people trying to get you kicked off the course. GOLF CHANNEL’s new 10-episode reality competition series Highway 18, premiering July 22 at 10pm ET, puts five teams of two golfers on the ultimate road rally through Florida, as they face golf challenges both on and off the course to stave off elimination and be the last team standing. “There’s a race element to it, there’s […]

FSN Goes Back To "Baseball's Golden Age"

June 26, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB FSN has been on a roll lately with its original programs, with Sport Science and Amazing Sports Stories, and now the announcement of Baseball’s Golden Age premiering July 6 at 8pm (local time). Baseball’s Golden Age uses recently discovered color home movies from the 1920s-1960s to tell the stories of some of the game’s biggest legends — Ruth, Cobb, Williams, Mays, Aaron — and their incomparable feats on the field. Each 30-minute episode contains remarkable rare shots and never-before-seen footage from films shot by fans, players’ families and the players themselves. Each episode includes interviews with […]

Tube Talk: Dating Brad Garrett

June 18, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Posted by Mike He’s 48, divorced and just a shade shorter than the average Sequoia. Sound like your kind of guy? What if we told you we were talking about former Everybody Loves Raymond/current ‘Til Death star Brad Garrett? This fall, the nearly 6-foot-9-inch actor is starring in Dating Brad Garrett, a new web-exclusive series on Crackle.com. The show will feature Garrett going on dates with 10 women whose video applications were approved by an unlikely panel that includes both his ex-wife and his urologist — and you could be one of them, if you submit your video to Crackle.com. […]

Stanley Cup Up For Grabs

May 23, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB This may shock readers of this site and Channel Guide Magazine: I actually love hockey. There is no better sport to watch live, in my opinion. Back in the ’90s, when I started learning the sport, I adopted the Red Wings as my team — I liked all their Russian guys — and had a lot of fun following their back-to-back Cup seasons in ’97-’98. I watched a ton of hockey back in the day, but it’s kind of sad how my interest in the sport has waned. The Red Wings are in the finals against […]

It’s official: “Scrubs” is moving to ABC

May 13, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH It was just about the worst-kept secret in Hollywood, but ABC made it official today, announcing it will scoop up the Sacred Heart crew for an eighth season, ending the red-headed stepchild treatment the show had gotten for so long at NBC. We gotta give the Peacock credit, though, for sticking with it through season after season of so-so ratings, and not cramming another hour of “Biggest Loser” down our throats. One of the biggest hurdles “Scrubs” has faced has been its carousel of time slots. None other than “The Simpsons” made reference to the problem on […]

“E:60”: Ray Allen, Gina Carano, Football Behind Bars And High-Tech Ticket Scalping

May 12, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Features on the May 13 (7pm ET) edition of ESPN’s sports newsmagazine series E:60: Ray Allen — Even as the resurgent Boston Celtics ride their sensational season deep into the playoffs, guard Ray Allen and his family are dealing with far more significant issues involving the attempted murder of Allen’s stepfather. Allen’s mother and his stepfather, Derek Hopson, have spent more than two years in a witness protection program following the 2003 attempted murder of Hopson, a psychologist married to Allen’s mother, Flora Allen-Hopson. Ernest Garlington, a counselor for at-risk youth and husband to the former wife of Allen’s stepfather, […]

"E:60": Dara Torres, NASCAR Prodigy And Kimbo Slice

May 5, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB Features on the May 6 (7pm ET) edition of ESPN’s E:60 sports newsmagazine series: Dara Torres — Dara Torres won her first Olympic medal nearly a quarter century ago at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. She retired from the sport after the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, where she became the first American to swim in four Olympics. But during the pregnancy of her first child, Tessa, now 2, she jumped back into the pool to get some exercise and found the competitive juices flowing again. Now she’s trying to make her fifth Olympic team […]

Long Overdue Erin Andrews Post. Also, Spelling Bee News.

April 23, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB I’ve long resisted doing another Erin Andrews related post just to boost traffic and perpetuate an already very exhausted Interweb phenomenon (look guys, bare calves!). But today there is actual relevant Erin Andrews news involving the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Via Deadspin and The Futon Critic comes the news that Andrews will be joining ESPN and ABC’s coverage of the bee as a correspondent. Dancing With the Stars host Tom Bergeron is also added as a host. Out are last year’s hosts Mike & Mike and reporter Stu Scott — we will miss ripping on them.

Tube Talk: Elvis Costello Is Coming To Sundance Channel

April 21, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Everyone’s favorite bespectacled New Wave icon (sorry, Marshall Crenshaw) is headed to Sundance Channel, where he’ll host the appropriately titled series Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… beginning in December. The 13-week series will feature discussion and performances, and will be executive produced by Elton John, who will also make at least one onscreen appearance. “This is a wonderful opportunity to talk in complete thought about music, movies, art or even vaudeville, then frame it with unique and illustrative performances,” Costello said in a statement.

"E:60" Returns: Tiger's Caddy, Oscar Pistorius And Darren McFadden

April 14, 2008 Ryan Berenz

Posted by Cubicle QB ESPN’s sports newsmagazine series E:60 is back for five new installments beginning Tuesday, April 15 at 7pm ET. Highlights of the April 15 episode include: Tiger’s Eye — Steve Williams, the man behind Tiger Woods, gives E:60 correspondent Lisa Salters an exclusive look at life as a caddy for the greatest golfer in the world. In his first U.S. television interview, the New Zealand native describes his decision to drop out of school at age 13 and talks about his second career as a race car driver. The profile highlights how Williams has parlayed his role […]