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More “E:60”: The Laker Girl, Baby Bullfighters, Ocho Cinco And A Deadly Bet

October 23, 2007 Ryan Berenz

Features on tonight’s (Oct. 23 at 7pm ET) edition of ESPN’s E:60 newsmagazine series: The Laker Girl It’s not easy being Jeanie Buss. At age 46, Buss is juggling a set of complicated relationships while running business operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. Buss’ father, Jerry, owns the Lakers but has handed day-to-day oversight to Jeanie and her brother Jim, who runs the basketball side of the club and could eventually compete with Jeanie for the top job. Jeanie is in a long-term relationship with the team’s head coach, Phil Jackson, whom her father once fired. As the 2007-08 NBA […]

Ellen and Iggy: If Ya Can’t Beat ‘Em, Put A Sad Lookin’ Kid On The Air.

October 19, 2007 Lori Acken

Let’s see where we are, here on Day Three of Iggy-gate. Iggy … ‘member Iggy?… There he is! So cute in his little T-shirt! No wonder everyone is fighting over him. Iggy … has been placed with another family. Who hopefully live in rural Kansas and will not let him watch TV, use the Internet or read the tabloids until he is old enough to understand. Meanwhile, his first mother, Ellen …’member Ellen? … There she is! …doesn’t want to talk about it any more. Ellen doesn’t want to talk about anything anymore. So she’s taken her show off the […]

New Start For “Starter Wife”

October 19, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

It took home one of the 10 Emmys for which it was nominated, but The Starter Wife — the hit USA Network miniseries of earlier this year — will have some more chances to take home the gold when it becomes a series. USA announced today that it has given a series order to Starter, which was originally based on a novel by Gigi Levangie Grazer, who returns as executive producer along with writers Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott. Of course a key ingredient to its success is Debra Messing, and she is indeed coming back to reprise her role […]

Monster Chiller Horror Theater!

October 18, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

Sure it’s fun to go out around Halloween time and egg houses, set flaming bags of dog doo on porches and — oops, I mean … go trick-or-treating, make pumpkin pies … (ignore what I said earlier, kids). But it’s also fun to stay home, turn off the lights, and see what your TV has in store for you (as long as it doesn’t pull something along the lines of the boob tube in Poltergeist). With that said, there are plenty of television treats to unwrap this season for all levels of fear tolerance over the next couple of weeks: […]

Ellen and Iggy Pup (What Would Angelina Say?)

October 17, 2007 Lori Acken

Oh, MAN! If there are two things I can’t stand, it’s seeing pets in peril and nice people cry. Ellen DeGeneres is a nice people. She is. Nicer than most people I know … and I know a lot of nice ones. The lady wears her heart on her sleeve without making you want to barf, and her show is a bigger bucket of happy and dancing and presents and people having a good time and nice conversation than everything else on TV combined. Like Barney for grown-ups, but with better music. Take two episodes of Ellen — except yesterday’s […]

Can “E:60” Bring Journalistic Cred Back To ESPN?

October 16, 2007 Ryan Berenz

ESPN’s highly touted E:60 sports newsmagazine series premieres Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7pm ET. E:60 features a combination of investigative reports, profiles of intriguing sports personalities, compelling features on the best stories in sports, and cutting-edge stories on innovations in the sports world, including emerging sports and new technology. Correspondents include Jeremy Schaap, Lisa Salters, Tom Farrey, Rachel Nichols and Michael Smith — and “The Sports Guy” Bill Simmons will be a special contributor. In addition to reporters’ segments, viewers will also get a behind-the-scenes look at how these stories are covered — from the initial pitch to developing the […]

“No Deal” To Breast Cancer

October 4, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

I don’t normally like NBC’s Deal Or No Deal, but I do have to applaud the show’s upcoming campaign to help fight and raise awareness of breast cancer. On an October 19 special episode (8pm ET), the show goes “pink” to show its support for the battle. Host Howie Mandel will be garbed in pink socks, the briefcase models will waltz on stage in pink dresses (carrying pink briefcases), and even the Play At Home Lucky Case Game has a “pink” theme, with home viewers having a chance to win $10,000 and a limited edition “Warriors in Pink” Mustang. A […]

“American Gladiators” Update: Hulkamania Returns

October 3, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

Posted By RabbitEars Well, the ’80s are officially back following today’s announcement from NBC that legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan is going to host the new incarnation of American Gladiators, coming to the network midseason.

MLB Playoffs On TBS

October 3, 2007 Ryan Berenz

The MLB playoffs start today, and for the first time, TBS will have exclusive coverage of the Division Series. TBS also has coverage of the National League Championship Series, alternating between NLCS and ALCS with FOX for the next seven years. I’m curious to gauge public sentiment on how the TBS exclusive deal is going to mess with TV viewers who don’t have cable. There’s no over-the-air coverage of games on TBS, even for teams’ local markets. So imagine you’re a Cubs fan (hurts, I know) and they’re in the NLCS. You don’t have cable TV, so you’re going to […]

Designing Another “Project Runway”

September 27, 2007 Jeff Pfeiffer

Bravo announced today the return of Project Runway for its fourth season, premiering November 14 at 10pm ET/PT. Heidi Klum returns as host, with judges Michael Kors and Nina Garcia, and “mentor” Tim Gunn. The series also promises to include guest stars from among the biggest names in fashion, sports and design. This season’s fashionable competitors: Carmen, 37 – Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.; Resides in N.Y. Chris, 44 – Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.; Resides in N.Y. Christian, 21 – Hometown: Annapolis, Md.; Resides in N.Y. Elisa, 42 – Hometown: El Paso, Texas; Resides in Santa Fe, N.M. Jack, 38 – Hometown: […]