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UPDATING LIVE: Golden Globes 2016 Winners

January 10, 2016 Kellie Freeze

The 73rd annual Golden Globes are awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association from the Beverly Hilton, with NBC airing the broadcast live at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. Enfant terrible, Ricky Gervais, is hosting the raucous, and bleep-filled ceremony after a three year break from hosting the event. Gervais took the stage — beer in hand — telling the crowd to shut up. “You disgusting, pill-popping deviant scum. I want to do this monologue and then go into hiding,” he said. “Not even Sean Penn will find me. [pause] Snitch.” Ouch, and it was game on. “Relax,” he told the crowd. “I’m […]

Alison Sweeney Talks “Peach Cobbler” & Her Message For Fans

January 10, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Alison Sweeney returns as Hannah Swenson in another juicy mystery for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. “Peach Cobbler is our third installment of the Murder She Baked series,” says Sweeney. “I love producing it, and I love starring in this really wonderful series where people feel good, and they get the chance to have fun and watch Hannah solve these mysteries. It’s fun and female empowering.” Sweeney sets up the tasty tale. “This time, something happens too close for comfort for Hannah and she’s gonna have to deal with the fact that all of a sudden, she better be clever and curious and solve […]

John Ridley and cast talk American Crime Season 2: Who’s back? Who’s new?

January 10, 2016 Lori Acken

When American Crime executive producers John Ridley and Michael McDonald joined the Season 2 cast of their brilliant ABC anthology series at the Television Critics Association winter press tour yesterday, they shared a common message. All were fully intent on honoring the remarkable merits of Season 1 and its characters — three Golden Globe nominations, an Emmy win (Regina King’s supporting actress nod) and nine other Emmy noms among them — while embracing a new story, new characters and a fresh opportunity to send another powerful social message. Season 2, which premiered Wednesday, examines the fallout of a possible sexual assault (captured, of course, […]

Long Island Medium makes surprise visit, comforts grieving parents

January 10, 2016 Barb Oates

Theresa Caputo shares some genuine tears with an Orlando couple in tonight’s new episode of Long Island Medium on TLC at 9pmET. Last week’s star–studded premiere of Long Island Medium was the highest rated and most-watched season premiere in four seasons (Jan. 3 marked the midseason premiere of the second half of Season 6). In tonight’s episode (Jan. 10), Theresa surprises a couple from Orlando who share their heartbreaking story. A British woman named Adele tells how her son Warren was in Orlando on a business trip when she got a call from one of his colleagues who expressed concern […]

Fans react as TNT cancels Rizzoli & Isles

January 10, 2016 Barb Oates

Rizzoli & Isles canceled??? Last week at the Television Critics Association winter press tour Kevin Reilly, president of TBS and TNT and the chief creative officer for Turner Entertainment, mentioned that this summer will be the last for Rizzoli & Isles. “No network is the same thing all the time,” Reilly said, while discussing the networks’ overall reinvention. “I am very grateful to have that audience of Major Crimes. I love what’s gone on in Librarians. That’s a fun show that’s nowhere else on television. We can move these different audiences through, and I’m happy to have those shows on […]

Meet The Motley Crew of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

January 10, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Up next in The CW’s presentation at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, is the huge ensemble drama (the panel takes up two rows of almost the entire stage!) DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. In the superhero saga from The Flash/Arrow universe, an elite team of 8 heroes and villains travels through to time to stop mega-villain, Vandal Savage. As they travel through time, they have the power to change the world, and perhaps their own fates. The superhero series premieres Thursday, Jan. 21 at 8pm ET/PT on The CW. Brandon Routh plays the eager hero, Ray Palmer/The Atom. The […]

The CW New Programming Dares To Defy

January 10, 2016 Kellie Freeze

This morning at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, the President of The CW, Mark Pedowitz, talked about the network’s 2015 successes and gave a preview of things to come in 2016. In 2015, the network introduced several new series including iZombie and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. As the networks looks to its future, it looks very comicbook-y. Maybe “The CW” is short for “The Comic World.” Vixen will be returning on The CW seed, in the animated series, the actress who plays Vixen, Megalyn Echikunwoke, will be airing this season on Arrow (episode 15 or 16). Kevin Smith will be […]

Secrets and Lies Season 2: Other Than Juliette Lewis, It’s All Different

January 9, 2016 Kellie Freeze

Will Detective Andrea Cornell find justice in Season 2? Don’t worry, Secrets and Lies fans, at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter Press Tour, series executive producer Barbie Kligman assures that Cornell “Will find justice,” in Season 2. The crime anthology returns with a new cast, and new location and a new murder. ABC has not yet announced a premiere date for Season 2 of Secrets and Lies. After you wipe a tear because Ryan Phillipe won’t be on this season, know that “Everything about this season is different,” says Juliette Lewis, saying she’s intrigued by the new cast, and this season’s […]

Twists And Turns Abound In ABC Mid-Season Slate

January 9, 2016 Kellie Freeze

ABC Executive Session This afternoon, Paul Lee President of ABC Entertainment Group spoke about the new winter offerings of ABC, including new series and several returning anthologies. He also discussed the fate of several current series. -First off, Lee gushed about his love of Quantico and boasts “We have seen Quantico growing week-on-week-on-week.” When asked about how the series can sustain the intrigue, suspense and success, Lee says Josh Schwartz (The OC, Gossip Girl), “has legs for the back half of the season… and beyond. Many twists and turns on that show.” -Lee calls the 10-part saga Of Kings & […]

Hulu’s Dynamic New Dramas Star Aaron Paul & James Franco

January 9, 2016 Kellie Freeze

This morning at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour, Craig Erwich, head of content for Hulu discussed how the streaming service is adding to its ever-growing media library and increasing its original programming stable with several intriguing new projects. First, he announced that Hulu is becoming the streaming home of Viacom properties, and will be adding new series like Last Man on Earth and Fear the Walking Dead. He announced a new distribution deal with Epix as well as an agreement with Sony, which will add all episodes of series including The Shield, Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek and […]